The sexual picture conjured up from those words had David’s cock standing up and taking notice; the feelings they evoked left David reeling. Sex with his mate wasn’t on his mind when Zane had rushed towards him—he only wanted to escape. But that changed when Zane planted the blowjob image in his mind and his wolf waswholly on board, busily grooming himself to meet his mate.
Silence fell as Zane and David entered the room, all eyes were now focused on the two of them as Zane said, “Hi everyone, I’d like to introduce my mate, David, to you.”
Kieran rose and came over, first hugging Zane, then turning to David and giving him one, too, before saying, “Congratulations, guys. Now we have another reason to celebrate although I’m always telling my mate that we don’t need one to have a party but finding a Fated Mate certainly is the perfect reason to have a party if someone really needed one. I love your tattoos! They are so unusual compared to mine, but they enhance all your features so well. Did you design it yourself? My mate Logan is the greatest interior designer ever and I wonder if he could design something for me that would make me stand out!”
“Ki, trust me, you already stand out,” giggled Theo, with Norman smiling in agreement. Then Theo said, “Hi, David, I’m Theo and he’s Norman. Ki’s right, your tats are fantastic. I wonder how I would look with some.”
Now it was Norman’s turn. “Hi David, I’m Norman, mate of Theo. Welcome to the Blackwood Pack.”
Logan walked over, pulled his mate back against his chest, and held Kieran tight. “Hi David, Kieran is my mate.”
Zane felt the tension building in his mate at the onslaught of names and faces and said, “Hey guys, I thought it would be nice if David and I could join you for dinner and that way he could get to know you all a bit more.”
“Perfecto!” exclaimed Kieran. “C’mon everyone back to the table and let’s make room for Zane and David.Macushla,bringanother chair over, Theo and Norm, slide your chairs over to make room for David and I’ll get another place setting as soon as Anna comes back. Chop! Chop!”
As everyone scurried around, Zane leaned over and whispered in David’s ear, “Don’t mind Ki, he likes to organize people and things.”
Giggling, David looked on, impressed that everyone was doing exactly what they’d been told to do. “He does have the touch, doesn’t he? How come you don’t call him Shaman?”
Startled, Zane glanced at his mate. “How did you know he was a Shaman?” he whispered.
“I can see his power, just as I see yours.”
“My power?”
“Okay, guys, everything is ready. Come sit down and figure out what you want so we can add it to the order,” Kieran said, sitting down next to the newly added chair.
Escorting his mate to the table, Zane pulled out a chair for David, then sat next to his mate. Picking up the menus, Zane asked, “So, what did everyone order?”
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Before joining Oracle, who was saying good-bye to Daniel, Maximus made a detour to their suite; the call to Mystia about Zane’s mate couldn’t wait. After all these years, to finally find the one they’d been searching for, seemingly handed to them on a silver platter, was unbelievable. He wondered if his wife knew who Zane’smate was, or—because it was believed to be merely a myth—if the Fates had withheld that from her.
Thank goodness Slate was over there along with Logan and a bunch of enforcers, because his wife and Zane would need all the protection he could give them. Reaching his desk, he searched through his files until he found the one he wanted. Pulling it out and setting it on his desk, Maximus sat down and dialed Mystia, hoping she’d pick up quickly.
“Hi Maximus, how’s Oracle and Daniel?” Mystia asked.
“Fine, fine. Mystia, I found him! Can you believe it?”
“How? Where? Oh, my goodness, really? Are you sure?”
“Pretty sure. I believe he’s Zane’s Fated Mate and Oracle is on her way to Scotland to tell Zane about his gift.”
“Is he an Italian Wolf?”
“Yes!”
“Can he disappear?”
“Yes, Logan told Jackson he saw David disappear.”
“What about the facial markings?”
“Jackson doesn’t know but he is going to find out. If David does have them, that’ll be the final proof we need.”
“As soon as you find out, please let me know. Oh, Maximus, if David is the one, what a joyous day this is!”
“Yes, that it is. I have to make sure Zane and Oracle are protected.”
