“Where are you exactly?”
“We are about three and a half miles south of the old Blackwood Pack house on the highway that runs past it. He was dumped in a ditch, so I don’t know how somebody would have seen him from the road.”
“Shit,” Rudy knew any driver of a big rig would have been able to see the body since the ditch wasn’t that deep. “Fuck! Did you at least cover him up with something like leaves or dirt to hide him?”
“No, you told us to just dump the body. We did what you said.”
Rudy rolled his eyes at the sheer stupidity of his head enforcer. He really needed to hire one with brains but in the meantime, said, “I’ll call you back shortly. Don’t go anywhere.” After hanging up, he slammed his fist on the desk.Fucking Dylon. Why the fuck did his old man have to be a big shot?Rudy sat back and stared at the ceiling, pondering what his next step would be.
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Cody had fallen asleep again in Dylon’s arms after sucking his mate’s brains out through his cock. When his mate’s arms fell away, hitting the couch with a dull thump, he woke, immediately missing his warmth and security. Remaining still, he listened to Dylon’s even breathing signaling his mate was asleep, finding comfort in the sound. Ever since the massacre, Cody found it difficult to achieve deep sleep, fearful of having another vision. Instead, he spent each night tossing and turningfitfully causing him to wake tired. He hid it well from his brothers, especially from Colton and Carson with whom he shared a mind link.Thank fucking goodnessthe Shaman taught him how to partition his mind, so he could hide his visions all these years.
But since the brutal killing of his family, it was getting harder and harder to do. And that meant he was getting less and less sleep since he was on edge trying to make sure no one found out. Now that had changed and his mate knew, along with Jackson, Steel, Colton, Ian, Oracle, and Mystia. That alone should have set his teeth on edge especially after a lifetime of hiding who he was but all he felt was calmness with his wolf. Something he hadn’t felt for a very long time.
He knew it was because his mate had accepted him.Hell, ‘accept’ was too weak a word for how my mate reacted. He fucking regards me as the best thing since free porn on the internet. What will he say when I tell him what I must do? Will he agree to go with me? Will he still think I’m okay when I get my gift? Shit, please Fates, please make him want me, I beg you. I need him.Cody curled his body against his mate, seeking all the warmth he could soak up.
Dylon opened his eyes halfway before closing them again. He wasn’t ready to give up the delicious, sated, feeling his mate gave him. He needed to return the favor soon and was enjoying being hugged by his mate when he felt Cody’s body stiffen. “Ma moitié,what’s wrong?” he asked, alarmed.
He knew he had to tell Dylon—sooner than later—just in case he wasn’t interested in claiming him after finding out. Sighing, Cody began, “I have to leave here and go to Tajikistan.”
“Why?”
“Because of visions I had. I’m needed there and it’s going to be dangerous, so I’ll understand if you don’t…”
“Hush, I go where you go. And if you think for one moment I’m going to let you go someplace that’s dangerous without me, well…let’s just say…not going to happen. Is this what you’ve been hiding from me?”
Cody glanced at his mate before lowering his eyes. “Yeah, it was. I wasn’t sure how you’d feel about me with my foresight ability, so I wasn’t going to tell you.”
“So, why did you change your mind?”
“I thought you should know the whole story before you tell your father you found and claimed me. I wanted you to know everything, well, except what my gift from the Fates will be, which I don’t know yet.”
Dylon placed two fingers under Cody’s chin and tilted his face so he could see his mate’s eyes. “Look at me, Cody. I want you to see the truth of my words and the happiness in my soul.” After gaining his mate’s full attention, he said, “All my life, I dreamed of finding my Fated Mate, hoping at each point along the way I would get lucky. I knew the Fates would give me the perfect wolf to complete me. But never…never in my wildest dreams did I dare think I would have such a gorgeous Fated Mate as you. I promise you here and now, there is nothing in this world or the next that will keep me from claiming you. Nothing that will ever keep me from you, now and forever more.”
Cody gazed intently at Dylon’s face and saw only the truth of his mate’s words. When the realization hit him, love welled up and overflowed his heart filling every nook and cranny of his fragile spirit, rebuilding it until it was reflected in his eyes. He didn’t know it, but he had just gotten his gift from the Fates.
Dylon’s jaw dropped at the sight in front of him. What a sight! His mate glowed with an aura so bright it was blinding. Soon, Dylon would find out he was the only one who could see this in his mate. In Cody’s eyes, he saw the love his mate had for him already shining brightly as a beam of the silver light pierced his body and heart, tying them together by a life thread only they could see. He looked at the shimmering thread and then at Cody. His heart filled with love and he knew without a shadow of a doubt, he loved Cody with every fiber in his body and would protect him against anyone who tried to harm him.
Leaning forward, Dylon’s lips met and caressed Cody’s as he felt the bonding start to occur. He knew he would always be physically tied to his mate through the life thread. He deepened his kiss, relishing and loving this new chapter of his life. It was as if everything he did before this moment was merely training for the time he’d assume his rightful place next to Cody. Pulling his mate tighter to him, Dylon groaned. He would never get enough of him—and that thought infused his mind and body with overwhelming happiness.
Cody could feel the life thread tying him to Dylon and knew they were now one. His mate’s love flowed back through it to him and soothed Cody’s spirit. The love made him bold and he thrust his tongue into Dylon’s mouth, seeking to know it intimately. Thrust and parry…parry and thrust. His tongue dueled with Dylon’s, each wanting control but neither able to seize it. He felt his cock lengthen, dewy drops beading at the tip, signaling his rising need.
Finally, Dylon broke away, his chest heaving and his cock hard.Fuck! I need to claim my mate now! But not here!“Ma moitié,let’s go to our room where I can claim you properly.”
Cody stared at Dylon, eyes blown wide with lust and need, wondering why his mate stopped. His brain wasn’t processing Dylon’s words. All he knew is his lips weren’t touching his mate’s. Desperate for more, he grabbed Dylon’s face and pulled it to his. Locking his lips back onto his mate’s, he groaned at the flavor he found there. Caressing, pulling and then small bites, Cody ravished Dylon’s mouth.
Neither heard the knock but when Colton entered the room and cleared his throat, Dylon broke off the most fantastic kiss anyone had ever given him. Hearing Cody’s faint cry, he pulled him close and whispered in his ear about continuing once they were in their bedroom. They’d have no privacy fucking in the hospital room as evidenced by Colton’s unexpected appearance. Looking up at Cody’s brother, he said, “We are going to our room in a minute.”
“Good to know but Jackson asked me to find out if you had called your father yet,” Colton said.
“Uhmm, no,” Dylon responded.
Cody could sense his mate’s hesitation and decided to handle the problem. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he handed it to Dylon and said, “Here, you better make the call because Jackson won’t leave us alone until he knows what your father said.”
“Good call, bro. I’ll just step out. Come and find me when you’re finished talking to your father, Dylon.” Giving a brief nod to both, he left the room.
“Do you want me to leave too?” Cody asked.
