“The kids are going to a sleepover for the night and I told Ryland I would help him with something.” It was partly true. Since Blayze had been unable to get anywhere trying to befriend the hunter, Duncan decided it was time for a more aggressive approach. They had been unable to locate the dealer or any of the silver-laced drug.
Duncan even called a few of the other Alphas he was friends with to find out if they knew anything. His pack was not the only one affected. His cousin’s pack in Marquees, Virginia, reported at least five deaths and they were not all teenagers. No one knew where the drugs were coming from or who was supplying them.
“Hey, are you alright?”
Duncan looked at Jordan and saw the worried expression on his face. “Yeah, baby, I’m fine.”
They both froze at the endearment that slipped easily from Duncan’s lips. They stared at each other for a few seconds in shock. Duncan was about to speak when Jordan made a hasty retreat out of the kitchen with the excuse of getting ready to hang out with Blayze. Duncan let out the breath he was holding the minute Jordan left the kitchen.
Shit, where the hell did that come from.
“Oh gods, please,” Jordan moaned.
“Please, what? Tell me what you want, my sweet, little mate,” a deep, sultry lust-filled voice whispered in his ear.
“Anything, fuck me, bite me, claim me,” he begged. “Just make me fucking yours.”
A deep chuckle was his answer, Jordan wrapped his legs around his lover’s waist and dug his fingernails into his lover's skin, scraping his nails down his back. His lover hissed and Jordan could tell it was in pleasure and not pain. His dream lover scraped his sharp teeth along his neck, then sunk his teeth into his flesh, causing Jordan to scream out his lover’s name.
Duncan!Jordan shot up in bed, his breathing loud in the quiet room. Sweat coated his body, he looked on the other side of the bed and sighed in relief that it was empty. “Shit, another fucking dream.” He got out of bed and began to pace his room. That was the third dream in the months since he started working for Duncan Pryde. Duncan calling him baby a couple of days ago also didn’t help.
Fuck, Duncan is not the first guy I’ve found attractive.
He’d never gone as far as having dreams about them or using them for wank material.I’ve always used celebrities I know I will never meet for those sessions.The last time he went out on a date was weeks before he started working for Duncan. It was right around the time he first noticed Duncan on the cover of a magazine.Jordan was mid-pace when there was a knock at his door. Forgetting that he was only wearing a pair of sleep shorts, he opened the door and was surprised to see his boss standing in front of him.
“Duncan, what can I do for you?”
“Are you okay?” Duncan asked. He noticed the cursory glance that the other man gave him. “I heard you yelling and came to check on you.”
Jordan ran his hand through his hair, mussing it then answered.He heard me all the way from his room? Oh gods, did he hear me calling his name?“Yeah, yeah, I’m fine. I just had one of those dreams, you know?” he said, trying to play off his nervousness.
“Do you want to talk about it, I’m a good listener?”
Talk about it! Are you fucking kidding me? I want you to kiss me and make my dreams a fucking reality. “No, I’m good,” he answered.
Duncan sniffed, then licked his lips. He cleared his throat. “Okay, I’m going to go back to bed,” he whispered.
They stood there staring at each other and all Jordan could think or hope was that Duncan would kiss him.
“Fuck, you smell so fucking good.”
Before he could question what Duncan meant, he grabbed the back of Jordan’s neck and pulled him close. They were skin to skin and their breaths mingling together.
“Why can’t I stop thinking about you?” Duncan asked.
Jordan went to answer when Duncan’s hot wet lips descended on his. Someone moaned and Jordan couldn’t tell which one of them it was. Duncan’s scent and strength overtook his senses, making him forget everything around him. He opened his mouth and Duncan’s tongue swept into the cavity of his mouth, stealing his every breath. He was drowning in a sea of pleasure from one kiss. Literally. Duncan was the man of his dreams in every way. Tall, sexy and smart as hell.Jordan placed his hands on Duncan’s chest and pushed him away with all his strength. He gasped and so did Duncan. He was surprised by his action just as the other man was. “I’m sorry,” he said before Duncan could get a word out and slammed the door in his face.
“Fuck, what the hell am I doing?” He leaned his back against the closed door and sank to the floor wrapping his arms around his legs pulling them close to his chest.
I need to quit; I can’t stay here any longer. I want him so much it hurts. Wanting a man that will never be mine is worse than a broken heart.
Duncan stood outside of Jordan’s room trying to wrap his mind around what the hell just happened. He was passing by Jordan’s door when he heard him yell out his name. He used that as an excuse to have Jordan open the door. It seemed since the night he woke up with Jordan in his arms, they’d been consciously avoiding each other. The easy banter they developed between them disappeared. Things had become nothing more than professional. His thoughts warred with him constantly, so much that it was affecting his work. If anyone noticed they were too afraid to say anything to him about his lack of focus. He wanted to get to know Jordan, and not just as the twins’ caretaker. He realized what a fool he’d been that he hadn’t noticed the signs of what was happening, no one would blame him for not recognizing what his beast already knew from the beginning.
Jordan is my sodalis amans; it took him a couple of weeks to stop denying what was happening between them. His date with Cindy was a telling sign, but he stubbornly ignored it. Duncan sat in his office after Jordan practically ran away from him that day. He would have claimed Jordan a long time ago if he was a woman, but he realized he needed time to come to grips about things. Accepting the fact that his mate was a man scared the shit out of him.
At first he thought he was feeding off Jordan’s attraction to him. But it was something more, Duncan recognized all the changes that were taking place in his home and how comfortable it had become since Jordan came into his life. He hadn’t said anything because there wasn’t any reason to. He was calmer and not quick to anger.
“I’m such an idiot,” he mumbled. “Everyone probably realized Jordan was my mate before I did.”
