Page 43 of The Night Wolf
“I love you.”
The words shouldn’t be said. It was too soon. It was…. What Lyram said came back to Gareth.Sometimes our animals are smarter than us. They don’t get bogged down in bullshit, instead going straight to the heart of the matter.Maybe Gareth needed to listen to his wolf for a change.
“I love you too.”
He leaned in and pressed their lips together. This kiss was more than the first one had been. It was deeper, sweeter, and more demanding. Sean clawed at Gareth’s back as he mewled into the kiss. When Gareth sat up, Sean squinted.
“What’s wrong?”
“You’re a virgin.”
Sean’s cheeks flushed. “Yes. Ryker told me that sex with him would establish a permanent bond to him.” His expression fell. “Is that a problem? I mean, I can understand if you don’t want us to bond.”
He turned away, but Gareth put a hand on his shoulder, drawing Sean’s attention back to him. It wasn’t a problem at all, but it did require Gareth to be mindful of Sean’s needs. “No, it isn’t a problem. I told you, I don’t want anyone other than you in my life. What it means is, I’m going to move slowly. I want you to know what I’m doing. You’ve been afraid your whole life, and I want to take that from you.”
Gareth stood and unbuttoned his shirt, then slid it off his shoulders, allowing it to fall to the floor. Sean sucked in a breath.
“Do you like what you see?”
“Yes. Can I… can I touch you?”
“Anywhere and everywhere you want, but I think we need to get you out of those clothes before anything else, because I want to get my hands on you.”
Sean started to sit up, but Gareth put a hand over his chest.
“Let me.”
He couldn’t believe how badly his hands trembled when he reached out and tugged at Sean’s shirt, lifting it until the pale skin showed. Gareth hadn’t been this nervous the first time he’d had sex. He had to make it good for Sean.
“I won’t break, Gareth.”
He loved how his name sounded on Sean’s lips. He kissed him again. “You don’t call me Alpha anymore. I like how you say my name.”
It took a few more moments to get Sean out of his clothes. When he lay naked on the bed, Gareth got to see him in all his glory. Yes, he’d seen Sean naked before, but he looked at him then as pack, not a lover. Now? His wolf was letting Gareth know that Sean would be protected, loved, and kept safe. Gareth agreed.
He moved closer and licked a nipple, then grinned when Sean sucked in a breath and blew it out on a hiss. “Does that feel good?”
Sean bit his lip and nodded. “Yes. So damn good.”
Gareth smiled. “Then I think you’re really going to enjoy this.”
He moved down a bit and engulfed Sean’s rigid cock in his mouth. Sean keened and arched his back, driving his shaft deeper into Gareth’s throat. The taste was beyond anything Gareth had ever thought possible. It was sweet and spicy, like chocolate with cayenne pepper in it. He had to have more. He’d never had much of an opportunity for blowing a sex partner. As an Alpha, it was some unspoken rule that they were there to satisfy his needs, and not the other way around. He hated that, and he found himself ecstatic that Sean wasn’t one for strange societal norms, because he fully intended on indulging himself.
He slid up, swirling his tongue over the head of Sean’s cock, delighting in the whimpers it drew from him. When Sean’s breath came in ragged gasps, Gareth knew he was close to losing it. He went down, opening his throat as best he could, and swallowed Sean to the root as he fondled his balls.
“Gareth!”
Sean drove his dick deeper, choking Gareth, who still held on. When Sean came, it assaulted Gareth’s senses with the taste, the texture, the scent. Something deep inside Gareth stirred, and he found himself facing his wolf, who nudged heads with him. For the first time in his life, both halves were in total alignment.
“Alpha?”
Gareth opened his eyes to find Sean peering at him intently.
“Are you okay?”
“Better than I thought I could ever be.” He sat up and pulled Sean into his arms to kiss him deeply. Sean sighed and melted into Gareth’s touch. “I love you, Sean.”
And this time there was no hesitancy. Wolf and man were in agreement about Sean, his place in their lives, and their desire to keep him safe.
