After I’d eaten all I could manage, Hunter lifted the cartons from me to finish the food off. With each one of his bites though, he’d scoop up a fry or corn chip to feed me, and despite my groaning stomach, I enjoyed wrapping my tongue around his fingers.
It was a fun game we played, his beast rumbling along with the alpha.
On the fifth time, I used a little teeth and his eyes darkened. “You’re playing with fire, Emmeline.”
My smile grew. “Didn’t you hear? I love fire. So toasty and warm.”
He leaned closer until I stared into his glowing eyes. “It also burns, baby. Don’t forget that.”
Goddess above. “There’s no way to forget with two dragons in my pack,” I rasped.
Hunter moved forward so fast that I gasped into his kiss as he swiped his tongue across my bottom lip. “You had a little something there,” he murmured, pulling away to leave me lightheaded and craving a firmer touch.
He resumed eating and I was flushed and squirming in my chair, needing him to feel the same uncontrollable desire. Without considering the consequences of my actions, especially in such a public place, I dropped my mental shield and pushed all my desire into our bond. Stroking along our glowing connections. Hunter’s scent flared, and I froze as he slowly turned toward me, his eyes as gold as I’d ever seen them.
That was the moment I realized I’d fucked up.
Hunter stood in a flash, and I was over his shoulder just as fast.I was in so much freaking trouble.
“Hunter,” I choked out. “Wait. Not here, mate.”
He was beyond hearing me, and I’d had no idea I could snap his control like this. His hand landed a solid slap to my ass, drawing extra attention our way. Our pack was watched no matter what they did, so of course, shifters were fascinated when they lost it like this.
Scents exploded around us, responding to Hunter’s dominance, and with a snarl, my entitled alpha strode from the stadium and out into the cold evening air. Thrown over his shoulder as I was, I didn’t immediately see the huge beasts already positioned side by side at the back of the lot, but I sensed them. Whenever the dragons were around, the air was heavy, filled with energy and electricity that felt magical in nature.
Hunter paused at the sight of them, and I felt his next rasp all the way to my core. “You’re in trouble now, little omega.”
“I have no idea what’s happening,” I said in a rush. “But whatever it is, we cannot do it in a public parking lot.” The breathless nature of my tone didn’t give that statement a lot of conviction, but it was still the truth.
“Lie,” Hunter rumbled, his beast close to the surface. “I can smell how fucking wet you are, mate. You want this. Right here and now.”
Damn him. I’d already slammed the connection in our quintet closed, but it was too late.
Kellan and Finley burst out of the stadium, fully dressed in their skates and gloves, sticks still in hand.
“How is this possible?” I muttered, shaking my head. “How the hell did I call you all like this?”
With my question, Hunter started to calm until his dominance no longer filled the air like snowflakes. When he set me on my feet, he kept both hands on my hips, but I was no longer staring right into his wolf’s eyes.
Slade shifted into his bipedal form and strode across the lot, all but snatching me from Hunter’s grasp. “It’s her magic mingling with our mate bond,” he said, his words still a deep dragon bass. “We need to be stronger than this. We need to control our beasts.”
His pupils thinned, and unlike with Hunter it was all dragon in his gaze, no matter what form the rest of him was in. Deciding that I’d made this mess and now needed to clean it up, I drew back as much energy into my wolf as I could, reining in my magic as well, just like Constantine had taught me. It took effort, since I’d given my need for them complete freedom when I’d dropped all shields, but I could do this.
As the power calmed between us, Hunter rubbed a hand over his face and muttered, “Fuck,” before he strode off into the darkness.
“I’m sorry, I whispered, feeling like the stupidest shifter to ever exist. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t know that would happen. I didn’t know I could even do that.”
As my words grew more frantic, Kellan threw his arms around me, uncaring that Slade held me. “Baby, no. You didn’t do anything wrong. You had no idea that a bit of teasing would release the wrath of all our dicks.”
There was a beat of silence, the snow falling silently around us, and then a rumble of bear laughter broke the tension. To my absolute shock, Slade was next. His hands shook on my skin as he laughed. “A blunt but accurate statement,” he finally said.
Wrath of their dicks. Honestly, I should be more concerned than I was about what had almost happened. “Do you think you’d have been able to stop if I said no?”
I had no idea why I even asked that. It just occurred to me that I’d almost magicked them into losing control, which was not okay of me. My alphas sobered, and I immediately regretted my question. I wanted them just as badly, and would never have said no.
“I could have,” Kellan said, sounding sure. “Your desire drew me out here, but if that desire vanished, then my brain would have been clear enough for consent.”
“Same,” Finley nodded.
