Her Lone Wolves by Diana Castle Page B

the Wolf-God,” she finished.
    Everett nodded. “Did you have another dream about it?”
    “Yes.”
    Caleb’s eyes narrowed. “You’ve been dreaming about the Wolf-God?”
    She nodded.
    His eyes glittered. “Was it fucking you?”
    “Caleb!” Avery said angrily. “You shouldn’t ask her that. It’s none of your business.”
    “Yes,” she said, ignoring Avery. “It was fucking me. What does that mean? Why would I dream about it?”
    Caleb shrugged. “Must be because of your shifter blood.” He arched a lewd brow at her. “Did you come?”
    Avery was about to protest again, but Jane raised her hand. “It’s alright.” She had no problems or qualms dealing with Caleb. She looked directly into his green eyes. “Yes, I did come. More than once.”
    Caleb grinned and now she saw in his eyes a promise. A promise she intended on holding him to.
    “Do you dream about it too?” she asked.
    All three nodded but said no more.
    Everett poured himself another cup of coffee and looked out the window. “Looks as if the worst of the storm is over. We should be able to get you back to town.”
    Before yesterday, Jane would have been glad to hear this. Now she wasn’t so sure. Having learned about who and what her real father had been, there was still so much more she wanted to know. She recalled what it had been like watching Everett turn into a wolf.
    The enticing texture of his warm fur between her fingers. The power she had sensed inside him. The lack of fear she had experienced with him when he was the wolf.
    Even if she could not shift into a wolf, it would explain so much as to why she had always felt apart from others. And why she had been drawn to this place. And why sex had been so unsatisfying no matter what man she was with.
    She had thought there was something wrong with her; that she was flawed in some way or defective or even crazy. Her life had been empty, without real purpose, and she’d never felt like she belonged anywhere or with anyone.
    But with these three men, despite her early fears and misgivings, it suddenly felt right, and she was whole and complete for the first time. This was where she belonged. Here, with her lone wolves.
    She turned to Everett. “I want to stay.”
    His eyes widened and Caleb, who was about to shove another piece of ham into his mouth, gawked, his fork hanging midair.
    “Are you sure, Jane?” Avery asked, but she couldn’t help notice the shimmer of happiness shining in his hazel eyes. “Do you understand what that would mean?”
    “It would mean...” she stopped, her cheeks growing hot while another part of her warmed and moistened. “I’d have to have sex with all three of you,” she finished, her body shivering with delicious anticipation at the thought.
    Avery glanced at Everett, who nodded for him to go on as if he didn’t trust himself to speak.
    “Everett is Clan leader,” Avery said. “He’ll always have you first. Then Caleb. Then me. You sure you’ll be alright with that?”
    “Yes, I’m sure.” Then, surprising even herself, her eyes glancing about the table at the three, she went on. “But why couldn’t I have sex with all of you at the same time? Is that not permitted?”
    All of the men’s eyes widened as if she’d just sprouted another head.
    “What?” Jane asked. “Did I say something wrong?”
    “No,” Caleb said. “But, shit, not even Naomi would let us do that.”
    “She wouldn’t?”
    “That’s because Naomi like to play us against each other,” Avery said. “She thought it was funny to do so.”
    “What about that life you’re always saying you need to get back to?” Everett asked.
    Jane nervously ran her fingers up and down the tines on her fork. “It really wasn’t much of a life,” she admitted, feeling relief she could finally do so. “I have no family and no close friends.”
    She couldn’t tell what Everett was thinking since he played the stoic, hard-bitten leader so well, but she thought she saw