The Seduction of Jac Frost (by Tatienne Richard) novel Chapter 113

Bar Comes Back

Jacqueline jumped as pounding on the door of the hotel

room woke her from her sleep.

Immediately she felt Bar’s anger through the barrier and Wilder’s panic as he hopped out of the bed and moved to pull the door open. She sat up in the bed and noted Rafferty

wasn’t even in bed. She looked at him as he turned from

where he’d been on the balcony staring at the ski hill into the

darkness. The relief on his face that Bar was back made her

smile.

“Why are you in here?” Bar pushed past Wilder.

“You asked for space and Jacqueline felt it included the

cabin. She was exhausted after the day, so we came here to

let her rest, Wilder explained as Bar glowered at the three of

them.

Bar sniffed the air.

“Bar, we didn’t have sex without you,” Wilder laughed as he

moved to crawl back into bed with Jacqueline. “I’ve been

laying here holding her so she feels safe and can rest. Rafferty has been watching for you on the hill.” Wilder gave 38

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him an annoyed glance, “also, leaving a barrier up between us all right until you got to the door was rude as fuck. Don’t do it again.”

“Or what?”

“Or Raff and I will take you outside and beat you the way we beat each other. We’re mates, not buds. You shut us out and we’ll fucking force our way back in. You left tonight and we respected that it was a lot to take in but your actions made our other mate feel she was at risk.” Wilder yawned. “Get undressed, get into bed and sleep. We’ll discuss this more in the morning.”

Bar was staring at Jacqueline as she avoided his gaze. “What do you mean our mate felt she was at risk?”

“You are upset. Feeling the loss of your mate, the reappearance of your brother and him getting his mate and it being someone you respect as a friend, are all happening at once. All of those things are making you remember the pain and the agony of your loss as if it were happening right now. It is making the three other mates you have question their place in your heart when you are obviously aching over someone else you love.”

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“It doesn’t have anything to do with –”

Rafferty held his hand up to Bar, “stop. Before you say it doesn’t have anything to do with us, it has everything to do with us. You are our mate. When you hurt, we hurt. You put a block up about ten minutes after Jacqueline first climbed into bed. It made us all worried for you. I sat out there waiting for any glimpse of you. Jacqueline was restless and Wilder held her while she tossed and turned. Furthermore, if the roles were reversed, if Jacqueline were sobbing her heart out, shutting us out, rageful about an ex–lover, you would be jealous and questioning your place in her heart.”

“It is not the same thing.” Bar shook his head.

“You sat at the table and asked whether Jacqueline was an appeasement.” Rafferty accused, his face grimly set as he called Bar out. He sighed loudly, “I’m tired. Now that I know you are safe and you were not sidelined by your fool of a

brother or idiot of a father, I’m going to bed.”

Jacqueline lay back down against the pillows and Wilder slid his arm under her pillow and curled her against his frame, tucking her against him protectively. Rafferty slid on the other side of her, his arm wrapped over her waist. His gentle kiss to her temple made her eyes water. They were being 3/9

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protective of her.

The rustling of clothing as Bar undressed, created a lump in Jacqueline’s throat. The creak of the bed as he slipped in on the side closest to him, behind Wilder, made her bottom lip tremble. His heavy arm stretched over the three of them made her chin wobble. His quiet voice whispering into the stillness of the night made her squeeze her eyes tight against the tears which wanted to fall.

“I am sorry for losing my temper tonight. I never meant to upset any of you. There are a lot of emotions I am feeling and for me, they are separate from what I feel for you three. Jacqueline,” he stretched his other arm over the top of the pillows to reach to stroke her hair, “I am so sorry for the comment at the pub.”

“It’s okay,” she whispered as she struggled not to let him. know she was a hair from crying.

“No. It is not, my little mate. You are a wondrous gift to me, and I know better than to treat you as anything other than such a gift. I spoke out of turn and I am sorry. I have come to the conclusion, leaving my father’s realm for as long as I have, has prohibited me from facing the demons which come with being around my brother. If I’d stayed, I would have 4/9

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been forced to deal with him, to deal with the anger that simply being in his presence brings forth. Instead, I hid in the woods in a small town in Colorado acting like a wounded animal instead of actually dealing with my feelings.” His fingers trailed in her hair. “I know the Queen Mother is always thinking of what is best for her creatures, but she cannot force obedience from her beings. She gave us free will and sometimes the actions of one greatly impact and affect the lives of others. Like Jacinta with you, Jacqueline. She could have intervened and stopped the actions of your sister but as I was sitting at the spot where we completed our mating ceremonies, it was never more clear to me I was being selfish.”

She felt his leg lift up over Wilder so his feet could entangle with hers and Wilder let out an annoyed grunt which through

her bond told her was half–hearted.

“Bjorn fucked up, massively and I’m angry he’s still passing the buck, blaming the sister, and not taking accountability. for his part in using intimidation. However, I got to thinking of Dana. Dana, who works two jobs to take care of her elderly parents and refused to leave this town for the big city for them, deserves to have someone swoop in and give her the love and life a mate can give her. I know he won’t take her for granted. I’m angry at him but I’m happy for her. I need to 5/9

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focus on the positive and maybe, in time, I’ll be able to forget how just looking at his miserable face makes me want to

punch it.”

Wilder chuckled, “I am glad you got your thoughts sorted but can you shut up now? I need to sleep.”

“I missed you,” Bar ignored Wilder’s comment. “I put up the block because I was missing you and I wanted you to come find me and smack sense into me and I knew you’d feel it through the bond. I needed to work this out on my own. If I’m going to be the mate you deserve, all three of you, then I need to be straight.”

“Bar, we aren’t asking for perfection. We’re asking for trust and respect.” Rafferty said in a tone which matched Bar’s. “We are all going to fuck up from time to time but the best way through it is by leaning on each other. We’re not saying you can’t take time to step away and be alone with your thoughts. We all will need this. Hell, Jacqueline disappears to her mother’s realm to gain perspective. However, throwing out barbs and then making us feel we are the problem is

unfair.”

“I will do better.”

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“Fucking right you will,” Wilder grunted, “now, at the risk of waking our girl up completely, your dick is poking into my thigh and I’m oddly turned on. I mean it’s soft right now and I sure as hell don’t want it near me hard but as it stands my dreams tonight are going to be weird as fuck. I need to close my eyes and make it to morning so I can pretend I don’t actually really love the way you’re all wrapped around me.” He leaned closer to Jacqueline and whispered in her ear but loud enough for the other two men to hear, “it’s crazy but his furry chest against my back feels good.”

Jacqueline giggled at Wilder’s words knowing he was trying to lighten the mood.

Bar’s voice floated over them, “fine. We will go to sleep now but in the morning, I am going to make it up to the three of

you. I will make sure you all know how much I love you and

am grateful for you.”

Jacqueline’s head popped up. “You love us?”

“More than anything or anyone, Jacqueline,” his eyes met hers in the dim lighting of the room. “Our bond is special and sacred and more valuable to me than anything.”

She snuggled back down against Wilder and Rafferty, “I love

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you too.” She yawned loudly.

“Sleep my mates,” Bar encouraged them. “I am here now and I am not going anywhere.”

Jacqueline closed her eyes as she felt a low humming, almost a growl, reverberate through them and it settled her nerves, mended her heart. If a bear could purr, the sound they would make is what Bar was doing in this moment, and it seemed so intimate and loving.

“Goodnight my mates.” Jacqueline whispered as her eyes grew heavy, the lullaby Bar was putting out taking her to sleep.

As the trio fell asleep under his arm, Bar watched them quietly until the sun slowly rose behind the mountain. His love for them was stronger now than ever. His time at the spring reminding him of how damn blessed he was despite the pain in his youth.

If his father thought for a moment he was going to cause harm to his mates, he had another thing coming. Bar would rip the crown from his head himself and put it on Bjorn before he let such an atrocity occur and he knew exactly how he was going to do it.

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Interruptions

Jacqueline woke in the morning to find herself sandwiched between her mates and so sweaty her hair was matted to

her head.

“Good morning my love,” Rafferty’s voice was warm on her

neck.

“Morning. Why is it so damn hot?”

“Bar is throwing heat like a furnace.” Wilder said with a happy sigh. “Feels good.”

“I never thought I’d hear the day my twin said he liked being the little spoon to a bear shifter.” Rafferty snorted.

“I’m so content right now that even the nine inch cock

pressing into my hip isn’t enough to make me move,” Wilder’s eyes were still closed.

Jacqueline giggled at Wilder’s obvious happiness.

“Why is everyone talking?” Bar moaned his complaint. “I was having the best dream.”