Suzanne's Sexy Shifters [Shy River Pack 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Bec Adams Page A

he reacted with the same sort of emotions that seemed to be controlling Suzanne.
    It took a little while for Brigden to realize that the sad feeling and fear for the future weren’t entirely all his.
    “I’m so sorry, sweetheart,” he said as he caressed her gently.
    She half laughed as she sobbed against him, clinging to him as Gideon pulled them both even more tightly into his grip. Brigden moved one of his hands, caressing Gideon as well as he tried to understand what had happened.
    All three of them stood there at the edge of her bed until Suzanne finally stopped crying and Gideon ceased shaking.
    “I’m sorry, Brig,” Suzanne said as she moved out of the three-way embrace and scrubbed the tears from her cheeks. “It’s so silly. I haven’t enjoyed my life for a long time.” She took a deep, faltering breath and gave him a tiny smile. “The past twenty hours have sort of felt like a vacation—like I’ll have some fun and then go back to my real life. Having you both here in my house…” She hesitated, glancing at him and Gideon before shrugging.
    “Just highlighted that you can’t ever go back to your old life, as boring and as unfulfilled as it was,” Brigden finished for her.
    She shrugged again and nodded. “Stupid, I know. I can sense both yours and Gideon’s happiness at finally having a way to be together, even if you’re not really together. I suppose I got caught up in that without really considering what I might be losing.”
    “What are you losing?” he asked. Everything she’d told him about her life so far had made the changes—even as dramatic and as unexpected as they were—sound like they were quite welcome.
    She laughed softly. “That’s the thing. I’m gaining far more than I ever thought I would get. The part of me that is still human is worried that I’m just imagining the feelings you both have for me. I can practically see myself making the same mistakes my mother made, rushing into relationships with men she barely knew only to get hurt over and over again.” Brigden shook his head, denying that he or Gideon would ever hurt her, but she held up her hand to stop him and gave him a very happy smile. “But the werewolf part”—she glanced at the purple hue on her arm—“knows that I can build a happy life with both of you.”
    “So the crying?” Brigden asked, glancing at Gideon, worried at his lover’s reaction to Suzanne’s distress as well.
    “Is just a silly human thing and something I plan to get over very quickly.”
    “Good to know,” Brigden said, relief washing through him as Suzanne stepped back into his arms.
    “Brig, I want you to claim me.”
    “I will,” he said, still trying to process everything that had happened since they’d climbed out of the car. “When you’re ready.”
    “I’m ready now,” she said, reaching up to press a kiss to his jaw. “I want everyone to know that I’m yours.”
    Brigden glanced at Gideon, concerned by Suzanne’s choice of words, but their mate merely smiled and nodded in agreement. When Brigden didn’t move to do as they suggested, Gideon stepped closer and pressed a kiss to his lips. Suzanne tilted her head, offering her beautiful neck to him.
    “Sweetheart, there’s no need to rush.”
    “You don’t want to claim me?” she asked with a raised eyebrow.
    “More than anything,” he said quickly, anxious to reassure her on that fact, “but only a few moments ago you were crying at the sudden changes in your life.”
    “I also acknowledged that there is no going back.” She framed his face with her hands, pulling him down so that he was staring into her eyes. “I want to go forward, not back.”
    “It’s going to be okay,” Gideon said, his hand at the back of Brigden’s neck as he urged him closer to Suzanne’s throat. “I want this for you both. I want you to share this with each other.”
    Brigden could feel love flowing between all three of them, the true-mates bond growing even as they