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“Are you okay with it, or do you want the same?Because I won’t force you into something you’re not ready for.”

Hansen smiled.He didn’t believe that Evan would force him into anything, even though it had sounded like he might earlier.Evan knew what he wanted, and what he wanted was to bond with Hansen.

“I’m sure, although I probably should shower first.”

Evan smiled slowly.“Or we could shower together, you know, to avoid wasting water.”

Hansen laughed and pulled Evan into his arms.“Wasting water?”

“I’m thinking of the environment.”

Hansen doubted that Evan was actually thinking of the environment with this suggestion, but it didn’t matter.He was fine showering with his mate.In fact, he’d be more than happy to do so.“Let’s go shower.”

He didn’t have to say it twice.Evan stepped away from him and grabbed his hand, then dragged him toward the stairs.Hansen laughed again.He was happy, so much so that sometimes, it was hard to believe.This was what he’d wanted when he’d been desperate to meet his mate.He hadn’t known it would be Evan, but he’d known they would make each other happy, and he hoped that he and Evan would have the opportunity to do so for years to come.

Evan almost fell on his face as he rushed up the stairs.He was excited, and Hansen was happy to see it.They weren’t only bonding because Evan needed reassurance when Hansen was working.They were doing it because Evan wanted it.They both did.

“Why a lab coat?”Evan asked as they walked into the bathroom off the bedroom they shared.

“It was the easiest thing to take off one of the docs and put on.I wouldn’t have been comfortable leaving someone naked because I needed pants.”Hansen stuck a leg forward.“Why?You don’t like it?”

“I love it, although I wish people would stop staring at your legs.Rikar wasn’t lying when he said they were nice.”

“And they’re all yours.”

Evan raised his chin.“Damn right, they are.”He reached for the lab coat and started unbuttoning it.Hansen batted his hands away and took over since that was all he was wearing, while Evan still had to get rid of the rest of his clothes.

As soon as Hansen was naked, he turned on the water.He dragged Evan into the shower, but when Evan pressed against him, he pushed him away.“Let me clean up.I don’t want to bond with you while stinking of sweat.”

Evan groaned.“I don’t care what you smell like.I just want your fangs in my neck.”

A shiver ran up Hansen’s back.“I wish we had more time.”

“Do you think Moore’s going to look for you if you’re not there when he arrives?”

“Probably.With the number of hunters present at the lab, Moore’s going to need all-hands-on-deck.”

Evan reached for the soap.“Fine.Let’s get this party on the road.”

Maybe Hansen should care that this wasn’t a romantic moment filled with candles and roses.He didn’t.At the end of the day, the result would be the same—he and Evan would be bonded.

That was why he didn’t hesitate when Evan tilted his head sideways after washing him up as quickly as he could.He buried his face against Evan’s neck and inhaled his mate’s scent.

He’d always thought it was cliché, but it really felt like coming home.Something in him settled, and he knew that no matter what happened in the future, he would always have this.Evan would always be by his side, to support him and comfort him, to help him whenever he needed help, to hold him when he was sad, and he would do the same for Evan.

A jolt of pain pulled him out of his thoughts.Clearly, Evan was losing his patience because he’d just bitten Hansen.He wasn’t wrong.They didn’t have much time, which meant that Hansen needed to get to work, too.

He sank his fangs into Evan’s neck.Evan whimpered and pressed close, and Hansen wasn’t surprised to feel that he was hard.He cupped his hands around Evan’s ass and hauled him up.Evan never leaned back from Hansen’s neck.He continued sucking at the wound he’d created even as Hansen pressed him against the shower wall.

Evan’s blood slid smoothly down Hansen’s throat as they rutted against each other.Evan clung to Hansen as if he never wanted to let him go, and Hansen hoped he wouldn’t.He needed his mate to never let go.

Hansen heard a phone ringing in the distance, but he didn’t pay it much attention.He could feel the bond between him and Evan linking them fully together.He could feel Evan’s pleasure and the love he felt for Hansen.

They came at the same time when their bond snapped into place.The sensations were too much, and Hansen pressed Evan harder against the wall, shuddering against him as the warm water hit his shoulders.They were both panting, but Hansen was in heaven.The bond was there, telling him that Evan was tired but happy.

The phone started ringing again.Evan groaned and slumped against Hansen.“I think that means that Moore’s looking for you.”

“Unfortunately, I think you’re right.”Hansen carefully let Evan back to his feet.“But it won’t be forever.We’ll be done in a few hours.”

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