Tessa's Chosen (4 page)

Tessa moaned and rocked seeking more of the pleasure the men were giving her. She felt her womb tighten as the coil once again grew taught in her body. She was right on the edge of the precipice but could not seem to fall. Lucien leaned down and licked the top of her breast as Rafe and Gabe each licked the spot on her where neck met shoulder. Gabe slid his hand down between Lucien and Tessa's body to give her clit a rub, just as all three of them bit and marked their mate.

Tessa fell over the cliff. She screamed in pleasure and pain as her climax rocked her body and her lovers bit her.

She felt them all reach climax with her as Rafe and Luc spurted into her body. She swallowed furiously drinking down all of Gabe's cum as he spewed into the back of her throat. She saw stars and her vision darkened until she knew no more. Luc, Rafe and Gabe looked at each other stunned by the pleasure their mate had given them. “I've never felt anything like that before,” Gabe stated in awe.

“I've heard it is so much better with your mate, but that is an understatement,” reiterated Rafe.

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“Heaven,” Luc stated as he gently pulled his half flaccid cock form their mate's body. “It's done. Tessa is now our mate. The bond we have with her will only strengthen from here on out.”

Rafe strode toward the bathroom and came back with into the room with a warm wash cloth. Gently lifting one of Tessa's legs he cleaned her cunt and arse, making sure she would not feel uncomfortable when she awoke.

Lucien lifted her up against his chest so Gabe could pull the covers back on the bed. Settling Tessa on the sheet Lucien leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on his mates lips. Gabe pulled the covers up over Tessa, placing a gentle kiss on her temple. Rafe placed a tender kiss on the side of her neck and then all three men redressed and left the room.

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Lucien, Rafe and Gabriel convened around the dining table with Damian, Luke, Chase and Tony, to set up protection for their mate and queen throughout daylight hours.

“At least one of us will be with our mate throughout the day; but I want at least two of you in the house for added protection. Until her ex his out of the picture, I'm not willing to take any chances,” Luc stated firmly. “No one besides pack will be permitted into the house.”

“Yes Alpha,” the four Omegas’ responded as one.

“Good. Gabe I want you to find out anything you can on this bastard stalking our mate. Rafe, I want you with our mate today to keep her company. I have some pack business to attend to.” Luc stated as he stood then left the room.

Rafe and Gabe left the room to attend the tasks their Alpha had given them. Gabe went into his office and booted his computer, grabbing the phone he punched in the numbers for Josh Sinclair who worked for them at their security company.

“Josh I need you to find out all you can on a Darren Smythe, he is stalking our mate. He has also abused her, she has a bruised cheek and nail scratches on her left arm.

Give me a call as soon as you find out anything. Thanks.”

Rafe took the stairs and headed up to their bedroom just as their mate was awakening. Lying down on the bed next to Tessa he gathered her into his arms, “Hey baby, how are you feeling?”

Tessa snuggled into Rafe’s arms as he gathered her into the crook of his body, “I feel fine.”

“Are you sore?” Rafe asked.

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Tessa’s cheeks flamed when she realized what he was asking her, “Yes I’m a little tender,” she replied, turning her face into his chest, trying to hide her embarrassment.

Rafe placed a finger under her chin and gently tilted her head so she was looking at him.

“Never hide from me baby. How can you be embarrassed after what we shared last night?”

“I’ve never done anything like that before in my life?

How can you ask me that? Of course I am embarrassed,”

she stated with indignation.

“You have nothing to be embarrassed about little girl.

We are your mates, it is our job to see to your happiness and protection.”

“I don’t know if I can be the person you, Lucien and Gabe want me to be, Rafe. I am just a normal human being.

How do you know if I can meet your needs?”

“Honey, you don’t have to make love to all three of us all the time. It maybe just one of us at a time, or two together. What we experienced last night with you, none of us have ever experienced before. It was pure rapture. But if you are not up to taking all three of us, then tell us. Even though we are all very dominating males, this relationship is also about compromise. We want you happy.”

“But that’s just it Rafe, I don’t know you enough. We have only known each other for forty eight hours. You don’t know me,” Tess replied with dejection.

Rafe scooted back up the bed so his back was resting on the headboard and then pulled a naked Tess onto his lap,

“You are right baby, we don’t know each other very well, but we will take the time and effort to change that. We know a little about each other and we have the rest of our lives to learn more.”

“What? What do you mean the rest of our lives?”

Tessa asked.

“Haven’t you been listening to us baby? We’ve all told you, you’re our mate!”

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“Explain this term mate to me please Rafe?” Tess replied with trepidation.

“You are what you humans would equate to being our wife!” Rafe stated.

“Wife,” Tessa said with a screech, “but I thought you just wanted to fuck.”

“No baby, of course we all want to fuck you, but you are our mate, our wife.” Rafe advised in a soothing voice.

Tessa pushed off of Rafe’s lap and got to her feet. “I can’t deal with this, you, all of you. I just got away from one dominant crazed male, there is no way I am going to be sticking around here to deal with three crazy dominant men” she screamed as she stormed into to bathroom, slamming and locking the door.

Tessa stood in the bathroom shivering in reaction. She could not do this again. She could not trust herself to choose a male or men to have relationships with. She had only ever had two relationships and both times they were with. Alpha males whom did not know how to treat women well. She had to get out of here. Tessa showered and wrapped herself into a bath towel. She brushed her teeth and hair, then hesitantly opened the door. Relieved and surprised to find the bedroom empty, she started rummaging through the closet and drawers to find something to wear.

Finding a pair of mans track pants miles too big for her, she put them on and rolled up the legs so they were resting at her ankles, grabbing the T-shirt she found she pulled it over her head and then set about finding a way to escape.

Tessa walked over to the bay windows in the bedroom and saw they were able to be opened. She struggled with the weight of the window but it eventually slid open with a rush. There was a very sturdy window fly screen attached to the window. Tessa pushed and pushed but could not get the screen to budge. She went back into 35

the bathroom and rummaged through cabinet to find something to pry the screen off the window. The only thing she could find was a nail file. Hopefully it would be strong enough to pry the screen off. Hurrying back to the bedroom she set to work on the window screen.

Gabe answered the phone in his office on the first ring answering “Gabe.”

“Gabe, Josh. Are you sitting down?” he asked.

“Tell me,” Gabe replied.

Taking a deep breath Josh explained the information he had found out about Darren Smythe.

“Okay he has only been living in California for twelve months. He is originally from San Francisco. He has moved about ten times is the last five years. He has had at least five restraining orders put out on him from women he had been dating for obsessive and possessive behavior. He has never been charged with anything but I don’t like it Gabe. I’ve talked to all the women whom have placed the restraining orders except for one, but none of them will talk to me. I think they’re too scared to talk.”

“Fuck he sounds like a nasty piece of work. Keep trying to get hold of the last woman and let me know if you find out anything else. Thanks Josh.” Gabe was worried they had to keep Tessa safe. He went in search of Lucien to apprise him of the situation.

Tessa used the nail file and slipped it under the corner edge of the screen, prying it up until she could get a finger underneath. Using all her strength so she could she push the corner of the screen up and out, she was rewarded with her efforts as it lifted to the lip of the window frame. Taking a breath and using all her body weight she pushed out the corner of the window frame, and then gasped in horror as it went sailing down into the bush below the window. Tessa sat on the window sill and swung her legs over the edge.

Pushing herself out; she just narrowly missed the bush beneath the window as she landed on her feet. Glancing 36

around she made sure no one was in her vicinity and ran towards the line of trees ten meters from the house. She was too afraid to slow down even when she felt the bottoms of her feet being scratched and stabbed from small branches and prickles from the forest floor. She ran until she could not get enough breath into her heaving lungs and then slowed down to a walk when she felt her side cramp up in a stitch. She walked for what seemed like hours but in actual fact had probably only been an hour. Sighing with exhaustion she sat on a large log to regain her breath and strength.

Just as she was about to begin walking again she felt the back of her neck prickle in warning. She felt eyes on her. Looking all around her she could not see anyone watching her and put the feeling down to paranoia. Rising from the log she made to continue walking and found herself face to face with a large Grey wolf. The wolf sniffed the air and then with its ears back on its head growled low in its throat. As Tessa backed away from the wolf in front of her she felt the log against the back of her knees and knew she was trapped. The wolf stalked forward slowly and then just as Tess thought it would come at her, she saw it start to change.

Tess found herself looking at a tall woman with blonde hair and blue eyes; she was voluptuous and had curves in all the right places. Realizing she was staring at the naked woman, she brought her eyes back to the woman’s face and looked into the coldest eyes she had ever seen.

“Who are you and what do you want?” Tess asked trying to keep the fear from her voice.

“My name is Stephanie, and what I want is for you to leave. They are supposed to be mine and you can’t have them,” stated the naked woman.

“I presume you are talking about Lucien, Rafe and Gabe,” she said tilting her chin belligerently.

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With a nod of affirmation Stephanie said, “They were mine until you showed up, you little bitch. Everyone knows they are mine. If you don’t leave I will kill you. You can’t have them.”

“I don’t want them,” Tessa yelled at Stephanie even as she realized she was lying to herself. She didn’t really want to leave. Those three Alpha males affected in way that no male ever had before. If she didn’t know better she thought she may already be on her way to being half in love with them already. Taking a fortifying breathe she faced Stephanie again asking, “Point me the way out of this place. That will leave you free to pursue them to your heart’s desire.”

Stephanie’s eyes heated with malevolence as she pointed Tessa in the right direction. “Keep going the way you were headed. You reach the road in about another half an hour. Hopefully a car will come along and you can hitch a ride back to town.”

“I don’t have any money on me. My purse is still back at the house,” Tessa sighed with frustration.

“Get into town and I’ll meet you there in two hours.

I’ll get you some money,” Stephanie stated as she began to change back into her wolf form. Once she was in her were form, she growled once at Tess then took off, disappearing amongst the trees.

Tessa turned the way she had been heading and started a slow jog. She was hoping to reach the road Stephanie had indicated was up ahead before Lucien, Rafe or Gabriel realized she was missing.

Rafe walked back into the bedroom after discussing the problem of Darren Smythe, finding the window open and the fly screen gone, he let out a howl, to alert Gabe and Lucien of Tessa’s escape.

Rafe met his brothers in the entry hall and advised his brothers of Tessa’s escape.

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Lucien immediately called all the members of the pack in the house together and advised them of the situation.

“Tessa is missing. I want you all to change and search her out. She is not safe with her ex roaming the country side. We have to find her as fast as we can. I appreciate all of you helping, let me know if you find her.”

The pack members took off all in different directions searching for their Alpha’s missing mate. Lucien, Rafe and Gabe all changed into their were form and converged under the window Tessa had escaped through, gaining their mates scent and following the path she had taken. Putting on a burst of speed the three brothers ran flat out until the scent of their mate was at its strongest. Slowing their pace, they crept forward until they had their mate within their sites.

Tessa was limping as she cautiously made her way over the forest floor. Her feet were torn to shreds from rocks, twigs and bramble she had stumbled on. She cried out as she stubbed her toe on another rock and fell to her knees. Thinking to herself she couldn’t be far from the road now, she pushed herself to her feet again determination giving her strength. Just as she had the road within her sight and had taken another step forward, she heard low rumbling growls surrounding her.

Tessa stopped, not moving a muscle as three large wolves began moving towards her, all from different directions. One was pure black with large green eyes, another was brown with blue eyes and the last one had a coat of black and brown with hazel eyes. As the wolves came closer and closer, Tessa’s body began shaking in fear and she let out a frightened whimper.

The air around the wolves began to shimmer and Tess was suddenly looking in to the eyes of Lucien’s. Tessa was looking into the eyes of one furious Alpha male. She starting backing up again, but came to an abrupt halt as her 39

back smacked into a hard male naked chest. Strong arms banded around her shoulders, holding her but still not hurting her. Tessa knew it was Gabe holding her from his wonderful spicy sent.

“Why, Tessa? Why did you run?” Lucien asked with a growl in his voice, steel in his eyes.

“I can’t do this Lucien, when you said I was the mate to all three of you, I thought you only wanted to fuck. I did not know that you all saw me as your wife. I can’t be a wife to three men. For one it is illegal, two I don’t have a great track record with dominant males. There will come a time when I will piss one of you off. What happens then? Will you beat me like Darren did? I am not going to hang around until I piss you off. I have a temper and when I lose it, you guys are not going to know what hit you. You won't like me. I am not really a submissive person. I am only just starting to get back on my feet after Darren. I want some time alone. I need to be independent for a while. I can’t and won’t deal with you three. You have to let me go,” Tessa pleaded.