A Rogue For Four Alphas

SIX MONTHS LATER

"I'm going to blindfold you, but it's nothing kinky," Alpha Ian says. "Not yet, anyway."

"What's going on?" I've just gotten home from an end-of-season day at the beach with Lisa and some friends.". It's still warm enough to sunbathe, but the summer crowds are mostly gone. I need to take a shower, but Alpha Ian has stopped me in the laundry room.

"We have a surprise for you. Put this on, and I'll lead you upstairs." "The surprise is upstairs?"

"No, it will be downstairs, but it's not ready yet, and I don't want you to see anything."

I turn obediently and let him tie the fabric around my eyes. He takes my hand and walks me slowly through the kitchen, where I'm greeted by the voices of Alpha Harry and Erik. There's a delicious smell in the air that I can't quite identify but that immediately makes me hungry.

"We're at the stairs," Alpha Ian says. "I'll take your blindfold off here if you promise not to look back."

"I promise."

He removes the fabric and then walks upstairs with me, asking about my day and giving cryptic answers to questions I ask him about what's going on. Inside my room, he backs me up against the wall and greets me properly, the length of his body pressing into mine, and his lips telling me how much he's missed me.

When my hand seeks out the snap on his jeans, he steps back. "I need to get back downstairs. I'll come and get you in about twenty minutes. You can relax until then."

After one more kiss, he leaves me alone in my room. I'm not in here very often. It's the room that used to be the guest room, but when I officially moved in a few months ago, it became mine. It holds my clothing, and occasionally, I'll lie in here and read, but at night, I'm always in one of the men's rooms.

I pick out something nice from the closet, a summery blue dress the men bought for me, and take a quick shower before I change into it.

Shortly after I'm dressed, Alpha Ian returns, and I'm glad I chose to wear something nice because he now has on a crisp light blue dress shirt and dark jeans.

"Wow, looking good," I say.

He ducks his head and grins. "Thanks."

"I'm almost going to hate taking that nice shirt off of you later. Almost."

"Right back at you," he says, running his hand down my side. "Are you ready?"

"I've been ready. What's going on?"

His grin grows wider. "Let's go see."

He escorts me downstairs, where the lights are dim, and into the dining room, which is lit by candlelight. The other three men are standing in a line just inside the doorway, each of them looking as sharply attired as Alpha Ian.

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Alpha Damon and Alpha Harry are in white dress shirts, open at the neck, while Erik's shirt is a very pale shade of purple. All of them are neatly groomed and smiling at me as I enter

"What's the occasion?" I ask. The table is nicely set, looking much more formal than how we typically grab our meals. There's a platter holding steaks, a couple of covered dishes, a few bottles of wine, and even a bread basket. There are also roses and candles on both the dining table and the sideboard.

"No particular occasion," Alpha Damon says, though there's a mysterious edge to his tone.

Alpha Ian leads me to my usual seat and holds out the chair for me. "Are you hungry?" "Absolutely."

Alpha Erikputs a steak on my plate and we pass the other dishes, which contain macaroni and cheese and broccoli. The noodles remind me of the first night I came here, except tonight there are chunks of lobster and crumbled bits of bacon in Erik's signature comfort food dish.

"I am extremely impressed," I say, once I've sampled my food. "You've completely outdone yourselves."

"We thought about taking you to a restaurant," Alpha Harry says, "but we're an unconventional group for a romantic dinner out."

"It wouldn't have bothered me," I say. We do get a lot of weird looks when we're out together, especially since the guys don't hold back on the PDA. They don't make out with me in public, or anything like that, but there are enough kisses and touching to make it clear that we're more than friends. I don't mind at all.

The five of us go out together a lot, but I've also been going on dates with the men in smaller groups and one-on-one.

Alpha Erikrecently took me on an overnight trip to a planetarium, and last weekend I had a cutthroat game of mini golf with Alpha Ian and Alpha Harry on Four Points. My latest date with Alpha Damon was dancing at a country and western bar. I am a lucky, lucky girl

As much fun as we have on dates, it's nothing compared to the fun we have behind closed doors, or rather, out in the open all around the house. Alpha Erikis the only one who ever really closes his door, and that's because we still regularly play his domination games.

Despite his desire for control, he was also a willing participant when I switched things up and bossed all of the men around one night. I had a great time being the one administering the spankings, and though there was a lot of laughter, the men got off on it, especially, interestingly enough, Alpha Damon.

Alpha Damon has revealed so many layers in these months that I've known him. He can still be bossy - not just to me, but to all of us - but he's also caring and sometimes sensitive, and he'd do anything for any of us.

Alpha Harry tells me that I've smoothed Alpha Damon's rough edges to a degree he'd have never thought possible.

Sometimes I wonder if I could have chosen one of the men, if they hadn't been willing to share me, and the answer is always easy: no, I could never choose. While they have a lot in common, they also bring a lot of unique qualities and different aspects of themselves, and together, they're everything I need.

I hope that I give all of them what they need from a relationship

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It's amazing how comfortable I've become with that word in such a short period of time. I'm more grateful for my relationship with the four of them than anything else in my life.

Alpha Erikasks me to pass the bread, bringing me back to the present moment. They've all been fairly quiet as they dig into their food, giving me time for reflection.

I ask a few questions about their current terrioorty and jobs, they Asher moved but it's good that I'm a graduate and have the flexibly of moving around with anny or all of them. But I've been sure for a while now.

"I love you too. Each of you. All of you. And I love us together," I tell them, tears prickling my eyes.

They all get up and I rise to meet them. I anticipate their kisses, but instead, Alpha Harry takes a step back, reaching into his pants pocket.

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"That's not all," he says. "We know we can't be legally married or fatedmates but we want you to be ours. Always."

He hands me a small ring box and I open it to find a beautiful diamond solitaire that sparkles in the candlelight. I'm too stunned to breathe.

I've grown used to receiving gifts from them - little things usually, like flowers, earrings, or a spa treatment when I'm really tired from work. But this is something else entirely. This is more than just a ring.

"Will you be ours our naughty little rogue?" Alpha Damon asks, his warm brown eyes looking into mine

"We're committed to you, and we want the world to know it," Alpha Ian says.

"With the size of this stone, it's going to be pretty unmissable," I finally manage to say, a combination of tears and laughter joining my words.

They laugh too, but they're watching me, waiting for an answer. "Yes," I say. "Absolutely yes!"

Alpha Erikextracts the ring from its holder and slides it onto the ring finger of my left hand.

"It fits perfectly," I say, unable to take my eyes from it.

"Just like you fit us perfectly," Alpha Damon says as the four of them close in around me and surround me with their love.

Before I knew about the special evening the men had planned, I thought I might spend some time reading a new book I downloaded this morning.

It looks like a good one, and I'd been looking forward to it, but now, I know it's going to be disappointing. No story in a romance novel could possibly measure up to the happily ever after that's going on right here and what a lucky girl. I am to not get a single hot mate but four steamy hot gorgeous mate!