Free Nessa's Two Shifters by Marla Monroe

and backing her against the wall. Her eyes grew wide, but she didn’t look scared, only surprised.
    “Because you’re my mate, I’ll let you get away with poking your finger at me—this time, but make a habit of it and I’ll redden that sexy ass of yours. I won’t allow you to deny being our mate though.”
    Jessup smiled when his brother took her mouth in a demanding kiss. Even from where he stood a few feet away, it was obvious that she quickly lost the battle to resist Joseph. She responded almost instantly by wrapping her arms around his waist and pressing closer to him. Jessup wanted to be at her back, drawing on her scent and feeling her ass nestle his cock, but he wasn’t interfering this time. He’d let Joseph exert his dominance over their mate for now.
    While they didn’t want to smother her individuality, they did want to curb some of her independence to the point that she would look to them to protect her and give her what she needed. He frowned. She would no doubt resist the idea of being a kept woman. They would have to work on that.
    His brother slowly pulled away from Nessa’s mouth, obviously fully aroused by how dark his eyes had gone and the way he was pressing his body against their mate. Jessup waited for him to regain control over his libido before saying anything.
    “So, are we ready to head to town?” he asked, tongue in cheek.
    Evan chuckled while Lee punched his brother for laughing. Nessa glared at them even as she slid out of Joseph’s embrace. The two dumb asses had the grace to blush at her obvious disapproval before they excused themselves and disappeared from the kitchen.
    “I’m ready. Let’s go.” Joseph turned and headed for the back door.
    Jessup smiled at the way Nessa followed his brother with her eyes. She might say she wasn’t their mate, but she looked at Joseph like she could eat him alive. Evidently being attracted to them was settling in with her because she didn’t try to hide it when she noticed that he had seen her ogling his twin’s ass.
    “Don’t say one damn word, Jess. I’m still debating whether to believe the two of you or not.” She swept from the room, following Joseph with purposeful strides.
    Jessup couldn’t wait to see what the next few hours would bring. Shopping with her would be an exercise in resistance and patience he was sure. She was going to fight them all the way before they managed to win her surrender. It would make it that much sweeter though.
    When he climbed in the truck on the passenger side, they were already engaged in another argument. She hadn’t accepted their decision that she would quit work instead of calling off for a few days to heal. On this, he wouldn’t stand back and watch. He wasn’t letting her work another day or night at that place. She was their mate for fuck’s sake.
    “You might as well sit still and plan your resignation speech, Nessa. You aren’t working there another shift. End of discussion,” he said when his brother didn’t say anything.
    Her head swiveled toward him. The fire in her eyes was enough to make a grown man shake in his boots. It was a good thing they were more than men. His wolf saw it as a challenge instead of a threat. It didn’t back down on challenges for any reason. No doubt Joseph was busy fighting his instincts while he drove. Jessup had to give it to him. He was managing better than he thought he would have.
    “You can’t tell me what to do, Jess. Neither can your brother. I don’t have an endless source of income available to me. I have to work to make a living.”
    “You don’t have to work at all, baby.” Joseph turned an almost evil grin her way.
    Jessup wanted to tell him not to say it, but he was too late.
    “We will provide you with anything you need. We will pay for your clothes and your meals as well as any toys you want to play with.”
    Her gasp sounded loud in the truck’s cab. Jessup couldn’t stop the grin that spread across his face at the thought