Or we could just lie here and fall asleep. Only Alicia always invaded my dreams and maybe the new guy would, too. Yikes, I’d wake up more exhausted than before I closed my eyes. My mind returned to the silly cartoons I’d watched where numerous characters were looking for one another while creeping around, and yet they all kept missing one another.“This won’t do.” I sat up. Avoiding my problems might put off the agony for some hours or days, but they wouldn’t disappear. They’d be niggling me when I ate, worked, or watched a movie. Perhaps I should meet them head-on. My head repeated what Alicia had said. “Don’t want to.”I outstretched my arm. With one eye closed, he asked, “What’s that for?”“You have to get up.”“No.” He crossed his arms over his chest.This was worse than dealing with Oberon in his terrible-twos phase. “Come with me, because we have to talk.”He shaded his eyes and observed me. “Pretty sure that’s what we’re doing now.”I sighed. “There’s a reason why we have to do

“Yeah.” It was so low, I had to strain to hear him. “But I don’t… what’s happening?”“I think—I think maybe he’s our third.” I hadn’t fully formed the thought until the words came out, and as I did, everything fell into place. He was our third. This entire time, Dante was mine and he sensed it based on what he said.“What do we do about it?” Dante asked as he skimmed his hand against my thigh under the table. Just a light touch. But it was everything.“We get our asses to his cabin and figure this out before he leaves,” I said, wishing I had a better answer than that. Clarissa just arrived, so we at least had tonight.“Grilled cheese galore.” Grant and Aspen set down a pile of sandwiches.All I—we wanted to do was return to the den and find our mate. And sure, we could’ve asked Aspen to eat faster, but he’d have asked why, and then we’d have to tell him because at the end of the day he was our Alpha. This felt like something better figured out by the three of us before adding in our b

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.

“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

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