The Bucklin Wolves Next Generation: Revelations (7 page)

“Bucklin was a beautiful place,” Eva said, taking a sip of her tea and looking out the window with a faraway look in her eyes. “It was like I had been transported to post-war America. Everyone was so full of hope, so perfect.” She leaned back and shook her head with a heavy sigh. “Of course there was a dark underbelly to that place, one the tourists never saw. But overall it was a great place. I can’t believe it’s in such bad shape.”

“It’s the perfect acquisition for Sokolov Enterprises,” Maribel said. “It’s out of the way, but beautiful. It makes a perfect tourist destination and with the population so low there will be plenty of space available to build other businesses and allow more people to move in.”

“Where are you going to find that many wolves to move into Bucklin?” Eva asked.

“Well, that’s just it,” Maribel said, pausing for a second. If Rowan really was the attacker, then Eva could very well be in on it. She might fly off the handle when Maribel admitted what they were doing in Bucklin. She would have to take her chances. “The town is being opened to humans.”

“Really?” Eva seemed genuinely surprised. “Why would Seth agree to something like that?”

“I’m not entirely sure. I think the era of the Bucklin wolves is over. It’s time for Bucklin to just be another place on the map. Another city for a weary man to hang his hat in.”

“And Seth is in charge of all of this?” Eva asked.

“He’s the alpha,” Maribel said. “The final call was his and he signed all the papers.”

“Then why are you all the way out here?” Eva asked.

“Well,” Maribel said, rubbing the back of her neck and trying not to make eye contact. “Funny story there.”

Eva leaned forward and put her hand on Maribel’s. “You can tell me, girl. Just let it out.”

“A wolf attacked the security team two nights ago. The mercenary leader, Jacko, is convinced it was Rowan. He sent Seth to find out. They sent me to analyze the risk and see what I think.”

Eva leaned back in her chair and whistled while shaking her head. Maribel knew Eva would defend her mate, but thus far she didn’t see anything that would indicate Rowan would even have an interest in Bucklin. He seemed to be pretty busy out here building his own home.

“And why would they think Rowan would do something like that?”

“Jacko is convinced. He thinks Rowan is feeling territorial over Bucklin and he wants to stop anyone from changing it.”

“What do you think?” Eva asked.

“Honestly? I don’t think it was Rowan. You guys seem pretty content here, and you have your own project going. Plus it’s such a long way from here to Bucklin. I don’t see why Rowan would make a trip like that just to kill one security team member. I think Jacko is barking up the wrong tree.”

“Of course he is,” Eva said with a confident smile. “My man has no attachment to that place anymore. It’s just us.” She reached down and rubbed her stomach. “Us and one more, actually.”

“Are you serious?” Maribel asked. “Congratulations.”

“Yes,” Eva said, nodding her head. “This will be our first. It’s odd for someone to be with a wolf so long without bringing some pups into the world, but we’ve decided to take it slow.”

“I understand that.”

“What about you?” Eva asked.

“What about me what?”

“Have you thought about when you and Seth will have your own little brood?”

Maribel felt a wave of panic rushing over her as she realized what Eva was asking. How could she get such an idea? “What? Not yet. I mean no. I mean we’re not… we’re not together.”

“Really?” Eva asked. “Seth called you his mate out there.”

He did do that,
Maribel realized. She had been so shocked by the sight of two naked men wrestling on the ground that she had almost completely tuned out what was going on. Now here it was, thrown back into her face. “He wishes I was.”
That sounded cocky.
“I mean, there was something there. We made out and all, but I have a career to focus on and I told him that.”

Eva was smiling from ear to ear as she watched Maribel’s face. She pointed her finger at Maribel and began to scratch the air with it as she crinkled her nose and spoke in a high-pitched voice. “You lie, little girl.”

“I what?” Maribel asked. “I told you the truth. I told Seth there could be nothing between us.”

“Your words may say that, but your face says something else. You’re one hundred percent smitten with Seth, you just don’t want to admit it.”

“No,” Maribel protested, shaking her head furiously. But who the hell was she kidding? Eva had had her pegged the moment she saw her. “Well, maybe. It’s just, well, it just doesn’t seem feasible right now.”

“That’s what I thought,” Eva said. “I had another life—a rich life. My father was a powerful man and he wanted me back. But you know what? I could never give Rowan up.”

“That’s sweet.”

“You’ll never be able to give Seth up, either. Trust me.”

“I have to,” Maribel said, trying to convince herself just as much as Eva.

“Yeah, I said that too,” Eva said, laughing and shaking her head. “Once those wolves bully their way into your heart, well, I’m sorry to say—they don’t go away.”

The door swung open, thankfully saving Maribel from the most uncomfortable conversation of her life. In strode Rowan and Seth, both still as naked as the day they were born. Thankfully they hadn’t killed one another out there while they were talking, but neither of them looked very happy.

Whatever,
Maribel thought.
At least I don’t have to hear about how hopeless my situation is anymore. God, Seth’s body looks good. He’s more cut than Rowan is and his cock looks thicker. What I wouldn’t give to….

She shook her head and took a sip of tea, trying to banish the impure thoughts from her head as Seth looked down at her and grinned. He always seemed like he was in on something that she wasn’t when he smiled at her like that. Maybe he was—her body was betraying her to him again. She could barely move her legs without feeling the wetness between them.

“Get a little sleep,” Rowan said. “Tomorrow we leave for Bucklin. We’ll travel all night and all day if we have to. We won’t stop until we’re there.”

“Why are we going to Bucklin?” Eva asked.

“I need to clear my name,” Rowan said. “And teach this Jacko a little lesson in respect.”

“Don’t go and get yourself killed,” Eva scolded. “You’re going to be a father.”

“I’m not going to do any of that,” Rowan said. “But I want to give this guy a piece of my mind. William needs a piece of it, too. I won’t be pegged as a troublemaker who needs to be eliminated. Nobody is going to smack me around except my mate!”

Seth looked down and smiled at Maribel. He was going to clear his brother’s name after all, and hopefully he would be able to wipe that creepy smile off Jacko’s face.

Chapter 8

Seth found himself settling down in a tiny bed next to Maribel. He could barely fit in the bed by himself, but now he had another person to contend with for space—luckily it was the most beautiful woman on the planet.

Eva had apologized profusely several times, telling them that she had no other beds and this was all they had in their guest bedroom. Judging by the thick layer of dust on everything and the cobwebs in the corners, they didn’t entertain too many guests—or even think about the room, for that matter.

To his surprise Maribel had told them the room was perfectly fine and would suit their purposes. He was shocked, but was totally onboard with the idea of cuddling up next to his sexy little mathematician.

As they lay there, with her backside pressed firmly against him, he considered asking her what the statistical probability of their having sex was when they were stuck in such a precarious position. Maybe she would answer—or maybe she would be offended. He had no idea, but he wanted to find out. At the same time he didn’t want to offend poor Maribel. She hadn’t asked for this situation, but here she was.

It was taking everything in his head not to get an erection that would immediately jut into her rear. Her beautiful, round, squishy, perfect rear. His manhood would fit perfectly right between those sweet cheeks. Would she even let him enter her most sacred of places? He wanted to find out. No. He couldn’t have these thoughts. Baseball. Spiders. Unattractive friends. He had to think of something that wasn’t sexy.

“Seth?” she asked. Too late. He could feel his sensitive head pushing against his underwear and her rear, which was only covered by her thin panties.

Seth tried to pretend he was asleep, closing his eyes and refusing to answer. She looked back at him and he gave a short snore.

“Seth?” she asked again, tugging on the arm that he’d tucked around her lightly. “Are you awake?”

He responded by sucking in a deep breath and spitting it back out before grumbling and trying to roll onto his back. Of course if he rolled too far onto his back, he would just roll right off the bed, but he succeeded in putting a little bit of separation between him and Maribel.

There,
he thought.
It looks like I’m asleep. Now she won’t feel my cock poking her and she won’t freak out.

He knew she wanted her—he could smell it every time she put her eyes on him. Her overactive brain was the only thing standing between them. He wanted to take her so bad and claim her, but he also had to respect her wishes.

What happened next caught Seth completely off guard. Was he now being claimed? It started with her hand reaching through the band of his underwear. Her hand gripped his cock tightly and began to squeeze on the base at first before running its way up the length of his shaft. She used her other hand to free his cock completely from his pants.

He didn’t know what she was doing, but he wasn’t arguing with her. This felt absolutely amazing and he wanted more from her. Was she only doing this because she thought he was asleep? He kept his eyes closed and continued to feign sleep, but it was hard to do so when he felt the moist caress of her lips encircling his staff and running down the length of it. He groaned and arched his back as her mouth worked up and down his penis with her tongue slipping out to run down it too. Her hand reached around to grip the base as she began to furiously work her mouth up and down his manhood.

He couldn’t help but groan and thrash, betraying himself to her. She didn’t say a word—didn’t indicate she knew he was awake or anything of that nature. Instead he felt all of her weight come down on him as she straddled his body. He gasped as he felt himself enter her body. It wasn’t a slow entrance like he liked, where he teased her opening with his head—she took all of him into her at once and began to grind back and forth, up and down on him.

Finally his eyes snapped open as he looked up at the curvy beauty who had vexed him so much. Her breasts were out, bouncing as her movements on top of him became quicker. He reached his hands up and squeezed her rear as hard as he could, forcing her to look down at him. When their eyes met she smiled and licked her lips.

“Maribel,” he gasped.

“Seth,” she moaned.

He wanted to take control and pound her with all his strength, but she was doing such a good job riding him with reckless abandon. Her movements continued to get quicker as she moaned and threw her head back while grabbing at one of her heavy breasts. Seth reached up and grabbed the other, feeling its full weight in his hand. He caressed it gently before reaching up to pinch the hard nub of the nipple while his cock continued to slide through her welcoming channel.

Her pace began to quicken as Seth felt his rear clench and his hips rise. He could barely hold himself back. Maribel leaned forward, her breasts falling into his face as she gripped the headboard and began to suck in deep breaths. One of her nipples was right in front of his mouth, just dangling there like an open invitation. He took it into his mouth, sucking gently at first before gathering it between his front teeth and biting down lightly.

That was all it took. Maribel’s entire body seized up and she let out a squeal that was surely heard by their hosts. At the same time Seth felt all of his energy escape himself as his hips collapsed back into the bed and his cock exploded into Maribel with the product of his love.

He took a deep breath and threw his head back as he felt himself empty into her still-seized body. When he was finally done, she collapsed onto the bed next to him and took in a deep breath before laughing.

“I didn’t expect that,” he said.

“Neither did I,” she whispered.

“So you’ve changed your mind about us?” he asked. He didn’t know why he wanted to get down to business this quickly, but he couldn’t help it.

“I’m not sure,” she said, immediately stepping on his hopes. “I thought for sure I didn’t want anything from you, but after talking to Eva I may have opened up to the idea. But I have a career and a life back home. So I don’t know what’s going to happen, Seth. Can’t we just enjoy this moment?”

The words came spilling out of her mouth so quickly he wasn’t sure what he thought. All he could do was smile and nod at her wishes. Little did she know that his scent was all over her body. There was no way she could deny him now—he had claimed her. She was his and all other males would know it. Human males wouldn’t be able to smell it, per se, but they would definitely know something was wrong. Every man she ever tried to date or sleep with from this point forward would feel something was wrong and would never quite be able to establish a connection with her.

I don’t have to worry about that, though,
he thought.
Because she’s not going anywhere. She’s mine.

“Seth?” she asked. “Did you hear me?”

“I did,” he said, smiling at her. “Enjoy the moment. We’ll talk about it later.”

“Good,” she said, grinning from ear to ear at him. “I’ve never had it like that before.”

He couldn’t help but laugh. “You did all the work. I was just lying here.”

“I know, but my god. I’ve never had a cock like that inside of me before. It was so big and so hard. I think wolves get harder than normal men. They have to.”