Gabriella - Alpha Marked, Book II
within
her had her life depended on it. Arguments could come later. Right
now she needed what he offered. “Please.”
    The Lieutenant struck like a snake, slamming
his lips against Gabby’s in a fiercely possessive kiss, capturing
and holding her tight within his grasp. He forced his way into her
mouth, plunging and sweeping into her depths without hesitation.
His taste exploded, bathing her with his masculine heat and warm
sweetness. She twined her tongue with his, giving and taking in
equal measure.
    He pressed against her, molding his front to
her side, crowding her as the Captain’s arms remained around her
waist. The heat from their embrace seared her very soul, and she
was weak from their dual assaults. Teeth and lips explored her neck
while another set ravaged her mouth.
    She sucked and flicked the amber wolf’s
tongue, teasing him and urging his passion higher. Another arm slid
around her back, a third joining the Captain’s to touch and stroke
her. Sexual heat slithered through her veins, sending her blood
boiling.
    There was no doubt that she wanted these two
men, these two wolves, but there were still so many unanswered
questions. Her body begged her to relent, sink into them and damn
the consequences. Except the rational side of her, the bit that
realized that if she gave in right now, knew they’d be tied
together with no way to part.
    Easing back, she pulled from the kiss,
struggling to end the enticing torment of his lips. A second longer
and she’d beg them to take her, bite her, and claim her.
    With one last burst of self-restraint, she
wrenched her mouth from his. There. It was over. His tempting mouth
was no longer firm against her lips, and she was able to breathe
once again.
    Gabby pushed at the wolf holding her, easing
him away, and she stepped out of their combined embrace. Growls
rolled after her, but she held up her hands, forestalling their
approach.
    “No.” She shook her head. “Fifteen minutes
ago you,” she looked at the amber wolf, “didn’t want me. Five
minutes later, you scared another wolf from my side. As far as I
know, you aren’t even an Alpha Pair. How did this happen?”
    Their muscles bunched and tightened, pressing
starkly against their tanned skin. She turned to the Captain,
admiring his closely cropped black hair and glittering green eyes.
Like the Lieutenant he was heavily muscled, tall and filled with
barely constrained power. She fought against the need to go to
them, mold herself to their bodies and beg for their touch once
again. There were too many unanswered questions and too much
standing between them. She needed answers before submitting to
their claiming.
    “Hell, I don’t even know your names!”
    The two men looked to each other, their gazes
communicating something she didn’t understand, and then the Captain
turned to her, his stare intent. “There are things that need to be
said, and we can proceed as you wish.”
    As she wished.

Chapter Three
     
    As you wish. Uttering those three
words took every ounce of Berke’s strength. He didn’t want to give
her a choice, just as he didn’t want to give Jack the option of
walking away.
    “I’m Berke Davis, Captain of the Ruling
Alphas’ Guard, and this is Jack Wright, my Lieutenant.” He took a
deep breath, begging his wolf to remain calm. The beast was
fighting to break free, dispense with human speech and jump ahead
to the claiming. “You are correct that we aren’t an Alpha Pair, and
yet we are.”
    Gabriella’s brows lowered as her lips
puckered in a small frown. His hands tingled with the need to wipe
away the expression. Nothing but smiles should ever grace her
features.
    Reaching for her, he snared her wrist in a
gentle hold and tugged her toward a nearby couch. Thank goodness
they had somewhere to sit other than the bed. He settled her onto
the plush surface, sitting beside her as Jack slumped into a nearby
chair. Trepidation poured from his friend in never ending waves.
There was no gentle

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