Scooping Ian up and holding him tightly, Colton whispered in his mate’s ear. “I love you, babe, with mywhole heart, soul and mind. I give you my heart, to hold forever and ever. I will be your protector, defender, supporter, lover and all else you need. Never again will you be alone for I will forever be a part of you from now on. Are you ready, darling? Ready to be one with me? Ready to join our wolves together so they may be better and stronger than before? Please say the word that will fill me with joy and everlasting love.”
Ian pulled his head back to look into Colton’s eyes. There he saw the love and devotion, giving truth to his mate’s words. And at that moment, overwhelmed with emotion, all he could manage was a whispered, “Yes”. This was it. After fighting his wolf for far too long, Ian was eager to be claimed. It was right. His body felt it, his wolf knew it and his heart had already been lost to Colton the moment he’d bitten him in Mexico, trying to save his life.
Colton leaned over to the nightstand and grabbed the bottle of lube he’d placed there the night before. Throwing it on the bed, he move down to his mate’s cock and tugged it, his tongue digging out Ian’s essence from the tip. After several minutes of laving his mate’s cock, Colton poured some lube into his palm and coated his cock and fingers. While pressing one finger against Ian’s pink hole, Colton’s mouth began to slide down on his mate’s now-rigid cock until he could smell the unique scent swirling up from the curly hair surrounding it. Inhaling deeply, he pushed his face further into Ian’s groin causing Ian’s cockhead to continue down his throat. Colton heard his mate groan loudly, thrusting his hips up, forcing Ian’s cockhead still deeper into Colton’s throat. And at that moment, Colton’s lubed finger punched through the ring of muscles and found the prize waiting for him inside. Pressing on Ian’s prostate, he heard his mate cry out.
After Ian’s cry of pleasure, Colton felt his mate’s ring of muscles relax and he added another finger, stretching Ian wider repeatedly, to open his mate’s rose so there’d be no pain when his large cock entered. He continued to stimulate his mate on two fronts, his fingers going in and out of Ian’s hole while his mouth slid up and down his mate’s cock. As he added a third finger to the mix, Ian began to blubber about his need.
Finally, Colton knew his mate was ready; his mouth lifted off Ian’s cock causing his mate to cry out. “Soon babe, soon. Give me your legs,” he crooned to Ian. Lifting them and resting Ian’s calves against his shoulders, Colton pressed his cock into his mate’s perfectly round, puckered hole and felt the muscles give way. Sinking into the warm tight passage, Colton knew he was home. Right where he belonged. Stopping for his mate to adjust to his size, he looked down at his lover’s face. A face so gorgeous it took his breath away. A face he wanted to wake up to forever.
Oh my gods!Ian nearly came again when his mate’s cock breached his hole and entered him.So perfect! So fucking perfect!The Fates got it right. Colton filled Ian in a way no other had ever before.Forever…I will have this forever!He had searched for this his entire life without knowing it. But now Ian was mated to the man who’d complete him, support him and love him like no one else ever would. His body relaxed at those thoughts and he yelled, “Dammit! Move! Now!”
Colton was struggling to stay still until his mate was ready but as soon as he heard those words he started pumping his hips. The feeling of his cock encased in the beautiful, sweet body of his mate was the best feeling he’d ever experienced. Bending his mate’s legs higher, Colton focused on his face, as his hips beat a steady rhythm against Ian’s ass. “Look at me,” Colton said.
Ian slowly opened his eyes, staring unseeingly up at his mate. His eyes couldn’t focus because of the lust and passion swirling through him. He felt his heavy lids fall, covering his eyes again. The emotions consuming his body were almost too intense. Flames were licking along each nerve. Every part of him cried out for relief. He felt Colton speed up, pounding into him with such force, he felt the bed move again and again. He knew he would feel Colton in his ass for days—a reminder of who owned him now. And that one thought took him over the edge as his cock pulsed, shooting cum into the air, splattering it over both of them. He slowly opened his eyes and saw the face of his lover smiling down at him with adoration.
Colton was enthralled watching Ian’s emotions fly across his face as the claiming continued—lust, passion, love—and finally sheer joy as Ian’s cock fired its seed. His own balls tightened at the sight but he wasn’t ready to come yet. He lowered Ian’s legs to the bed and then bent forward, seeking his mate’s beautiful lips. Running his tongue over them, he slowly parted them and thrust his tongue inside, driven to savor the flavor of his mate. Dueling with Ian’s tongue, Colton felt his cock grow turgid, and knew the time was coming. Pulling back, he braced his hands on either side of Ian’s body as he pounded into his mate, his hips a blur of motion.
Ian suddenly felt Colton’s staccato rhythm and knew it was time. He moved his head exposing his neck. His cock was hard again and he gripped it, sliding his hand up and down matching Colton’s rhythm. Then it happened. He heard his mate grunt and felt Colton’s teeth sink into his neck. Crying out, Ian’s cock exploded again, firing cum at his mate’s beautiful body.
Colton’s teeth were buried in Ian’s neck, his cock was buried in his mate’s ass and his mouth filled with his mate’s delicious blood—a trifecta of sensationsoverwhelming him as he exploded filling his mate with his seed. Carefully withdrawing his teeth from Ian’s neck, Colton raised his head, howling loud and long. He’d claimed his mate and he wanted the world to know.
After they slowly came down to earth, Colton quickly cleaned them upbefore climbing into bed. Soon, he could hear Ian’s faint snores. Tightening his arm around his mate’s waist, he pulled him closer and fell asleep reveling in Ian’s delicious scent.
Chapter 22
Colton woke near noon, his stomach growling with hunger. He smiled at the sight of his sleeping mate, and knew he was right to claim him. He could feel it in his soul, wolf and heart.Who would have ever thought I would feel this way? Why me? Why now?Of course, he didn’t have a choice—no, he’d never reject a gift from the Fates. In the mate department, they gave you only one chance. Fuck it up and you were destined to be alone for a very long time. Especially, a gay wolf like him.
Hell, if I were honest about this, I never believed I’d have a mate.He didn’t know many gay wolves other than his brothers.Shit, even their father was furious about his first seven sons being gay. That thought led him back to a discussion he had with Logan before he left for Mexico. His brother felt they survived the massacre because they were special and the Fates had great things in store for them.
Well that part was true at least.Look at Jackson…pregnant. And me with this freaking god-like power.If that didn’t help prove Logan right, he didn’t know what would. But he was going to make sure no one knew about his power. That was going to be tough because Cody and Carson could read him as he could them.And what about my mate? There’ll be a mind-link because we mated. Shit, Shit, Shit.Colton decided he’d close off the mind-link with his mate and brothers. There was no way he was going to live with everyone knowing his secret and looking at him as some kind of freak.
He heard a soft knock, scented Cody at the door and heard a rustle of paper being slid under it.Fuck that!Everyone knows you don’t interrupt a claiming.What the fuck was so important that Cody broke the rule? Shit, maybe it’s Jackson and the baby. But why wouldn’t mybrother just say that instead of waiting for me to see his note?
Colton sighed. He knew he’d retrieve it to see what was so important. Slowly sliding a pillow under Ian’s neck to replace his arm—so his mate wouldn’t be disturbed—he carefully got out of bed, padding over to the door. He opened the note and read,“Colton, Jackson wants to see you immediately. I promise to stand guard outside your room and protect Ian. I’m waiting in the hall.”
Fucking be damned! This better be an emergency!He turned, walked to his duffle bag and pulled out some clothes. After dressing, he wrote a short note to Ian, in case he woke while he was gone. Colton didn’t want his mate to think he’d deserted him so soon after the claiming.Damn, I swear Jackson, if this isn’t an emergency you better be prepared for the wrath of Lyssa to descend on you…pregnant or not.
Placing the note on Ian’s nightstand, Colton let himself quietly out of the room. Cody was leaning against the wall at the end of the hall but Colton remained at his door, crossing his arms over his chest, waiting for his brother to walk over to him. There was no way he would leave until Cody was standing right outside his bedroom door. Cody raised his eyebrows and Colton could feel him trying to read his mind but he had shut that door firmly. Finally, he saw Cody push off and stroll over to him.
“I want your word you will protect my mate with your life.”
Cody’s eyes widened at the intensity of Colton’s voice. “Of course, I will.”
“Not good enough. I want you to swear it to me Cody or you can tell Jackson he has to wait until my mate is up and ready to come with me.”
Cody was puzzled. His brother had never spoken to him like this before. He tried their mind-link but still found it firmly closed. Sighing, he said, “I swear to you Colton. Iwillprotect your mate with my life.”
Colton searched Cody’s face. Then nodding, he said, “I won’t be gone long. If my mate wakes up, you are to call me immediately. Do you understand?”
“I promise.” Cody watched Colton walk away. He’d never seen his brother behave this way before, and added to that, he couldn’t read his brother’s thoughts—Not good. Not good at all. Something is going on.He mulled everything over in his head and suddenly gasped.Shit, is my brother going to get pregnant? Like Jackson?He didn’t know how he felt about that or how it would affect Carson.Crap!He’d used his position as the eldest of the triplets to make Carson agree to Jackson remaining as their Alpha and to even accepting the pregnancy.But if Colton could become pregnant? All bets were off.As he leaned against the door, and listened to Ian’s faint snores, he was relieved that Colton’s mate was still asleep.
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“WhatdidOracle say?” asked Jackson, who was standing at the window.
“I told you,” Steel said, “she said we needed to talk to Colton and Ian. And yes, I pressed her but no, she wouldn’t say more,” Steel insisted as he nuzzled his mate’s neck.
“Dammit, I’m her Alpha. Did you tell her I wanted to know?”
