Caging the Bengal Tiger (9 page)

"Steps! What am I a robot or something? Damn it Isaac, you three have me so strung up I'm ready to scream. Process, steps please," she grumbled and looked up as Abby came into the kitchen.

"I thought you said you didn't need any help?" Once more the little cat slapped her hand over her mouth and Lacey laughed so hard she fell out of her chair.

"Little kitty, you're going to say too much and someone is going to spank that cute butt of yours," Lan leaned down and whispered in her ear as Ramiro and Cedric trailed him into the room.

Abby spun around and hissed. "Anyone touching my ass will feel my claws sinking into their balls. Stupid warrior men, I swear, just because they are big, they think they can get away with anything." Abby stomped over to the fridge and opened it. "Don't you know the saying here in the United States? The bigger they are, the harder they fall. So watch it, stud."

Before he knew what was going on, Lacey was standing at Abby's back snarling at Lan. "Back off."

Her sister turned slowly and placed her hand on Lacey's shoulder. "Lacey, I'm fine and these three thugs aren't going to hurt me. Think of them like little cubs, a pain but they need my protection, it seems. Now tell me, is there any of that steak left, because it smells divine."

“
There is one more steak in the pan over there. Abby, help yourself. Lacey get your ass back in that chair and finish that food," Anthony glared at her and she blew him what he'd learned was a raspberry with her tongue.

"I'll eat. There is no reason to get snippy," she slid back in her chair and started to eat, but watched Lan's every movement.

Isaac leaned over and yanked on a piece of her hair. "Relax. They’re her men. They'd rather die than allow anything to happen to her. Now finish up. We have work to do and I have plans for you."

"Please, more steps? Why can't we just get this bonding thing over with so I can have some sex?" she grumbled.

He narrowed his gaze on her and sniffed the air around her. "Lacey, when do you go into your heat cycle?" he asked, looking up at Abby when she gasped and ran to the calendar hanging on the inside of the door.

"Shit, Lacey, two days! And you’re not the only one. We have both Eden and Opal going into theirs’ next week," Abby said closing the door. "Isaac, you better tell Akaos’ men to stay outside, because otherwise...well it's not going to be pretty."

"Hmm, well unless a few of them want to volunteer for the three days. Oh, and Isaac so help me God, if you three don't step up, I'm going to find me three others." She snarled and squirmed in her seat.

"Finish eating and there will be no others. We'll be ready." He looked to Anthony, then to Dan. "Maybe we should wait till after her heat to talk with your folks?" Isaac glanced at Lacey and she was shaking her head.

"No. His folks have been waiting to see him. I have two days till it starts. I'll be fine. But we really need to finish the bonding process, Isaac." She looked over at her side where Lan and his
weru
were talking with Abby while she ate at the bar.

"I get really bad, Isaac. Maya had to lock me up last time." She took a quick glance at Dan, then back down at her plate.

"Wait, that was you screaming, wasn't it?" Dan leaned over looking at her, and she nodded.

"My cat smelled you that day. I was never so happy to be locked up. I was so afraid I would have hurt you, Dan. By the time Maya had gotten you to leave, I'd destroyed everything in the room I was locked in. Maybe my cat knew you were mine then, but now that we've started the bonding, there won't be any holding me back." She looked at him. "Sorry, looks like even after the change we still go into the cycle. You might want to inform Akaos..." her eyes got big and she jumped up. "Abby, Maya!"

Her friend’s eyes got big. "Shit!"

"What's wrong?" He stood and reached for Lacey.

"Maya is starting today. No wonder she was all prissy. Call your brother now," Lacey said and gripped his arm. "Have the children taken to Dee's. Even though she's pregnant, she'll still have all the symptoms. Our bodies do not stop the sexual tension and hormones."

He turned away from her, opening the link to his brother. "
Akaos!
" he waited looking over at Anthony and shaking his head.

"
What? I'm busy here,
" his brother snapped.

"
Maya is going into her heat cycle. Get the kids to Dee's,"
he said.

"
Already there and we figured it out the hard way. Got to go,"
he cut the link, but not before the picture flashed in his head. Maya on top of Warden, her hands tied together and above her.

"Lacey, will there be a problem with the cat when you go into your cycle?" he turned and she nodded while stuffing the last piece of her meal in her mouth.

"Yes, you'll have to make sure my hands are bound. If they are, the cat cannot come out. She'll want you to mate with me in her form and it's too dangerous for that."

Clearing away her plates, Lacey dragged over the papers and for the next hour she and Dan made notes. After every piece of paper was checked and rechecked they had ten new addresses to work with and three credit cards to investigate. They were lucky in that department since Anthony had two men that could crack into any of the humans’ computer systems.

Standing, Isaac stretched and held out his hand. "Come, it's time to head back to your quarters."

Gathering her papers and notebook, Lacey placed her hand in Isaac's. One thing was for sure, he was always the gentleman. He always had his hair pulled back and braided, but what had caught her attention first were his eyes.

When he turned those dark red things on her, it seemed as if he was reaching down into her soul and caressing it. She shivered and looked down at her slippers for a minute before taking a side glimpse of Isaac. Hmmm,
what would it take to get a man like him all hot and bothered, because he sure could do it to me?
Lacey nibbled at her lip quickly she looked down at the ground again not wanting him to catch her looking. But when he stopped all of a sudden she almost ran right into him. When she looked up, his gaze captured hers. Lacey thought for sure she'd melt right there on the spot the way he turned up the heat on her body.

The emotion that danced around in his red eyes had her libido doing back flips. "You are not ready for what you are thinking, Lady Cat." He stepped forward not allowing any space between them. Her breasts brushed his chest and a small whimper escaped. "But there is no need to worry. We will take care of
all
your needs tonight." The way he emphasized the word “all” had her cocking her head to the side. How could he know what she needed?

"Hmm, we'll see." She had her doubts. The bathroom episode was hot, but she still didn't get one of their cocks in her pussy.

"You do know the butt plug was to have stayed in you, but now we'll have to work to stretch that virgin ass of yours to take one of us tonight." Isaac stepped to the side for her to enter first and when Lacey did, she almost dropped everything in her hands.

The right side of her quarters held many new objects that had her nipples growing hard and her pussy getting wet. There was a Saint Andrew’s cross, a spanking bench, a swing and what looked like chains coming down from the ceiling, which were attached to cuffs. "Umm, wow. Is it warm in here?"

"Now, why should you be surprised, Lady Cat?" Dan took the things out of her hands while Isaac striped her down.

"Come, it's time to make things even hotter." Isaac led her right under the chains and took one of her wrists attaching the cuff to it. What did he mean “make her hotter?” Hell, she was burning up now.

Hearing the lock snap around her wrist, Lacey looked up at her arm, then back at Isaac. "Is it too tight? Does it hurt?" Isaac asked before moving to the next one.

She just shook her head, but he waited for the words. "No Master," Lacey said finally, knowing what he was waiting to hear.

"Very good, Lady Cat." He took her other hand, kissing her palm before lifting it and snapping the cuff on. "Okay?" he asked again.

Twisting her wrist to make sure it wasn't tight, she said. "All good, Sir."

"Anthony, attach her feet," Isaac said from behind her.

Just as she turned her head, Anthony was there in front of her. "So beautiful," he said, as he leaned down and licked her lips. "I can't wait to see our marks on you." He knelt to her feet and took one of her legs attacking a cuff to her ankle. "Is that okay?" He asked, running his hand up the inside of her leg, his fingertips barely touched her pussy lips, but it was enough to have her crave more.

"Yes, Sir," she whispered, watching the play of his muscles in his back. Anthony snapped her other ankle into the cuff and stood. His naked body was perfection as far as she was concerned. Muscles in the right places and beautiful. Even the hair on his hair on his chest was a dark red.

"Do I please you, my
meru?"
he asked, cupping her cheek and drawing her attention up to his face.

"How can you not? The first time I saw you, I knew I was in trouble. I kept trying to deny what my cat knew was the truth that you were mine." Behind her Lacey knew Isaac had stepped up to her, because his bare chest rubbed against her back.

"Will you allow Anthony to take you into him? Will you give him your heart, your body?" He reached around, cupping her breast and placing a hand over her mound. "And will you take him into your body, hold his hearts, caring and protecting them from hurt." Isaac licked the side of her neck before nipping it.

"Always, and yes," she said staring at Anthony as Isaac lifted her breast up to him.

"Drink from her, my
weru,
but remember our Lady Cat must always be treasured and protected even from herself at times," Isaac said, but she watched as Anthony kissed her breast before he sunk his fangs into her.

The chains rattled as Lacey tried to reach out and touch Anthony, but couldn't. "Anthony." She moaned, her head falling back onto Isaac's chest.

"With every suck do you feel it down her, Lady Cat?" he slid a finger into her pussy. "Your are wet and your pussy grips my finger tight. Soon each of us will fill you, but first it's time for you to sip from Anthony." Isaac slid the one finger out and replaced it with two as Anthony closed the wounds and opened a slash above his chest.

"Drink, my woman. Take what is me into you." Anthony was just at the right height that his chest was in front of her face.

Licking once, then twice, Lacey felt her new teeth extend inside her mouth, accidentally nicking her tongue before she sank her fangs into him. "That's it, Lady Cat. Feel all that is Anthony coming into you, giving you his life." Isaac kissed her once more on the neck and stepped back away from her.

His fingers gone, Lacey moaned and was about to lift her head, when Anthony gripped the back of her hair and held her against him. "No Lacey, you are not finished, drink." Wrapping his other arm around her waist, he hugged her tight against him.

His cock rubbed against her lower stomach, long and hard. "Do you feel what you do to me, to all of us? Soon this body will have all three of us inside you, connecting us all. Did you know there is a little ceremony that is sometimes done when a
Kith
finds their
meru?"
Anthony slid his fingers through her long hair kissing her on each of her cheeks.

"I think Isaac has even forgotten about it, it's so old and hasn't been done in over 300 years. You can stop drinking," Anthony said and stepped back, but not before leaning down and licking her lips.

The sound of the whip cracking to her left made her and Anthony jump. "You will not bring this topic up again. If you would have read all of the books you have seen the pain and harm it could do to ones
meru..."
Isaac's words were crisp and angry, but right now Lacey had bigger problems.

"Isaac!" she yelled seeing the yellow light blinking in the kitchen. Someone was on their outskirts of their property. "Release me!" She snarled and started to shift, but from behind Isaac wrapped his body around her, holding her.

"No, calm down. My men are already on it, they will let me know." He smacked her ass hard. "When were you going to tell us about the alarm?" He stepped around in front of her and gripped her chin. "Haven't I proved myself to you?" His words were clipped, filled with hurt and anger.

"I forgot Isaac, that's all. I'm sorry." The disappointment coming off him had tears forming in her eyes. She tried to look down but he held her face in his hands, staring at her.

***

Her eyes filled with tears, and it tore at his heart, but Lacey needed to learn to trust her men. Isaac knew she almost shifted to slip out of her chains, but he wasn't having any of it. Lan had already informed him that two female shifters were sniffing around outside, but hadn't been brave enough to come forward yet.

Knowing how scared many of her kind were, Isaac had ordered they stand down and give them the space they needed, but allow them to see they were there if they needed them. "I love you Lacey. Each of us does, but your lack of trust has got to stop. Get me the cane, Dan." He held out his hand, releasing her chin. "Look at me Lacey, and keep looking at me. Anthony, get behind her and start stretching that ass." Dan handed him the cane and stepped back.