Every color of the rainbow exploded before her eyes as she continued to soar in the heavens.
"Kenzie!" Jenson, Jordan, and Jayson all roared her name at the same time as they started to cum, their hot seed jetting in her ass, pussy, and mouth. She gulped and swallowed down Jayson's juices, feeling every twitch and pulse of their cocks as they filled her with their jism.
Just as Kenzie's soul coalesced back together, her mates struck, biting into the crook of her shoulders and the inside of her wrist. White noise filled her ears and she convulsed with rapture as she fell into the nirvanic bliss. Great sheets of blue-white lighting flashed in front of her eyes to be quickly replaced by velvety darkness.
The last sound she heard before she passed out was the loud click as the mating bond snapped into place.
She slumped down onto Jordan with contented satiation and let the darkness claim her.
Chapter Fourteen
Jordan couldn't stop smiling. He couldn't remember the last time he'd smiled so much that his face was aching. He was happy, content, and in love. He'd begrudged going into work today. Now that he had a mate, he wanted to spend all of his time with her. It didn't matter that she was working beside him and his brothers. He wanted to kiss and touch his woman whenever he felt like it, but that wasn't conducive to getting the food prepped and cooked.
For once in his life, he wanted to say to hell with it. He wanted to sweep Kenzie up into his arms and carry her away. Away from the kitchen, other people, even his own brothers. He just wanted to spend some alone time with his woman. Maybe when there was a lull, he could take her somewhere for dinner. If it hadn't been so damn cold, he would have gathered some food together and taken her on a picnic, but she wasn't as robust as they were since they had so many shifter genes.
"Why can I hear everyone talking out in the dining area?" Kenzie asked as she glanced up from her chopping board. "Why does everything seem so loud?"
Jordan moved away from the stove and grill, not feeling the least bit guilty about leaving everything up to Jay. He moved around the center island where most of the food preparation was done and came up behind Kenzie. Usually he would have thought twice about touching anything, so he didn't have to wash his hands a hundred times a day, but right now he needed to feel his mate's small, warm body against his. So, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into him. A sigh of relieved contentedness escaped from between his parted lips, ruffling the strands of hair on the top of her head. He loved seeing Kenzie's hair down, but she'd put it up into a bun to work in the kitchen.
"I think our genes are weaving their way into yours, baby."
She glanced up over her shoulder at him with a smile. She was so fucking beautiful, she filled his heart and soul with love, with light and warmth. His cock which had been between half hard and at full attention all day long, surged back to life. Jordan bit the inside of his mouth to hold back the groan building in his chest. He didn't even think she realized she was shifting from foot to foot and rubbing his hard, aching dick with her sexy, little ass.
"Hmm," she murmured as she placed the knife she'd been using onto the chopping board before turning in his arms and wrapping her own around his waist. She leaned her chin on his chest and met his gaze. "You could be right. Refresh my memory for me."
"What about, baby?" Jordan asked.
"What the changes to my body will be."
"You'll be faster and stronger, have more stamina and your senses will become enhanced. You won't get human illness and you'll heal quicker."
Jordan drew in a deep, ragged breath when the aroma of her arousal grew stronger. His cock pulsed against his zipper. If they'd been at home he would have stripped her down, lifted her onto the counter and shoved his face between her legs. He groaned as the sexy, carnal picture flashed into his mind. His panther charged forward in agreement, so close to the surface. His fingertips tingled as if his claws were about to emerge, but he pushed his inner cat back.
"For fuck's sake, Jordan, go home," Jay commanded.
He turned to scowl at his brother as anger coursed through his blood, but when he saw a twinkle of amusement in Jay's eyes, he relaxed again.
"If I go, I'm taking Kenzie with me."
"Do it." Jenson pointed at him and smirked. "The rush has tapered off. I don't think we'll be getting many orders from now on. It isn't long until the cutoff time will be here."
Jay nodded. "Kenzie's tired because she's worked so hard. Take her home to soak in the bath."
"I'm okay." Kenzie frowned at Jay and Jenson. "I don't need special treatment. Besides, if we leave, how are you two going to get home?"
Jordan grinned with satisfaction. He loved that she already thought about their place as her home, because it was and would be for years to come.
"We're panther shifters, honey," Jay said.
Kenzie's frown deepened. "What does that have to do with anything?"
"We'll shift into our cats and run home," Jenson explained.
"Oh." The frown left her face and she smiled sheepishly. "But how are you going to carry your clothes, your shoes?"
"We'll leave them here, sweetie," Jenson said.
"We have more than enough clothes and shoes at home to choose from." Jay winked. "We can retrieve our stuff tomorrow."
"Are you sure you don't want us to stay?"
Jay and Jenson nodded.
"Okay. Thanks. I am feeling a bit tired."
Jordan didn't give Kenzie time to change her mind. He scooped her up into his arms and hurried out.
"We have to stop in the office." Kenzie cupped Jordan's cheek. Her small, soft hand and warm skin shot straight into his hard and throbbing dick. He wanted her touching him everywhere. He wanted to kiss and lick every inch of her body.
"Okay," Jordan rasped and carried her into the office before slowly lowering her to her feet, keeping his hands on her hips until she was steady. He couldn't help himself from watching the sway of her hips or ogling her sexy butt as she walked to the cupboard. She retrieved her bag, closed the cupboard door and turned back to him, a smile curving her lips.
"I'm ready."
Jordan offered his hand and grinned when she hurried over to him. Lacing her fingers with his, he guided her out the back.
Moments later they were on their way home.
"How long have you all been working at the hotel?"
Jordan glanced at her and was pleased to find her turned toward him, her full attention on him as she waited for an answer. "Just over four years. We've lived in Ambrose for five and a half years now. You should have seen this place. It was a ghost town. The buildings were rundown with peeling paint and the insides looked as if they'd been torn apart."
"No one lived here? At all?"
He shook his head.
"Why did you decide to move here then?"
"Being shifters, none of us really like being around other people. We prefer to be left alone most of the time and we like to commune with nature, because of our animal sides."
"That's understandable," Kenzie said.
"We all retired from the Marines and spent some time looking for somewhere to live. Tatum was the one to find the abandoned town. We had plenty of money since none of us spent much in our leave time, and petitioned the government to buy the place. The politicians said yes, but there was a stipulation."
"Which was?"
"They wanted us to patrol this part of the Canadian/American border for free."
"So, you don't get paid to keep our borders safe?"
Jordan shook his head as he gazed at her from the corner of his eye.
Kenzie huffed indignantly and crossed her arms beneath her breasts. "How is that fair? You paid for the town and they expect you to work for nothing? Greedy assholes."
Jordan chuckled.
"What's so funny?"
"We got the town for a song, baby. Less than half of what it was worth since no one else wanted it. And we'd all just won the lottery. We don't have any need to work for a living."
"Yet, you all do."
"We'd have gone insane a long time ago if we sat around twiddling our thumbs. We all spent ten years fighting for our country. None of us really like being idle."
She nodded. "I don't either."
"Just bear in mind that you don't have to work if you don't want to. We already know you've worked two and three jobs to keep your head above water. If you want to take a day or two off, then do it. Don't feel obligated just because we're working."