Claimed by Her Panthers (4 page)

“You’re
going to come, cupcake, just around my cock.” Stephan pulled her to the edge of
the bed, and he stood.
 
The bed was the
perfect height, she thought as she stared at the erection pointing at her.
“I’ve dreamed of doing this, of claiming you. Of you spread out before me.”

Angelica
looked up at Stephan’s big brown eyes that were flashing bright and changing
shape, until she gazed at cat eyes. Blinking she moved back only to be stopped
by Owen at her back. Tipping her head back she saw Owen’s passion filled gaze.

“Sweetheart,
let us give you what your body craves.”

Angelica’s
body felt like it was on fire. She was coiled up so tight, and she needed to
let herself go. She looked back at Stephan to see him lining his cock to her
entrance and ever so slowly easing it in. Stephan was long, and when he was fully
seated inside her she felt full.

“Wrap
your legs around me.”

She
did, and he slid out and thrust back in. A quiver went through her body, and
she needed to hold onto something. Owen’s hands gripped hers, and she squeezed
them tight, needing an anchor.

Stephan’s
grunts were turning her on, and his hands held her arse. Angelica was going to
come any second; she could feel it.

Stephan
let go of her arse, and his body came down on top of hers and his mouth nibbled
on her ears. “I, Stephan Black, claim you, Angelica
Deven
,
as my mate.”

His
head came down to her shoulder, and she felt long teeth scrape her skin.
Stephan gave a powerful push inside her as she felt teeth sink into her.
Angelica screamed as she came undone into a million pieces, and wave after wave
of ecstasy settled over her. She could feel a pulling on her shoulder but
didn’t have the energy to turn her head and look.

Angelica
moaned as Stephan left her. Owen lifted her up and placed her on his chest. His
head came down, and his lips took hers. Her passion filled mind told her she
couldn’t take anymore, but her body didn’t listen. It bloomed again at his
touch.

Angelica
knew this time it would hardly take anything to get her body ready to explode.
She felt so sensitive. Owen sat up, and his hands ran up and down her back
before coming to rest on her waist.

“Sweetheart,
I’m through waiting. You’re mine, ours.” He lifted her up, and she slid down
onto his thick cock. Owen stretched her, and she groaned at the pleasure. Where
Stephan was long, Owen was fatter and thicker.

Owen
pumped his hips up and then out in an almost mindless frenzy. Angelica bounced
on him, and her nipples brushed his chest sending tingles through her body. His
lips trailed kisses down her neck, and he sucked on her, drawing out moans
between pants. She dug her nails into his back because she was so close to
coming again.

His
mouth nibbled at her ear, and he whispered, “I, Owen Slick, claim you, Angelica
Deven
, as my mate.” With a powerful forge up she felt
long teeth scrape before they sank into the opposite shoulder from the one Stephan
had bitten.

Angelica
screamed at the top of her lungs, and she shattered digging her fingers into
Owen’s back as she let the euphoria wash over her. She collapsed on his chest
closing her eyes and letting the rapture take over. Angelica couldn’t move even
if she wanted to.

“You’re
ours now, sweetheart. We will always look after you.”

“
Mmm
.”
Angelica wasn’t
ready to respond yet and find out what they were talking about. She just wanted
to enjoy the delightful bliss still coursing through her. In the very back of
her mind Angelica knew she had a lot to find out, but right now she didn’t
care. She just wanted to bask in her afterglow.

****

Stephan
looked down at his sleeping mate in his friend’s arms and hoped that claiming
her before she knew what they were and what she was to them hadn’t stuffed up
anything.

They’d
blindsided her tonight. He and Owen had used the mate bond that made them
irresistible to their mate to get her to agree to what they wanted.

“How
pissed do you think she’s going to be when she finds everything out?”

Owen
stroked his finger’s down Angelica’s back. “I have no idea. I say she’s going
to be angry and hurt that things were kept from her.”

Stephan
hadn’t liked from the beginning keeping what they were from Angelica, but Joel
hadn’t wanted her to know, and the council had thought it was best when Joel
moved away.

“We
have all weekend to convince her she’s ours and to get her over any anger.”
Stephan got up. “I’m going for a run.” He leaned over and kissed Angelica,
stood, stretched, and shifted.

Stephan’s
cat had been itching to be set free. Stephan had caged him since last weekend
when Angelica had been at the biker bar and he’d gotten into a fight with a
biker werewolf who thought Angelica would be a great lay for the night. That
had been a close one. Werewolves were cocky and thought they owned everything
and that they were the strongest and best Shifters. His cat had shown that
wasn’t the case when Owen had taken Angelica home. The problem, though, was
that all week his cat had been preening and whining to go claim their prize,
their mate.

Leaving
the house he let his panther fully take over. He ran and chased rabbits and
possums. He climbed trees and let himself be free and happy. Stephan wasn’t a
fool. He knew mating Angelica was just the beginning. They had a lot to work
through and sort out, and he just hoped that it all worked out.

Chapter Two

Angelica
snuggled into the warmth that surrounded her only to gasp as muscled arms
circled around her waist and pulled her closer to their chest. Her eyes snapped
open, and she stared at Stephan’s dark chest.

Oh God, what
have I done? I’ve slept with my brother’s best friends. I’m such a slut. How on
earth am I going to get out of this one?
Angelica’s mind was in turmoil, and she
had no idea what she was supposed to do now.

Slowly
she looked up to see if Stephan was awake. His eyes were closed and his
breathing steady, so she breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to be asleep.
Easing herself carefully out of his hold she quickly searched for her clothes
and phone. Glancing around for Owen she snuck out of the room and down the hall
gathering her shoes and putting the dress on as she snuck out side and looked
around.
Crap!
Jenika
was probably a good ten minutes away at the least. Shrugging, she slipped her
shoes on and started walking as she called her best friend.

“
Hiya
, what time is it?”
Jenika
sounded groggy.

“I
have no idea. I was hoping you knew. I need you to come and pick me up.”

“
Erm
, what’s up? Your voice is shaking.” Angelica could hear
rustling in the background, and it sounded like
Jenika
was getting up.

“
Jenika
, I did something real bad.”

“
Ouhh
, what you do? I hope you were real bad.”

Angelica
groaned. “It was not good bad, well it was good, but it’s going to have shit
hitting the fan. Please, I need you to come and get me. I promise I’ll
explain.”

Jenika
must have heard
the panic in her voice because she became serious. “Sure, I’m on my way. Where
am I picking you up?”

“Drive
to the base of the mountain. I’m walking to the highway now.”

“Stay
safe. I’ll be there in fifteen.”

Jenika
hung up, and
Angelica picked up her speed. She wanted to be far away from the scene of her
crime.

Angelica
couldn’t believe what she’d let happen. How could she have had sex with
Stephan, and not just Stephan but Owen, too? She’d never been attracted to them
before. Last night though, her body had burned and desired them like she’d
never desired another. Not that she’d had many partners. Most people were too
terrified of her brother, Stephan, and Owen to do anything or even date her.
Angelica loved her brother. He’d given up so much for her, but she wanted a
little freedom.

Speaking
of the devil her phone rang, and Joel’s tune of “LAPD” by The Offspring told
her it was him. Taking a deep breath and hoping she sounded calm she answered.
“Hi, bro.
How’s your holiday?”

“Where
are you? You’re not at home. I called the home phone, and it rang out twice.”

“Um
… I’m … out.”

There
was a growl on the other end. “I gathered that. Where are you?”

“I’m
fine,
Joely
. I went out for a walk. I needed air. I
had a big night out.” Well, Angelica thought, she wasn’t totally lying to him. She
had had a big night.

“Please
tell me you all stayed together and—”
 

“Joel,
I’m twenty-two, almost twenty-three. I’m a big girl. I can go out. I know all
the rules. I promise I was safe.” As soon as the word safe left her lips she
gasped and almost dropped the phone.
Safe?
They hadn’t
used protection last night. “Joel, I have to go.” She hung up not waiting for
him to respond. She was too stunned. Angelica had never had sex without
protection. Holy shit, not only had she slept with Owen and Stephan, her
brother’s best friends, she’d slept with two men and wouldn’t know who the
father was if she got pregnant.

Feeling
the need to sit down she moved further to the side of the road, and not caring
what she wore, she sat on a broken log. What had she done? Angelica prayed she
hadn’t stuffed things even more. How could she be so stupid?

Angelica
didn’t know how long she sat there.
Jenika’s
car
pulled up, and seconds later arms pulled her into a hug. “What the hell
happened?”

Angelica
broke down crying. “
Jenika
, I’ve done something
really bad. I’m the worst sister in the world. Joel has given everything up for
me, and I’ve betrayed him.”

“Whoa,
slow down. Let’s get you in the car and home. You’ll feel better once you’re
home and showered.”

Letting
her best friend help her up she walked to the car and got in. The whole time
her body shook, and she couldn’t stop her tears.

Jenika
talked small
talk all the way back home.
Jenika
opened her house
with her spare key, and Angelica went straight to the shower.

Once
she was showered and dressed in tracksuit pants and a top she sat on her sofa,
and
Jenika
handed her a hot chocolate.

“Okay,
tell me from the start.”

“After
Stephan and Owen carried me out of the club they took me to their house.” She
placed her cup on the table.

Jenika
nodded.

“I
slept with both of them. Well, not much sleeping was done until early hours of
the morning, but still.”

“No way.”

“Yes,
and that’s not all. I didn’t, we didn’t … use any protection.”

“Fuck
me.”

“I
know,
crazy right. I’m the worst sister in the world.
I’m the biggest slut in the universe.”
  

“Well,
I don’t know about universe.”

Angelica
grabbed a pillow and whacked
Jenika
with it. “You’re
supposed to make me feel better.”

A
wicked gleam came into
Jenika’s
brown eyes. “What was
it like? Were they good?”

Angelica
covered her cheeks as they burned, and her shoulders tingled.
Jenika
burst out laughing.

“Ha,
ha, that answers that.” She glared at her friend.
Jenika
sighed. “Book in tomorrow at your doctor and get the morning after pill. And
the other problems … maybe they’ll feel the same as you. Maybe they’ll pretend
what happened last night didn’t happen.”
Jenika
grabbed her hand. “Your brother loves you. He would do anything for you. I
don’t think it’s you he’ll be angry at. Look, if I was you I’d pretend it never
happened. Joel gets back on Wednesday, so you have three days to get yourself
together.”

Angelica
nodded. She just didn’t know how she felt about doing what needed to be done.

****

Owen
came back from a run, changing back to human before he walked into the house.
Both he and Stephan had now let their panthers out to play. All he wanted now
was his sleeping mate. Walking into their bedroom he saw Stephan asleep but no
Angelica. Leaving the room he went in search of his mate, and by the end he
yelled her name. Stephan met him in the lounge room.

“Where
is Angelica?”

“How
the fuck do I know? You were the one sleeping with her. She was with you when I
left and went for a run.”

“Fuck.
We better go find her. She can’t have gotten far. I’ll take the car. You walk
around?”