Enticing Elliott

Chapter One

Elliott looked at the big metal door with the wolf head knocker and almost
balked. There was no sign on the outside or even in the darkened windows
that this was a nightclub, just a big metal door. The entire lack of a line
outside made him extremely nervous. He almost ran.

Almost.
But Anthony had asked him to come, ordered him really. He couldn’t

say no to Anthony. He didn’t know anyone who could. There was
something about the man that made you want to make him happy, want to
do what he asked.

No matter how ridiculous.
Like wearing leather pants and a copper-colored mesh shirt. Hell even

the boots were an Anthony requirement. There was nothing so
embarrassing as having your new boss take you shopping and then
demand your attendance at a bar...club…whatever.

He wasn’t even sure it was legal for Anthony to do this. Of course he

wouldn’t be the one bringing that up.

He’d met the man’s mate.
Tentatively he took the wolf knocker and banged it a few times.
Immediately, the door opened to a tall lean man with short black hair

and massive shoulders. Cool grass-green eyes looked him up and down.
“Yes?”

Nerves had Elliott shaking his head back and forth more of a spasm

than a voluntary movement. “A-Anthony invited me.”

“Name?”
“Elliott Samuels.”
Those green eyes examined him intently. “Samuels?” He knew what

the guy was implying, but he didn’t have a pack. He’d never had a pack.

“I’m half-wolf. No pack.” He wasn’t ashamed, no matter how piercing

that gaze was.

“Can you change?”
Elliott didn’t know why it mattered but he nodded. “Full independent

change.”

Some half-wolves couldn’t. Couldn’t change or involuntarily changed

under a full moon.

“Excellent.” The man gave him a smile that could only be

called…wolfish.

Elliott had the dizzying sensation that he was the prey.

The man pulled a walkie-talkie phone from a clip on his low riding

black jeans. Elliott blinked at how low those jeans really rode. He could
swear he could almost see the man’s pubic hair.

“I need a replacement.” The bouncer’s voice was low and pleasant

sliding through Elliott’s body like an aural aphrodisiac.

Damn he was fine. Elliott willed his body not to harden. His leather

pants left nothing to the imagination. They might not ride as low as the hot
bouncer’s jeans, but they had a snugger fit that would let everyone know
he wasn’t wearing underwear. Anthony said it would give him unattractive
lines.

He was reconsidering his current employment.
“Coming.” A scratchy female voice said over the speakerphone pulling

Elliott’s attention back to the bouncer.

The gorgeous wolf hung up and pinned Elliott with those stunning

green eyes.

“It will be just a moment.” He flashed a wicked smile. “Like what you

see?”

Elliott swallowed. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to stare.” He could feel his

cheeks burning with embarrassment, one of the problems with having pale
skin. His mother always said it was his great-grandmother’s Irish
complexion, but since the woman died before he was born he only had her
memory and a few grainy photographs to support that theory.

The bouncer chuckled. “If I didn’t want people looking I wouldn’t

wear them so low.”

“I’m Parker.” He held out one massive paw to Elliott who cautiously

took the other man’s hand. He was surprised at how gentle the handshake
was. The large man was obviously careful of his massive strength.

“I’m here.” A pretty woman who was even shorter than Elliott’s five-

nine walked up the stairs. She took one look at Elliott and gave a wide
smile. “I’m Shara, who are you?”

“This is Elliott.” Parker said blocking Elliott with his larger frame

before she could offer her hand. “Anthony invited him.”

“Hmm. And it takes a personal escort to take him to Anthony?” Her

eyes were brilliant blue and sparkled with mischief.

“Just give me fifteen minutes.” He growled. Turning back to Elliott he

said, “come with me.”

Elliott resisted any possible smart ass response that involved coming

and the hot black-haired man leading the way with his tight, round ass.
That didn’t stop him from looking though.

Parker glanced back at the pretty brown-haired wolf and bit back a

growl. He searched his mind for some fabulous present for the alpha mate.
The man was going to get a big reward for bringing Parker his mate.
Unless he intended Elliott for someone else then they were going to have
words.

Unpleasant ones.
Unfortunately, even if he could get himself to attack Anthony, the man

would fry his ass before he took the first lunge. Sometimes it was a
disadvantage to have a non-wolf alpha mate.

Glancing back at the pretty, pretty man, he decided sometimes there

were even bigger advantages. Elliott was small by wolf standards probably
due to the half-wolf blood. But the man had beautiful reddish-brown hair,
cut in finger tantalizing layers and clear blue eyes like the sky on a perfect
summer day. The man’s body was sleek and compact with a hint of a six
pack beneath his extremely sexy fitted shirt.

Parker concentrated on going down the remaining stairs without

falling on his ass. He wouldn’t make a very good impression if he
stumbled down the stairs while trying to impress his mate with his
gracefulness.

He swiped his card at the bottom of the stairs and opened the door.
“There’s a lot of security here.” Elliott said.
Parker shrugged. “It’s not only a club it’s also our home. Well, for a

lot of the pack. I have a house I inherited from my mother.”

“What about your father?”
“He died when I was young, my parents weren’t mates.” The rest of

his family weren’t worth his time.

The pulse of the music hit them as they walked through the door.

Parker scanned the room looking for the largest concentration of people.
That was where he knew they’d find Anthony. Up on the second level
there was a massive crowd and he saw the dark head of their alpha above
the group.

“Come on.” Parker wrapped an arm around the smaller man to protect

him from the jostling crowd.

“Parker, what have you got there?” Mikel, one of the local vampires

sauntered over with a gleam in his eyes as he took in Elliott’s outfit.

Parker pulled the smaller wolf closer and bared his teeth. “He’s a

friend of Anthony’s. I’m taking him over to him.”

Mikel gave a sly smile, flashing a bit of fang. “I know how busy you

are, how about I take him over to Anthony so you can get back to work.”

A low growl poured out of Parker’s chest.

He was startled out of his ire by Elliott stroking his stomach, soothing

him out of his anger. “I can see Anthony from here.” Elliott said. “I’m
sure I can make it over on my own.”

“Elliott.” Anthony’s voice cut through the crowd. Parker figured it

must be magically transmitted because how else would they hear the man
over the noisy crowd.

Elliott turned and waved at the alpha mate.
“See you later, Mikel.” He said moving them away from the vampire.

Elliott couldn’t help smiling at Anthony when he saw the man’s blond

head. Being hailed by Anthony was like being acknowledged by the most
popular guy in school. Something that never happened to him in real life.
Being home-schooled by his overprotective mother prepared him little for
the real world. To say college was a shock would be an understatement.

Following Parker, the pair headed in Anthony’s direction. There was a

glow about the blond that always made Elliott happier to be near him. As
Anthony’s accountant he tried to keep his crush to himself, as he knew he
had no chances there, but it still gave him a flush of excitement whenever
he saw the other man.

He let Parker shove their way through the crowds.
Tony stood up when the pair approached. Leaning forward he gave

Elliott a hug. “I’m glad you could make it.”

Parker resisted the urge to growl, Silver, Anthony’s mate, looked upset

enough for both of them.

“Silver, this is Elliott the new accountant I hired.”
Silver nodded but didn’t offer his hand. Elliott tipped his neck slightly

offering respect but not subservience since he wasn’t technically a
member of the Moon pack. He was just an employee and only of Anthony.
Rumor had it that they had another guy who did the Pack books.

“Greetings, Alpha.”
Silver relaxed a little, the customary greeting apparently easing his

concern about the other man near his mate. As if the rock gracing
Anthony’s finger and the mating collar, weren’t enough to mark the man
as taken. Not to mention Anthony didn’t look at anyone with a degree of
the adoration he bestowed on the huge dark-haired werewolf. The
beautiful man was smitten and it was obvious by the man’s growly manner
and lavish gifts that his feelings were returned by the big alpha. Silver
might not be all hearts and flowers but the look in his eyes when he looked
at Elliott’s boss was enough to make even the sappiest romantic happy.

Anthony picked up his phone. It must’ve been on vibrate because

Elliott hadn’t heard it ring. A look at the display had his employer giving

him a regretful look. “I’ve got to get to Paradise, the manager just texted
me. Apparently there’s an issue involving a dryad and a wolf. I’m sorry to
interrupt our plans.”

Elliott shrugged trying to hide his disappointment. It wasn’t Anthony’s

fault that he had a problem at one of his hotels.

That’s okay, since I’m all dressed up I’ll get myself a drink and hang

around here for a while.

Brilliant amber eyes fixated on Parker.

Parker basked in the alpha mate’s gaze as he just knew what Anthony

was going to ask him.

“Parker, would you mind making sure Elliott has a good time?”

Anthony smoothly made it sound as if the wolf would be doing him a
favor when he was certain they both knew he was waiting for the chance
to pounce.

“Of course. I’d be happy to.” If by a good time Anthony meant tying

the smaller man up and fucking him within an inch of his life.

Tony gave him a smile that said he knew exactly what Parker was

thinking. He didn’t say anything, but gave Elliott a kiss on the cheek
before turning to his mate. “Are you coming with me, sweet peach?”

Silver shook his head at the nickname. “Where else would I be?” The

tough alpha replied before holding out his arm like a gentleman in one of
those old black and white pictures Parker’s mother used to make him
watch.

With a nod to everyone else Anthony left the room escorted by the

alpha like a debutante heading down to her first ball. If you overlooked the
fact that the debutante was in skin tight leather pants and a see through
mesh shirt.

“Do you think he’ll change before he gets there?” Elliott asked with a

smile, watching the pair leave.

Parker laughed. “I think his mate will tear his clothes off before he

leaves the limo and he’ll be forced to put others on. Don’t worry they keep
extra clothing in all the cars for the alpha mate. Silver’s not known for his
patience.”

Elliott was adorable when he blushed, Parker decided watching the

man’s pale skin bloom with color. He’d like to see if the rest of his skin
marked as beautifully.

The phone beeped. “Parker, are you returning?” Shara’s voice carried

through the line with an edge of irritation reminding Parker that not
everyone knew of the change of plans. “Shara I’ve been reassigned by the
alpha mate. I’ll find someone to help you.”

He turned off the phone before she could reply fairly certain he didn’t

want to hear her response.

Dillon, Ben and Thomas walked by, the trio laughing about something

with the intimacy of lovers who knew all the inside jokes.

“Hey, Dillon.” He called out.
Dillon scowled over at Parker. Obviously not a man who liked having

his conversation with his lover interrupted.

“What?”
“I need someone to help Shara, can you do it?”
Dillon looked at Ben who shook his head no.
“Sorry.” Dillon said with no trace of remorse whatsoever. “Boss says

no. He made reservations and everything.”

Parker eyed the nice suits and smiles and knew when he was beaten.

He gave a playful glare at Ben who blew him a kiss as Thomas wrapped a
possessive arm around him. The trio walked off.

“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.” He called after them.
Dillon gave Parker the finger behind Ben’s back, not bothering to turn

around.

Parker laughed.
“Are they all together?” Elliott asked as the trio walked away.
“Yes, do you have a problem with that?” Parker hoped the new wolf

wasn’t uptight it would ruin all of the plans he was making for him.

Elliott shrugged. “Only in that I’m incredibly jealous kind of way. I

can’t even find one and that guy has two hot mates.”

Parker gave him a wide smile. “Oh I think you can find one.” He

trailed a finger down Elliott’s neck pleased when the smaller man shivered
beneath his touch.

Dare walked passed.
“Hey, kitty.”
Someone smacked him in the back of the neck from behind.
“Ow.”
“Show some respect to my mate.” Steven growled.
Dare laughed as he walked back to the pair. He gave Elliott a curious

glance but didn’t say anything.

“I’ve got about an hour left on my shift could you cover for me?

Anthony asked me to entertain Elliott here. I tried Dillon but Ben wouldn’t
let him go. You’re not working tonight are you?”

“No, and he’s still not.” Steven said.
“Hey sugar, settle down.” Dare said running a hand over his mate’s

back. “I can spare an hour to help out a friend.”

Parker felt a rush of relief go through him. He didn’t want Elliott to

slip through his fingers while he was manning the door. If he didn’t know
Steven would rip off his head he’d give the kitty a big hug.

Dare saw the phone in his hand. “Are you on door duty?”
“Yeah. Shara’s down below but when we work together I put her

behind the second door. That way she doesn’t have to deal with the
creeps.”

“Sounds good.” Dare took the phone and gave him a smile. “Besides I

like Shara, she smells good.”

Steven growled. “She better not smell that good.”
Laughing, Dare gave his mate a quick kiss on his lips. “Nah, I think

it’s her perfume. Smells like vanilla, always makes me want a big bag of
cookies.”

The other men laughed.
“Wait for me at the bar and I’ll make it worth your while.” Dare said

batting his eyelashes in an exaggerated flirt.

“I’ll make sure you do.” Steven stepped forward and plunged his

fingers in Dare’s hair pulling the tall cat shifter into his arms. Before the
werecat could speak Steven’s lips took over Dare’s in a kiss so primal
Parker could almost see the pheromone’s spiking the air.

Damn. That was hot.
“Keep that up and we’ll have to sell tickets.” Parker said shifting his

stance to accommodate his growing problem.

“I’d buy one.” Elliott said. The little wolf’s eyes glazed over and he

licked his lips as if he were the one receiving that kiss.

The pair separated, Dare heading to the stair door and Steven to the

bar.

“Which one has you in a lather?” Parker asked curious about what

Elliott found appealing. Personally he’d always wanted to stroke the big
kitty.

“Both of them.” Elliott blushed. “I mean them together. You could tell

that it wasn’t just lust. They really care for each other. The wolf, you
called him Steven?” Parker nodded. “When he grabbed the cat shifter, I
could see his hold was gentle. If Dare wanted to escape he could have. It
was hot because you could see they love each other.”

“They’re mates.” Parker said. “They just mated last week.” He shook

his head to snap out of the melancholy of not being mated. After all it may
have taken a while but now he had one of his own. He just had to
concentrate on not scaring the little wolf off. “Let me buy you a drink.”

Elliott nodded. “Okay but charge it to Anthony’s account. It’s his fault

that I’m here.”

Parker laughed. “Deal.”

* * *

Elliott looked across the table at Parker. The other wolf was quite
attractive if you liked handsome men with his midnight black hair and
gorgeous green eyes that looked like they wanted to eat you with a spoon.

“Why did Anthony pick you for me?” Elliott asked.
Parker set down his beer with a thump. “What makes you think he

picked me for you?”

Elliott laughed. “Anthony may be a brilliant architect but he’s not

subtle.”

Parker shrugged. “He knows I’m looking for a mate and he must have

thought we’d be a good match.”

“What do you think?”
“I think he’s right.”
“Kiss me.”
“What?” Parker couldn’t have looked more surprised if Elliott had

stripped down naked and danced on the table.

“The only way to find out if we’re compatible is to test it. Kiss me and

we can see if we’re wasting our time here or if I should let you have me.”

“What makes you think I want you?” Parker asked in a low growling

voice.

“Because if you usually get that excited over a beer you’d be an

alcoholic.” Elliott said pointing at the obvious erection tightening Parker’s
jeans.

Parker’s laugh was low and genuinely delighted. A weight lifted off

Elliott’s chest that he hadn’t known he’d been carrying. He wanted the
other wolf to like him. Having never been around a pack before, he was
interested in learning more about pack dynamics. All he knew was what
he could glean from the internet and most of those sources didn’t even
believe in weres.

The invitation from Anthony had been a dream.
When he’d first been hired he didn’t know the other man was an alpha

mate and was just pleased to have employment. Fresh from college he
lacked the experience to get a job at the larger firms. However, when he
came for an interview Anthony liked what he saw and gave him a job
balancing the books for his hotel chain. He’d thought that was exciting
until Anthony invited him to come and meet some members of his pack.
Even the wardrobe Anthony insisted he buy didn’t dim the thrill of being

around so many pack members. Hell, even if the guy was a bad kisser he’d
at least made a new friend.

God knows he needed them.
Too shy to make friends in college and having spent his formative

years beneath his mother’s thumb, Elliott was now ready to live life to its
fullest.

Distracted by his thoughts, he was startled when Parker grabbed his

chair and pulled him closer. The waxed floor allowed the chair to slide
smoothly over to Parker.

“Hello there.” Parker said with a look that was all heat and raw need.
“Hello.” Elliott swallowed trying to get moisture to his suddenly dry

throat.

“If you don’t want to kiss me you don’t have to.” Parker said.
“I-I want to.” Oh, how he wanted to.
“Good. As long as we’re on the same page.” Parker grabbed Elliott’s

shirt and yanked him against his body. Capturing Elliott’s mouth with his
own, he devoured him. Heat poured from Parker like molten lava, so hot
Elliott wouldn’t be surprised if parts of his body started to melt. When
Parker broke off so they could breathe, Elliott said the first thing that went
through his mind. “Well you’re not a bad kisser.”

Parker froze. “Did you expect me to be?”
Blushing he tried to reassure the other wolf. “No, I was just thinking if

our kissing didn’t work out we could still be friends. But it did. I mean, we
are kissing compatible, don’t you think?”

Parker nodded. “Most definitely.” The dark wolf glanced around the

bar. “Want to take this somewhere more private?”

A herd of butterflies stampeded Elliott’s stomach. He could almost

feel dozens of wings fluttering madly about. He nodded weakly. “Yes, I
would.”

Instead of jumping up from his chair and dragging Elliott off, Parker

tilted his head and looked at him. “We don’t have to if you don’t want to.”

“No. No, I do.” Elliott rubbed his hands on his leather pants cursing

silently that he wasn’t wearing his usual denim. “I..it’s been a while.”

Like never. He didn’t want to admit to the hot wolf that he’d never

been with another man. Hell, he’d never been with anyone. But that
wasn’t news he was going to share with the man looking at him like he
was the world’s best treat.

Parker must have sensed he was holding something back. His eyes

took on a speculative gleam. “Have you ever been with anyone?”

Elliott sighed. He wouldn’t blame the gorgeous wolf if he cut his

losses and ran.

He shook his head, not wanting to see Parker’s expression he kept his

gaze on the floor. He waited for the sound of a chair moving to indicate
Parker was leaving him. No one wanted a man in his mid-twenties who’d
barely been kissed.

The tension grew as Parker made no move to go.
He glanced up.
Parker’s green eyes were glowing. “That’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever

heard.” The other wolf said his voice so deep it took Elliott a moment to
sort out the rumble as actual words.

Swallowing he made sure he understood. “You mean you’re not turned

off?”

Parker grabbed Elliott’s hand and pressed it to his crotch. A firm bulge

met Elliott’s touch.

“Does that feel turned off to you?”
Elliott shook his head.
“Let’s go to my place where I can show you properly.”
He let out a squeak as Parker ruthlessly yanked him out of his seat and

dragged him towards the door.

“Have a good night.” Dare’s amused voice followed them out the

door.

“Hey, slow down.” Elliott’s feet slid on the parking lot gravel making

him stumble.

“Oh, sorry.” Parker shortened his long strides and the hand on his wrist

went from vice grip to gentle hold. “You’ve got me so worked up I can
hardly think.”

Although Parker’s grip was lighter, Elliott was still being inexorably

dragged towards a red pickup. He heard the click of a lock disengaging
seconds before Parker pulled the door open.

Elliott dug in his heels.
“What? Did you change your mind about me?” Parker’s green eyes

shone in the dim lights of the parking lot. Elliott could tell his wolf was
close to the surface looking out at him.

“I should bring my own car.” He was proud that his voice didn’t shake

under that piercing glare.

“Why? Does Tony make you work on Sunday?”
“No, but I hadn’t planned on staying the night.”

* * *

Parker looked at the smaller man for a moment. Would it scare off the
sweet thing to tell him he never expected him to leave his house again?

Sure, he might need his car to go to work and back again. Maybe run
errands but he would be coming back to Parker. Coming back to live with
him, because in that kiss they shared Parker saw his future and its name
was Elliott.

Sweet, kind Elliott whom, his new best friend Anthony, tied up with a

pretty ribbon and delivered to him. He’d have to get the alpha mate
something nice in return, something shiny. Not too shiny or Silver would
kick his ass but shiny none the same.

Maybe a diamond studded hoop for his nipple or a maybe a sports car.
“Leave your car.” Parker growled. “You can pick it up tomorrow.”
Or the next day.
Surely Anthony wouldn’t miss him for a few days.
Elliott looked at him like he wasn’t quite sure what to make of

Parker’s smile but the pretty wolf let Parker tuck him into the truck
without further demur.

“Poor thing doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into.” Parker

muttered as he walked around the vehicle and slid behind the steering
wheel.

The pair traveled to Parker’s house in silence, luckily it wasn’t that far

away or Parker had the feeling Elliott would talk himself out of the entire
thing. The smaller wolf’s leg was jittering by the time they reached the
house.

“Here it is.” Parker said pulling up in front of his ranch house. He shut

off the engine and rushed over to open Elliott’s door. He didn’t want to
give the smaller wolf any reason to make a run for it. He was proud of the
house his mother left him and he wanted to share it with his mate.

Parker positioned his body so that when Elliott slid down the high

truck seat he made full body contact with him. He bit back a groan at the
feel of the shy wolf’s body against his.

“Do you have any idea what I want to do to you?” He asked trying not

to pin the smaller wolf to the side of the truck and fuck him until he
melted.

He got a wide smile, those blue eyes free of fear. “I have some idea.

But I’m open to outright statements.”

Parker laughed, he stepped back and took Elliott’s hand. After setting

his truck alarm he led the smaller wolf up the front walk. That was the
only flaw in the house. It was an older home and there wasn’t room for his
full size truck in the tiny garage.

“Nice house.”
“Thanks.” He gave the smaller wolf a smile. “It was my mother’s. It’s

all I have left of her.”

A hesitant touch slid down his arm. “Were the two of you close?”
Parker nodded, sliding the key into the door. Unlocking he led the way

inside. “She died two years ago. She was all the family I had left. Please
remove your shoes if you don’t mind. I try to keep it as tidy as possible.”
Some of the urgency slid away as memories of his departed mother
flashed into his mind.

“Sure.” Elliott’s voice was soft, uncertain. “I’m not close to my mother

but I’d miss her if she were gone.”

Parker turned around to saw Elliott was giving his boots more

attention than they deserved. The poor guy was probably nervous and
worried he’d said the wrong thing. Parker stepped out of his shoes and put
them on the low shoe rack by the door. He waited for Elliott to do the
same before taking the other wolf’s face in his hands.

“Don’t be nervous, Elliott. We won’t do anything you don’t want to

do. We can just have a drink and talk if that’s what you’d like or we can
go straight to my bedroom and explore each others bodies. Your choice.”

He would rather cut off his own arm than make Elliott uncomfortable

his first time.

He got a wide smile, startling in its unexpected beauty. “Explore

away.” Elliott said lifting his arms and offering himself to Parker.

In a move worthy of Dare, his werecat friend, Parker pounced.
Elliott hit the door with a thud, absorbing the impact of Parker’s body

against his. The only sound he could make was a soft humph as the air left
his lungs. A sound that was swallowed by Parker’s mouth as his lips
descended and took Elliott’s in a firm commanding kiss.

Parker’s hands slid through Elliott’s silky hair, gripping the strands in

his fists as he pinned the smaller wolf to the door.

A low growl built in his chest, the overwhelming need to claim his

mate took over the rational human side.

Unwilling to harm the smaller man, Parker broke the kiss. “I need

inside you, need to claim you.”

Elliott nodded unable to speak. He panted to recapture some of the

oxygen pulled out of his body by the passionate embrace.

Claiming sounded good.
He could go along with claiming.
“Anything as long as it involves the two of us naked.” Elliott’s

boldness came as a surprise to himself. There was something about the
wolf before him that made him want to give it all up. An attraction he’d
never felt for another man, were or not.

Parker’s smile was toothy with a touch of evil. “I like sound of that.”

A slight shiver of apprehension skated down Elliott’s spine.
What have I gotten myself into? He wondered as Parker grabbed his

wrist and pulled him down the hall.

“You do that a lot.” He commented mildly as the sexy wolf dragged

him down the hall.

“Do what.”
“Drag me places.”
Parker stopped before a door at the end of the hall. He let go of

Elliott’s wrist and gave him a serious, searching look. “Does that bother
you? I could just throw you over my shoulder like Silver does to Anthony
but I always thought that approach was just a little too caveman.” Parker’s
eyes sparkled with good humor. That alone reassured Elliott more than
anything else.

“No.” He said with a smile. “I was just curious if this was going to be

a pattern. You drag, I follow. That sort of thing.”

“Probably.” Parker said opening the door.
Elliott followed shaking his head only to stop short. Inside was the

most decadently luxurious bedroom he’d ever seen. Lush velvet burgundy
curtains dangled from the frame of a canopied bed that was covered in a
matching silk duvet with chocolate brown piping. All the furniture was a
rich walnut and the carpet was the same dark chocolate as the rest of the
house, thick and soft beneath his bare feet.

The room screamed sex.
“Seduce much?” Elliott couldn’t stop the bitterness spurting from his

lips. Here he’d thought Parker found him special, a potential mate. Instead
he finds that he is just one of many who fell for the gorgeous man’s
charms.

Parker turned from where he was lighting candles on the dresser.

“What are you talking about?”

Elliott waved a hand, palm up, to indicate the room. “How often do

you bring men here? Do you always use the ‘I think you’re my mate line
on them?’”

Fury etched Parker’s face into a stony mask. “What do you mean

line?” He pointed a finger at Elliott. “You…are…my…mate. Whether you
want to believe it or not is your problem. Maybe a half-wolf doesn’t have
the same instinct, but I knew as soon as I saw you that the goddess chose
you as mine. I was trying to give you some time to get used to the idea.”

Elliott sighed closing his eyes for a moment. He was ruining this,

whatever this thing was between them. Rubbing his eyes he tried to
concentrate on his feelings. After a while he gave up. “Maybe I don’t feel

the same connection as you do, Parker. Or maybe I just don’t know what
to look for.”

He dropped his hands and went for the truth. “I’m sorry I got snarfy

about your room. It’s beautiful but for a moment I had visions of all the
other men you brought home with you and had sex with in that bed.”

The anger went out of Parker’s eyes. Strong hands reached over and

rubbed Elliott’s shoulders in an affection touch. “Babe, I’ve never brought
a man to that bed. I created this room to share with my mate. I may not be
pure like you but I’m also not the slut you seem to think.” He pointed at
the luxurious bed. “That’s my mating bed. The first time I sleep with
anyone there, it’s going to be with my mate.” He turned and pressed his
forehead with Elliott’s a gentle skin to skin connection. “I saved it for
you.”

Parker kissed Elliott in a slow drugging embrace. Heat curled through

Elliott the sensation so warm and sensual he could almost track its path
down his body, from the heat in his chest to the burning, needy sensation
in his balls. When they parted it took no thinking on his part to grab Parker
back and taste nirvana again.

Parker moaned into his mouth before breaking away. The larger wolf

picked Elliott up and threw him over his shoulder. In two bounds he was
across the room and dropping Elliott onto the bed.

He bounced lightly as he landed.
The dark-haired wolf gave him a wide smile. “I’ll never criticize Silver

again. I think his technique has some merit.”

Elliott giggled.
Parker’s eyes darkened going from emerald green to forest from one

blink to the next. “Strip baby, I want to see your body.”

Elliott gave him a self-conscious smile. “You’re not about the build up

are you?”

“Baby, if I built up any more this thing would be over before it started.

You’re the hottest thing I’ve ever seen and I want a piece of that ass
before I burst without you.”

“Can’t have that, can we?” Elliott slowly slid off the bed, landing

lightly on his feet. Feeling Parker’s eyes watching him like a physical
touch, he slowly peeled off his shirt in what he hoped was a suggestive
manner, exposing his six pack abs. He was proud of his body. He spent
time at the gym and running as a wolf to keep in top physical condition.
His form was a testament to his efforts. The low growl filling the room
told him that someone appreciated his hard work.

With his confidence rising by the minute, Elliott unbuttoned his pants

and shimmied the leather material down his legs. Wearing no underwear,
he was exposed to the air and Parker’s eyes in one fell movement.

Looking up he saw Parker strip his clothes so fast it was surprising he

didn’t hear a sonic boon.

“Mine.” Parker said right before leaping and taking Elliott down like a

wounded deer.

Elliott giggled. The feel of all that naked skin rubbing against him

transported him to a higher level of arousal than he’d ever felt before.

“You feel so good.” Elliott whispered with the remaining breath he

had in his lungs.

“Mmm so do you.” Parker moved to one side, removing his weight

from Elliott so he could breathe. Elliott missed the reassuring pressure
immediately.

“Scoot up.”
Elliott pushed himself up with his foot, sliding to the center of the bed.

He was pleased when Parker retook his former spot pressing acres of
silky, warm skin against his own.

“Ahh.” Elliott let out a soft sigh at the sensation.
“Let me know if I get too heavy sweetheart.”
Elliott smiled up at Parker. “You’re not too heavy, you’re just right.”
“Good.” Parker dipped his head and bit down on Elliott’s shoulder.
A mating bite.
Chills ran down Elliott’s spine. His first instinct was to submit. Submit

to the stronger wolf above him. But he made a vow to himself to only
submit to his mate and he wasn’t completely convinced that Parker was
him. So he did what the human side of him would do.

He bit back. Right in the middle of Parker’s neck. A submission bite.
Parker growled. The vibration tingled Elliott’s lips where they rested

against the other wolf’s neck.

He released Parker.
The green-eyed wolf sat back, fangs flashing in the dark room. “What

the fuck was that about.”

“I only submit to my mate.”
“I..am..your…mate.” Parker growled.
Elliott shrugged his shoulders. “Just because I’m attracted to you, that

doesn’t make you my mate.”

“No. The fact that I’m your mate makes me your mate. You just can’t

sense it because you’re a half-breed.”

Elliott snarled. “Don’t call me that.”
Parker snarled back. “Then change.”

“What?”
“You don’t have a strong enough wolf to sense me when you’re

human. Change into your wolf and then you’ll know.”

It made an odd kind of sense even if Elliott hated to admit he was a

weak wolf. Oh, when he was in wolf form he was extremely strong but his
wolf senses were almost completely sublimated when he was a human.

“Fine.” Anger fueled Elliott’s change from one breath to the next he

went from slim man to grey wolf. Turning his head he viewed Parker with
his new sight.

“Fuck me.” Parker said in awed tones. “You’re huge.”
Elliott let out a barking laugh. He knew he was oddly large, even for a

were. His were father had been a timber wolf. But that wasn’t the focus of
this change. He needed to see if the man staring at him with wide eyes was
his mate. Careful of his claws on the good bedding, Elliott walked
cautiously over to the other man.

Dipping his head, he sniffed Parker’s armpits, neck and the strip of

flesh between his leg and his groin.

Parker laughed. “Careful, furball, that tickles.”
The elusive scent wrapped around his nostrils.
Delicious.
This man smelled better than anything he’d ever smelled before. Spicy

with a hint of honey and underlying that was a distinct scent he knew he’d
recognize no matter the conditions. Sleet, rain, freak snowstorm, he would
always know the smell of his mate.

Mate?
The wolf looked at the tall man laid out before him and knew that their

wolves would match and like their human counterparts they would mate
for life.

With that flash of insight Elliott shifted again to his human form.
“Mate.” He said through his suddenly dry throat. “You’re right. We

are mates.”

If he thought Parker’s smiles were dazzling before this one outshone

them all.

“Now where were we?” Parker asked grabbing Elliott’s hand and

pulling him back onto the bed.

“Mmmm. I believe you were about to fuck me into submission.”
“Hmmm. Yes, that does sound familiar now that you mention it.”

Parker said with another breathtaking smile. “Come here babe and I’ll
teach you how to submit to your alpha.”

Elliott snorted. “That’s probably the worst line a guy has ever used on

me.”

Parker lost his smile. “And it will be the last line a guy ever uses on

you if he wants to live.”

Shaking his head Elliott let the larger man wrap him in his arms and

roll over until he was underneath.

* * *

Parker couldn’t believe his luck.

Finally he’d found the man he’d searched for all his life. Looking

down at the gorgeous creature who was now his forever mate, he couldn’t
resist leaning down and inhaling Elliott’s rich, wild scent.

“I have never felt anything as good as you feel beneath me.” He said

through a suddenly rough throat. “I will be with you until the end of our
days.”

“That’s sweet.” Elliott said. “Now fuck me.”
“You got it.” Parker pressed a hard kiss to his mate’s lips before

bounding out of bed and opening his side table. He blocked Elliott’s view
of the inside of his fully stocked drawer. The toys in there weren’t meant
for a virgin ass. He’d slowly introduce his mate to the things he liked to
do, but he didn’t want to scare off his inexperienced mate by pushing him
into too many things right away. They had years to explore each other and
Parker wasn’t going to ruin things by rushing his innocent partner. So he
moved aside the cuffs and cock rings, the two plugs, and the container of
honey powder with its small application feather, and simply grabbed the
lube.

Sure it was flavored lube but vanilla was safe enough, right?
Besides there was no way he wasn’t going to taste his shy lover’s hole

even on his first time.

Walking back to the end of the bed he set the lube on the mattress

besides Elliott’s head. With a gentle touch he went about soothing away
the tension that had built while he was away.

When he felt his mate was melted enough he broke the kiss and

stroked a hand down one cheek. “Turn over baby it will be more
comfortable the first time on your stomach.”

“But I want to see you.” Elliott said in a shaky voice.
Parker stayed firm. “You can watch me when you have more

experience. I don’t want you to have any discomfort.” With coaxing kisses
he eased Elliott onto his stomach sliding a pillow beneath his hips for
comfort.

Popping the top of the lube cap he stroked Elliott’s back when the

younger man jumped a little at the sound. “Shhh, it’s all right. Just relax.”

Parker dripped lube on his index and middle fingers making sure they
were good and wet. He circled Elliott’s hole getting the man used to his
touch before pressing just the tips of his pointer finger inside.

Elliott hissed.
“Easy baby.”
Still stroking with just one finger Parker leaned forward and licked

around his finger, softening the tissue guarding Elliott’s hole.

Elliott relaxed letting Parker’s finger sink in further. Not pressing his

luck, Parker took his time licking and enjoying the combination of the rich
scent of his mate and the taste of the flavored lube. It was a special lube
mixed by a chemist friend of his who didn’t like the current flavors on the
market. Never was he more grateful for his friends than he was at that
moment with his finger and tongue worshipping his mate’s ass.

“Please Parker.” Elliott gasped. “I need more. Please.”
Slowly, ever so cautious, Parker inserted a second finger. Widening

them slightly he loosened his mate, coaxing him to stretch further. He was
much larger than two fingers and he wouldn’t tear Elliott for the world.

* * *

Elliott whimpered as his mate continued to prepare him. If Parker didn’t
move on to fucking him soon Elliott was going to finish without him.

“Come on mate. Fuck me.” He wasn’t above begging. In fact he had a

feeling Parker would love it if he begged.

“I won’t hurt you.” Parker’s voice was firm.
“I know you won’t.” Elliott said between pants “But I need you, now.”
“Don’t let anyone say I don’t try and please my mate.” Parker said.
Something large pressed against his hole and Elliott had a moment of

nerves.

“Relax.” Parker growled. Something in Elliott surged to obey as his

body went limp beneath his mate.

Parker slid all the way in hitting a spot that made Elliott jolt. A surge

of ecstasy went him. The little bit of firmness he lost during Parker’s entry
returned with a vengeance. He was so hard he hurt.

“Do that again.” He shouted.
“Anything for you, my love.” Parker purred better than any cat.
Slowly with gaining speed his mate pumped in and out sending Elliott

waves and waves of pleasure until all nervousness and thoughts washed
away under the onslaught that was Parker.

Finally, he couldn’t take it any more. “I’m coming.” He warned.
Parker plunged into him all the way pushing him over the edge.

Elliott screamed, come pumping out of his body and onto the pillow

below.

Parker grunted and then he felt wetness fill his hole as his mate

followed him with a climax of his own.

Slowly, as if reluctant to part, Parker pulled out. With gentle hands he

turned Elliott over, tossing the pillow on the floor.

Boneless Elliott let himself be rolled. “Wait a moment.” Parker left

and returned a second later with a warm cloth that he used to clean Elliott
with tender care before wiping himself down. He placed the cloth on the
marble topped bedside table.

Deciding it couldn’t do the stone much damage Elliott let Parker wrap

him in his warm embrace and drifted off to sleep.

Chapter Two

The sound of alarms going off snapped Parker wide awake. He went from
deep sleep to high alert within seconds. Running to his spare room he went
straight to the wall of monitors that displayed the camera views of his
security system. His outside cameras picked up visuals on three mutant
wolves walking across his yard. Parker felt a finger of fear as he saw wolf-
like snouts on the face of two-footed beasts they were even creepier than
he’d imagined. These creatures went against the laws of nature and from
what he’d learned from the others, they did it of their own volition. The
beasts weren’t even trying to hide their presence. They strode across his
lawn like they belonged there.

Ballsy bastards.
Fury had him pushing a series of buttons before running back to his

bedroom. Interior doors slid into place cutting off all access to the hall
leading to the bedrooms. It wouldn’t keep them out forever but it would
buy them some time.

“Shit.” He should’ve grabbed Elliott’s shoes. He really liked those

boots. Damn he’d really liked this house too.

He hurried back to the bedroom.
“Wake up sweetheart.” He said shaking Elliott’s leg.
Elliott’s blue eyes opened. His gaze was foggy as he tried to blink

back sleep.

“Intruders we’ve gotta get the hell out of here.” There was no way he

was going to stay and fight if there was even a chance of injury to his
mate.

“Intruders?”
Parker felt a burst of pride when Elliott slid out of bed and

immediately got dressed without asking questions. He could see the
curiosity in Elliott’s eyes but the other wolf kept it to himself in the
interest of getting dressed. That level of trust from his mate made him
shine inside despite the desperate situation. Not a man that usually ran
from a fight it went against Parker’s nature to flee the scene but this
wasn’t about him.

This was about Elliott.
Parker pulled a duffel bag out of his closet, only the essentials lay

inside. Spare clothes, identification, some cash and a really nice glock for
emergencies. He grabbed a pair of sneakers from his closet.

“Here put these one they’ll protect your feet.” They would be large on

his mate but Elliott could lace them tight enough so they wouldn’t fall off.
The tunnel floor was rough and he didn’t want his mate to cut his feet.

Quickly dressing himself, Parker made sure his mate was clothed before
pressing a button on the base of his bedside lamp.

“Move back honey.” He said pulling Elliott out of the way.
A low humming filled the room and Parker’s big bed, along with a

large chunk of the wall, moved forward. Within two minutes there was a
man-sized gap in the wall.

“Wow. You’re like James Bond.” Elliott said with a wide-eyed smile.
“Yep, I just need to start drinking martinis and we’d be identical

twins.”

Elliott chuckled the sound was a little nervous but at least he was

trying.

The sound of shattered glass came from the front of the house.
“Looks like we ran out of time.” Parker grabbed Elliott’s wrist and

dragged him through the opening.

Once they were inside, their motion triggered the sensors and lights

came on revealing a rough hewn corridor dug through the earth and held
open by wooden braces.

Parker pressed a button on the keypad just inside the entry. The wall

moved back into place, the seal a work of seamless perfection.

Trying hard not to think of the demolition of his childhood home,

Parker continued the steps that would ensure the safety of him and his
mate.

He stepped away from the bright red panel where numbers counted

down to the immediate demolition of his past. Twenty…nineteen…

“Run.” Parker grabbed Elliott’s wrist again and pulled the smaller man

behind him at werewolf speed.

Loud explosions sounded above them, rocking the corridor. Parker

didn’t slow down, if anything he ran faster dragging Elliott down the hall
with him. Now he was not only running from the rogue weres but the
sounds of his dreams crashing around him. Never would he know the joy
of his lover surrounded by the objects he loved.

They were all gone now.
And although he knew the important thing was getting his mate out of

there alive and well, it didn’t help the pang in his heart for losing the
irreplaceable objects that his mother had loved. Things passed down
through generations of his werewolf ancestors.

A part of Parker’s soul hardened. Somehow he would find a way to

make those bastards pay for everything they took from him. Not the rogue
weres they left behind, because those wolves were toast. No somewhere
there was a mastermind in charge of this clusterfuck and Parker was going

to make it his mission on earth to find that person and snap the fucker’s
neck.

“Where does this go?” Elliott asked panting. Parker tried to slow

down a little but he didn’t want any remaining mutants to figure out where
they were.

He felt a spurious sympathy for his sweet mate. Elliott hadn’t signed

up for a run through a long tunnel, just for some hot sex with a guy he
liked. Parker couldn’t even imagine himself in Elliott’s place. Where a
guy he hooked up with turned out to be his mate and then almost got him
killed. The poor guy probably wasn’t expecting anything more strenuous
than a possible pulled muscle and a tender ass in the morning. Instead he
was running for his life. But Parker didn’t stop he didn’t even want to
think about what life would be like without his Elliott.

His.
“This leads to Silver’s office at the Pack house.”
“But isn’t that miles and miles away?”
Parker shook his head, his stride never slowing. “Only by road. By this

tunnel it’s only about two miles long.”

“What happened back there? Were you expecting trouble?”
“I’m always expecting trouble. One of the Silver’s rules for living on

my own was I had to have an escape plan. I thought he was nuts.” Parker
glanced back, letting the seriousness of the situation settle in his eyes.
“I’m glad he made me now. I could’ve lost my mate. Those weres are
determined to kill anyone not a mutant. There’s been a lot of trouble lately
but I thought I was a small enough target for them to ignore. If I thought
they would go after me I never would’ve brought you home.”

They travelled the rest of the route in silence. Neither man wanting to

contemplate what would’ve happened if one of them had died.

Elliott tried not to complain as they travelled down the dirt corridor.

Not one who liked enclosed spaces, he stayed near Parker as they moved
taking reassurance from his lover’s take charge attitude.

After walking for a while he asked the question burning in his mind.

“What are we running from?”

“Mutants. There’s a group of rogue wolves who’ve taken some drug to

transform themselves. They look like two footed wolves all the time. They
can’t change.”

Elliott shivered at the thought of being frozen in man/wolf form. “And

they want to do this?”

Parker shrugged. “As far as we know. They keep trying to take over

the wolf packs but so far we’ve been able to fight them off. I don’t know

why they attacked me unless it was to make Silver look unable to protect
his pack. I don’t hold any special status so my death wouldn’t have any
effect in the battle.”

Elliott shivered at the casual way Parker spoke of his own death. He

had a feeling if he hadn’t been with his lover the other wolf would’ve
stayed to fight and potentially died.

“What do you do for the pack?”
“Security and odd jobs. Whatever is needed. My father left me a lot of

money but it’s in my nature to protect. I couldn’t be a cop, my wolf is too
near the surface to put up with assholes, so I joined Silver’s pack and help
keep everyone safe.”

Elliott thought that was the sweetest thing he’d ever heard. Here was a

man who could sit around and do nothing but instead he worked to protect
his pack.

“I’m an accountant, you know.” Elliott offered. “I can help you

manage all that money.”

Parker laughed. “It’s all yours babe, it’s all yours.”

* * *

The door to the office popped open when Parker slammed it with his
shoulder. He tumbled out and landed flat on the ground nose down on
Silver’s expensive throw rug.

“I know men like to throw themselves at my feet but this is

ridiculous.” Anthony’s amused voice spoke above him.

Elliott rushed through and helped Parker to his feet. “There were

rogues at my house.” Parker said ignoring Anthony’s comment.

“Are you both okay?” The alpha mate’s concern was immediate and

sincere. It was one of the things he liked most about Anthony, he might
not be a wolf but he genuinely cared about his people.

Elliott nodded. “Parker got us out of there. I think he blew up his

house.”

“Oh, Parker. I’m so sorry. I know what that place meant to you.”
Anthony’s blue eyes sparkled with tears. “We’ll rebuild it for you.”
Parker gave a grim smile. “I’m more worried that they knew where to

find me. How could the rogues know where I live? I don’t exactly
advertise it and I never take hookups back to my house.”

“Have a lot of those do you?” Elliott asked in a dangerously calm

voice.

Parker swallowed. “I’m going to go with no.”
“Uh, huh good answer.” Elliott said with a glare.

Elliott heard Anthony stifle a snicker and the two men exchanged

amused glances.

“If there are rogues at your house we need to send a team to

investigate.” Silver’s deep voice cut across the chatter. He pulled out his
cell phone and started issuing orders. When he hung up the phone he
examined Parker up and down.

Elliott was unnerved at the look the powerful alpha gave his mate, glad

that cold gaze wasn’t pointed at him.

“Farro and Dillon are heading out.” Elliott snickered when he realized

Dillon’s plans for the night were ruined anyway. He lost his smile when
the alpha’s icy grey gaze turned to him.

“Something you want to share?” He asked in a cool voice.
Anthony stepped up and patted the alpha on one bulging arm. “Don’t

scare my new accountant, poppet. He’s a good worker and one of the few
honest money men I could find.”

Elliott hid his smile at the nickname but it was a close thing.
“Maybe he should go back and count your money or something then.”

Silver said, his look less than friendly.

Knowing better than to lock gazes with an alpha, Elliott turned his

head.

“Knock it off Silver.” Parker growled. “I’ll not have you frightening

my mate, alpha or not.”

“Mate.” Anthony’s squeals made the other three men flinch. He

jumped up and down and gave both men hugs, twice. Until Silver snarled
and he went back to stand under the arm of his mate who quickly wrapped
it around Anthony’s shoulders and kissed him with a passion Parker had
only thought existed in daydreams or porn videos.

When Silver broke away the alpha mate was looking a little dazed.
“You’re kinda high maintenance, aren’t you my sweet?” Anthony said

with a smile.

“I’m extremely high maintenance, honey and you’re the only one who

can maintain me.”

“Oh please. Can we focus on the fact that my house is destroyed and

someone knew where I lived?”

Anthony’s face took on a serious expression. “I’d hate to think we had

a betrayer in our pack. We’re not that large.”

“We’re getting bigger by the month. You keep letting people in.”

Silver said but there was no heat in voice and he placed a soft kiss on
Anthony’s forehead to take away any sting in his words.

“It wasn’t necessarily someone in the pack.” Parker said. “It could be a

friend or associate who knows one of the pack.”

“That could be anyone who knows a pack member or even hangs out

at the club.” Elliott said his sharp mind running the statistics. “I don’t
think you can guess this sort of thing. I think you’ll just have to keep an
eye on members and see if anyone stands out as suspicious.”

Silver’s phone rang. He snatched it up and listened for a moment, his

expression was neutral so Elliott couldn’t tell if the news was good or bad.

“Thank you. Good work you two can go back home for the night.”
He hung up.
And stood there thinking for a moment.
Finally Anthony snapped. “Don’t keep us in suspense. Did they find

anything?”

Silver looked at Parker. “Dillon said to tell you that if you ever need a

job in demolition he’ll hook you up.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.” Parker said with a weak smile that didn’t

reach his eyes.

“And that three rogue bodies were found. I’ll take those to Dr.

Winslow, she’ll examine them and tell us what might be their source.”
Silver sighed. “We still haven’t gotten one alive but this is more than
we’ve ever gotten before. Maybe she can come up with an antidote.”

“And you trust her?” Elliott asked. “Is she were?”
Silver nodded. “She’s a distant cousin and I’d trust her with our lives.”
“Well that’s all we can do for tonight.” Anthony said turning to the

other weres. “Come on you two I’ll find you a condo for the evening.” He
went to the big desk and pulled out a folder. After flipping it open and
examining it for a moment he closed it again and shoved it back in the
drawer. Opening a box on the desk he pulled out a key card.

“I’ve got just the place. Come with me.”
They both gave respectful bows to the alpha who completely ignored

them as he was busy giving suspicious glances at his mate. Anthony gave
him an innocent smile and headed out the door.

Parker and Elliott quickly followed.

* * *

“Here you go.” Anthony said when they finally arrived at a door on the
fifth floor. He handed over the keycard to Parker. “Now this is only
temporary as we’ll have you back in your own home in no time.”

Parker knew his smile was sad but couldn’t muster more than that even

for Anthony. “It can never be what it was to me again. My mother was the
last bit of family I had. That house represented the line of my family and
now it’s gone. Some things just can’t be replaced.”

“True. So very true.” Anthony’s eyes shone for a bit before he kissed

them both on the cheek and headed back to the elevator.

“What was that all about?” Elliott asked.
Parker swallowed the knot in his throat. “I’d forgotten that Anthony’s

first lover died. I think he was remembering that.”

“Oh. How sad.”
“Yeah.”
The solemn pair walked into the room and burst out laughing. The

entire room was done in pink. Not a pastel pink that could almost be
ignored. No it was a screaming pink the color of stomach medicine and all
things girlie.

“Holy crap. Who decorated this place?” Parker asked.
Elliott giggled his wide eyes taking in the pink and white canopy bed

and the pink plush carpeting. “I didn’t even think you could buy carpet in
this color?”

“I bet it was special ordered.” Parker said with a laugh. “Trust

Anthony to lighten the mood after a truly crappy evening.”

Elliott ran one finger down his chest. “Well it wasn’t all bad.”
Parker smiled as he captured his mate’s hand and gave it a gentle kiss.

“No it wasn’t all bad. Not at all.”

Parker dropped his bag onto the bed and turned to wrap his mate in his

arms.

Elliott immediately rested his head on Parker’s shoulder. “I’m sorry

about your house.”

Parker stroked a hand down his mate’s back pleased when the smaller

man pressed closer. “Thanks.” He whispered placing a kiss behind
Elliott’s ear. “It means a lot to me that you care.”

“Of course I care. Didn’t you just spend all that time convincing me

we were mates?”

“Oh, yeah, that was me.”
Elliott snuggled closer, two men standing there comforting each other

in a time of crisis.

“I’d offer to let you live with me but I just moved here and I’m staying

in a hotel until I find a place. I guess we both need to find a place now.”

Parker tilted Elliott’s head up so the other man looked him in the eyes.

“You mean we need to find a place together. Now that I found you I’m not
letting you go anywhere.”

Elliott nodded his agreement. “Come on let’s go to bed I’m too tired to

think any more tonight.”

With a gentle kiss the pair stripped down, snuggled together and fell

fast asleep.

* * *

Elliott woke with a jolt.

And found he couldn’t move. “Parker?” He whispered.
“What’s wrong, honey?” Parker stood over him, a large shadowy

figure in the morning half-light.

“Why am I tied up?”
“Because our lovemaking was interrupted last night, I never got to tell

you what I really like in the bedroom.”

The man made it sound reasonable to wake up fully bound to the bed.
“Ummm. Untie me?”
“Nope. Not until I get to do what I want.”
Elliott tugged a little at the ropes and found that while they were tight

they didn’t cut into his skin. Parker obviously knew what he was doing.
“What exactly do you want to do?” All kinds of things flashed through
Elliott’s mind but surely the goddess wouldn’t match him with a
psychotic.

“I want to fuck you until you can’t walk the next few days without

remembering the feel of me pounding your ass.”

Really what was there to say to that? “I love a man with a plan.” Elliott

said with a smile.

“Do you know much I dreamed last night about tying you up and

having you at my mercy? You’re so damn sexy baby.”

Elliott waited for his wolf to object to the constraint but the animal

inside of him lay quiet and subdued willing to wait and see what his mate
had in mind.

Weird.
Nerves were making the human half of him shake.
Small tremors built up bumps along his skin sending shivers through

his body.

“Hey now, none of that.”
Parker climbed up on the bed and licked a line right down the middle

of Elliott’s stomach. The heat of his mate’s mouth jolted Elliott’s cock
into full alert.

“You smell so good, babe. Like everything best in the world tied up in

a nice big bow.” Parker gave a wicked smile. “Or maybe a good knot.”

Elliott relaxed beneath his mate’s charm. The remaining tension he

had from waking up tied to the bed dissolved beneath the love he saw in
his mate’s eyes. “Is this your kink?”

“Oh yeah. This is just the beginning babe. We’re going to have so

much fun together.”

His mate’s hands stroked across his skin making him burn. Earlier this

man had blown up his house to protect him from psychotic werewolves.
Now the same man tied him up and held him at his mercy. Elliott felt a
wave of love so big he didn’t know if his body was large enough to
contain it.

The two men locked gazes and Elliott felt the mental connection snap

into place. He belonged to this man with every fiber of his being and for
the first time in his life Elliott just let everything go and gave up his will to
another.

“Yes, that’s it honey.” Parker said stroking his skin in long soothing

touches that were almost hypnotic. Elliott knew then and there that he
would do anything to make this man happy and if it made his mate happy
to tie his ass to the bed then that was what he’d do.

Parker scooted down and Elliott felt his mate’s tongue lapping at his

hole. Elliott’s back arched with sensation. He tried to move away and
closer at the same time as intense need crawled up his spine.

“Please.” Elliott begged. He didn’t feel shamed to beg his mate. He

would do anything to get the gorgeous man to fuck him.

Parker scooted up until they were face to face. “You taste so damn

good, baby. Soon I’ll fuck you and then put a plug inside you. You’ll go to
work and do everything with my essence inside your body. Any wolf
sniffing you will know that we’ve had sex and that I’ve left my mark, that
you belong to me.

That shouldn’t sound so sexy. Really it shouldn’t. But the thought of

Parker so desperate to keep others away that he would mark him with his
seed, spiked something primitive inside Elliott. Something that made him
want his mate to fight to keep him at his side. Prove that he was worthy of
Elliott’s devotion.

Elliott pulled against the ropes trying to get closer to the man hovering

above him. Parker’s body was close but not touching. Everything in Elliott
yearned for that contact. “What are you waiting for? Touch me.” He
pleaded.

Parker smiled, fangs peaking through his lips showed Elliott how

aroused his mate was. It was rare that a wolf lost enough control to grow
fangs unless he was in the throes of a mating bond.

Mates always went through a mating dance but it wasn’t until both

parties were ready that a true matebond was formed.

In their first encounter Elliott was too nervous to bond entirely. But

now, now that they were together and he was tied up, miraculously the

nerves melted away. He had nothing to fear because he knew this man,
this wolf would chop off his own foot before harming Elliott. It was in the
gentle way he brushed the strands of hair away from Elliott’s face and the
soft kisses rained on Elliott’s cheeks and brow.

“I adore you.” Parker said with his heart in his brilliant green eyes.

The large man brushed each of his cheeks against Elliott’s marking him as
his. Elliott doubted he would be leaving this bed without every inch of him
touched by his mate.

Parker looked at his gorgeous mate laid out like a buffet dinner. A call

to room service was all it took to have lengths of rope delivered. The rope
stretched the other man to an appealing sprawl that made Parker want to
lick the man all over.

Why not?
Parker started at Elliott’s right ankle letting his tongue trace the

delicate bones in his lover’s foot before following the curve of his calf
before licking his way up his lover’s thigh. He skimmed over Elliott’s
crotch and then up his left leg. He smiled when his mate jerked at the
ropes to lean into his touch.

This was fun.
Parker continued the slow torture until soft mewls came from his

Elliott. Soft, pleading sounds that had no form or function.

“Shhh, baby. I’ll give you what you want.”
Those little sounds had Parker so worked up it would be a miracle if he

was able to get inside Elliott before he burst. Damn his mate looked good
all tied up.

“Please.” His soft touches were slowly breaking down Elliott’s stiff

exterior. The sweet serious man was now a creature of desire and want and
so beautiful in his need that Parker stepped back from the contact to take a
few deep breathes and control his rising hunger. Unfortunately the only
thing that filled his nose was the scent of his lover.

Delicious.
A low growl built in his throat.
Mate.
His wolf awoke and nudged his human half to get on with it. Both

halves wanted to claim their man.

Parker walked over to the side table, he could feel Elliott’s eyes

watching his progress. He purposely made his movements slower to
heighten the anticipation. When he pulled the lube out of the drawer he
was rewarded by a soft moan that made him feel like a god.

He turned his head away to hide his smile. Running the lube bottle up

and down the inside of Elliott’s thighs brought another moan and full body
twitching.

“Parker, now or I’m going to come before you get inside.”
“Don’t…you…dare.” Parker growled.
Quickly lubing two fingers he introduced one and then another,

cognizant of his lover’s newness to lovemaking. He would have to take it
easy with Elliott. They had all the time in the world to get the younger
wolf used to his ways, and learn what got him off. There was no doubt in
his mind that his lover would be interested in his toys. The goddess only
matched those who could have a soul connection.

“Parker.” Elliott panted, his back arching with need. Only the

restriction of the ropes kept him close to the mattress.

“Easy love. Don’t hurt yourself.” Parker stroked Elliott’s cock ashe

slowly and steadily opened his mate up by adding a third finger, twisting
his fingers inside Elliott as his lover made low helpless cries.

Fuck he was hard. He tried to count backwards, think of the

destruction of his home. Anything to distract him from coming.

Finally, unable to stand it any longer, Parker removed his fingers and

slid into position. Shifting his hands to claws he slashed the ropes holding
Elliott’s ankles. Then changing them back to human to lift Elliott’s legs
and open him for Parker’s body. In one long thrust he slid to the hilt.

Elliott screamed. “Fuck.”
“Did I hurt you love?”
“N..No.” Elliott said, his body jerked as he came without any further

direct touch from Parker.

Three thrusts later Parker followed him into climax.
“We really need to work on our stamina.” He panted.
“Later.” Said Elliott, his face shiny with sweat. “Much later.”
Parker chuckled. He pulled out of his mate and lowered Elliott’s legs

rubbing them to soothe any cramping he might have.

With a practiced tug he undid the ropes holding Elliott’s arms and

giving them a good rub too. Elliott promptly wrapped them around Parker
and held on tight.

“Hey, easy love let me go so I can get something to wipe you down

with.”

Slowly Elliott released him his eyes a little wild. “No one has ever

made me feel like you do.”

“Of course not.” Parker scoffed getting out of bed after placing a soft

kiss on Elliott’s cheek. “That’s why we’re mates. If anyone could make
you feel like I do we’d just be fuck buddies.”

Elliott laughed like Parker had intended.
He was back in a flash and wiped down his lover and himself before

tossing the towel towards the bathroom.

“Slob.” Elliott teased.
“Nah, just feeling lazy.”
Parker drifted for a bit enjoying the feel of his mate’s head resting

against his chest. Despite the stress of the day and the horror of losing his
childhood home, it was the best day of his life.

A soft knock on the door drew him from his light sleep. The soft snore

from the body beside him let him know it was safe to leave his mate.
Grabbing his pants from the bedside, Parker pulled them on and made sure
they were fastened. As sweet as Elliott was he had a feeling his mate was
picky about who saw his lover naked.

Opening the door a crack he saw Anthony standing in the doorway

holding a familiar green album.

“Hey Parker.” Anthony’s amber eyes were filled with sadness. “Silver

and I went to your house to see if anything could be salvaged but it’s
pretty bad. Unfortunately, I can’t repair things on a grand scale but I was
able to magic this back together. I know it’s not much but I hope it’ll help
some.”

Parker felt tears burning the back of his eyes. The knot in his throat

made it hard to swallow. With a shaking hand he took the album. Opening
the binder he saw that each picture was complete and pristine. His
mother’s face smiled up at him.

Closing the book and cradling it in his left hand he wrapped his right

arm around Anthony and lifted him up in a bear hug. “Thank you alpha
mate.” He said pressing his tear-streaked face into Anthony’s neck. It was
times like this that he was thankful their alpha didn’t mate with an
ordinary wolf. A wolf wouldn’t have had the ability to save the one thing
in the world he treasured most from his mother’s house. Yes he would
miss the feeling of his mother’s spirit all around him but at least now he
wouldn’t forget how she looked or the beauty of her smile.

It was the perfect gift.
He set Anthony down and kissed him on each cheek. “If you ever need

anything alpha mate, it is yours.” He gave a formal bow tilting his head to
one side to indicate how serious he was.

A slim-fingered hand stroked his head for a moment. “I just want my

pack to be happy.” Anthony said in a broken voice. For the first time
Parker realized what a toll it was on the pretty witch that these mutants
were terrorizing his pack. It was Anthony’s nature to fix things and this
was out of his control.

“We’ll get them. I promise you that.”
Anthony gave a sad sigh. “I just hope we do it before anyone else gets

hurt. You and Elliott were lucky that you weren’t harmed. The next wolf
might not get away so easily.”

They gave their goodbyes and Parker closed the door.
Flipping through the pages he smiled at the pictures.
Yep, Anthony was definitely getting a sportscar.
Setting down the album, Parker crawled back into bed with his mate

smiling as Elliott immediately snuggled back into his arms.

Despite the destruction of his home he still had what was most

important. With a smile on his face Parker let sleep take him away.