A Mate for the Alpha and His Brothers by Cara Adams Read Free Book Online Page B

Elsie. He wanted her with a fierce pain that he’d never felt for any woman ever before. But she was Amory’s, and he didn’t steal. Even if he desperately wanted to.
    Elsie looked down at the floor and then straightened her shoulders and tilted her chin up at Amory. Favian had seen her do that before. It meant she was taking courage. Why would she need to do it now though? Was she going to reprimand Amory for kissing her? She hadn’t seemed to mind it. In fact, just the opposite. He was certain she’d enjoyed it very much indeed.
    “I’ve been here for two weeks now. Maia and I are good friends.”
    Now Favian was really confused. What the fuck did Maia have to do with anything? Maia was mated to triplets Chase, Theron, and Draven Reilly and was expected their baby. She had nothing to do with Amory, or Brayden, or him.
    Amory was frowning now, his forehead furrowed with worry lines.
    “And?” asked Brayden, clearly not understanding what she’d said any more than he had.
    “She’s mated to three men, and so are both her sisters. I’ve had two weeks to think about the concept.”
    Amory gripped Elsie’s shoulders and stared into her face, which was now tipped back so she could see him properly. “You’re propositioning me?” he asked.
    Favian laughed. “Hell no, brother. She’s propositioning all three of us, and I like that. I like it very much indeed.”

Chapter Four

    Elsie was embarrassed at speaking her thoughts out loud, but she’d have had to be blind, deaf, and stupid not to know that Amory wanted her in the most carnal way imaginable. And Brayden and Favian had made it clear they wanted her as well for at least the past week.
    At first she’d been concerned she wouldn’t be able to stay with them any longer if she slept with one or the other of them, but her friendship with Maia had made it perfectly clear that panthers did sex differently from many humans. Maia had told her how she was legally married to one brother, Chase, but mated by panther law to all three of them. The idea was that she was protected under the American legal system if anything went wrong in her life but that all three men shared her equally as panthers.
    At first it’d taken Elsie a lot of thought to get used to the idea, but Maia was blissfully happy, as were both her sisters, also mated to triplets. Elsie had wondered if panthers had a habit of producing triplets, but Maia didn’t seem concerned.
    “They can all take turns changing diapers and walking the floor with the babies if it turns out to be a multiple birth. I’ll find out with the ultrasound in a few weeks, so there’s plenty of time to adjust to the idea,” she said.
    Elsie had just blinked, but it was Maia’s problem, and Maia was happy, so she wasn’t going to worry.
    The more Elsie thought about it, the more the idea of more than one man appealed to her, especially in her own situation. Amory, Favian, and Brayden all liked her and wanted her, but none of them was prepared to do or say anything. It was only when Amory had spoken just then that Elsie had understood why. She’d been inclined to think they weren’t interested in carrying through their thoughts because she’d be gone looking for another job soon.
    Elsie really liked what she was doing now and wanted to stay. Of course, she was only a guest. It wasn’t her place to ask to stay. And very soon she needed to settle JJ up north. Even one little taste of these three men was starting to look incredibly appealing though. She wasn’t sure how it would work, but she was damn sure she’d enjoy it. They were all wonderful people. Amory was so serious and so invested in the needs of the pack. Favian was much lighter hearted, a bit of a joker and always fun to be around. And Brayden was kind and thoughtful. Each of them always put other people ahead of himself, and what woman wouldn’t love a man who did that?
    “Are you sure this is what you want? All three of us?” asked Amory, holding her