Hunters of the Gods 3_Pride of a Princess Read online

  Alexandra approached, took her hand, and brought her into the other sitting area within the sights of her men and Luna’s men.

  “You haven’t told them about Costaldo, have you?”

  She shook her head.

  “About being a princess to your pack, and the fortune you will have at your fingertips for whatever you so choose?” Luna took a deep breath and exhaled.

  “You need to tell them. Time is running out. The last I spoke with Avi, Loki, and even Alusia, they were getting closer.”

  “I know, and it’s hard to not embrace how spectacular it is to be here, to be mated to them and to be so welcomed by their family.”

  “You’re family now, too, and mine. They are all connected. Luna, can’t you see that there is a bigger picture here than you and me?”

  “I wouldn’t go that far, Alex. You and even Alyssa have special powers.”

  “You do too as a warrior, a fighter for what is right, and to bring justice to wolves’ families who have been forced apart by evil.”

  “It’s a calling, that’s all.”

  “It’s more than that. More than your own revenge you seek. When you see that, you’ll realize what your part is. You aren’t alone anymore, Luna. Lodge, Toby, and Corporal are your backups, your support, and your warriors.”

  * * * *

  “Your pack name is what?” Selania asked Luna. She swallowed hard and looked at Lodge, Corporal, and Toby, and then at Alex, who gave her a reassuring smile and nod.

  “Limorte,” she whispered.

  “Of Italy?” Korkak asked.

  “Yes, sir,” she replied, and Corporal caressed her knee on the leg she had crossed.

  “It has been years since I heard of anyone from Limorte pack. In fact, only a few years ago the queen passed away, I think,” Selania said to her.

  Luna nodded and then locked gazes with Alexandra.

  “A queen? Of a pack?” Lodge asked.

  “Yes, they are a royal family. The surrounding packs look to Limorte as their leader of ultimate power. However, Limorte has always been very modest in its rulings. It allows all the packs to have their Alphas and rule their packs. Anything on a larger scale is decided by the royal family,” Selania added.

  “You know so much about them,” Corporal said to his aunt.

  “Not that much, but most higher families and packs do know of the various royalty packs in this realm and beyond. How interesting that you are part of that family.”

  “Who rules the family now if the queen is dead?” Jordan asked.

  They all looked at her for the answer.

  She covered Corporal’s hand with hers as she looked around the room. Alexandra asked the omegas who were servers to give them a few minutes alone. When it was safe to speak, Luna smiled softly at her men.

  “As you know, I am a warrior for the Elders of the Circle. I take my missions by order of the gods. It has brought me many dangerous paths, but I have succeeded in all of those journeys. When Capella, the queen ruler of our pack, died, she made it known in secret who the leader and princess should be. Upon meeting with the Circle and my family members, we were informed that I was to take position as princess of the Limorte family.”

  Selania gasped, their uncles’ eyes widened, and then Corporal sat forward.

  “What? You’re royalty?” he asked her. His eyes gazed over her face, her body, differently.

  “Please, Corporal, don’t look at me any differently because of it. I have not taken my place there yet. I have asked for time to complete these missions. To help reunite Merker pack.”

  “Why would that matter so much if your pack is without a princess? Your place would be there,” Lodge said.

  “Actually, my place as princess is wherever I choose it to be. I have family in the United States. I can reside where I want, but that isn’t the point. I have to ensure that these victims are reunited with their families. It’s important to me and to you and your pack as well as to Saint pack.”

  “I don’t believe this,” Toby said and stood up. He paced the floor, ran his fingers through his hair and then placed his hands on his hips when he looked at her with a scowl on his face. She slid from Corporal’s hold and went to him.

  “I don’t want anyone to know, Toby. It will make changes I’m not ready to accept. I feel that I was brought here to battle with you not only because we are mates, but because there is something much larger brewing across this land and overseas. There is so much to be done.”

  He took her hand and then barely looked at the others. “Excuse us, please,” he said and pulled her along with him. His brothers followed, and she caught Alexandra’s eyes, who nodded and whispered that it would be okay.

  * * * *

  Toby was shocked, and knowing that his gorgeous mate was royalty kind of freaked him out. So many thoughts went through his head, including what measurements they would need to take to protect her from harm. Where would they live? How would they rule, and what was best for her to be able to serve the packs and her people?

  They walked out to the carriage house, where they had complete privacy. The moment his brothers closed the doors, he turned to face her, still holding her hand.

  “This, this was one of the secrets you wouldn’t share with us?” he asked her, all angry.

  “Toby, I wanted you to see me as a warrior, a capable woman and fighter for the packs. It’s what I am. ‘Princess’ is just a title.”

  “Bullshit, just a title. We were about to let you fight side by side with us to accomplish the need you have in succeeding to find and save Merker pack. That isn’t going to happen now.”

  “What? No. You can’t do that. You have no control over what I will do,” she yelled at him.

  “The hell I don’t. We are your Alphas, your mates, and your safety is our top priority,” he replied and looked her over. She could see the changes in him and how he viewed her.

  “You’re already treating me differently because of this? I haven’t even officially taken the title.”

  “Why not?” Corporal asked her. She looked at him.

  “There are things to complete. Missions I have been working on and are too close to fail now.”

  “Missions other than saving Merker pack and what is left of them?” Lodge asked her, raising his voice at her, too.

  “Yes.”

  “Start talking, Luna,” Corporal demanded.

  She stared up at the three large men. Toby and his almost shoulder-length brown hair, those deep-green eyes that looked to be on the edge of changing. Then she looked at Corporal, so commanding and fierce with that distinguished nose, chiseled jaw, and dark hair. His eyes were as green as Toby’s but there were black specs in them. It intimidated her and made her wonder what Corporal was capable of, especially in battle. She looked at Lodge next, and his light brown almost red hair, the deep brown and green eyes, that muscular jaw, and how thick his muscles looked with the sleeves of his shirt rolled up to his forearms. He looked ready to reprimand her, and yet devour her at the same time. She shifted from one foot to the next, the sight of them making her pussy clench with need. The three men sniffed the air, and Lodge licked his lips.

  “This isn’t a game. As your mates, we are to protect you, love you, and cherish you, and we can’t do that if you aren’t up front about your life and these other secrets you mentioned,” Corporal said to her.

  “You’re right. This isn’t a game and I don’t see it as one.”

  “Then talk to us. As mates for life, there are no others you could trust more than us,” Lodge stated.

  “You have to understand how hard this is for me. To give up this kind of control and let nature, the way of the wolf, take its course. I’ve had no one to rely on and completely trust except me. Well, Alexandra, too.”

  “The other secrets, Luna. Now,” Corporal demanded this time.

  She took a few steps to the side and looked at the carriage house. It was old but well kept.

  “By the time I reached my t
wenty-first birthday, my world was turned upside down. I’ve never been one to conform to the rules, or to be told I was to act a certain way or do certain things. My parents were fine with that because for the most part, I stayed out of trouble,” she said.

  “For the most part?” Corporal asked. She gave him a sideways glare, and he raised one of his eyebrows at her. She felt aroused by his teasing, and her cheeks warmed and she had to turn away.

  “Anyway, while I was a teenager, there were several instances where I could have gotten hurt, and none the fault of my own, but by someone orchestrating it. I believe it was to put fear into my parents to make them believe that I needed protection”

  “Who was it? An enemy of your father’s?”

  “An enemy to the packs, basically, but it would take some time for me to realize who it was.” She worried her bottom lip as she thought of a way to explain Costaldo.

  “Luna?” Lodge said, and she held his gaze.

  “I was young, impressionable, and my family concerned for my safety when I started to spend time with a certain older Alpha.”

  “What?” Toby asked through clenched teeth.

  “Toby, you know you three are the first men I was ever with. What would it matter if there were kisses or caresses shared with others?”

  The three of them stared at her.

  “It makes us jealous either way,” Corporal said to her.

  She stepped closer to them. “If I am going to explain everything and leave out nothing, then I have to tell you about this.”

  “Go on,” Lodge said to her.

  “He was older, a friend of the family’s an alpha of another pack.”

  “Which one?” Corporal asked.

  “I’ll get to that.”

  “Fuck,” Lodge said.

  “We spent time together and the danger stopped, but my instincts were good. When he kissed me the one time, I stopped it from going further. I had my own ideas, my own goals, and at that point there were changes happening across the sea. I was home in Italy, enhancing my abilities to fight in battle. I am a capable warrior by both male and female standards, not just female.”

  “We noticed that, as you tried to avoid us and then disappear,” Toby said, obviously still angry about that.

  “I did what I felt was right because I needed to finish my missions. So prior to present day, when I turned twenty-one, the Circle of Elders decided that I was definitely more of a warrior and fighter. When my father was murdered and my mother and brother were abducted, I blamed that family friend for not providing the protection he promised me. He pushed to care for me and be my provider as he helped search for my mother and brother, but I found out that he wasn’t who he said he was. When Capella died and I was to replace her, I asked the Circle to give me some time. That I needed to hunt down the ones responsible for killing my father and taking my mother and brother. They allowed it, and my battles began. As I searched different locations with Ronan, Gaxey, and Puna at the time, we came across other holding facilities, and it became clear what my path would be—protecting other packs from being annihilated.”

  “What happened to the Alpha wolf?” Lodge asked.

  “I found evidence that pointed to his pack being responsible for my father’s death and my mother and brother’s abduction.”

  “No. What did you do? Did your uncle or others hunt him down?”

  She looked away from Lodge. “They didn’t want to believe it. The Alpha had pull in the Circle, but as I did my job, protected Alexandra while also hunting for these prisons, it became obvious that he was responsible. So it was no big surprise when I wound up in Italy, that the wolves guarding the pub and the ones trying to force Merker pack out of Italy and onto a plane were part of Goshey pack.”

  “Costaldo Goshey?” Corporal asked.

  “Yes.”

  “He was the wolf who kissed you, tried to seduce you, and more than likely wants you as his mate?” Toby asked. She nodded.

  “I believe that he killed my father to try and force my uncle’s hand. I think my uncle caved in, so there’ll be no support of me declining anything coming from Goshey pack. He knows where my mother and brother are, I just know it, and he will die for all of it,” she stated.

  “That’s why you didn’t want us marking you. Your plan was to head back to Italy and kill him on your own?” Toby said.

  “Yes. I will kill him.”

  “No, you will not,” Corporal told her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms. She was shocked as she gripped his shoulders and stared up at him.

  “You are not going to place yourself into any danger in order to seek revenge on this wolf. We are your mates. It is our job to protect you and to bring closure to this for you. We’ll gather what we need and work on finding your mother and brother, too. You are not in this alone any longer, Luna. You have mates, and we will do everything in our power to protect you, make you happy, and bring the justice you seek,” he said to her. She was emotional and shocked, but then Corporal began to kiss her, and all other thoughts ceased. They would head back to the house and be together. Lunch with Alex would take place another day and another time. Corporal’s words stating that she was not alone and they were with her to love her and be her mates for eternity kept going through her head.

  Suddenly she felt different and like maybe she truly was no longer alone.

  Chapter Four

  Luna relaxed into the pillow as Corporal stroked her thigh. Lodge was in front of her, staring at her as he played with her hair that had cascaded over the pillow. She didn’t dare open her eyes, or they might take it as a sign she was done resting and want to make love to her again. They had been at it for hours. Not that she minded. That deep, burning itch was now at a low simmer and bearable. Corporal lifted her arm above her head as he caressed up her hip and arm. He held it there, and she was instantly aroused. The three men definitely liked to restrain her during sex.

  As he held her arm above, she felt his lips press along her ribs, then to her breast. Her nipples hardened, and he hummed against her skin.

  Lodge joined in. “We’ve got ourselves one sexy, gorgeous mate. Don’t you agree, brothers?” He began to lick her other breast and nipple. She jerked slightly as Toby played along, caressing her legs open with palms of steel and warmth. Her pussy clenched.

  “Oh, how do you do this to me?” she asked, tilting her head back and lifting her torso.

  “You’re very responsive, mate,” Toby said and blew warm breath against her cunt before plunging his tongue into her pussy.

  “Oh,” she moaned.

  “We need you,” Corporal said to her.

  “Together,” Toby said and licked along her asshole. She shivered and then moaned, popped her eyes open to see, and by the gods, it shocked her system. Toby’s eyes were glowing a bright blue and green. A look toward Lodge and then Corporal, and she saw the same thing in their eyes. Her wolf was inspired, and she growled low, shifted over Corporal, pressed over his body, and kissed him hard on the mouth. She grabbed hold of his arms and pressed them above his head as she rocked her wet pussy over his cock and hips.

  “Fuck, that’s hot,” Lodge said. She lifted up, pulled from Corporal’s mouth, and aligned her pussy with his cock and sank onto his thick, hard shaft. His gaze narrowed and his incisors showed. She felt hers showing, too, and tried to calm her wolf. It was no use. Apparently, the mating must have made her want to claim her mates as desperately as they seemed to want to claim her. It was on, and in a flash as she rocked her hips and thrust up and down on Corporal’s cock, Lodge licked along her asshole and pressed her chest to Corporal’s chest. She growled again and then nibbled at Corporal’s nipple hard.

  “Fuck, she is wild. I think she likes it rough.” Corporal gripped her hair, yanked her mouth closer, and kissed her. She felt the finger slide into her asshole. “She’s going to have a cock in every hole in about a minute,” he said, and she moaned and rocked back against Lodge’s fingers.

  “I
sure would love to feel that mouth, but our mate better not be naughty,” Toby teased, climbing onto the bed. She knew what they wanted, what was coming next, and she was fine with it. She wanted it, too. Her wolf knew these three men were hers for eternity, and she would accept their dominance of her body, but also they would need to accept her dominance of theirs.

  She tilted up and pushed back against Lodge’s fingers. The mating musk was strong, and that inner hunger, that itch, was growing and growing with every thrust of her hips.

  “More. I need more,” she said to them.

  “And more you will get,” Toby said.

  He was there on the bed, holding his long cock in his hand, and reached for her hair to yank her closer. She parted her lips as he ate at her mouth hungrily, pressing his tongue deeply before pulling back and lowering her head to his cock. She opened for him, inhaled his musky scent, and began to lick and then open wider. Behind her Lodge pulled his fingers from her asshole, and she wanted to protest, but then Corporal thrust upward. “Together, mate. Together we take you,” he said, and she focused on sucking on Toby’s cock as Lodge began to push his cock into her asshole. She was overwhelmed with emotions, and the connection was deep and instant as he slid farther and farther into her asshole and she felt her heart soar with desire.

  “Fuck, she’s so tight. By the gods, I love this ass. Fuck yeah. Toby, you’re going to lose it. She’s super sexy,” Lodge said, and Toby caressed her hair from her cheeks, held it behind her in a makeshift ponytail while rocking his hips.

  “I bet she is really wet. Our little virgin wolf was ripe and ready for the taking. Made for us, she saved her body for the three of us,” Toby said. She moaned and came, from his words and from the deep penetration of three cocks inside of her.