Frowning, Luther beckoned him closer, wondering if the awkwardness was catching.Blaine hesitated, just for a second, before he came to join Luther and Marrick in the middle of the bed.Luther’s frown deepened.Blaine never hesitated to come closer to him.But their lips met over their new pet’s body, and Luther pushed the half formed idea aside.
As he and Blaine arranged themselves around their slumbering pet, it was easy for Luther to forget Blaine’s strange behaviour for a few moments, but as he closed his eyes and sleep failed to claim him instantly, it became much easier to recall.
Reaching out, Luther pulled Blaine a little closer, settling Marrick a little more snugly between them in the process.Yes, that was better.
Chapter Four
“He’ll be back soon.”Blaine studied Luther’s reaction to his words very closely.
Luther nodded in agreement, but even after a day full of carefully worded statements, Blaine found himself no closer to knowing how Luther really felt about Marrick.There was only one thing Blaine was sure about.Luther felt differently about Marrick than he had about any other human that they’d had sex with.
Marrick was more than just a human who’d agreed to play out the tradition of a sacrifice with them.There hadn’t been a single point during the day when Blaine hadn’t been well aware of that.
Luther cared about Marrick the way he hadn’t cared about any other human who had come to them.Blaine tapped his fingers against the arm of the sofa.He wasn’t sure if that fact was even harder to accept than the realisation he felt pretty much the same way about their new pet.
Their pet.Arslan had said they would feel differently about any human they decided they wanted to keep around for more than a few hours, about a human they wished to make their pet—or maybe even make their mate.Blaine just hadn’t realised he’d feel the same way about Marrick as he felt about Luther.
That was…unexpected.Now that they had finished stalking him and there was time to sit and contemplate the reality before them, Blaine found that there was a great deal to think about.
It took all his strength of will not to get up and stand next to Luther, to look out of the window with him and hunt for any sign of Marrick in the driveway.Dropping his head back onto the sofa cushions, Blaine stared up at the ceiling and tried not to let Luther see how eager he was for a glimpse of their new pet, even after less than a day apart.
“How much work did you get done today?”Luther asked.
Blaine smiled slightly as he lifted his head.“No less than you.”
Luther crossed the room.Casually straddling Blaine, he settled his knees on the sofa cushions each side of Blaine’s waist and leaned forward to purr in his ear.“Our pet wasn’t the only man I thought about today.”
Blaine slid his hands up Luther’s legs to palm his arse through his jeans.Luther smiled and rocked his hips, rubbing his crotch against Blaine’s rapidly stiffening cock through the layers of denim that separated them.
“What were you thinking about?”Blaine asked, his voice deepening as he leaned up to press a kiss against Luther’s neck.
“Screwing you senseless,” Luther whispered, his lips twisting into an easy smile.“Burying my cock in your arse and making you beg to be allowed to come.”
“Keep dreaming…” Threading his fingers through Luther’s hair, Blaine pulled him down for a kiss.
Luther half purred, half chuckled against his mouth, and Blaine let out an irritable little snarl as he felt his hackles rise.Vibrations danced across both their lips, seeping into Blaine’s senses, making him stiffen further.
“Marrick will be back soon—if you want to master someone, you can screw him,” Blaine offered.
Luther pulled back a fraction.Blaine saw the challenge in his eyes, but before he had time to react, Luther’s hands were wrapped around his wrists and his arms were trapped back against the sofa cushions either side of his head.
Luther was no weaker than him, and his position let him use his weight as well as his strength to good advantage.Blaine tested the hold and found it immovable.
“Maybe Marrick won’t be the only pet I’ll have?”Luther teased.
Blaine bucked hard, putting every ounce of frustration that had built up inside him during the day into the movement.The strength of the action surprised even him.Luther’s eyes opened very wide as he toppled backwards.He landed hard on the hearthrug and barely had time to blink before Blaine pounced and pinned him to the floor.
Luther snarled and writhed underneath him, checking his hold for any hint of weakness.Blaine leaned low over Luther and let his whispered words caress his ear.“You said something about someone having two pets?”
Luther grumbled irritably under his breath, but after a few seconds, the words trailed away as if he was giving up.Blaine grinned as he lowered his head to steal a kiss.Luther parted his lips in welcome, but he nipped at the tip of Blaine’s tongue when he tried to take true possession of his mouth.Just because he was willing to admit he’d lost this round, that obviously didn’t mean he was about to play nicely in defeat.
Blaine felt something inside him ease.He wouldn’t want Luther to be any other way with him, but there was certainly room for someone in their lives who was a different kind of man—someone who genuinely preferred to be the one who didn’t get to be in charge.
Perhaps it was because he knew Marrick would be home soon, but Luther didn’t try to pout for too long.His hips started to rock encouragingly beneath Blaine, rubbing them together as he finally allowed Blaine to deepen the kiss the way he wanted to.
Quickly losing himself in the feel of their bodies moving against each other, Blaine hurriedly tried to adjust his hold on Luther so he could get more friction against both their cocks.One moment, he achieved the perfect arrangement of limbs; the next, he was on his back with a very smug looking Luther glaring down at him.
Blaine let out a yell of laugher as he saw the simple joy in Luther’s eyes.So stupid to be jealous of what Luther might feel for Marrick when Luther was still the same lion he’d been in love with for years.He saw the same emotion reflected back in Luther’s eyes.No human could change that.His laughter turned into a roar as he rolled them both again, glorying in the strength he felt in Luther’s body.
