Raven’s POV
Reagan was nice enough to make sure that she infused us with the needed materials for our pack. Training with weapons is something that needed to be done, and you use up both bullets and arrows to do that. the arrows can be reused, but they can sometimes snap, and break, so having an order put in was a blessing. We all thought that it was pretty funny that the man hell-bent on destroying us, had unintentionally funded us too. We knew that due to Graham’s “better than others” opinions on wolves, he wouldn’t want any others to help them. So we believed that we would only be fighting against wolves, but we weren’t going to just take that as the whole truth. We had to be prepared for any contingency that may arise. Graham wasn’t an idiot although he had been acting a little like one for the last few months. He knew Anton was a vampire, and so he may have a vampire or two included in his group. He wouldn't let them be a pack member, but he would pay them to help with the attack.
So, although we were prepared for Vampires, we also wanted to protect the vampires that would be assisting us. We were not going to take any chances on one of Alexei’s coven being attacked, so they started coming to dinner three times a week for our pack members to get to see them and know who the “good” guys were as when you are in a panic, you are not thinking straight. We started having question-and-answer sessions, once a week as a town hall meeting. They were allowed to ask Alexei’s group questions, and the coven also surprised us by asking questions back to us. Seated in the center of the lineup, were Anton and Cheryl. Their love story was one that many were curious about. Their uniquely qualified perspective allowed them to field questions from the pack, and the coven. I was surprised at the number of questions they actually had.
The biggest question, which was asked numerous times, with just a slight variation was about the bond, and what it felt like. Cheryl fielded this question as she knew where they were going with it. She always answered the questions very well, and I was proud to say at this point, the men were finally getting some attention from the female members of the pack. Before it had been the unmated men blatantly flirting with the females of the coven. They didn’t even try to hide the fact that they were checking them out, or interested in them. It didn’t always work, but there had been some instances where a few of them got lucky. The unmated women here though had not been approaching any of the men, up to that point. It seemed like they had been too scared to approach.
That has changed recently as Cheryl and Anton have been more visible in the last few months. Cheryl is showing now, as we are about to approach the 13-month mark for her pregnancy. Anton has been so perfect through the whole thing. He has always doted on her, but with her being pregnant with their babies he has really stepped up his game. He would do anything for her, and she is eating it up. It was clear from how Blake was when he visited here that she had been starved for affection, even before Graham’s campaign against them. She deserved to be treated well, and it was obvious to those of us who had spent time with her and Blake while he was here visiting her, that she hadn’t been.
Blake had been coming here for a year to try to win her over, and yet he had her make his plate, and get his drinks for him. He was a bossy aggressive type, and never thanked her for what she did. It was clear that he just expected it from her, so that showed us all that he had been doing it for a long time. Even when she was not fully healed or very strong yet, he still had her doing it. I think about my mates, and they were the complete opposite. Justin is caring and kind, always thinking about what he can do for me. Brandon is aggressive and protective of me, but he will follow Justin’s lead with an offer for a back rub, or massaging my feet. Brandon had thankfully learned that Justin was no threat to him and that they needed to learn to work together, not separately. They really made sure that I was taken care of with each pregnancy. Don’t get me wrong though, Justin is a very strong fighter too. He can be just as aggressive and protective if the situation warrants it.
I felt a little thrill of anticipation go through me. I had made plans for us all for tonight. Dinner in our room for the three of us, and dessert. The boys were spending the night with Cheryl and Anton. They wanted to make sure that they had some special time for the boys and their friends before the babies came. It would be too much for a little while after the babies arrive, at least at first. So Cheryl and Anton had the boys over usually twice a week these days, which freed up time for me, Brandon, and Justin. My assistant would be there for them if the younger children needed anything tonight, but they usually didn’t need us after they went to bed. Our children were older now, with Jax soon to be 18 and the twins 6 months behind him. Our youngest children, Julie and James, were about to be 12 years old soon.
It is hard to believe that I will have known my mates for over half my life now. I will be 37 soon, and I found Justin and Brandon both at 18. We will have been together over half my life once my birthday gets here. It seems like such a long time when you think about it like that. But our time together has gone by so quickly. I wanted tonight to be special because it was the anniversary of the first time that we were together, the three of us. I didn’t expect anyone else to remember, but I did, and I felt it was a great reason to celebrate us. It just worked out great for Cheryl to have the older boys over to their house. They were going to have their hands full too. As it wasn’t just the 6 boys, my four, and her two, that were going to be there. They were also having Stella and Truett’s older boys, Blane, Andrew, and Aiden over too. Reagan’s older sons, Henry and Jonathan, came over as well Lanie and Krew’s sons, Warrick, Gabriel, and Kendrick. I cannot imagine the level of noise that they are going to have in their home tonight with 14 teenage boys ranging from almost 18, down to 14 years old.
The babies could come at any time starting next month, and she wanted to let the boys have as much together time with their friends at the new “fun” house. They hand's down had the most fun things to do there, as Anton wanted to create an environment for the boys to have a good time with their friends. He wasn’t trying to buy their affection, they already loved him. But Anton grew up with few friends, and Cheryl’s boy’s had as well. He wanted them to have a better experience than he did, and I thought it was so sweet of him to think of ways to keep them from being lonely. The boys were not spoiled. They had housework that they had to do, and they did it with no complaint, even when it increased as Cheryl’s pregnancy progressed. They never complained because they were used to her house rules already. She kept them enforced both in the packhouse and in their new house as well. She ran a tight ship, but as a former Luna, I knew she would. It helped her feel like she still had a little control in a situation where she had no real answers about this pregnancy. Doctor Gurin was over weekly since she had found out she was pregnant. He was noting everything about it, but with any pregnancy, nothing is always normal from one person to the next.
He was as excited about the pregnancy as Cheryl and Anton were. He measured her, and Anton had bought the same portable ultrasound machine for their home for the doctor to be able to use. He knew how much Cheryl didn’t like the pack hospital, as she spent a lot of time there when she first arrived. Plus, he was not a huge fan of Doctor Max, even though Max had a mate now. The downside to it was that Doctor Max had to come to the house to sit in with Doctor Gurin to help watch her pregnancy progression and make notes about what they were seeing. Since it made Cheryl more comfortable to be home than in the hospital, Anton was happy to go along with it. He still kept a close eye on Doctor Max though. Anton was always happy to see his babies growing bigger and bigger each week.
Doctor Gurin had increased the amount of blood Cheryl needed by almost double. She needed protein, vitamins, and a few nutrients from it, as the babies got some of that blood themselves. I was curious, as she did eat food too, mostly to keep her nutrients up, and it helped the boys to see her still eating. Even though they wanted her to be happy. I know how hard it was for them to realize that she was not the same woman now, who had given birth to them both. She told me that she and Anton took the boy’s thoughts into consideration and they drank their blood usually in their bedroom, and not out in the open. They did it for not just the boys, but for their friends too. It was one thing to know that you were dealing with a vampire, and another to see them feeding on blood. I have to say that I understand that too. I know it would bother me as well to see someone drinking blood. I had asked her about it, as we have all had the taste of blood in our mouths when we hunted in our wolves form. Emerald is an excellent tracker, and I know the metallic taste that comes with blood in your mouth. Cheryl told me it got easier to taste the blood after she had been changed. That she doesn’t mind the increased blood that she has to drink, as it was best for the babies. It is supposed to have an excellent nutritive value to it, and in several countries, it is totally normal to find several foods with blood included in the recipe. I will just stick to hunts though, as Emerald doesn’t mind it at all. But once I phase back, I don’t like the feel of it in my mouth and usually rinse my mouth out as soon as I can.
I had the Lead Omega plan the dinner, she knows what we like, and she always does a great job for us. She knew it was an anniversary for us, so I know that she will do her usual excellent job for us. Justin and Brandon were still in the office making plans. They needed to see what we needed to order to make sure our pack is well supplied. Now that Graham has his money back, he will be ready to go in 4 to 6 months. I think with Blake’s help, they will wait a little longer as Blake is thinking more rationally than Graham is. I went up early to soak in the tub, as I did enjoy getting to do that, and I didn’t get the opportunity very often. Regardless of how great the children are, there are still 8 of them, and that comes with its own set of headaches. I was relaxing in the tub with my head on my pillow and my mask on when I could feel that I was being watched. I took the mask off to see both Brandon and Justin standing there, looking at me.
“We were wondering why you weren’t answering the link or your cell. We got worried” Justin told me. I had to smile as they were busy doing important things, but still took time out to check on me. I realized that the water wasn’t warm anymore, and rose up to drain the tub. I was very relaxed, and I could see the interest they had in me the moment I stepped out of the tub. I couldn't stop my smirk as I walked to the shower and turned it on. I still needed to wash my hair, and the invitation was not missed as they both started stripping off to shower with me. It didn’t matter if they remember the anniversary or not. They both had the anniversary of us all marking each other as our official anniversary. But I have more anniversaries in my head. The first time Brandon and I slept together. The first time I slept with Justin. Plus, today’s anniversary of us together as a unit, with us all sleeping together, not just in the same bed, but as a threesome.
Some may think it is a stupid idea to celebrate it, but with how badly our relationship started out, with all the jealousy, and them not cooperating at all. It was terrible, and I am glad that we have moved on from that. To me today was the beginning of when the Goddess put it on both their hearts that what we had together was not just supported by her, but endorsed and encouraged. That today was the best of all our anniversaries. Because this was the one that symbolized how far we had actually come. Because only with the Goddess supporting the three of us, could this have happened with two Alpha males. It was basically unheard of in the werewolf community. So was being marked by two males at the same time. Everyone knew that you got one mate, certainly not two, not at one time. But with the Goddess allowing both of them to bear my mark, and me carrying both of their marks on me, it showed everyone that she had blessed this union between us. I had Brandon behind me washing my hair, and Justin in front of me washing my body with the loofah. I have to say that the night was starting early, but I had no problems with it, as I thoroughly enjoyed the attention that I was getting.
I changed things up for the night, as we usually go into the bedroom to get started, but I knew we were going to get to have a couple of rounds tonight, and we might as well start in the shower, so we can clean up for the second one. I think Brandon had the same ideas and he hit his knees behind me after the finished with my hair and Justin sat down on the seat. Brandon worked me with his tongue, as I bent and started working Justin with my mouth. Brandon rose up and slowly entered me from behind, and my moan caused Justin’s fingers to tighten in my hair. As Brandon got a more aggressive speed going, I had to just use my free hand to brace myself and use the other to stoke Justin’s cock in my hand. Justin knew that I was close, as was Brandon, so he leaned forward to tug on my nipples with his hands, and then cupped and played with my breasts. My moans increased and Justin grabbed the back of my head again to bring my mouth to his as he drove his tongue into my mouth. He stroked and worked my nipples one at a time with his free hand, as my moaning got louder in his mouth.
He let go of my nipple to brace me so I could rise up a little and I dropped my hand down to go under his balls. He liked having the soft area behind his balls stroked. He quickly slid forward so I could rub him there, and he moaned into my mouth as he liked the pressure I was using on him. I quickly grabbed his cock again after I got some body wash and started gripping him hard as I worked him up again. His moans were in my mouth as Brandon slammed into me, and I came undone as Brandon reached around me to pull on my clit. I clenched down hard on his cock right before he gave out a roar of release, as Justin painted my breasts with his cum. We were all breathing pretty hard when Justin leaned forward and gave me another kiss before he said, “Happy Anniversary, babe.”
“You remembered?” I asked him.
“We both did,” Brandon said from behind me, as he slid out of me.
“You both remembered it?” I was stunned, usually if one of them remembers it is Justin.
“I have all of them on my calendar now, so I will not miss any of them,” Brandon said as he pulled me up and turned me around to give me a heated kiss. I hugged him and smiled into the kiss as we both know that Justin had helped him with it. But that didn’t matter, what mattered was that they both loved me completely, and that was the best part of all of it. The fact that we can still have moments like this, where we all feel loved and appreciated, together. That was the most important part. We all washed clean again and spoke to each other as we dried off.
“We had called this morning to see about making a special order for us for tonight. We knew the moment she paused for about 5 seconds that you had already done it. So we canceled it, as we didn’t want her to tell you what we were planning. She already knew to take care of us” Justin said to me.
There was a knock on the door about 5 minutes later, and when I opened it, I was surprised myself. There were two carts. One had three trays on it covering our food. The second cart had a wine on ice that was much more powerful than normal wine, as it was hard for wolves to get intoxicated. There were also chocolate strawberries, whipped cream, and some melted chocolate in a double boiler, with a burner under it. She knew how to keep it warm, but not hot, and I am quite sure this was a new item as I had not seen it yet. That meant that she had purchased it recently. She nodded to me, and said, “Happy anniversary to you all” before giving a slight bow and leaving the area.
“Surprise baby, I know how much you like chocolate, and I wanted you to be happy for our anniversary,” Brandon told me. So he had planned something special for tonight. I pulled both carts into the room, but before serving, I wanted to see what was on the second cart. I saw marshmallows, pineapple, pretzels, cherries, bananas, and apple slices. Brandon liked that even though he was usually the busiest of all of us, he had surprised Justin and me with such a thoughtful, and delightfully naughty, dessert tray. I already had ideas of what I was going to do with a lot of it, as images of licking chocolate, and whipped cream off of each of them, rose into my mind. I can already tell that this was going to be a very nice night. I can see that Justin had the same idea as me when I said, “Don’t get too full tonight, we all need to make sure that we all leave some room for dessert.”
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