Chapter Seven
Ben walked behind his desk and picked up the phone. He listened for a moment and then hung up. His eyes stayed glued to the couple that would become his family. The three of them would live with each other, have children, and grow old together.
He inhaled and tried to cool the raging arousal racing through his veins. When he felt more in control, he walked to the sofa and sat down beside them.
He looked at Rowan and pulled her legs over his lap. “How is she?”
“Confused, which is natural. She doesn’t know what to think about both of us, making her feel this overpowering need.”
“We have no choice. We must tell her.”
Rowan nodded. “I agree. The sooner she knows, the sooner she can come to grips with it.”
“It’s starting to irritate me when you guys talk about me as if I’m not here,” she complained and sat up. She tried to pull her legs from Ben’s lap and then growled when he held hertight.
Both men grinned at her.
“We’re going to tell you some things that might make you think we’re crazy,” Rowan told her.
She started to look apprehensive.
“But you will never be in any danger with us. I want you to remember that,” Ben said.
Ben cleared his throat, astonished that he was feeling more nervous than he could ever remember. “Both Rowan and I are wolf shifters.”
It took her a moment to let it sink in. “You’re what?”
“We are wolf shifters. Half of us are human, and the other is wolf.”
“You’re werewolves?” she screeched.
Both men cringed.
“No,” Rowan barked. “Werewolves are in movies. They give us a bad name. Wolf shifters are real.”
“I…”
Ben could feel fear grow in her. “Remember, you have nothing to fear from us.”
“How do I know that?”
“Because you are our mate.”
She sat in shock for the longest time, making them think she hadn’t really heard them.
“Did you hear us?”
She nodded. “Yes, I just don’t know what to say. Why both of you?”
Ben shrugged. “Our pack has been known to have menage relationships. It’s in our genetics. It’s like families that have twins or triplets. If someone in your family has had them, you’re more likely to have them.”
“How do you know I’m your mate?”
Both men laughed.
“It’s your scent.”
Jenna gasped and then frowned at Rowan. “You’re saying I stink?”
“You smell like a dream to us,” Ben told her. “But only us. Other shifters will smell our scent and know you’re ours, especially after we mate. Humans won’t smell anything.”
“We mate?”
“Yes, we make love like humans, but the feelings are more powerful. We also stay aroused for each other and will, to some extent, for the rest of our lives.”
“You’re saying we’ll be together forever? How can you know that?”
“Because with wolf shifter mates, that’s all it can be. Especially after we take you together, you won’t want to be away from us for very long. You won’t be able to. It gets painful. For all of us. If you left now, Rowan and I would always have discomfort.”
Jenna looked back and forth. “What if you find another mate?”
Ben shook his head. “There is no other mate for us. We get one chance at it.”
Rowan gained her attention. “Before you say anything, I must tell you that we would also die an earlier death than normal if we lived without our mate. No pressure, though,” he said and grinned.
She snorted. “I don’t know what to believe.”
“Would it help if we showed you?” Ben asked.
“How?”
“We’ll bring our wolves out. If you see us shift, you won’t be able to deny it.”
“Will they hurt me?”
Ben shook his head. “No, never, Pet. You’re the other half of our soul.”
She nodded at Rowan. “Okay.”
Rowan lifted her off his lap and sat her in the chair. Both men stood and started pulling off their clothes.
Her eyes widened. “Wait, what are you doing?”
“Our wolves can’t wear clothes, so if we don’t take them off, they’ll rip,” Ben explained.