Page 46 of Shrouded in the Dark

Seth suddenly bounced on Cody’s ass with his own twice, making them both bounce on the couch. “Stop pouting. I’m done.” Seth looked at me from the corner of his eyes with a look that said for the moment.

“Can I get up now?”

That’s when Seth laid across the couch. He covered Cody with his front while he used Cody’s head as a pillow.

“Nope.” He smirked at me as Cody struggled with no avail. “He’s quite comfy.”

I shook my head. “You guys.” I glanced at my art supplies that someone had moved next to the TV. They’d folded up the sheet before placing it under my painting that I was working on. I’d finished the fox two days ago. I’d hang it up in my room later until it was time to leave for the summer.

“Jasper and Axel are out in the back if you want to say hi to them. Axel is barbecuing some chicken for dinner.” Seth wiggled more on top of Cody, who looked to have given up. His face was turned toward the couch.

“I’ll go see if I can help.”

But before I did that, I picked my phone off the floor, took a quick picture before rushing out the back door before either of them could say anything.

* * *

Cody

Iwas kicking myself for chickening out with kissing her. Our lips had been so close when I’d frozen in panic. My thoughts had betrayed me as my inner demons had reared their ugly faces.

What if she was disgusted with me? What would happen when she learned what kind of coward I was? Always running, always goofing, but never serious about anything. What if she left if I touched her that way? What if she hated me for taking advantage of the situation?

The demons laughed inside my head as my wolf bared his teeth as they circled us. Useless. That’s what I was. Everyone should just stay away from me.

I’d jerked back, grabbed her phone, and ran for it. Using the phone as a way to make her think I hadn’t wanted to actually kiss her when I ached to. I’d literally ran into Seth as he was coming back inside from the deck. My nose still hurt from it. He’d taken one sniff of the terror coming off of me before he had me on the couch face down before sitting on my ass.

“Deep breaths, baby. No one is going to leave you. I’m right here.” He’d stroked my hair down my rigid back until I’d relaxed. He was heavy but being a shifter came with perks where it didn’t actually hurt. I stayed where I was because he was Alpha.

Then he’d continued my ‘joke’ by giving her back her phone. He made out with her while I watched. I thanked the moon that I was laying on my stomach so she wouldn’t see how hot the scene made me. I’d bucked a few times to continue the charade. I wanted to be kissing her, though. I bet her lips were just as soft and plump as they looked.

She was outside now. Seth was laying across my body with his. I felt his cock pressing through our jeans against my ass. My wolf wanted him to bury himself deep within us, but there wasn’t time for it. We whimpered quietly.

“We all love you, Cody. You never have to worry about those demons. We’re here. We’ll protect you forever. Becca likes you. You can smell her lust for you and the others.” Seth deepened his voice as he whispered into my ear. “You know I’ll be with you as long as we’re alive. Your wolf is mine.”

Fuck yes. We were.

I pressed my ass up against his cock. Just the friction of it had me almost bursting. Seth bit down on my ear, pulling it between his teeth as his hands pulled my arms above my head over the couches arm rest. I gasped as he ground against me. It wasn’t long before I was panting as Seth ground his cock against my ass. His lips moved from my ear to the back of my neck. He moved my hair gently to the side even as he continued to rock us roughly into the couch before he bit so hard into my neck, I started to howl as I came. His hand covered my mouth and I bit down to muffle my cry against his hand.

He hissed softly as his thrusts turned short, the friction still driving me mad. He kept his teeth in my neck as he grunted softly before I felt him shudder as he reached his own release.

“Damn, pup.” His voice was gruff as he sat back slowly. “I didn’t hurt you?” His hands were gentle as he got off of me to help me sit up before kneeling in front of me. He brushed his thumb against my lips.

“Yeah.” My eyes closed. “I’m okay now. Thanks.” His lips pressed against mine roughly for several seconds before he stood.

“Let’s get some new clothes. It sounds like the chicken is ready.”

“She didn’t see us, did she?” I let him pull me up, keeping our hands laced together.

“No, Axel and Jasper kept her attention so we could finish what we started.” He looked at me smugly. “I doubt she’d have minded seeing though. Just a hunch.”

I shook my head as we separated to grab clothes. I kept my voice the same level, knowing that he could hear me in the other room.

“She’d make a great mate for all of us.”

The rustling of clothes from the other room paused. “She’s human.”

“So is Felicity.”