Authors: Khloe Wren
The entire four years she’d been ‘missing’, she’d been
safely tucked away in a small farm house in the Northern Territory. She’d been
unable to contact anyone and unable to escape, but
Jace
doted on her every desire and whim. He gave her so much attention and affection
that eventually, she wore down. They mated late one evening when Tilly was
beyond frustrated with
Jace’s
teasing. She’d already
realized the attraction between them wasn’t empty lust, and her feelings for
Tim paled in comparison to what she felt for
Jace
.
He’d explained she needed to come to him, that he wouldn’t have sex with her
until they were mated. Four years of sexual frustration had
them
both strung out and Tilly gave in and went to him.
Tilly explained that they were happy now and even
though she was sorry for Tim, she’d never leave
Jace
or the life they’d built together. She vowed to Cammi that there was no
brainwashing involved. Just a man stuck in caveman mode trying to protect his
mate from the world until she accepted him.
On the drive out to the reserve from
Jace
and Tilly’s place the men let her sit in the back seat
alone with her thoughts. She’d thought back to her lonely childhood, bouncing
around the foster care system. The day her ‘mother’ had come for her and her
subsequent escape to Ceduna for a new life. After thinking it all over she’d
come to a conclusion. She was going to accept Luca and Nate. They were good
men, honorable and strong. They’d both protect her and love her. She knew it.
Just like she knew, somehow, she’d already fallen head over heels in love with both
of them.
Fifteen minutes later, Cammi stood surrounded by the
outback at its finest. She took a deep breath of the fresh country air and even
with her eyes closed she sensed her men coming closer to her.
“You look like an angel with the sunshine making your
skin glow, sugar.”
Nate.
Warmth spread through her as Nate pressed against her
back and Luca prowled toward her front, pressing her into Nate’s chest. With a
giggle she dashed sideways and ran from them across the rough terrain of the
outback.
“Oh, now that’s just asking for trouble.”
Cammi kept running as Luca’s voice reached her. Two
flashes caught her attention moments before two big cats ran past her, brushing
at her legs.
A sleek black jaguar with the sun reflecting off
his fur.
Luca
.
The other was golden orange with black spots.
Nate.
Her steps slowed as she watched them dash in and out
of trees and play-fight one another. They were magnificent. Nate took Luca
down, rolling onto his back as he did. A glint of light froze her thoughts. She
made her way closer to look what it could be, but before she reached him, Nate
was back on his feet and off across the plains. Luca trotted over to her and
wound around her legs twice while purring, before he shoved her in the
direction Nate had gone.
“Oh, why not?”
She jogged after Nate with Luca trotting alongside
her. Stunned, she stumbled over something on the ground as she rounded a large
clump of trees.
Nate lay, ready to pounce, on the edge of a
picnic blanket.
“You boys really went all out, didn’t you?”
A flash flared moments before Luca wrapped his arms
around her waist and kissed her cheek.
“We did have plans. However, they were meant to happen
earlier so the drinks and food probably aren’t cold anymore.”
They’d brought food? Wow. She’d never had a man put
this much thought into a date before.
“Never would have pegged you two for the romantic type.”
Nate lay there swishing his tail as she moved from
Luca’s embrace toward the rug.
“C’mon Nate.
Flash back so we can have something to eat.”
Luca’s voice brought her attention back to Nate. She
was still his sole focus, and she couldn’t hold back the shiver that ran
through her at being under his intense scrutiny. He rose to his four feet and
took a couple of steps toward her before he flashed to human. Shorts shimmered
onto his body seconds after the flash, and she caught another glimpse of metal.
She
rose
an eyebrow in question, but Nate just prowled
over to her and gathered her in for a passionate kiss. By the time he released
her from his embrace her mind was fogged with lust and she could barely
remember her own name, let alone whatever it was she was going to ask him
about. She simply stood swaying in a daze as the men pulled out a couple of ice
chests from in amongst the trees.
“Hungry,
darlin
’?”
She eyed the two men off. Hell, yeah, she was hungry.
“Uh huh.”
Nate chuckled.
“For food, sugar.”
Cammi gave her head a shake to clear her mind of lust
before she joined the men to see what they’d brought for their picnic. She
looked over Luca’s shoulder into a huge ice chest. It had been half filled with
ice, so she was certain everything would still be cold.
“Why don’t you sit down,
darlin
’.
Relax while we worry about all this.”
“Sounds great.
You know, a girl could get used to being spoiled like this.”
The men didn’t say anything, just shook their heads with
a chuckle as they continued to pull sealed containers out of the ice chest to
place on the rug. Unable to get comfortable sitting on the ground with her
hiking boots on she began to take them off.
“
You settling
in for the
night or something, sugar?”
“Very funny, Nate.
Don’t worry, I don’t have stinky feet. It’s just hard to relax with
hiking boots digging into your butt.”
“Fair enough.
I guess.”
She looked at their feet, which were bare. “So, you
can just magic up clothes? Poof and you’re dressed.”
They both laughed as they shook their heads. “Not
quite. It is magic, so rather hard to explain. The clothes have to be something
we own. It’s more like teleporting the clothing from our home to our bodies
than actually creating the clothes.”
“
Ahh
, okay. I think.”
Nate brought over a plate filled with cold chicken and
various salads. After handing it to her, along with some cutlery, he leaned
down to kiss her forehead. “You’ll get used to the magic in no time at all.”
“It all seems a little surreal just at the moment.
Oh…”
“What is it?
Something wrong?”
The men asked identical questions at the same time. If
she wasn’t on the verge of panicking she’d laugh.
“Will I change? After we mate, will I become like
you?”
Nate and Luca both relaxed back against the trees
they’d been leaning on before she’d shocked them. They had big Cheshire cat
grins and a sparkle in their eyes.
“Hell, yeah, you will. You are going to be
the
sexiest jaguar on the planet.”
She felt a little thrill go through her, right alongside
a massive down pouring of fear. What would
being
an
animal feel like? She thought back to how beautiful these two had looked in
their sleek, sexy Jaguar form, running through the outback. Was she brave
enough to grasp this chance? And how would it happen? She was fully human.
“But I’m human. Not a shifter… I don’t know if I can…”
She was tripping over her thoughts and couldn’t get
her tongue untied. Luca seemed to pick up that she needed distracting.
“Because you’re human, you’ll be a mix of us. You’ll
be black, but have spots. We’ll probably only see them when you’re in the
direct sunlight.”
Okay, so that sounded cool. She felt her lips quirk up
a little at the picture Luca painted in her mind. She frowned again as reality
came crashing in.
“Umm, how do I get, ah, become a shifter? Are you
going to bite me? Will it hurt?”
So many questions raced through her mind, though she
held most at bay. These were the important ones. Nate took up the explaining
from Luca.
“We will both bite you, sugar. A bite between mates
doesn’t cause pain, it will trip us all off into orgasms.
But
no pain.”
“Will I be able to control shifting? Is it lined up
with the moon? I mean, I know you two shift on a whim. Do I need to learn to do
that?”
“You’ll have limited control to start with. It doesn’t
take long to get the hang of it, just try not to get too angry or upset for the
first few weeks. And no, the moon has no effect on us.”
“When will I shift for the first time?”
She watched a slight blush creep over both men’s
cheeks.
“Ah, well. You see, sugar, you’ll shift for the first
time after you ovulate next.”
Cammi barked out a laugh before she could stop it. “So
you’re telling me, the first time I’m going to flash into a fully grown jaguar
will be when I’m hormonal with PMS? Oh I can’t wait for that. You
two planning
on going for a holiday about then?”
“Oh, neither of us will be going anywhere,
darlin
’. Along with those hormones, you’ll be hornier than
ever. And I can’t wait to see you as a jaguar.”
Cammi picked up another bit of chicken and slowly
peeled parts off and ate it as she pondered all the information.
****
Nate closed his eyes as he basked in the sunshine. He
could just about hear the cogs turning in
Cammi’s
mind, but she needed to work through it all on her own. She didn’t need him and
Luca hounding her. He hoped she didn’t take too long to think about it. He was
hard and aching. She’d caught a glimpse of his piercing. A grin formed as his
cock twitched at the memory of her as she raised her sexy eyebrow in question
after he’d shifted. He’d purposely waited a few seconds to clothe himself, just
to see her reaction. His eyes flew open when he felt soft lips against his
ribs, shocking him out of his thoughts.
“What the fuck?”
He gazed down to see Cammi prowling over him, leaving open
mouthed kisses and licks in her wake. He groaned as his body responded to her
call. She reached his nipple and the cheeky thing gave him a gentle bite. He
clenched his teeth against the need to drag her up against him. She had to be
in charge for the moment.
“You know what you’re starting here, don’t you Cammi?
There’s no turning back once it’s done. Shifters’ don’t do divorce or
separation.
Ever.”
“I know what I’m starting. And I don’t do divorce or
separation either. You two will be stuck with me for the rest of our lives.”
She cocked her head to the side.
“Just how long do shifters
live?”
“A little longer than humans, we should make it to
around one hundred and fifty years old.” Nate couldn’t believe how gruff his
voice had gone. His arousal was on a skyward flight path.
“I reckon this tree is more comfortable.” Luca’s
equally rough voice spoke quietly as he moved to sit next to Nate. His move
gave Cammi easy access to both of them. Nate suppressed a chuckle. No matter
what they agreed, they were two alpha males with one woman. There would always
be a little competition for attention.
“Sure as hell is. Even comes equipped with our very
own little kitty cat.”
He winked at Cammi and fisted his hands in the rug
beneath him. He desperately wanted to drag her to him. She shook her head with
a chuckle and continued her way up his body. She reached his mouth and kissed
him with exquisite gentleness. She moved her body so she straddled his hips and
her hands came up to cup his face as she delved into him, tasting every inch of
his mouth. He felt the heat of her core through both their pants. She began
rocking against his erection as she mewled into their kiss.
She pulled back from his lips and they were both
panting for breath, her eyes half-closed and she looked so damn good with her cheeks
flushed by arousal.
“You are beautiful and so damn sexy.”
She flushed darker red and Luca groaned next to him.
Cammi shyly leaned over to Luca and gave him a kiss that was so hot Nate felt
heat against his skin. She pulled back and settled back over Nate’s thighs.
“Now, how far do I go before you two get to take over?
I’m not real experienced at seducing.”
“Until we’re inside you, you have control. You want us
to touch
you,
all you need to do is ask. Once we’re
inside your lush little body, there’s no holding back for us. We’ll dominate
and possess every inch of you.”
“Damn straight.”
Nate grinned at Luca’s strained agreement. He was
feeling rather strung out just at this second, too. His breath hitched and his
heart stopped as Cammi undid buttons and removed her shirt. He groaned as she
reached behind herself to unclip her bra. Her breasts were thrust toward him,
and his mouth watered for a taste as she freed the lush mounds tipped with
dusty pink peaks. He could hear Luca move beside him, obviously feeling just as
aroused. She leaned into him allowing her tight nipples to drag up his torso as
she rose to her feet. In a very seductive manner she stepped free of him and
shimmied out of her pants and panties.
And
she’s worried she doesn’t know how to seduce.
If she tempted him much more
he was going to come in his pants before the party started.