Sorry for the late update, I've been reading and re-reading my chapters over and over, making adjustments.

This story is another Mercy/Stefan lemon.

Samuel makes an appearance and he'll be in some upcoming chapters more too.

Monday morning Adam left. Ben followed me to work and hung out in the office with Gabriel most of the day. When I was off, we went to Kyle and Warren's place.

I knocked on the door. Kyle answered.

"Hey honey," He said cheerfully. He smiled at Ben, winked and said "Hey honey," in a flirtatious voice.

Ben snorted, aware that Kyle was playing. Kyle liked to flirt with the wolves because he liked to mess with them. I always warned him it wasn't smart to tease werewolves but he was Kyle and he did what he wanted to. The fact that Warren was gay wasn't normal, and as Adam's third some of the pack hated him for it, but Ben had seemed to have gotten over that. He liked Warren and even liked Kyle even though Kyle was human, but Ben would never admit it.

It was in that moment that I realized Ben had changed, or my opinion of Ben had changed. We were more playful, and we got along. I had come to trust Ben, which meant we'd come a long way. I used to see him as a rapist and a woman hater. Of course Adam had never believed him a rapist but since he'd always seemed to hate women, I wasn't so sure. At some point that had all been forgotten ever since Ben had stumbled upon my relationship with Adam and Stefan and Ben was not only a person I could trust, but also a person I could count on and someone I considered my friend. It was an odd revelation.

"Warren isn't home yet, should be soon though. You guys staying for dinner?" Kyle asked as he stepped aside for us to enter.

"Sounds good, what's for eats?" Ben asked as we let ourselves into the living room.

Kyle followed us and settled into a recliner. "I was thinking pizza, I don't want to cook tonight but I was waiting on Warren to actually decide."

As if on queue, the front door opened again and Warren came around the corner. His eyes found me and he smiled, but there was something off about it. "Hey Mercy, Ben." He kissed Kyle. "Did I hear mention of pizza?"

"It's what's for dinner." Ben announced like we'd made it official. Everyone laughed.

"I'm okay with that." Warren confirmed. He sat on the recliner arm and looked from Ben to me. "Mercy? Adam said you needed guards while he was gone, since trouble seems to find you I agree. So tell me, why do you smell like Stefan?" Kyle, not having a supernatural nose just watched us all, listening.

I sucked in a breath. Did I still smell like sex? "We did a blood exchange. When I was in Seattle, Blackwood fed on me while I was asleep. More than once, and I let Stefan break that bond by forming one with him." I explained.

Warren was frowning by the time I finished. "Was that the best idea?"

It was Ben who spoke this time. "I wouldn't call it smart exactly, being tied to a Vampire is never a great thing but… Stefan can be trusted, I think. And Blackwood is not someone we wanted Mercy to be connected to."

Warren nodded slowly but it was Kyle who spoke. "So Blackwood's hold on Mercy is gone now?"

"Stefan thinks so." I said.

"And the only Vampire I can smell is Stefan." He paused for a bit and then looked down at Kyle. "So, pizza?"

We were in the middle of eating when Warren started speaking again. "Mercy, I don't think Blackwood has given up."

I sighed. I'd been trying not to think about that. "Don't remind me."

"No, Mercy, this isn't just something you can dismiss. Stefan basically stole you from him and he's bound to be angry about it." Warren continued.

"I know, but this is Marsilla's territory and he won't dare come here."

"That may be true, but that doesn't mean it makes you safe." Warren insisted.

"We'll just have to be careful." Ben said.

When we went home that night, Samuel was there so Ben went home. "Long time no see." I told him as I wandered into the kitchen. I wanted some hot chocolate.

"Yeah, the hospital's been busy lately. Adam called, said you've got a blood bond with Stefan. Was that smart?" His voice was accusatory. "I can definitely smell him on you."

I was tired of explaining this to people, and he sounded a little angry about it. "I'd rather have Stefan in my head that Blackwood," I snapped. He frowned at me.

"Being tied to a vampire is never a good thing, Mercy. He can control you."

"Stefan wouldn't do that. I trust him."

"Is that smart?" Samuel was getting angrier. I sighed.

"I don't know, Samuel. But I did the only thing I could do with a horrible situation. I trust Stefan, he wouldn't hurt me."

Samuel sighed too. "Just be careful, Mercy." He turned around. "There's leftovers in the fridge, I'm exhausted and I'm headed to bed." He went into his room and quietly closed the door.

I showered and then laid down in bed. Well, everyone knew I'd smelled like Stefan, but at least I didn't smell like I'd had sex with Stefan. I'd dodged a bullet there. We would have to be careful anyways but it seemed it wasn't as dire as it had seemed before. That thought allowed me to relax enough to finally fall asleep.

I hadn't seen Stefan since Friday and I didn't see him again until Wednesday night. Samuel was at the hospital and Ben was asleep on the couch in my living room.

"Mercy," A voice whispered in my ear. I stirred a little but I didn't wake. "Mercy," he said again. I moved, trying to roll over and bumped into him. Sleepily, I opened my eyes. I gasped and he placed his hand over my mouth.

"Shh, sleeping werewolf." He told me. "I wanted to see you."

I smiled and yawned. I'd always had a soft spot for him, and it had only gotten worse since we'd slept together. He leaned down and kissed my neck softly. I groaned. "Shhh, love." He said quietly. He pinned me to the bed, kissing up and down my neck and shoulder. "I want you, Mercy."

I made an almost inaudible sound that I guess sounded like an approval to him because his hands moved away the blankets covering me and started to roam my body. I felt his hands move under my t-shirt and brush over my breasts. When he moved his hands into my underwear my brain caught up a little. "Wait.."

"I called Adam, he knows." Stefan told me. I stopped complaining as he removed my clothing. Adam knew, I wouldn't have to feel guilty. I let him play with me because I was so tired I didn't have much energy. When his finger dipped inside me however, I was suddenly awake.

Stefan chuckled quietly and whispered, "There's my Mercy," as I sat up and pushed him onto the bed. My clothes were already gone so I stripped his off. He was already hard and ready, but I slipped him into my mouth like Adam had done to me last Friday night and I bobbed my head, forcing him in and out of my mouth, and running my tongue along his shift.

Stefan moaned softly and let me have my fun. I soon released him, needing to feel him inside of me. I straddled his hips and guided his shaft to my entrance. I felt him slide inside and I sighed happily. He placed his hands on my butt as I started to push my legs, slowly bouncing up and down on him.

"That's my girl," Stefan whispered. He squeezed my arse and hips and began to move himself, moving his hips up to meet mine. Our bodies were smacking together where our hips met. Being a vampire, he had speed and strength and he moved a little faster than normal. I was soon panting. I had my hands braced against his chest. "Shhhh," he reminded me.

I felt the orgasm coming but before I knew it, it was already happening. One of Stefan's hands shot out and covered my mouth while I moaned through his fingers. And then his mouth was on mine, his tongue inside my mouth. I relaxed against him, kissing him back.

He released my mouth and started moving his hips again. I tried to help him, but I was weak from my orgasm and I remember how tired I'd been when he'd woken me up because it was slowly creeping over me again.

I was vaguely aware of the bedroom door opening and someone standing in the doorway but I wasn't facing the door so I couldn't be sure and I was too tired and weak to check. I think I faintly smelled Ben, but I couldn't turn to look. He never approached us if he really was there and Stefan didn't stop, he just kept moving his hips and bouncing me on him with one hand on my hip and one of my arse.

I sat up and let my arms drop to my sides because I couldn't hold myself up on them anymore and Stefan smiled. "I like the way your titties bounce." He told me. He wasn't as quiet as he'd been before. I wondered why but I was too exhausted and happy to ask or give much care to the thought. His hand left my arse and grabbed a handful of my breast while he continues to bounce me on him.

I came again, moaning out but he didn't cover my mouth this time and he came with me, groaning long and low. Both of his hands were on my hips, holding me there. When he was finished, he lifted me up and laid me in bed beside him.

I smiled and started to fall back to sleep. I felt him get off the bed but I didn't open my eyes.

"Are you going to clean her up?" Was that Ben's voice? My eyes wouldn't open to look.

"Clean her up?" Stefan's voice asked.

There was a sigh. "Yes, a shower? Or at least a wet cloth. She's leaking all over the sheets and Samuel will be home at some point."

"Huh, never gave it a thought before. She's sleeping, let her sleep."

There was silence for a few seconds, or it could have been hours, I wasn't aware of time. Just of a couple annoying voices when I wanted to sleep.

I heard that voice that sounded vaguely of Ben muttering angry words about "stupid Vampires who disappear" when I was lifted off my soft comfortable bed. I made a noise of protest but that's all I managed.

The next thing I realized was that I was in the shower, I must have fallen asleep. I opened my eyes and Ben was standing in the shower with me, fully clothes and getting wet. "Ben?" I asked confused.

"Hush, Mercy, I'm helping." He said gently and he looked tired too, but he also had a small smile on his face that almost wasn't there. "You were leaking Stefan all over your sheets." It took me longer than it should have to realize what he meant by that.

"You weren't supposed to hear," I mumbled and he laughed loudly. "I wasn't supposed to hear harsh breathing and slapping bodies? I'm a wolf, Mercy. You're lucky Samuel wasn't home."

That shut me up. It was a very good thing. Samuel had once wanted me to bare his children. If he'd caught me having sex with Stefan he would have either killed Stefan, or mounted me himself because of the raw scent of my arousal he surely wouldn't have been able to resist. Or both.

I laid my head on the shower wall and started to fall asleep again. A wet cloth roughly touched me between my legs and I gasped and opened my eyes, which met Ben's. They must have been full of lust because he looked down quickly and kept cleaning me but said, "Don't look at me like that, Mercy. I can't…" He didn't finish his sentence and I closed my eyes again grumpily.

It wasn't my fault my body had automatically responded with wanting. I'd just had two orgasms and I was still recovering, I was still throbbing between my legs and he wasn't helping, although I knew he was just cleaning me up. He was helping to take care of me when Stefan had just used me and vanished. But I didn't feel used, I felt satisfied. And exhausted.

Ben rinsed me off and then dried me with a towel and set me down on the couch wrapped in the towel while me made my bed with fresh sheets. Then he carried me back to my room, dressed me in a t-shirt and put me to bed.

I was grateful when I heard him starting the washing machine but I was too exhausted to say anything. I'd have to remember tomorrow, I thought just as sleep overtook me again.

There was a harsh knock on my bedroom door. I opened my eyes. Daylight was streaming through my bedroom window. I wondered what time it was as the loud knock came again.

"What?" I said grumpily as I looked at the clock on the bedside table. 10:05am. Wow, I'd slept in late.

The door opened and Samuel was standing there, looking both alarmed and angry. How he pulled that off I didn't know. I noticed Ben standing a foot or so behind Samuel looking worried, watching me. He lifted his arms and shook his head a little as if to say 'I couldn't stop him, I'm sorry.'

Samuel stalked into my room. "Why does it smell like Stefan and sex in here?"

There was no use lying to him, he already knew. "Because we had sex."

Samuel sputtered, "Y-you what?" He looked horrified.

"Oh shut up, Samuel. Don't act like you can control my life." I sat up but kept he blankets over me. I sort of remember Ben dressing me last night but I was pretty sure I wasn't wearing underwear. "And Adam knows."

Samuel froze. "What?" His voice had gotten so quiet and low it almost frightened me. He stood there quietly for a very long time and then he turned and stalked out of the room and into his, slamming the door so hard it made me flinch.

I looked at Ben and smiled. He smiled back apologetically and went back into the living room. I dressed and then followed him.

"Thank you for helping me last night. You didn't have to take care of me like that." Ben didn't look at me.

"No problem."

"Do you know when Adam will be home?" I asked him.

"Couple hours I think. Are you going into work?"

"Yeah, I suppose I should. I'm already late." I headed for the door and he followed.

I worried all day about Samuel. I hadn't really thought about how much this would affect him or I'd never had let Stefan come over. I hadn't been thinking about Samuel at all but now, thinking of it from his perspective I felt terrible. Samuel had wanted me all those years ago to bare his children, because he had lost so many of them already and I was almost a guarantee of healthy children for him. I wasn't in love with him, but I still loved him somewhere deep inside and it hurt me to know how much I'd hurt him. I needed to try to fix this somehow.

Adam showed up at my garage about quitting time. I was just finishing up with the car I was working on and he swept me into his arms and kissed me. I laughed. "I'm all dirty!"

"I don't care. I missed you." He held me against him and kissed my head.

"I missed you too." I nuzzled against his chest.

"Go clean up," he told me. "I'm taking you out."

I washed my hands and he took me home where I showered and dressed. Then he drove me to an Italian restaurant and then we went and saw a movie. I had the feeling that he'd kept me out late to have a reason to get rid of any wolves that would be at his house before he brought me home but I wasn't complaining because I was out with my Adam and having a good time.

He held my hand during the movie and moved his thumb softly back and fourth over my hand. On the way home he did the same thing and it made me smile and feel good.

As he pulled into my driveway, I saw Samuel's car. "Samuel was home this morning, he got angry because he knew I'd been with Stefan." I said quietly. Adam sighed.

He got out of the SUV and followed me up the porch steps and into my trailer. Samuel was sitting on the couth and looked at us as we came in. He didn't look happy.

He stared at Adam and Adam stared back, they both looked angry. Stupid werewolf dominance games. Samuel spoke first. "You knew?" He stood up. "You're allowing it?" He gestured towards me."

"Yes," Adam growled, angry because he was being questioned by another alpha who he was allowing to stay in his territory.

Samuel made an irritated sounding noise but he turned from Adam and started stalking back and fourth across the room. "Why?" He finally said angrily. "How could you? Stefan is a vampire!"

"He's on our side!" I yelled at him. I forgot how bad I'd felt this morning, how much I'd wanted to fix this. He was fighting my relationship with Stefan and it made me angry.

"You don't know that!" Samuel roared back at me and he was in my face before I'd realize he had even moved.

Adam growled but I moved between them before Adam could push Samuel away from me. That would have started a fight I didn't want to happen.

"Yes I do, Samuel." I was quiet. "We can trust him, I can trust him. He wouldn't hurt me." Why couldn't he trust me?

Adam was frowning when he said, "Stefan is in love with Mercy, and he won't hurt her."

Samuel looked at him but he looked so defeated. "Mercy, somehow you make people love you." He looked at me and the pain in his eyes about broke my heart. "I don't even think you mean to do it, or realize that you do. But you make people want to love you, want to protect you." He sighed and then he turned and left the house. I heard his car start up and he drove away.

I looked at Adam but he was just staring at me with a blank face. "Do you hate me?" I asked. I was feeling terrible.

He stepped close and pulled me into his arms. "Of course not, I love you. You're my mate and you'll always be my mate. That won't change ever."

"Does it upset you, me and Stefan?" I asked him.

"I don't know. Yes and no. I never thought I'd be okay with it but somehow I am. I mean, It doesn't bring me joy but it makes you happy and that makes me happy. I even like Stefan. He's honorable and I know he loves you and wants to protect you and that makes it a little better. And if I'm telling the truth last Friday was…. enjoyable."

I laughed and squeezed him tighter into a hug. "Okay, good." I kissed him.

"Samuel is just upset because he thinks he once had a claim over you and not only have I actually claimed you, Stefan is now involved. He's jealous."

I thought about that for the rest of the night. Adam didn't realize how right he was, only it went much, much deeper than he realized.

Adam stayed at my place that night but we didn't have sex, we just cuddled and slept. I missed him and it was nice to have him next to me again. Stefan didn't show up and I slept really great that night. I enjoyed my nights with Adam, no matter what we did. Of course the sex was amazing but it was nice to just have some alone time together.

Between her work, his work, his daughter and the pack, they didn't always have much time together. I enjoyed my time with Stefan, yes, but it was Adam who really did it for me. I guessed there was a reason he was my mate and I loved him more than anything. I especially loved him even more that he was okay with this whole situation and it made me want to make him happy, to please him when we were together. It also made me want to protect him.

He hadn't asked me about my night with Stefan and I didn't talk about it. If he had asked, I would have told him everything. Stefan kissing me, and Ben taking care of me, but I didn't think he'd be very happy with either of those things. So he didn't ask and I didn't tell.

Adam took me out Friday night too and we went to a fancy restaurant. Adam liked taking me out, I refused to move out of my trailer and this gave us time to spend together. It wasn't that I didn't want to move in with Adam, it was the pack. Most of them didn't like me because I was a coyote shifter and mated to their Alpha. If I'd been a wolf they would probably have all accepted me. Now there was an even bigger reason; I wasn't sleeping only with Adam anymore. Even thought Adam was okay with it, I doubted the pack would accept it. And then there was Samuel.

Samuel liked with me because he refused to go back to Bran's pack and had no where else to go. Samuel had been gone a lot more than usual lately. I knew he was busy with the hospital but it also seemed that he was upset with me, or the situation and he just didn't want to be around. I didn't blame him. I wondered if he would finally move out or if he was just planning on avoiding me for the rest of our lives. I wanted to make sure I talked to him before he did.

It bothered me because I'd once thought I was In love with Samuel and even though I'd realized that I wasn't, I still cared about him and I didn't like hurting him. Samuel had wanted to take me as his mate when I was 16 to give him children and when I'd found out he didn't really love me, I'd run away. However, there was no getting around it; he just didn't understand my relationship with Adam and Stefan. I didn't even know if any of us understood it either but so far it had worked and I didn't care to question it much. As long as I got to keep my men I was happy.

If they made me choose, I'd choose Adam but it would hurt Stefan, which would hurt me, and anyways I didn't want to hurt him. Maybe they both knew that and that's why they were going along with this. I didn't talk to them about it much, especially Stefan. I know he'd been in love with me for a long time, longer than Adam had been but he wasn't my mate like Adam was. Adam and I had a special thing that I'd never have with Stefan, but I also loved Stefan. I was just a mess.

I was also becoming a fiend for sex, though I tried to deny it. The more it happened the less I thought about hurting either of them. I just wanted them. The thoughts of hurting anyone just went away and were replaced with lust and need. I'd feel guilty afterwards, sometimes, but once either of them touched me I just melted instantly.

Honestly the more it happened, the more I became as ease with it. It was becoming normal. I briefly wondered if it felt that way for them, or if they were still uncomfortable with it. I constantly worried over it when I was alone.

At Adam's later that night, we lay in bed watching a movie on the TV Adam had placed in there for me. It was getting late but I didn't need to open the shop on Saturday if I didn't want to and I was giving myself a day off.

About half way though the movie, someone knocked on the bedroom door.

"Come in," Adam called quietly. The door opened and Stefan came in, closing the door behind him. I smiled as he walked casually towards my side of the bed. I scooted closer to Adam as Stefan slipped off his shoes and laid down beside me.

"What are we watching?" He asked.

"Jurassic Park 3," I announced though clearly it had been one of the Jurassic Park movies.

"What brings you by?" Adam asked as he stretched out on his back and I laid my head on his arm as he placed them behind his head.

"Nothing," Stefan said, "I just figured I'd come hang out. We don't really just spend time together."

Adam chuckled and didn't reply. The three of us finished the movie in comfortable silence. After that we watched Beauty and the Beast, my choice, and it seemed to amuse both of them. A woman falling in love with a beast, why wouldn't a werewolf and a vampire get a kick out of that?

I fell asleep after that. I think Stefan stayed until just before dawn because I remember him leaving and it wasn't pitch black in the room anymore. I'd fallen back asleep quickly.

When I woke up a couple of hours later, Adam was in the kitchen making breakfast. "Omelets," he announced. I loved it when Adam cooked for me.

Adam suggested a shower afterwards and he followed me up to his bedroom and into the bathroom. Adam didn't shower with me often so it was exciting when he even joined me.

Five minutes later I was pinned up against the shower wall with my legs wrapped around his waist and he was grinding into me. One of his hands trapped mine above my head and the other was on one of my arse cheeks.

I loved that Adam was a werewolf; it made him strong. Strong enough to hold all of my weight with one hand if he needed to. The house was empty this morning so I didn't need to worry about keeping quiet and I didn't. I was gasping and moaning loudly. He bit into my shoulder firmly, but not enough to break skin and I moaned out his name.

He pounded me against the shower wall until we were both weak and satisfied and then we finished our shower. It took me a while to get dressed and Adam kept laughing at me. I just smiled and told him to shut up.

I've been trying to figure out where I want Samuel and Adam end game and it's a struggle. I've wrote Samuel in as a bad guy originally, but it doesn't exactly make sense given Mercy and Samuel's history (And I like Samuel) so I've made some changes that I think I like a lot. I'm still editing the next couple chapters but I'll post another soon. Thanks for the reviews! Keep them coming.