Page 35 of Burned By Love

West’s voice was ragged as he replied, “Just like that, Jon.Keep moving.”

Their breathing grew labored, the room filling with the sounds of their passion.Jonathan’s head fell back, and his eyes squeezed shut as his pleasure peaked.He could feel his orgasm approaching, the tension coiling inside him tighter and tighter, needing to be released.

“West, I’m gonna—” Jonathan’s words were cut off by a strangled moan as he came, his release coating both their stomachs.

West followed moments later, his own release adding to the mess, his grip tightening around their cocks almost to the point of pain.

They remained locked together, chests heaving, as the aftershocks of their orgasms slowly subsided and West let go.He kissed Jonathan’s cheek, then his jaw, whispering words of affection.

“Better?”West asked, his tone gentle.

Jonathan nodded, still catching his breath.“Yeah,” he managed to say.“Thank you.”

West smiled, brushing a strand of hair from Jonathan’s face.“Always,” he replied.

Chapter Eleven

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“YOU’VE BEEN A BIT JUMPYlately,” Lisa said when she and Jeremy cornered West in the locker room.

West gave her an unimpressed glare.“This is the man’s locker room.”

She didn’t seem to care because she didn’t react.She just stared at West until he sighed and flopped down onto the closest bench.“It’s complicated,” he said.

Jeremy’s eyes widened.“Is it because of yourscalyproblem?”

Austin and West had decided to tell Jeremy, Lisa, and Taylor that they were dragon shifters about a year after West had started working at the station.It had been a risk, but the three of them felt like family to West and Austin.

West was glad they’d done it and that it had gone well.Jeremy had been excited at the thought that shifters existed, Lisa had had more questions than West had thought anyone could have, and Taylor had reassured West and Austin that no matter what they were, they were still part of their family.These people knew West’s biggest secret, and they were still here.They still loved him like they had the day before they found out.

Usually, they didn’t talk about it.West and Austin tried not to shift when they were working, but having the people they worked with know that they could withstand fire and smoke inhalation was good.It meant that Taylor could send them into the most dangerous parts of fires, which was what Austin and West wanted.It was why they’d become firefighters.

He looked around, but the locker room was empty except for them.He and Austin were always careful around the station because of how many people worked there, but as long as he was alone with Lisa and Jeremy, he could be honest.

“It’s about Jonathan’s ex-boyfriend,” he said as he leaned forward and put his elbows on his knees.“He’s an abusive piece of shit, and he’s a dragon shifter.”

Jeremy whistled.“That doesn’t sound like a great mix.”

“It’s not.I’ve talked to him once, and I wanted to kick his ass as soon as he opened his mouth.Jonathan’s terrified of him.”

“I don’t blame him,” Lisa said.“Having an abusive ex is bad enough, but one who can turn into a massive dragon?It’s a miracle that Jonathan made it out of that relationship.”

West agreed.A lot of it was Jonathan’s strength, but it had also been luck.It would’ve been easy for Sal to find a way to keep Jonathan with him.He wasn’t the kind of guy who would stop because he had to use force or threats.

“The guy found out that Jonathan was dating again and that I’m a dragon shifter, and he didn’t take it well.He found us on one of our dates, and he’s been popping up at Jonathan’s work.”

“Jonathan should call the cops,” Jeremy offered.

“They wouldn’t do anything about it.You know how they deal with stalking cases.”West and the other firefighters worked closely with the police, and while there were some good people on the force, it wasn’t all of them.Besides, even when they did want to do something about stalking cases, they couldn’t always because of the way the laws were written.Add to that the fact that Sal’s father was rich and influential, and the cops wouldn’t even look his way, let alone talk to him or try to stop him.

“We can’t wait for Jonathan to get hurt.”

“We all agree on that, but I’m not sure what to do.Sal’s a member of the local dragon clan, and the leader is his father.”

Lisa squeezed West’s shoulder.“If there’s one person who can come up with a plan, it’s you.You’ll do everything in your power to protect Jonathan.”

“Of course I will.”West just didn’t know what that would entail.He was ready for a lot, and he didn’t think Sal would do something stupid enough that would put him in danger, but there was no way to know what would happen.West had seen how quickly a situation could become a disaster on the job, but that applied to his personal life, too.

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