Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf [Wolf Creek Pack 6] (14 page)

face in the pillows.

“Audley?” Stefan said softly. “Audley, look at me, please.”

Audley shook his head, too embarrassed to lift it.

“Ben, do something,” Stefan demanded. “Audley is—damn! I hate

that part.”

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Once again, Audley’s curiosity got the better of him and he lifted

his head just in time to see Ben reach over Stefan for him. A small

squeak escaped his lips and he shut his eyes as Ben lifted him up over

Stefan and settled him between the two men.

“Open your eyes, Audley.”

Audley slowly opened his eyes to find Ben leaning directly over

him. It was only as Ben’s hand moved to caress his face that he

realized their naked bodies were pressed together. Stefan pressed

against his back.

“Now you listen to me, Audley,” Ben said. “The only stupid

question is the one you don’t ask. If you want to know something, if

you need something—hell, if you just want something—I expect you

to ask. Understand?”

Audley nodded, too stunned to answer verbally.

“The reason Stefan and I were laughing is because the only time

the knot comes out is after I’m already inside of you. I’ve never even

seen it.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah…oh.” Stefan laughed.

Ben rolled over on top of Audley, arching an eyebrow at him. “I’d

be happy to show you the knot.”

Audley giggled. Ben was grinning, his eyebrows moving up and

down as he wiggled them. The look on his face was clearly a

lecherous one. The cock growing hard against Audley’s abdomen was

a pretty good indication of Ben’s intentions, too.

Audley opened his mouth to reply to Ben when the bedroom door

flew open. Before Audley could even see who it was, Ben rolled him

and Stefan off the opposite side to the floor. They landed with a

painful thud, Ben crouching over the top of them. A low, threatening

growl filled the room.

“Where is he?” someone shouted. “Where is the little shit?”

Audley peered over the side of the bed. He gasped, a shiver of

panic shooting through him when he spotted Dane and Oliver

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standing just inside of the room. The rage blossoming in their faces

didn’t bode well for any of them.

“Audley, you little shit,” Dane shouted as he looked wildly around

the room. “I know you’re in here. If you don’t come out right now

I’m going to kick the shit out of you before I give you to Oliver.”

“Get out, now!” Ben shouted as he jumped to his feet. Audley

watched as the gentle man who had just made love to him and Stefan

started to shift. Ben’s hands turned into claws, and his mouth turned

almost into a muzzle, his teeth scaring the shit out of Audley.

“This doesn’t concern you, dog,” Dane snarled. “We’re here for

our mates.”

“My mates,” Ben growled, his voice distorted from his huge teeth.

“I’ve claimed them, you can’t have them. But you can have your lives

if you leave now and never come near them again.”

“There’s two of us and only one of you, shifter.” Oliver snickered.

“You’re fucking nuts if you think you can take us both.”

“Last chance,” Ben sneered. “Are you going to do the smart thing

and leave?”

Instead of answering, Dane and Oliver exchanged a sly look, then

launched themselves at Ben. Audley was stunned to see how quickly

Ben moved. He was magnificent, all lean muscle and powerful

strength moving in one fluid motion.

Before Dane could even hit Ben with the fist he had raised, Ben

scraped huge claw marks up Dane’s chest to his throat. Unfortunately,

that left Oliver the opening he needed to jump on Ben’s back and sink

in his fangs.

“Don’t hurt him,” Stefan yelled, racing over to the nightstand to

grab a lamp. Ben frantically clawed at Oliver on his back before he

could drain him dry. Stefan jumped from the side of the bed to where

they were fighting in the middle of the room. He brought the lamp

over his head and smacked Oliver with it so hard the lamp shattered.

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“Come here, you little fuck,” Dane roared, grabbing Stefan. They

were at a disadvantage with how quickly vampires healed. “Where’s

Audley?”

“He’s not here,” Stefan lied, getting a backhand from Dane that

sent him flying. Audley wanted to help, he screamed inside to make

his body move. It just wouldn’t listen. Dane was on Stefan the second

he landed on the floor. Audley watched, paralyzed, as Dane sank his

fangs into Stefan trying to weaken him.

At the same time, Ben took the opportunity Stefan created with

Oliver. Ripping him off his back, Ben sank his large teeth into

Oliver’s neck. Oliver fought, clawing every inch of Ben he could

reach. Audley finally had an idea. He scooted his butt back closer to

the head of the bed. Without taking his eyes off the fight, he reached

up and grabbed the phone.

“Hello?” Albert said from the other end of the phone.

“Help, Albert,” Audley whispered, crying. “Oliver and Dane

found us in Ben’s room. They’re trying to kill Ben and Stefan. I can’t

help them.”

“Hang tight, sir,” Albert replied quickly. “I’ll send help

immediately.”

Audley didn’t even get the chance to say thank you, as Albert

started yelling out to people on the other side of the phone. He just

hoped his mates could hang on until help arrived. He glanced back

over to the fight in front of him. It looked like Stefan was being

drained. Audley sucked up what courage he could find. He’d rather

die than let his mates die.

Seeing the poker in the fireplace, Audley ran over and grabbed it.

Before he lost his nerve, Audley jumped and slammed the poker into

Dane’s side as hard as he could. Audley quickly dropped to the

ground, just missing Dane’s claws aimed for him.

He saw Oliver making a mess of Ben’s back, long claws raking

across naked skin. Audley knew his mate couldn’t take much more.

As it stood, Ben didn’t have any skin left on his back that wasn’t

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injured. But still, his wolf wouldn’t let up his hold on Oliver’s neck,

tearing into it as much as he could.

Audley searched around for another weapon, anything he could

use to defend his mates. He spotted a pocket knife sticking out of the

pocket of Ben’s pants.

He grabbed it and launched himself at Oliver’s back, sinking it in

as deep as he could where Oliver’s heart should have been. That is, if

Oliver actually had a heart. He wasn’t as quick this time and Oliver’s

clawed hand reached around and ripped into Audley. He tried to

ignore the intense pain flaring through his face.

“I’m going to kill you for this, brother,” Dane growled as he

reached Audley, ripping him off Oliver and throwing him to the floor.

His face was bleeding too badly to open his eyes, but Audley knew

the voice of his brother all too well.

He felt claws rake across his chest, just as the other voices started

shouting in the room. Suddenly Dane wasn’t on top of him anymore.

“He’s my brother. I have a right to end his life,” Dane shouted.

“Not in my coven, you don’t,” he heard Prince Zacarius shout

back. “My word is law here. You knew I gave my blessing to this

mating.”

“Vampires can’t mate with shifters,” Oliver screamed. “We

already promised our brothers to each other. Even you can’t go

against that, Prince.”

“Yes, he can,” Audley heard Devlin yell. “And nothing overrules

the mating bond. Ben is mated to Stefan and Audley. We told you

this. Your prince gave his decree, and you ignored it.”

“Stefan, I can’t see,” Audley cried out. “Are you and Ben okay?”

“Stefan’s unconscious, little one,” Devlin said softly, picking him

up. Audley felt the mattress under him a moment later. He blushed

when he realized he was still all naked, but someone pulled a blanked

over him just then.

“Ben is hurt pretty bad, Audley,” Devlin continued, “but it

shouldn’t be life threatening.”

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“Stefan can only drink from me or Ben,” Audley cried out. “He

can have all the blood from me he needs. I just can’t see him to feed

him. Can you bring him to me?”

The mattress beside Audley dipped, and he felt a warm body press

against his side. Audley reached out and mapped the body next to

him, instantly knowing that it was Stefan by the size of the arms and

legs he touched.

“Where’s Ben?” he asked frantically. He couldn’t see much of

anything. Lights flashed before his eyes and his head swam every

time he turned it. Audley knew he’d heal, but an injury this severe

would take time.

“I’m right here, baby,” Ben said as the mattress on the other side

of Audley dipped with the larger man’s weight. Audley reached out

for him, hearing a small hiss of pain when his hand connected with

Ben’s injured chest. “Careful, baby, these are going to take a little

while to heal up.”

“Wha–what happened?” Audley asked. “Where’s Dane and

Oliver?”

“Not to worry, Audley,” Ben said. “Prince Zacarius and his men

took them away. I imagine that your prince is plenty pissed off that

they ignored his directive. Oliver and Dane are in a lot of trouble right

now.”

“Good!”

Ben chuckled and wrapped an arm around Audley, pulling him

close. “How are you feeling, baby? Any lasting pain?” Audley felt

Ben’s gentle fingers probe around his eyes. “Does this hurt?”

Audley nodded, but the protective mating scent coming from

Ben’s body filled the air around him. He turned his head toward the

strong scent and inhaled deeply. Almost instantly, relief and a feeling

of security filled him. Overwhelmed, Audley whimpered.

“Shh, baby,” Ben whispered against his hair. His strong arms

tightened around Audley’s body. “I have you. I know I failed to keep

you safe this time, but I swear I will never let it happen again.”

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“No, no,” Audley said, shaking his head rapidly. “You didn’t do

this. Oliver and Dane did. You did everything you could to keep me

and Stefan safe.” Audley paused for a moment, resting his head

against Ben’s shoulder. “No one’s ever tried to keep me safe before.”

“I will always keep you safe, Audley,” Ben murmured. “You

belong to me now, me and Stefan. No one gets to hurt you anymore.

No one gets to touch you anymore, not if you don’t want it.”

“Does that include you and Stefan?” Audley asked. He was

basically just curious. He didn’t mean for Ben to drop his arms and

move away from him.

“Of course it does, Audley,” Ben said quietly. His voice sounded

even, calm, but the tension in his body belied that stillness. “You have

the right to say whenever anyone touches you, even me or Stefan.”

“Do I have the right to ask you to touch me?” Audley’s voice was

barely above a whisper as he asked for the one thing he never asked

anyone. He was afraid of Ben’s answer, be it acceptance or rejection.

Both scared him.

“Always,” Ben said.

“Then would—” Audley swallowed, his throat feeling as dry as

the Sahara. “Would you hold me again?” Audley asked.

Ben’s arms instantly surrounded him again. This time, despite the

healing wounds on Ben’s chest, Audley was pulled tight against his

mate. “I’ll always hold you when you want me to, Audley.”

Audley could feel tears prickle the corner of his eyes. He

squeezed the man tight and buried his face in Ben’s neck. The strong

masculine scent that was so much a natural part of his mate filled

Audley’s senses.

“Please don’t ever let me go,” he whispered, suddenly afraid that

this was all a dream. He didn’t know if he could handle it if all of this

was suddenly taken away from him.

Ben’s hand rubbed Audley’s back, moving down to curb around

the rounded globe of his ass, pulling Audley even closer. Audley

lifted his leg and hooked it over Ben’s hip. He could feel his body

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press close to his mate, their cocks coming to life as they mashed

together.

“Never, baby,” Ben promised. “You’re mine now, and I’m never

going to let you go.”

Audley closed his eyes and leaned his head against Ben again,

inhaling his deep scent. He felt like he was wrapped in a silken

cocoon of euphoria. Ben wanted him, Stefan wanted him. And Oliver

would never have him.

“Ben? Audley?” Stefan called out, his voice rough with anxiety.

Audley quickly turned over and reached for the man he knew lay

next to him. His vision was getting better, but it was not all of the way

healed. He could see shapes in shades of gray, blurred motions.

“Stefan?”

“Audley, are you okay?”

“I will be,” Audley replied. He started feeling over Stefan’s body,

searching for injuries. “I can’t see very well, but it’s getting better.

What about you? The royal consort said you were unconscious.”

“I’m okay,” Stefan replied. “I need—I need to—”

Audley smiled. “You need to feed,” he said. Sudden elation filled