Page 54 of That's the Way Rejection Goes

“Who’s gonna watch the front desk?” I asked.

“It can watch itself for a half hour,” Sam grinned. “You two are more important.”

My heart began to race as he pulled me into a passionate kiss. I never would’ve guessed our lives could change so much for the better when we came to Shifter Grove. But now that we were here and we’d found Sam, we were never going to leave.

Epilogue: Sam

Six months later

“I’m not try to shame you Vincent,” I said, putting my hand on his shoulder.

“But you’re about to,” he signed, pulling the hot dog from his mouth.

“Well, I just noticed how much fun you seem to be having putting that in your mouth.” I gestured toward his mate River, standing by the fire. “So why don’t you go scratch that itch instead of scarfing hot dogs all night?”

“Are you trying to get me laid or just leave more hot dogs for yourself?”

“Yes.”

He picked up his hot dog, grabbed my jaw to force my mouth open, and stuffed the hot dog inside. I chuckled through the meat, bun, and relish, surprised by his response.

“Fine,” he huffed. “I’m gonna go suck my boyfriend off in the woods. Bye.”

I took my bite, chewed, and swallowed quickly. “Have fun!”

It seemed like my meddling skills were still on point. I enjoyed my powers of coercion. Although, to be honest, getting all these horny wolves to give into their desires didn’t take a lot of effort. Everyone was so blissfully mated in my little family. There was no way any of them were left wanting when it came to sex. Hell, even David and his new mate, Bran, were damn near inseparable. Granted, they hadn’t been together for very long. But I was surprised David could keep up with him. An Alpha werewolf was no small task and David was only human. Then again, I also knew he was an insatiable little slut. Maybe it was Bran that was having a hard time keeping up with thehuman.

I watched as Vincent grabbed River by the arm, smiled as he gave Andy the finger, and pulled him down the beach toward the dark of the woods. River just shrugged and allowed himself to be towed away. I had a feeling he knew what was coming and had been expecting it. After all, it was a full moon tonight.

That’s why I’d thrown this little barbeque on the beach. I wanted to get the main group together so we could all be in the same place at the same time. Andy was busy with the bakery, Ace with his farm, Vincent with the pizza shop, which of course meant Cory was working more than ever. Shifter Grove just kept on growing and that meant all of us were expanding and growing right along with it. Calum helped finish the barn with Ace and Matt. However, he ended up staying there, hired on as their first official farm hand.

Meanwhile, Erick was helping me at the hotel. He’d refurbished the entire booking system from the ground up and then he built me a website. Now, thanks to his website and marketing, the hotel wasactuallyturning a profit. We had real guests coming to stay in Shifter Grove during the summer months. The beach was a good draw and so were all my friends’ businesses. But that also meant that we were looking to expand. There was a very real potential of turning our podunk little town into the tourist capital of Lake Huron. It was a little daunting, but I was thrilled to see so much happening. And now that I had help, things were better than ever.

Finishing Vincent’s hot dog, I glanced over at the fire where Calum and Erick stood in the firelight, laughing with Matt and Ace. My chest warmed with affection. Seeing them happy was all I ever wanted, and it made my heart sing. Before they came along, I was content to always be the third wheel in my little group of friends. But now that they were here, I began to wonder how I survived all those years without them.

I couldn’t help but smile as I stared at them. The past few months had been perfect. No, better than perfect. Having two mates was more incredible than I could’ve ever imagined. Erick was the rock, the one that everyone leaned on when they needed someone. But when he needed a moment to be vulnerable, Calum and I babied him like crazy. There was a lot of giving back and forth between us and I loved that about him. He’d go out of his way to make me happy even for the smallest of things and I tried to show him the same courtesy.

Calum, on the other hand, was our soft boy. For all his macho exterior, he was nothing but a big marshmallow. He spent most of his free time curled up in my lap just soaking in all the love he could get. In fact, it was almost like having a big puppy around all the time. He definitely played more into his wolf side than we did. But he was also strong and dependable, always willing to help when a project required some muscle and know-how to get done. I relied on him a lot when we started renovating rooms in the hotel. He took charge with the others I’d hired to help, and he was great at it.

Needless to say, our free time had been a little cut short lately. With the hotel fuller than ever before and the growing season ramping up, we barely had time to see each other except when we hit our pillows at the end of the night. Of course, pushing two king-size beds together in my room definitely helped us catch up on our cuddle time. And it helped a lot with the sex.

We could do almost anything in a double king bed. There was even room for wrestling when we got a little too rambunctious that always devolved into someone sticking their dick in the other. Actually, I was starting to get the idea that Calum liked to lose to me on purpose. I definitely wasn’t stronger than him, but somehow, I always ended up inside him after we started horsing around. And the way he moaned my name while I fucked him? It made me forget how much I liked bottoming in an instant. And then, once he was a cummy mess, it was time to give Erick his due as well.

Needless to say, I was never left wanting for a good piece of ass or a dick when I wanted it. In fact, I was starting to think I wanted some now. After all those memories flashed through my head, I could feel my cock engorge as it snaked down my pant leg. I was thankful for the dark to hide my arousal from my friends. But I wasn’t too proud to grab my mates and go off into the woods either.

“You gonna keep staring like a creep or come join us?” Erick grinned, giving me a nudge. I hadn't noticed him walk over. “You look kinda lost over here.”

“Stalker vibes,” Calum winked, appearing at his side. “Hot. I think I’ve read that book.”

“It’s all the rage right now,” I nodded, trying to focus on something other than my cock. “People have a lot of interesting dark fantasies. And many of them like to write books.”

“Is that why you have a boner?” Erick asked, stepping between me and the fire. “Because I noticed it from way over there and I’m sure a couple other people did too.”

“What?” I felt my cheeks burn with embarrassment. “I thought I was hiding it well!”

“Baby,” he grinned. “Your cock is huge. You could hide an entire salami in your pants easier than that monster.”

“Yours is longer,” I muttered, feeling suddenly shy.

---