She spoke reassuring words to him, “Alpha Mate, our Alpha thought he would never find you. He is very protective, especially since you haven’t mated yet. It is hard for him to wait. You are not the only one affected by pheromones.”
“I’m sorry, Julien, I guess I’m on edge too. I didn’t mean to bring you my troubles.” Richard walked over to Julien, knelt down, and embraced his Mate then rested his head on Julien’s lap.
“You’re my Mate. Your troubles are my troubles, just as mine are yours.” Julien kissed and stroked Richard’s hair.
Richard lifted his gaze to Julien. “I love you. I’ll do what you and Armand want me to do. I don’t want to lose you. I just don’t want anyone hurt because of me.”
Denis spoke, “The only time he’ll have to leave the house is to go to the Mate’s lunch on Wednesday.”
“I’d have it here if wasn’t a matter of precedence. We’ll leave on Thursday for Redmond. I’ve taken care of Blanc. He’s coming here.” Julien continued to pet Richard, finally placated, he let Richard return to his seat.
“We’ll have to go out in force then for lunch on Wednesday.” Gilbert declared.
Denis leaned forward on the couch. “Yes, if they know anything about the Garou Board, and I would find out as much as I could, they would know that their husbands meet on Wednesday or Friday. It would only take one careless word to put them on the trail.”
“If he has surveillance on the house, he’s going to be able to follow us to The Alpha’s house.” Charles frowned, worry lines creasing his brow.
“He’s only one person. He can’t be outside all of the time, and this is a residential street. Wouldn’t he stick out?” Richard pointed out.
“He may have help. The Italian Don that Armand asked for information thinks that Stawski is working for the Serbian mob. They wanted to get rid of Kasun and were searching for someone to pin it on. He picked you, which was a bad decision because of your association with Garou. It was different when you had no one, then he might have been able to railroad you. But with Garou behind you, Edward Kellerman frustrated his play.”
“If it weren’t for Edward, I would have gone with Stawski because he had a subpoena. I wouldn’t have known he had no jurisdiction in New York.” Richard leaned back into the cushions.
“He was counting on that. That’s why he ambushed you here. He didn’t think The Alpha would be aware of your rights. But once The Alpha asked him to wait for your lawyer, he couldn’t refuse because Murphy, another cop, was there as a witness and knew the score,” Denis said with a satisfied smile.
“This subject is getting tiresome. Mon ange, come upstairs with me. We can watch television in our sitting room.” Julien stood and walked over to Richard, grabbing his hand and pulling him up from the chair.
Richard’s eyes gleamed. “Television?”
Holding his Mate in his arms, Julien nodded and winked. “Television, eventually.”
§ § §
The Master Bedroom
Saturday Evening
Richard slowly undressed for Julien. He gave his own version of a striptease.
By the time he was down to his boxers, Julien was growling. “You have to give me some time to calm down. If you come over to this bed now, I’m going to bite you.”
Richard remained at the bottom of the bed for a few moments to give Julien time to calm down. As soon as his wolf relaxed his heavy breathing, Richard scooted next to him. Julien grabbed his face for an aggressive kiss. Richard held the back of Julien’s head and bit at his lips, swirling his tongue over the seam. When Julien opened, Richard tasted his mouth. A low growl sounded deep in Julien’s throat.
Richard quickly moved down Julien’s body to his erection. “I can do this and make you come. I asked Julio.”
“And I asked Armand. Great minds think alike.” Julien laughed.
Richard sucked Julien’s cock, wrapping his tongue around the velvety shaft. He delicately pulled back the foreskin and lapped around the sensitive head. Julien clenched Richard’s shoulders, Julien’s legs were shaking.
Richard lifted his head. “Come, my loup garou. Come for your Mate,” he coaxed.
No sooner than Richard spoke the words, Julien spurted in his mouth. Richard detected a strong smell of peaches in the air. Julien’s spunk tasted and smelled like his favorite fruit. Richard gaped at his wolf.
“Peaches,” Richard murmured after licking Julien clean. “I love peaches.”
“And I love you.” Julien pulled him up to the head of the bed. “I want to taste you too.”
“Too bad.” Richard chuckled. “Check the wet spot near your leg at the end of the bed. I lost control like a teenager.”