Owned By The Alphas: Part Three (9 page)

R
ed heard
the whispers even though Ali seemed not to. Tawny had asked Shaynah, “Is she?” And Shaynah had nodded. He’d seen it. And while it was not said aloud, he knew what was being asked. For the first time, he knew. Because when she’d said, “Well, hello there,” her eyes had ever so slightly glowed. He wasn’t sure if it was in his imagination, but just now as she climbed the other alpha, a realization hit him. And he could not believe he had not seen it before.

As she collapsed onto the pelts, having clawed onto Calt leaving Red behind, he stared at her and made a decision. He could take what she just did personally, or he could fight.

He grabbed her and lifted her off the pelts and carried her out of the circle, with Calt hot on his heels after a momentary reaction of surprise. She wrapped herself around Red’s body as he carried her, all her limbs half-limp and half-hanging on, her head bobbing slightly.

As soon as he got to the wall, he pushed her up against it, using his hand as a cushion. Then he slid into her and fucked her hard until she came back to life, gasping and clenching and gripping onto him with all of the parts of her. She screamed out as he thrust into her dripping wet cunt again and again, whispering in her ear so quietly that only Calt could hear, “You are mine. Mine. Never forget that. No matter what happens.”

She cried out, wracked with pleasure, her skin hot and flushed all over. Calt pulled Red back and grabbed Ali, carrying her to the fireplace where he bent her over and fucked her from behind, holding his hand out for Red to stay back. Ali gripped the stones as the flames flickered just out of reach of her hair, and she bent her legs one at a time over and over as he pumped her, pressing into him and crying out, “More! More!”

The crowd was becoming incensed, their arousal turning some of them into their primal forms. Jal and Motis were panting louder than the rest. No one was standing still, their eyes feral, their bodies charged with need.

Red couldn’t stand it anymore. He shoved Calt back and took over, sliding into Ali while she moaned and threw her head back. He lifted her up and she reached back and held onto his neck, her breasts exposed and pressed out for all to see, the nipples erect and every inch of her flushed. Her feet were hooked around the back of his knees and her cleft was spread for the audience as he entered her from behind, holding her up by gripping under her ribs.

Calt came around and dove down onto his knees, licking her exposed clit as Red groaned and plunged deeper into her. Ali cried out as the two of them worked her cunt. Her eyes were still closed and she writhed her hips around to the point where she almost slipped off Red, but he held her fast and did not let go. Her knees began to shake and she screamed as another orgasm rocked her body. Calt grabbed onto her hips, lapping her even as she squirmed. Even with the strength of both of them, she was giving them a run for their money, and he wanted to cum so badly, it hurt.

But this wasn’t about him. It was about her.

About spending the rest of his life with her. He could wait a few more painful minutes or even hours, for a lifetime of happiness.

She went limp and her arms released from his neck, slipping down. She collapsed onto Calt’s head and he laughed and moved to catch her in his arms, pulling her off of Red’s still hard shaft. “She might need a break.”

But she surprised them both by shaking her head, and whispering thickly, “More.”

The room reacted, and glanced were exchanged. Calt looked back to the healer and Shaynah shook her head.

But Ali laced her fingers into Calt’s hair and he rose up to standing, carrying her back to the pelts as she murmured, opening her eyes just to look at him, never the audience, “It’s not over. I don’t feel satisfied. I’m so sorry.”

He kissed her head, then her lips as he lowered her to the pelts, taking her right then and there, lying on top of her with his hands wrapped underneath her body, and hers around his so that Red couldn’t remove him even if he tried. Red walked quickly over to them, circling, but he got there too late, and there was nowhere for him to join in. Ali had latched her feet together around the other alpha’s hips and held on as they swayed and rocked together.

He slowly, sensually made love to her, and she let her head fall gently back onto the pelts. She opened her eyes and looked around, slicing her gaze over all of them. Red watched her back arch. It hadn’t taken long, but it felt like a lifetime to him, watching it with his heart sinking, and his dreams slipping away. Staring at the crowd, she came. She whimpered and tears began to fall down her cheeks as she glanced to Red, and buried her face regretfully into Calt’s neck. He kissed her hair as she reached out her hand for Red.

He walked to her and fell to his knees, taking her outstretched hand, the fingers flushed, too. No one said anything for a while as the three of them stayed like that. Then Calt released her and separated from her. Neither alpha had finished, and neither were hard any longer. The job had been done. The challenge was over.

After an awkward moment, Borhan stepped forward and took the thankless role so that all would be put out of their misery. Calt handed Ali to Red, and the look on his face cut Red to the core, but he took her, since he knew it was his last time.

“How many for Red?”

Four hands rose up, but then one slid back down.

“Three. How many for Calt?”

“Oh, for God’s sake, we can subtract,” Calt growled.

After regretfully muttering, “It has to be unimpeachable,” Borhan repeated, “How many for Calt?”

Nine hands went up. “Nine. And one more for me makes ten.” He lowered his eyes to the ground as the room went silent.

Ali was still crying, and she burrowed into Red’s neck on a sob of, “I’m sorry.”

A lump formed in his throat. He closed his eyes and pressed his lips against the fevery skin on her forehead. He tried to say something, but nothing would come out. He handed her to Calt, his eyes hardening against the pain.

Calt took her and bowed his head with respect. They didn’t speak, but Red clasped his hand around the other alpha’s shoulder and patted it twice as a friend might. Then he shook hands with all the members of the other pack. His own filed out behind him as he turned to go, with Tawny last. He didn’t see her steal a last, sad glance at Calt and Ali.

But he did hear Ali whisper, “I want to go back to bed, please.”

And Calt’s somber reply, “Of course. Whatever you wish.”

His heart twisted in his chest and as soon as Red was out of the caves, he looked up at the moon. It was high in the sky tonight, not obstructed by clouds as it was last night. He thought of Ali and how tonight, if he had won, she would have been able to see under this bright light, at least until the trees obscured it closer to home. He thought of how he would have rode off with her alone, telling the pack he would meet them back at the den before morning. He’d had it all planned out.

And now he had to forget all about her.

Kyren walked up to stand beside him, and laid a gentle hand on his shoulder blade. “I was so set on winning, I didn’t realize all she needed was to be loved. I didn’t make love to her.”

“You couldn’t have known. We women want both.”

Tawny spoke up from behind him, “That’s the problem with us. You just never know.”

He made a noise and nodded. “I don’t want to talk about this ever again.” He turned to the others and a tear fell down his cheek. He wiped it away, but they caught it. Motis, Jal, and Thanot bowed their heads. Gypha and Tawny nodded. “And I want you to forget what you just saw.” He turned and shifted, bending to all fours and cracking his neck as his bones reformed.

Joining him at once, they raced together into the moonlit night, heading for home.

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