Clarissa It seemed like an eternity that I hid in the cabin, hoping that Beta was long gone. The second Beta, the one who scented as my mate. Scented, not that I accepted him. Nope, that was my beast, not me.And Beta Two was a different Beta to the one I’d met earlier, Beta One. He was also my mate, according to the beast inside me.“What the ever-loving fucked-up shit is this?” I bellowed and then hit the floor, hoping Beta Two wouldn’t kick the door down, thinking he was rescuing me.Names, my leopard insisted.Not now. Sure, they’d told me their names, but to use them, to personalize the two alphas, made this situation much more real. And I didn’t want that.My beast harrumphed, saying I was using my heart and not instinct.It was ironic that he’d been the one who couldn’t settle these past years, had me packing up more times than I could count, and sleeping in my car when it was too wet to camp and I couldn’t find anywhere to stay. I’d been forced to leave friends and communitie
Oh no, give me a break. I’d been planning a pleasant and restful afternoon and my snow leopard had to spoil it. Ignoring him and hoping the sight of the river with mountains in the distance would soothe him, I set off. There were other tourists, both humans and shifters, in the cabins; some waved and said hello, while others were filming themselves doing silly antics, presumably to upload to social media. That reminded me I had to work either later this afternoon or tonight. Gotta pay the bills.I passed one cabin in particular where the scent of both those damned Betas was overpowering, and my beast expected me to march in. He pressured me to get closer and after glancing around and seeing no one, I climbed the stairs onto the porch and peered through the window.There was a faint whiff of fresh paint, and the pristine interior suggested the cabin was brand new. But it was empty.Nobody’s here, I told him. But what my beast didn’t say and what he’d picked up was they had been there.
DanteThings hadn’t made sense in what felt like forever. Not since I first realized I loved Alicia and that we were both alphas—a love that could go nowhere. But right here, with Clarissa in our arms, their two scents surrounding me, suddenly everything did.“Whoa,” the omega in our embrace whispered against my chest. “I thought—I’m not sure what I thought. I couldn’t piece it together, but now, with the three of us here—it’s true, my snow leopard was right—you’re both my mates.”I held them both a little closer. “Yeah. It feels different now that we’re all in one place.”“Like we are exactly where we are supposed to be.” Alicia leaned his head against mine. “I want to sit by the river. I feel like there’s a lot to say.”There was more than a lot to be said. We had to figure out so many things.But also, we needed to learn about each other. Sure, Alicia and I had known each other forever. But we didn’t know each other together and that would be new and different. And Clarissa just m
“No. Not as a rule. Maybe it happens sometimes.”It wasn’t a bear thing and it wasn’t a snow leopard thing. But still it was an us thing. There was no denying that the three of us were mates—fated mates, put on this earth for each other.“I don’t think there’s ever been a triad in the den. Our den’s history isn’t good, and there were some alphas in the past who decided to claim multiple omegas as their own. But those days are long gone. Aspen has brought us into this century.”“I’ve heard and I appreciate it. It’s the reason why I decided to stay here in the first place instead of finding a B&B or motel by the week like I often did.” He scented the air, his nostrils flaring, his body telling me he loved the scent of us. “You had internet so I could do my work.”“What do you do?” Alicia asked, and Clarissa explained about the business he started and how he could do it from anywhere.It was a huge relief to me. It meant that he could stay, if he wanted to. That was the best of all possi
AliciaOur beasts dumped Clarissa’s clothes on my porch and his snow leopard hesitated, glancing at Dante’s bear before looking into my beast’s eyes. Dante was the more outgoing of us two. He was a natural leader who made quick decisions, whereas I tended to make up the rear, dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s. But us admitting to being true mates and having wasted time stifling that love gave me the courage to take the lead.Instead of taking our skin, I loped off in the direction of the orchards, glancing behind once, which was a signal for my mates to follow me. While snow leopards were carnivores, I had no clue if they were tempted by fruit. Brian had let on that his mate, our Healer, loved watermelon.But even if Clarissa’s beast was repulsed by apples and cherries, they were part of our bears’ diet in the den, though our head gardener yelled at us if we didn’t eat from the Bears Only trees or worse, if we broke branches. We had to do the den version of community service if we
the floor. Clarissa lifted his legs and his puckered hole glistened with slick. Gods, I wanted a taste. Dante leaned back on the cushions and parted his knees, giving me the perfect view of his entrance.“Can’t see,” Clarissa whined as he pumped his cock.Dante shifted his butt and Clarissa panted and tugged his dick faster.“I wanna see your slick,” Dante instructed the leopard shifter as his cheeks flushed, and I longed for the moment when my alpha mate was thrusting into me.“Like this.” Clarissa shoved two fingers in his hole, and I almost came. Instead, I slowed my hand, wanting the exquisite pleasure that was pumping through my veins to never stop. Our omega lifted his hand and the sunlight pouring through the window had his fingers glistening.“Suck your fingers.” That was me being brave and telling him what to do. As a Beta, I gave orders and instructions frequently, but a threesome was new to me, especially as we were now mates.Dante bit his lower lip and his chest heaved. M
CLARISSAMy beast had often been a pain in my butt, but never, not once, had I lost complete control of my body the way I had just done. My snow leopard needed to claim Alicia. It wasn’t a want—not even close. It was a compulsion that couldn’t be denied.And if I were being honest with myself, I let him take over, knowing what he was going to do. Alicia was my alpha. Not just mine, Dante's as well. The three of us were a triad and all the rest of the noise over how and when faded away as I sunk my teeth into him, marking him as my own.Dante marked him, too, the sensual activities we partook in ending just as they were meant to—mostly.Alicia was looking back and forth between us as if trying to piece it all together. Dante came to my side, making it easier for Alicia to see us both at once, but also letting me hold Dante’s hand. We’d just shared this magical and intense moment and not touching them wasn’t an option.“I know I should apologize,” Dante spoke first. “But I can’t bring m
“One thing, though, alphas, I’m feeling a bit naked.” I pushed myself to sit, hating the loss of Alicia’s body against mine and Dante’s hand sharing our intimate caress of Alicia’s cock.“It looks like all of you is naked and I’m not complaining.” Dante sat up as well.“I was thinking more along the lines of here and here.” I ran my fingers along where I wanted their mating marks. “I wonder if you two could help me with that.”“I could be persuaded.” Alicia grabbed his erection. “It wouldn’t take much. Maybe a kiss.”I bent over to give him his kiss and he tsked.“Not me. Each other.” Alicia looked to my lips while licking his own. Our sexy alpha wanted to watch.“Our alpha wants a show.” I crooked my finger to have Dante come closer. “Shall we give him one?”“I could be persuaded.” He winked and leaned in, brushing his lips against mine. “Is that what you wanted to see, Alicia?”Even if it had been, it wasn’t what I wanted. Just that tiny taste of his lips had my body craving more. I