Tempest by Dahlia Rose

Tempest learned that while being the mate of two wolves was one intense ride, she also needed her space. Of course , they had more than ample room for her to move in , but they were both two very dominant males. So her house was an escape where she could go to read or paint , tend her vegetable garden , or just sit and watch the bayou. She chuckled in her kitchen while she cleaned and put herbs from her garden in baskets to dry. That didn’t mean they didn’t come for her when they missed her , even if it had only been a couple of hours . Like now , she could feel their wolf eyes watching her from the woods as she stood in front of her kitchen window .
     
    Tempest sighe d and walked to the back door. S he opened up and called , “I know you both are out there . C ome on in.”
     
    She watched them walk out of the underbrush and across the tall grass. By the time they were walking through the front door, they were naked , virile men.
     
    “Hey , sweetheart . ” Alex lifted her off her feet and kissed her.
     
    “Baby , did you miss us?” Dominic gave her the same treatment.
     
    She smiled , but tried to keep her voice stern. “ This isn’t going to work if you guys keep in vading my house . Remember , this is supposed to be my Zen place.”
     
    “We can go,” Alex said. “ Just say the word and we’ll be out of your hair.”
     
    “Uh-huh,” Tempest snorted.
     
    “We came for a reason this time , I swear . ” Dominic held up a hand as if he w ere swearing on the bible.
     
    “Which would be?” Tempest put her hand s on her hips.
     
    “The re are rules to being a wolf and rules when we decided not to align with a pack,” Alex explained. “The main clan of Louisiana claims this area as their hunting grounds. W hile we own this acreage of the plantation , we still have to check in.”
     
    Tempest looked at them curiously. “Check in like they keep tabs on you?”
     
    “They want to make sure th at we’re not causing trouble or doing something that could bring our second nature to the public eye,” Dominic answered. “Lone wolves sometime s decide that killing humans is sport. When we settled here , and with our background in the military , it had them hesi tant. If s trange deaths started happening in the area or something like that , they would be at our door to scent us to see if we were a part of it. It ’ s better to go to these schedule d meeting s so the Alpha can feel secure.”
     
    “He could also be worried that you’re going to challenge him for his position , ” Tempest pointed out.
     
    Alex tapped her on her nose gently. “ Give the girl a gold star . H e’s older and the rest of his pack has no one that could match him or us if we challenged and won. That scares him a bit . H e’s not to o trusting that we don’t want to upset his leadership. He eve n offered us his daughters and for us to be his right and left hand in the pack.”
     
    “To which I hope you refused without sampling the merchandise . ” Tempest raised her eyebrow in question.
     
    “Of course . T hey were barely over eighteen . W e’re not that hard up,” Dominic chuckled. “ Taking you with us will make him see that we’re not after his pack. If they don’t mess with us , we won’t mess with them.”
     
    She nodded. “ Ok ay, so when are we going?”
     
    “Tomorrow night , and wear something pretty . I t’s a full moon so they like to party,” Alex said. “The pack grounds are in Acadia so we’ re going to be gone overnight.”
     
    “Ok ay, gotcha , overnight bag needed . S o do I do girlie pretty or sexy pretty?” Tempest teased.
     
    Dominic pulled her against him. “ I vote s exy.”
     
    She wrapped her arms around his neck. “ Then that’s what you’ll get.”
     
    As always, Alex came up behind them and she was sandwiched between their bodies. She loved the feel of both of them against her and desire sprouted in her belly as soon as they touched her.
     
    “I think since you