Rhys POV
(Chapter contains sexual content)
(Long chapter- needed for character development)
I knew exactly what my little was doing as soon as she asked to speak to Magnus. That dumbass practically tore my eyes from the sockets forcing control. He never shoved me out though, I could see and hear everything Kaori was doing. She's a sneaky little something and she knows she has Magnus wrapped her little finger already, which pissed me off.
She used my wolf to get her way. That's low even for me. I would never use her wolf to get away with what I wanted… Well maybe I would, but that's besides the point. What she did just now was wrong!
Then she actually told him that she loves him, woman please! No you don't! You don't even know him!
Despite my sudden irritation with her actions, I still felt nothing but love for her through the bond. The bond I have with Madison was working the last nerve I had left, pulling my body towards her the whole time we were in the Red Stone packhouse. I didn't even want to hug her when she damn near threw herself at me earlier, but the bond forced me to. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel the sparks of our bond when we collided. Her body felt right against mine, I felt safe with her in my arms, I even leaned into her and inhaled her scent. To my annoyance, it calmed me down and for a quick moment I forgot about Kaori, Mateo and Jett.
I had to hold her at arms length to stop myself from diving deeper into those feelings. All feelings that were forced upon me by my damn father and Alpha Kano!
The hatred I felt for them now was at an all time high. I looked into Mateo and Jett's eyes after I stepped away from Madison and I could see nothing but pain. That shit ate me up inside.
I could feel through them that they actually preferred Kaori over Madison, I wasn't sure why yet, I would find out for sure, but for the moment I wanted to get as far away from Madison as possible, so I linked my mates to follow me over to Kaori.
She stood with all her attitude and sex appeal. My bond with her screamed lust, desire, I want you right here, right now!
I actually really liked her, I wouldn't mind having her on my arm to parade around my pack and I was happy that she agreed to help me with getting Madison to accept my rejection then challenge her for the Luna position. I never actually told her that I would make her my Luna, because truth be told, I still don't want one, but it would be nice to have a woman like her around to look at for the rest of my life.
I could live my life with Mateo and Jett, but also have Kaori to show around. Take her to all the Alpha meetings, allow Alpha Kano to think he won by making me choose a Luna. My pack would be happy with her leading, I could be sure of that. Her damn attitude matched mine. There's not one submissive bone in her beautiful body. That was apparent when she completely ignored my own aura and Alpha Bryson's. Seeing how we both didn't push much out, so she probably didn't feel it as harsh as she could have, she still didn't back down even with the amount that she did feel.
Madison on the other hand, damn near crumbled under Alpha Bryson's aura. All that damn whimpering made me physically sick, yet I had a pull to her through our stupid ass bond. I turned my nose up at her weakness, yet all I wanted to do was hold her and protect her. Tell her it's alright and I was there for her. Make her feel safe even with Alpha Bryson's aura affecting her. Ugh! The conflict happening right now within myself was so damn unforgiving.
I hate our bond the most! I could feel myself being pulled towards the woman when all I wanted to do was get away from her. The most impossible fucking game of tug of war.
Fuck!
Then there's Kaori now. Who I actually preferred over Madison, both women are equally beautiful but Kaori is more my type of woman. Attitude, looks, body type, just more my preference. Except now she's rubbed me the wrong way, I was willing to bring her back to my pack and do everything that we spoke of. The rejection with Madison, the Luna challenge and have Kaori be my new arm candy, but now with her being that sneaky and using Maddox to get her way, I felt the fire brewing.
What else did I actually expect though? The woman seemed to be my equal. Even so, I didn't think she would use my wolf against me. I was irritated with her for so many reasons!
I actually liked her, I could feel myself falling for her already and I didn't even want to do that. She's fucking beautiful, so even if she didn't use Magnus, I probably would have fallen for her charms just looking into her eyes alone, which pissed me off further. Then there's the whole commander thing. She's a damn good fighter, she put me on my ass, she didn't even hesitate using the bond against me! So she's been sneaky in a few different ways, getting her point across with some form of blackmail or something and I've only known this shewolf for a total of maybe 4 hours?!
What could she do in the span of a day?
The main things that bothered me however were the fact that she used Magnus, I could feel the bond with Mateo and Jett being tainted by hers and Madison's and the last thing was that she fucked with Madison. I hated it, absolutely hated it, but I loved it at the same time. I know I don't want Madison, but I also know I do. I hate these bonds with these shewolves! This whole situation fucking blows!
To make things even worse, if that's even possible, I didn't know who I was mad at more! Her, Madison, my father, Alpha Kano or myself. Everything was so confusing, everything was getting warped into one big cluster fuck.
Alpha Bryson and Beta Ethan offered dinner to us and with it getting late, having a 5 hour drive back to my pack, I agreed to dinner and a room in their packhouse for the night.
I watched as all of my mates ate in silence with the rest of the annoyance that was at this table. Alpha Kano was caught up in conversation with Theo, Alpha Brysons father so I decided to link Mateo and Jett.
"Hey."
"Hey" Mateo responded.
"Hi babe" Jett responded.
"I want to be with you both tonight, I'll wait for everyone to fall asleep then come into the room you'll share. I'll probably have to sleep with Madison so that she will be tired afterwards. Do you both have the pain meds I gave you?"
They both nod once, not drawing attention to our conversation. I could however, see the smiles they had on their faces.
"Good, take them and I'll be in your room tonight." I cut the link after that and focused in on dinner again. Conversations were still surrounding the table, all except Madison and Kaori. They were too busy staring each other down, well Madison was staring her down, Kaori was smiling in that same way that got Magnus all flustered. Shit it got me flustered. The woman knew how to work what she was blessed with.
Goddess, this is going to be a nightmare.
Dinner ended after another hour of grueling stare downs, pointless conversation and food that was not to my liking.
Alpha Bryson asked his staff to show us all to some empty rooms. Madison and I were on the Alpha floor. Kaori and Preston announced that they would go back to her parents house, which I was thankful for. I didn't need Jett feeling Preston in the house and wanting to go to him, nor did I want that with Kaori right now. Alpha Kano was also put on the Alpha floor, right across the fucking hall from my room. So sneaking out would be a challenge. Hopefully the man was a hard sleeper. Mateo and Jett were the last to be shown to their room, which was on the 2nd floor right below ours.
After the most mentally annoying night with Madison, I gave her what she wanted and to be honest, what I wanted too. My body craved hers, the bond made it so. Everything felt right with her, she molded perfectly against my body and her most intimate areas called out only for me.
Alright.. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, but I didn't want to. The bond was at fault for this. The forced bond!
I held her until eventually she fell asleep on my chest. I gently moved her head off me, then slid out of bed. She started to stir with my warmth gone, so I pushed my pillow under her head. She hugged it then sighed happily and went back to sleep. I let out the heaviest sigh before pulling my pants back on and creeping out the door into the hallway.
I walked over and put my ear to Alpha Kano's door, once I heard him snoring like the bear he is, I quickly but quietly made my way to the second floor.
I damn near had a heart attack when the floorboards creaked.
As soon as I was on the second floor, my mates scents hit me. The perfect mixture of cinnamon and vanilla. Funny enough, Kaori smelled like cinnamon to me too, while Madison smelled like strawberries. Maybe Madison has a scent that I hate because she's a forced bond. Well she has a scent that I used to hate, as our bond strengthens, that scent is starting to grow on me, which again I HATED!
Kaori's scent made more sense. The Moon Goddess knows our preferences. Our mates harbor the scents that are the most appealing to us. To make them undeniable and irresistible. Our mates scent calms us, making that scent our beasts calling. Their scents calming our beasts as much as they would us. The Moon Goddess knew exactly what she was doing.
Before I even got to their door, I seen it open. I froze, my whole body tensed, my breath caught in my throat.
My thoughts running rampant as I heard movement coming from their room.
Maybe Alpha Kano wasn't sleep.
Maybe he followed me?
No.. I would have seen him.
Maybe he got to my mates room before me?Oh Goddess he knows about our bond!
Shit he killed my mates!
Wait no..
I would have felt them die..
Maybe one of my mates opened the door.
Maybe Madison knew where I was going.
Was she actually sleep when I left?
Did Kaori know?
Did she come back?
Oh shoot.. maybe it was Preston?
Did he come back?
He's Jett's second chance mate.. maybe he's in there!
With my mate?!
No.. I would have felt Jett taint our bond.
Ugh.. I'm the biggest hypocrite in the world!
I just tainted our bond with Madison.
Fuck!
"Just shut up Rhys and go see who opened the damn door!" Magnus growled, his frustration seeping through me. Great.. that's all I needed. More emotions to cypher through..
"Rhys!"
Damn I'm doing it again..
"Ok, ok. I'll go." I mentally smashed my head through a wall before creeping down the hallway a little more.
The biggest sigh of relief left my lips when I seen Mateo peak his head out of the door. He smiled at me, making my heart flutter. I looked behind me, making sure no one was there, then rushed into the room, gently closing the door behind me. I heard the lock clock in place. I let out another heavy sigh before smiling to myself.
Damn it! I'm a nervous wreck!
As soon as I turned around, Mateo crashed his lips against mine. His fingers tangled in my hair, sparks from our bond rushing up my spine to the back of my neck, making me shiver against him. I grabbed his shirt pulling his body flush against mine before I felt another pair of hands run across my chest, knowing they belong to Jett. I moaned into Mateo's mouth, he swallowed everything I gave him as I felt Jett kiss my neck.
The moment I felt Jett reach down and grab my d**k, the feeling of his hand wrapped around me, made my whole body tremble.
I broke my kiss with Mateo and watched as Jett pulled my length from my pants, my slick covered the tip. I was rock hard and he loved it. That smile on his face told it all. My chest rose and fell heavily as I watched him get to his knees and position himself to take all of me. Instead of rushing though, he took his time planting these gentle but passionate kisses across my abs, then my V line, slowly making his way down to the peak of my thighs. One hand still locked onto my length, the other massaged my jewels.
I leaned my head back against the door, still holding onto Mateo's shirt for support as I felt Jett lick the slick that coated my d**k. A satisfied moan left my lips and before I could fully brace myself, he took me in, the tip of my d**k hit the back of his throat.
The moan that left my lips just then definitely wasn't manly. I closed my eyes to relish in the feeling that Jett so easily gave me as I felt Mateo lean into my side and kiss along my jawline before resting his face in the crook of my neck. His mouth going to the spot where his mark should lay, running his tongue over it and then sinking his canines into my flesh.
I knew he couldn't mark me twice, his mark already sealed on my thigh.
I gripped the back of his neck and moaned in nothing but pleasure, just as I felt Jett take my d**k out of his mouth and suck his mark on my thigh.
I cried out again in pure ecstasy. This euphoric feeling of having both my mates touching me, kissing me, sucking me was intense. It always was, but I loved it. There's nobody that could tell me to leave this.
Mateo sucked hard on my neck, causing my grip to tighten on the back of his neck. I felt Jett pull his canines from my thigh and go right back to what he does best. Taking me all in again, his head moved in the most perfect rhythm.
It wasn't long before my leg started to shake, Mateo pulled his canines from my neck and this time went to kiss my chest. Sparks from our bond, the best electrified feeling was left everywhere they touched me. Mateo's kisses lingering, Jett's mouth pleasing.
A tingling sensation rushed down my spine straight to my jewels, causing me to arch my back as I felt myself getting close. My jewels tightened, I was right there and Jett knew it. His head bobbing faster, Mateo moaning in my ear as he stroked his own d**k. I reached down and took over for him, his head falling onto my shoulder as he continued to moan. Jett's hand moved to the base of my length and squeezed hard before jacking me as fast as he could. He knew my spot, he knew how sensitive I was.
Mateo's moans grew louder as my speed increased, he reached down and grabbed my wrist, letting me know he was right there. I turned my head and sunk my canines into the soft flesh of his neck. He left out a satisfied growl as my hand was suddenly covered in his slick. I moaned at the feeling of holding all of him.
Jett let out a low growl against my length, I gasped at the feeling it caused to surge through me before I pulled my canines from Mateo's neck and looked down. Panting as hard as I could, I felt my slick move through my d**k, base to shaft until it came out full force. Shooting down Jett's throat. My eyes rolled back as I felt him swallow all of me before I heard him let out his own satisfied growl. I took a few deep breaths, trying to come back to my senses. Looking down I seen Jett had stroked his length, his hand covered in his own slick.
I smiled at him, watching him slowly get to his feet. He brought his lips to mine, I could taste myself on him. Mateo slowly lifted his head from my shoulder. Breaking my kiss with Jett, I pushed Mateo's face towards his. The best feeling washed over me watching my mates love each other.
Euphoria. Passion. Love. That's all that I can say to explain what just happened between us. I love these men. A bond that wasn't supposed to happen, but turned out to be the best thing in my life right now.
Blissfully leaning back into the door, I continued to watch my mates until reality hit me. Madison. Kaori. They definitely felt what I just did right?
That's how bonds work right? They can feel if I taint a bond with them? Or would they be ok because I also have a bond with Mateo and Jett?
Shoot and what about Preston? He would definitely be in pain right now because of Jett tainting their bond right? Or would he also be ok because of the bond that Jett shared with me?
Damn it..
"Mateo, Jett." I whispered, watching them break their kiss and look at me.
"I have to go." I watched their smiles fall at my confession.
"This sucks Rye.. all of this sucks. We should be the ones you lay with at night not her." Jett whined hanging his head.
"He doesn't have a choice Jett, we're not in a public relationship. You know the laws and he's bonded to Madison, he has to go."
"Yeah.. the laws.. I guess we're the mistakes right? The ones you never actually wanted." Jett said, tears filled his eyes. I grabbed his chin and lifted his head so that his gaze could meet mine.
"Stop that Jett.. none of us wanted to mark each other. You and Mateo happened because of one drunken night and the bond between all of us happened because of multiple drunken nights. We all were mourning and we all were surprised waking up that morning. We all never intended to mark each other. We didn't intend for this bond to be here, but it is and I love both of you. I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world. Not Madison. Not Kaori. Nothing… I want nothing more than to spend my days and nights with you two but you know we can't. This is just as hard on me as it is for you."
I hoped my words didn't fall on deaf ears. I meant every single word, pouring my heart out to my mates. They were all that mattered to me. I may have been infatuated with Kaori earlier today, but that's just because the bond is new and with Madison, I'm only with her because I was forced to mark her. My bond with Mateo and Jett was the only one I would never reject. They're not just my Beta and Gamma, they're my best friends. My mates, my everything. My bond with these two men would always be stronger than anything I'll ever have with Madison or Kaori.
"He knows Rhys." Mateo said, kissing my cheek then looking at Jett.
"This is new for all of us.. but we will be ok. Won't we Jett?"
Jett looked at Mateo and nods only once, then looked back at me.
"I know you love us babe. I'm sorry for being emotional."
"That's who you are Jett.. my emotional, crybaby, pain in the ass of a mate." I laughed softly as did he.
"You should go. We will be ok. We have each other for the rest of the night." Mateo gave me a weak smile, I knew he was just as sad as Jett. Always trying to be the optimist of your little group.
"When we get back to our pack, you know where I'll be every night. Even with Madison and Kaori in the house, our bed is where my heart lies." I smiled at my mates, they returned with their own smiles.
Love the only emotional I could feel at that moment through our bond.
"I love you both."
After hearing their love back, I gave both my mates a quick kiss before sneaking out and back upstairs.
Once I got to my room, I seen Madison sitting up in the middle of the bed. She looked at me, her tears glistening in the moonlight, but the expression on her face and what I could feel through our bond, said that she was angry. Pissed.
There was a small part of me that hurt to see her like that, but there was a another huge part of me that just didn't care.
Walking to the bed, I laid underneath the covers closing my eyes.
"Where were you?" I heard Madison ask, she didn't sound happy.
"In the house." It wasn't a lie.
"With who?
"Myself." Ok that was a lie. Damn it.
"You were completely aroused earlier and from what I could feel, whoever you were with made you feel amazing. I felt everything, so don't you fucking lie to me Rhys. I'm your mate and your Luna! I deserve respect!" She growled at me, her voice carried the sheer anger she felt. But who the hell did she think she was?
I sat up in the bed at that moment and glared at her. Really trying to comprehend what just happened. I could feel how disrespected Magnus felt as soon as the words left her lips.
"Madison." I warned her.
"No Rhys! I want to know who you were with! You don't just feel that way by yourself! Was it your little bitch Kaori? Or maybe it was her gay boy Preston? You like boys now? I totally thought an Alpha was…"
Before I knew it, I was on top of her, my hands wrapped around her throat, cutting off her way of life. She was gasping for air and clawing at my hands.
"You don't get to speak to me that way Madison! Don't forget who you're talking to! I'm your fucking Alpha, not someone you can wag that disrespectful tongue of yours at… You better mind your tongue or you won't like the punishment that follows." I growled, tightening my grip just to get my point across even further. Her mouth fell open as her back arched and her claws tore into my flesh, desperately trying to fight against me.
I released my grip and rolled off her. Madison clutched her throat, taking deep breaths. I watched out of pure disgust. The bond wanted me to care about her and I did to a certain extent because of its stupid pull, but I wouldn't allow her to speak to me that way. Kaori is my fated and as infatuated as I am with her, I wouldn't even allow her to speak to me that way. Mateo never got out of line with me, Jett was more of a handful because his emotions were always all over the place, but still even with them and the love I have for those men, they weren't even allowed to speak to me like that.
So who they hell did Madison think she was? This bond and her position have clearly gotten to her head. I can still reject her, if she doesn't accept it fine.. I just won't mark anyone else. It's not like I'm too fond of Kaori right now anyways and I've already marked Mateo and Jett, so problem solved on that aspect.
The more I thought about Madison's little outburst, the more angry I felt. I had to leave this room before I actually hurt her.
I stood up from the bed and walked towards the door.
"Love please don't leave.. I'm sorry for speaking to you that way." She breathed out, I didn't even take a glance at her. With my back turned, I completely ignored her and walked out the bedroom door.
I didn't care how much noise I made, I went back down to Mateo and Jett's room. I was steaming! Fucking fuming!
Opening the door as loud as I could before slamming it. They were cuddled into each other's bodies, hearing the door slam, they jolted up.
"It's just me, lay back down." I tried to sound as calm as I could before locking the door, then walking over to the bed.
"What happened?" Mateo asked, his eyes showed how tired he was, I shook my head. He knows if I can't talk about something right in that moment, to just leave it alone and that's what he did.
I made my way into the middle of the bed, patted my chest and watched my mates lay on me.
With their warmth surrounding me and their scents invaded my senses, I finally felt myself calm down. Magnus slowly laid back down as well, his anger starting to fade away.
Taking slower, deeper breaths. I closed my eyes as I held my mates to me.
This right here.
This is where I'm meant to be.
This is what makes the most sense.
This is home.