Taming The Tigers (10 page)

They led her up the lodge steps and onto the large wraparound porch. Malik opened the door and held it while they entered. Gabe led the way to the elevator.

“We’re on the third floor. We thought it prudent to get rooms that were away from most of the other guests.”

“If you were worried about noise, you shouldn’t have been.” Carmen glanced at him from the corner of her eye. “From what I understand, all of the rooms are soundproofed for the same reasons you wanted privacy.”

Malik opened the door and paused while Carmen entered the room. He had anticipated this moment all day. He wanted her. He
needed
her. He couldn’t wait to be alone with her. Hell, at this point, he didn’t care if Gabe wanted to stay and watch. Though, something told him that
she
would have an issue with that.

“There’s a bathroom through that door.” He pointed to the right. “I assume you’ll want to shower.”
He
certainly did. The tiger’s scent always clung to him after a shift and he wanted nothing between them when he finally got her into bed. There were three full baths available in this suite. Apparently, the lodge had just gone through a major renovation, linking some of the rooms together to make suites for family units much like theirs. It gave them much-needed privacy.

“Yes.” She nodded, heading toward the bathroom. “I’d like that. I want to wash the dirt from the forest floor off me.”

The dirt was an illusion, of course. All shifters used magic to an extent. They all had at least a rudimentary ability to shift and bring their clothes back from wherever it was that they went when they shifted. They also unconsciously cleaned their bodies before their clothes appeared.

He rarely shifted with his clothes on. According to the elders, when sending them to the ether, they came back with no discernible scent. Yet, they always smelled odd to him. He found that if he had the time, he could remove his clothing and leave them somewhere. Even leaving his clothes on the ground gave them a welcoming scent when he changed back.

Carmen sauntered into the bathroom, giving him an enigmatic look before closing the door. Was that an invitation? He started for the door, then changed his mind. If he followed, he would be all over her as soon as he saw her naked. He didn’t want that.

Taking his time was of the utmost priority. However, something told him that taking his time might not be possible the first time around.

“I’ll just head on over to the diner. If they’re still open, I’ll get a bite to eat, and order something for you two,” Gabe said from the doorway. “I know you’ll want your privacy. We’ll all be together soon enough.” Backing from the room, he closed the door.

After a quick shower, Malik stepped from the bathroom to find Carmen on the bed. He closed his eyes, thanking everything good that they had found her and she was a shifter. Shifter women didn’t need the time a human woman needed. They understood the urgency of the mating heat—at least when they felt it.

“Are you still unsure about our being mates?” He strode toward the bed, taking in the unique scent of her arousal along with that of the shampoo and bath gel she’d used.

“Does it matter?” She tilted her head and met his gaze. “I want you. You want me. Shouldn’t we take advantage of the time we have together?”

Malik stared deep into her chocolate-colored eyes, the gold flecks reflecting the light, shining brightly. Damp hair rested over her shoulder. Reaching up, she twisted it, obviously nervous. She couldn’t possibly fear rejection, could she?

His already hard cock grew impossibly larger when her gaze shifted from his face to his hips and the towel he’d wrapped around his waist.

Moving closer, he grasped the towel and pulled, dropping it on the floor when it fell from his waist. Her eyes grew wide at the sight of his erection. He’d always known he was above average in size for a human, but her reaction was enough to make any male’s chest expand with pride.

“Just what do you expect to do with that monster?” Her tongue peeked out from her mouth, swiping her bottom lip.

Holy Hannah! Malik was even bigger than Gable. She couldn’t stop staring at his huge erection as it sprang up from the nest of hair at the juncture of his muscular thighs.

Slowly, he lowered his head, his chin nearly touching his chest as he held her gaze. He moved steadily toward the bed, one slow step at a time, until she was certain she could no longer bear to wait.

Next to the bed, he gently cupped her jaw, his thumb caressing her lower lip until she opened her mouth and bit the tip, her tongue swirling over the end. His eyes darkened to a deep, blue. A mixture of brown and light, sandy hair covered his chest.

Leaning forward, she pressed her face against his sternum, her tongue darting out to taste the warm flesh. Placing her hands flat on his chest, she explored the changing contours of his pectoral muscles, down to his rigid abs. Malik Zorin was certainly one well-built male and she intended to spend a good deal of time exploring the man’s body.

Strong arms encircled her, his biceps bunching as he pulled her close. “Enough exploration,
kotik.
” He stared intently into her eyes before shifting his gaze to her mouth and back to her eyes, once again. “I wish to pleasure you.” He covered her mouth with his, kissing her deeply, his tongue delving deep, taking her very breath away.

“But I want to—”

“Shh...” He held two fingers over her lips. “Let me show you how it can be between us. Give me the opportunity to show you that we can be good together.” He kissed her again, then pulled back with a smile. “I wish to ruin you for all other men. You will choose us as your mates, if only for the sex, yes?”

“God, I love that accent of yours.” Never in her life had she ever considered a Russian accent sexy until she’d heard Malik and Gable speak to her. The tone of their voices always dropped when they spoke to her, taking on an inflection that she noticed they held for her and her alone.

She cupped his face in her hands and pressed her lips against his. If this amazing combination of lightning and fire was how it was supposed to be between mates, they could sign her up, tonight. Now!

When his lips left hers and trailed over her jaw, to her neck and then down to her chest, Carmen closed her eyes. Letting her head fall back, she moaned as his feather-light kisses drove her mad with anticipation until his warm mouth closed over the peak of her left breast.

She sucked in a quick breath, stabbing her fingers through his hair, she held him to her as she arched back over his arm. Releasing her nipple, he moved to the other side, taking the other nipple into his mouth and biting gently before laving way the slight sting. Her stomach burned, clenching with need as he sucked the sensitive nub deep into his mouth.

Slowly, he backed away, releasing the tip of her breast with one last slow lick. He gazed down at her, his expression intense. “You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.” Reaching up, he brushed the hair from her face, his fingers tangling in the long mass. “I don’t want to stop watching you with your face flushed with passion and your perfect body quivering with need.” He shifted, his expressive gaze taking all of her in before he locked gazes with her again.

Gentle hands skimmed over her body, awakening every nerve ending. He cupped her breasts with his big hands, his fingers skimming lightly over her nipples making her groan.

Leaning down, he kissed her stomach, licking her navel before pushing her gently back onto the bed and moving still lower. Crawling between her legs, he cupped her ass in his hands and lowered his face to her weeping sex.

Using his thumbs, he parted her labia, his warm breath gently caressing her clit before he sucked the throbbing nub into his mouth. Carmen gasped, her breath coming in short pants as her inserts first two fingers, and then three into her clenching vagina thrusting his fingers deep inside as her world flew apart and she screamed his name.

With a deep groan, Malik lifted his head, pulled his fingers from her and gently spread her body’s cream over her anus. “Have you ever taken a man here before?” he asked, gently pressing a finger past the tight ring.

“Yes.” She sucked in a deep breath. “Just once. But...” Her face grew warm. “I’ve been...”

“Experimenting?” he finished for her. “It’s okay, you know.” He smiled up at her, resting his chin on her mons. “It’s better if you have prepared yourself for us. It won’t hurt as much.”

“I’m not so sure about that,” she said dryly. “My toys aren’t nearly as big as you two,” she said, inhaling sharply as he inserted another finger and moved them in a scissor motion.

“Yes!” Carmen closed her eyes on a moan. “Please, Malik. I want you so much.”

“So long as you’re certain,
kotik.
I can’t do this and then leave you. It’s too late for that.” He positioned himself between her legs, the thick tip of his cock resting against her ass. “Choose. Now.”

The muscles in his neck stood out. His biceps bunching as he held her ass up, waiting to thrust his cock into her back hole.

Carmen’s muscles clenched and she squeezed her eyes shut. She wanted him. She wanted
them.
She only hoped that she made the correct choice for them all because, God help her, she wanted to be their mate more than anything she had ever wanted before in her life.

“Do it!” she snarled. Reaching out, she raked her nails down his chest hard enough to leave welts. It was the age-old female
leoparo
acceptance. She only hoped that a tiger would recognize the symbolic gesture.

“It’s about fucking time.” Malik growled and leaned forward, the head of his cock pressing against her back hole. Sweat beaded on his brow, his hips flexing forward as she bit her lip, waiting to accept his full length.

He paused for a moment when his pelvis pressed flush against her, waiting for her body to accommodate to his size. After a moment, he slowly pulled out only to push back in, moving slowly at first, then gradually gaining momentum as he rammed into her. Reaching between them, he grasped her clit, gently sliding his fingers back and forth until her world went dark and she shattered into a million pieces. “Malik!”

“Did you talk to our contact?” Gabe asked Malik as he walked into the room.

He nodded. “I did. I used a voice-over internet phone to make it more difficult to trace. I also used the WIFI at a fast food restaurant in the next town on a tablet that I dumped in a mailbox afterward. It’s on its way to New York, as we speak.” Malik plopped down on the sofa, kicking his leg over the armrest.

“And?” He hated it when Malik got this tight-lipped. Getting information from the other man was almost as difficult as pulling an abscessed tooth from an enraged Siberian tiger.

“They have agreed to leave us alone.” He smiled darkly. “Hearing that their best of the best has gone missing was enough to put things into perspective for our enemies.”

“In other words, if we can make Kitrick disappear, they don’t want any trouble from us.”

“That pretty much sums it up.” Malik took a long pull from the beer he’d been holding when he entered the room. “They’ll leave us alone as long as we don’t hunt them for bounty.”

“You didn’t tell them that we’ve been replaced?”

“Are you kidding?” Malik snorted. “Let them figure that out on their own. I’m through bargaining with them.” He glanced down at the beer, his thumbnail picking at the label. “So... have we decided where we’re going to live?”

“We’re going to be a family of both worlds.” Gabe said as he moved toward the bathroom door to make sure that Carmen was still in the shower. The sound of water running made him relax. “She said that we can’t just leave our beautiful home in the cascade and move here.”

“And you’re okay with that?”

“Yes.” Gabe nodded. “And you?”

“I don’t care either way.” Malik shrugged. “I just want our mate to be happy.”

“Then it’s settled,” Carmen said as she sauntered out of the bathroom. “Well live here
and
there.” Her lush lips turned up in a grin. “Maybe we can stay here until just after Christmas and then head to the cascade.” Her eyebrows drew together. “You don’t get much snow there, do you?” She continued, not waiting for an answer. “I hope not. I mean I like snow and everything, but a warm winter would be lovely once in a while.” She glanced at them as she walked to the bed and untied her bathrobe. “What?”

Gabe’s tongue grew thick and, he wasn’t sure, but he thought it might be stuck to the roof of his mouth when she dropped the robe and stood before them as naked and glorious as any woman could possibly get.

Her plump breasts swayed as she moved around the bed, fluffing the pillows and turning down the sheets. “Are we getting this show on the road, or what?” She asked over her shoulder, then grinned when she noticed that both of their gazes were glued to her perfect ass.

“I don’t know about you two, but since we’ve all had dinner, and a shower, I think it’s time we got down to this mating business.” She bit her lip. “Unless, of course, you’ve both changed your minds.” She straightened and glanced at her discarded robe.

Gabe wasn’t positive, but he didn’t think he or Malik had moved so fast in years. They each rushed her, moving to her so fast, she squealed when he scooped her up and plopped her on the bed, following her down onto the mattress.

“Hey!” She giggled. “I didn’t know you two could move that fast.”

“You never flaunted your perfect body naked in front of us before.” Gabe stared down into her beautiful eyes. He loved their changing colors, chocolate brown with just a hint of gold. He pressed his mouth against hers, his tongue tracing the seam of her lips until she opened for him and he delved deep into her sweet mouth.

Malik stripped then sat on the bed next to them, resting on his elbow. Reaching out, he grasped Carmen’s nipple between his thumb and forefinger and twisted. She arched up with a moan, her hips undulating beneath Gabe.