Authors: Amber Kell
Russ swallowed.
Fuck, the man has no gag reflex.
“Good at that, isn’t he?” Gage whispered in Kaden’s ear. “He’s had a lot of practice. He likes to suck me off first thing in the morning. Maybe if you’re good he’ll add you to his morning routine.” Gage bit Kaden’s ear lobe at the same time as Russ exhibited how very little gag reflex he had.
“Yes!” Kaden screamed. He would’ve bucked into Russ’ mouth but Gage kept him pinned down with his large hands. Relief poured out of Kaden along with his cum.
“That’s it, pup, let Russ taste you. Don’t be greedy, Russ—share!” Gage demanded.
Russ slid up Kaden’s body, kissing and nipping as he went. Kaden twitched and giggled beneath the attention, too relaxed to be worked up over the marks Russ was leaving behind. After nipping Kaden’s neck, Russ leaned over and kissed Gage.
Oh. Oh, hell
. Sexy didn’t begin to cover how hot the two powerful men looked kissing. Gage licked his way inside Russ’ mouth. Kaden’s cock valiantly tried to harden as he realised Gage was savouring Kaden’s flavour off Russ’ tongue.
When they finally parted, Kaden’s erection stood tall and proud.
Gage’s lust-filled eyes settled on Kaden. “You taste amazing. Have you ever had a man inside you before?”
Kaden shook his head. No reason to lie now. Kaden wasn’t ashamed of his inexperience. At eighteen, he had plenty of time to gain more knowledge.
Russ gripped Kaden’s chin. “You’re untouched.”
Kaden laughed. “Oh, I’ve definitely been touched, but I haven’t been penetrated.”
“I…I know you would probably prefer Gage because he’s your mate, but I’ve waited so long for you. Would you give me the honour of being your first?”
Russ was right about Kaden preferring Gage but the sincerity in the beta’s expression hit him hard. Kaden turned to look at Gage, who gave him an encouraging nod. It occurred to Kaden that Gage would want whatever would be best for his mate. His heart ached as he realised, although he would always put Gage first, the alpha’s first instinct would be for Russ.
“Shh, pup.” Gage wrapped his arms around Kaden. “I don’t know what you’re thinking but it shouldn’t make you sad.”
“It’s stupid,” Kaden confessed. He wouldn’t put Gage on the spot by asking him if what Kaden was thinking was true.
Russ captured Kaden’s chin and turned him back to face him. “I don’t have to fuck you if you’re not ready. I’ve waited this long for a mate—you cannot even imagine what I’d be willing to do to keep you happy.”
Russ’ words soothed Kaden’s wounded soul as he realised they were all in the same situation. Good thing there weren’t very many triads—they kind of sucked.
“I’d like you to be my first,” Kaden told Russ. It wasn’t as if they weren’t ever going to have sex again. There was unnecessary pressure about a person’s first time.
Gage cupped Kaden’s cheek and forced Kaden to focus on him. “And since I’m your mate, you can be the first person inside of me.”
Kaden gasped. Alphas never let anyone top. “Are you sure?”
“Hey!” They both turned to face a scowling Russ. “Why didn’t you ever offer me that? I’m supposed to be your mate.”
Gage smiled. “Because my wolf and yours are always battling. If I let you top me, my wolf might hurt you because he’d think you were trying to dominate.”
“But I’m not dominant, not even a little, so your wolf won’t care if I top you!” Kaden exclaimed.
“Exactly!”
Kaden grinned. “Go gammas!”
Sometimes there were benefits to not vying for the most powerful position. Kaden had never wanted to lead a pack or run anything. He only wanted to cook for people and help others. Kaden kissed Gage’s cheek. “Thanks. I think I’d enjoy being inside you and Russ can show me what I need to do.”
Kaden could tell Russ liked being referred to. For the first time Kaden tried to look at things from the other men’s perspective. All around, it kind of sucked—for the alpha to have known he had found his mate but also to have known his mate searched for someone else… Russ stayed with Gage out of duty but his heart would have always ached for another.
“I hope this bonding works,” Kaden said. He desperately wanted it to work.
“It’ll work,” Russ growled. “You’d best lie on your back. With your injuries it’ll be the best position.”
Trying to get comfortable took more effort than Kaden would have thought, but eventually he settled into a position he thought could work.
“Focus on me,” Gage urged. He’d moved around so they were face to face. Putting most of his body weight on his left side, he leaned against Gage, letting the alpha take his weight.
A wet touch across his hole had him jolting out of Russ’ hold.
“I’m just opening you up.” Russ’ laughing tone calmed Kaden’s nerves. Things couldn’t be too horrible if the beta was still happy.
“How old are you, pup?” Gage asked.
“Eighteen. How old are you?” Kaden asked.
“Forty-three and Russ is thirty-five. Why did your family let you leave?” Gage’s careful tone bordered the line between asking and accusing Kaden’s family of gross negligence.
If they were humans, the age difference would’ve seemed insurmountable but since shifters can live up to eight hundred years, everything would more than even out over time. Most shifters didn’t leave their home pack until they were twenty-five, with thirty being the average.
Russ took another lick and Kaden forgot what they were talking about. Gage kissed him. The world stopped spinning and even Russ’ touch took a back seat to the waves of sensation rolling down his spine. Perfection. He’d never had a kiss so amazing before. Gage showed him the deficiency of every other kiss he had ever received.
“Oh, fuck. I’m going to come.” Wetness splashed across Kaden’s back. “Crap,” Russ’ soft curse had Kaden pulling reluctantly away from Gage to look over his shoulder.
“What happened?”
Russ shrugged, red staining his cheeks. “Between tasting you and my link with Gage… I could feel his emotions when he kissed you. I didn’t know it was so intense.”
Gage shrugged. “It’s how I feel when I kiss you.”
“Should I go?” Kaden shifted his gaze between the men. They were concentrated on each other. Maybe they didn’t need him after all. The idea of a triad might be more interesting than the reality.
“No!” Russ and Gage said together.
“Oh, okay.” Kaden didn’t know what to do next. He began to turn over, only to have Russ stop him.
“Let me clean up your back. I don’t think Gage is finished with you yet.”
Kaden gave the alpha a curious look. What did he want to do now? “I thought Russ was going to be my first?”
“That doesn’t mean you can’t fuck me, unless you don’t want to. Some men don’t like to top.” Gage waited for Kaden’s response.
He didn’t have one.
Kaden squeezed his eyes shut to hold back his immediate need to orgasm.
Slow breaths
… A cold washcloth on his back wiping him down helped his control.
“Did you want to be inside me?” Gage asked.
For a supposedly wise alpha, the man was an idiot. Kaden opened his mouth to tell him so but the wicked light of amusement in Gage’s eyes stopped him.
“That’s mean,” Kaden sulked. “You shouldn’t tease me.”
Gage’s kiss made up for his amusement at Kaden’s expense. He couldn’t stay mad at a man with soft lips and warm hands…who knew how to use them. After cleaning him up, Russ slid behind Kaden to give his body added support and placed kisses up Kaden’s neck, making his head swim from all the attention. Before now Kaden had never thought about what he might want in a mate. All his focus had been on finding a place in a kitchen to help with the war effort.
While his family happily supported the war with funds and no personal involvement, Kaden had the urge to do more. He hadn’t thought his place would involve a spot in bed with the alpha and prime beta.
“You are a beautiful man, pup,” Gage whispered in his ear.
Kaden laughed.
“What’s so funny?” Gage’s kisses on Kaden’s cheek, chin, and mouth distracted him from his thoughts.
“That you can call me an attractive man and a pup all in the same sentence.” Kaden grinned.
Russ placed another kiss on the back of Kaden’s neck. Shivers spiked up and down his spine in a sensual but not necessarily comfortable way. Russ jangled Kaden’s nerves, while Gage soothed him with long drugging kisses. All thought vanished from his brain as he drowned in sensation.
“That’s because in human years you’re a man, but for a wolf you’re still a pup,” Gage explained, then he gasped.
Kaden pulled back. “What’s wrong?”
“I have my finger in his ass,” Russ growled.
“That would do it,” Kaden agreed. Although he hadn’t experienced anyone entering him before, the expression on Gage’s face told him he had a great deal to look forward to.
“Here—wet your finger and slide it in beside mine.” Russ held out a container of lube.
With shaking fingers, Kaden grasped the silver tube. Excitement made his hand tremble. He struggled to cover his fingers with enough liquid.
“Hey…” Gage smiled at Kaden. “It’s all right. I’m a big, bad alpha, I’m pretty certain you’re not going to hurt me. I’ll ride you after you get me ready. My wolf will be calm because I’m on top, and I can support most of my own weight.”
Kaden nodded his agreement. The pressure over entering Gage would be removed if Gage could control Kaden’s entry.
Kaden traced Gage’s cheek with the back of his left hand. “I would never intentionally harm you.” He couldn’t. The gorgeous alpha belonged to Kaden. Even before he’d heard the convoluted triad explanation, he’d known Gage was the one. Russ being part of the package made him a bit nervous but that was just a matter of adapting from no mate to two mates. He could do it.
With his finger coated in lube, Kaden followed Russ’ guidance and pushed it inside Gage alongside Russ’ finger.
“Wiggle it around a bit until you find his prostate.”
“How will I know?”
Kaden moved his finger deeper inside. The silky heat of the alpha surrounded him. His body hardened further thinking about being wrapped in Gage’s warmth.
Russ spoke against Kaden’s ear, his breath stirring Kaden’s sensitive hairs as he spoke. “Imagine how he’ll feel squeezing around you.”
A whimper made it past Kaden’s lips.
“I’m ready—fuck, I’m as ready as I’m gonna be,” Gage growled, his grey eyes wild.
“Hey!” Russ moved so he faced Kaden and cupped his cheeks. “Little steps at a time, mate, Gage isn’t used to receiving. This is harder for him than a usual wolf.”
Kaden gave a quick nod. “Yeah, I know.”
His inner wolf panted in joy at seeing his mate. Russ all but soaked Kaden’s hands in lube before slathering it all over Kaden’s cock.
“I think there’s enough lube there for three people. Let’s shove it in and get this part over with,” Gage commanded. He rose to his knees and poised his body over Kaden’s.
“I’m not going to shove anything, anywhere.” Kaden glared at the alpha. “We’re going to take it slow so you don’t tear. Even a big, bad alpha needs a little gentleness sometimes.”
Gage flashed his teeth.
“You want this or not?” Kaden warned. “I can go in the other room and snuggle with Russ instead.”
He didn’t know if the other wolf would go with him or not, but he thought it was a valid threat.
Gage growled with more frustration than anger before tossing back his head in submission and baring his throat. “Do it your way!”
Kaden held back a victory yip…barely.
Russ lifted Gage’s hips and positioned him so that he lined up with Kaden.
“I can hold myself up,” Gage complained.
“I was thinking of Kaden’s comfort,” Russ said. “I didn’t want him to try to lift your hips and pull something.”
Kaden choked on his laughter as he held his erection in one hand and lined it up with Gage’s hole. It took a bit of a push to get it through Gage’s tight ring but he sighed with relief when he made it through. With careful motions, he pushed until he couldn’t go any further, his balls nestled against Gage’s ass.
“Oh fuck!” Gage groaned. “Is this what it’s like for you?”
Russ grinned. “It gets better. Move, Gage.”
Moaning, Gage moved up and down on Kaden’s erection. At first his movements were slow and sweet, but after a few minutes they changed to hard and driving until the alpha threw back his head and howled out his release. Kaden quickly followed.
Panting, Gage collapsed against Kaden’s stomach before he gathered his strength and slid completely off his mate’s body.
“I can feel you!”
Except it wasn’t Gage who said those words, but Russ.
“What are you talking about?” Kaden asked. His body too melted to form full thoughts.
“I’m Gage’s mate but you’re mine…so when you bonded with Gage, you bonded with me. We are a true triad.”
The note of wonder in Russ’ voice would’ve been better if it hadn’t scared the crap out of Kaden.