Her Stepbrothers Are Werewolves (8 page)

“That’s okay, because I’m going to teach you. That is my job. I take pictures for our family, see?” Tish pulled a camera out of her purse. “I had to take picture of all of you coming off the plane, didn’t I?”

Lucy moaned. “You didn’t get me frowning, did you?”

“No, I got you when you were with Duke and Nolan standing at the top with the two little ones. I wasn’t about to take pictures after that little incident,” Tish said.

“I do have to say I like your aunt,” Lucy whispered to Duke as they made their way to the limos while Tish showed the children how to work the cameras.

“Well, she sure likes you and so does my uncle. I’m really sorry about earlier. We really only went out with her a few times. I don’t know why she even thought to come here,” Nolan said as they stepped up to the car.

“It might go over better if you wipe the red lipstick off of your face before you grovel,” her friend Scotty said, patting his shoulder as she climbed into the limo.

Leave it to her friends to… She shook her head and dug into her purse for a wet cloth she had saved for the kids, but never used. Lucy stepped up to Nolan, wiping the lipstick off his face. “I thought I would have to use this for the children, not the men that claim to be mine,” she said, smiling and placing a little kiss on his lips before getting into the car behind her friends.

“Now I know you have a gem there, because if that would have been Tish, she would have ripped my head off after killing the bimbo,” his uncle said, before getting into the limo right behind her.

“It’s not my place to get angry with them. We are not committed to each other yet,” she told his uncle, when Duke moved into the car followed by Nolan.

“Now that is where you are wrong, little Lucy. We are very much committed to you,” Duke said, placing his arm behind her. “And if any man comes snooping around, I bite,” he said making Roman giggle.

“I thought biting was bad?” Roman said.

“You’re not a wolf, so it is. Don’t you start biting, Roman, Duke was teasing.” Lucy glared at Duke who smiled.

“Your mommy is right, little guy. Biting can get you into a lot of trouble. I was teasing your mom,” he said leaning over staring at Roman. “Now, I might get a little mad if a man shows up and tries to date your Momma especially since she will be our wife soon. Plus, I have two little children who are mine,” he growled and tickled the little boy. “I protect what is mine.”

Karla looked at her. “Can he protect us from...”

Duke reached over and put his finger on her mouth. “You don’t even have to ask. Karla, I will keep saying it over and over till you believe me. You two will be protected at all costs, along with your momma.”

“Maybe I should have grandpa pay him a visit? He should be able to get into that place without anyone seeing him,” Randy grumbled.

“Yeah, then they’ll come looking for me. Just leave him alone. Of course, if he is out of jail, then it’s fair game.” Lucy said.

For the next 30 minutes, Tish showed Roman and Karla how to use their cameras while Lucy stared down at her phone. Duke was busy speaking with Nolan and his uncle and she wasn’t about to start trouble, but the text messages she was receiving right now were not a good sign.

Her phone vibrated again and she looked down to see another one.

You can run, but I’ll find you and I’ll make you pay for taking my children. Tell me how many men have you let between your legs, you whore. I can’t wait to shove my knife up inside you, cutting you so no man will ever be able to touch you.

* * *

Duke frowned and glanced down at Lucy who just shivered next to him. “What’s wrong?” he asked and she shook her head turning her phone over.

“Nothing,” she whispered. “Oh my! Is that your home?” she asked, changing the subject as they pulled up to their home.

He leaned over and whispered in her ear. “I’d rather you don’t say anything than lie. Yes, this is our home.”

She looked up at him, but didn’t say a word, digging in her purse as the door was opened. As she went to get out, Lucy handed her phone to home. “1044,” she said getting out.

Stepping outside Nolan moved to his side as he punched the numbers into her phone, unlocking it and froze at the message he saw. The wolf rushed forward, but Duke held back knowing if he went crazy, the children would be scared.

“Dead,” Nolan all but whispered, he was so furious and Duke nodded. He handed the phone to his uncle.

“It will be done by tomorrow morning,” he said, handing him the phone and turning, pulling out his phone.

Duke turned to see Lucy staring at him. Her eyes sparkled with tears she held back, trying to be brave for everyone. All he wanted to do was gather her into his arms and hold her.

“Come, let me show you to your new home.” He wrapped his arm around her, kissing her neck. “We’ll always be here for you,” he whispered before picking up Roman, while Nolan lifted Karla up into his arms. “As all of you have seen, the house is gated. We also have guards that patrol the grounds so the children are very safe here.” The door opened and his mom smiled.

“Lucy this is my mom, and no, she’s not married to my father. She has her own mate now and lives about a mile down the road,” Duke told her, as they all stepped into the house. “You see anything you don’t like, you can change it. We expect you too.” Duke introduced the children and Lucy’s friends as they all moved into the family room.

“Wow, look at that TV, Karla,” Roman said, squirming in Duke’s arms till he let him down as Nolan released Karla. “This is really our home?” he asked.

Duke laughed and nodded. “Would you like to see your rooms?”

Both children nodded coming right to him. For the next two hours, the kids explored their rooms, running back and forth to the others room, showing off new things they found, while Lucy traveled down the hall towards the master suite.

“To the left is my room and to the right Nolan’s, but for now, this is your room, soon to be ours,” Duke told her and opened the double doors, which lead into the largest bedroom in the house. “I hope you like it.”

Their woman stepped through the doors and slowly turned in a circle, till her gaze met his. “My God, this room is huge and stunning. What’s not to like?” She turned back around and approached the super king bed, running her hand over the carved wooden bedpost. “Wolves, dragons,” she looked over her shoulder. “Are there dragons?” she asked.

Nolan stepped up to her and placed a kiss on her shoulder, lifting his finger to trace the image of his best friend. “Yes, my best friend, Austin. He lives close by. You’ll meet him tomorrow. He saved both of our lives a few years ago. Each of these carvings are short stories about our life.” He nodded to the bare spot on the headboard. “Our meeting will go there,” Nolan said.

Lucy placed her hand over Nolan’s. “It’s stunning. You did all of this, didn’t you?”

“Yes, it’s one of my hobbies, helps relieve stress when things get out of hand. Where I work with wood, big brother works with glass,” Nolan pointed to a dresser where his latest creation was.

“Oh my,” Lucy walked over to the dresser and lifted the sculpture. “It almost looks like me?” she looked over her shoulder at Duke.

“I saw this in a dream, it’s the three of us,” he told her. Both he and his brother were standing, Lucy was between them, her legs wrapped around his waist as they loved her. Her head was tilted back as she screamed her release. “I call the piece
A Wolf’s Possession
.”

“It’s beautiful,” she placed it back in its spot, before looking over her shoulder at him. “Am I your possession?” Lucy whispered.

Both he and Nolan wrapped their arms around her nipping and biting her skin. “Yes,” he growled as did his brother. “Ours and only ours,” he added, hearing the little feet coming their way as he stepped back to welcome their children.

“Momma Lucy, look at this!” Roman came running in, carrying one of those electronic game things as did Karla. “We both have one.” Duke stood back smiling as both kids climbed onto the bed and showed Lucy their new games.

“I have to say that is the best view I’ve have had in long time,” Nolan said to Duke, his attention on the three.

“I agree. Let them explore, we have a few things to do before dinner arrives.” Duke said going over and placing a kiss on Lucy’s head. “We have pizza coming for dinner tonight, but it won’t be for a few hours. Explore with the children. We’ll be in the kitchen. I need to speak with mom and her husband before they leave.”

Lucy nodded and reached up, squeezing his arm. “Thank you for all of this, both of you.”

“We’re having pizza too?” Roman asked. His eyes got big before he jumped off the bed and ran to him, hugging his leg.

Duke swore his heart swelled so big his chest was expanding. Tears filled his own eyes as he ran his hand over the boy’s wild hair. “Yes, we’re having pizza too. We promised we would take care of you, little man, and we will.” He choked out the words. “Now, you three have fun exploring while Nolan and I take care of some business so we can spend some time with you before bed.” Duke said, lifting the boy up into the air, earning a giggle out of him.

“You watch the girls now while we’re downstairs, okay?” Duke said, putting him down. The boy nodded and looked back at Karla and Lucy.

“I’ll protect them,” he said, crawling back onto the big bed and sitting between Karla and Lucy.

Lucy kissed the top of his head. “Thank you, Roman. I feel safe already,” Duke heard her say as the two of them made their way downstairs. He wanted to make sure the threat to his family was gone and needed to speak with his mother about tomorrow’s cook out. They sure didn’t need a repeat of what had happened earlier tomorrow.

Chapter Ten

Lucy tucked Karla into her new bed and handed her the stuffed wolf she had loved the first time she had seen it. “I’m very proud of you, Karla. You’ve kept your brother safe while the courts decided if you could come to live with me. I’m proud you are my little girl and I love you very much.” She leaned down to kiss her cheek and Karla reached up, hugging her tight.

“I’m so glad you’re our mommy now. Love you,” she said and snuggled down in the covers as Lucy stood and moved to the door, a lump in her throat. Duke wrapped his arms around her and guided her to the master suite.

“Now it’s time for Mommy to relax. Nolan has the hot tub started, finger food for us and a nice bottle of champagne to celebrate,” he told her, opening the balcony doors.

Nolan stood there with no shirt on, his pants unbuckled and no shoes, with a bouquet of roses: ¬red, white, pink and yellow. “We didn’t know what color you liked so I got every color they had.” Nolan told her, handing them to her.

She brought them up to her nose, smelling them. There were over two-dozen of them. “They are stunning, thank you. It’s the first time I’ve gotten flowers from a man.”

“Well then, we’ll make sure you get flowers at least once a month,” Duke said. “Do you want to put them in the vase?”

“Thank you. Maybe we can put them right next to your art piece.” she said, unwrapping them and sliding them into the crystal vase filled with water that Nolan held out for her. When Nolan moved into the bedroom to put the flowers where she had suggested, Lucy stared at the table full of food and the bottle cooling in a bucket of ice near the hot tub.

Her mouth grew dry and she looked down at the floor, but that didn’t last long as Duke turned her towards him. “Allow me?” he said reaching down and slowly unbuttoning her blouse, sliding it down off her arms.

Nolan took the shirt from Duke and placed it on a small table off to the side. “You have such soft and delicate skin,” Duke said running his finger down her neck, reaching around and unsnapping her bra.

Her hand came up automatically to cover herself when he removed her bra, but he shook his head and pulled her hands away, back down to her side. “Never hide such beauty from us,” Duke said leaning down and sucking a nipple into his mouth.

“Duke,” she whispered and reached up, but behind her Nolan grabbed onto her hands twining her fingers with his as he placed kisses on her bare neck.

“My brother is right. Your skin is delicate like that of a rose petal,” Nolan said as Duke released her breast and knelt before her, placing kisses all up and down her scars.

“I’m always right,” Duke said, winking at her and reached around to unsnap the buttons on her jeans. Inch by inch he lowered them and her panties down her legs till they rested on the floor.

Nolan released her hands and moved around her, touching her as he stepped up to his brother’s side as he stood. “We are very lucky, indeed,” Nolan said and held out his hand. “Come, let’s get you in the tub.”

She placed her hand into Nolan’s and stepped into to the hot water, moaning. “Oh my God, this is heaven,” Lucy ducked under the water not caring that her hair got wet. The bubbles and the jets worked their magic as she rested her head against the edge of the tub, turning her gaze towards Duke and Nolan.

Both men stood there staring at her, not moving. “What? Do I have something on my butt?” she asked.

Duke shook his head and quickly stripped out of his clothes, stepping into the water to join her. The man was freaking huge. His cock was almost as thick as her wrist

He laughed and pulled her into his arms as Nolan slid in on her other side. “You have questions?” Duke asked her, reaching back and grabbing a glass of champagne which he handed to her.

She took a small sip of her drink. “Do you think it’s wise to have a big cook out right now? We still don’t know if Henry has others out there looking for us.”

“One, he won’t get through the gate. Two, this place is well guarded and three, he will be taken care of by tomorrow,” Duke told her.

“Do I want to know what’s going to happen?” she asked, taking another drink, not caring at all what the bastard got.

“No.” Nolan said and placed a small sandwich at her mouth. “Take a bite. We promised you we would protect you and we will. All we want you to do is make this home yours, for you and the children.” Nolan placed a kiss on her lips after she took the finger sandwich into her mouth. “And, of course, allowing us to show you how well we all fit together.”