KateUndone by Marie Harte Page A

of mind.
    They all dressed and lay together on the bed. Kate stroked
Logan and Jesse wherever she could reach, giving them the soothing contact they
needed. Ravagers loved touch, but being handled by his sexy mate made
everything right. Logan loved Jesse like nothing else, but Jesse wasn’t soft.
He rarely did gentle or tender. Rough, domineering, sexy and hard. The man
could be brutal, a stone-cold killer if need be. But he was always there for
Logan, no matter what. So Logan could wait on that “I love you”.
    Through his guer Logan shared with Kate his concerns,
and she understood. They’d both somehow been corrupted by sentimental humans.
Logan’s parents had cared for one another, but they hadn’t loved. Not like the
people did here. Not like he did Jesse and Kate.
    Life in the homeworld had been filled with fun and play.
Carefree affection that had gotten them all but killed when the Dekken arrived
to slaughter everything in their city.
    Through blind chance he’d found one of the Voids deep in the
Ravager forest. He’d landed in Cross Step just a few years after Jesse, just in
time for Eric to make him pack. Their years together had only strengthened
their bond. In the serious-minded male, Logan had found someone to share with,
confide in and care for.
    Someone who needed him.
    They hadn’t talked much about Jesse’s past, but Logan knew
it hadn’t been anything like his. Logan had a feeling Jesse’s pack had been
brutal. One of the traditionalist savages living out in the wild, away from
civilization. For all that the people on earth called Ravagers animals, the
homeworld had been filled with an advanced social structure.
    Yet some, like Jesse’s family, tried to live as the animals
in their guer . Too much human or too much animal could make a Ravager
weak. Just like too little sex could craze the mind.
    Logan studied his companions with a sigh, wishing he wasn’t
always the one needing help. But from the beginning, he’d needed more
attention, wanted for sexual care. Otherwise, he had trouble focusing. His guer simply needed to exercise that very physical part of him. And the Voids knew
he’d been quite popular finding his way. Until Jesse had taken him under his
wing.
    Though they’d shared their sexuality with other males,
namely the prime and his second, Jesse was always there to watch or take part.
A protective lover, a determined friend.
    “Relax, Logan. It’s okay,” Kate said as she petted his arm.
    Jesse gave him a sharp glance.
    “I’m fine, just eager to get back and make all your dreams
come true,” he teased her.
    She shivered, and the concern on Jesse’s face turned into
lust. That quickly, arousal returned.
    The scrape of metal outside the bedroom shattered the sense
of intimacy, if not the mood. Someone banged on the door.
    “Yeah?” Jesse called out and stood protectively between them
and whoever was behind the door.
    Logan sighed, wondering just when Jesse would start to see
him as more than someone to protect, but to stand beside.
    Kate glared. “Hey, I can defend myself you know. Why all the
caution? Logan, I thought you said Chen was a great guy?”
    Logan smiled at her, amused that Jesse’s defense annoyed her
too. “I honestly liked him, but he’s still Tommy Chen. Relax, Kate. We know you can handle yourself.” He shot Jesse a look to behave. “But it makes us
feel big and manly to protect you.” Logan joined Jesse, adding another body
between Kate and the door.
    She huffed. “Whatever. Just try not to get blood all over me
if you need to get rough.”
    “I like rough,” Jesse muttered and tore off his shirt. He
shifted into his guer in seconds. In this form, his muscles grew, his
bones elongated, and he sprouted fur, fangs and claws. His eyes were midnight
black that shone in the dark. Logan felt a huge wave of lust crash over him all
over again.
    “Wow, is he sexy or what?” She gripped Jesse’s ass and his
cock rose.
    He chuckled and swore. “Damn,