Kianna and Her Three Alpha Wolves [Featherstone Pack] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More) (12 page)

“We’ll figure everything out, but in the meantime, you and Duncan head into town and clean out the apartment and bring your stuff back here.” Teaghen was now in full alpha mode. “Alex, can you call everyone together for a meeting tomorrow night? Make sure to contact Samuel, Jack, and Dustin and have them at the meeting as well. Kianna, you and I are going into town as well, but we’re going to do some shopping. You need some more clothes, little one, and after tomorrow night, it won’t be safe for you to leave the compound until Ray and his cronies are behind bars.”

“I can shop for myself, Teaghen. I’ve been doing it for a long time now.” She smiled at him.

“I know you can, baby, and any other time, it wouldn’t bother me, but Ray’s out to seriously hurt you, and we won’t let that happen.” He pulled her against him and held her firmly by the back of her head before covering his mouth with hers.

Excusing himself, Rusty said he’d wait outside for Duncan.

His lips were warm and soft against her lips. Teaghen’s scent, his taste, filled her and obscured any ability she had to fight her desire for him. Duncan and Alex came to stand on either side of her, kissing along the sides of her neck. Together, the onslaught was proving more than she could handle.

Teaghen broke their kiss and stepped back, allowing his brothers a chance to taste their mate. Duncan’s lips fastened on Kianna’s, immediately drowning her in sensation. Alex was busy moving behind her and nuzzling her ear, saying, “We want you to be safe, baby. You are our life, and if anything happened to you, we wouldn’t survive.”

Duncan, too, stepped back, and Kianna was almost thrown completely off balance when Alex turned her in his arms and brought his mouth down hard on hers. Their tongues battled for dominance with Alex the obvious winner. Kianna melted against him, wrapped her arms around his shoulders, and pulled him down closer to her.

“Please don’t stop, Alex. I can’t take it anymore. I want all of you, and I realize what that means. But I need you now.” Practically dragging his lips back to hers, Kianna was on fire, and if they didn’t fuck her soon, she was going to go mad.

Reluctantly, Alex unwound her arms from around his neck and released her lips.

* * * *

“Tonight, when we are all together again, we will lay claim to you as our mate, little one. We want to have all the time in the world to explore this beautiful body and taste every inch of you. Can you be patient, as we have been for so many years, just a little while longer?”

Curling her arms around his waist, she laid her cheek against his chest and sighed. “I suppose I’ll have to be, won’t I.”

He could feel her smile against his chest and he pulled her in closer to kiss her one last time before he and Alex headed out with Rusty. “Listen to Teaghen today, baby. I know you can take care of yourself, but his senses are more acute to danger than yours.” He handed her off to Teaghen and left the kitchen before he dragged her upstairs to the bedroom.

* * * *

Cradled in Teaghen arms, she felt at peace, his warmth spreading through her body so quickly.

“Since you seem to be ready to go, I’ll change, and then we’ll head into town.” Kissing the top of her head, he headed up to change.

Kianna’s body felt more alive than ever. Tonight would be a night to remember. She would finally lay claim to the Featherstone brothers. She had dreamt about this day for so many years but in a slightly different way. She smiled to herself. She had had no idea, all those years ago, that she was the mate to them. Kianna had just thought that she had a special bond with them because they knew her so well. Through the years, between the time they met and when she and her mother went away, every time she’d needed them, they had been there.

Teaghen silently walked into the kitchen, and Kianna couldn’t hide the look of peace and happiness on her face.

“You seem to be thinking about something that brings you great joy, little one.” He smiled at her from the doorway.

“I was just realizing what an idiot I’ve been for not accepting this mating bond with the three of you sooner. Ever since we first met, you have watched over me, and now I know why. There is still one thing that I am curious about though.” Heading out to the truck, Teaghen opened the door and helped her in before walking around and getting in the other side.

“What has got you so curious, mate?” he asked as he started the truck and headed to town.

“We met when I was twelve, right? All three of you were already in your twenties, and you still look as young as you did the first day we met?”

* * * *

Teaghen grinned and knew that explaining the aging process of a shifter would be easier for him than accepting the fact that the three brothers were well over a hundred was going to be for her.

“I think that is a question to be answered tonight when we are all together because it may make a difference in your feelings about our mating.” His grin fell at the thought of her rejecting them because of the age difference. It wasn’t like they looked their age for fuck’s sake, but the number could be enough for her to change her mind.

* * * *

Duncan, Alex, and Rusty arrived at the apartment only to find Ray and a couple of his boys waiting inside for them.

When Rusty saw Ray, his face blanched as he said, “What the hell are you doing here, Ray? You scared the crap outta me.”

“I just bet I did, Rusty, seeing as though you’re hanging out with my sister and her half-breeds.” Ray got up from the chair he’d been sitting in and came to stand in front of Rusty. Alex and Duncan blocked any further movement toward him by Ray.

“So they’re your bodyguards now, Rusty? Why would you need protection against your old friend Ray? We’ve been friends for a lot of years and done a lot of things together. You best be remembering that before you go shooting off your mouth or doing anything else stupid.”

The threat was clear. If Rusty talked, Ray would go after him, too.

Pushing past Duncan and Alex, Rusty came face to face with one of the men who, for the last fifteen years had held his life in their hands. Well, no more. He wasn’t going to let Ray scare him into not helping Kianna. She had left shortly after his arrival at the ranch but he heard from some of the other men just how poorly Bubba and his sons had treated her and her mom. He was just glad to hear that she had gotten out. “Listen, Ray, I’m through with all the bullshit that you and your daddy were into. If you want to continue with it then that’s your business, but leave me out of it. I won’t hurt Kianna, and I won’t stand by while you or others that work for you do. Understand? Walk away now and leave your sister alone, or suffer the consequences because you aren’t going to get away with anything. You’ve chosen the wrong people to fuck with this time, Ray, so I suggest you take what you have and find a new place to live.”

* * * *

Ray’s eyes widened as he listened to Rusty.

“You’ve grown some balls, old man, but I guess with the Featherstones behind you, anyone would. Let me tell you a few things, Rusty. My daddy only kept you around because you were so easy to keep under his thumb. He didn’t give a rat’s ass about you or me for that matter. The only thing he ever cared about was the almighty dollar. The more he had, the more he wanted, so I made him lots of it, and for all my work that old bastard goes and gets all sentimental on me and leaves the ranch to my half sister who ends up fucking not one but all three of his most hated enemies.”

Before Ray got another word out, Alex’s hand went to his throat.

“You watch what you say about Kianna, Ray. It’s not her fault your daddy didn’t think you were man enough to run the ranch. Maybe if you’d shown a little more brains and a little less brawn he might have had more respect for you, you little maggot.” He released his grip from around Ray’s throat and left him coughing and gagging for air.

Holding his throat, Ray managed to croak out, “I have more brains in my little finger than my daddy ever had, and in a couple of days, you’ll all just see how smart I am.”

“Ray, you better keep your mouth shut before it gets you into trouble,” one of the men with him said.

“Shut the fuck up, Davis. When DeMarcos gets here, there isn’t anything that will stop me, and you know it, so either back off or get the fuck out of my town.” Ray grabbed his jacket and slammed the door behind him as he left, leaving his two buddies behind.

“I suggest you get yourselves out of town now unless you want to go down with Ray. We know what he’s been up to, and we’re about to stop him,” Duncan told the two men.

“We’re gonna leave town, but this DeMarcos guy that he’s been talking about sounds like a real hard-ass. He’s coming in from the east coast, and apparently, he’s pissed at Ray for the slowdown.” The taller of the two men looked at Rusty saying, “Sorry about everything, Rusty, but Ray scares the shit out of me, and I’ve got two sisters I gotta protect.”

Taking the younger man by the shoulder, he led him to the door saying, “Go home, Davis, grab your sisters, some clothes, and head out to your parents’ place in Texas for a while. I’ll give you a call when it’s safe to come back.”

“I’ll do that, Rusty, thanks, and again, I’m real sorry for all the bullshit over the past few weeks.”

Davis and the other man left, leaving Duncan, Alex, and Rusty to quickly gather up as much of Rusty’s belongings as they could and pack them into the truck to take back to the compound. The rest they would come back for at a later time, when it was safer for Rusty to be seen. During the ride back, Alex would make some of the calls to the pack members as well as the sheriff’s office to tell them of the scheduled meeting tomorrow night.

Chapter 8

Teaghen and Kianna arrived in town just before lunch. The plan was for them to do a little shopping and then head to Patty’s Diner for lunch. As they entered one of the clothing stores, Teaghen headed straight to the lingerie department, pulling Kianna along with him.

Laughing, she tried to pull him to a stop, but he just kept on going. When they got to the department, he just stood and smiled at her.

Feeling her face heating from the blatant look of desire he was giving her, she whispered, “Teaghen, sweetheart, why don’t we just get a package of bikini panties for now. I don’t have a whole lot of money on me right now, so I can’t spend a lot.” Kianna felt a little embarrassed having to tell him her financial position. She had some money that she’d saved, but the rest hadn’t been released from the trust yet.

Teaghen just ignored her and grabbed a cart and started throwing panties of all colors in her size into it. Looking back at her he stared straight at her breasts and asked, “C or D cup, baby?”

“Teaghen,” she whispered louder, “I told you I can’t afford all this right now, so put them back.”

Stopping the cart, Teaghen turned around and walked back to where she stood with her hands on her hips. Wrapping one arm around her waist, he pulled her roughly against his chest. “You are our mate and will wear what you like to wear. I saw all the lingerie that got ruined at the ranch. You have a beautiful body, and we want to see it in gorgeous lingerie. Would you deny us the right to buy our mate a few panties?” He smiled at her.

“Well no, but that’s not a few, Teag.” Leaning in, she whispered in his ear, “It’s a D cup, sweetie,” and gently nipped his ear.

Growling low in his throat, he quickly kissed her then headed back to the lingerie department.

* * * *

Ray watched the little display between his sister and Teaghen, his mouth curling in a snarl when Kianna leaned in and nipped his ear.

What a fucking whore, just like her mother.
He’d make sure that none of the Featherstones would want anything to do with her once they found out what Bubba had done all those years ago.

He just had to keep it together for the next few days until DeMarcos arrived. Once he was there, they’d figure out how to get rid of Kianna for good, and then he’d tell him of the other land he was going to purchase for the new landing strip. That way, if they did lose the ranch, he’d have a replacement field all ready to go. But from the information that Ray had received from Bubba’s attorney, if Kianna were to die before she had a will in place then the land would revert back to him, so having the second air strip would be only a bonus for them. He really didn’t want to have DeMarcos or any of his partners pissed at him for too long. That would cost him his life.