Bearing Secrets (6 page)

With increasing ardor, Ivy
pressed her lips to Trey’s. Diving her tongue between his lips, she was met
with the spiciness of cinnamon and honey. The taste of him drew her in, wanting
more until she was straddling his waist. Her tongue danced around his until she
sucked his bottom lip between her teeth, and nipped gently.

“I want you.”

“Turi…” Hesitation and need edged
his mumbling, while his hands slid under her tank top.

“He’ll come to us.” She wasn’t
sure how she knew it, but she could feel him. In her mind, she could see him at
a table with some of the men from the party; they were in a kitchen she didn’t
recognize. Midsentence he glanced up as if he was seeing her. The confusion
knitted his brow before he made his excuses.

“We should wait,” Trey
whispered as he kissed along the nape of her neck.

“He’s coming.”

“How do you know?”

“I can see him in my mind. He
was with men—your brothers I think—but he left and is coming to us. He’s coming
up the hill now.” She tugged his shirt over his head and quickly returned to
sliding her fingers along the contours of his chest. “Don’t stop.”

“You couldn’t shut me down
with a bunch of angry bears.” He pulled the tank top over her head and tossed
it to the floor, revealing her naked breasts. The cool air swooshed over her,
and her nipples hardened into little buds. He shot her a smirk and lowered his
head to claim one of her nipples. Sucking it between his lips, he let his teeth
graze over it.

The passion running through
her veins had taken control, forcing her to speed the pace. She wanted him.
Needed
was a better way to describe the desire tearing through her. It didn’t give
her a moment to think this would cement the mating, become the foundation of
their life together. Nor did it allow her to pause and wait for Turi, who
should be there with them as their mating was taken to the next level.

She pulled the zipper of his
jeans down and slipped her hand between the rough material and warm skin. His
already growing shaft met her hand, and she wrapped her fingers around it.
“Looks like someone’s ready.” Teasingly she drew her nails down the length. Her
body craved his touch, to feel his hands running over her skin.

“I’ll always be ready for
you.” He kissed a path down her neck, letting his warm breath caress her skin. Sensations
collided and threatened to overwhelm her when he teased her nipples.

“You two couldn’t wait until
after I met with the family?” Turi bitched as he stepped into the bedroom.

Trey let her nipple slip from
his lips, his mouth hovering just over it. “You didn’t have to come. I wouldn’t
have complained about having her all to myself.”

“The way she called to me, I
couldn’t deny it. How did you do that?” Turi came to stand next to the bed.

“I don’t know, it just
happened.” She reached out. “Join us.”

Turi pulled off his shirt and
tossed it at the edge of the huge bed. “Do you like what you see?” He teased
when her gaze traveled over his chest.

“Oh yes!” She nodded, wanting
to run her hands over his chest. Where Trey was toned, Turi was beyond that;
his body was carved out of stone, every muscle well defined. There wasn’t an
ounce of fat on either of the brothers, making her feel little self-conscious.
“Come to me.”

He unzipped his jeans and let
them fall to the floor, his rock hard shaft straining against the thin material
of his boxers, which he promptly tugged off. With a heated gaze, he joined them
on the bed, nestling himself on the opposite side of Ivy. With torturous
slowness, he slid an arm around her waist
just above the waistband of
her shorts. “I felt that moment of doubt, but there’s no need for it. You’re
gorgeous.” He claimed her mouth.

She moaned around Turi’s
unrelenting kiss, while Trey skimmed her shorts down her legs. He was taking
his time, as if unwrapping a present. “We want you naked.”

Turi broke the kiss and nodded
in agreement. “Always naked.”

“I’m not sure about
always
,
after all there’s life outside the bedroom.” She teased before giving a playful
tug to Trey’s jeans. “Off with these.”

He slipped out of them,
discarding his boxers while he was at it. “Is this better, angel?”

“Much.” She leaned her head
back against the pillow and looked from Turi to Trey. “How will this work?”

The men exchanged a glance
before Trey asked. “Are you a…”

“Virgin?” When he nodded, she continued.
“No. I had a relationship with another human but it was unsatisfying, and there
were too many secrets I had to keep from him. It didn’t work. I only asked
because I’ve never done it with two…” She stopped, unable to finish the
sentence.

“Let us do all the work,” Turi
whispered, his mouth on her earlobe, gently tugging it with his teeth.

“Claim me.” She reached out,
her hand landing firmly on Turi’s chest, until he lowered closer into her. His shaft
pressed tight against her thigh. They had her captive between their bodies,
making her feel safe and wanted. In that moment all her fears were gone.

Turi’s fingers slid between
her legs and teased her bundle of nerves, dragging pleasure from her in hard,
hot waves. Trey’s fingers caressed along the curve of her hip, his mouth on
hers, devouring her. She moaned around his unrelenting kiss, her fingers reaching
up to cup the back of his head, keeping him here. While Turi’s fingers thrust
into her as his thumb continued to wring more pleasure from her core. It took
everything in her not to break away from Trey’s lips and scream as desire
rushed forward with her release on its heels.

“Not yet,” Turi whispered,
withdrawing his fingers.

Trey’s teeth grazed her lower
lip and he pulled back enough to let her cries of frustration escape. His
fingers
caressed
every inch of her body, sending moans of ecstasy from her lips. For such a big
man, he was incredibly tender, as though trying to memorize every curve of her
body with his hands and mouth.

Heat soared through her blood,
impatient and demanding. It had been too long since she had been intimate with
another, and she wanted them hard and fast.
“I need one of you inside me.
Now!”

Turi fingers gently eased her
legs open farther, giving him just enough room to position himself between
them. He slipped on top of her, his bulky frame hovering above her as he stared
down at her, desire burning in his eyes. H
is shaft teased along her
entrance without entering as he watched her.

“Turi!” She reached up and
grabbed his hips, determined to have him within her.

As if calling his name tore
away the last shred of control he had, he drove into her with one powerful
thrust. With it came a moan of both pleasure and pain. Even with the foreplay
she was still tight, her body wasn’t ready for hard and fast yet, but he’d get
her there. He gave her no time to catch her breath before he began rocking in
and out, slow enough not to cause pain.

She could feel the cord that
reined in Trey’s desperation to touch her fraying. He pushed her arms above her
head, his mouth claiming hers as Turi’s pace quickened. She arched her hips
into Trey until he cupped her bottom, giving him a deeper angle as he rocked
deep within her.

With each pump his hips
increased speed, driving the force deeper and faster. Finding a perfect rhythm,
their bodies rocked back and forth, tension stretching her tighter as she fought
for the release she longed for. Upon that release, she dug her nails into his
back, arching her body into his. He pumped twice more and shouted her name as
they came together.

Without giving her time to
recover, the brothers changed places. Trey slid between her legs, his hands on
her hips. “Open your eyes. I want to look into them as I take you for the first
time.”

As soon as she opened her
eyes, he slid deep within her, and she moaned. He filled her slowly, inch by
inch. Halfway in, he slid out before thrusting back in, filling her completely
with his manhood. His strokes fed her fire like tinder set to dynamite. She
reached out until her hand felt along the perfect contours of Turi’s chest where
he lay beside her. With Trey between her legs, Turi nibbled her neck, his hand cupping
her breast until his thumb found her nipple.

Trey set his own tempo, not to
be outdone by Turi. Taking it slower, making each stroke count. Her fingers dug
into his back, clawing at him as a second orgasm neared. Her body clenched
around his erection, sparking the fire within him and sending him pushing
deeper and faster into her. His mouth claimed her nipple, pulling the bud
between his teeth and applying just the perfect amount of pain to make it
pleasurable. As if knowing she was close to a climax Trey sped his pace,
slamming into her until their hips hit off each other.

“Trey!” She cried as her
orgasm tore through her. Her nails clawed at his back as she pulled herself
tight against him, meeting his thrusts. He pumped twice more and shouted her
name, his own climax finding him. Eternity stretched on until he collapsed
beside her.

Her breath slowly returned to
normal and she lay cradled between them. Now that the act had been completed,
the mating energy was pouring through them. Connecting them through their
thoughts and needs. She could feel them as if they were extensions to her own
body.

She finally felt like she
belonged somewhere. She belonged with them, in their arms.

The sun peeked around the
edges of the curtains, casting little rays of light dancing about the room. Not
wanting to get up, Trey snuggled deeper into bed, his arm tight around Ivy’s
waist, his head buried in her hair. His bear was content and had no desire to
move anytime soon. This was what life was all about; these moments were what
they fought for every time they went out on a mission. Turi might doubt their
goals, but for Trey, finding his mate had reaffirmed everything. He wanted to
make a safer world for her.

With the future in mind, he
decided to slip out of bed and take Turi’s place with the morning check on the
sleuth. It would be one step to proving he was fully committed to their mating
and the sleuth. He slipped into his jeans and grabbed his shirt from the
bedpost before sneaking out of the room without waking either of them.

Strolling out of the house, he
tugged his shirt over his head, and squinted in the sun as his eyes adjusted to
the brightness. He tipped his head back to the sky and let the morning breeze
coming off the water wake him up. The gentle swoosh of the waves as they hit
the beach, the crisp salty air—it was home. For the first time he wondered if
they’d be able to convince Ivy to stay on the island if Chad resurfaced. The
older Brown brothers might have left, but he had no plans to.

“Trey…” His father called out
as he neared his parents’ house, where he was sitting on the porch.

“Morning, Dad.”

“What has you up this early?
Ma mentioned you and Turi found your mate. I figured you boys would be spending
a late morning with her.”

He climbed the steps and took
a seat in one of the handcrafted rocking chairs that lined the porch. “They’re
still sleep. I thought I’d check on sleuth and see if there was anything you
needed dealt with.”

“It’s been a quiet morning.
Everyone is still recovering from the party last night. Even your brothers are
still in bed.” Devon yawned. “That’s where I’d be if it wasn’t for your mother
up baking all those sweets you boys love so dearly.”

“Bears and their sweet tooth,”
Trey joked, though it was true.

“You boys are worse than any
bear I know.” Devon brought the mug of coffee to his lips, taking a deep gulp.
“Ma tells me your mate is part of the Arizona Tigers. I didn’t think they had
any
humans
in their ranks.”

In spite of himself, Trey
laughed, sincerely amused at the way his father stretched
human
out, not
as if it was a bad thing, but it was his way of asking for Ivy’s story without
actually asking. “Turi didn’t tell you last night?”

“He only said she needed a
safe place, he was about to explain something when he started to stare into
space. Next thing I know he’s rushing back to his cabin.”

“Shit!” Trey rubbed his sweaty
palms over his jeans. This should have been coming from Turi; he was the
diplomat twin and could smooth out any problems before they had a chance to
arise. Without Turi here, Trey took a deep breath and dove in. “She’s
Randolph’s niece.”

“What?” His father set the
coffee mug aside and looked at him with concern.

Over the next few minutes he
explained everything. Hoping to avoid dealing with the same anger Turi
originally had when he found out Ivy’s heritage, Trey went over her commitment
to the tigers in as much detail as he could. He wanted his father to accept
her, without wondering if she was going to bring danger to the island.

“Dad…” He paused for a moment,
deciding how best to approach it. “We’ve decided that we only want the
immediate family to know. Mom, our brothers, and you. Otherwise it puts her in
too much danger.”

“So that’s why Turi gathered
us last night after the celebration.” He took another long drink of coffee. “I
should beat his ass for gathering us and then disappearing. We had a long day
getting everything ready for the party, then the actual party on top of it.”

“Dad, the mating desire called
him to us. You know how strong that is, he couldn’t have stopped himself if he
wanted to.”

“We’ll tell everyone after
brunch.”

Gazing out at the water in the
direction of inland Nome, Trey gently rocked the chair. He hadn’t noticed the
tension in his shoulders until now, which had grown worse as he waited for his
father’s approval. “You’re okay with all this?”

He nodded. “Mating is a
powerful thing, and one of the benefits is you’d know if there was something
dangerous about her connection. If you trust her, we will. Plus, Ty wouldn’t
have brought her here if she was a danger to us.”

“But Randolph is.”

“That’s nothing new and not
something she’s brought to us. Randolph’s been a threat since he took over
Pierce’s gang of rogues.”

He still couldn’t believe his
sweet mate was related to such a menace. He couldn’t understand how someone
could turn against their family and their kind. To him that bond was nearly as
strong as the one he shared with his mate and twin. That train of thought
quickly had him thinking of his dead brother, Travis.
It
didn’t matter how someone was raised, or the family blood that coursed through
their veins, some people were just evil. They took pleasure out of seeing
others suffer, and joy out of the chase or kill.

“Son…” Devon pulled Trey from
his thoughts.

“Yeah.”

“I know you and Turi haven’t
seen eye to eye, and that’s going to make challenges within your mating if
you’re not careful, but you boys can be just as happy as Taber and Thorben.”

Trey gave a little chuckle.
“Those two nearly killed each other when Taber found out he had to share his
mate.”

“They overcame, and so will
you. I just hope you two stay on the island. It’s nice having help with the
sleuth.” Devon stood. “You did well last night, keeping things smooth with Bev
and Tad.”

“Thanks, Dad. Tad needs to
deal with his guilt.”

“We’ve all been saying that
for years, but I think Courtney is finally getting through to him. Who knows?
Maybe this trip will allow him to bury his remorse before he goes back to the
Alaskan Tigers’ compound.” Devon stepped around the rockers and opened the
door, pausing before he went inside. “Now go back to your mates.”

With the sleuth quiet, Trey decided
his dad was right. He stood and headed back. He’d balance this new sleuth
responsibility and his mates, but right now Ivy’s naked body was calling to
him.