A Mate to Treasure [Wolf Pack Mates 5] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) Read online

  Meanwhile, what was he offering? Unending and unlimited love and devotion, for sure. The promise she and her needs would always be first in his life. A comfortable home and life, but certainly not a wealthy one, nor a powerful one. He had no political influence to give her, no promise of worlds he could conquer for her. Just his heart he’d willingly lay at her feet. Hell, it had pretty much jumped right out of his chest and laid itself at Bethany’s feet the day he met her.

  He had a sinking feeling in his gut that this wasn’t enough. That she deserved so much more than he could provide. But he wanted her with every cell in his body and wouldn’t give up hope while he could draw breath. Well, with luck she’d return his love. Or at least look favorably on him and Robert. She had danced with other men, but she’d allowed him and Robert to stay with her all night so that had to mean something surely. She’d seemed to enjoy their company. They’d had some enjoyable conversations. But perhaps she simply had nice manners. Perhaps she didn’t feel anything at all for him and Robert, but was too polite to tell them to go away.

  Ah hell, he had to hope she liked them. Liked them a lot. Liked them enough to mate with them.

  When they reached her cabin, he stepped in front of her and Robert moved to strand shoulder to shoulder with him. “If this is all you want, we’ll see you safely inside your cabin. But we really hope you’ll agree to come back to our cabin. We want to spend time with you. To get to know you much better, in private.”

  “Uh-huh. And would this getting to know each other involve taking off our clothes?” she asked.

  She didn’t seem angry or worried, but she wasn’t laughing either.

  “Only if that’s what you want. Never, ever will we do anything you don’t choose,” said Robert.

  “Do you promise you’ll bring me back to my cabin at any time I ask you?”

  “Absolutely.”

  “Yes, ma’am.” He and Robert answered together.

  “All right. We’ll go to your cabin now, but I’m making no commitment regarding how long I stay there.”

  He didn’t care. She’d agreed to the next step and they were still progressing toward their goal. While she was with them, the options were open and they had more time to convince her to agree to stay with them. If only she’d go to bed with them, they’d lavish love on her, worship her body, coax a million orgasms from her until she promised to mate with them.

  “Our cabin is farther on,” said Robert, wrapping an arm around her waist as they had done before. Edward matched him on his side of her and together they guided her back onto the path.

  “All the men’s cabins are. The women have been allocated the nearer cabins and the men the more distant ones,” Bethany said.

  Edward nodded. “I didn’t know that, but it makes a lot of sense, I guess. That means the ladies are closer to the main building and any activity they might want to visit. Since so many are humans, it’s better protection for them.”

  “It’s been interesting meeting the women and talking to them. Many of them have family or friends who are shape-shifters so they’ve grown up knowing about the hidden paranormal world. Whereas, where I live now, at Carnal Connections, the BDSM community was there first, and although a few of the original members were shape-shifters, wolves actually, they were basically still in the closet. It was a decision the community made to permit a pack of panthers to join them for security reasons that brought the entire shape-shifter situation out into the open. The panther women were being attacked and Carnal Connections opened their property to the panthers and offered them sanctuary. Of course, by the time that happened, they knew about some of the wolves among them. There might have been some other shifters there, too. I don’t know all that much about their history. Jill does though. She’s lived at Carnal Connections since the very beginning.”

  “It’s quite amazing that even sixty women are here when you consider how secretive the shape-shifter world is about itself. I wonder how many other women considered coming but then decided not to,” said Edward.

  Robert ran ahead and swiped the keycard to open their cabin door, then flipped the interior lights on, holding the door for Bethany to enter.

  All Edward’s fears rushed through him again and he had to take a deep breath and swallow hard so that he could follow her inside. What if she thought the seduction scene was rude or tacky? What if it horrified her and she demanded to go home and never talk to them again? Oh shit! What if they’d miscalculated and now she wouldn’t talk to them anymore?

  Bethany took several steps into the cabin then looked at the bed, the candles and everything else. “I see you got a better furnished cabin than us. We have plain white sheets on our beds although they are good quality cotton with a decent thread count.”

  “Yeah, ours, too. We brought the purple set with us. It’s brand new.” Robert blushed but at least he’d answered truthfully.

  “So you planned a seduction scene all along?” Bethany crossed her arms over her chest.

  Edward hurried to reply. “Robert and I planned a seduction scene specifically for you this afternoon. Our mother bought the sheets and the candles and gave them to us in case we met a woman we wanted to seduce.”

  Bethany stared at him. “Does your mother usually help you seduce women?”

  “I’ve never seduced anyone before.”

  “Neither have I.” Edward rushed on. “Our mother really wants a daughter-in-law, but she understands the choice is up to us and the woman. She told us things to say and do, things from a woman’s point of view that a man might not think of.”

  “Like always putting the toilet seat down after we’ve used the bathroom,” added Robert helpfully.

  Bethany’s lips twitched a tiny bit and Edward hoped it was from humor not anger.

  “I think it’s time you told me about your family and your pack and anything else your mother said to mention.”

  * * * *

  Bethany might only be twenty-one, but she was neither stupid nor naïve. She was prepared to go to bed and test-drive one or more of the men at this party before agreeing to mate with them. Not that she’d ever had sex with two men at once before, but she could figure out pretty much what would go where. But she’d never stopped to think that the men’s mother might be supportive, or even promote some trial sex. She’d thought the man’s mother would turn a blind eye to it, but to actually buy sheets and candles? That did surprise her.

  She’d had a close look at perhaps thirty of the men here, and Edward and Robert were far above the others in terms of men who appealed to her. Most of the men were nice. She trusted the pre-registration process to make sure of that. But only Robert and Edward made her heart beat a little faster and her belly clench with delight when they touched her. Their kisses had been amazing last night as well. So yes. It was time for her to learn more about them, most definitely.

  There were only two armchairs in the room, but there was no way she’d sit on one of the beds. Not the glamorous one with the purple sheets or the other one either. Bethany took the few steps from the wall she was standing beside and sat in one of the armchairs. “Okay, tell me about your pack or the group you live with. It is a pack, I think you said?”

  Edward sat on the other chair and Robert kneeled on the floor in front of her, then sat, tucking his legs under his ass.

  “Our pack lives on our traditional lands in the southwestern corner of Ohio, down by the Kentucky and Indiana borders. It’s not all that far from Cincinnati, so has every modern facility, but it’s still a peaceful and quiet area. Two other unmated men wanted to come to this event, but failed the preregistration tests. They’re good men, good people, so it wasn’t because of their personalities or anything,” began Edward.

  “I’m twenty-five. Edward’s twenty-eight. Our father died ten years ago. Our pack had already been considering the idea of mating with human women. We’d heard the Supreme Alpha of North America said it was allowable and we’d just begun talking about how we could do that when the
DADISP was announced. It was proving really hard to work out how we could meet and get to know human women without saying anything about being shape-shifter wolves.”

  “Tell me about your pack lands.” Bethany loved the fact that there was a lot of wild land where the shape-shifters could run free at Carnal Connections. When she’d been in Texas, they’d all had to be very careful when running in their transformed shape, as some Texans had a reputation for shooting animals whether it was hunting season or not.

  “The pack lives at the far end of a national park. Our homes are not on any of the signs and the street has no shops or anything giving visitors a reason to stop. The few people who wander down there usually assume it’s a private community of park rangers and tend to get the hell out again pretty fast. Because it’s a national park, shooting is banned, which means it’s safer than average, although nowhere is perfectly safe, of course. You can get killed just crossing the road in town,” said Edward.

  “And what about your jobs. What do you do?”

  “Most of the pack members work in the national park, either as rangers, in land care, as guides, or in the tourist stores. Both of us have degrees in environmental science and work in protecting various species of flora and fauna,” said Robert.

  “If you decided to mate with us, and wanted to work, there’d be plenty of jobs for you to choose from. But if you didn’t want to work, that would be perfectly okay as well,” Edward said carefully.

  “I did graduate from high school in Texas, but I never really had a career. As I made my way north, I mostly worked in hospitality so when I arrived, I helped Alyce, the chief cook, at Carnal Connections. I’d be happy enough working in the restaurant or whatever they have at the tourist center. But that’s a long way ahead of us right now. What else should I know about your pack?”

  Bethany settled back in her chair and listened as the men spoke about their home and their friends. They were open and sincere, and she was certain she could be happy there. Their mother sounded like a wonderful woman, and she’d enjoy meeting her. She was forward thinking and feisty, strong enough to deal with adolescent sons, despite having buried her husband. A woman she could respect and admire. Well, if she decided to follow through and mate these men, that is. Already she was feeling more and more as if she should. She’d come to this event with her eyes wide open. She needed a home of her own, security, a place to put down roots and build her own life, and it wasn’t so far away she’d never see her brother David again.

  Her life had been shattered when her father disowned them all, but she’d survived that and knew now she was strong enough to build her own life. It was time she took a few risks and went after her own happiness. Coming to the DADISP had been the first step. She was beginning to think going to bed with Edward and Robert Clarke was the logical second step.

  “I’ll share your purple sheets tonight, but only if you’re both quite clear I’m not committing myself to anything more than an hour or two of fun at this stage.”

  Edward jumped up and took her hand. “You won’t regret this, I promise. We will do our very best to make this your most wonderful experience ever.”

  Cynically Bethany thought that wouldn’t be too hard. Her few sexual experiences had been rushed and fumbled, usually because of the overwhelming desire of her boyfriend. They’d also been over long before she was ready for them to be. Maybe this time two men would give her a better orgasm than she’d ever had before.

  * * * *

  Robert was as tense and nervous as a teenager. He and Edward and talked and talked about how they’d make love to Bethany, if she agreed to come to their bed. The key thing was to demonstrate to her in every possible way how much they’d love and cherish her forever if only she’d agree to mate with them.

  She was so sweet, so beautiful, and he loved her so much he was terrified of doing something wrong and upsetting her. There were so many other men here who had just as much right as him to find their dream woman, and how could any man not want Bethany? She was perfection personified, a walking, talking dream come true.

  She was slender and ethereal-looking, yet she’d made her way alone, halfway across America to go live with her brother, which proved she wasn’t anywhere near as frail as she looked. Of course she was also a shape-shifter, well, three-quarters shape-shifter, which gave her added strength, but she was still part human, therefore weaker than him and Edward. So they’d need to be gentle with her. Just the thought of touching her intimately was almost enough to make him come. Yet that would be the absolute worst conceivable outcome. How could he pleasure her properly if he let himself come? This was to be all about her, not him and Edward. They’d been granted this one opportunity to show her how much they would treasure her, if only she would let them. They had to get it right. This might be their only chance.

  Edward stood in front of Bethany and held out his hand. “May we undress you, please?”

  “Only if I get to play with both of you, too.” Robert gulped at the naughty twinkle in her light blue eyes. If she touched his cock he’d erupt like a volcano. This wasn’t to say he wouldn’t like her hand on his flesh. It’s just that it’d spoil their hopes of making this her best night ever.

  “Of course you can touch us. But we go first,” said Edward.

  Ah, good answer. That’d work.

  Bethany stood up and Robert crawled the few feet necessary to very gently lift one of her feet and unbuckle her sandal. He’d never taken a woman’s shoes off before, but it was easy enough to work out how to do it. His position also meant he got a close-up view of her blue toenails. Likely she’d had them done at the beautician’s this afternoon, because they were the same color as her fingernails. A bright blue that was just right for the color of her dress.

  He kept her foot in his hand, after he’d removed her sparkly silver sandal, and gently massaged her feet. After dancing all night, they might be tired and sore, so he hoped she’d enjoy him soothing and rubbing them. He kissed each blue nail before laying that foot down on the floor, and unbuckling the other sandal. While he massaged her other foot he looked up to see how Edward was going. His brother had unzipped her dress and was sliding it off her shoulders.

  They’d talked through together how they’d worship her body, how they’d demonstrate their love and devotion to her in physical ways, but without a person to practice on their timing was all guesswork. Yet it was important that they acted in concert to double the effect of their hands on her body. So Robert couldn’t let himself relax and soak up her sweet floral smell, and revel in the touch of her silky soft skin as much as he wanted to. He had to remain focused on his task. That tonight was his only opportunity to show her he’d love and cherish her forever, if only she’d trust him and agree to mate with them both.

  Her dress fell to the floor and Robert helped her step out of it, then carefully picked it up and laid it over the back of a chair, smoothing the fabric so it didn’t wrinkle. He kneeled down again, slightly behind her this time, and kissed his way up her leg, licking and sucking the soft, sensitive flesh behind her knee. Her skin smelled so good, even this late in the evening. Every inch of her gave off a feminine, flower scent, and he wondered if it was her body wash, or if it was something the beautician had massaged into her skin. Either way, it was an incredible aphrodisiac. It made him want to lick and suck on every inch of her flesh, even if it took him all night.

  Bethany had widened her legs as she stood in bare feet on the floor now and this emboldened Robert to lick higher up the insides of her thighs. With his tongue he painted circles, squares, and spirals on her skin, sucking soft morsels into his mouth as he went, puffing air on wet patches, but gradually moving higher and higher. When she opened her legs farther he knew she wanted more and boldly licked a line where her body and leg joined. He lifted up the edge of her pretty blue panties, holding it high so he could lick the side of her mound. Then he dropped lower, between her legs, pulled her panties to one side, and licked up and down her slit. Damn
she tasted delicious. He did it again, this time licking along the insides of her nether lips as well. She opened her legs more for him, so he pushed his head between her legs, and sent his tongue diving right inside her pussy, licking up her sweet juices.

  Robert moved back from her a little, and tugged her panties down. Unasked, she lifted one foot off the floor so he could pull them off her, and then he dived right back inside her pussy, licking and sucking along her labia, thrusting his tongue inside her cunt, then flicking across her slit until he reached her clit. He sucked the tiny bundle of nerves hard, then ran his tongue over and around them before sucking on her nub again. Then he returned to tongue fucking her.

  Her bra was on the floor beside him, so he knew Edward would be playing with Bethany’s breasts. Between them they hoped to bring her to orgasm just with kissing and touching, before they took her to bed and fucked her properly. She was wiggling and pressing her pussy to his mouth, so he could only hope they were doing it right. She was certainly very wet. Her juices flooded his tongue. She tasted wonderful. Truly sweet, which was so appropriate because her nature was sweet and kind.

  Robert grabbed her ass with both hands, and concentrated on teasing her with his tongue, driving it deep inside her, then licking over her slit, up and around her clit, then back inside her again. Gradually he let his thumb touch her tiny puckered rear entry, smoothing it around and around the rim, and then finally pressing it inside her. As soon as he did, her cunt flooded his mouth with her cream. He was so pleased to know she liked being touched there his cock nearly forced its way through his pants, but he made himself wait, hold on, and focus on Bethany. Beautiful, sweet, delightful Bethany.