I fumbled with the zipper of his jeans, and he sucked ina sharp breath when I fisted his length, pulling him free. I didn’t care that Thane was watching. Let him watch. Let him see what he was missing.
War’s eyes were so black that I could see my own reflection in their depths. His fangs were long and sharp, glinting in the morning light. He kissed me tenderly, his beard rubbing against my skin pleasurably as I dragged my nails over his scalp.
With a growl under his breath, he slipped inside of me, my thighs parting wide for him, making room for how large he was. I was tiny beneath his behemoth body, and it thrilled me.
My lips parted on a moan as he slid in deeper, stretching me wide as I moaned, my inner muscles tightening around him, pulling him deeper. Thane cursed as he watched us, and the room seemed to fill with static electricity.
War gripped my thighs, leaving bruises as he began to piston in and out of me. He grunted every time he bottomed out. I arched my neck to the side, exposing my artery, thrumming like crazy in anticipation. He fucked me harder and faster, each stroke making me cry out. Idly, I wondered if Gareth could hear us wherever he was in the woods.
War lowered his face to my throat and breathed in deeply before I felt the piercing of his fangs in my skin. A burst of pleasure rolled through me like nothing I’d felt before he drank from me. A vampire’s bite was said to be like a drug, and now I understood. He pulled from me, my blood sliding down his throat as his tongue lapped at my skin. He never stopped thrusting, his cock pinning me to the bed.
I fucked him back, moving my hips in sync with his, needing more and craving more. I could feel pressure building inside of me, begging to be released. The pull ofblood sent fire through my veins—an exquisite kind of pleasure. I came hard around his cock, and he groaned, his thrusts slowing as if savoring each clench around him.
He pulled his teeth from my neck, and it stung. Swiping his tongue over the incision, he cleaned up the blood. I was already beginning to heal. He wasn’t done with me yet, though, because with vampire speed he wrapped his arms around me and flipped us over until I was straddling his hips again, his cock still buried deep inside me. His hands cupped my ass as his hips rose off the mattress, fucking me from below.
He held my full weight in his palms, slamming me down onto him as his back arched and muscles strained in his neck. He was fighting his release, trying to edge himself until he couldn’t take it.
I cupped my swollen breasts, my eyes falling closed as I reveled in the bliss. Then there was a hot mouth on my neck. A current of magic flowed from Thane into me as he kissed me. The warmth of his body pressed up against me as I rode his brother. I moaned when his hand snaked around my torso, inching down and down and down until his fingers reached my clit.
He whispered things to me that would have made a sailor blush or a nun pass out as the pads of his fingers spread my wetness over my clit, strumming me in perfect tandem with War’s thrusts.
I screamed as a wave of intense pleasure rippled through me—a sudden release, followed by a spray of clear liquid that covered War’s bare chest. Thane’s fingers worked me as War cried out, cursing as he filled me with cum. I felt every pulse and every shudder of him inside me.
He started to slow, his hands guiding my hips in gently undulating motions, letting me ride out the last waves ofecstasy. Thane pulled his hand away, and I immediately missed his touch. But he kissed my neck gently and whispered, “That’s a good little wolf,” into my ear.
Fuck, I was such a goner for these guys. Even as War stopped moving, raising me off of his still-hard cock and settling me onto the bed next to him, I could honestly say I could go for round two. As a shifter, my stamina was incredible. But we had things to do. We couldn’t spend the entire time huddled away in the cabin fucking like rabbits, even if that actually sounded like a good-ass time.
For now, I allowed myself to sink into the mattress beside War while Thane stood up from the bed and went to the kitchen to grab a washcloth for me to clean up. My chest heaved as I fought to slow my pulse, and my eyes grew heavy. I’d lost a lot of blood just now, and I needed to sleep it off.
Maybe the hard shit, the worrying, the waiting, and the dreading could be staved off another day. Maybe I could just let myself sleep for a while and pretend that this could be my life every day. Maybe I was kidding myself, but it was nice to imagine sometimes.
8
I stoodin front of the expanse of water, the moonlight reflecting off of the glassy surface. Tomorrow morning, I would finally get to speak to my cousins, and I was antsy and impatient.
Thane tried to explain the whole “portal” thing numerous times, but it all went way over my head. It was fascinating what warlocks and witches were able to do. I realized I was looking forward to watching Thane in his element. If all went according to plan, it would be like using a screen to speak with them face-to-face, only...magical, I suppose.
It took some convincing for the guys to let me come out here myself tonight, but I managed. It was one of my hard limits. I was not, under any circumstances, to be cooped up like some kind of prisoner. I didn’t need chaperones to go on a run or to just get some fucking air once in a while. If they expected me to keep my sanity, then they needed to let me have my alone time.
Besides, with the way Thane set up the wards around the property, they would likely know about any intruders well before I did, and with War’s vampire speed, he could reach me in a matter of minutes, or even seconds, knowing him.
I pulled on an oversized t-shirt I’d hidden out here yesterday morning, knowing I’d likely be running most nights as a wolf. Nudity was becoming less of a strange concept for me, but I still liked to feel a little less exposed, especially against the frigid chill. There was still snow covering the ground, and in the moonlight, it was nothing short of magical.
The trees were coated in a powdery blanket that twinkled like diamonds, and the lake was utterly still and as smooth as glass, perfectly reflecting the sea of stars overhead. I marveled at them. In the city, they were nearly invisible with all of the light pollution, but out here, it was like standing on another world.
Parts of the lake were frozen over, so I grabbed a few flat pebbles and tossed them out onto the surface. When they hit, the sound they made echoed over the lake, bouncing off the trees. I did this for about an hour, just passing the time.
Then I felt him.
Somewhere in the trees behind me, Gareth was getting closer. I smelled him before I heard his footsteps. He wasn’t trying to be silent, and I was grateful. I hated being snuck up on.
I tossed a few more pebbles onto the ice as he approached. I heard the telltale snap and crack of bones as he shifted to his human form. There was shuffling in the bushes behind me, but I gave him the courtesy of not peeping.
A moment later, human Gareth sat down beside me,clad in a pair of black gym shorts he must have stashed out here alongside mine. I smiled to myself, realizing he’d done so with a purpose.
“Hey, wolf man,” I said, smiling over at him. I eyed his disheveled blond hair, which now hung just under his shoulder blades in waves. He stared out across the water, the moonlight reflecting in his eyes. “Did War and Thane send you out here to chaperone me?”
He huffed a small puff of white steam rising up into the cold air. “I don’t take orders from anyone but my alpha.” His words were clipped, but not cold. Just matter-of-fact. “I was on a hunt when I scented you about a mile back. I thought I’d see what trouble you were getting yourself into this time.”
