When a Pack Dies (20 page)

He was still panting when a breast nudged his ribs. Pain made his wolf snarl a warning. Fina moved closer to him despite that. Sliding up and over him gingerly, she flicked her hair to the side and gently licked the four long tears at the very top of his pectoral muscle. She lapped up the last drops of blood that oozed out of his wounds as they were sealed by the healing properties of her saliva. When the pain faded, Nath took a deep breath and willed his body to relax. He stroked her hair, her face, her back—carefully avoiding the fresh bite on her shoulder.

When he was clean, when all traces of blood on his skin and around her mouth were gone, she lay her head on the right side of his chest and pressed her lips to him.

“That was...brutal.” Fina shuddered, obviously troubled by how violently she’d torn into him. Maybe even appalled. “I shouldn’t have let myself lose control like that.”

The pressure of his finger on her chin tipped her head up to his. “I was on top, remember? I held you down, made you keep biting. Maybe not one of my more intelligent choices but my wolf sure loved it to hell and back.” He eased an arm around her and kissed her forehead. “So did I. There’ll never be any doubt in my mind who I belong to, Fina Whitesage. Or who belongs to me.”

Chapter Eight

Cutler’s last call of the day was a brawl at the high school just beyond his pack’s land although still inside his county. The kids might be human but they backed down pretty fast when he waded in, growling and snarling warnings about what would happened to them if they didn’t stop. Now.

After he confiscated a few cell phones and watched how the fight started—he sure didn’t miss the old days when he had to interview everybody and try to figure out who was the biggest liar—he hauled four skinny, fifteen-year-olds down to the station. He wasn’t going to charge them, he was planning on having a chat with their parents. Cutler made it clear he expected to see fireworks when they came in to claim their kids. No fireworks and he
would
press charges. None of the parents let him down.

When he pulled his marked SUV in front of the house, he spotted Nath’s hybrid in the drive. He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. He’d known Nath would be coming back from a five-day trek today. He’d known Fina had planned on dropping Ryan off for a sleepover at Trudy’s. He’d been confident he could handle sharing his mate with his brother, choosing to let his love for Nath override his wolf’s instinctive need for control.

Problem was, he wasn’t quite as sure as he’d been that morning when he left for work.

Taking a deep breath, he switched off the ignition, grabbed his hat off the passenger seat and headed for the front door.

He shut it behind him more quietly than he normally would and scented the air. Sex. Oh yeah. A lot of it. He sniffed again and surprised himself when his cock twitched. Cutler hung up his hat, toed off his boots, secured his sidearm in the lockbox set into the closet wall and followed his nose.

The house was quiet and it felt empty. Glancing at his watch, he realized he was late for his evening chores. His nose led him to Fina’s bedroom and he inhaled slowly, sorting through the smells. The faintest smell was Fina and him—they way they’d smelled after making love that morning. Next came a whiff of Nath—they way Nath smelled after a trek—smoke and pine. That scent trail disappeared into the bathroom. On top of that he thought he smelled Nath again. Cutler wasn’t sure at first because what he smelled was his brother and Fina’s soap mixed together. His mouth thinned for a moment. Nath had showered, probably with Fina. He didn’t need to check the towels to confirm what his nose told him.

Cutler stood beside the bed. The scents there told the whole story. Fina and his brother. Her cream and his semen, their sweat. Her blood and his. The freshest smells were new although he didn’t have to be psychic to identify the subtle, cell-deep changes that their mating had left on their bodies. He ran his hand through his short hair and bared his teeth. He hadn’t expected it to be this hard. Had he made a mistake? Cutler sat down on the bed and dropped his forehead into his hands. Would he harm his brother? Would he break Fina’s heart by banishing, even killing her other mate?

Not today anyway. Straightening his back, Cutler stood and walked out of the room, tracking their scent. He’d find them, talk to them. The three of them were in this together and the three of them would work it out. Sensitivity wasn’t his strong suit but he was good at compassion. It would be enough.

As he walked past the cattle paddock, Cutler noted the fresh hay in the feeder, corn in the trough and a few cows munching contentedly. He headed for the barn. The chickens had been fed. Despite the bleating sheep, his wolf’s ears registered a woman’s laugh, soft and throaty. Fina’s. He walked faster.

It was dark, cool and quiet inside the barn. Listening very hard, he picked up the faint beating of two hearts, coming from the loft overhead. He climbed the wooden ladder until his head and shoulders rose above the floor.

His brother was naked, reclining on a stack of straw bales. One of the big winter coats they kept up here was beneath him and he was leaning back on his elbows. His legs spread wide. Clothing scattered around him. Fina was on her knees in front of him, his cock was in her mouth, her hand was on his balls. Her naked breasts rocked as she swallowed him.

“You’re beautiful,” Nath murmured. He touched her face, brushed her hair back and smiled. “Run your tongue around the head. That’s it, sweetheart. Damn that feels good,” he hissed and his head dropped back. “The top of your tongue then the bottom. Yeah. Tease me with the different textures.”

Cutler’s jaw dropped. It wasn’t so much what he was seeing but his reaction to it. He climbed up another two rungs and stopped. His cock was getting hard, fast. The last thing he expected was to be turned on watching his sexy little mate with another man. Well, not
any
man. Some instinct told Cutler that if it was any other man teaching her how to give head, he’d be ripping throats out first and taking names later. End of discussion.

But something about it being Nathaniel made it...acceptable. All right. Hotter than hell.

Nath cupped her breast, rubbed her nipple and Cutler’s balls cramped so hard he had to lean forward and grit his teeth. With a low hiss, he adjusted his cock. It was pinned down between his thigh and pant leg and he wrestled it free before it bent in half. When he looked up, Fina’s head had turned a little to the side. She was watching him. Her blue eyes were big and expressive. She looked so fucking hot with the head of his brother’s cock moving back and forth against the inside of her mouth, distending her cheek.

“Wrap your hand around the base. Hold it tight.” Nath’s voice was calm and encouraging.

He’d always been a natural teacher, Cutler remembered with a jolt of surprise. It was one of the reasons his eco-tourism business was so successful. Tromping through the woods for eight hours wasn’t all that fun when you came down to it. Nath had a knack for keeping his clients entertained and amused as he educated them. It explained why his repeat-customer rate was over eighty percent.

“Tighter, sweetheart. Yeah. Set my teeth on edge.”

Cutler gulped and stared. He wondered what his pack would think if they found out their sheriff was a voyeur. Hot damn. He could just see the posters come election time.

“Damn that’s good. Now I want you to take a breath, relax your throat and let me slip between your lips. Take it slow and easy, sweetheart. Just stay relaxed and stop when it feels uncomfortable.”

Cutler gulped again. Her bare ass tipping up with the movement, her pretty little feet crossed at the ankles, Fina’s brow furrowed in concentration as she slid her mouth down over Nath’s cock. When she turned red and balked, Nath stopped her by touching her forehead. He shifted the position of her hand, wrapped it higher up his cock so that it acted as a brake. She slid her mouth back up to the crown.

“Try again, slower this time,” Nath coached. “Stop when you run into your hand.” He winked at her and Fina grinned up at him. “It’ll get easier with practice. I’ll work with you every chance I get,” he added ribaldy then gasped when she chuckled with his cock in her mouth. “Try again,” he gasped and leaned back on his elbows.

Cutler squeezed his erection through his sturdy uniform pants as he watched her head drop down over Nath’s loins, over and over. Nath finally stopped her by putting his hands on either side of her face.

“Now lick my balls, sweetheart.” He held his cock against his belly, spread his knees further and slid forward on the bale until his nuts hung down between his thighs. “Yeah. Oh yeah. Pet them. Use your hands.” He hissed. “Easy. That’s better,” Nath sighed and he sounded relieved. “Suck one. Take it in your mouth, run your tongue around it, tongue me...” His voice drifted off and his head dropped back. When he lifted it back up, he looked straight into Cutler’s wide, staring eyes.

“Don’t just stand there playing with yourself,” he called out. “Get over here and give our woman some attention.”

A slow grin spread over Cutler’s face. He finished climbing the ladder and walked toward them, undoing his shirt.

Nath growled and touched Fina’s hair. “Wrap your fingers around my cock, sweetheart, and jerk me off while you’re licking my nuts.”

While he unbuckled his belt, Cutler watched her stroke his brother. When Nath’s abdominals clenched, he could practically feel how good her mouth felt. For awhile there he’d had his doubts but since he’d benefit from his brother’s fellatio lessons, who was he to complain? He stripped off his shirt, toed off his boots, dropped his pants and shorts onto the untidy pile around Nath and Fina and fell to his knees behind her.

He touched her back. For a moment Cutler looked at the fresh bite on Fina’s shoulder. It sat high on the left side. It was almost a twin for the fading scar on the other side. He bent forward and nuzzled the soft skin between her shoulder blades. There was a rightness about Nath biting her where he did. He hadn’t trespassed on Cutler’s territory, he’d shared it. They’d marked her equally although the bite on the upper left side of his brother’s chest was jagged, ugly and looked damn painful. Cutler was grateful he’d gotten off as easy as he did. He reached around Fina, cupped her breasts and stroked them lovingly.

“I missed you today,” he murmured.

“Me, hmm?” Fina murmured. There was a tease in her voice. She lifted her head from between Nath’s legs. “All of me? Not just them?” She touched one of Cutler’s hands as he squeezed her breasts.

“All of you,” Cutler chuckled. He kissed her back once more then ran his hands between her legs.

“Hey. Sweetheart.” Nath bounced the tip of his finger off her nose. “Less talking. More head,” he teased, grinning so hard his dimples stood out. He cupped her face in his hands and gently drew her back to him.

Fina shifted restlessly when Cutler stroked her pussy, nudged her clit, circled her anus with his fingertip. Distracted, she didn’t seem to notice that she was taking Nath’s cock deeper into her mouth every few strokes. It was like she’d forgotten she had a gag reflex as she cupped his balls then ran her fingernails over his belly. When she pinched Nath’s nipples, Cutler groaned.

“Damn, Fina. You’re the sexiest woman I’ve ever known,” he growled and sank two fingers into her pussy. “And you’re really wet.”

“Yeah. I know,” Nath piped up. He wriggled his eyebrows and grinned at Cutler. “You’re welcome.”

Cutler shot him a look then shrugged. He worked his fingers in and out of Fina’s clinging sheath. His other hand stayed on her clit, rubbing it gently and giving it a playful flick every now and then. It was Nath’s turn to stare and the centers of his eyes expanded as he sat up to watch his brother’s fingers slide into her. When she squirmed her ass back at him, Cutler slid his fingers out of her, kissed each of her butt cheeks then took hold of his cock and lined it up with her core.

“Fuck that’s hot,” Nath whispered and he stared as the head of Cutler’s tool disappeared inside their mate’s body.

Nodding in agreement, Cutler held onto Fina’s hips and pressed into her. He snarled. She was tight and hot but not as tight as this morning. He actually preferred it. He was a big man and he’d always worried he’d tear his much smaller mate. After fucking Nath all day, Fina was wet, snug and wriggling back into him. He loved her enthusiasm.

Nath moaned and leaned back again. “Wet your finger, sweetheart.” His voice was rough. “Use your mouth. Make it good and wet. Then put it in my ass.”

She lifted her head, tipped it to one side and Cutler could feel the hesitancy in her. But he knew she liked having her ass played with. Loved it when he teased her there. Obligingly, Fina doused her middle finger with saliva and pressed it to Nath’s anus. He lifted one leg and rested his bare foot on her uninjured shoulder.

“That’s it. Good, sweetheart.” He took a breath and his face relaxed. “Now tip your finger up. Point it right at the base of my cock. Keep going. Slow. Almost there.” Nath groaned and his back arched. Fina froze. “Don’t stop. Please,” he begged and lay back down on the bale.

“You hit his prostate,” Cutler whispered. He leaned forward and licked her ear. “One of a guy’s major hot spots. Stroke it nice and easy with the tip of your finger...kind of a come-hither motion,” he added helpfully, excited at the prospect of Fina doing the same thing to him later that evening. “That little spongy spot. Suck his dick at the same time.” He kissed her ear, straightened and resumed the slow, teasing shuttle of his cock in her pussy.

Nath groaned again and levered himself up on his elbows so he could watch Fina blow him while his brother fucked her hot little cunt. She rocked gently between the two of them, dictating the cadence of their joining, then began to pick up speed.

Running his hands up and down her body, not controlling her, Cutler let his mate pleasure herself at her own pace. He squeezed her breasts then thighs, rubbed her clit while his brother moaned. Grinning ferally, Cutler watched her pussy swallow up his hard-on, felt her wetness squeeze him just right, heard the sexy little mewling sounds she made with the head of Nath’s cock in her mouth. He’d never done anything this wild or this hot. Ever. It felt like he loved the two of them even more than he had that morning.