Astrid Cielo (10 page)

Xavier
stiffened.
 
He hated and loved this
story.
 
Loved that he'd met Sky, but
loathed the situation he'd found himself in.
 
Aspen didn't ask, but he could feel her curiosity.
 
One thing he knew Sky wouldn't reveal was the
reason for having to save him.

"I
slept with the wrong person."

Aspen
looked up at him.
 
Her brows were drawn
together and her mouth was in a frown.

"The
alpha's son and I were good friends.
 
We
grew up together.
 
I finally told him one
night that I was attracted to males, and he was curious, so we..."

"Had
sex?"

Xavier
nodded.

"I
don't understand?"

He
sighed.
 

"That's
when it all went to hell.
 
Some of the
other guys in the pack caught us mid...
deed
and it
didn't go over to well.
 
Instead of stating
it was mutual, he blamed me for the whole incident.
 
Unfortunately they took it out of my
hide.
 
I was lucky that Sky happened
along.
 
He saved my life."

Aspen
kissed his chest before crawling over him and kissing him.
 
Her hair fell around them like their own
privacy curtain.
 
Aspen's kiss started as
gentle, but one taste of her and his wolf, ever-present, begged for
control.
 

Xavier
framed her face with his hand and deepened the kiss, his tongue dueling with
hers.
 
She tasted so sweet.
 
He pulled back and sucked on her bottom
lip.
 
She gave him a peck on the cheek
and smiled.

"I'm
glad he saved you."

Xavier
rolled her over and pinned her to the mattress, his dick hard and waiting to be
buried deep within his new mate.
 
Aspen
squealed then smiled.
 
He nibbled on her
neck and leaned up to kiss her again.
 
Aspen yawned and he dropped a small kiss on her nose before rolling off
of her.
 

"What's
wrong?"

Xavier
smoothed the hair from her face.

"Sweetheart,
you're exhausted.
 
Sleep, we've got
plenty of time for the other later."

Aspen
shook her head, her protest evident, but it was ruined by another yawn.

"I'm
sorry."

He
traced her lips.

"Don't
be sorry, sweetheart.
 
I'm sure carrying
a baby is hard work."

Aspen
turned to her side and closed her eyes, her breathing settling out after a few
moments.
 
A howl rent the night and
Xavier looked out the window.

"Go
to him, Xavier."

"I
don't want to leave you alone."

"I
don't expect you to be by my side twenty-four seven.
 
Skylar and you were mated before you two even
met me.
 
I don't have a problem with your
relationship...I just want to be a part of it.
 
I fully expect to have one on one time with each of you, so why wouldn't
I allow that same concession?"

Xavier's
protest died on his lips when Aspen cupped his rock hard shaft.

"Besides,
I think you two have had a permanent hard on today.
 
Why not go and play?
 
I promise to dream about it."

Xavier
groaned and kissed Aspen's forehead.
 
He
slipped on his jeans, but left everything else.
 
He wouldn't need it in his wolf form anyways, and if all went right, he
would be balls deep in his mate, or vice versa.
 
With Sky, it was hard to tell who would win in a fight for dominance.

He
stepped onto the porch and howled.
 
The
answering howl was like food for his soul.
 
His mate.

***

Skylar
watched Aspen run and was confused.
 
He
stepped into the hallway, her scent still calling to him.
 
The sweet scent of her arousal was almost too
much to resist.
 
He raised his fingers to
his mouth and licked them clean.
 
He
wanted her under him.
 
He sighed in
relief when he saw Xavier consoling her.
 
He wanted to be the one to do it, but knew he'd end up taking her.
 
Make her his.
 
She'd requested time to get to know him and she deserved it, especially
after what he put her through.

Skylar
took a deep breath and knew he had to leave.
 
Let his wolf loose.
 
He nodded at
Xavier, knowing without a doubt that his mate would understand and left.
 

The
pride's land was wonderful.
 
Isolated and
surrounded by forest.
 
It was perfect for
raising a shifter child.
 

Skylar
walked into the night and pulled his clothes off at the tree line.
 
The change was quick and fluid, his bones
reshaping themselves into the shape of his wolf.
 

Skylar
ran.
 
The trees became a blur when he let
go and just let his wolf take over.
 
Stopping in a small clearing by a creek he howled.
 
He didn't expect an answer but mere moments
later his mate answered his howl.
 
Anticipation zinged through him and his wolf agreed it'd been far too
long since he and his mate had run together.
 
They both lamented the fact that Aspen wouldn't be with them.

What
seemed like ages, but was probably only a matter of minutes, a dark shape
emerged from the woods into the clearing.
 
Skylar and his wolf took in the beauty of their mate in wolf
form,
dark brown fur the color of his hair coated the
powerful body of his wolf.
 
His brown
eyes glowed in the muted moonlight.
 

A
blur of fur and skin and Xavier stood before him.
 
Muscles encased in tanned skin and a strong
jaw and lips almost too plump to be masculine.
 
His brown eyes locked onto him and Skylar wanted him with an intensity
that hadn't lessened in the three years they'd been mated.

He
let the change come over him and stood.
 
Waiting.
 

"Aspen?"

"She's
asleep.
 
She was exhausted.
 
Told me to come when you
called."

Skylar
nodded.
 
His feet carried him, and before
he knew what he was doing he’d tackled Xavier taking him to the ground, their
mouths fusing together.
 
With Xavier,
being gentle wasn't a priority, and Skylar didn't feel like being very gentle
at this moment.

He
pinned Xavier to the ground and shifted his hips bringing their hardened cocks
together.
 
Skylar hissed, the contact
borderline torture, but it felt so good that he did it again.

Xavier
groaned in Skylar's mouth and rolled pinning him to the ground.
 
Hands encircled his cock and he strained into
Xavier's grasp.
 
Xavier nibbled his lip
then trailed kisses down his neck before stopping at his nipples to
lave
them with his tongue.
 

The
man knew how to use his tongue.

Despite
the pleasure coursing through him, Skylar couldn't help but ask about Aspen
again.

"Where
is she?"

Xavier
bit down on his nipple and Skylar cried out.

"Asleep...or at least well on her
way when I left her.
 
It's been
too long, Sky."

Skylar
nodded.
 
It was time to bridge the gap
that had come between them.
 
Xavier
kissed his navel, his intent clear, but Skylar had other plans.
 
He rolled away from Xavier and stood looking
down at his friend, mate and lover.
 

"Where's
the lube?"

Xavier
swallowed and pointed to the tree line.
 
Skylar jogged over and picked up the tube.
 
He shook his head when he noted the bite
marks along the package.
 
Someone had
come to him with the intention of fucking.
 
No need in keeping his mate waiting.
 
Skylar turned and squirted a generous amount of lubricant onto his hand
before making a show of lubing his dick with it.
 

Xavier
smiled a bit of his canines showing.

"Lie
down, face up."

Skylar's
cock jumped when Xavier obeyed.
 
He
kneeled beside his mate and dipped his head to take Xavier's cock into his
mouth.
 
His flavor burst across his
tongue as he took Xavier's dick down as far as he could.
 
Skylar released him with a pop.

"Now,
tonight, I'm going to fuck you, but soon it'll be me, you and Aspen."

Xavier
groaned at his words, and Skylar slapped Xavier on the thigh.

"Get
on your hands and knees, baby.
 
I'm going
to fuck you."

Xavier
rolled over and Skylar stroked his ass.
 
Firm.
 
He spread his
cheeks and squeezed out some more lube onto his asshole.
 
He could almost feel himself breaching the
tight ring of muscle and sliding balls deep.
 
Soon he was putting action to thought when he placed his cockhead
against Xavier's rosette and Xavier pushed back sinking on half of his cock
before he could stop him.

Skylar
slapped Xavier on his butt cheek and Xavier hissed.

"Fuck
me already, Sky, I'm about to explode."

Skylar
reached under Xavier and encircled his rock hard shaft and shifted his hips to
bury himself deep within his mate.
 
He thrust
and with each thrust he jerked Xavier's shaft, determined that they'd climax
together.
 

In and out.
 

Faster and faster.

Sweat
dripped down his chest, and Xavier's body became covered in its own sheen of
sweat.
 
Skylar’s cock encased in heat
exploded shooting seed deep inside his mate and a howl rent the night as warmth
bathed his hand.
 
They collapsed
together, their breaths coming in pants.

"I
needed that," Xavier said between pants.

Skylar
nodded, he didn't think he had the energy for anything more strenuous.

Skylar's
softening cock slid from Xavier when Xavier turned to face Skylar.

"Thanks,
baby.
 
I almost ruined it for both of us,
but I couldn't help it.
 
She's just
so-"

Xavier
took Skylar's mouth with his own, his tongue wasting no time to explore.
 
Skylar groaned.
 
Xavier pulled back and bit Skylar's bottom
lip.

"Quit
worrying Sky, she was actually upset that you kept your word to let her get to
know us."

Skylar
relaxed with Xavier's words.
 
The night’s
sounds enveloped them as they lay letting the sweat slowly dry.
 
Peaceful.

"You
have to open up to her, Sky.
 
And not just her, but me too.
 
I-we need to know."

"I
do open up."

Xavier
laughed.
 
"No you don't.
 
Your job obviously affects you, I mean how
could it not with you being tasked to kill at times, but you never talk about
it, and I've never pushed the issue-I should have, but I didn't.
 
But Aspen needs to know us...all of us."

Skylar
sighed.
 
Knowing that something was right
didn't make it any easier.

"I-"

Xavier
placed his finger over Skylar's mouth.

"Whenever
you're ready, besides I've waited three years, I can wait a little bit
more."

Skylar
nodded.
 
Sometimes he felt he didn't
deserve Xavier.

"Let's
get back to Aspen.
 
I don't like leaving
her by herself."

Xavier
nodded.
 
"I understand.
 
I feel the same way."

The
trek home was in companionable silence.
 
Skylar slipped into bed and pulled Aspen into his arms.
 
Xavier slipped in on the other side and
wrapped his arm around her waist.
 
Aspen
sighed and began to purr.
 
Skylar loved
the sound of her obvious contentment so much that it lulled him to sleep.