Page 25 of Labor of Love

“Don’t be silly. It makes you sound like a baby reptile.” Ace guffawed, then grew serious. “What’s up? You don’t call unless it’s important.”

“I... I might’ve found someone,” Zenith said. “But I don’t feel prepared. My hoard’s not big enough.”

Ace sighed. “Sunshine. Hoards willneverfeel like they’re enough. There are always more treasures waiting to be collected.”

“But mine’s nowhere near as big as yours?—”

Ace coughed.

“—when you met your mate.”

“First off, yours is definitely big enough.” Ace snickered. “Second, does your mate need you now, instead of in fifty years?”

Zenith blinked. “He isn’t my mate! But... yeah. Yeah, he needs help now.”

He couldn’t imagine not helping Emre for even two days. Emre had a pup who needed to be fed and cared for, and in a few short months, he’d havetwopups. There was no way the man could find a jobandcare for his pups at the same time, without a support network.

“Then you have your answer.” Ace paused. “What species is he?”

“Wolf.”

“Ahhh.” Ace sounded like he was grinning. “Make sure to really get your cum all over his skin. Rub it in. They like smelling as though they’ve been claimed. Necks are one of their most vulnerable places, too. You can do a lot with that.”

Zenith was rock-hard even before Ace ended the call. His hands were shaking when he typed a message to his butler.

Hey, could you make a copy of the apartment key?

Huxton

Aye aye, captain!

Maybe the mansion keys, too.

Huxton

Ohh???

Put them on a full moon key ring.

Huxton

O M G did you acquire a mate since the last time we spoke!?

Not yet, but I’m going to court him

Huxton

Omg!!! You should read the book of pickup lines I gave you

699 Pickup Lines For Your Wriggly Heart Muffin

by Dicky Mems

Isn’t that the book with the terrible pickup lines?

Huxton

You will thank me

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