Callyn
I’m still reeling about last night. Cat is on her way here so we can hang out. I’m actually really excited about this. This will be the first time I’m going to be hanging out with someone other than the boys, well since I have meet them as least. Cat is also the first girl that I’ve had as a friend. When we are done hanging out she’s supposed to drop me off at Graydon’s. We’re going to a party, much to Graydon’s disappointment. He really isn’t a people person, but I wouldn’t have him any other way. I wouldn’t change a thing about any of my boys. Man does it feel good to say that. A car horn sounding interrupts my thoughts. I go to open the front door but my aunt stops me.
“Callie, hold on one moment. Here.” She hands me money. I’m shocked. “I know you’re going to the mall. This is just in case you see something you want or you get hungry.”
I don’t know what to do. “I-I-thank you. I’m not use to receiving money. I’ll bring back whatever I don’t spend.” I have no intention of spending any of it.
“Don’t you worry about that, just go and have fun. Text me where you are, so I know that you’re okay.”
I nod. I shove the money in the pocket of my jeans. “Are you sure you’re okay with me going out today. I mean, you just got into town, and I’m just leaving you.”
“I’ll be fine. You made these plans, and after everything, you deserve to go out and act like a normal teenager. I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be here later when you come home, and we can hang out and talk tonight.”
I nod my head and give her a quick hug before I head out to Cat’s car. Okay, car was the wrong word to use. This girl drives a jacked-up, black truck with neon green rims. This truck sits higher than Graydon’s.
“You going to stand there all day or what,” Cat yells out of the passenger window. I smile and shake my head. Cat is pretty badass, so it only make sense that her car would match her and her personality. Luckily, she has runners on the side, so I can even get in the truck. “Let’s do this.”
Walking the mall with Cat was so much fun. We are sitting in the food court having lunch, when Kelsey and her posse feel the need to interrupt.
“Picking up strays I see, Callyn. God, I thought you had better taste. I mean, you have the four hottest boys in school, I figured you could have picked up semi decent friends. Guess not.” They all cackle, and I do mean cackle.
“What was the point in coming over here, Kelsey? Don’t get enough of torturing people in school that you now have to do it outside of school too? You would think that you would get tired of acting like a bitch all the time. Wait, let me rephrase that, a bitch in heat, seeing as how you hop from one boy to the next, looking desperate. I guess I know why people call you a merry-go-round, because everyone gets a spin.”
Score one for Cat.
“Why, you little...” Kelsey doesn’t get to finish before Cat is up and out of her seat and in her face.
“What? You can dish it but not take it?”
“You should remember, Cat, I know more about you than most. Don’t think I won’t use it against you,” Kelsey sneers.
“Just remember I know just as much about you.” Kelsey huffs as she walks away; her entourage following behind her. I look at Cat as she sits back down. I want to ask but I don’t know if that would be crossing the line. She must see the question on my face. “Go ahead and ask.”
“You don’t have to tell me.”
“No, I should. You’ll find out later anyways. Kelsey and I have a history. We were friends, best friends. Then things changed the day that Elijah moved to town. We had run into him in the hallway at school, and I knew from the moment I caught his scent that he was mine. He knew it too. Kelsey on the other hand didn’t care. She tried to go after him, but he kept turning her down. He found his mate, there was no way he would betray that bond.
“Kelsey being the person that she is, didn’t handle the constant rejection. She tried to break us up from the start. Always coming up with some crazy plan. Then one day her plan went wrong. In the end Elijah lost his life, I lost my mate, and I stopped being friends with Kelsey.”
“I’m so sorry Cat.” I reach across the table and place my hand over hers. I give it a slight squeeze, trying to comfort her. “Please, tell me Kelsey got in trouble? On second thought why isn’t she locked up?”
“Shifters generally don’t follow human laws. We have our own set by the Elder Council. She got away with it. It was my word against hers, and I give you one guess whose side they took. They told me since I had no proof she did anything, they couldn’t do anything to her. I believe they knew but money talks, and I couldn’t prove that either.”
How could one person be so vengeful? How could she take someone’s mate and walk around like nothing happened? “She will get hers one day. Karma always has a way of coming back around.”
“I hope so, because she would deserve all of that and more.”
“Agreed.”
“Alright, that’s enough of this heavy shit for one day. I know your boys are probably wondering where you are.”
I blush. “They know I’m with you, so they’re okay.”
She snorts. Who am I kidding they’re probably losing their minds.
Cat drops me off at Graydon’s with the promise of seeing me later at the party. Here I stand knocking on the door waiting for one of the boys to answer. I’m not disappointed when Graydon opens the door. Black jeans, black, long-sleeved, Henley shirt, and his motorcycle boots. His hair is messy, like he has been running his fingers through it. His green eyes really stand out against all the black he wears. The second his eyes land on me, he is pulling me into a hug and I can’t help by inhale. I love his scent. I shiver.
“Callie bear,” he says as he inhales and gives me a tight squeeze. “You’re going to have to start dressing warmer, ‘winter is coming’.”
He mistakes my shiver as me being cold, but that is far from the reason. I pull back and look up into his eyes. I can see the smirk he is trying to hide. Game of Thrones quickly became one of my favorite shows to watch with them. I’m obsessed. I’ve been begging Lucian to let me read the books, but like a true book lover he is having a hard time loaning out his books. I’ll wear him down.
“Come on and let her in already. I want to see my angel,” Max says from inside the house. Graydon steps back, so I can enter the house. I take one step in the direction of the living room, when I’m being tackled. Instead of falling, I am swept up in Max’s arms as he twirls us around. “Hiya, angel.” He plants a kiss on my cheek. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too.”
“Good.” He puts me back on my feet. “How was hanging out with kitty Cat today?”
I sigh. “It was great until Kelsey came over and ruined it. Cat did tell me what happened with Elijah.”
“Wow, I didn’t think Cat would ever tell someone what happened to Elijah. I would have been surprised if she ever said his name.” Max takes my hand and leads me to the couch. I sit in the middle, so they can sit on either side of me.
“Kelsey really didn’t give her a choice.”
“That whole situation was messed up. A lot of people haven’t forgiven her for it.”
“She doesn’t deserve forgiveness. How long ago did this happen?”
“Freshman year.”
I don’t know what I would do if something happened to one of them. Cat is a strong person, and when I see her later, I’ll remind her of it.
“I couldn’t imagine.” That’s when I notice that I haven’t seen Lucian or Zeke. “Where are the other two?”
“Over at Lucian’s. They should be coming back soon. Lucian wanted to talk with his grandfather.”
“Okay. So, what are we going to do until they get back and to pass the time until the party?”
“How about if we continue watching Game of Thrones. Lucian brought over the season we are currently watching,” Graydon suggest.
“I’m game.” They chuckle.
Max sets up the disc and plops down on the couch next me. They are sitting so close, there is no room to move without bumping into each other. Graydon shifted so that one arm rested on the back of the couch. His fingers started off by playing with my hair. Now, his finger tips are brushing back and forth on my shoulder. Max has one arm crossed over his body and has been lightly caressing my arm. They keep distracting me from my show.
We’re about halfway through the episode when Max gets up. “I’m going to get us snacks and drinks.” Once Max leaves the room Graydon lowers his arm to around my shoulder.
These boys, my boys. They know what they do to me when they touch me. It’s been there from the very beginning. An energy drawing me to them. From the moment I first touched them, I felt electricity run through my body. My energy, my magic drawn to theirs, calling to theirs. Like now, with Graydon running his fingers down my arm. I can feel the tingle of magic lying under my skin. I know who they are; who they have always been.
Mine.
They’re my mates. When they claim me, it’s going to be powerful. Minute amounts of energy release when we touch. It’s been happening since we met. We didn’t know. It’s part of the reason the Elder Council didn’t want us together, according to Lucian’s grandfather. They fear the power we will wield once we fully mate. We aren’t ready for that just yet, but I want to see what their lips feel like. I want to see what happens. What kind of energy we could release. If Graydon doesn’t stop, he’s first on my list.
I peek at Graydon from the corner of my eye. He doesn’t seem as affected as I do by him touching me. I bite my lip. What’s stopping me honestly. He’s mine. I can kiss him… them, anytime I want. Just go for it Callyn. I shift so that I’m sitting sideways on the couch. Graydon looks at me with a raised eyebrow. I bite my bottom lip again. The motion drawing his gaze. He shifts slightly, angling towards me. I lower my eyes to his perfect lips.
His fingers tracing the same path on my arm, but up instead of down. His fingers didn’t stop. They skim my shoulder, following the line of my collarbone to my neck. His hand expands around the base of my throat, not gripping. It slides up the slender column of my neck. Stopping just under my chin. He tilts my head back slightly. My heart pounds in my chest. Graydon searches my eyes. I try to convey how much I want… no, need this.
He curls his fingers under my chin, using his thumb to brush across my bottom lip. I part my lips, using my teeth to nip at the pad of his thumb. Graydon growls. He moves his hand to the back of my neck, bringing me closer to him as he descends towards me. His lips crashing onto mine. The second our lips touch, a jolt runs through me. It shocks me, causing me to part my lips, giving Graydon all the invitation he needs.
His tongue enters my mouth. Tasting. Teasing. I push my tongue into his mouth, doing the same. A burst of energy flows from us. Graydon growls, changing the angle of our kiss. My hands fist the front of his shirt, tugging him closer. Sensing what I was trying to do, he uses his free arm, wrapping it around my waist. Keeping the hand on the back of my neck. He pulls me onto his lap. The motion causing me to straddle him. I let go of his shirt and press my body flush with his. My arms going around his neck; my hands fisting his hair, tugging slightly.
Graydon moans. He pulls back just enough to look into my eyes. My chest heaving, trying to get air. I know he can see the desire in my eyes, because it’s reflected right back at me from his. His mouth finds my neck. Kissing and nipping a path down my neck, his teeth biting at the pulse point. I let out a moan, before his mouth finds mine. Kissing me like I’m the very air he breathes. Devouring my mouth, like a man starved.
“Hey guys, did you feel that small energy wave? Oh.”
I pull back to find Max standing at the threshold between the kitchen and the living room. I know I should be embarrassed, but I’m not. They’re my mates. It’s bound to happen. Then I go and do something unexpected, for me at least. I look Max in the eyes, making sure I keep the contact the whole time. I bend down and bite the pulse point on Graydon's neck. Max sharply inhales. I see his eyes sparkle. He likes what he sees. Graydon moans and pushes his hips up; his hard length meeting my core, eliciting a moan from me.
That’s all it takes for Max to close the distance between us. I’m still straddling Graydon, when Max’s hands cup my face. Max crushes his lips to mine. He uses his tongue to coax my mouth open. I let him in. The second our tongues touch, I feel another pulse of energy. Max moves his hands from my face but places them on my hips. Lifting me off Graydon. On instinct, my legs wrap around his waist, my arms going around his neck. I push myself as close to Max as I can get. We both moan. We change the angle of our heads, giving me a moment to draw in some much needed air.
We kiss until we both need a breath. I look into Max’s eyes. I love what I see there. Desire, longing, love. I give him the biggest smile I can muster. You can feel the spark, the current surrounding us. If this is how it feels to kiss these two, I shake my head, I can’t wait to find out how kissing Zeke and Lucian will feel.