Alyssa’s Wolves(41)
“It can be overwhelming at first, but you’ll love it. I promise.”
Alyssa swallowed the lump in her throat. How could she tell the woman who’d become like a sister to her how frightened she was about even having sex with one man, forget all the other problems?
“I know I’ve been here with your family long enough to understand how this all works, and it should seem second nature to me, but it’s not that simple. I wasn’t raised this way. I never met anyone who found their true mate and claimed them. I only know arranged matings.”
“Well, consider yourself lucky then. You get to spend your life doted on by not only one man who thinks you hang the sun, but two. Trust me, when I first met Alejandro and Ryan, I was beyond confused, but it all worked out. Splendidly.” Lindsey winked at her.
“When I’m with them, either of them, I lose my head. I can’t think. All my blood rushes to my…” Heat crawled up Alyssa’s cheeks. She couldn’t finish her statement. “Hell, I can’t even believe the things I’ve done in the last two days with each of them.” Remembering lying beneath Michael while he spread her legs, and then climbing on top of Tyler to rub her sex against him, made her gasp anew.
She closed her eyes at the onslaught of images, and the new visions that crept into her thoughts to mingle with her actual experiences.
Lindsey just let her talk. Bless her. She rubbed Alyssa’s back and shoulders and remained quiet.
“Are they both going to … you know … at the same time?” She kept her head tipped low enough that she didn’t have to look her friend in the eye.
“Yes.”
Alyssa flinched. You knew that was the case, girl.
“I feel like a virgin bride.”
Lindsey laughed. “You are, Alyssa. You should feel like that. It’s perfectly normal. I’d be worried if you didn’t.”
“Well, regular human brides only have to worry about one man. And they get more time. And God, are there even still virgin brides among humans these days?” She glanced up.
“Yes, and Jessica was a virgin too, by the way.”
Alyssa’s eyes widened. “Really?” She’d not realized that.
“And even so, none of the three of us were prepared to take on two mates, virgin or otherwise. It’s a hard concept to wrap your mind around, but trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Far from it. You’re going to want it night and day as soon as you start.”
“I’m not sure I don’t feel that way already, and I haven’t even mated with them yet.”
“That’s normal. We all felt that craving. It won’t lesson. It will only get stronger.”
Alyssa squeezed her knees together and leaned forward once again. If she didn’t get her breathing under control, she wouldn’t even be alive to worry about all this.
She was torn. Part of her wanted to vomit. The other part wanted to strip her clothes off and let these two men have their way with her to ease the desire building inside her.
* * * *
Tyler followed Michael to the tree line where they both silently dropped their clothes and shifted.
“Ryan might be right. Maybe if we go for a run, things will seem clearer.” Michael didn’t glance at Tyler, but he did nod his head toward the woods and took off.
Tyler followed. He didn’t know the area, of course. He had a good sense of direction from just being a wolf shifter, but he’d rely on Michael to set the pace and show him the land.
“It is beautiful here. I haven’t run like this in ages. Well, never actually.”
“Now you see one of the benefits of living out in the open, away from the city.” Michael turned his gaze toward Tyler. “There’s hope for you yet.” Through their mental connection, Tyler could hear the smirk in Michael’s tone. The man was teasing.
“They have trees outside Denver too, ya know.” Tyler didn’t want to piss Michael off again, just make sure the man didn’t think he’d given up.
“I’ve heard. But do they have cows?” Michael chuckled into Tyler’s head outright this time.
Thank God the mood had lightened between them. The stress was wearing on Tyler. “I’m sure there’re cows, but I doubt any of them live in the city.”
A silence ensued. Neither of them communicated. Tyler simply enjoyed the freedom of the forest. They dashed through the trees for several miles, using up energy Tyler hadn’t even known he had. His heart rate elevated. It was invigorating. For the first time in a week, his muscles relaxed. They would work this out. They had to.
Suddenly, the ground disappeared beneath Tyler’s paws. With a gasp, he found himself falling, surrounded by debris—branches, leaves, dirt. His vision was a blur of earth and near darkness as he thumped hard into the pit.