Page 15 of Rising Luna
I grabbed Jackson's hand and pulled him away. Hunter followed us after we passed him. I didn't want to look back to see the look on Silas's face. I could feel my wolf inside me yearning for him after that speech, but I reminded my wolf of how the man had rejected me.
His wolf didn't.
Well, I haven't talked to his wolf. It still doesn't get Silas off the hook.
I walked to our dorm and heard the rest of the students behind me. Classes for werewolves were canceled due to the news Lupe told everyone. I overheard someone say Lupe wanted us to have a day to relax after the news of the new rules and whatnot before going back to class. If anything, it made me think Lupe needed a day to plan her next move. It didn't matter, though. I kept thinking about what happened with Silas. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't realize Jackson had led me back to our room.
Good. I don't think I want to be around people right now,Ithought to myself as we walked through the door of our building.
Once inside our room, I flopped onto the bed. I could feel Hunter's and Jackson's emotions rolling through the bond. They were not happy after our run-in with Silas. I wanted to tell them it was fine, but I'd be lying. I wasn't even fine after it.
"You think that asshole is going to change?" Jackson asked as he sat on the bed to my right.
I shrugged. "He could. You know him better than me since you were his father's beta."
He rolled his eyes. "Silas was an entitled bastard who thought the world owed him something. Honestly, finding out he was the one to reject you didn't surprise me."
"His father hates Shadowborns?"
"Yeah. He thinks they are the root of all evil. My family didn't like Shadowborns either. They believed a lot of things his father would spew, though I've been writing back home to let them know about things with us. I thought they'd be angry, but they also know I won't be returning to the pack. To them, it meant the alpha couldn't touch me, even though I am mated to you."
"Grrreeaaat. Imagine that alpha hearing their son is mated to a Shadowborn."
"That's if you complete the bond," Jackson pointed out.
I looked at him. It felt like Jackson didn't believe I would complete the bond with Silas at the end of this. He knew Silas better than I did, so maybe Silas wasn't capable of change.
But his speech already showed he can. He was baring his soul to me back there. He wasn't like that the night I met him.
"If he changes, I will be. The Great Moon gave me him as a mate for a reason, Jackson. She even appeared to him to tell him he needed to fix things with me. Something bigger than us is going on here, so don't count him out just yet."
Hunter grunted. "You forgive him already?"
I lifted myself so I could look at him. He stood at the end of the bed with his arms crossed over his chest. The rage in his eyes was still there from discussing Silas. If anything, it looked like Hunter wanted to walk out of the room to go pummel Silas. This was a sensitive topic for both of my mates. I could sense they would rather keep me to themselves, but they needed to understand that's not what the Great Moon wanted. What they also didn't understand was that I hadn't forgiven Silas at all. I just wanted a chance for the wrongs to be righted so we could all move forward.
"No, Hunter, I haven't forgiven him yet. He has to change for me to do that. I just know him coming here was a sign of growth. The Great Moon has a plan. I want to tell Fate to fuck off, but there are too many things at play here for me to ignore it. I didn't want a mate. I was given a mate. I didn't want to come here because I didn't care about fixing my mate bond, then I was given two more mates who showed me why the mate bond was a good thing."Hunter's face softened and his shoulders slumped. Jackson laid down next to me, wrapping his arms around so he could pull me into an embrace. "I know you guys don't like him. I'm not his biggest fan right now, either, but we need to stick together. We can't get through this without each other. Eventually, Silas may end up in this little group. He needs to get his head out of his ass first, but he already made the first step by coming here to apologize."
"That's fair. We won't control who you accept as a mate. I was wrong for trying to do that earlier," Jackson told me.
"Can you just do us a favor, Dylan?" Hunter asked.
Was this where Hunter would ask me to stay away from Silas? I really hoped it wasn't. Even though I didn't want to be with Silas until some things changed, I also won't deal with my mates telling me not to go near him. We were going to be seeing a lot of him over the next ten weeks. It would be impossible for me to stay away from him. Also, Silas was a mate of mine. I would feel the pull to be near him now that he was here. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to stay away from Silas. If he asked me to do that, things were going to turn sour.
"Don't add any more to your harem after Silas?"
Well. I didn't expect that.
That got a laugh out of me. "You know that's not up to me. Would it be so bad to share me with another?"Both of them growled, which made me laugh. "I'll take that as a yes. FINE! As long as the Great moon doesn't throw another damn matemy way, it'll just be you two and Silas. But again. He needs to worship the ground I walk on before I accept him as my mate."
Hunter's chest rumbled, and he went to his knees. Jackson rolled me off him so I could lie on my back with my feet dangling off the bed. When Hunter pushed my legs open, he worked his hands up the sides to grab onto my waist band.
"Worship the ground you walk on, you say? I think he should worship every part of you, too."
As Hunter worked on pulling off my pants and panties, Jackson grabbed the side of my face to make me look at him. "He has a point," he told me before capturing my lips with his. He flicked his tongue against my lips to demand entrance at the same time Hunter's tongue pushed through my folds. I moaned into Jackson's mouth and Hunter threw my legs over his shoulders as licked me with broad strokes. Jackson moved me to sit up, removing the rest of my clothes. I moved my hands to the back of Hunter’s head as he swirled his tongue around my sensitive bud. I could hear clothes hitting the floor, but then Hunter slipped his tongue inside me. The wave of pleasure rocked through me, making me throw my head back as I moaned. Jackson slipped behind my back, wrapping his arms around me to roll my nipples between his fingers until they were stiff peaks. I moaned again as the coil of another orgasm built. Jackson kissed the side of my neck, gently running his teeth against his mark to send a trail of shivers down my body.
"You taste so fucking good, my queen," Hunter groaned before sinking his tongue back between my folds.
Working my hips to ride his face as the orgasm worked its way to the edge. Jackson bit into my shoulder while pinching my nipples, sending me over the edge. I cried out as wave after wave of pleasure rolled through my body. As my legs tightened around him, Hunter took that as a cue to suck on my clit to make me scream. He paused, making me whimper athisabsence. Jackson lifted me up, then adjusted himself. He moved further up on the bed and pulled me along. Once he was situated, he pulled me onto him so I would sit on his lap. As he adjusted himself, I noticed Hunter was now naked and moving his hand up and down his hardened length. Jackson positioned himself at my entrance, causing me to gasp.
