Stray Cats [High-Country Shifters 2] (21 page)

“Will! Gage! Ah, ah, ah.”

Her mind blanked as the ultimate thrill descended. Gage held tight as his cock expanded and pulsed to the beat of his rapid heartbeat. He shot his cum deep into her. Will closed his eyes and gritted his teeth just before he, too, exploded. His cock seemed to double in size, stretching her to the max as his warm seed filled her.

Will drew her to his chest as Gage dropped his head on her back. It might have been hours or minutes, she wasn’t sure which, before Gage pulled out. He returned and rolled her off Will. After he wiped her down, he lay down next to her.

In all of her dreams, never did the fantasy even come close to matching this reality. “Do people really do this more than once in their lifetime?” She might have been joking, but there was part of her that was serious. Her pussy was still pulsing and throbbing from the attention.

Will lifted up on an elbow and wrapped an errant strand of hair behind her ear. “I don’t know, but I sure as hell would like to try.”

Three months later

Sella’s father raised his glass of wine. “I’d like to congratulate Will and Gage Anderson for completing their three-month combat training.”

Taryn, Kellum, Malik, Cavon, her sister Henla, her younger brother Ricter, her mom, dad, and Jalen all raised their glasses. Sella couldn’t have been more proud of her men for doing this rigorous series in fifteen months less than the usual stint. Their Earth military training had helped immensely.

Taryn stood. “I’d particularly like to thank these men for giving us old men some new tactics to consider. I have to say I was surprised by some of the stealth moves they showed us.”

Glasses clinked, and everyone drank after the toast.

In the Anterran world, when men shared a woman intimately, they were considered mates for life. But since her men had different protocols, she wanted to do something special for them. Today, she’d dressed in Earth gear, thanks to Lara’s generosity. They would be leaving tomorrow morning for Spirit to find a place to live permanently.

The idea of them being the head of the border patrol between Earth and Anterra would help so many people. More women would have the freedom to come and go, and no longer would they have to be escorted by Anterran men through the alignment point when they wanted to return. Will and Gage could be contacted and guide them through.

Since they needed what Gage called “real jobs” to support themselves, he planned on starting a security firm in town. She loved the idea of being able to explore this new world and be close to her family.

She nodded to Jalen. While his speech held no authority, this would be her gift to her men.

Jalen stood. “Would Will, Gage, and Sella please come forward?”

She giggled and pushed back her chair. Not even Henla or her mom had been in on this secret. She wasn’t sure where or what Jalen would say, but he possessed this uncanny ability to know things.

Her men moved to either side of her. Will wrapped an arm around her waist and brushed her ear with his lips. “What’s going on?”

She smiled. “You’ll see.”

“Sella, did you bring something for the men?”

Oh, crap
. She’d almost forgotten. “Lara, do you have my gift?”

Her sister-in-law pushed back her chair. Kellum shot up and helped her stand. Her belly was almost as large as she was. Lara had finally given in and had the test done to find out she was going to have a little shifter. Sella couldn’t have been more pleased.

Lara shoved her hand in her pocket and pulled out the two rings that Sella had the blacksmith make of gold and silver. He’d polished them and embedded
zornan
, a rare, brilliantly clear stone found only on Anterra. Lara said it looked a lot like their Earth diamonds. Sella prayed they’d fit.

Jalen smoothed out his shirt and rubbed his hands down his lightweight cloth pants. The majority of the bears lived farther East where it was slightly colder, and their clothing more matched the Earth attire.

He grinned. “Dearly beloved.”

She glanced at her two men, wondering if they thought this greeting was particularly odd. “Jalen,” she whispered. “Are you sure about this?” Maybe he’d located the wrong Earth speech.

He nodded. “We are gathered here today to join in holy matrimony this woman, Sella, daughter of Jacor and Elena, with these two men, Will and Gage Anderson.”

The sheer joy on their faces told her she done the right thing. For the next few minutes while Jalen went on and on about honoring her husband whether they were sick or well, she couldn’t keep her gaze off them.

“Sella?”

She turned to Jalen again. “Yes?”

“You may now put on their rings.”

Her heart was beating so fast that her fingers trembled. She lifted Gage’s hand and slipped the ring over the fourth finger on his left hand then repeated the same motion with Will.

Will waved his hand and studied the craftsmanship. “This is incredibly gorgeous.”

“I thought so.”

Gage picked up her hand. “When we get to Earth, Will and I have something for you. We brought back our grandmother’s wedding ring that was passed down to us. We’d like you to wear it.”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Jalen cleared this throat. “By the powers vested in me by our spirit gods above, I now pronounce you men and wife. You may both kiss the bride.”

By the time Will and Gage finished passing her back and forth, she was dizzy. Lara tapped a glass. “I, or rather Kellum, baked a celebratory cake. Let’s all eat!”

During the rest of the meal, congratulations were passed around.

“Gage and Will,” her father said. “Do you know where you will live?”

“Not exactly. But the day before we came over here, Lara’s friend Amy put us in touch with a real estate agent.”

“What’s that?”

He chuckled. “Someone to find us a nice home to live in.”

Her mom’s eyes widened. “You better have lots of bedrooms since I want to come visit when the first grandchild is born.” She leaned back and smiled.

Everyone laughed. That would be the day she got to show her mom Earth. But first, she wanted to celebrate her first night as a married Earth woman.

Unlike most other authors, I started writing late in life. Writing stories in high school and college was not for me. Only after I graduated did I fall in love with romance novels. For the next twenty years, I read voraciously. It got to a point where my book-buying habits cost as much as my groceries. At that point, my husband suggested I write a book. Hey, it looked easy, right? All the stories started in the same spot (hero and heroine at odds) and ended the same way (happily ever after). Only it was anything but easy. Eleven years and fifteen completed romantic suspenses later, I finally published. I never would have gotten that far had it not been for two local chapters whose generous members shared their amazing wealth of knowledge.

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