Chapter Two
Shawn wasn’t paying attention to where he was walking as his mind remained focused on Kyle. He turned into the outer office for the CEO and literally ran into someone.
He reached out to catch the woman as she bounced off his chest.
“I’m sorry!” she exclaimed, looking up at him with wide green eyes.
Shawn blinked down at the beauty in confusion. Electricity coursed through his fingers where he touched her and travelled straight to his cock. His dick perked up even after the earlier stop at the restroom to take care of the erection Kyle had caused.
There was only one reason he would react so strongly to touching a stranger. He’d found his and Kyle’s third.
He didn’t realise he was staring until she pulled back just a little. Shawn dropped his hands and stuffed them in his pockets so she wouldn’t notice the way they shook.
“Sorry,” he murmured. “You surprised me I guess.”
She visibly trembled and Shawn caught the scent of her arousal. He took a deep breath to savour the smell—vanilla, cinnamon, and woman.
“It’s…okay,” she stumbled over her words. “I don’t mind having a gorgeous man hold me.”
Shawn laughed, as her eyes grew even wider than before and she slapped a hand over her mouth. It was just too cute for words.
“Oh my God!
I can’t believe I just said that,” she cried, obviously embarrassed.
Shawn rocked back on his heels and grinned. “I appreciate a woman that speaks her mind.”
She dropped her gaze and Shawn took the free moment to look her over. She was several inches shorter than him, petite, but with curves in all the right places. Her brown hair was long and hung around her face with strands of pink and purple. It was a good thing he had his hands in his pockets since they itched to touch the colours and see if they were just as silky as they looked.
She shifted on her feet and looked around. “I have to go, I think.”
Shawn didn’t want her to. He couldn’t make the same mistake he had with Kyle.
Kyle
… Oh hell, he had to tell Kyle. Would the other man believe him? He still had to earn back Kyle’s trust.
The woman started to step around him and Shawn felt the first stirrings of panic. “Wait!” he said and reached for her again. His hand landed on her shoulder but it might as well have been somewhere more intimate by the way she melted. “Your name?” he requested.
“Oh!
Bree
, Breanne Winters, but everyone calls me
Bree
.”
Shawn liked the huskiness of her voice. His cock throbbed under his slacks, causing him to have to shift to hide the reaction. “
Bree
,” he repeated. “I’ll be seeing you again.”
He strutted off with the promise hanging in the air. Shit, what was he going to do?
That question would have to wait until after his meeting.
There was no one at reception so he strode forward and peeked into the office. Shawn smiled as he leant against the
CEO’s
office doorway. His brother Trevor held his female mate, Annabelle, in his lap as they sat on top of the desk in front of Mac, his male mate. They all were involved in a three-way kiss.
Annabelle jumped off the desk in surprise but Mac easily caught her and pulled her onto his lap.
“Didn’t mean to interrupt,” Shawn told them not trying to hide his amusement.
His brother growled but smiled back. “Haven’t you ever heard of knocking?”
Shawn shrugged. “The door was open.
Didn’t think it was necessary.”
Mac’s head snapped to Trevor. “You didn’t close the door?”
Trevor leant forward with his hands on his hips. “Well, excuse me. I didn’t expect to find you in here kissing our girl senseless.”
Shawn enjoyed the byplay between the two men—two strong men that had been together for years and made it look easy. It was only recently they had found their other mate, making their circle complete.
He wondered, and deep down he hoped, that his triad would be the same.
Annabelle started to squirm on Mac’s lap and Shawn had to bite back a laugh at the resulting look on his face.
“Darling, hold still,” Mac ordered.
She turned red but stopped moving. “I just came to drop off some papers,” she said to no one in particular.
“And I’m glad you did,” Mac told her kissing the side of her neck.
Trevor groaned and Shawn coughed, once again reminding the trio he was in the room.
Mac sighed but finally released her. She jumped up and away from both men, probably knowing if she didn’t, one of them would have her back in their lap.
“I have to get back to work,” she said as she started to the door.
“Don’t forget we have lunch plans,” Trevor called.
She blushed again as she brushed past Shawn going out the door.
Shawn was still chuckling as he stepped into the room. “We have a meeting but if the two of you need a few minutes, I could go get a cup of coffee,” he teased.
His brother sent him a dirty look but moved to stand behind Mac as Mac gestured to the chairs in front of his desk.
“Keep it up little brother. It’s been a while since I’ve taken you down,” Trevor warned.
Shawn cocked an eyebrow at the man. “If you think you can, I’m game,” he challenged. A little rough housing might just help relieve some of his stress.
Trevor took a step forward but Mac cut in, “Knock it off you two. We have
work
to do.”
Shawn sat where he was directed and waited.
Mac cleared his throat and began to fill Kyle in on what he wanted as security for the new government contract they’d just picked up. Additional employees would need to be hired and that meant a lot of background checks would need to be done. Shawn let go of all thoughts and concentrated on business. It would give him something to do while he figured out his next step with his mates.
* * * *
Kyle walked down the large halls that led to the corporate boardrooms, his mind still on Shawn. He’d managed to get his daily work done but it hadn’t been easy.
Every thought he had would return to Shawn. The way the man looked, the confidence that oozed from him, the sure strength with which Shawn had held him their one night together.
Kyle hadn’t been a shy virgin but being with Shawn had been beyond anything he’d ever imagined. Shawn took instead of asking. He had controlled Kyle from the first kiss until he’d
fallen
asleep wrapped in Shawn’s arms.
It had been the only time he had allowed himself to give up all control. It had been more than he had ever thought possible.
Shit!
He had to stop thinking about Shawn. His body hadn’t forgotten earlier and was once again raring to go. As discreetly as possible, he covered his stiff cock with a file folder as the boardroom came into view.
The accounting manager—and mate to the CEO and Vice President—
was
backing out of the room with her hands up. He reached out with his free hand and touched her shoulder before she could back up into him.
She looked back at him with amusement in her eyes. “Oh, thank God!” she cried and pulled him in front of her. “You go in there first. They’re animals!”
Kyle laughed, guessing she was talking about her mates. The laugh died on his lips when he led her inside and saw Shawn and Trevor on the ground, rolling around wrestling. Mac leant against the table with his arms crossed, calling out encouragement to Trevor.
Annabelle was still gripping his arms. “Make them stop before someone gets hurt,” she pleaded with him, but laughter laced her voice.
Kyle cleared his throat and the men on the ground paused in their playing. Shawn looked up and sent him a dazzling smile. Trevor took advantage of his distraction to roll Shawn onto his back and cover his body.
“I win!” Trevor exclaimed, before jumping off Shawn and offering his hand.
Shawn mumbled something under his breath but Kyle was too far away to hear what he said. Trevor threw his head back and laughed before helping Shawn back onto his feet.
“Come here, baby, and give me my victory kiss,” Trevor told Annabelle, who remained hidden behind Kyle.
“No!” she argued, looking around him at Trevor then Mac. “And no kisses for Mac either. You all act like children!”
Trevor grinned and started to stalk forward. “Ah, come on, baby… I won fair and square, so I should get a kiss.”
She squeaked and let go of Kyle as Trevor got closer.
Everyone in the room laughed when she went to dart to Kyle’s left and Trevor was there, picking her up in his arms and kissing her.
She didn’t fight, but instead wrapped her arms around his neck. They kissed for several minutes before Mac growled.
“That’s enough, or I’ll take you both to the ground,” Mac warned.
The pleasant scent of arousal and love filled the room, and Kyle had to hold in a sigh. He wanted what the three had. Kyle glanced at Shawn and saw the other man watching him. He had to fight every instinct in his body to go to the other man and give him his own kiss. He bit the inside of his cheek, using the pain to pull himself together.
Instead of kissing Shawn, Kyle nodded in greeting then walked around to the other side of the table.
Shawn’s lips quirked.
Yeah, apparently he knew Kyle didn’t want to be any closer to him than he had to be.
Kyle placed his file in front of him as he prepared for the meeting. The room started to fill with other staff members, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t totally ignore Shawn. Every time he peeked, Shawn was there…sitting back in his chair watching him.
Kyle tried to pay attention as Mac went over a big contract the company had been rewarded. But Shawn’s presence was distracting him and his bodily needs were urgent. Since most of the department heads were also wolf shifters, he knew if he wasn’t careful everyone in the room would know he wanted Shawn. As it was, Trevor had sent a few curious looks his way already.
Kyle missed Mac ending the meeting, lost in his own thoughts. He let the room clear out before he stood.
Or tried to.
Of course it didn’t look like Shawn was in any hurry either.
Kyle kept his head down as he headed towards the door. He wasn’t surprised when Shawn blocked his exit.
“You’ve never dropped your eyes to anyone but our Alpha. Why are you doing it now?”
Kyle took a deep breath before he met the other man’s gaze. “Why are you really here?” he asked, instead of answering Shawn’s question. He hated himself for asking but he couldn’t help himself. This man was his mate.
“I told you. I came back to claim you. You are my mate,” Shawn told him sternly.
“I knew
that
two years ago. What, you just figured it out?” he accused.
Shawn shook his head. “No.”
Before he could continue, Kyle interrupted, “So you did know. I thought so.”
“I knew,” Shawn admitted softly.
“But you didn’t want me before.”
Shawn shook his head immediately, and Kyle held up a hand to stall his argument. “No, you already proved you didn’t. Well, maybe now it’s
me
who doesn’t want
you
.”
Shawn gasped in surprise and Kyle used the moment to slip past him. Even though his wolf was howling inside for its mate, he continued to walk from Shawn.
Better to stop any further hurt now than to have his heart broken later…again.
Bree
Winters paused at the trunk of her car and watched the man she’d met earlier that day stomp to his car. He was so ruggedly
handsome,
she didn’t see why everyone in the parking lot didn’t stop to stare. While the man was obviously upset about something from the set of his shoulders and frown on his face, it didn’t take away from his attractiveness.
She’d asked around and found that Shawn King worked in security. Actually, he was head of security and the brother to the VP, Trevor King.
She definitely thought Shawn looked more cut out for security than businessman. The muscles in his shoulders and arms stretched and rippled as he pounded his fist against the door of his SUV.
The fit of anger probably should have frightened her. Instead it was an incredible turn on. Her panties were soaked with the juices from her arousal. She slid around to the passenger side of her car so she could still keep an eye on Shawn. He now sat in the driver’s seat with his head bent. Every instinct she had as a woman wanted to run and comfort him.
But common sense prevailed. She didn’t stand a chance with a man like Shawn King. She was just
Bree
—the graphic designer that liked to wear jeans and colour her hair. If she took her heeled boots off, she would be able to see the rainbow of colours she had painted her toenails.
No,
Bree
was much more at home in comfortable clothes with bright colours than a little black dress.
Depressed by
her own
thoughts, she purposely turned her head away and scrambled to the other side of her vehicle. She unlocked the door and climbed inside, not letting herself look up when she heard a squeal of tires telling her Shawn had left.
Chapter Three
Shawn closed the door to his condo and threw his keys on top of the coffee table as he stomped to the kitchen.
He pulled the fridge door open with more force than necessary and it rocked under the assault. He cursed at himself before he reached in and pulled out a bottle of beer.
Kyle had proved to be more stubborn than Shawn had expected. Shawn had made sure he was there every morning when Kyle arrived at work so they could ride the elevator together. He came up with hundreds of reasons for visiting him during the day. He touched, whispered, and tried to seduce him at every moment. And still nothing!
Oh, he knew he deserved this treatment and more, but it was frustrating him to no end. He ached to hold Kyle close and kiss away all the hurt he’d caused.
And he still hadn’t told Kyle about
Bree
.
Bree
.
The thought of his female mate brought a smile to his face. He’d looked through her file and memorised every bit of information in it.