Katlyn (M/F/M red-hot menage shifter romance) Standalone (Shadow Creek Shifters Book 1) (2 page)

Katlyn gulped. “Well, I didn’t want to prowl in the bars for men. That thought terrifies me.”

He lifted a tendril of her hair, inhaling her fragrance and then smoothed it back on her shoulder. With a glint in his eyes, he added, “And yet you’re here now, ready and willing to give yourself to two men who you have never met.”

Katlyn’s heart hammered against her chest, her lower region aching with need. “I-I know, but I can’t risk someone recognizing me.”

“Oh, are you a woman of great importance, or perhaps straying on your husband?”

She didn’t want to tell them anything too personal, but she felt they might not see this through unless Brendan was satisfied about getting to know her better like he had mentioned downstairs. If she hadn’t been so forward with her insistence that they come right up here, they’d still be downstairs having this conversation in a more relaxed atmosphere. Up here, she was fully aware of the bed not far off, and how easily or quickly the three of them could wind up there. Her eyes glazed over since that’s where she wanted to be so desperately, she said, “Nothing like that. I mean I don’t have a husband or even a boyfriend currently, but I’m a teacher in Newbury and if anyone found out that I loved to push the boundaries sexually, it would be embarrassing, or I might even lose my job,” Katlyn explained.

“What did you come here looking for, exactly?”

“I came here looking for a ménage. I was told I could find one here.”

Brendan nodded. “It sounds like you came here for the right reasons, then. I like to be sure. Believe me, we have our own reasons for keeping our trip to Newbury a secret.”

Katlyn wasn’t able to ask him more questions when Brendan loosened the buttons of his western-style shirt. She was too focused on devouring Brendan with her eyes as, one by one, his buttons were opened, revealing his muscular chest beneath, her heart pounding expectedly as each was undone. She felt like a kid in a candy store, one who was going to be able to taste a new kind of treat.

She had to touch him, and the whiskey she had downed gave her all the courage she needed, so without giving it any more thought, Katlyn set her glass down, and ran her hands up and under Brendan’s shirt. While he never made a sound, his eyes turned to slits and then back to round. That made her step back, bumping into Chase, who wound his arms around her waist. “Are you okay with where this is going, Katlyn?” Brendan asked, his eyes never leaving hers.

Katlyn pulled Brendan’s shirt from his shoulders and watched as it fell to the floor in response to his question. Her full lips parted, a tiny moan escaping her lips. She welcomed the warming effect his touch was producing between her legs. This man was worthy of being a Greek god. He had a six-pack and then some, and she couldn’t help but stare at the hard bulge hidden under his trousers. She had an idea she’d be pleasantly surprised when it sprung free, but Katlyn knew it would be much better to let things unfold more slowly and let these hot hunks lead the show.

Brendan took Katlyn’s full lips in a fiery kiss while Chase’s hot mouth found the back of her neck. She moaned into his mouth as she relished the musky taste of him, her nipples hardening at Chase’s hot mouth as he pressed full-lipped kisses along the nape of her neck. The dual feeling of the men pressed against her made her head soar. Brendan then plunged his tongue into her mouth and, instead of being overwhelmed by it like she usually felt when a man did this, she was burning with desire and reached her tongue out to meet his as they swirled together in a dance of desire. Katlyn’s mind reeled when her shirt was tugged out of her jeans and the hands of both men were running their way up and under the fabric, scorching a pathway on her sensitive skin, tantalizing her in a way she’d never felt before. Their feather-light touch sent Katlyn’s mind into orbit as moisture began to trickle from deep inside her, soaking her panties. She had never felt so turned on in her life, and she gave in to the sensations fully.

Brendan pressed forward and Chase from the rear, and it was obvious both men were fully aroused as they ground themselves against her. It was all Katlyn could do to not cry out. Her pussy ached more now and it contracted as their movements caused her jeans to move against her aroused clit, sending her higher.

Both men moved slightly away, but before she was able to protest, Brendan pulled her shirt up and off while Chase worked on the button of her jeans. His fingers then moved between the fabric and her hot skin, moving the zipper down ever so slightly. It seemed like she was watching this from above, not experiencing it first-hand. But she was and she was mad with desire, more ready and willing to discover what these men had in store for her next. Hands were on Katlyn’s hips now as both men yanked her jeans down. She supported a hand on Brendan’s shoulder as he went down to his knees to take the fabric off one leg and then the next. When he looked up at her, the pupils of his eyes were slits, but turned round again when she pulled away slightly. She pressed her hands to her mouth, thinking she was seeing things. Men don’t have eyes like that, or none she had ever met.

“Don’t be afraid, Katlyn. I won’t bite you unless you want me to,” Brendan said as he stood, facing her. When he smiled slyly, her eyes grew wide at the sight of fangs and a small cry escaped her lips.

“Good going, Brendan. Can’t you control your inner beast better than that?” Chase snarled.

“I can’t help it. This woman is bringing out my beast, but I’m still in control. It’s not like I’m going to shift now.”

Katlyn stumbled to the bed, leaning against it as her breathing became erratic. “What are you?” She was overwhelmed with desire, but now she was truly frightened.

“We’re mountain lion shifters,” Brendan explained. “I thought you knew this place was frequented by shifters.”

Katlyn violently shook her head. “N-No, I really didn’t.”

Chase smiled. “Don’t get scared off. I promise it’s not as bad as it sounds. It’s not like we’ll be shifted when we pleasure you. Some things come out like fangs, or more hair appearing on our arms, but that’s as far as it’ll go. We won’t bite you on purpose, but there are women who rather enjoy a little bite or scratch here or there.”

When Brendan move closer, she shrieked, “Stay away from me.” Her mind reeled and her first instinct was to race from the room, but there was something about how Brendan’s eyes softened that drew her in.

Brendan helped Katlyn stand. “I’m sorry if I scared you, but neither of us means you any harm. If you want to leave, we’ll understand, but your panties are really soaked,” he said as he ran a finger along where the dampness showed through the pink, satin panties Katlyn still wore.

She gasped out loud and muffled a scream when he continued to rub along the slit of her folds outside the fabric. “Stop. I can’t think.” His fangs showing as his touch sending her body closer to the edge had her muddled with confusion. It wasn’t fair. How was she supposed to make a rational decision when her body ached for his touch?

“This isn’t a thinking thing,” Brendan murmured near her ear.

Chase joined them, kissing her, and she enjoyed the sensation of his kiss and Brendan’s fingers that worked under her panties now, seeking entrance into her throbbing pussy. When he thrust a finger inside, Katlyn broke the kiss and gasped, throwing her head back at the welcomed invasion. Her bra was unhooked and tossed aside and hands were now on each of her breasts as both men fondled and squeezed them, but when they slowly began to work on her sensitive nipples with their tongues, whatever control she had had until now evaporated. Katlyn was overcome with separate sensations as Brendan sucked a nipple into his mouth and suckled it in leisure, but Chase concentrated on her other one, his desire demanding. Katlyn welcomed how hard Chase’s tongue pulled on her, alternating between licking and sucking. She moaned at their differences as they worked on the tips of her breasts until they grew hard, while Brendan pumped away at her pussy with two fingers now. The first time she felt their fangs nick her nipples, her eyes widened in shock. It must have been the way her body stiffened because tongues then went to work, soothing her tender flesh.

Her body no longer able to ignore the sensations of ecstasy, Katlyn screamed, her entire body shuddering, her tightness clenching around Brendan’s fingers as she reached the other side of bliss.

She quickly recovered, gazing at the two men who had given her this pleasure she’d been seeking for so long. The fire between her thighs grew again, and her only thought was to complete her dream, fulfill her greatest fantasy—her only desire was to feel their cocks in her hands. Now!

“Attention, code red!” Martha’s voice shouted on the intercom.

“Shit,” Brendan said. “Get dressed Katlyn. Hurry!”

Katlyn shakily dressed and the trio headed out the door. Once they were out in the hallway, thick smoke was everywhere. “Stay with us,” Brendan said as he made for the stairs. “Who are those men shooting at?” Katlyn said in panic, indicating two men at the foot of the stairs who fired shotguns indiscriminately at anyone who tried to move down them.

“It’s the Shifter Patrol,” Chase shouted over the blood-curdling screams and shotgun blasts coming from the club below.

Brendan’s mountain lion senses must have went into high gear as Katlyn noticed his eyes changing, hair popping up along his arms. He pushed Katlyn down the hall and toward the window on the end. “I can’t jump out there. I don’t have cat reflexes and I won’t land on my feet!”

Katlin covered her head as she flew through the window with the help of Brendan’s push, sailing to the ground. She narrowly missed the iron fence below, landing in the dumpster instead. She about lost her cookies at the smell of rotting garbage. Where were Brendan and Chase? When she finally climbed out, she was alone, but now wasn’t the time to wonder if they had gotten out okay, as she coughed at the black smoke that was billowing from the Wilted Petal.

She pushed her way through the opening in the fence and a loud male voice yelled, “Hey, you. Stop!” Katlin turned and bit her fist when the man leveled a shotgun straight at her. Her legs were frozen for a moment, but that only lasted until she saw two mountain lions lurking near the shrubs. Silent as a whisper, the lions jumped the man and they tumbled to the ground together. Shouts were heard in the distance as Katlyn ran from the scene.

Chapter Two

It took a few hours of winding through the backstreets of Newbury before Katlyn reached Peyton Street, where she was able to convince a couple to let her use their cell phone to make a call.

The only reason Katlyn knew Tessa’s number was because she had known her phone number long before she had been allowed a cell phone when she was a teenager. That seemed so long ago, and now at twenty-five, Katlyn had not only left the confines of her home in the suburbs of Streetsboro, Ohio, that she shared with her parents, but had moved to Newbury, Wisconsin, for a teaching job at the local elementary school.

“Why don’t you wait for your friend inside Star’s Coffee House? It’s not safe to be roaming out at this hour,” the woman said, and the man with her agreed.

“Jenny’s right.”

Katlyn took a seat at a booth with the couple and a television had the news on, showing the out-of-control fire at the Wilted Petal.

“It’s about time that den of iniquity burned to the ground,” one man shouted at the screen. “It’s downright shameful, a place like that in Newbury. This used to be a nice town, before those beasts began roaming around here, lusting after our womenfolk.”

“Beasts, you say?” the server asked, hands on hips. “Where do you hear such stories?”

“Don’t ignore the simple facts. Clubs like that have been popping up all over the Untied States, but not anymore. No sir, the Shifter Patrol is gonna put a stop to it.”

“From the sounds of it, they only go to private clubs to interact with humans. It’s not like they’re roaming the streets, Hal,” another server said.

“Is that right? Well, what about how most of our pets have disappeared of late?”

“They’ve all run off?”

“Nope. Those beasts made a snack of them is what, and it won’t be long before they start looking for humans to fill their bellies.”

“Sorry, but I just don’t have a problem with clubs that cater to shifter and human interactions. If you like that sort of thing, it’s fine with me. They don’t do it in animal form, you know,” the same server continued.

“It’s sick is what it is, and thank God they’ve decided to put an end to it for good.”

Katlyn hunched down in her seat. She felt just sick about what Hal was saying. It could have been her that died tonight, and for what? All because she had gone to a club that catered to ménages. She had no idea what it really was for, so that shifters and humans could hook up.

“That’s enough, Hal,” a server said. “You’re scaring folks.”

“They should be scared. God knows how many of our womenfolk have been impregnated by those horny bastards.”

Words ran under the screen that said they were searching for a woman seen leaving the scene and that two mountain lions had killed an officer. Katlyn stood up and ran for the door as they flashed her picture on the live video feed just as Tessa pulled up to the curve.

Katlyn jumped into Tessa’s car and shouted, “Drive.”

Tessa’s eyes widened, but she squealed her tires as she left the curb. “What’s going on, Katlyn? Here you call me in the middle of the night, and now it seems like Newbury is under an attack by wild animals.”

“They burned the Wilted Petal down while I was there.”

“Why were you at a place like that?”

Katlyn shook her head. “I didn’t know that shifters frequented the place, I swear. I was just looking for an adventure. I had no clue that I’d find more than I bargained for.”

“So did you actually have sex with an actual shifter?”

“I met two sexy shifters, Brendan and Chase, but I didn’t know who or what they really were until we went upstairs.”

“Oh, wow, Kat. How was it?”

“It was mind-blowing what did happen, but we didn’t get the chance to go all the way before the intercom went off, announcing a code red.” Tears burned the back of Katlyn’s eyes. “It was just awful. There was all this black smoke and there were men at the foot of the stairs killing anyone who attempted to go down them.”