22. Cherry
Cherry
Aring. A freaking RING! Bain is kneeling before me, offering me a ring and eternal commitment. How could I not get emotional?
Shifters might not get married the way humans do, but that was because cementing a bond is permanent. No piece of paper could compare. But he’s offering one to me anyway, as a visual symbol of our love. It might be the first gift I’ve received in ten years. Besides food, water, and protection.
I look up into his beautiful blue eyes and see the worry there. Crap. Does he think I don’t want him? His fingers start to close around the ring, and I dart forward, ripping it from his grasp before I throw my arms around his neck.
“Yes, of course I’ll bond with you,” I tell him. I feel him take a deep breath of relief. How could he not know how I feel?
Because you haven't told him.
I tilt my head to look up at Maddox and reach an arm out to him. He smiles, lowering himself to his knees and hugging us both as he gives me a brief kiss.
“Both of you,” I say, making sure Maddox knows I’m including him too. I don’t know where the others are, but I’m pleased it’s just the two of them for my first time. I never would have been able to choose who went first, so I’m glad they chose for me.
And somehow this feels perfect. Maddox’s strong commanding energy mixed with Bain’s intensity is just what I need to get me out of my head and past my nerves. I need them to take control.
Maddox pulls back a bit before gripping my chin between his thumb and forefinger, angling my head toward his. He doesn’t hesitate to kiss me. And it’s not just a peck. He dives in, his tongue surging forward, demanding entrance.
I moan, my hand moving to his shoulder to steady myself.
My body is moved around, and before I know it, I’m suddenly lying on my back in the middle of my bed, naked, with two alphas kneeling over my legs, staring down at me with so much heat, I feel like my skin might actually burst into flames from their gaze alone.
And when my eyes trail down their naked bodies, that feeling only intensifies. I can’t help the gasp that escapes at the sight of them. They are both very well-groomed down there, not a hair in sight, which only magnifies what I’m seeing. And what I’m seeing is a LOT.
They both look hard as a rock, ready to complete the bond any second.
Maddox’s cock is slightly longer as it juts out on a slight upward curve.
The need to know what they will feel like inside me has my core clenching with need.
I try to close my legs, to rub my thighs together, but they are both kneeling over my legs, keeping them from moving.
“She just turned red,” Maddox says, his eyes trailing down from my face to my chest.
“I’d love to know what she’s thinking,” Bain says, licking his lips as he takes in my naked body.
My eyes move to Bain’s package. The girth on him is positively intimidating. But I know that somehow, he will fit. He’s my fated mate, so I have no doubt I was made to take him.
Bain lifts a hand and opens it, letting a delicate gold chain dangle from his finger. My brow furrows in confusion.
“It’s for the ring, so you don’t have to remove it when shifting. I thought you might want to wear it around your neck.”
I nod my head and smile, unable to believe how much thought he put into this.
“You should also know, the ring has a tracker in it.”
My eyebrows raise in surprise as he helps me sit up and takes the ring from where I’m still clutching it.
“A tracker?”
He nods as his giant fingers attempt to thread the chain through the ring. “As long as you’re wearing this, we can find you anywhere in the world.”
Maddox takes the ring and the chain from Bain and threads it through as Bain looks at me. I understand what he’s not saying. This is in case Blaze finds me. Or Dr. J.
“Thank you,” I tell him as Maddox leans forward and clasps it around my neck. I look down and touch the ring nestled just above my chest, realizing what this ring means. It’s a symbol of our commitment and bond, but also a reminder that no matter what happens, they will always come for me.
That thought alone eases something in my chest. I’ve been fearing being taken again, knowing I couldn’t survive it.
But now, I know that’s not true. Last time, I had nothing to live for and knew nobody was coming to save me.
Now I know, no matter what happens, they will never stop looking for me.
It gives me a sense of confidence I’ve never felt before.
It makes me feel… safe.
“Keep this on you at all times,” Maddox says as he sits back on his heels and stares at it.
“I will. This means a lot to me,” I tell them honestly as I place my hand over it. “I love it. I—” I snap my mouth shut before I accidentally say the words I’ve been dying to tell them for weeks.
They are our mates. Of course they love us.
I nod to myself, knowing it’s true but still unable to speak the words aloud.
“Wolf caught your tongue, little mate?” Maddox asks as his hands find their way to my hips and start to slowly slide up my sides.
I nod my head, already forgetting what he asked me and unsure what I’m agreeing to, because the moment he touches me, my entire body goes on full alert, as if knowing what’s coming.
“Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?” he asks as he slowly lowers himself to my left side, his elbow propping himself up as his head rests in his hand.
His eyes move down my body, and I watch as his hand slowly glides up my stomach.
His fingers trail up between my breasts, then he starts to draw large circles right on my breast.
I suck in a sharp breath as Bain mirrors Maddox’s position on my right.
He copies his movements, both of them drawing circles on my skin, avoiding the place where I want them to touch most. Gage had held my breast when we made out and I liked it.
But I also craved something more. Something I hope these two are going to give me now.
“Cherry,” Maddox whispers, and I turn my head to him in question. “Kiss me.” I lean closer as he lowers his lips to mine. The second we connect, both of them run their thumbs over my nipples and I gasp.
Maddox uses that as a chance to deepen our kiss as I move my arm around him so I can hold his head to mine. They start to experiment with their movements, causing me to moan and twist beneath them, loving it but needing more.
My other hand finds the back of Bain’s head as Maddox pulls back and nudges his chin in Bain’s direction. I turn to him, and he doesn’t waste a second, sealing his lips to mine.
A long, aching moan leaves me as he devours me. They both kiss me possessively, taking control, and yet they feel completely different. Bain’s tongue is wider, and he uses it to massage mine in a desperate plea for more. It’s as if he’s making me submit to him, and I feel positively feral for it.
Maddox’s kiss is more controlled and calculated, leading me to feel like he knows exactly what he’s doing with every stroke of his tongue.
I don’t think this could possibly get any better until I feel Maddox’s tongue flick my nipple.
“Ah!” I cry out with pleasure, breaking my kiss with Bain. I watch in shock as Maddox grins then lowers his mouth over me, sucking and teasing my nipple as the need between my legs intensifies tenfold. I press my legs tightly together and watch as he grins around me.
Bain lowers his mouth to my other breast. “Shit!” I gasp. “It’s too much!”
Maddox lifts his mouth as his now free hand skates down my stomach.
“You can take it, little mate. You can take us.” He lowers his mouth again as his fingers find my wet folds.
Bain grabs my leg and pulls it toward him, hooking it over his own leg.
Maddox does the same on his side, spreading me wide open as his hand moves back to my core.
“Keep your legs open for us,” he whispers before returning to suck on my breasts. I groan, letting my heels dig into their legs as both their hands start to explore me.
Maddox finds my clit, and as soon as he starts to rub soft circles on it, I know my orgasm is going to come quickly. Bain only helps speed that up as he pushes a finger into my needy channel.
I gasp, my fingers tightening in their hair as they start to move in rhythm.
“I’m going to come,” I whisper, almost embarrassed by the speed of it. But the need overrides any possible hesitation as I let the feeling whip through me, sending sparks flying through my entire body as I convulse between them.
“That’s it, baby,” Maddox whispers. “Let it all out.”
“Fuck you’re gorgeous,” Bain says, almost in shock.
As I start to come down from my high, I turn my head to him and see he’s staring at me with wide eyes, almost…
in awe of what he just witnessed. “I want to see that look on your face again,” he whispers before licking his lips, his eyes turning molten. “When my knot is inside of you.”
My eyes grow round in surprise, but realize that’s exactly what they told me we were going to do, seal the bond. I glance down, trying to get another glimpse of his hard cock jutting into my hip, realizing that beast is going to get bigger.
“Maddox first,” Bain says, and when I glance at him, he’s grinning. “To get you ready for me.”
Maddox lets out a sigh, and I see him roll his eyes, but when he sees me watching him, his gaze softens. “You sure you’re ready?” he asks me. “For my knot?”
Just hearing that word has my core clenching around Bain’s fingers.
“Oh, she’s definitely ready,” Bain says in amusement. “She just gripped me so hard when you asked that.”
“Oh, really?” Maddox says, looking amused as he watches my face. “You like the idea of taking my knot?” My core clenches again, and I nod, knowing I can’t hide my desire for them. “You going to let me rut you like a good little mate? Let me fill you with my seed before I bite you?”
“Yes!” I gasp, my hand now pulling at him, desperate to have him in me.
“Stop torturing her,” Bain growls, while working a second finger into me, slowly thrusting and stretching me.