Melody Snow Monroe (15 page)

Taryn would have to swipe his card as she had nothing to barter. There were some delicious-looking peaches and blueberries. “Maybe on the way back, we can pick some up.”

“Sure.”

A tall, well-muscled woman appeared out of nowhere and ran up to Kellum. She immediately wrapped her hands around his arms. “Kellum. Where have you been?” She stroked her cheek against his arm.

Lara’s gut soured. Surprised by her own jealous reaction, she moved closer and held out her hand. “Hi, I’m Lara.”

The girl glared at her and then looked adoringly back at Kellum. At least he had the courtesy to pry the woman’s fingers off his arms. “Melan, this is Lara. Please stop it.”

Lara was thrilled at the tinge of disgust in his tone. The girl released her grip but stayed right by Kellum’s side. “Where did you find her, my pet?”

My pet?
Who was this woman?
Crap
. Had they been lovers, or worse, was she his girlfriend?

“That’s little of your concern. Now be a good girl and go back to your stall.”

Once more, Melan clung to his arm. “Don’t be that way. That’s no way to treat the woman you love.”

Bile raced up Lara’s mouth, and her stomach churned. She recognized that both of the men had a full life before she was basically deposited on their side of reality, but from the way they cared for her and made love to her, surely they liked her. Would they have been so solicitous if they’d had another girlfriend, or did the Anterran men think nothing of dating multiple women at the same time?

Taryn slipped an arm around her waist. He probably could sense she was in turmoil. God help her if he’d just read all of her thoughts.

Kellum once more broke the woman’s grip. “I don’t love you. Please leave me alone.”

She wanted to cheer, and her chin lifted on its own.

Melan had daggers coming out of her eyes when she looked over at her. “You need to take this human back to where you found her.”

A gasp escaped. Had Taryn not suddenly gripped her waist she might have gone toe-to-toe with this bitch. Taryn pulled Lara away. “I think there is a store over here that you’d like.”

She knew what he was doing, but maybe getting her out of the viper’s way was for the best. When they were a short distance from the formerly loving couple, she leaned over to Taryn. “Who is she?”

“Someone who wishes Kellum would look at her like he does at you.”

That was the nicest thing he could have said. Her blood pressure dropped a few notches and the tension in her shoulders eased out. When she looked back over her shoulder at where they’d left Kellum, he wasn’t there. However, less than a minute later he joined them.

“Sorry, about that.”

“You couldn’t have helped it. I thought you handled the messy situation quite well.”

Kellum looked over her head at Taryn. They were doing that telepathy stuff again. It was like being back in junior high when the popular girls would gossip. She knew they were talking about her, but she couldn’t hear what they were saying.

As they continued to travel through the underground mall, she soon forgot about the woman who so desperately wanted Kellum. There were a lot of women with children, and she wondered if one of the little boys would suddenly shift and run around creating havoc. For the most part, the people looked happy.

They would stop at a few of the stores to browse, but since she wasn’t planning of staying but for a few more days, she didn’t ask to buy anything. When she returned to Spirit, even if she brought back a souvenir, she doubted anyone would believe she’d been to an alternate reality. It would be a lot safer to pretend ignorance. When the time came, she’d have to make up a good story for Amy and Krista.

Two giggling women drew her attention across the way. When she looked over at them, they turned their heads. Then they peeked back at her. Lara faced Taryn. “Are they laughing at me?”

Before Taryn could answer, Kellum took off. Taryn took one step in his brother’s direction then halted. From his rigid posture he was trying to get Kellum not to do what he was about to do.

Once Kellum reached the two ladies, he kept his voice low, but she suspected he was defending her honor.

Taryn turned her back to the whole nasty affair and slid his hands to her waist. “I’m sorry.”

“It’s not your fault I’m different.”

“They’re not used to seeing an outsider.”

An outsider
. That was why she would be returning to her civilization. “I understand. I’m guessing it’s my dress.”

“That and the fact that you are with us.”

“I don’t understand.”

“We’re rather important and we create a stir no matter where we go.”

She supposed that if the head of Central Command were to walk down the streets of Washington, DC, he’d have bodyguards with him. “Oh.”

Kellum returned, but his lips were pinched and the tension in his jaw radiated up to his eyes. “I think it would be best if we show our guest the waterfalls perhaps.”

This time she let the men take the lead. If they wanted to end their tour of the underground, it was fine by her.

“That might be the best.” Taryn nodded they head back to the station.

This time, the return trip seemed short. After a quick walk through the brightly lit tunnel, they were once more outside.

Kellum gave her a hug. “Please don’t judge our race by those women. There are some females who can be cruel.”

“Trust me, that just means we are more alike than different. I get that they were jealous that I was with the two most handsome men on the planet.”

“Oh, yeah?” Kellum leaned back and kissed her.

The intensity set her body on fire, and her damn pussy got into the act. She wrapped her arms around his neck, just to be able to press her breasts against his muscled chest. Taryn stepped behind her and tugged on her dress. The material slipped easily over her tits and down to her waist. She leaned her head back. “What are you doing, Mr. Taryn?”

He placed his hands over her tits and pressed his face against her neck. “Playing with these.”

Even though they were in the woods and no one appeared to be near, she didn’t want to make love out in the open. No telling when some sneaky creature would come get them or one of the Anterrans would decide to use this tree as their exit point. His fingers pinched her nipples and she groaned.

“If you start, I’m not sure I’ll be able to stop.”

The two men must have discussed the situation in their usual silent way, for they stepped away. Kellum gave her a quick kiss. “You’re right, kitten. We promised you that waterfall, and that’s what you’re going to get.”

“This isn’t the same one you wanted to take me to last time, is it? Because that one required us to be in wolf territory.”

“No it’s not.”

She adjusted her skirt up over her breasts again. Walking around naked didn’t seem right. This time the men arranged themselves one in front of her and one behind. She liked her human sandwich. The walk through the forest was unbelievably beautiful. The air seemed cleaner than even at her family home in Kansas. Birds chirped and butterflies floated by. Soon the roar of the falls reached her. They had to climb up and over some rocks and even past some caves, but with both men holding her hands, she had no trouble navigating the path.

Finally, they stood on a ledge and looked down at the river and the falls. At the bottom was a large pool of amazingly clear, blue-green water. “It’s beautiful.” Maybe they could all go for a swim. “What’s the water temperature?”

She didn’t swim in Colorado because the temperature was too chilly for her.

“It’s a moderate eighty degrees all year long.”

“Can we swim?” Her enthusiasm bubbled over.

“Sure.”

Still holding her hands, they led her down a steep path. At the bottom, the ground was sandy and smooth. On the far side of the pool was a large granite slab at least a hundred feet high. Kellum and Taryn took no time disrobing. She expected their cocks to be flaccid. Instead, they were both rock hard.

“Do you two always have hard-ons?” She had yet to see them without one. Perhaps that was one difference between humans and shape-shifters.

“Only when we are near you, kitten.”

She so didn’t believe that line. “Good one.”

Taryn nodded to her dress. “Do you need help getting that off?”

“As a matter of fact I do.”

She’d take any chance she got to have their hands on her. Taryn lifted the dress up and over her head. Before the material got past her face, Kellum leaned in and sucked on her puckered nipple, causing a bolt of electricity to sizzle across every nerve.

As soon as Taryn got the dress off of her, he moved behind her and nudged his cock against her back. “I’ve missed you in my bed.”

“I thought you liked to share.” Hadn’t he said that at one time?

“I do, but perhaps in a different way than you mean.” He turned her around, leaving Kellum without anything to latch on to. “Would you like to share us at the same time?”

Kellum must have decided that she needed a little prompting because he slid a hand around to her stomach before lowering his palm downward. When his index finger dipped into her wet pussy, a rush of lust filled her. Every wonderful moment of her union with both men surfaced.

“Here? People might come.”

“There’s a little hidden cove behind us where we won’t be disturbed.”

She’d been dreaming about sharing them as a kind of last hurrah, though in the back of her mind, if they asked her to return after getting her affairs in order in Spirit, she might consider it. “Okay.”

After they picked up their clothing, Taryn led her along the edge of the pooling water. Large plants that looked like rhododendrons bordered the path. He parted the leaves and led her between them. Inside was a covered cove about twenty feet across. The trees even made a ceiling, creating a cozy and romantic spot.

“This is cool.” It was really private.

Kellum lifted the skirt from her fingers and placed their loincloths on the ground along with her skirt. She might have made a suggestion on how to spread them out, but Taryn grabbed her and kissed her. His plunging tongue caught her off guard, but she loved how he always took charge. With his cock plastered so near to her pussy and his steely chest against her breasts, she could barely breathe. The fragrance of some sweet flower enveloped them.

“Lay her down.”

While that was a suggestion from Kellum to Taryn, she knew Kellum spoke out loud for her benefit. The moment her back came in contact with the soft fabric on top of the even softer sand, she believed that her dream of being with two men would come true.

Both Kellum and Taryn got on their knees. Taryn settled between her thighs while Kellum seemed content with the upper half of her body, which meant he was the one right now kissing every part of her face.

“I love your lips.”

She giggled. “I think yours are pretty special, too.”

Perhaps to give her more of what she wanted, he plied her with more kisses while his hands traveled along the curve of her shoulder, down her arm, and across her chest. She tried to stay focused on what havoc he was wreaking on her mouth but also pay attention to how close his fingers were to her tits. Her nipples crested, waiting for his attention. When he finally neared, he traced a circle around the little nub. She arched her chest for more contact, but the man seemed determined to torment her.

She was about to say something when Taryn lightly nipped her inner thigh. His hair brushed across her opening and tickled her. Breaking the kiss with Kellum, she inhaled. “A little higher, Taryn.”

His response was unintelligible. He mixed the tiny bites with little kisses. One hand massaged her inner thigh while the other held open the leg he was kissing. Kellum finally slid his hand on top of her breasts and pressed her nipple between his fingers. He increased the pressure until the pain morphed into an intense erotic experience. Streaks of blissful pleasure radiated down her body, vibrating across her belly and straight to where Taryn was driving her crazy.

Having two men play with her body overwhelmed her senses. She reached between her legs and grabbed Taryn’s head, loving how his silky hair heightened her thrills. He must have liked to have his hair played with because his tongue moved closer to her needy pussy. If he would just press on her clit or stick a finger into her wet opening, the pressure would give her some relief.

Kellum was the one who must have sensed her frustration, for he moved to the breast she wasn’t covering. With both hands, he swatted away her other hand, palmed her breasts, and drew both upward.

“I can see someone wants me to suck on her.”

Finally
. “Yes.”

He drew her nipple into his mouth and swirled his tongue in a circle, matching what Taryn was doing. When he lifted up, a breeze caressed her skin, sending the wet nipple to attention.
Damn them
. They were probably deciding right now how to make her beg and plead for them to fuck her. She hadn’t made love with Taryn for days and desperately missed him. Perhaps she could do one and then the other.