The Bad Boy
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The moment the car turned into the trees and began to climb the small incline into the obscurity of the trees, Ewan dropped his bike and Calum and Bryn jumped from the truck and the three of them shifted.
Smoke, fire and the sound of bending steal filled the air. Bryn snatched his mate from the front seat the moment the roof had been torn off the car. He held him tight to his chest with one talon as he lifted, hovering just below the treetops. He wanted his sweet mate out of the way as Calum and Ewan dealt with the wolf.
Cameron was lifted out of the melee and was held secure by a very large and beautiful dragon. Bryn was a dragon shifter and the truth of that was right there holding him. The craziness of it fled his mind and the reality of it took over. Down below two dragons, one massive in size made short work of the little compact car. The massive dragon shifted into Bryn’s brother Calum and he held tight to the throat of Cameron’s attacker while the other blew out a tunnel of blue flame. The car and the surrounding area was reduced to dust in the matter of seconds.
Cameron thought Bryn would set him down and shift but instead, he started to fly away with Cameron tucked up close shielded from the wind. He flew fast and low keeping to the trees until they came out into a large clearing that Cameron recognized. They were in the back of the Lodge.
Bryn set him down and then landed next to him and shifted in the blink of an eye; he went from a gorgeous beast of mythology to the gorgeous man of Cameron's dreams. He rushed to him and gathered Cameron into his arms and just held him. Cameron could feel Bryn's heart beating hard and his breath was fanning the top of his head.
"I'm sorry, baby, I'm sorry I didn't get to you sooner. Are you well, did he hurt you?" Bryn was a little frantic, so Cameron wrapped his arms around Bryn's waist and tried to comfort him in the way Bryn had comforted him. He smoothed his palm up and down his back and kept assuring him he was okay and that he'd saved him.
“Oh, Cameron, I love you so much. Please stay, don’t leave me again.” Bryn rained kisses all over Cameron’s face and neck as he spoke.
"I'll stay, I want to stay. I was so sorry for leaving; I should have let you explain." Cameron continued to rub Bryn's back and shoulders and he felt his dragon mate settle down. "You're a dragon." He said with a smile.
“Yes, I am and you are my mate.”
“I felt you in my mind, you calmed me and made me feel safe.”
“I claimed you last night when I bit you. It bonded us, our lives and our very souls are tied together now. We will be able to feel each other’s moods and communicate with thoughts and feelings. There are other aspects such as rapid healing, as you’ve noticed and other things that I’ll explain to you later.” Bryn was talking fast because he was getting anxious to have his mate indoors and all to himself.
Bryn picked Cameron up into his arms and carried him quickly to his room where he once again, deposited his mate gently onto the bed. “I can’t be apart from you Cameron. Move in with me. Take a chance on me, baby.”
“Are you asking me to marry you after knowing you only four days?” Cameron teased.
“I’m asking you to be the dragon’s beloved mate. I’ll marry you, sing for you, do your laundry, anything it takes to keep you here by my side.” Bryn sat down beside him and pulled him into his arms.
“That’s quite an offer.” Cameron leaned over and kissed him quick on the lips. “I want to be near you. Being apart from you felt wrong and my heart ached for you. I love you too Bryn. It was a shock but I know what I feel for you is too deep and too important to be anything other than love. I didn’t even like you in the beginning but every moment I spent with you I fell further and further under your spell.” Bryn cupped the side of his head and gave him a powerfully possessive kiss that had him gasping for air.
“I love the way you kiss me.” Cameron let go of every fear and all his walls came down. He was going to take a chance on this extraordinary man.
“I love the way you feel.” Bryn rolled Cameron onto his back and then began kissing him with a need and hunger that annihilated any shred of reserve that still existed. “I’m going to take you to the moon and back baby.”
"Ready and waiting lover," Cameron answered and held on tight for the ride. With a dragon for a mate and a clan of dragons at his back, he was feeling unstoppable. Life, love, and family were his for the taking.
EPILOGUE
“What happened to the guy who kidnapped me?” Cameron asked the following morning as they all sat in the kitchen having breakfast. Bryn was very caring and attentive as he made sure Cameron’s coffee was filled, along with his plate. He hovered, a lot, and Cameron ate it up. The other men in the room just kept smiling and shaking their heads.
Ewan was going to answer Cameron but Calum entered at that moment. “The boss took care of it.” Ewan said and passed the conversation to Calum.
Calum took a seat on the opposite side of the island next to his mate, Chance, who had a ready cup of coffee for him. “Thank you, my love.” He said before turning his attention to Bryn and Cameron.
“His name is Jason Pearson and he is a member of the Fort Collins wolf pack. Apparently, neither his pack or his Alpha were aware that he was in Laramie. The last time they heard from him he was attending school in Denver and they assumed he was still there.” Calum took a long sip of his coffee before continuing.
“I delivered him back to his Alpha for punishment. They stated they would provide restitution for the harm committed by their pack member. I don’t know what that entails but the Alpha said it would arrive within the week.” Calum finished his coffee and poured himself another.
"Wow, a wolf shifter," Cameron stated with awe. "My eyes have certainly been opened this past week."
"Cameron," Calum stated his name and everyone fell silent. Bryn tucked his arm around Cameron and held him close. "I understand that you're graduating soon and you have been looking at some job offers." Cameron nodded but didn't speak. "We recently lost our tech specialist when he mated a hellhound from a neighboring vampire coven. So, I have an opening and whatever these other places are offering, I will double. I need someone like you with your skills here. What do you say?"
Cameron was still trying to process the casual way hellhound and vampire coven were thrown into the conversation when it hit him that Calum had offered him a job. He also realized the entire room stood silent waiting for his answer.
“Yes, thank you. I’d love to be your computer guy, but I’m afraid I may not be as adept at getting information as Kyle.” He added.
"Kyle learned computers from the dark side of society, so his skills include questionable access. All of these things he has offered to teach you." Calum assured with a satisfied glint in his eye.
“That sound great. I’d love to learn from him. They don’t let you do that kind of stuff in school.” Cameron turned to Bryn and kissed him. He had no qualms about public displays when it came to his dragon mate. Cameron didn’t think life could get any better than it was. “I love you Bryn.”
“I love you to baby.” Everyone was focused on the two lovers until Angus walked into the room and announced that a gift from the Fort Collins wolf pack had arrived.
"Well bring it in," Calum stated.
“I think you should come and see for yourself.” Angus turned away dodging having to explain further and stepped aside as Calum headed to the front door.
THE END
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B.A. Stretke is a Gay Romance and fiction author who publishes through Dreamspinner Press, LLC, and Amazon.com.
B.A Stretke began writing as a hobby. He read his first Jane Austen novel as a teen and was instantly hooked. The age-old dream of being a novelist took hold. Now long into adulthood, and a few years as an editor under his belt, B.A. is a full-time writer.
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