Chapter 21
Angus nodded. “What kind o’ help do ye be needin’?”
“There are some shifters…bad dudes…after my mate and we need a place to stay for a while until it’s safe for him,” answered Zane.
“Ay, ye can stay here but what aboot your brothers?”
“They know about it because one of the shifters broke into our hotel room and they caught him. Afterwards, I told Logan we weren’t coming back until I could make sure my mate was safe.”
“Ay, come on, I’ll take you tae where ye can be.”
“Thanks,” Zane said as he grasped David’s hand before following Angus to a tiny one room cottage, tucked into the side of a rocky hill.
Opening the door for his guests, Angus said, “Yer surrounded by the pack so ye’ll be safe here.”
Entering, Zane saw a fireplace with logs ready to be lit, a double bed and a small kitchen. “This is perfect! Just what we need.”
“I love it!” David exclaimed.
“Ay, get ye some rest. We’ll talk more in the morning,” Angus said, then left.
“First things first,” Zane said as he lit the kindling under the logs, waiting until the flames grew before turning to his mate. “Babe, I think we should claim each other right away because we’ll have a mind link and that will be useful considering what has happened so far.”
“What’s a mind link?”
“One of the benefits of being Fated Mates. We’ll be able to talk with each other using just our minds.”
“You mean you’ll know all my thoughts?”
“No, no, no…not mind reading…that’s something else. I mean we can communicate using our minds. No one will hear what we are saying to each other. I just think it’ll come in handy given our current situation.”
“You mean like a secret language!”
“Yeah, in a way, yes.”
“Okay so what do I do?”
“Well, a claiming involves biting each other’s necks,” Zane said, pointing to the spot on David where he’d do it.
“So that’s the location where I’d bite you?”
“Yes, we can bite each other at the same time.”
“That’s it?”
“Well for now, yes. Later when you want to, we can finish it.”
“Are you sure you want to claim me before I tell you all about me?” David asked, still worried his mate wouldn’t want him after he knew everything.
Taking David in his arms, Zane said, “Babe, listen to me. I already know who you are, as does my wolf, because we see the light and goodness that is your essence, so no matter what happened to you when you were growing up, it hasn’t affected who you are.
I willingly give myself to you because I already love you without any reservations. Will you accept my claiming bite?”
David felt his knees shake, so overwhelmed was he by his mate’s declaration. “Yes, I will. May I give you my claiming bite?”
“I’d love nothing more than that, babe.” Zane smiled at his mate, pressing his lips lightly against David’s, almost ghosting over them before his tongue reached out to lick them.
Feeling a response, he increased the pressure, seeking more…
wanting more…needing more. His desire had been held in check long enough; now he was unleashing it, knowing his mate wanted him as much as he wanted his mate.
Feeling the parting of David’s lips, Zane seized the opportunity and thrust his tongue inside, seeking to taste his mate.
Groaning at the flavor coating his tongue, Zane felt his cock harden, straining against his sweatpants as passion filled his body.
Opening his lips wide, Zane devoured David’s, owning them as he sought to be one with his mate but it was still not enough; he hungered to feel his mate against his body.
Breaking off his kiss, he quickly stripped off his shirt, then David’s.
Gazing at the perfect body before him, Zane’s mouth watered, his wolf panted—both craving more of their mate.
David whimpered at the loss of his mate’s touch, his body desiring more as it heated up, consumed now with lust. Reaching out, needing to feel Zane’s body against him, David gasped as he touched his mate’s hot skin.
Opening his eyes wide, he stared at Zane’s broad chest—the need to slide his hands over the taut skin forced him to move them slowly, savoring the strength he found there, knowing for the first time since he could remember, there was someone who would protect him.
Leaning into his mate, David licked one, then the other dusty-rose- colored nipple, loving the sounds emanating from Zane at this simple act.
Emboldened, he did it again, but this time, rolling them between his lips before he added a small nip, causing his mate to growl, sending shivers to every part of David’s body as his cock hardened even more.
Unable to wait any longer, Zane pulled his mate tight against his body, his skin finally melting into David’s, their cocks touching through their sweatpants, stoking the fire that burned inside him.
The delay in claiming his mate had intensified his desire—he licked along David’s jaw up to his ear, then nibbled on it while listening to his mate whimper with need.
Swiping his tongue behind his mate’s ear, Zane continued his journey of discovery, progressing to the spot where his teeth would sink into David’s flesh, binding them as one, forever more.
Giving his mate a small bite—just a taste of what would come—Zane’s fangs grazed David’s skin, drawing a drop of blood.
He swirled his tongue over it, feeling his mate shiver before hearing him cry out as his body stiffened before releasing its cream inside David’s sweatpants.
Smiling, Zane knew his mate had been pushed over the edge.
He held his mate close, waiting for David to come down from the high he was on, loving the tiny gasps his mate was making while trying to catch his breath.
Finally, David was able to speak. “I don’t know what happened…but I want more. Would you…could you…please…fuck me?”
Zane drew back, staring at his mate’s face, finding need and desire reflected there. Hesitating, he said, “Babe, are you sure about that? We don’t have to do it until you’re ready.”
“I know but I want it…I need it…please claim me, completely.”
Pausing only a moment before leading his mate over to the bed, Zane said, “Remember, any time you change your mind or want to stop, just say so, okay?”
Nodding, David said, “But I won’t. Are you all right with this?”
“Oh my gods, yes…a thousand times yes, tesoro mio!” Zane’s eyes darkened as he gazed at David standing half naked in front of him.
Reaching out, he pulled down his mate’s cum-soaked sweat pants until they fell to his ankles.
Kneeling down, he lusted for the swelling cock facing him, licking his lips in anticipation of tasting his mate’s essence.
Zane glanced up and, seeing David staring at him, his eyes glazed with desire; he reached out, grasping his mate’s cock at the root before sliding his hand upward toward the crimson, swollen head.
Crying out in pleasure, David grabbed Zane’s hair, holding it tightly in his grasp as his knees shook. Needing more, he demanded, “Fuck me, now, PLEASE!”
Glancing up at his mate, Zane smiled wickedly, knowing he wouldn’t be complying with that order—at least not yet.
He wanted to do so much before claiming David, and so he began.
Standing, he stripped, then gently pushed his mate down so David’s back was on the bed, his feet still planted on the floor.
Pulling his mate’s sweatpants off, he quickly threw them aside and knelt between David’s knees.
Zane looked hungrily at his mate, running his hands up and down his mate’s legs, caressing them as he gazed at his mate’s cock, now standing upright, small pearls of pre-cum slowly dripping from the crimson, engorged tip.
Rising slightly for a better view, Zane’s hands continued to explore, seeking to cover every inch of David’s luscious body.
Spreading his mate’s legs and holding them apart, Zane ran his tongue down one of David’s thighs and up the other, ignoring the throbbing rod begging for his touch.
Listening to David’s mewls and whimpers sent Zane’s need rocketing through his body, yet he held back, determined to make his mate’s mind cast out every thought other than that of Zane claiming him.
He pushed his face between David’s legs, spreading them wider as his tongue connected with his mate’s nut sack.
Licking it, then sucking one ball into his mouth and rolling it gently, he then gave the other the same mouth massage before moving on and licking the puckered opening waiting to be filled.
Swirling his tongue around the rim, he began laving the nerves repeatedly until he felt the muscle loosen.
Seizing the moment, Zane’s tongue pushed through the relaxed hole, giving his mate a prelude to the pleasure he would soon enjoy.
“Zane!” David cried out, lust snaking through his body, causing it to burn with need.
Unable to move his hips, David grabbed the sheets, twisting them in his fists while tossing his head from side to side.
Never had he felt this way…never had his need been as great as now.
He felt his orgasm push through his body, driving him wild.
“Pleaseee…oh my gods…” Panting, his heart pounding, David’s body needed something…
something to send him into the realm of fulfillment.
Finally withdrawing his tongue from David’s hole, Zane glanced at his mate one more time before sucking David’s cock into his mouth, taking it in all the way to the root where his mate’s scent was the strongest. Inhaling before raising his head until just the turgid tip was still in his mouth, Zane’s tongue swirled around it, dipping into the slit causing a low moan from David.
Then, feeling the tension in his mate’s body, Zane slid his mouth down David’s cock, pulsing his lips as he went, repeating the action over and again, until a steady stream of whimpers and moans flowed from his mate’s lips.
Releasing David’s cock, Zane inserted two fingers into his mouth, coating them liberally with saliva.
Then, resuming his mate’s blow job, he pressed one of his wet fingers against David’s pucker.
Circling the rim, Zane teased his mate, forcing David to climb higher and higher in his quest for release.
He knew the cock teasing he was doing with his tongue and mouth would only ignite the fire in David’s body, not allowing him satisfaction, but now he was about to bring it to a roaring blaze.
Pressing through the ring of nerves and muscles, Zane’s finger instantly met resistance to the intrusion.
Diverting his mate’s attention from his finger, Zane closed his mouth around David’s cock, providing the tightness it sought.
Deep-throating it, Zane swallowed. A cry echoed through the small cottage as Zane felt his mate respond to this new sensation.
Seizing the moment, Zane thrust his finger in further until he found his prize.
Gently massaging David’s prostate at first, he slowly increased the pressure until his finger was pushing hard against it.
“FUCK! MORE! DO IT MORE!” David shouted, feeling his impending orgasm racing up his spine, suffusing his body with uncontrollable, erotic feelings, taking him by surprise—never realizing he could feel something so wondrous, something so all-consuming that would cause him to leave the confines of earth.
David’s flight into space finally lifted off—his cum pulsing down his mate’s throat as Zane sucked out his every last drop.
Closing his eyes, David floated among the gods, his body boneless and weightless, smiling at the beauty he found there, whispering words of love to his mate.
After cleaning his mate’s cock, Zane crawled up beside him on the bed where he held David tight to his chest. Smiling as he breathed in his mate’s scent, he knew he had found his center, his soul, his home—all the things that had been ripped from him by his uncle had now been restored by David.
Pulling his mate up onto the bed, Zane wrapped his body around him, protecting him as his beloved fell asleep.
Burying his nose in his mate’s hair, he relaxed, knowing as soon as David awoke, Zane would fully claim him.
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“Boss, what the fuck was that?”
Michael grimaced. He knew his men would wonder why he hadn’t told them about a dragon.
A fucking dragon! Thinking about the information he’d gathered about David through hours of surveillance, he knew there was no mention of a dragon protecting him.
A sea serpent, most definitely, but no one ever told him the little shit had a dragon protecting him.
Of course, it didn’t really matter because David vanished right before his eyes, taking the wolf shifter with him.
Well that was something new! Showing he finally had some balls after all.
Ignoring the shifter’s question, Michael ordered, “Get your clothes on.” After Michael dressed, he pulled his phone from his pocket and opened the app.
Looking at the dot, he did a double take; it showed David apparently in Loch Ness.
Tapping the screen, he cursed, then restarted his phone in an attempt to clear the error.
When David’s dot remained where it was, Michael concluded he must be on a boat, most likely with the sea serpent.
After formulating a plan, Michael sent off a series of texts to the men he had near there. Receiving confirmation that everything was understood, he turned to his men and said, “Wait until the coast is clear, then sneak back to the cottage where David was at and stay there in case he returns.”
“What should we do if he turns up?”
“Grab the shifter with him and hold him at knifepoint. Tell David if he disappears again, you’ll kill his buddy.”
“Okay boss. I’ll call you if we get him.”
“Good. See you later.” Then Michael took off, running to the pick-up point, certain he’d have David in his grasp before the night was over.