Chapter Six
Aleco grew weary as they neared their camp. He’d caught a ride with Patrick on the insistence of the rest of the pack who hadn’t exhausted themselves by fighting.
His ribs ached, he had a gash on his neck that Julie was fussing over, and the skin on his shoulder tingled from where he’d gotten too close to the flames and singed his fur.
“You holding up?” Pedro pressed a kiss to Aleco’s temple then rubbed his hand down his thigh.
“Yeah, I’m okay. What a shit storm of a night, though.”
“More so for Titan than you.” Pedro rubbed at a streak of dirt on Aleco’s jeans. “What the hell was he thinking? Taking Julie and then trying to take our town?”
“It’s obvious.”
“What do you mean?” Pedro frowned.
“I’m getting older. I have grown-up children. My fur is gray where it used to be black. He thinks my authority and strength is slipping…that I’m no longer fit to be Alpha male of the Redwood Shifters.” It pained Aleco to say those words, but in his heart, he knew that was why Titan had attempted to push their territorial boundaries, and why he’d thought he could have a go at challenging Aleco in a dog fight. Aleco was notching up the years. No one lived forever and no dog stayed leader of the pack forever. There were always younger and stronger dogs chomping at the bit to have their time in power.
“You hardly change as the years pass.” Julie stroked his cheek and onto his beard.
“That’s sweet of you,” he said. “But not completely true.”
“Well, you certainly get more handsome,” she said, snuggling a little closer.
Aleco didn’t feel vaguely handsome. He felt beaten up, dirty and stinking of Titan. He needed a shower.
Finally, they arrived at the camp. Patrick pulled to the right of the central wall.
Aleco batted Pedro away when he tried to help him out of the Jeep. He was fine.
Nothing was broken.
Flo rushed up with a worried crease darting across her brow. “What happened? Are you okay? Oh, Julie, thank goodness you’re back.”
The two women embraced.
“I hope you look better than he does,” Davey added, limping from the shadows.
“Yeah, don’t worry about that. Titan is a mess,” Pedro said, glancing about. “Any of the others back yet?”
“No.”
Pedro peered closer into the woods.
Aleco followed his line of sight. There was something, no, someone there. “Show yourself,” he said, wishing his doggy scent was at his disposal.
A branch parted and a man with red hair stepped out.
“Rocky Pack,” Davey said stooping as if about to shift. “What the hell are you doing here?”
“I come in peace.” The man held his hands up, palms facing Aleco.
“Why are you on our territory?” Aleco puffed his chest and straightened his aching shoulders. He then set a hand on Davey’s shoulder. With an injury, Davey needed to rest, not shift and chase about.
“I’m Carlos,” the man said, a little out of breath. “I needed to come and say…for the record…that fight was not what we, Titan’s pack, wanted.”
“He was kind to me,” Julie said. “This man.”
Aleco looked at her. “You sure?”
“Yes.” She nodded. “He was, very.”
“You got here fast,” Pedro said, apparently ignoring Julie.
“I am fast.” He nodded down at his naked body. He had long muscular legs and an athletic torso.
“Ah, okay.” “Go on.” Aleco folded his arms.
“And taking her, your woman.” Carlos nodded at Julie. “It was abhorrent to us, the elders of the pack. But once she was with us, when the younger ones who are scared of Titan had snatched her, there was not much we could do except hope for her speedy return to the Redwood Shifters and ensure she was unharmed.”
“Even having her for a second was too long.” Aleco couldn’t contain a rumbling growl in his throat.
“And, on behalf of the pack, I apologize for that.”
Aleco glanced at Pedro, then Julie. “Go on.”
“I wish to speak to you about Titan, as your neighbor and friend.”
“Friend,” Davey scoffed. “Yeah, right.”
“I can hope.” Carlos inclined his head. “ We can hope.”
“I don’t understand.” With a frown, Aleco swirled his hand in the air. “And I’m tired, I want to be alone with my mates. What are you trying to say?”
“That we’re sorry about our Alpha, Titan. He has become obtrusive, and he has delusions of grandeur. I want to warn you that he is likely to cause more trouble with your pack and others who border our territory.”
“If enough of the elders feel that way, perhaps it is time for the Rocky Shifters to reinstate a new Alpha.”
“That might be easier now than it was yesterday. His neck wound is severe.” Carlos touched his own neck. “Your doing.”
“And I won’t apologize for that.” Aleco frowned and remembered how Titan was happily sinking teeth into his neck moments before he’d gotten the upper hand.
“I…we wouldn’t expect you to apologize. It was what you had to do. A fight for survival.” Carlos turned to the forest. “I have to go. I have said my piece and I hope you remember that your problem is with Titan and the younger members of the pack who are too afraid to disobey him, not with the older members.”
“While Titan is your leader, my problem is with all of you.”
“I’ll be sure to report that back, and I hope that soon, it will not be the case that Titan is our Alpha.” Shifting into a large, wild dog, Carlos disappeared into the darkness, his russet fur melting into the shadows.
Aleco shook his head. It had been a crazy night. A fight to the near death with Titan and now one of his enemy’s right-hand men offering an olive branch.
But forgiveness wasn’t something he could hand out. Not when he had thought his and Pedro’s world had ended only a few hours ago.
“Let’s get you inside,” Pedro said. “Cleaned up and resting.”
Aleco nodded and looked at Davey. “Can you hold the fort out here? Make sure everyone returns okay?”
“Sure. You go rest.” Davey nodded. “You look like you need it, boss.”
Aleco made it to the cabin on his own, not wanting to look weak in front of anyone, but once he was inside with Julie and Pedro, he was more than happy to slump forward and clutch the back of the chair.
He closed his eyes and breathed deeply.
“Oh, Aleco. You’re so brave, I knew you’d come for me,” Julie said, wrapping her arm around his waist. “And now you’ve exhausted yourself.”
“We would have traveled continents to find you.” Pedro pressed in close so the three of them were connected. “And, by the way, you’re not going into town again without one of us. At least not while Titan is around.”
“Suits me.” She reached up and set a kiss on Pedro’s cheek. She then did the same to Aleco.
He enjoyed her nearness and scent. Thank goodness they’d found her. Life would have been unbearable otherwise.
“I need a shower,” Aleco said. “Do you mind?”
“I’ll help you,” Pedro said.
“And I’ll make food and organize a dressing for your neck.” Julie looked up at him and frowned. “Do you feel okay? Dizzy?”
“I’m fine.” He managed a weak smile. “Nothing a night with my two lovers won’t sort out.”
“We’re not going anywhere.” She squeezed his hand then moved into the kitchen and flicked on the stove.
“This way,” Pedro said, now wrapping his arm around Aleco’s waist. He led him to the bathroom, holding his body close. Once he’d set the shower running, he undid Aleco’s jeans and pushed them down his legs. The hair on his right thigh was gone, the fire had taken it away, and he had a long scratch over his calf.
“Painful?” Pedro asked, looking up.
“No.” Aleco shook his head and rested his hand on Pedro’s shoulder as his mate removed his jeans.
Pedro then shucked off his shorts and led Aleco into the shower.
The water was instant relief on his body and he sighed, enjoying it.
“Turn around,” Pedro urged him to face the wall. Aleco did as instructed, his palms flat on the tiles. He remembered earlier, when Pedro had been in the same position and he’d fucked him hard. A sinking feeling dropped into his belly. “I’m sorry,” he said. “For before, in the shower. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
“You didn’t.” Pedro ran his soapy hands over Aleco’s shoulders.
“I was rough. I was...inconsolable.”
“So was I. You took control and gave us both what we needed.” He rubbed suds down Aleco’s back.
“Are you sure?” Aleco turned. “I think of you as mine.” He let his gaze slide down Pedro’s taut body. “I’d never want to abuse that.”
“We are yours, and you never would, it’s not in you.” Pedro set his hands over Aleco’s chest and worked the soap into his body hair.
“Thank you,” Aleco said quietly.
“For what?”
“For always being here and knowing just what I need.”
“You give me what I need. Julie, too.”
Aleco closed his eyes and sighed. He was relaxing now the smells of the fight were being replaced with the scent of soap and Pedro.
Pedro headed lower, spreading the soap over Aleco’s belly and into his pubic hair.
Aleco was aware of a familiar tingle, his cock hardening. He didn’t bother to fight the sensation and knew Pedro noticed his erection rising.
“And here was me thinking you might be too worn out.” Pedro leaned closer and pressed his cheek to Aleco’s. “And I think I know a way to make you feel a whole lot better.”
“I bet you do.” Aleco smiled but kept his eyes closed.
Pedro reached for his cock, gripping it firmly, then sliding root to tip.
“Ah...” Aleco tensed his abdominal muscles. “Your hand on me, every time.”
Pedro kissed him, stroking his tongue into Aleco’s mouth. But only for a second because then he headed lower, spreading kisses over Aleco’s neck and chest.
Aleco rested his hands on Pedro’s shoulders as he sank down. His cock was straining forward and when Pedro swirled his tongue around the tip, he released a low groan.
Pedro knew just how Aleco liked to receive head, and he set up a steady pace with his hands and his mouth. Taking him deep, then retreating. He used his free hand to work Aleco’s balls, toying with them and rubbing the small patch of skin between his sac and his anus.
Aleco slotted his hands into Pedro’s hair and gave himself over to sensation. Pedro wasn’t going fast enough to make him come, so he enjoyed the caress of his tongue and the heat of his throat when he sank deep.
“I thought you guys were taking a long time.”
He opened his eyes at the sound of Julie’s voice.
She stood at the entrance to the shower, also naked.
“Join us,” Aleco said, appreciating the fact that she’d discarded her dress so quickly.
“With pleasure. I, too, need to get the smell of the Rocky Shifters off me.”
Pedro appeared lost to his task and didn’t pause as Julie joined them.
The water quickly soaked her dark hair and collected in her eyelashes. It ran between her breasts, over her curves and made her skin look like satin.
Aleco tipped her chin with the crook of his finger and kissed her, enjoying having Pedro working his tongue around his shaft at the same time.
“You’re my hero,” she whispered. “You both are.”
“And you’re our woman.” He paused and moaned, fluttering his eyelids closed for a second as Pedro slipped his finger into his ass. “Fuck, Pedro, man…that’s…”
“You having fun?” Julie asked against his lips. “Pedro hitting the spot?”
“Yeah, best damn shower ever.” He smiled at her and enjoyed the way her eyes flashed with desire. “Wanna help him out down there?”
“Of course.” Sliding her body against his, she knelt beside Pedro and ran her fingers through Aleco’s pubic hair.
Pedro released Aleco’s cock from his mouth and caught the shaft in his hand. “Hey, beautiful.” He kissed Julie. A deep, thorough kiss, their tongues slicking together.
Aleco knew that Pedro would be sharing the taste of cock with Julie. He was part of that kiss even if only watching it.
Julie pulled back and smiled. She then opened wide and sank deep onto Aleco’s cock.
Aleco stared at the way his thick shaft disappeared into her small mouth—so damn hot. Pedro added another soapy finger to Aleco’s ass, stretching him and pressing on his prostate.
“Oh, fuck.” Aleco locked his knees. His mates knew exactly which buttons to push and with Pedro inside him and Julie deep-throating his cock, he’d come real soon.
“No.” He grabbed a handful of Julie’s hair and stepped back.
Pedro slipped from his butt and looked up with a frown. “We were having fun.”
“Yeah, and I was having too much.”
Julie smiled and licked her lips. “So, what do you suggest?”
“In the bedroom, now.” Aleco splashed water on his face and turned to the spray to let it wash any residual soap away. His cock was throbbing as it tapped up against his abdomen. He’d been so damn near to coming it hurt to stop, but he wanted them all to find pleasure together. It was the way it should be after the day they’d had.
Quickly, they dried and headed into the large bedroom they shared. It had little other than a huge bed with flowery bedding, Julie’s choice.
Pedro held his cock and worked it. “Who am I going to fuck?” he directed at Aleco. “Or am I going to be fucked?” It was clear he didn’t mind either option.
Aleco nodded at the bed. “Lie down, on your back.”
Pedro did as instructed, his long body almost reaching the base. His dick stuck straight up.
Aleco wound his arm around Julie’s waist. With the other he cupped her breasts, each one in turn, tweaking the nipples. He was always enthralled by how soft she was, her flesh like silk and her body so reactive. “Ride him,” he whispered in her ear. “Sit on his cock and ride him.”
She shivered, not with cold, Aleco was sure, but with desire.
“I’m going to make us all forget the horrors of the day,” he said.
“Suits me.” She ran her hand down Aleco’s chest then moved to the bed.
She straddled Pedro, her legs either side of his hips and her pussy lips kissing his cock.
Pedro grinned up at her, love in his eyes, and gripped her waist.
Aleco rubbed his dick and watched as Julie sank lower, her body taking Pedro’s cock deep.
They both groaned, a long, delicious sound that made it clear how much they enjoyed connecting.
Aleco licked his lips. He had a plan and it was going to blow all their minds.
He headed into the kitchen and retrieved the butter he and Pedro had gotten greased up with earlier in the day. No reason why kidnap and a near-fatal dog fight should get in the way of the sex he’d been looking forward to.
He paused on the way back to the bedroom to check his neck wound in the mirror. It wasn’t bleeding anymore and seemed to be forming a scab. He studied his face—his gray beard and dark eyes. Sure there were lines around them, smile lines, worry lines—marks that were there because he’d loved, worried, taken responsibility, been Alpha male for more years than he could remember. But it was still him, beneath the wrinkles was the young man he’d been. Only now Aleco was a wiser, more considered man. He understood consequences, and had respect for his pack and their feelings. Something that, as a young Alpha, hadn’t been so important to him.
And he’d been rewarded with his pack’s loyalty, a gift that he could never put a price on and would never stop being grateful for. The same way he’d never stop being grateful for having not one but two lovers in his life.
“Ah, Julie, fuck, yeah, like that.”
Pedro’s voice drew Aleco back into the bedroom. Things were heating up. Julie was grinding her hips against Pedro, who had arched his back and bent his knees, thrusting up to meet her.
Aleco smiled at the beautiful sight of his mates. But he didn’t hang around. If they were all to come together, he needed to act.
He climbed onto the bed with the tips of two fingers coated in butter.
“Lean forward,” he said to Julie, pressing between her shoulders with his unbuttery hand. “Let Pedro feel your breasts against his chest.”
Julie did as asked, tipping her ass up in the process.
Aleco ran his hand down to the cleft of her buttocks, over her asshole then stroked the base of Pedro’s cock that was buried deep inside her.
Pedro groaned and stilled.
Aleco explored lower and cupped Pedro’s balls. “Is she feeling good? Are you enjoying being so deep inside our wife?”
“Yeah,” Pedro gasped. “More, though, I want more.”
“You’re both going to get more.” He continued to gently massage Pedro’s balls as he buttered up Julie’s asshole.
She gasped and jerked forward a little, then back, as if inviting him in.
Aleco did just that, slipping into her tight pucker with two fingers, and going in until his knuckles hit her ass cheeks.
Julie groaned and her spine tensed.
Aleco smiled. His mates were so trusting and right now, he had them both right where he wanted them. He stroked inside Julie, pressing against the thin wall of skin that separated her ass from her pussy. Through it he could easily feel Pedro’s shaft, thick and solid, stretching her wide.
Pedro moaned and jerked his legs. “Ah, fuck, you’ll make me come, Aleco.”
“That’s the idea.”
“Please, fuck me, get inside me,” Julie moaned, dragging the sheet into her fists. “Both of you. I want you both to fuck me.”
“You sure?” Aleco said, slipping almost out of her ass then back in, and being rewarded by sounds of pleasure from them both.
“Yes.”
“Oh, God, yes.”
He pulled out. His cock was fit to burst. He wanted nothing more than to fuck both his mates, to bury deep, so they all felt like they were one person.
He settled between Pedro’s legs, his cock aimed at Julie’s buttery ass. Then, in one smooth drive, he sank in all the way.
He held his breath. Julie was tight. So tight. Already stuffed full of Pedro’s cock, she hugged him like a fist.
For a moment they were all still. Pedro moaned again. Julie inhaled then blew it out, as though she needed to adjust to the extreme filling.
“You okay?” Aleco asked her.
“Yes.” She was panting. “Yes. I’m here, home, with you. It’s where I want to be. Of course, I’m okay.”
“We’ll never let you be taken again.”
“I know.”
Aleco held her hips, gently, and began to ease in and out of her ass. Her ring hugged him and the heat and solidity of Pedro’s cock rubbing against his when he pushed deep made him want to come instantly.
But he didn’t. He wanted his mates to come, too.
They weren’t far off. The tension between them was electric. Their bodies as one.
“I wanna come,” Pedro said in a gasping voice. “Aleco, please, I need to.”
“Come,” Aleco said. “Julie, you, too.”
“I am,” she wailed, “oh, fuck, I am.” She tensed then shook, her pussy squeezing the cocks deep inside her.
“Ah, yeah.” Pedro yelled, gripping Aleco’s forearms, “More.”
Aleco gave it, pounding in hard, just once, then erupting inside his woman as she cried out her pleasure.
Bliss washed through him, his cock throbbed against Pedro’s shaft. It was as if they were all caught up in the same orgasm. A whirlwind of pleasure that was spiraling through each of their bodies.
He gasped, groaned, allowed another stream of ecstasy to spill from him, then aware that his mates climaxes were ebbing, he slowed and stopped.
He stayed buried in Julie, but reached beneath his cock to find Pedro’s balls. He gently cupped and massaged.
“You’re going to finish me off,” Pedro said, slipping his hands around Julie and holding her close. “Touching my sac like that when I’ve just come.”
“I don’t want to finish you off,” Aleco said, his heart filling with love. “I just want to make you both feel good, forever, for the rest of our lives. You’re my everything. My true loves.”