Chapter Nine
“Your father?”
“Yeah, as in the alpha male of the pack.”
“Shit.” Jude backed up.
“What’s the matter?”
“What’s he gonna... I mean what will you say...about me?”
Neo frowned. He opened his mouth to speak, but never got the chance.
“Ah, here you are, son. I caught your scent on the wind.” A huge bearded man stood in the open doorway. He was bare-chested and had a tattoo of a crescent moon surrounded by stars over his right pec. A pair of worn jeans hung on his hips and his feet were also bare.
“Hey.” Neo released the tension from his shoulders and nodded. “Father.”
“And you have human company?”
“Yeah, this is Jude.” Neo stepped aside and indicated for Jude to come forward.
“Er, hi,” Jude said, slightly in awe of the wild-looking man who was studying him intently.
“Jude meet Aleco, my father.”
“Sir.” Jude nodded politely. “Nice to meet you.”
“And I you.” Aleco walked farther into the cabin, his nose twitching. He appeared more canine-like in his human form than Neo did, and his body hair was denser.
“Is he the one?” Aleco asked Neo.
“Yes.” Neo threw Jude a quick wink. “He is.”
“So, that means you’ll be staying around? No more wandering the continent?”
“I’m content here if Jude is with me.”
“And what about his human life?”
“That’s not a problem.”
Jude swallowed, a sudden shot of anxiety going through him. He liked the cabin, sure, but if he wanted to take a trip to civilization, he needed to be able to do that. He liked his products, in fact, his hair demanded it.
Aleco stepped closer, his eyes were the same dense black as Neo’s. He studied Jude, his gaze intense, then, “Welcome to the pack, son.” He clapped his hand on Jude’s shoulder.
Jude staggered slightly under the impact
Aleco laughed.
Neo rushed to Jude’s side. “Hey, Father, careful. We’ve been up all night journeying here. We haven’t even had time to eat yet.”
“Time for something, though.” Aleco twitched his nose. “But that’s your business, son. I’ll go and tell the others that you’re back on pack territory. Your mother will be pleased.”
“We’ll come and see her soon, tomorrow probably. Pedro, too.”
“They’ll like that.” Aleco gave Neo a quick hug then turned to Jude. “I’m pleased you’re here. My son has been looking for his mate for too long.”
“Thank you, sir.”
“Please know that you will be accepted into our family without question. You are with Neo, that makes you one of us.”
“I appreciate that.”
Aleco smiled and walked to the door. As he went, he shifted into a big, gray dog, then left the cabin at a run.
“Sorry about that,” Neo said.
“Why?”
“You know, a parent turning up at an inconvenient time isn’t a great first impression.”
“I think we’re well past first impressions, don’t you?” Jude slipped his arms around Neo and pressed his nose to his neck. “Who is Pedro?”
“He’s my parent’s third.”
“Third?”
“Yes, my mother is human, like you. Pedro joined the pack when I was a child. He became like another father to me.” He paused. “Not least because he moved in and quickly took to sharing a bed with my parents.”
“You mean...?”
“They’re a threesome. They all love each other and get it on together.” He pulled a face. “But no one likes thinking about their mom and dad having sex, right?”
“True.”
Neo shrugged. “But they’re happy and that’s what’s important. The pack is a mixture of gay and straight shifters, stands to reason some are bi. No one takes any notice of who is into who.”
“So, your father and Pedro are bi?”
“Yeah, but let’s not talk about them anymore. You’ll meet them soon enough. For now, it’s all about us.”
“Suits me. But I’m glad your father came by. It’s made it feel even more right to be here, with you. That I made the right decision in the middle of the night.”
“You did.” Neo stroked his hair and kissed his temple. “You will never want for anything now.”
“I actually do want something.”
“Food? I should feed you.”
“No.” Jude shook his head. “I’d like to pick up where we left off. We were only getting started.”
“Ah, that.” Neo hooked his finger beneath Jude’s chin. “That can easily be arranged.” He kissed him.
Jude tugged Neo’s sweater upward, the need for flesh-on-flesh becoming overwhelming.
“Wait.” Neo slipped from Jude’s embrace. “I’m gonna shut the damn door.”
“Yeah, good idea.”
As he walked, Neo stripped off his shirt and threw it aside. He shut the door with a resounding slam, then turned. “It’s time to get properly naked, boy.”
A tremble of longing went through Jude and his cock stiffened. He pushed at his trousers and boxers, discarded his shoes and socks. Neo had quickly gotten naked and now stood by the fire. As Jude walked up to him, Neo bent and prodded the logs with a poker. His delectable ass jutted upward.
Jude was practically salivating as he ran his hands over the tight orbs of Neo’s buttocks. Damn, he’d never seen anything so utterly sexy.
Neo stayed bent over longer than necessary, as though enjoying the touch and stretching out the moment.
“I want to fuck you,” Jude said. “You’ve had me, now it’s my turn.”
“Happy to oblige.” Neo finally straightened. A sinfully delicious smile tugged his lips as he turned to face Jude. “Where’d you want me?” His cock was fully erect.
“There, on that chair.” Jude’s voice was a little deeper than usual, desire giving it a grittier tone.
The smile didn’t leave Neo’s face as he stepped up to the chair.
“Sit.” Jude placed his hands on Neo’s pecs and gave a gentle shove.
Of course Neo could easily switch the situation around, Jude’s size and brute strength no match for his, but he didn’t, he sat willingly.
Jude kissed him, pushing his tongue in before Neo had the chance to do it to him. He wanted to own this kiss, claim this man. If he was Neo’s mate, then he’d make damn sure Neo belonged to him, too.
He got busy with his hands, exploring all the contours of Neo’s broad chest, flicking over his nipples and stroking his underarms, the hair there soft and feathery.
Neo moaned as Jude slipped lower and dipped a finger into his navel. But Jude didn’t break the kiss. If anything, he deepened it, slanting his head and cupping the back of Neo’s head.
“I want you to fuck me so badly,” Neo murmured against his lips. “Now.”
“I’m going to.” Jude took hold of Neo’s thick cock and squeezed gently. He pressed his lips to Neo’s again, though Neo didn’t kiss back with as much concentration as before. It was clear he was zoned in on the sensation of Neo’s palm around his shaft.
Jude began to work him, rubbing up and down, sliding his finger over the tip. His own cock was almost painfully hard and needed attention too.
“Like this,” he said, releasing Neo and hooking his forearms under his thick thighs. “Put your legs over the arms of the chair.”
Neo was quick to do as instructed and widened his legs, hooking them over the soft arms of the chair. It exposed his balls and the delicate strip of skin between them and his asshole.
Jude stroked Neo’s balls, very gently skimming over them.
A tremble went through Neo and he sucked in a breath. “Yeah.”
Jude smiled. He had Neo where he wanted him, stretched out, open, desperate for it. Had there ever been a more perfect moment in his life? He slid past Neo’s balls, and tickled over the smooth skin to his asshole. He pressed in the center of the pucker, insistently, until his finger gained access.
“Jude, my mate,” Neo gasped, staring up at him and gripping his shoulders. “More.”
“Oh, you’re going to get so much more.” Jude pushed in farther, found the sweet spot he was looking for, and set up a steady massage against it.
“Oh, God...” Neo moaned, gripping him tighter. Jude pulled back and watched as Neo’s eyelids fluttered shut and his jaw loosened. There was a slight rise of color on his cheeks and his hair hung messily around his face. He was beyond beautiful. Enjoying the tight heat of Neo’s ass, Jude added another finger and continued to work his lover into a frenzy. Jude was bucking beneath him, his chest rising and falling with his rapid breaths, and his abdomen tight with muscle.
“Do you want to come?” Jude asked.
“Yes...yes, with you inside me.”
“Do you have lube?”
“Yes.” He paused and groaned. “But I don’t want you to stop doing that to go and get it.”
“I’ll have to if I’m going to fuck you, Neo.”
“Mmm...I know.”
“So, where is it?”
“There’s some oil, in there.” He nodded toward a doorway on the right. “Next to the bed.”
“Okay.” Jude kissed him and pulled out of his ass. “I’ll be right back and then you’re going to come so hard on my cock.”
“Yes.” Neo released his grip on Jude’s shoulders and a flash of impatience seared over his eyes. “Hurry.”
Jude dashed into the bedroom. It was sparsely furnished and had another fireplace in it. But all he could think of was the oil and getting back to Neo.
He found it on a small wooden dresser next to a standing lamp, grabbed it and released the lid. After pouring some into his palm, he coated his cock in the shiny, slippery liquid and rushed back to Neo.
Neo hadn’t moved, his legs were still wide apart on the chair, his cocktip touched his belly, the end tacky with pre-cum.
Jude took in the glorious sight of the man he was about to fuck, then set his hands on the sides of the chair and aimed his cock at Neo’s hole. He had to stoop a little, but he didn’t mind that. It made him feel bigger than he was, in control, as though he had Neo at his mercy.
“I’m yours,” Neo said. “Take me.”
Jude gritted his teeth and pushed forward.
As Neo’s sphincter parted, he gripped his legs and pulled them up, offering Jude to go as deep as he could. Jude stared into Neo’s eyes, loving the affection, passion and trust he saw there.
“This is it,” he said breathlessly. “You and me.”
“Yes, forever... You and me forever.” Neo pressed down. “Now get inside me.”
Jude slid in, his glans popped into Neo then his long shaft slipped in to full depth, until his balls nudged Neo’s.
Neo groaned and curled forward slightly. Jude knew how intense it would be for him, to be opened, breached, invaded. “You handling it?”
“Of course,” Neo said breathily. “But damn, for a small guy you have a huge cock.”
Jude chuckled. “And I know how to use it.”
“Show me. Fuck. Show me how you use it.”
Jude pulled back then shunted in again.
“Harder! Fuck me harder.”
“You asked for it.” Jude withdrew almost out, the tight ring of Neo’s ass dragging on his shaft. He grunted as he buried deep again.
The air knocked from Neo’s lungs and he screwed his eyes tightly closed.
Jude was in his element. He picked up the pace, drank in the sight of Neo beneath him. The desperate expression on his face, his hair-coated torso, his cock so hard and jerking as he thrust.
His own orgasm wasn’t far off. Neo’s ass hugged him and when he hit full depth, the sensation of being almost a part of his lover built up the pressure.
“I’m coming,” Neo gasped. “Fuck, yeah, make me come, Jude.”
“Now, with me.” Jude leaned forward and kissed his mate. The change in position was his undoing and his climax claimed him. He came deep inside Neo.
Neo made a low, vibrating, growling sound, then his release shot between them, basting Jude’s belly in warmth.
“Keep coming,” Jude said into their kiss. “Keep...on...coming.”
And they did. The climax seemed to stretch on and on. Longer than Jude could ever remember experiencing before. Neo writhed beneath him, shooting out cum, and Jude trembled and thrust, hardly able to breathe the pleasure was so exquisite.
Eventually he slowed, then stopped, still buried deep.
Neo released his legs so they rested once more over the arms of the chairs. He pushed downward as though not wanting Jude to pull out.
“You okay?” Jude asked.
“Never better.” Neo stroked his hand over Jude’s hair. “You really know how to top, don’t you.”
Jude smiled. “You might be bigger than me, stronger, too, but that doesn’t mean I won’t like to have you at my mercy every now and then.”
“I’m yours, however you want me.” Neo smiled. “And feel free to fuck me like that whenever the mood takes you.” He glanced at the sticky mess between them. “It was incredible.”
“It was incredible for me, too.” Jude’s heart swelled with love. Neo had said it took longer for humans to feel the same bond as shifters. That it took them a while to realize that they’d found the one . Well, it hadn’t taken Jude much longer than it had taken Neo, only a few hours in fact. Because now he was sure he loved Neo. He’d found his soul mate, the person who could make him feel happy, safe, complete and satisfied with his lot in life.
“What are you thinking, my sweet boy?” Neo asked, tipping his head slightly and appearing worried.
“I was thinking...” Jude paused. “That I know we’re different, you’re a shifter, you live in the woods. But for me, that couldn’t be more perfect, and I’m falling in love with you.” He shook his head. “No, I am in love with you. When you’re human, a dog, whatever you are, it’s you that I love and everything about you. Everything...” His words had tumbled out.
Neo’s eyebrows raised then a slow smile softened his expression. “And I love you. I will forever more. Whether I’m in my dog or human form, you have become my world and the only thing that’s truly important to me.”
Jude felt a rush of emotion. He blinked rapidly.
“How about,” Neo said, rubbing his thumbs beneath Jude’s eyes, “we go take a shower together, clean up, then I can remind you what it’s like to have me inside you ?”
“I’d like that,” Jude said then smiled. “A lot.”
“And I can show you how much I love you and how satisfied you’re going to be for the rest of your life with me as your mate.”
Jude stared into Neo’s eyes. He didn’t doubt his words for a second. This unique, beautiful man had become his world, too, and he could hardly wait to start enjoying life at his side.
Thank goodness he’d been brave enough to take a chance and run away from an existence that gave him nothing, because now he felt as though he had everything he’d ever dreamed of, and so much more.