by Walsh Maggie
Milo laughed. “Good, because I don’t have any of those feeling for you either, and I really have no desire to piss off any of our mates.”
“After what happened with Christoph, I went to my father to tell him what I had done. He sat me down and explained to me that I needed to take the fact that I could change another more seriously. Just because I could doesn’t mean that I always should. It wasn’t something that should be done often, and I should always put more thought into doing it, take more responsibility before I even decided to do it. He said that if I ever made the choice to turn someone, I better damn well do it for a good reason and that I should plan to be a part of that person’s life for the rest of mine. I should teach them about our world and about how to be a vampire. I should guide them and watch over them like they were my child. They would now be my child. That’s how serious I took it before I changed you, Milo. I see you now as my son, and I will always be here for you until I take my last breath.”
Milo’s eyes misted over as he listened to what Dante said. “I won’t be a burden to my mates anymore?”
“What?” Maddy and Josh both said in surprise. They moved closer to him and wrapped their arms around him. “You have never been a burden to us, Milo.”
“I heard what you said to Mitchell, that it terrified you that I was a human living in your world and that I didn’t even have a power to hopefully protect myself if needed. I admit that all of this is freaking me out, but it has also given me some peace. Now I don’t have to stress about the both of you being worried about me. I will be able to protect me and you if I need to. The whole blood thing kinda makes me want to hurl a little, but I understand it. The two of you seem to enjoy it when you claim me.”
“You will now be able to claim them, as well, Milo,” Dante interjected.
“I will?”
“Yes, and I must say, the claiming of a mate to a vampire is a very powerful and erotic thing.” Dante smirked.
Milo chuckled as both Maddy and Josh raised an interested brow.
“So what do I do now? Where do I go from here?”
“First you need to feed. I’m surprised you haven’t been clawing at us trying to bite.”
“I am starving.”
“We can feed you if you need, mate,” Josh offered.
“I’m sorry, Josh, but as I explained before, that may not be a good idea. We don’t know how Milo will react yet, and I don’t want to risk him taking too much from you. There’s also the fact that when a vampire feeds from their mate, things can get very…hot, and I’m not sure you all want to get into that with me sitting here.”
“So how am I supposed to feed?” Milo asked.
Dante stood and walked over to a cooler that had been placed by the door. He opened it and took out a few red bags. He came back to sit in the chair by the bed. “These are cold. It will do in a pinch, but blood is always better when it’s warm. You can try one now while I heat up the others.”
Milo took the bag from Dante’s hand. He pulled it back to his face and stared at it. “So how do I drink it?”
Dante smiled and brought one of the bags to his mouth. His fangs dropped from his gums, and he looked to Milo. “I will teach you everything you need to know.”
* * * *
“So how are you settling in, Dad?” Micah asked as he sat in one of the chairs in the kitchen at Evan’s house.
“Good, Micah. The boys have been wonderful, very accepting of both Ash and me, as well as mine and Evan’s relationship.” He sipped his coffee.
“I’m really happy for you. Evan is a good man and the perfect mate for you, and I’m happy that Ash came with you. Not that we didn’t love to have him at the house, and he is more than welcome to stay there. I just think he’s more comfortable here with you and Maddy.”
“I believe so, too, son.”
The sound of a stampede of feet came from above them, and both men looked up. Micah smiled and shook his head as Raphael laughed.
“Gods, I missed that sound―the excitement of youth running around, the fights, the laughter―and these boys give me my fill,” Raphael said and then laughed again.
“You sure you all want to stay here? There’s a house on the other side of town that’s bigger and the noise doesn’t travel so well,” Micah asked and then joined in Raphael’s laughter.
“No. This is the place. This is our home. Once the construction is done, I’m sure it won’t be so bad. Speaking of the construction, thank you for letting us change the plans with the construction crew. Ash will now get the room that was intended for Evan, and he and I will get a nice suite to suit us.”
“Of course, Dad. I want you all to be comfortable and happy here. I offered to make it bigger for Evan before, but he wouldn’t accept anything bigger than what they needed.”
“Of course not. My mate is a very proud man. I explained to him that if he wanted the boys to stay even after they met their mates, like Maddy and Josh have, then everyone needed a bigger space to allow for our family to grow, like what you did at the pack house.”
“Speaking of Evan’s boys finding their mates, has anyone heard from Mitchell? Is he in the Underworld?” Raphael asked.
“No, I wanted him moved to the pack house so that he could be close to Demetrius, but also to keep him protected,” Micah explained.
“Evan’s worried about Mitchell being the mate of the ruler of Hell, but there’s nothing he can do about it. It’s Mitchell’s mate, and they can’t live here. Lucifer needs to be there.”
“If it helps any, he’s a good man. I know he’s the Lord of Hell, but he’s a good man. I trust him, and I respect him.”
“I agree. Just from the small amount of time I spent with him, I got the feeling he was an honorable man. So what’s your next plan? Now that you have Lillian safely tucked away at the pack house and guarded from Minos?”
“She’s a little freaked out finding out about all of us, but she’s taking it in stride. She’s a tough old bird, I’ll give her that, but now she’s even more worried about Anthony than before.”
“Have you told Raith or Maddy yet?”
“Raith, yes. Maddy, no. We didn’t want to disturb him and his mates. They need to get used to Milo’s new life now.”
“Speaking of which,” Evan said as he walked into the kitchen with Jesse, “thank, you for having that contractor put in the special windows in their suite and adding the filtered glass to the rest of the house in case Milo forgets and tries to walk around in the daytime.”
“No thanks are necessary. I need to make sure my nephew-in-law is safe.”
“Micah is also having them change all the windows at the garage and the tattoo shop. Milo will now be open at night and Josh wants to keep the same hours at the tattoo shop. With this being a paranormal town, it’s not a suspicious thing. No one will care and Maddy will be doing a lot of training at night. He will still have to be there for certain days during the daylight hours, but Micah and the council are changing things to fit every type of schedule,” Jesse explained.
“I can’t believe Milo is a vampire now, and Dante taking him under his wing and calling him son,” Evan said.
“I wouldn’t expect anything less from Dante. He takes changing Milo very seriously.”
“Well, you’re all wonderful men, from where I’m standing. I couldn’t be happier that we found Sanctuary.”
“This is your home, Evan. I believe that you and the boys were always meant to be here. It just took you some time to get here.”
“Speaking of home,” Micah said, looking to Jesse. “Do you want to, or should I?”
Jesse smiled bright. “You do it. It was your idea.”
“But it’s a gift from both of us.”
“I still think you should do it.”
“Do what?” Raphael asked. “What are you to going on about?”
Micah pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and slid it across the table to Evan. “This is a mating present from Jesse and me.”
Evan lowered his hand and stared at Micah and Jesse speechless. Raphael took the page from Evan’s hand and read it. A big smile spread across his face, and he hugged Evan. Releasing Evan, Raphael looked at his sons.
“Thank you. This means more to us than you will ever know.”
“We hope you are very happy in your new home. Once this extensive rebuild is over, it’s all yours,” Micah announced happily.
“No, son. I’ll cover the costs. You just gave us this house. It’s the least I could do.”
“No. I started all of this before you even mated so I will finish it. After that, you can do whatever the hell you want with it, except sell it to anyone but me, should you decide to sell it.”
“Of course. Now, I think this calls for a celebration. I brought a bottle of champagne with me and it’s chilling in the fridge. I say we have a toast to our new home,” Raphael announced as he stood and made his way to the refrigerator.
* * * *
“I can’t believe Micah and Jesse gave us this house. I can’t believe I own a house,” Evan said, then took a sip from his wine glass.
“My son is a very good and generous man. He makes me very proud,” Raphael added.
“Should we tell the boys in the morning or wait until the construction is finished and it’s truly all ours?”
“It already is all ours. I say we tell the boys at breakfast tomorrow. I think it would thrill them to know that their home is truly theirs, that it can’t be taken away from them. I think it will give them all a new sense of peace.”
“I agree. I think knowing that the house is ours will help them. Make them feel more secure,” Evan agreed.
Raphael wrapped his arm around Evan’s waist, flattening his palm against Evan’s bare stomach and caressing him. Evan dropped his head back to rest on Raphael’s shoulder and sighed. He felt so good, so content lying here in his mate’s arms. The water in the tub was beginning to cool off, so Evan stretched out his foot and used his toes to unplug the drain. Raphael chuckled behind him. “What? I don’t want to get out. I am so comfortable here that I just want to stay here for a little longer.”
“Anything you wish, my mate,” Raphael said and placed a kiss on Evan’s head. “I’m not complaining. I really enjoy taking baths with you. I can’t wait until our suite is done, and we can relax in that big whirlpool tub we’re having installed.”
“Umm, me, too. We’ll have a little more room.”
“More room for what, mate?” Raphael’s voice was full of lust. He leaned down slightly and nipped the tip of Evan’s ear as he lowered his hand, wrapping his fingers around Evan’s growing cock. Evan moaned and closed his eyes. Raphael gave Evan a few strokes and his shaft came to life. Raphael’s own cock got excited and sprang to full attention between them.
“Somebody’s hiding a hard pole in the bath,” Evan said happily and giggled.
“Now that was a wonderful sound, and I’m not hiding the pole yet, but if you want, we can take care of that right now,” Raphael answered seductively.
Evan sat up and placed his wine glass on the floor. The water was almost fully gone from the tub, so Evan re-plugged the drain and started to add more warm water. He stood and turned toward Raphael, his hard cock standing against his abdomen. Evan licked his lips at the sight of Raphael’s long, thick cock lying against his stomach and he wanted a taste.
Evan knelt between Raphael’s spread legs and leaned forward. He grabbed the tube of lube they’d brought in with them, poured some on his fingers, and then placed the tube on the floor. He looked up, met Raphael’s heated gaze, and gave him a smirk.
“What do you have planned, mate?”
“You’ll just have to watch and see.”
“Don’t you mean wait and see?”
“No.” Evan wrapped the fingers of his clear hand around the base of his mate’s cock and leaned forward. He ran the tip of his tongue over the thick head, swiping the bead of pre-cum off. Evan hummed from the taste and opened his mouth. Taking the tip in, he began to lick and suck his mate. As Evan slid his mouth farther down Raphael’s shaft, he reached back with his slicked hand and started to wet his hole.
“Oh fuck, mate. That is so sexy―my cock stretching your pretty lips as you fuck your hole with your fingers. I want this vision ingrained in my mind forever.”
Evan took Raphael all the way down his throat and hollowed his cheeks, sucking Raphael hard. Raphael’s hips came up slightly as he groaned and Evan looked up at his mate’s face. Raphael’s eyes shifted between what Evan was doing to his cock, and Evan’s fingers plunging into his own ass.
The water was rising and Evan knew he didn’t have much more time to play with his mate’s cock before the water engulfed it. He added a fourth finger to his ass and pumped his fingers harder, stretching his hole. Finally he felt like he was ready, and the water began to touch his nose on the downstroke of his lips on Raphael’s cock.
Evan slowly pulled his mouth off Raphael’s shaft and sat up. He smiled when he saw that his mate had his eyes closed and his head was leaning back against the porcelain rim. Evan stood and moved his feet to the outside of Raphael’s thighs. Raphael’s head came up and met his gaze. Raphael closed his legs, allowing Evan more room. He placed his hands on Raphael’s shoulders and bent his knees, lowering himself.
Raphael grabbed his cock and held it still, pointing up toward his mate’s ass. Evan’s slick, puckered hole kissed the tip of Raphael’s cock and he lowered himself more. The head popped through the first ring of muscles, but Evan didn’t stop until his ass was sitting against Raphael’s thighs and he had fully impaled himself. Evan moaned loudly and closed his eyes. “So good. You feel so good inside me, so perfect.”
Raphael grabbed Evan’s hips and began to grind against Evan’s ass. Evan opened his eyes and met his mate’s gaze. Raphael’s wolf could be seen in the heat in Raphael’s eyes, and it turned Evan on even more. He leaned forward enough to press his cock against Raphael’s ridged abs and then started to ride his mate. He slid up the long, thick cock in his ass, and he could feel every vein as they throbbed against his walls. Evan dropped back down quickly and rose again. The water started to splash around them, but Evan didn’t care, he was experiencing too much pleasure to think about the water.
Evan rode Raphael hard, tightening his hold on Raphael’s shoulders and digging his nails into Raphael’s flesh. Raphael grabbed his hips tighter and pulled Evan down hard against him. Evan threw his head back and screamed as his orgasm slammed into him, shooting out into the water and across Raphael’s chest. He felt like Jell-O and he fell forward, leaning against Raphael’s chest.
Raphael started to thrust his hips upward as he pulled Evan down to meet him. The water sloshed over the rim of the tub and splashed onto the floor. Raphael drove into him harder, and Evan could feel his cock thickening again. He couldn’t believe he was about to come again, but his mate was an incredible lover. Raphael’s cock pulsed and thickened inside him and Evan knew he was close. He held on tight as Raphael increased his thrusts, driving Evan over the edge again.
Evan bit his teeth into Raphael’s shoulder, trying to muffle the scream he knew he was about to release. Then Evan’s wolf growled inside him, demanding he claim their mate again. Evan struck quickly and sunk his canines into Raphael’s flesh and they both came together. Raphael called out his name in a growl and it sent a shiver racing down his side. Evan felt the warm gush of Raphael’s release as it bathed his inner channel.
They both relaxed and Raphael wrapped his arms around Evan, caressing his back tenderly with one hand. Evan released his mate’s neck and licked the bite closed. Turning his head, he laid it on Raphael’s shoulder as he cuddled against his chest. He had never felt so safe in his life than he did when h
e was with Raphael. His heart and mind were in agreement for the first time in a long time, and they were both content.
“I think I need to turn the water off before we flood the kitchen,” Raphael said with a laugh.
Evan was too far gone in his ecstasy to give a damn about anything but lying here in Raphael’s arms. He felt Raphael shift below him as his man reached out with his foot and turned off the water.
“Should we get out now and start cleaning up our mess? Then maybe take a quick shower, and then I can take you to bed and make love to you all night.”
Evan moaned his agreement. “I would love that, but can we stay just like this for a few more minutes?”
“Of course, my love,” Raphael said and kissed the back of his head as he tightened his hold on Evan.
Evan was in heaven. He finally had the peace that he dreamed of for so long. He now had a stable home, and his boys were growing and thriving. They were becoming wonderful, honorable men, and Evan couldn’t be prouder of all of them, and he now had his mate by his side to help him with all the struggles that life threw at them. Together they would heal. They would help these boys continue on their journey, and take in any others that needed them.
His wonderful mate was a great, honorable man that showered Evan with love and affection, and Evan couldn’t help but to drink it all up. It had been so long since someone had taken care of him and his needs, and it felt magnificent. He loved Raphael with all his heart and never wanted to spend another day without Raphael by his side. He wanted to show the man how much he loved him and make Raphael happy every day.
Evan felt his eyes getting heavier and knew he was close to falling asleep. Two orgasms in ten minutes would do that to you. A soft smile came to his lips from the thought, and Raphael must have felt it against his skin.
“What thoughts are going through your head, mate, to cause such a smile?”
“For the first time in my life I feel truly safe and wanted. I feel at peace and content, and I never want to lose this feeling. I love you more than anything, and I feel your love coming back to me. For the first time in over two hundred and thirty years, I feel like I’m home.”
