Glendar (The Mating Games Book 3) (7 page)

“Oh, my God, Glendar! You’re back to your other self.” Bernie said as she threw herself into his arms.

“It’s time to come clean completely!” Razar said as he stared at Cash.

Cash sighed. “Yeah, I know. Let’s all sit down and talk this out.”

Glendar sat next to his mate, Cash sat across from them and Razar was on Glendar’s left. A few of Cash’s men and one woman made it in to sit on the floor around them. They may have been there for moral support, curiosity, or to follow whatever orders Cash might give even if it as suicide. Glendar suppressed the growl that threatened to rise.

With Razar staring at him expectantly, Cash cleared his throat. “You may or may not be aware that when I and my associates started out, it was on Earth 2.”

“I had heard but I didn’t know.” Razar admitted.

“We had a hard time but found a niche doing enforcement for the government. Some of the jobs were questionable, but they never crossed the line this job did. As far as I knew, Smith never lied although he was the king of leaving out information. Our business grew and soon we were on several planets and eventually many. Our old attachments were never left behind completely, loyalty and all that. Smith hadn’t approached us in weeks. He came to us with a strong need. A female had escaped into the mating games program and she was a black widow.”

“What is that?”

“It’s a term from a spider of Earth that eats its mate. He meant to imply I was dangerous to whatever male I mated.” Bernie explained. Glendar snorted.

“Yes, well I had no way of knowing he was lying. He said it needed to be carefully handled so there would be no political fallout. Honestly, I was questioning her and checking up on Smith’s story. She would never have gone to Smith. We have our honor and there are lines we will never cross.”

“So why wasn’t she on her way home?”

“Our conversation just wrapped up and I checked on the information she had given me to make sure she was being honest. I’ll admit I was appalled when I found out that he was her father and wanted to sell her to some local male. That was when I came here to her only to find out she was mated into the leading family of Oisin. All I was trying to do at this point was figure out how to get her home to her mate as quickly as possible with as few repercussions. Cash held his hands up palm out. He wasn’t giving up and he wasn’t scared, he just knew he was wrong and willing to admit it.

This big badass merc was willing to accept his punishment for the fuck up that was this mission. Glendar admired that. He still wanted to twist his head off for what he’d put his mom and mate through not to mention the worst day he and his brothers had had. Of course he knew he couldn’t and if he tried, Razar would stop him. Razar was acquainted with this man and he respected him. Glendar appreciated that he wasn’t a whiner and he stood up like a man taking responsibility for his action.

“I’m glad to see Bernie is unharmed and my mother was more pissed than harmed. Of course I can’t just let this go without some kind of fine. Soon, I think Glendar may need a big favor and it is in along the line of the work you usually do. It won’t be illegal and it will be on the moral high ground, we would ask nothing less of ourselves or you. Will you agree to do this favor and make it your priority?”

“I will.” Cash said and Glendar almost laughed at the relief on the big guy’s face. Right now his mind was so befuddled he had no idea what Razar was alluding to. All he wanted to do was go home and bury himself in his mate. He would worry about all the details and deals in the morning.

Glendar picked up his mate and carried her to the car leaving Razar and Travlr to finish up and follow. His female felt wonderful in his arms and her scent tickled his nose. It was slightly different and he wondered if fear over what she’d been through had caused it. Placing her in the back seat of the hover car, he slid in and pressed against her. His body ached to just take her but now wasn’t the time.

It pained him to wait until they got home but he knew he had to. He cuddled her into his arms and just enjoyed the warm and the sense of belonging he felt there. Almost asleep, he heard the sounds of his brothers approaching. Travlr was glad to claim the front seat and his demeanor was much improved. Glendar just felt surrounded by love as they headed toward his house first.

“Have you given any thought to what we might need Cash for?” Razar asked.

“No, I’m too relieved to have my mate back.”

“Smith has caused us much difficulty but now that we have proof, he can be forced to give us at least a few of Bernie’s siblings. I am almost positive he will deal dirty with us and Cash will have to go in and extricate one or more of them. Bernie’s father is hard to like.” Razar expressed and he had an art for understatement.

It made him happy Razar was here and able to think clearly about the situation. Bernie would be happy with each sibling she was able to claim and offer a true home. Since he wanted nothing more than to make her happy, he would call in this favor when not if it was needed. The next step would be to force her father to give up some of the children. One of his brothers, probably Stevr would lower the hammer on the foolish human male who didn’t appreciate his daughters as he should. On Oison, they would grow up happy and well loved.

“Do you think you can really make him give me some of my sisters?” Bernie whispered in his ear and he heard the hope in her voice.

“I do and we will push for all we can get from him.” He didn’t mention it would also pave the way for their deal to get more mates for their males. She might not like that they were doing that too.

They were nearly home and his sweet mate had fallen asleep once he’d reassured her about her sisters. It amazed him how selfless his sweet one was. Razar pulled up as close to the door as he could to make it easy for him to carry Bernie into the house. “Thank you, my brothers. I owe you everything for helping me get my mate back.”

“You are our brother. You owe us nothing.” Razar swore and Travlr nodded.

It was a bond that nothing could break and it gave freely and took reluctantly. That was the way they’d been raised by two of the best parents in the universe. His father applied those principles when running the planet. No one did more than they wanted and everyone chose the vocation. The wealth was shared and none of the Mazlans were poor nor should they ever be. As he marched to the door to take his female into their home, pride for his family and his world washed over him. He would help his mate to understand the ways of a real family. Hopefully it wouldn’t be long before she could go and have the fun day with her new sisters and mothers that had been disrupted.

Lying her gently on the bed once he made it to their room, he stripped off his clothes. Carefully so as not to disturb her, he removed her clothes. Once she was naked too, he got into bed with her wrapping his body around her. “That took a while.” She muttered and he jerked not expecting her to speak.

“Were you awake the whole time?” He asked stunned.

“Yes.” She giggled.

“That was very bad. I think you need to be punished.”

Bernie gasped in shock. He bet she’d heard of things like that but never experienced them. There was no way he intended to do any of that rough stuff with her anyway, his intent was just to tease her a little. He rolled over on top of her and pulled her hands over her head holding them there with one hand. “Who’s been a bad girl?” he asked in a low rumble.

Bernie’s eyes widened as she looked at him. “I didn’t mean to be.” She whispered and he saw a combination of confusion, excitement, and fear on her face.

“I would never cause you pain, my mate.” He assured her. Lowering his lips he sucked her lower lip into his mouth and enjoyed her shiver and her moan. It went right to his cock and made it harder.

Her legs wrapped around his hips and he moved so his cock rested against her entrance. Letting her wrist go, he applied himself to making love to his mate without holding back. Since he could smell her heated wet center, he drove into her hard and deep. Plunging and retreating, his female was moaning and even screaming for him to speed up and give it all to her. He thought that was exactly what he was doing.

“Glendar fuck me harder!” She screamed so he did just that.

Now he was pounding into her and sweat dripped off him. Bernie was slick too and she arched to meet him as he plummeted into her. He felt a buzz all over and a warmth in the center of his back telling him his release wasn’t far off. His soul soared and nothing had ever felt better. His mate was hanging in there with him so close to climax he could see all the signs. Sliding two fingers to her clit, he pulled it and she exploded all around him.

It set off a chain reaction and he sprayed his hot seed as deep inside his mate as he possibly could. His breath came in harsh pants, his heart hammered in his chest, and he held his weight off his female as his body just made contact with her. Trying to hold back, he was caught up in need and he slammed in to his mate harder and faster as her channel clamped down on him. Once he was fully drained, he rolled to one side so he wouldn’t collapse on top of his small female.

“Are you alright?” He asked once the power of speech returned to him.

“That was amazing.” Bernie praised and he felt incredible.

You are the most amazing and desirable female I’ve ever met.” He assured her truthfully. She was more than he’d ever imagined he would get and he was never letting her go. Pulling her into his arms he kissed her tenderly. It was a reassuring kiss to tell her she was loved. What they had was so much more than sex, it was soul deep.

Epilogue

Bernie smiled almost too happy for words. The house was finished and Glendar and she had done almost every bit of the work themselves. It was a labor of love and it showed. Everyone in the family was here to celebrate. All ten brothers, the other two mates, Glendar’s parents and a handful of friends that had come with various family members. Bernie hadn’t got around much yet so she only knew family members.

“Oh excuse me. I’m so sorry!” A lovely blonde haired and blue eyed female holding a beautiful young girl squealed.

“That’s alright, it was my fault. I didn’t know anyone was here. I’m Bernie.”

“I’m Ernesta. Maxar invited me but I shouldn’t have come. Shandra doesn’t do well at gatherings.”

“She’s just shy. Come with me.” She said and led the way to a room in the back of the house. It was a playroom and was full of some exceptional toys. There were even built in slides and monkey bars and the floor underneath was cushioned. Shandra took off and started playing immediately. “Let’s sit down over here and we can have a drink while we watch her play. I’m afraid there aren’t any kids yet, but there will be soon.”

“Oh, are you expecting?”

“I don’t think so, not yet anyway. My sisters will be coming here as soon as we can make arrangements. How old is Shandra? I have a sister who is ten. Maybe they can play together?”

“Shandra is eight but that’s close enough. It’s hard on her not having any friends her age. Sometimes I wonder if I made a mistake coming here.”

“Did you come here to mate?”

“Oh, goodness no. My husband died and I went to mechanical training. I work with Maxar at the factory. I’m the head mechanic. It pays well and I need to support my baby. It’s just that I worry about giving her a family life, friends, and all those other things.”

“You sound like you’re doing all you can and you are too hard on yourself. One of my sisters in on her way now and the others will be here in the next few months. She’ll have someone to play with then. Aren’t there also other children with the families that came when the skilled workers got here?”

“There are some but there’s no school or place for them to meet. The child care is with individuals in their home so the kids never see each other.”

“That sounds like something we need to work on.”

“I wish someone would. I’d better drag my girl out of here. Morning comes early and I work tomorrow.”

“It was lovely meeting you, Ernesta.”

“Glad to meet you too, Bernie.”

“Maybe you can come to one of our girl nights. You can bring Shandra too.”

“I’d love that. Thanks for everything.” Ernesta grabbed her little girl’s hand and dragged the reluctant child out of a dream play place.

As Bernie watched her leave, strong warm arms wrapped around her from behind. “I’ve looked everywhere for my mate and I find you in a child’s play room. Are you trying to tell me something?”

Bernie giggled. “Like what?”

“Hmm, like maybe there’s a little Bernie growing in here?”

“Do you think it’s possible?”

“Shouldn’t you know before I do, Mate?” He rumbled and the vibration felt good.

“I’m not sure.”

“It would be a welcome announcement on the heels of the one Travlr just made.” Everyone had figured out that Tammie was expecting long before Travlr had finally said so. Would that be the case with Bernie too? He doubted it since he would probably roar from the rooftop when he was sure. The image of his small mate rounded with child made him smile, but it also made him grow hard with want.

Their life was good, their future looked bright, with the worst part the need to deal with her father. Glendar now knew the true meaning of slime bag. His precious Bernie had deserved better when fathers had been handed out but she had turned out so different from him.

She would make a wonderful mother and he counted the days hoping to know for sure what he only suspected. They wanted a large family and they would have it since she had three sisters on their way. The oldest should have already been here but space travel had a lot of possible delays. He wouldn’t mention it yet because he didn’t want her to worry.

Meanwhile, he would just love her and protect her. His family would help give her the family she’d always wanted. His family that was growing all the time. Maxar would be the next one to claim a mate in the upcoming hunt and Stevr would follow him. Two new sisters were expecting and if Bernie wasn’t, they wouldn’t stop trying until she was. It was his complete pleasure to pleasure her anyway. Other males were also mating and other offspring were also on their way.