Alder, Alanea - Fated to Be Family [Kindred of Arkadia 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) (5 page)

“Damian, grab my purse. It’s behind you on the desk,” Rebecca said.

“I can’t wait to see his reaction to this stuff!” Rebecca said, giggling.

“It should be interesting to say the least,” Kate said, chuckling.

Chapter 4

“Did Caleb get his sleep?” Bran asked as they were getting ready for bed that night.

“Yup, he slept all afternoon and through dinner. We ended up waking him up around seven-thirty. We made sure he ate and sent him on his way,” she said nervously.

“Good, he looked like he needed the sleep. Did you order your lingerie?” Bran asked, climbing into bed.

“Yes, though I’m not sure about one of them. Rian said it would be hot though.” She picked up her hairbrush as she continued to fidget in the bathroom.

“Kate?” Bran said.

“Yeah?” she said, walking out of the bathroom.

“You brushed your teeth three times, put lotion on twice, flossed, tweezed your eyebrows, washed your face, and filed your nails. You want to tell me what’s wrong?” He patted the bed beside him. She took a deep breath and set the brush down before walking over to sit on the bed.

“I think I may know what this is about,” he started and she looked up surprised.

“You do?”

“Yes, I think being with those babies today maybe made you want one of your own. It’s why you were so aroused, wasn’t it?” Bran asked, his amber eyes kind.

Kate jumped up and started pacing. “Not exactly.” She twisted and turned her fingers nervously. She saw Bran eyeing her hands, frowning.

“Love, tell me,” he said, reaching from the bed to still her hands.

She looked down at him with tears streaming down her cheeks. She brought her forearm up across her eyes as she started to cry. Bran jumped out of bed and pulled her into his arms.

“God, sweetie, what is it! What happened? You’re starting to scare me,” he said, frantic.

“Caleb is my mate, too!” she wailed and cried into his chest. He froze, hands on her upper arms. She continued to shake. He stepped back, released her and sat on the edge of the bed.

“Did you…did the two of you…” he asked, his voice breaking.

“No! No!” she yelled and knelt in front of him by the bed. She looked up at him.

“I would never do anything like that without telling you first.”

“Thank God!” he replied, pulling her to her feet and then up into his lap. She instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist. Breathing hard, he buried his face in her breasts.

“What do we do?” she asked quietly.

Bran held her for the longest time. He cursed Fate for making him share his mate. He wanted to hate Caleb but found he couldn’t. After a few more minutes, he had to acknowledge to himself that Fate didn’t make mistakes. He couldn’t deny Caleb without hurting Kate and he would cut off his arm before he hurt her. The more he thought about it, the less it bothered him. They were in turbulent times and things weren’t safe. The pack would get another strong leader and he would get someone to help him keep Kate protected. Caleb would get a home, a pack, and security for his sons.

Suddenly his mind came to a screeching halt. When Caleb and Kate mated, he would become a father through their bond. He liked that idea. He liked it a lot. He loved children. But could he share her in bed? He thought about that and found he wasn’t angry or jealous when he imagined Caleb with Kate. In fact, he was getting aroused. The things they could do together. He smiled and looked up into Kate’s worried and tear-streaked face.

“It’s going to be okay, my love. Caleb was brought to us for a reason. We’ll make this work,” he said, wiping her eyes.

His poor Kate. She must have been stressed all day. She began to cry softly in relief. He wrapped his arms around her, stood up, and turned around to tuck her into bed before climbing in beside her. Slowly, she started to calm down. When her tears stopped, he smiled.

“We’re going to be parents,” he said.

She turned her head so he could see her face and her smile.

“I know. Are you excited?” she asked.

“You know, I think I am. They are special boys and I think we’re just the ones to keep them safe.” He recounted his conversation with Caleb about the boys being rare snow leopards.

“Does he know that you’re his mate?” Bran asked.

“Yes, he felt the pull, but he was exhausted and fighting it because you’re his Alpha. His mind is having a hard time acknowledging me as his mate, but his soul and body know.”

They were quiet for a long while.

“Do you think he snores?” Bran asked, breaking the silence.

Kate gasped and turned around in his arms. “All day I have been a nervous wreck and you ask if I think he may snore.” Kate’s eyes narrowed and she held her fingers up like pincers.

“No, Kate. Don’t, I’ll be good,” Bran said, scooting back.

Kate attacked and tickled him relentlessly. When they were both breathing hard from their laughter and exhausted, Bran gently kissed her nose.

“We’ll be okay, Katie Belle.”

She wrapped her arms around him and nodded. “I love you, Bran.”

“I love you, too. Now get some sleep. We get to officially meet the boys tomorrow as our sons.” He felt her smile and he closed his eyes.

Chapter 5

Caleb was pacing in the front parlor when he heard a car pull up. He knew it would be Kate and Bran. He peeked over to where Lucas and Landon slept in their Pack ‘N Play and took a few deep breaths. He then walked over to the front door and opened it to find Kate and Bran heading up the front steps.

“Morning.” He opened the door wider for them to come in. He met Bran’s eye as the man walked into the house and was surprised to find no censure. He knew he was still up in the air as to how he felt about sharing his mate, so he knew as Alpha it would be harder for Bran. But Bran just gave him a friendly smile and stepped into the foyer. Caleb showed them into the parlor and motioned for them to sit. Kate’s eyes strayed to where his sons lay asleep. He saw her eyes soften and suddenly he realized he would not only be sharing his mate but also his boys. Agitated, he began to walk the room.

“Caleb?” Kate asked softly, watching him move back and forth.

“I’m sorry, Kate, this is hard for me. This isn’t my dream mating. I never thought I’d have to share the most perfect woman I have ever met with another man, much less my Alpha.” Caleb ran a hand through his hair.

Bran watched him thoughtfully for a moment before standing. Caleb stopped and tensed.

“Let’s move this conversation to the living room. Leave the door open so we can hear the boys.”

Bran took Kate’s hand and led her to the adjoining room. Caleb paused for a moment to look down at his sleeping sons before following.

When he walked into the living room, he stopped suddenly in his tracks. Bran was removing Kate’s shirt and bra. He turned her around to face Caleb and traced his fingers along the contours of her breasts.

“Isn’t she beautiful?” Bran asked, cupping his hands under her breasts and pushing them up and together.

Caleb nodded, unable to look away. He took one step forward then another. Before he realized it, he was standing in front of Kate, staring down at where Bran’s hands were molded to her body.

“Does it bother you that I am touching your mate?” Bran asked, twisting her nipples, which caused her to gasp and squeeze her legs together.

Caleb felt his eyes shift from black to the bright yellow as his wolf came to the surface.

“No,” he said, his voice sounding low and rough.

“Do you like watching what I am doing to her?” Bran asked.

He trailed his hands to the buttons of her jeans before popping them open and dipping his hand down the front of her body. Kate’s breathing became shallow pants as Bran moved his hand up and down. Caleb started to growl in his throat then dropped to his knees before Kate. He roughly pulled her jeans and panties down in one jerk and watched as Bran’s fingers, glistening with her dew, slid back and forth between her folds. He carefully had her step out of her jeans and panties, pushing them aside without looking, his eyes locked on Bran’s hand.

Bran removed his hand and brought it to his own mouth to taste her. Kate looked down at Caleb.

“Please! This feels so right,” she said, pleading with tears in her eyes.

Unable to resist her a second more, he looked at Bran then nodded before reaching his arms around her body and cupping her ass. He lifted her up as Bran shifted his body so that her upper back lay supported on his chest. Bran put one hand in the center of her back to hold her up and worked on her breasts with the other, twisting and pulling. Caleb spread her legs, stiffened his tongue and began to fuck her with it.

“God yes!” she exclaimed. She wrapped her arms up behind her and around Bran’s neck.

“She likes to be dominated and have a little pain with her pleasure,” Bran said, his voice also low and rough.

Caleb looked up and saw that Bran’s eyes had shifted. He grinned.

“Keep her quiet.”

Caleb motioned with his head to the open door that led to the parlor. Bran grinned back and nodded. He unwrapped Kate’s arms and moved so that the back of her neck rested on his shoulder. He captured her mouth and began to bite and nibble at her lips. She whimpered and gave herself over to her two mates.

Seeing that Bran had her mouth occupied, Caleb gave her wet pussy one more swipe before leaning forward and taking her clit between his front teeth. He bit down lightly and then sucked hard. She began to thrash above him, her sounds muffled by Bran’s mouth. Determined to make her scream, Caleb placed one hand at the base of her spine and brought the other one around to plunge two fingers deep into her cunt. She started to buck and go wild. Taking Bran at his word that she liked a little pain with her pleasure, he withdrew his fingers before roughly plunging them in again and again.

He felt her inner walls clench around his fingers. He pushed in deep and searched for that one spot that would make her explode. When he found it, he thrust his fingers over it harshly then, leaning forward and using his teeth and lips, bit and twisted her clit. She screamed into Bran’s mouth and shook in their arms. They both held her as her breathing slowed and then lowered her to her feet, her legs shaking slightly. Caleb looked at Bran, who was watching his movements. Bran gently pushed Kate forward and she wrapped her arms around Caleb’s waist.

“I’m not saying it’s going to be easy or that at some point something won’t be a hard stop or deal breaker for me. But what I am saying is that we don’t fight against this for the sake of fighting. I fucking loved watching you make her come. We can make this work, Caleb. The three of us and the boys, we can be a family.” Bran took a step closer to rub his hands up and down Kate’s back.

“You have a hell of a way of persuading me,” Caleb said wryly.

Kate smiled and looked up. “We ave our vays,” she said in a poor Transylvanian accent.

Caleb laughed. Just then one of the twins started to cry. Caleb winced when he shifted his weight, needing a release of his own. He adjusted his jeans, stepped back, and looked over his shoulder to the parlor.

“The boys come first.” He smiled brightly and gave Kate a quick kiss.

Bran went into the hall bathroom and came back with a wet washcloth and a towel to help Kate clean up and she pulled her panties and jeans back on. They were on their way to the parlor when they heard the second twin join the first crying. Kate went over and picked up Lucas and handed him to Bran, who held the boy at arm’s length as if he might explode.

“What the fuck do I do?” Bran asked, panicked.

Caleb chuckled and walked over.

“Bring him close to your body and support him under his bottom,” Caleb said, showing him how he was holding Landon.

Bran adjusted the boy in his arms and smiled down at him. Lucas
 
cooed up at him and Bran instantly fell in love. He would rip apart anyone who threatened these boys with his bare hands. He didn’t realize he was tearing up until he heard Caleb clear his throat. He looked up and the other man’s eyes were moist and he was swallowing hard.

“They know how to hit you, don’t they?” Caleb said, tickling Landon.

Bran took a deep breath and smiled. “They don’t play fair.” Bran smiled back at Lucas, who was now trying to gnaw on his finger.

Kate watched both men and realized that, somewhere between walking in the front door and now, she had fallen in love with Caleb and had fallen in deeper love with Bran.

“Caleb, have you thought about moving to the Pack house?” Kate asked.

Caleb looked at her and put Landon in his swing. He took Lucas from Bran and put him in the swing that faced Landon. He turned on the swings as both boys began to babble at each other.

“It will take me a few days to pack, but yes, we’ll move into the Pack house,” he said, turning around to face them a wide smile on his face.

She went over to where he stood, wrapped her arms around his neck before jumping and wrapping her legs around his waist. He easily supported her weight, cupping her ass.