T. T. Update

Originally Triple Threat was going to take place in Shelbyville but because I am constructing the town (in my head) and there actually is a Shelbyville in Indiana, I have changed the town to Millersburg. But I can say that I am halfway through Triple Threat and then onto revisions! I am hoping that I will have Triple Threat finished, revised, and edited by January.

Triple Threat Chapter 1

I know I have posted a few chapters from other stories but I would really like feedback on this one in particular. This is the first true romance story I have written and I'm not going to lie I am a little nervous about it. So if you feel like taking a moment and shooting me an email or leaving a comment it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Chapter 1

‘Why am I dealt this hand of crap?’ Charise thought.

Perfect example - being left to deal with her boss’s fuck ups, and to be the next meal for Xavier, the oldest of the Leo brothers. Which she wouldn’t mind in the least, with his icy blue eyes and luscious locks, if he hadn’t been glaring down at her at that exact moment. Even though he was madder than hell she couldn’t help but notice how his shirt stretched across his shoulders and chest.

“I’m sorry that your client has decided to go with Cougar Construction, Mr. Leo. If you would like to talk to Mr. Kale I can call him for you.” She began to feel fidgety as he continued to glare at her. She was torn between wanting to climb under the desk and hide, and shifting to her bear and run at top speed out of there.

“You can tell Jack that if I find him sniffing around our clients again, I will skin him alive and have myself a new tiger skin rug,” he growled. He turned on his heel and stalked out of my office, giving me a perfect view of his tight ass.

She jumped as he slammed the door closed. She sighed and slumped over the keyboard. ‘Why did the three hottest men on earth have to own the competition? Life is so not fair.’ She grabbed the phone and dialed Jack.

“You know, if you are going to steal clients from the competition you can at least give me a heads up?” Charise growled as Jack picked up.

“Sorry, but I was kind of distracted at the time,” Jack purred.

“Meaning you were rolling around in bed with Ms. Calley.” She really should have known. He always did this crap.

“Among other places,” he murmured.

She heard a moan in the background and groaned. “Why do you do this to me? I’m starting to think I run this place and not you. And why did you pick up the phone if you weren’t done?!”

“We were done at the moment.”

She could hear him talking to Ms. Calley and wished that she couldn’t hear some of the things he was saying. “Jack, if you are not in this office in two hours, I am quitting.”

“Two hours! I need more time than that.”

“Too bad.” She ended the call and turned it to silent. She had the beginnings of a headache.

Her thoughts turned to Xavier Leo, the man currently pissed off at Jack. He was the oldest of the Leo brothers and the boss of Heat Construction. All three of them were panty creaming sexy and she had plenty of fantasies about them. Her bear even thought that they were screaming orgasm worthy. It was just a shame that she couldn’t have any fun with them, them being Kings of the Libaax Pride and her being Princess of the Northern Ursus Den.

She slumped back in her chair. ‘Why did I have to be so attracted to the feline trio? Why couldn’t they be Kodiaks or some other breed of ursus? I would just have to avoid them at all costs.’ In a way it sucked being the princess, and being the only sister of the twin alphas of the last pure blooded bear clan meant that you mated with the someone with an almost perfect pedigree of your own species. Sometimes it really sucked being her.

The office phone rang, signalling that she needed to get back to work.

* * *

Charise looked up from her computer screen as Lachlan Kale, Jacks’ father, old alpha of the Shanbeel Pride, and founder of Cougar Construction, walked through the door. “ Hello Mr. Kale, is there anything I can do for you today?”

“Yes, there is. You can tell me what that good-for-nothing son of mine is up to,” he said as he sat down in the chair across from her.

She flipped open the calendar on her desk and skimmed today’s entries. “According to his calendar he is supposed to be meeting with a new client, a Ms. Cassie Calley.”

Lachlan snorted. “More like you meant to say he was fucking her senseless.”

Charise sighed. “Yeah, most likely. So how did you find out?

“I’ve been made aware of the situation by a loud and irritable source.” He sighed and leaned back, rubbing his forehead. “A very loud source.”

“This source wouldn’t happen to be about 6 ½ feet tall, icy blue eyes, long black hair. and a bad attitude?”

“That would be correct. This source also informed me that if I didn’t leash my son soon then what happened to my son would be his fault.”

She laughed. “So in feline male code, that means that Jack would be neutered in a not so friendly way.”

“Pretty much and since Jack is my heir and only child the he can’t be neutered, even though I’ve been very tempted to do it myself several times. Which brings me to the reason that I am here. I know that this job has been your way of escaping from your den and those brothers of yours, but I’m going to have to bring someone in that can bring Jack to heel before he gets hurt.”

“You know that when I leave all of my clients will be going with me?” she asked, leaning back in her seat. She felt a headache coming on and she knew just who to blame for it, Jack and that annoying Xavier Leo.

“I know and it’s going to hurt us to lose you and that many clients. But Jack has to stop doing these things,” Lachlan said as Jack walked through the office door.

“Doing what things?” he asked sitting in the chair next to his father.

“Being a complete and utter asshat, thats what,” Charise grumbled.

“And how exactly am I being an asshat this time?” Jack chuckled, he was used to Charise calling him names. But then she was the only female that worked for him that he didn’t try to seduce. It might have been because she more like a sister to him, or the fact that her two older brothers would kill him if he so much as sniffed her wrong.

“I’ll be replacing Charise with a new secretary, someone who can keep your dick in your pants,” Lachlan explained.

“I doubt anyone can do that. Maybe his mate but she definitely doesn’t live here in Shelbyville,” Charise laughed.

“So you’re firing Charise because I love to have fun with the ladies?” Jack asked.

“Essentially yes.I’m sorry that this is happening but what did you expect to happen when you started seducing female clients from our competition? Every action has a consequence and unfortunately this is the consequence of your actions.”

Charise felt sorry for Jack but she knew her friend would persevere. She stood up and put her few meager things in one of the small shopping bags she kept for the trash can.She sighed and took off the pendant that hid her from other shifters. “Jack, it’s ok. We both need to grow up. I need to stop running from my fate and you need to stop being an unscrupulous playboy.”

“Took the words right out of my mouth,” Xavier said as he and his brothers walked through the door.

“Hello gentlemen,” Lachlan said, standing up to face them.

“Great more testosterone,” Charise sighed. She finished packing, her client list being the last thing she grabbed.

“Come to make sure that my father was dealing with me?” Jack growled.

Xavier's grin was feral. “Yeah and if he wasn't we would be.”

Xander, the middle brother, sniffed the air. “Something smells really good in here. Tantalizing and delicious.”

“Almost as if our mate had been here recently…” Xerxes said. Xander and Xerxes stared at Charise.

Xavier snorted. “The only female here is the pudgy secretary, so stop it.”

“Why thanks for that wonderful compliment! By the way this secretary has a name and I need to find a new job because of you.” Charise grabbed her stuff and headed for the door.

Xerxes stepped in front of her and gave her a panty dropping grin. “I’m not an asshole like my brother.”

“And?”

“I can help you carry your things out to your car,” he said.

“Thanks, but I’m a big girl and can take care of myself.” Charise smiled at him and darted around him. “I’ll see you later, Jack.”

Welcome to Millersburg!

Welcome to Millersburg! Don't mind the shifters, they won't bite... much. If you're looking for work Leo Construction and Cougar Construction are constantly hiring. Not into construction? Stop by The Blue Moon Bar & Grill, they are always looking for waitresses and the occasional busboy. Still not your forte? Cutie's Cupcakes or Bixby’s Restaurant might suite your needs. If you were wanting to work at the mine then you might as well move on. It will be closing down soon. Not into shifter owned businesses? Then look for work in the next town over, because Millersburg is mostly shifter owned and run.

If you're here for the 4th of July, we have the annual Catfish and BBQ Festival. We also have the Fall Festival in September. Planning on staying long? Stop by the Wolf Haven Bed & Breakfast.

Just visiting? We offer many hiking trails in the Hoosier National Forest. Just stop by the ranger station and grab a map. We offer plenty of camping space and have a number of cabins for rent. Remember to stop by Tea Table Rock and enjoy the view.

But please remember that not all animals you meet are shifters, we do have real bears, coyotes, wolves, and a number of other large animals roaming around the forest. Also, do not be alarmed if you see any men or women streaking through the forest.

Deleted Scene 1 - Triple Threat

   Charise looked up from her computer and sat up straighter as Lachlan Kale, founder of Cougar Construction walked through the door. “Hello Mr. Kale. Is there anything I can get you?”

   “Yes, you can tell me where my son is.” Mr. Kale sat down in the chair across from her.

   “He is currently out with a client sir.”

   “Meaning his out boinking some airheaded female. Do you remember why I hired you, Ms. Ursus?” He watched for me nod. “I believe I told you that if you couldn’t keep my son inline then I would have no place for you at Cougar Construction.”

   “There is just one little problem that you seem to be forgetting.” Charise leaned back in her chair. “When I came to this company I brought all of the Ursus Clan with me. They bring all of their business to you. When I leave and they find out why I left then you will lose all of that business.”

   “You honestly think I care about losing the business of some smelly bears.” Mr. Kale sniffed in disdain.

   “Probably not but you do care about losing all that money. I know for a fact that at least four of our clan are planning on expanding and my brothers are planning on having an expansion put on their den. Your choice? But I would make it pretty fast because frankly the shit your son puts me through is enough to send any sane woman running.”

   “I want you out of this office in an hour. Make sure your things are packed and out of here because you won’t be allowed to return.” Mr. Kale stood up and walked out of the office.

   Charise leaned forward and sighed. She knew this day was coming but she figured it would be when Jack found his mate, not when his dear old daddy got his tail in a kink. She looked up as Jack walked through the door.

   “What was Father doing here?” Jack looked at me questioningly.

   “Firing me for not making you keep it in your pants.” I sighed and went to the closet for a box.

   “I’m sorry Char. I didn’t know that he would do this.” Jack sat in the same chair his father had sat in. “I am going to do everything I can to fix this.”

   “You can’t fix this Jack. If you tried to go against your father’s orders then you are facing severe punishment yourself.” She finished packing away her desk and reached for the last remaining items, the most important being her rolodex.

   “I have lived under my father’s thumb for so long that I don’t ever remember being able to do whatever I want without him punishing me or someone else for my actions. I’m sorry. I knew that you had been hired to bring me to heel and I still did whatever I wanted. I knew that you relied on me for this job and I still screwed around like some adolescent teenager.”

   “We both know I didn’t need this job. At least not for money. But we both know neither of us can run from our fate. This just means that I will be facing mine sooner than I had thought.” Charise picked up the pendant that she had worn for the last ten years. “I guess I won’t need to wear this anymore.” She yanked the pendant from around her neck and dropped it in the box.

   “But you need that Char.”

   “I said we need to face our fate. I now need to face mine.”

   The office door slammed open and they both looked up. Xavier and Xander Leo stood in the doorway.

   “Can I help you gentlemen?” Jack stood up, blocking their view of Char.

   “Just the man we are looking for.” Xander grinned maliciously as he stepped into the office.

   “So you decided to come get your hate on and beat me for taking your clients?”

   “Something like that.” Xavier snorted and took a deep breath. “And it smells like you’ve been around my mate recently too. I guess I get to beat you for that too.”

   Xander took a deep breath and growled. “Not just your mate, brother, but mine as well. Are you sure it isn’t his little secretary?”

   “I was in here earlier. The pudgy little human isn’t our mate.”

   “Are you sure? I smell bear and I don’t think Ms. Calley was of the Ursus Clan.” Xander stepped closer to Jack and inhaled.

   Jack growled at him, baring his teeth. “If I was with your mate then it was consensual. So back off!”

   Charise had been watching them and when they called her a pudgy little human she had had enough. “Jack, I’m outta here. When you are done dealing with these mangy cats, call me and I will tell you where I will be at so you can send me whatever I left behind.” She picked up her box of things and shoved her way out of the office. She came upon brother number three, the youngest brother, Xerxes.

   “Why hello, sweetheart. Can I help you take that box to your car?” Xerxes came away from the wall he was holding up and walked towards her.

   “I‘m a big girl and can take care of myself. But thanks anyway.” Ch

   Xerxes stalked into the office of Cougar Construction. “What the hell did you two say to that female?”

   Xander and Xavier turned and looked at him. “What are you talking about?”

   “The hot as hell bear that stormed out of here. She seemed to be madder than hell when she left, so I want to know what you said?”

   “The only female that was in here was a human.” Xander looked perplexed and then swung his gaze to Jack.

   “That human was actually Charise Ursus, princess of the Northern Ursus Clan, and you two called her a pudgy human. I have a feeling that that was the last straw after the day she has dealt with.” Jack sat down in Char’s chair.

   “What do you mean?”

   “Well if she is your mate then you are going to have one hell of a fight on your hands. First, one of you came in and gave her shit about me stealing Ms. Calley away from you.”

   Xavier cleared his throat. “That would have been me.”

   “And then my father comes in here and fires her for my philandering ways. And then you two come in and proceed to call her a pudgy human.”

   “You have got to be kidding me! How could you two mistake that gorgeous woman as nothing more than a pudgy human!” Xerxes growled and hit the wall.

   “Hey! Don’t abuse my walls! I have to work here you know.” Jack growled.

   “Why couldn’t I tell she was a bear earlier? But we could smell her now?” Xavier looked at Jack curiously.

   “She’s had to wear a veiling pendant for the last couple of years due to an overzealous admirer.” Jack leaned back. “But now that all of this has happened, she will be going home to her two older brothers, those rule abiding pain-in-the-asses, that rule the Northern Ursus clan.”

   “And that means?” Xander sat down in the chair across from Jack.

   “That her brothers will be making her mate to the only son of the Southern Ursus Clan. But if her mate showed up and claimed her before she was forced into this mating then they couldn’t break that.”

   Xerxes leaned on the desk. “Her brothers are going to force her into a mating with some bear from the Southern Clan?”

   Jack sighed. “Yeah. I thought I had it bad with my parents, but her brothers are ten times worse than them. They are sticklers for tradition. She is the last pure blooded bear of the entire Ursus species and they expect her to mate with Ares, and seal a truce between the two clans.”

   “We aren’t going to let that happen, ever.” Xavier growled and his eyes flashed to their golden hue.

   “Then I suggest you go after her instead of sitting here talking to me.” Jack laughed as all three of the growled and stormed out of his office.