Though Will hated his guts, he also respected the male for his grit. Savage was wrong, but he had conviction.
But none of that mattered, now that Will’s prey had gone to ground. He’d need to get with some of his older contacts to flush Kate from wherever it was Chen had hidden her. The sooner he had her away from the other Ravagers, the better.
He didn’t want to invest that much time in a breedmate, to be honest. Not unless he absolutely had to. Will had other plans. Other hungers to assuage. He headed for the Tombs, knowing he’d find what he sought there. And if he were lucky, he might just find Kate as well. There’d be time enough to kill Logan and Jesse Savage later. And then the rest of the cards would start falling into place. He was sure of it.
Chapter Twelve
They spent the rest of their short time together touching, laughing, and finally getting clean. Of course, the small shower dared them to be at their most creative. Logan had banged his head and scraped his knees, but he’d had Kate begging for mercy before he’d fucked her good and hard one final time.
A blowjob for Jesse and his mate was in a mellow, sated frame of mind.
They sat on the bed, dressed and waiting. Kate stroked Logan and Jesse wherever she could reach, giving them the soothing contact they needed. Ravagers loved touch, but being handled by a sexy mate made everything right.
Logan loved Jesse like nothing else, but Jesse wasn’t soft. He rarely did gentle. Rough, domineering, sexy. The man could be brutal, a stone-cold killer if need be. But he was always there for Logan, no matter what. So Logan could wait on that “I love you.”
Through hisguer,Logan shared with Kate his concerns, and she understood. They’d both been corrupted by human sentiment. Logan’s parents had cared for each other, but they hadn’t loved. Not like the people did here. Not like he loved Jesse and Kate.
Life in the homeworld had been filled with fun and play. Carefree affection that had gotten them all but killed when the Dekken arrived to slaughter everything in their city.
Through blind chance, he’d found one of the Voids deep in the Ravager forest. He’d landed in Cross Step just a few years after Jesse, just in time for Eric to make him pack—with Jesse. Their years together had only strengthened their bond. In the serious-minded male, Logan had found someone to share with, confide in, and care for.
Someone who needed him.
They had talked little about Jesse’s past, but Logan knew it had been nothing like his. Logan had a feeling Jesse’s pack had been brutal. One of the traditionalists living out in the wild, away from civilization. For all that the people on earth called Ravagers animals, the homeworld had been filled with an advanced social structure.
Yet some, like Jesse’s family, tried to live as the animals in theirguer. Too much human or too much animal could make a Ravager weak. Just like too little sex could craze the mind.
Logan studied his companions with a sigh, wishing he weren’t always the one needing help. But from the beginning, he’d needed more attention, requiring sexual care. Otherwise, he had trouble focusing. Hisguersimply had to exercise that very physical part of him. And the Voids knew he’d been quite popular finding his way. Until Jesse had taken him under his wing.
Though they’d shared their sexuality with other males, namely the prime and his second, Jesse was always there to watch or take part. A protective lover, a determined friend.
“Relax, Logan. It’s okay,” Kate said as she petted his arm.
Jesse gave him a sharp glance.
“I’m fine, just eager to get back and make all your dreams come true,” he teased her.
She shivered, and the concern on Jesse’s face turned to lust. That quickly, arousal returned.
The scrape of metal outside the bedroom shattered the sense of intimacy, if not the mood. Someone banged on the door.
“Yeah?” Jesse called out and stood protectively between them and the outside.
Logan sighed, wondering just when Jesse would see him as more than someone to protect, but to stand beside.
Kate glared. “Hey, I can defend myself you know. Why all the caution? Logan, I thought you said Chen was a great guy?”
Logan smiled at her, amused that Jesse’s defense annoyed her too. “I honestly liked him, but he’s still Tommy Chen. Relax, Kate.Weknow you can handle yourself.” He shot Jesse a look to behave. “But it makes us feel big and manly to protect you.” Logan joined Jesse, adding another body between Kate and the door.
She huffed. “Whatever. Just try not to get blood all over me if you need to get rough.”
“I like rough,” Jesse muttered and tore off his shirt. He shifted into hisguerin seconds. In this form, his muscles grew, his bones elongated, and he sprouted fur, fangs, and claws. His eyes were midnight black that shone in the dark.
Logan felt an immense wave of lust crash over him all over again.
“Wow, is he sexy or what?” She gripped Jesse’s ass, and they watched the bulge in his trousers grow.
Jesse chuckled. “Damn, girl. It’s going to be hard to look threatening when my dick is leading the way.”
