“What happened out there today?”
Haben figured he should have expected the question. After all, this impacted Lou’s life, too. He explained about sneaking into the lion’s home and hiding in the den. He explained overhearing not only the conversation between Vivian and Ricardo, but their mention of Damon shifting more than once. With a shiver that threatened to wilt his erection, Haben even told how Vivian was leading Ricardo on with seduction.
“I’m going to skin that boy alive when he comes home tomorrow,” Lou snapped. For a second, his ministrations became a bit harsher. Then Lou seemed to remember himself and his strokes softened.
Haben lifted a brow and glanced over his shoulder at his naked mate—his wet, naked mate. He licked his lips, then gave himself a mental shake. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, he told me he only shifted the one time,” Lou replied gruffly. “Why would he lie to me?”
Turning, he gripped Lou’s shoulders, unable to help but caress the soft, wet skin under his thumbs. “He’s young, and inexperienced, and this is all new to him.” He grimaced. “He probably wanted to show off his cool new abilities to his friends. What he did was wrong, yes, but he didn’t know that. He didn’t grow up around shifters and doesn’t know what they’re capable of.” He leaned forward and rested their foreheads together. “Besides, we can’t do anything about it now, anyway.”
Lou nodded. He lifted a hand and placed it on Haben’s chest, making the shifter tingle where they touched. “We should really dry off so I can bandage those slices,” he whispered.
“In a minute,” Haben whispered. “First, I want to take care of something.”
His mate licked his lips. “What?”
“This.” Haben cupped Lou’s jaw and took his mouth in a deep kiss. He probed deeply with his tongue, licking the roof of his mate’s mouth. Tangling their tongues together, Haben took mastery of his mate’s mouth. He pressed Lou’s body against the shower wall, gratified to feel his mate’s erection pressing against his own. His body ached in a new way, and his desire to see his mate fall apart for him overrode everything else.
Insinuating a hand between them, Haben gripped both their dicks. Lou moaned into his mouth, and he swallowed it down. Sparks shot through his own body at the feel of his mate’s smooth, hard erection pressing against his own as he stroked them slowly. He looked down at their dicks, loving the contrast of Lou’s pale stalk and reddish cap pressed against his dark-skinned erection. They were so different, but Haben knew they were made for each other.
It didn’t take either of them long to be panting into each other’s mouths. As he came, shuddering and grunting, Haben felt his mate jerk. Their cum mingled on their chests and stomachs as they climaxed together, clutching each other tightly.
After several minutes of listening to their panting breaths and the soft patter of water pelting them and the walls around them, Lou dropped his head against the tile and sighed. “Fuck, I’m going to miss you when you leave.”
Haben froze. From how quiet the words were whispered, he didn’t think Lou had meant for him to hear them. His mate thought he was going to leave him? Shit—had he not done a good enough job explaining things? Evidently not.
He lifted his head from where it rested on Lou’s shoulder and stared down at him. “I’m not leaving you, Lou. Ever,” he vowed. At Lou’s knitted brow and confused look, Haben went on. “The only way I will ever leave, is if you make me.”
“Bu-But your life?” Lou whispered. “Your friends?”
Haben shook his head. “Come on,” he said softly, urging his mate out of the shower. Drying the man gently, Haben told him, “They’re my friends, but you are my mate.” He smiled down at Lou. “I have been searching for you for over a hundred and fifty years,” he admitted. “I would rearrange my entire life to be with you.”
Lou’s eyes became so large, Haben felt certain they’d pop out of his head. “But-but why? Why would you do that?”
Haben’s gaze dropped to the towel he rubbed across Lou’s smooth flesh, taking a moment to organize his thoughts and formulate an answer. “It’s probably a little hard for you to imagine,” he answered softly. “What we said about shifters living a long time is true. Shifters know they have a soul mate out there somewhere. Some people give up searching, and settle down with someone they can love. Some forever play the field. But I couldn’t, and didn’t want to do either of those things,” he admitted. “I needed to find you.”
Pulling him close, Haben tucked his mate’s head under his chin and nuzzled the top of his head with his cheek, enjoying the feel of Lou’s silky brown hair. “It’s why I joined up with Kontra and traveled the country-side. He and I, we were looking for the same thing,” he explained.
“You were?”
“We were,” Haben confirmed. “We were both looking for our mates.” Gripping the back of Lou’s head, he urged the human to tilt his head back. Haben looked into his mate’s wide-eyed gaze. The blue eyes were filled with wonder. “I found you, my Lou.” He brushed a gentle kiss across Lou’s lips. “And I have no intention of letting you go.”
He watched Lou nibble his bottom lip, and Haben tried to be patient as he knew Lou processed his words. Finally, Lou licked the plump, swollen flesh and Haben could resist no longer. He gently pressed his lips to Lou’s and took his mate’s mouth in a slow, thorough kiss. He slipped his tongue into Lou’s mouth, twining the two appendages, tasting the man’s unique masculine flavor.
When he finally broke the kiss, Haben found the look of wonder and lust on Lou’s face a turn-on like he’d never felt before.
“Are you going to claim me?”
Okay, maybe that was the biggest turn-on. Lou’s whispered question sent Haben’s dick to full attention in a matter of seconds. He fought through a shuddering breath and whispered, “Is that what you want?”
Chapter Six
When Lou swiped his tongue over his lips, he sure liked the way Haben’s lust-glazed focus dropped to his mouth, so he did it again. Haben’s breathing hitched. His lover’s grip on his hip and neck tightened for a couple of seconds before he relaxed it again. A thought occurred to Lou. “Will it hurt?”
Haben lowered his head and rested their foreheads together. “I’ve heard from mated shifters that it’s actually extremely pleasurable,” he whispered. “Be warned,” Haben continued, “if we mate, you have very little chance of getting rid of me.”
Lou liked the sound of that—a lot. He still wasn’t certain he’d be able to get close to Haben when he turned into that huge fucking spider, but he was willing to try. Even though he’d just met Haben, he felt like he’d known the man forever. The shifter was kind, attentive, and thoughtful. Sure, it’d be an adjustment for Damon, but the boy was old enough to handle a change. Although Lou wanted his son to be happy, and wanted to consider the boy’s feelings, he couldn’t let Damon’s possible reticence stop him from grabbing some happiness of his own. He ought to latch onto Haben and hold on with both hands!
“I understand it’s a big decision,” Haben murmured. His grip loosening as Haben put a bit of space between them.
Snapping to attention, Lou focused on Haben and saw the concern in the bigger man’s expression. God, the man was willing to go against his instincts and wait! But Lou didn’t want to wait. “I want you,” he stated. “I want you, and I don’t want you to ever go.”
Haben shook his head. “I’m not going anywhere, Lou. I just want you to realize we don’t have to bond right now, either. I-I can wait.”
For just a few seconds, Lou saw the battle raging in Haben’s eyes. The shifter wanted him with such a primal intensity Lou was surprised he didn’t vibrate with it. Mine! All mine! His shaft tapped against his stomach, reminding him of what their serious conversation had interrupted.
Tilting his head up and rising on his toes, Lou brushed Haben’s lips with his own. “Claim me, Haben,” he ordered softly, breathing into his mate’s mouth.
Haben groaned. His lips p
ressed to Lou’s and his tongue demanded entrance. Lou felt himself being devoured by Haben as he took him with a desperate intensity. Lou wrapped his arms around Haben’s broad shoulders and held on tight, riding the heady waves of pleasure caused by kissing this man. Haben wrapped one arm around his ass, gripping his cheek tightly, and lifted. Haben’s other arm wrapped around his back, supporting him. Instinctively, Lou wrapped his legs around his lover’s strong hips, impressed with Haben’s strength.
Lou knew he was no light-weight. He enjoyed food just a little too much, and didn’t work out enough to get the extra weight off. He’d never had a lover who could lift him in his arms before. It was thrilling, and exciting. The world around him seemed to whirl as Haben began to move, and Lou clutched tighter to his lover. With each step Haben took, Lou’s dick rubbed against the man’s abs. The friction sent sparks of pleasure through his body and Lou mewled excitedly into their kiss.
Lowering him to the bed, Haben somehow managed to keep the kiss going as well as the contact between them. Their leaking cocks made the space between them damp, and Lou rutted against the man, mindlessly enjoying the sensations created.
Finally, Haben broke the kiss, gently sucking on Lou’s bottom lip for a few seconds. The pulls seemed to transfer straight to Lou’s balls, making them tighten. He opened his eyes wide when he realized he was about to come like a horny teenager. He moaned, helpless to stop the cresting wave of ecstasy.
Haben growled, then his weight was gone, only to be replaced by a hot, wet mouth around his dick. Clutching the comforter under him, Lou’s body bowed as he shouted his release to the rafters. Lou’s cock pulsed, spraying streams of seed into Haben’s waiting mouth, and his lover sucked them down. He milked Lou’s dick with his tongue, massaging the heavy vein running along the underside. Lou grunted and his shaft squirted one more shot as he settled back onto the mattress.
The other man gave him only a second’s reprieve, just long enough to lean over and grab the lube from the nightstand. Then Haben’s big hands were on Lou’s hips, flipping him onto his stomach with an ease that caused a shocked squeak to escape him.
“Shhh, my mate,” Haben murmured gruffly. “Gonna make you feel so good,” he promised.
“Already do,” Lou snickered.
Lou could hear the warm tones in his lover’s voice, indicating a smile curved Haben’s lips when he teased, “Oh, yeah?” Haben urged him onto his knees.
“Mm-hmm,” Lou moaned at the feeling of being so exposed, then sighed at the way Haben rubbed his sides, massaging his love handles before spreading kisses all over the extra skin.
“So beautiful. So sexy. Love your body,” Haben crooned.
Lou didn’t know how to respond. He wasn’t cut or ripped or even in shape, especially compared to Haben, but right then, with his mate’s hands on him, he felt beautiful and sexy. All because of Haben and the way he touched him with such wonder and appreciation—with love, maybe? He hoped so, because Lou knew he was well on his way to loving Haben.
Haben gripped Lou’s cheeks and spread them. Lou moaned and spread his legs wider. Burying his face in his arm, he arched his back, presenting himself to Haben’s view as best he could.
“Nice,” Haben growled. “Gods, you’re amazing, Lou.”
“You make me feel amazing,” Lou whispered, surprising himself by revealing that.
“Mmm, good.”
Haben’s broad, wet tongue scraped across the sensitive flesh of his hole and sent heat and sparks through Lou’s system. “Oh!” He gasped and moaned. He rocked back into the amazing ministrations of Haben’s appendage, and goose-bumps broke out over his flesh.
It had been so long since he’d had anyone rim him. It wasn’t something he felt comfortable asking for from a casual hook-up. The last time had been with Jay, but it hadn’t felt like this. Jay had done it to please Lou, but he hadn’t been into it. Haben was into it, sucking the ring, then nibbling it and pressing his tongue into Lou’s chute and swirling it around, soaking the sensitive inner tissues.
A few moments of that had Lou’s dick hard and weeping, swinging between his legs as Lou rocked and shuddered. “Please,” he found himself begging. “Please take me. I need you inside me. I need to feel you.”
The tongue was immediately replaced by two well-lubed fingers. Haben speared him, but Lou’s focus was on the heavy shaft he felt rubbing against the inside of his thigh. He remembered how large Haben was, and craved that big dick filling him, with every fiber of his being.
“Now,” he ordered. “Do it now. I’m ready.”
Haben moaned. “Don’t want to hurt you, sweetheart,” he replied, his voice deep and gruff with passion.
“You won’t,” Lou assured. Nothing, not even a little pain, was more important than getting the cock leaking down his leg inside his ass. “Make me yours.”
Those must have been the magic words, because Haben pulled his fingers from Lou’s ass and replaced them with the head of his erection. Lou groaned as Haben pressed forward, popping his cap past his guardian muscle. He couldn’t stop the moan, loving the feeling of Haben’s dick splitting him open. Haben froze. Beyond words, unable to explain the true nature of his noises, Lou did the only thing he could to get his need across.
Lou pushed out and rammed backward, impaling himself on Haben’s erection.
Haben howled and grabbed Lou’s hips in a bruising grip. “Lou!”
He loved the feel of Haben’s naked cock filling his ass. Humming with pleasure, Lou held still and just let himself feel the dick stretching him. He felt so complete. “Needed you,” he finally whispered. Looking over his shoulder, Lou saw the strained expression on his lover’s face and realized the struggle Haben was having to remain still. Not needing or wanting that, Lou smiled and clenched his ass muscles rhythmically, massaging the dick buried inside him.
Haben’s eyes widened and his gaze snapped to Lou’s. His lips curved up into a feral smile and Haben let out a snarl. “Mine!”
With that, his control broke. Haben jerked his hips back then thrust forward again. The way his stroke nailed Lou’s prostate sent electric shocks throughout his system and Lou screamed his pleasure. The big man behind him wrapped his arms around him and hauled Lou upright, pressing his back against Haben’s chest. Lou lifted his arms over his head and wrapped them around Haben’s neck, opening himself to his lover.
Haben wrapped his hand around Lou’s shaft, giving his throbbing organ delicious friction. Between the thick erection driving into his ass over and over like a piston, and the rough jacking on his dick, Lou’s orgasm approached incredibly quickly. The tingles at the base of his spine felt amazing. His balls ached with the need to once more expel his seed. Lou tried to hold on, but he knew it was a losing battle. Something about Haben just flipped all his switches, and Lou loved every second of it.
“Gonna-ugh!”
Lou couldn’t even finish his sentence before his dick exploded and cum flew in streams across the comforter. Haben’s low growl sounded behind him, vibrating his back. Haben’s lips pressed on his neck, then sharp teeth that felt like fangs sank into the fleshy part of his shoulder. The pain of the bite morphed into the most intense pleasure Lou had ever felt in his life. An orgasm from nowhere tore through him. Lou screamed. White spots danced behind his eyes. His dick sent even more seed sailing through the air.
“Haben, love, oh…” Lou lost the ability to speak as pleasure swamped him, sinking him into a dark abyss of bliss.
* * * *
Haben held his mate tightly. After he carefully extracted his teeth and licked the bite wound closed, he tucked his face against Lou’s neck and just breathed in their combined scents. The feeling of completion, of oneness, knowing he’d never be alone again, was everything Haben thought it would be. Tears threatened, but he forced them back. After nearly two centuries, he’d claimed his mate. He knew that Lou still struggled with the whole shifter thing, but Haben felt certain they could work through anything. Even if the idea of being
a parent to a boy he didn’t know scared the shit out of him.
Smiling, Haben carefully pulled his softening prick from his lover’s ass. Lou muttered in his sleep, making Haben grin. He thought it a pretty good accomplishment to have given his mate so much pleasure he’d passed out. Haben eased Lou onto the bed, careful to avoid the wet spots. It took him a few seconds to find his legs before he made his way to the bathroom.
He sighed, unable to remember ever coming that hard. He couldn’t wait to do it again. But his mate obviously needed rest, and so did he. The scratches on his back were beginning to itch, telling him they were healing. Gods be praised for speedy shifter healing.
After cleaning himself and Lou, Haben crawled into bed and curled himself around the smaller man. He absently massaged the slight paunch at Lou’s stomach, loving that the man wasn’t a stick, or a twink, or even heavily muscled. Lou was perfect just as he was. And he was all Haben’s.
With that thought in his mind, Haben let sleep crash over him.
Chapter Seven
The trill of a phone pulled Haben from sleep earlier than he wanted. He didn’t recognize the ring tone, and when Lou grunted and reached for the cell on the nightstand, Haben realized it was his mate’s phone ringing.
“Yeah,” Lou answered sleepily.
“Oh, Lou! Thank God you answered! We’re so sorry. We didn’t know!”
Haben’s shifter hearing made out the panicked female voice on the other end of the call. Both he and Lou jerked to a sitting position.
Lou rubbed his temple and blinked, obviously trying to get his brain to work. “What? Fiona, please calm down. What’s going on? What’s wrong?”
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