Sophie Oak - Sirens in Bliss

He shoved his hand between them, finding her clit and pressing that button that always made her scream.

Her breath caught, and her whole body tightened as she came.

The tight muscles of her cunt milked him, sending him over the edge. He gave up any semblance of control and gave over to the feeling. He pumped himself into her, giving up everything he had.

Cam shouted and held her close as he pressed up inside.

Peace, a pulsing sense of peace invaded his very bones.

He fell to the side, pulling her with him.

He had some very big decisions to make, but nothing mattered now. His wife’s arms were around him. His partner was close.

All was right with his small world.

But he knew he would soon have to decide if he was going to take his small family and make it much bigger.

Leo, Shelley, and Wolf

Wolf looked around the bar, hoping to catch sight of his fiancée. He needed to find her, hold her, reassure himself that the whole freaking world hadn’t upended.

Some bastard out there had used him to torture his mother. He’d put a good face on with Mel and Leo, but he fully intended to have a nice discussion with his “father.”

God, his father had hit his ma and Leo. If his mother hadn’t found the strength, they might have grown up very differently.

He remembered all the times some asshole in his class had told him he took after his ma. It was their way of telling him he was crazy and an outcast, but he was never more proud to take after his mother than he was tonight.

Even if she was wearing a headdress made of beets. She looked like the vegetable version of Carmen Miranda. He wasn’t even sure how that thing was staying on her head. She turned from the table she was at, a bright smile on her face. “Wolfgang.”

God, no one in Dallas ever called him Wolfgang, and he kind of liked it that way. Still, he forced a smile on his face. “Hi, Ma. Looks like we’re getting set. Isn’t this a whole lot of ceremony for one little drink?”

God, he prayed it was one little drink. Just one. Shelley might run if there was a tumbler involved.

His ma shook her head. “It’s so much more, Wolfgang. Shelley’s agreed to make her pledge tonight.”

“There’s a pledge?”

“Of course.”

Well, naturally. “Ma, I’m going to ask you to go easy on Shell. Please.”

“No need, babe.” An arm wound around his waist, and she was suddenly at his side.

He practically sighed. He hated being away from her, and he’d been away far too often lately. He pulled her close, reveling in how soft she felt against him. “Hey, baby.”

She tilted her face up, offering those gorgeous lips of hers. “Kiss me hello.”

He wasn’t going to refuse that offer. He bent down, covering her lips with his, his tongue delving briefly inside her mouth. “Hello.”

She smiled up at him, a peace to her expression he hadn’t seen in a while. She’d been a little manic lately, but now she was relaxed. “Your momma and I spent the afternoon going over my pledge so don’t you interrupt us tonight.”

“Shelley was real sweet. She helped us make the decorations and everything. Wolfgang, you got a real good girl there.” His ma looked at Shelley like she was a shining light in the darkness.

Wolf’s heart damn near skipped a beat. This was not what he’d expected.

“Well, this is a special day, Ma.” There was a little quiver to Shelley’s voice that told him she was emotional. In a good way.

What the fuck had happened? For the first time, he wondered if aliens had taken his sweet baby and replaced her with a pod person.

“It certainly is.” His ma gave Shelley a quick hug. “This should all be ready in an hour or so.”

She turned back and went about her work with an energy he hadn’t seen from her in a long time.

Wolf looked down at Shelley, his eyes a little wide. He couldn’t talk to her here. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Leo walking in the door and waved him over. The place was starting to get packed. He saw Logan, Seth, and Georgia in a back booth laughing with Gemma, Jesse, and Cade. Laura was talking to Cam, but Rafe didn’t seem to be with them. God, he hoped that went all right. He really liked Laura and couldn’t stand the thought that one of her men might leave. The Circle G contingent was in full force. Shelley’s brother, Trev, had a cup of coffee in one hand, his other arm slung around his pretty wife, Beth. She sat in between him and Bo O’Malley. They were having an animated discussion with Jamie, Hope, and Noah. His boss was standing in the back, watching Dani and Finn on the dance floor, a little smile on his face.

Even Kitten had shown up with her brand new Dom, Cole Roberts, who owned the ski lodge. She was vibrant in a lovely baby-blue dress and high heels, but he could tell they were still awkward with each other. While Kitten laughed with some of the Dallas girls, Cole held himself back.

It wasn’t all hugs and kisses though, Wolf noted. Aidan and Lucas were sitting with the Circle G crowd, but Wolf didn’t see Lexi anywhere.

And then there was Michael McMahon. Why the hell the former US Marshal was here he had no idea. He was sipping a beer and he seemed to utterly ignore everything that went on around him with one exception. His eyes were like lasers on Lucy, the pretty brunette waitress. Well, he stared at her until she actually tried to get his attention and then he pretended to ignore her.

But then she was ignoring Tyler Davis so it kind of served her right. That was an interesting threesome.

“Hey, why is Ma wearing a vegetable garden on her head?” Leo asked as he walked up, pulling Wolf out of the Trio soap opera happening in front of him.

“She’s a Priestess of the Beet,” Shelley informed him. “It’s very important. If I ever want to become one, I have to take it seriously. No beet tablets for the Priestess. She told me beet tablets could be easily manipulated. It’s where she and Mel diverge. They had a long argument over it. She thinks he might have been brainwashed at his last probing. He claims she’s crazy. Like he should say that. And then they made out for a long time. It’s all very complex.”

Wolf forgot about everyone else and decided to concentrate on the changes that had come over his bride-to-be. The last thing he wanted to think about was beets and his ma making out. “We all need to talk.”

He took Shelley’s hand and started to lead her toward the back, behind the bar. There was a kitchen and freezer and tons of closet space at the back of Trio. Wolf had taken bartending shifts when he’d first come home. He knew exactly where to go to get away from all the noise and hubbub.

“Where are we going?” Shelley asked.

“Someplace where I can hear myself think.” Once he got her behind the bar, they could talk without shouting. He pulled her along and Leo followed.

He walked them past the bar. No one was standing behind it. Lucy passed them with a tray full of drinks, and Alexei stepped into the back. Wolf led Shelley into the dark recesses of the bar.

“What the hell happened tonight?” The last time he’d talked to her, she was so pissed at his ma she couldn’t speak.

Shelley turned into his body, her hand coming up to cover his chest. “Tonight? Not a lot. I helped your mom out. I drove her here. Her car needs a tune-up by the way.”

“You drove Ma?” Leo asked.

At least someone got it. “She and Ma seem real tight all of a sudden.”

Shelley’s laugh rang in his ears. “Well, we are now. I finally figured your ma out. I think we’ll get along really well. Your mother is a great lady.”

“Did she feed you some of Mel’s tonic?” Leo asked, his eyes searching her face.

Shelley huffed a little. “No. No, I just found a few things out about her, about what she went through. I met your dad today.”

Wolf’s heart clenched. “He came after you?”

Leo turned her toward him. “What the fuck did the bastard do?”

Shelley didn’t seem at all fazed by his and Leo’s freaked-out anger. She simply smiled and ran a hand along Leo’s chest, leaning her body back toward Wolf. “We just had a talk and it pointed out a few things to me. He tried his damnedest to scare me, but I just took a couple of shots at him and he ran away.”

Shelley had taken a shot at him? “With what? You barely managed to shoot my gun.”

“You shot him?” Leo asked, but there was a little pride in the question.

“I didn’t shoot him.” Shelley leaned over and ran her nose along Leo’s neck. She turned and her hands found Wolf’s waist. “He came to me at the Talbot estate this afternoon. I listened to his very disgusting rant and then I went inside, ostensibly to get him a check for ten grand. I went in the house and found Rachel Harper and she loaned me her revolver. I made sure the asshole won’t ever come near my mother-in-law again. If he comes anywhere close to Cassidy, I swear I will shoot off his balls. It might take me two or three tries because I’m a horrible shot, but I’ll make it happen.”

Wolf brought his hand to her face. “He threatened you?”

Sweet brown eyes rolled. “Like he really could. He told me he would go to Julian and tell him about you and Leo’s past. He has a deeply mistaken impression of Julian. He thinks he’s some high-society drone who would be horrified to find out that his bodyguard had a bio dad who spent time in jail.”

Leo snorted. “Julian knows everything. Julian knew more than we knew. If that fucker had gone to Julian, he would be six feet under now.”