Page 75 of Wolf Claimed
“Which is?”
“Ask nicely.”
She laughed. A rich, feminine, joyful laugh.
“I care for you, Artemis. More than I should.” And yet he was a coward when it came to admitting the full extent of his feelings for her.
“Kiss me, Rafe. Make me believe.”
“Believe what?” he said as he pressed his lips against hers. She tasted as he remembered, only better. Her tongue slid between his lips as she took the lead. It’s not often he let a female lead, but she seemed to need to assert control.
As she kissed him, her hands wrapped behind his neck, which felt so fucking good, like she was acknowledging that she belonged to him.
“Make me believe that I can somehow be with all three of you.”
If that’s what it took to keep her, he’d gladly share her. “We’ll make it work.”
“You’d accept me being with Tiernan and Maddox?”
“I did before.”
“I got the feeling you did that for me.”
“Of course, I did. And maybe a bit for Tiernan, too.” He hadn’t thought about that night in the dorm much, other than how alive he’d felt with her, even sharing her with another male. Rafe’s wolf had remained blessedly quiet. Tiernan hadn’t been a threat to him. As long as Rafe had her in his arms, he felt secure, whole,alive.
As he lifted her off the hood, she wrapped her legs around his waist. “Does that mean you’re staying?” he asked, holding his breath as he waited for her answer.
A smile crept onto her face. “You’re hard to turn down. If anyone can make this work, it’s you.”
“Us,” he corrected. He would not rule over her as he would his pack. Fuck. His pack. He’d have to leave them. She’d said it before. They all had different packs.
He carried her back to the motel room. Tiernan’s room, of all places. There was no avoiding this confrontation. Not now, with her legs wrapped around his waist and the smell of her arousal filling the air. If the others didn’t agree to share her, they’d all lose her.
Before Rafe had a chance to reach for the door handle, Tiernan opened the door. Artemis climbed off Rafe’s body, grabbed his hand, and pulled him into the room. Rafe wasn’t sure he wanted to be here for this, but she didn’t let go of his hand.
“We need to talk,” she said to Tiernan as he shut the door.
“I heard everything,” Tiernan said. He kept his full attention on Artemis, not once meeting Rafe’s eyes. If they were going to be a pack of their own, she was the glue that would bind them together. Rafe was willing to step aside, to let her lead.
“I need to know if you’ll be okay with this, Tiernan. I don’t feel the blood-bond, but if my being with Rafe and Maddox at the same time that I’m with you is going to hurt you, then I’ll walk away. From everyone. Right now. I don’t mean for this to sound like an ultimatum, but I can’t choose between the three of you. I love you all. Equally.”
Tiernan thrust a hand through his hair. “I’ll figure out how to deal.”
She let go of Rafe’s hand. He felt the loss immediately and had to keep himself planted where he stood as she approached Tiernan. “Are you sure you handle this? I don’t want to hurt you.”
Tiernan pressed her against the wall, his mouth capturing hers. As their kiss deepened, Rafe’s cock hardened. He felt no jealousy, only desire as Tiernan pulled her shirt over her head and removed her bra. The scout kissed down her neck to her breast. Her head tipped back, releasing a feminine moan while he sucked on her. Rafe circled them, coming up beside Artemis as Tiernan’s hand slid into her panties.
The smell of her arousal nearly made Rafe lose control, but he didn’t touch her. Tiernan hadn’t agreed. If this was to work, they’d need rules, not an alpha taking what and when he wanted.
Tiernan lowered himself to his knees as he stripped her boots and pants off. Her hands sank into his hair, tangling in the blond mass, her attention fully on him as if Rafe wasn’t there watching. Rafe wanted to see her face, to see that look of ecstasy moving across her features.
Then, as if she heard his innermost thoughts, she glanced his way with the most serene yet erotic expression he’d ever seen. His cock pulsed, and he wanted nothing more than to sink into her even as Tiernan guided her left leg over his shoulder and buried his face in her pussy.
Her every moan lanced through Rafe as he watched Tiernan pleasuring her. Beautiful hazel eyes tinged with amber held Rafe hostage. She offered no challenge or plea, but the connection struck him immediately. She wanted him as much as he wanted her. Her breath hitched, and she moaned, her eyes closing, but he couldn’t look away. Every move of her beautiful face enraptured him.
Fuck, he wanted to touch her cheek, her jaw, her delicate throat, to feel her pulse racing beneath silky skin as she climbed higher, but he didn’t dare.
Then her back arched and she threw her head back as she released a strangled cry. “Want—you—both.”
