Forrest seemed to read his mind. He explained, “He doesn’t know about paranormals, man. He didn’t grow up knowing he was a witch. He needs you to tell him shit like this.”
Bennett nodded once and turned back around.
Lucas’ surprise was clear to see. Still, he hesitated before taking Bennett’s hands. His skin was soft, but cool against Bennett’s. It made Bennett want to draw him to his body so that he could warm him, but he held back, letting Lucas do what he had to do to be at ease with him.
“His name is Lucas,” Forrest said from behind him.
“You just called him by that name. I’m not stupid, Forrest,” Bennett said and rolled his eyes. He smiled at Lucas, but with his dragon eyes, Bennett worried about the weirdness. It’s not as if he could help it, though.
Lucas smiled back.
He ran the name through his mind over and over again. Lucas was his mate. Lucas, with his blond hair and his torn sweater, was the man who’d gone into the grocery store, he realized all at once. No wonder Bennett had had an urge to follow him around that day.
Lucas watched him with fear and lust all swirling together in those blue eyes. Bennett couldn’t do anything about Lucas’ fear. Until he actually held him in his arms, his dragon was going to be close to the surface. He breathed out, trying to calm himself some, but it was no use.
He knew the instant Lucas started reading him. He could feel him in his mind. Bennett could also hear everything Lucas was thinking as if he was saying it out loud.Please don’t eat me. Please don’t eat me.
Bennett scowled.
Lucas stared right at Bennett and said, “Cassie said I’d find protection. I didn’t really believe her until just now. And you’re supposed to be my lover—” Lucas’ eyes widened, and Bennett knew in that moment he understood they were mates. “I feel what you feel. It’s never been like this with anyone before…Oh, fuck.”
Bennett drew Lucas to him then. Lucas’ eyes rolled to the back of his head and his hips canted forward. Bennett felt Lucas’ hard cock against his thigh, and he pushed into it.
“Get out, Forrest,” Bennett growled.
“What the fuck is happening? What did you do to him?”
Forrest tried to come around, but Bennett pulled Lucas to him, burying his face against Bennett’s chest. “Mine.” Bennet growled low in his throat and his teeth extended. He flashed them at Forrest.
“Oh…oh, shit. Right, sorry man. I didn’t get it right away.” Forrest walked out after that.
“Shh, Lucas. I’ve got you,” Bennett whispered. He bent forward and sniffed his neck. He smelled delicious. Bennett wanted to roll in that scent.
Lucas grunted. His hard cock pressed into Bennett’s thigh and stayed there. Lucas shuddered and clung to Bennett as he came. Bennett pulled back, wanting to watch his little mate. Lucas was beautifulwith those full lips open and those blue eyes wide, taking up most of his face right before they closed. Then he went limp in Bennett’s arms.
Bennett lifted him off his feet, holding him close to his chest. Bennett could feel the panic rise in his chest, burning like fire in his throat. “Call Mom,” Bennett yelled and walked out of the garage with Lucas.
“What the fuck just happened?” Forrest asked, standing in the driveway.
“Call Mom, Forrest. Now.”
“Fine. God. What am I supposed to tell her? You got weird and made Lucas pass out.”
Bennett entered his house through the back door. When he came to the living room, he sat on the couch with Lucas. He didn’t even know Forrest followed him inside until he heard him on the phone.
“I’m putting you on speaker, Mom,” Forrest said and held up the phone so Bennett could hear their mother.
“Tell me what’s going on, Bennett,” His mother said through the phone. Her voice was calm and hearing it made Bennett feel a little bit better.
“He’s my mate. I let him read me because I was scaring him. It was…intense. My dragon was close. I think he felt my intensity.”
“Reading you, honey? Only witches read people.”
“Yeah. I know, Mom.”
“Your mate is male?”
“Yeah.”
