Claim Me (Body Scenes 4)

She sighed in relief. Freedom from all constraints and vulnerabilities and internal yearnings was a damn fine thing.

“Let’s go to Montana,” Cray said in a low voice.

She could think of nothing she’d like better.

Epilogue

Several months later…

Jane was wrong.

There was one thing better than Montana.

Though Cray’s ranch sat on nearly twenty acres of lush land and rolling hills, all dotted with tall pine trees and featuring two large ponds—and the house was more of a luxurious winter lodge than a rustic cabin—there was something more she fell in love with than the Big Sky and the fresh air and the wide-open spaces.

Two very hot and hunky shapeshifters.

Cray added another log to the fire blazing in the ginormous bedroom she now shared with him and Jude. She crossed from the dressing room Cray had designed for her by blowing out a wall to the bedroom next to the master suite and remodeling it to accommodate her extensive clothing and shoe collection.

Both men had made concessions for her, actually. Jane had decided to continue working with Drake at Body Scenes. Because the club was only open once a month, she was able to do all of her invitation planning via the Internet in Montana. Then she spent a long weekend in Manhattan every month to manage the club when it was open. She’d found working was too important to her to give it up altogether. She also liked that she could spend some time with Drake and Shana as well as Finn and Yvette when she was in town. And because she’d taken on the invitation process, Drake and Shana were free to travel. They just made sure they were in town when Jane was, so they could all get together.

All in all, it’d turned out to be a doable scenario and Jane felt she’d gained a vast amount, not lost anything.

But while she enjoyed a weekend in the city from time to time, returning to Montana felt natural to her, even though both Jude and Cray traveled with her. There was just something intimate and cozy and seductive about being in their own space, just the three of them enjoying each others’ company.

Approaching Cray now at the fireplace, she wrapped her arms around his waist as she stood behind him. She dropped a kiss on his bare shoulder blade and he covered her small hands with his larger, much warmer ones.

“You’re happy here, right?” he asked in a low tone, as though he’d read her thoughts.

“Deliriously.”

“Good to know,” Jude added in his deep voice as he sauntered into the room. She looked at him over her shoulder, smiling at his devilish handsomeness as she still embraced her ruggedly gorgeous first imprinter.

“I think we’ve finally found the right balance,” she said to both of them. “Now that Jude will share a bed with the two of us.” It’d taken a few days, in the beginning. But they’d found harmony amongst themselves.

Jude let out a low grunt. “It’s not easy sharing you, Jane. But the alternative isn’t the least bit appealing.”

She’d issued an ultimatum several nights after their arrival in Montana. If Jude wasn’t going to sleep with her and Cray in the splendidly huge bed in Cray’s master suite… Well. He could shift into a wolf and sleep on the floor. She’d taken her threat one step further by offering to install a doggie door for him. That had propelled him into action and he’d conceded as Cray had chuckled good-naturedly.

Jude stripped off his shirt now and joined the two of them at the fireplace. “I thought we were having dinner in town this evening.”

“Jane wanted to stay at the ranch. She’s making rack of lamb.”

“Perfect. Except… You didn’t quite make it to the kitchen, did you?”

The question was directed at Jane

. She grinned at him. “It’s chilly tonight. I needed a little extra warmth.”

“Hmph.” He didn’t like leaving her alone with Cray, she knew. Jude had business to attend to in the city several days a week, as he’d taken it upon himself to manage some investments for the pack that enabled them to live in the country so they could take on their more natural forms on a whim without being hindered by city life and nosy humans.

She admired Jude’s dedication to his pack and also his strong ties to his family. Though many of them had their own packs, they were all still very tight and frequently visited the ranch for formal dinners or casual afternoons. She enjoyed cooking for and entertaining everyone who showed up. Her self-imposed isolation had left her incredibly lonely over the decades, even with Drake’s companionship. So to be surrounded by new friends and family…that was almost as wonderful as being alone in Jude’s and Cray’s presence every night.

Yes, she’d quickly acclimated to the more rustic lifestyle. She loved the vast, open land, the fresh air and the wildlife. She felt more comfortable here than she had anywhere else in the world since she’d become a vampire. There were no humans on the ranch whom she had to worry about hurting. She couldn’t injure Jude or Cray or the other pack members and she was finally able to relax and enjoy her immortality—as well as an eternity with her two lovers.

To Jude, she said, “You simply must stop being so jealous. We made a deal. We’ll only be together when it’s the three of us, never just me and Cray or me and you. That’s how we agreed to keep both of your possessive tendencies under control.”

“Still can’t say I like walking in on you naked…and Cray without his shirt on.”