Page 34 of Shadow Spirit

They entered their room and began to slowly and seductively remove each other’s clothing until there was nothing left but emotion and skin between their souls. Greg backed her up to their bed and helped her to lie back and get comfortable before he joined her.

“Why am I feeling weird about this?” she asked. “I didn’t think about it until Decker said it, but as soon as he said he loved both of us, I realized I love both of you, so why am I suddenly feeling awkward? I fucked Decker on Colby’s desk and didn’t think anything of it.”

“Because it was the start. You didn’t know what to expect. This has more meaning. There’s more at stake and for the record, I love you, too.” Greg chuckled. “Decker, as well. You do know he’s never going to let either of us forget that he said it first.”

Adriana laughed, and that helped. “Probably not.”

“You belong to us, Adriana. You’re so incredibly brave and strong, and neither of us deserves you.”

“That must be the real reason I get to have both of you,” she teased.

Before she could say anything else, Greg brought his mouth down on hers in a long, deep kiss. Their tongues tangled as warmth became heat, and heat became arousal surging through her system as he covered her body with his. He settled himself between her legs and all the awkwardness just seemed to fade away.

He kissed her again, brushing her lips lightly with his before he nuzzled and kissed his way down her throat. She expected herself to tense up in anticipation of the remembered pain, but she didn’t. This was Greg, and any pain he brought her would be necessary and offset by as much pleasure as he could bring her.

Adriana had lost her home when her coven had banished her for something over which she’d had no control. She realized now that while she loved living at the abbey, it wasn’t home, either. Home had ceased to be a physical place. Home was now the two fated mates with whom she would share the rest of her life.

Greg whispered kisses over the mark left by Eoghan’s claiming bite and worked his way down her throat toward her breasts where her nipples had already stiffened. He tongued a turgid tip, swirling around her areola before zeroing in on the pebbled peak, suckling for a moment before giving it a gentle nip, making her hiss.

He slid down her body, spreading her legs wider and lifting them over his shoulders before putting his mouth on her, licking her labia from the entrance of her core up to her clit where he suckled until she gasped and fisted the bedclothes beneath her. She could feel her pussy softening and ripening for him as he feasted on her.

Over and over, he speared her opening with his tongue, plunging deep and flattening his tongue so he could sup on her honey. In that moment she felt sorry for other she-wolves who had to content themselves with just one fated mate. She had two and planned to revel in their love. The first orgasm kind of snuck up on her with little warning. She cried out as she came, her body trembling right before it stiffened and then relaxed.

“My beautiful mate,” he murmured as he lowered her legs from his shoulders before working his way back up her body. “Wrap your legs around me.”

When she did so, his eyes caught hers as he slid his hands under her ass and then thrust up, driving deep within her in a single pass.

Adriana hissed and then sighed from the pleasure. Greg eased back, kissing her as he thrust in again. He began to move in and out of her at a leisurely pace, gradually increasing his speed until she was clinging to him as he pounded into her.

She barely noticed as the next orgasm swept over her, her body arching into his as Greg nuzzled the spot that Eoghan had marked. As she came undone beneath him, she barely felt his fangs sink into her neck until they were there, biting down. Adriana screamed, but more in pleasure than in pain. He pumped harder and faster, savoring their connection as he rode her through another climax, and she savored the weight of his body and the feel of his cum bathing her pussy with its warmth. As he withdrew, he soothed the wound, gently kissing and licking it until the last post-orgasmic aftershock faded away and allowed her to catch her breath as he rolled to her side, pulling her close.

Looking into his face, she pushed the hair back from his eyes and knew that the wonder and joy she saw in his face could only be a reflection of her own.

Lying in their bed with the afternoon sunlight, Adriana thought it would be just lovely to bask in the afterglow until Decker finished whatever he wanted to finish before joining them. That might have been what she would have liked, but that wasn’t what transpired. Instead, there was an urgent knock on the door.

“Come in,” called Greg, ensuring her body was covered with at least a sheet.

Samuel, one of Decker’s men, stuck his head inside the door. “The alpha and the captain want to see you downstairs.”

“What’s up?” asked Adriana.

“Maya reported that Erin was supposed to help her make cookies. When she didn’t show, Maya sent one of the cooking assistants to find her. No one has been able to locate her.”

Greg jumped out of bed, pulling on his scrubs and a pair of shoes. “I’ll go. You take your time getting dressed. I don’t want your body to be stressed. You need to rest.”

Adriana chose to bite back the retort that formed on her lips and just nodded. Once the door was closed, she got up and took a quick shower, then dressed the wound on her throat, marveling at how much she hadn’t minded, and then got dressed. She headed down to Erin’s room and began to methodically search it.

On the small table next to her bed was a neatly folded piece of paper containing a hand-written message that seemed to indicate someone from Erin’s former coven was waiting for Erin to return to their old home and lead the writer—a survivor of the attack—back to the abbey.

Adriana hurried down the stairs and headed to Colby’s office. She knocked and then entered without waiting for permission to do so. Decker was there along with Greg, Colby, and Brie.

“I thought I told you to rest,” said Greg, sternly.

“I’m sure you did, but you had to have known that wasn’t going to fly,” said Decker, pulling her close and kissing her forehead.

“I found this,” she said, handing Decker the note.

He scanned it briefly and swore, then said, “She can’t believe this is true.”

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