Bearly Midnight (Midnight, Mississippi Book 1) Read online

  A patch of sunlight fell between the skyscrapers and fell onto a large box outside the king’s building. A lovely, artsy sun was etched into one corner.

  After a day spent running or in the dungeon, the sun meant freedom. He smiled as Theis hailed a cab.

  Chapter Ten

  Once they were in his apartment, Theis felt the overwhelming need screaming through his veins. He was here, alone with both his mates, all three of them feeling the influence of the animal mating lust in their veins.

  None of them would feel normal again until Reese was claimed.

  Sex would help a little, but only a full claiming would calm the fire in their bellies. But there was one part of a claiming he wasn’t sure Reese had been prepared for.

  And he wouldn’t go any farther until he was sure the human knew what could happen if Reese chose to stay in Midnight.

  “Does he know?” Theis asked Colm. “What might result if he chooses to let me us claim him?”

  “He knows that we mate with men, and have children with them,” Colm said.

  Reese’s eyes grew wide. “If we have sex, I’ll get pregnant?”

  “Yes and no,” Theis answered. “If we both come in your ass at the same time, you could get pregnant. If it was only one of us coming in your ass and the other was in your mouth, you’d have nothing to worry about.”

  Reese let out a long sigh. “What exactly is a claiming?”

  “Us putting both of our cocks in your ass at the same time without protection and coming,” Colm said.

  “In other words, a claiming could knock me up.”

  “Yes,” Theis answered.

  Reese looked a bit lost. “If I want to stay, I need to play a little game of Russian Roulette.”

  “I suppose you need to decide if your interest in exploring Midnight is stronger than your fear of getting knocked up,” Colm said.

  “You think I want to stay to explore?” Reese asked.

  “You don’t?” Colm asked.

  The human shook his head. “No. I don’t. It’s intriguing, sure. But there’s only two reasons I want to stay.”

  Theis felt his body harden.

  “I’ve never felt this drawn to anyone before. I’ve never wanted another being this much before. I’ve never felt as wanted as I do right now. And to be honest, it’s pretty intoxicating. The fact I’d have two really good tour guides into the land of the unknown is only icing on the cake.”

  “You do realize that you could never tell the world what you’ve seen here,” Colm said.

  “I know,” Reese said softly.

  “You’d have to turn your back on the outside world, for the most part,” Theis added. “Your home would be here… with us.”

  Reese frowned slightly. “I could never see my friends or family?”

  “You could. It would have to be careful meetings… brief… and they wouldn’t be allowed here.”

  “I might be able to live with that,” Reese said.

  “Help me take my armor off,” Theis murmured to Colm.

  Theis stared at Reese, as Colm helped him remove the golden armor that covered him. Piece by piece, Colm worked diligently. Their stares met over and over again, and it felt as if words weren’t needed in that moment.

  They both knew what would soon come.

  They would take their human to bed.

  There was so much they needed to discuss. So many things Colm and Theis needed to talk out, but now, now was the time to hold one another. To kiss. To caress one another’s bodies and take some of the ache away.

  Once he was down to his tunic and braes, he pulled the tunic over his head. His gaze fell on Colm again. The need he’d ignored for a week threatened to drive him wild. The days spent in a cold bed after Colm had warmed it had been harsh.

  He held the bear’s gaze, and they spoke volumes in that stare. Theis closed his eyes as Colm’s hands roamed over his chest and down to his hard, aching cock. Colm’s eyes brightened, the swirl in the depths making Theis all the needier.

  “It’s about him,” Theis said to Colm.

  “It’s about us all,” Colm corrected.

  Theis smiled before laying a kiss on Colm’s lips. He stepped forward, pressing his body against Reese’s. “Two days is going to pass much too fast.”

  “Then let’s stop wasting time,” Reese said.

  Theis began unbuttoning Reese’s shirt. When he had it open, he spread his palms along the human’s smooth, nearly hairless chest. Reese was well built. Slim, with just enough muscle to excite Theis. “I love the feel of you against me,” he whispered before leaning in for a kiss.

  The kiss deepened quickly, the caress of the human’s flesh fanning the flames within both of them. Between kisses, he pushed Reese’s shirt off and helped kick the human’s shoes off.

  Reese’s hands moved to his braes and began to untie the knots. Soon enough, his hard shaft was in the human’s hands.

  Casting a glance over one shoulder, Theis saw Colm disrobing and showing off his gorgeous body. The brown bear watched the two of them like a hawk, sighing as his gaze took in Reese’s hand stroking Theis’ cock.

  Once they were all naked, he and his brother bear pressed their bodies against Reese’s, Theis at the front, Colm at the rear. Theis caressed his hands all over Reese’s body, reveling in the captivating feel across his fingertips.

  Theis went to his knees, ready to tempt Reese—and push him to his limits. He explored the length lovingly, gently caressing as he took in the fat cock. He licked Reese’s hard length before returning to the head and circling the crown with his tongue.

  Lifting his gaze, he met Reese’s. The human watched everything Theis was doing. Every touch. Every taste. Every lick and every suckle. He drew the length all the way down his throat and pressed his nose into the dark nest of hair at the base before releasing it and moving back to the head.

  Colm’s hands glided over Reese’s body. Theis could sense Reese resting on Colm’s strength. The human’s body trembled, his muscled thighs shaking as Theis continued his onslaught.

  Colm must have realized Reese was struggling to remain upright. He hooked a hand under each knee and lifted Reese in his arms. The human’s cock was at a perfect height there. Theis drew the length deeper into his mouth as he listened to Reese’s moans of delight filling the apartment.

  He looked up and saw both Colm and Reese watching the human’s cock disappearing into this mouth. Theis moaned, loving the erotic sensations it sent through him. He reached up and pinched one of his own nipples, his body one electric nerve.

  Avoiding stroking his cock, he kept sucking. One touch and all was lost. He’d waited too long, craving Colm for too long, and now with a second, he had no control left.

  Theis could feel Reese’s body stiffening under his touch—and seconds later he felt the first blast of Reese’s seed hit the back of his throat. He milked the shaft with his mouth. Theis worked to swallow the load down, cleaning Reese’s cock once he did.

  He moved up Reese’s body, laying kisses as he rose. Colm lowered the human’s feet to the floor. Once Theis reached full height, he met Reese’s lust-filled stare, enjoying the look of bliss on his human’s face.

  “Fuck me,” Reese murmured.

  Theis stepped back, shocked by the glow and the timbre of Reese’s voice.

  A frown crossed Reese’s face. “Is something wrong?”

  “No… your eyes are brighter than ever before,” Theis said. “And the growl to your voice. Did you hear it?”

  Reese shook his head. “No.”

  “I think it was rather sexy,” Colm said before nipping at Reese’s shoulder.

  Theis smiled and moved back in closer. “It was… it just seems that little bit of wolf within you is growing.”

  Reese lifted his head and howled. He laughed and looked at the both of them. “Even humans have some animal lust within them.”

  Colm wrapped his arms tighter around Reese. Reese arced into the hold, a moan slipping from
his lips.

  “You have no idea how much I’ve wanted you in my arms, Reese.” Colm glanced up at Theis. “And you back in them.”

  Theis watched as Reese writhed against Colm.

  “You two have been together before?” Reese asked, almost sounding disappointed.

  “Once,” Colm said. “But you’ll make it feel like the first time all over again.”

  Reese smiled, leaning back into Colm. “It’s a night of many firsts,” he said.

  Colm spun the human around. “Are you a virgin?”

  “Sort of.”

  “Explain sort of,” Theis said as he moved in closer.

  “I’ve used toys… plugs, fingers… but I’ve never fucked another man.”

  The news nearly made Theis come on the spot. Colm’s groan made it sound as if the bear felt the same.

  Theis turned the human and pressed against Reese’s front, lining his body against the man’s. Reese’s body was on fire, heat burning deep.

  “You’re burning up,” Theis said.

  “For you both,” Reese answered.

  ****

  Reese gazed down his body as Theis gripped his cock and began to stroke. He was already hard again, the driving need that had been battering him since he’d met these two at the brink of sending him over the edge.

  He didn’t know how he knew, but he knew… his body was theirs.

  And not just his body.

  The thought of being apart from them made his stomach clench. He wanted to know them both, from the inside out. Reese knew he belonged with these two males and they belonged to him.

  He was led to a bedroom.

  Once there, Theis captured Reese’s lips, feasting. Reese’s eyes fluttered closed as both bears worked him into a frenzy, their hungry mouths and hands tempting his already strained body. Soon, the both of them were as worked up as he was. He sensed their primitive, animal sides just under the surface.

  Pushing him down to the bed, they crawled in beside him, not leaving him for more than a second. They were a tangle of arms and legs, all writhing as they touched every available inch of flesh.

  Theis reached over into the nightstand. He tossed a bottle of lube onto the bed. Colm grabbed it and used it to slicken Reese’s anus. Colm kissed him slowly as he felt one finger sliding over the taut flesh. A moan escaped him as he felt the finger enter him. In and out it moved, preparing his body for more.

  After a few moments, one became two. He groaned at the feel of his body stretching to accommodate the girth, and moaned when two became three. The three fat fingers stroked in and out of his ass, making his back arch from the sensation of it.

  His body quickly grew accustomed to the fingers penetrating him. When they were pulled from his body, he groaned, wanting more.

  Colm urged his legs up before coaxing Theis over. “Slide that gorgeous cock inside our human.”

  Theis paused. “Don’t you want to be inside him?”

  “After you,” Colm said before leaning up and kissing Theis’ lips. “I want to be inside you.”

  His eyes closed for a brief second, and Reese could feel the tremble come to Theis’ body. Theis reopened his eyes and met Reese’s stare, and then he moved into positon. He angled the head of his cock against Reese’s ass.

  “Last chance to change your mind,” Theis said.

  “I need to know what it feels like,” he answered. “Fuck me.”

  Theis didn’t have to be told twice. He slowly pressed against Reese’s ass, entering him for the first time.

  It hurt. He pushed at Theis’ thigh to make the man stop and give him time to accept the fat cock pushing into him. He patted the thigh again to let Theis know he was okay. Inch by inch, he was slowly impaled. He rode the fine line between pleasure and pain the entire way. Theis slid in a few more inches, stretching Reese wide. The slow burn took his breath away, but he knew in his bones that he’d find pleasure on the other side.

  He focused on breathing, his heart hammering in his chest.

  After a moment, the little hints of pain bloomed into pleasure.

  By the time Theis’ cock was fully embedded inside him, he groaned with absolute pleasure.

  The sensation of fullness was unlike anything he’d ever felt. A plug or a small dildo—it didn’t feel as good as a cock inside him.

  After a moment, Theis leaned in for a kiss. “You okay?”

  “Yeah,” Reese whispered.

  Theis rose back up on his haunches, and Reese could see Colm jerking his cock and watching them closely. Theis began to move, slowly at first. The initial thrust hurt a little, but by the second… third… fourth… he’d never known anything that felt as amazing. After a few more, the pace quickened a little more and he groaned.

  “Oh my god… that feels… so fucking good,” he cried.

  After a few more strokes, Colm moved and got behind Theis. Reese couldn’t see Colm’s cock sliding into Theis, so he watched their faces.

  Reveled in their pleasure.

  Colm’s large hands clenched Theis’ hips tightly as he drove in deep. Each time Colm drove in, it pushed Theis into Reese’s ass.

  Suddenly, Colm stopped moving.

  And then Theis took over.

  As he pushed back against Colm’s cock, his cock withdrew from Reese. When he came off Colm’s cock, it drove his into Reese.

  Caught between them, Theis was getting the best of both worlds… both fucking and being fucked. Reese knew that he wanted to play the middleman at some point down the road.

  Down the road…

  The thoughts circling in his brain were wiped away when Theis quickened his pace.

  Colm reached around Theis and gripped the base of Reese’s cock. He began to stroke. Theis dug into Reese’s hips as he drove harder and harder.

  Reese’s body tightened with each thrust. He knew he was about to come again, but needed them to come with him. He clenched his muscles around Theis the best he could, and delighted in their answering moans.

  He couldn’t hold back forever. Reese felt the release building, rising from his core. A blast set off within, his cock erupting into Colm’s hand. Cum flew from the tip, coating Theis’ chest.

  His orgasm seemed to set theirs off. Within seconds of one another, they tensed, roars coming from their mouths as Theis filled him and Colm filled Theis with their seed.

  Seconds later, he was on his side, both big males surrounding him as they ran their hands up and down his body. All three of them breathed heavily.

  “This is what I can look forward to if I stay, hmm?” Reese asked.

  “Just the tip of the iceberg,” Colm said with a smile.

  Reese snuggled closer before a realization hit him.

  He couldn’t recall the last time he snuggled with a woman after sex. He hadn’t been a dick about it, but he wasn’t the snuggling type.

  Or so he thought.

  Apparently, he was. The feel of their big bodies surrounding him felt right.

  It felt perfect.

  Chapter Eleven

  Theis’ stood on the balcony, above the city. It was early, before the streets teemed with paranormals. Before the honking of cars and screaming of drivers and pedestrians. This was the time of the day he liked best. When the city slept, just before the sun rose and awakened their world.

  Even the night owls were starting to snuggle up in their beds about now.

  Quiet, somber… this is when he could relax.

  “Can’t sleep?”

  Theis turned his head and saw Colm standing in the open doorway. “No, just a lot on my mind.”

  “Need a shoulder… or quiet?”

  Theis smiled, grateful the man seemed to sense what he needed. “I’m a solitary person, but right now—we need to get some things out in the open.”

  Colm stepped out onto the balcony and sat on one of the two deck chairs. “The floor is yours.”

  “Being who I am… a lesser beast in the world of bears and wolves and vampires… I had to work th
ree times as hard to get where I am. I’ve been wholly focused on getting ahead… becoming a member of the King’s Guard… and keeping my spot there. Others in the guard are stronger, faster… better than I am. I have to work hard to keep myself ready to fight.”

  Theis paused, searching for the right words to come next.

  “When I first saw you… saw that glow… scented you… you made my guard go up immediately. I didn’t see a mate. I saw a man who could make me topple from where I’d reached.”

  “How so?”

  “I suppose I always assumed I’d be the one to carry a child in any mating—being that I’m a smaller bear. If I get pregnant, I can’t be a guardsman anymore. It’s pointless now that I know we have a human,” Theis said. “I wouldn’t be the one to carry a child.”

  “True,” Colm said.

  “When I sensed the king’s mind leaning toward a harsher sentence—I panicked. Me turning my back was one thing. Having you taken from me was another. I couldn’t let him kill you or Reese. And when I realized how that potential loss hit me—it made me understand that I wanted to know what this felt like. To have others in my life. To no longer live such a lonely existence.”

  “Trust me, I didn’t expect to find my triad within weeks of arriving here. I wanted to build a new life for myself. See what I could do on my own. None of this was in my plans. But fate had another plan.”

  “That it did,” Theis said.

  A smile came to Colm’s face. “Just the thought of seeing you big and round with a child gets my juices flowing.”

  “Not happening,” Theis said.

  Colm’s smile faded some. “Your job is really more important to you than a mate? A family?”

  “I didn’t say that.”

  “But you did,” Colm said. “There has to be a balance. A life and service… you can have both.” Colm chuckled. “My gods, if my brothers could hear me spouting the advice they used to toss my way.”

  “How many do you have?”

  Colm started counting on one hand… and then another… and then a third. “A lot.”

  “Seriously?”

  “Some of them have passed, but yeah, I’ve got a bunch of brothers back in Bear Mountain. We could’ve made a den of our own.”