LucyWhere was I? Somehow, I wasn’t dead. Everything was hot and cold. I felt terrible. When I opened my eyes, sunlight stung my eyes coming through the trees. I smelled wet earth and fresh water. There was this other scent too, like compost in my nose. I didn’t recognize where I was. Why was I outside?I tried to sit up. It was so hard. Everything hurt and my stomach kept turning like I wanted to throw up. Was I going to throw up? My stomach heaved and bile burned my mouth, but nothing else. I couldn’t remember the last time I had eaten.I frowned, no. I remembered. Someone had brought me food, but after that, I couldn’t remember anything. I heard something move nearby and froze. Slowly, I turned and the bright red eyes of a dark furred wolf were staring at me. I screamed.I tried to get to away from the wolf, but the wolf didn’t try to approach me. It sat at the edge of the clearing as I dragged myself away from it. There was something in its eyes that was making my heart race.
LucyI opened my eyes slowly. It smelled like roses and something else. I could hear Matt and Tony’s voices. I looked up as the sound of sloshing water filled my ears. The hot and cold feeling had gone away, but the zapping sensation was still there. I shuddered as I felt it again. Everything still hurt, but the water was warm.“Hey,” Tony said softly. “How are you feeling?”“Warm,” I said. “Good,” Tony said. “Matt’s a bit upset with me since I had you in the car. He’ll probably want a turn soon.”“Probably?” Matt scoffed. “We’re supposed to be sharing. Of course, I’m going to want my turn! She’s my mate too.”I looked over at Matt. His eyes were sparkling as he kneeled beside the tub. He looked a little pale, and his eyes were dazed. He cupped my face and kissed me briefly. “As soon as we get you cleaned up. We’ll get you something to eat after.”“I’m not hungry,” I said. “You might be later,” Tony said. “Do you remember what you ate last?”“Instant noodles.”Matt frowned and look
LucyWhen Tony or Matt weren’t having sex with me, I was sleeping. I don’t know what they were doing while I was asleep, but I woke up with Matt in bed with me most of the time. I didn’t even know how long it had been since I was brought back. We were staying in Tony’s room while they were repairing the doors and walls of my room. I could hear them working down the hall. Matt turned over and pulled my hips back, and thrust into me with a groan. “Quick before Tony comes back.”I gasped as he rolled me onto my stomach. He pulled me onto my knees and thrust into me. The bed rocked softly. He leaned over me as he thrust harder and harder. I could barely breathe as he shuddered and came. I felt something warm inside me as he slumped over me and panted in my ear. “You always feel so good,” he whispered in my ear. Then, he pulled out of me and pulled me back into his arms. “Did you sleep well?”I nodded. Then, the door opened. “Matt,” Tony said. “Get out of bed and take Lucy outside.”He
LucyMatt took my head and pulled me along into the building. “We’re going to at least find out what kind of ramen you like today.”“Okay.”We got to the restaurant. Everyone seemed to recognize Matt, but when they looked at me, I could feel their dismissal. Matt pulled me through the restaurant with his arm around my waist and walked me to the bar in front of a man in a white jacket. The man smiled pleasantly and bent his head. “A pleasure to see you, Mr. Chance.”Chance? Was that their last name? Was that my last name now too?“And your lovely companion. I will be taking care of you today. Can I start you off with something to drink?”I turned my head, looking out the window. The windows looked different from the inside, but I could still see the rest of the city. Nearby, there was a woman glaring at me. Her face was flushed. Her make-up looked like she stepped off the cover of a magazine. She looked like she was wearing an expensive outfit. Her necklace glittered around her neck.
Lucy“What’s hard about it?” I asked. “Am I making things difficult for you?”His eyes twitched. “You really think all we want from you is sex?”I blinked. “No.”His eyes brightened. “Really?”“You said you wanted children,” I said, looking away. “I thought that was… why all the sex.”He looked like he’d been gutted. “What about… the time at the bar? We protected you. That guy was going to take you from us.”I blinked. “You bought me for a lot of money….”“Lucy,” Matt groaned. “You’re our mate. That doesn’t matter.”I blinked at him. “Okay.”His eyes twitched again. He looked more frustrated by the second. He stuffed some more ice cream in his mouth. When he was done, he threw the empty cups in the trash and pulled me away from the area. I could feel how frustrated he was with the way this was all going. Soon, we reached a store with a bunch of jewelry on display, and he pulled me inside. “What’s your favorite color?” Matt asked. “Yellow.”He turned back and pulled me up against hi
Lucy“Lucy?” He asked, pulling me up against him. “Are you all right?”“I’ll be fine,” I said softly. He leaned closer. “Is it the poison? The doctor said you would be affected for a little while longer.”“I don’t know,” I said. “Maybe.”“You’re probably also still hungry.” He sighed. “Let’s get out of here and get you something. Maybe a nice steak or something will help.”He paid for the jewelry and carried the bags out. As soon as we turned out of the jewelry store, the two women who had been following us blocked our path. “You ended it with me for this nobody?” The woman shrieked. She sneered at me. “She’s not even half as pretty as I am! Who is this girl?”Matt let out a long sigh. “Are you really going to cause a scent in the middle of the mall?”“Who is she anyway?” She hissed. “You never bought me anything! We were seeing each other for months! “She glared at me. “You little—”“That’s enough,” Matt said, pulling me closer. “I told you we were done.”“Not for something like h
Lucy“Shall we?”I took his hand and let him lead me out of the house and downstairs. The car we were taking had a driver. Tony helped me into the back seat and climbed in after me. He checked his watch. “We should make it in good time,” he said. “There are drinks if you want them. It’s a bit of a drive.”“Thanks,” I said and grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge. Tony poured himself a drink and pulled me towards him across the seats. He wrapped his arm around me as I drank from my water bottle and hummed as he rested his head on mine. “You’re much better company than Matt is.” He sipped his drink. “He’d be talking my ear off with his complaints the entire way there.”“Oh.”“That’s if I could get him to go,” he said. “It’ll be nice to have a night with you without him.”I took another sip of water. “You’re not going to ask where we’re going?” Tony asked.“It doesn’t matter,” I said. He frowned, then he smiled. “No, I guess not since we’re together.”He twined our hands toge
TonyI started to worry about where Lucy was when I looked around and didn’t see her. I couldn’t make out her heartbeat through the crowd. There were so many humans around. Then, I heard her talking to some woman who thought she knew her. I took note of her name. I tensed until it seemed that Lucy recognized her. I turned back to the conversation I was having about an export company looking for investments. “I’ll have to look into it,” I said. “There have been some family things that have come up recently that I’m managing.”“It’s just you and your brother here on this side of the country, right?” Someone asked. “You said your father was being taken care of overseas?”I nodded, trying not to tense at the mention of our father. Then, I heard Lucy’s voice again.“They bought me from an auction.“My heart lurched. I clenched my fists, grateful that I didn’t have a glass in my hand. What’s wrong? Matt asked. That stupid mixer can’t be under attack, right?“Oh, my god,” the woman gasped