When they sat down to a delicious dinner that Ayumi had made—it was one of Jordan’s favorites, fish and chips done the traditional way—she explained more about nyxians and the things she and her sister had gotten into growing up. Ayumi admitted they were mischievous and were tomboys; climbing trees, getting into fights, and doing things they weren’t supposed to. That was until they discovered boys and their world changed. She told Jordan why her father decided to leave the human realm instead of staying. He’d felt the world had changed, and he didn’t like the direction it was changing. Ayumi explained that even her mother couldn’t change his mind.
She talked a little about Duncan’s father, and Jordan wished Duncan were there to hear the good things she’d said. The man she described reminded Jordan of the man he was falling in love with. Thorin was a kind man who cared about the ones who called him Alpha. Ayumi explained to Jordan that Duncan’s uncle had always been jealous of his brother, Thorin. She’d always wondered if Bradley had killed his brother out of jealousy since she found out about Thorin’s death. Ayumi remembered the day Thorin met Galicia, and how beautiful they were together. Jordan listened attentively and was fascinated by what he was hearing, it was only a couple hours after things in his life changed from what he would’ve called normal and boring.
One thing was he certainly didn’t like the sound of Duncan’s uncle and was secretly happy that he was dead. When they were younger, Bradley would torment and bully kids and Thorin had to step in and defend the kids against his own family member. Based on what Ayumi observed when they were younger, Thorin was the leader Bradley could never be.
His parents admitted that they had missed the friends they had to leave behind in the nyxian realm. Jordan also found out that other than the grandfather he prayed that he would never meet, he had other family members on his father’s side that his father was still worried about. Jordan still couldn’t believe that in a matter of days his life had changed. On the outside, he looked as if he was handling things pretty well, but in his head, he was trying to process everything.
It’s not every day you find that you’re a prince.
Jordan walked into Duncan’s bedroom and undressed. He stood in front of the full-length mirror in the corner of the room, inspecting what was so different about himself. Yes, he was lighter, if that were even possible. The color of his eyes was still crimson, with maybe a couple of changes that he instantly recognized. They were a bit darker around his irises, more slanted, but that was normal to him, anyway. His hair was longer, and he was debating cutting it.
That was a minor thing that could easily be fixed. And maybe he was just a bit taller, but that could be his imagination. He stepped closer to the mirror and opened his mouth and stared at canines, then closed his mouth and shook his head in astonishment. He opened his mouth one more time and touched his pointed teeth. He still couldn’t believe they were in his mouth and wasn’t used to them yet. He was constantly biting his tongue or lips when he spoke. So he had to be careful when he spoke, something he was not used to doing. He shook his head again in disbelief, to think all that time growing up, he was never human but a mixed breed.
Jordan should’ve been angry with his parents for lying to him all his life, but he honestly didn’t have the energy. Especially after his parents explained their reasons in more detail. What they did was to keep him safe. Jordan looked at his body and smiled at his tattoo, well, birthmark. When he was seventeen and thought he was being rebellious, Jordan had always loved his birthmark and decided to have it tattooed to enhance it. His parents were angry with him when he did it, but at the time he didn’t think that getting a tattoo was a big deal. His birthmark grew from a small little thing to taking up the entire right side of his body.
If only his parents had told him what it really meant. He would have realized exactly what the mark signified. It was his standing in the nyxian nobility. Who knew his mother was a princess? Laxus was named as her guard when she became of age and that was how they fell in love. Laxus was not from a noble clan and if Bergstrand had found out, he would have had the man stripped from his position and gods knew what else. Jordan realized that as much as he wanted to know about the world he came from, his parents didn’t want to talk about it. There was so much he had to learn about the new him.
Jordan pushed his hair back and gasped,my ears are pointed! Holy shit, I really did change! I have fucking pointed ears.He was so busy inspecting himself in the mirror, he did not hear Duncan when he got home.
“Well, this is a nice surprise to come in here and see.”
Jordan yelped and turned around, grabbed his shirt off the floor, and covering himself with it. “Shit, you scared me,” he said, pulling his shirt back on.
Duncan smiled. “Please don’t get dressed on my account, I was enjoying the wonderful view.” Jordan felt his face heat up. “Ah, there it is,” Duncan said, walking closer to him and wrapping his arms around his waist. He went easily, dying to be near Duncan. “That beautiful blush.” He bent his head and nestled his face in Jordan’s neck. “Gods, I love the way you smell.”
Jordan tilted his head to the side and wrapped his arms around his mate's neck. Duncan’s hands slid down to his thighs, lifting him up. Jordan wrapped his legs around the larger man’s waist. Duncan pulled back, and they stared into each other’s eyes. Jordan could see the lust burning in Duncan’s cobalt blue eyes. He wanted Duncan just as much. Without saying a word, Duncan started walking them towards the bed.
Their eyes remained on each other as Duncan laid him down on the bed. Jordan moved to the middle and watched as his mate undressed. Jordan was hard and couldn’t hide his erection. Duncan smiled and licked his lips before joining him by lying on top of him. His arms instantly went around Duncan’s neck, holding him close. Jordan closed his eyes, relishing in the perfection that was Duncan Pryde.
“Am I heavy?”
“No,” he purred, and opened his eyes and stared at Duncan, “you feel perfect.”
Duncan’s fingers gently caressed his sides and each time those fingers touched his tattoo on his side, Jordan would feel shivers running through his already heated body, making him visibly shiver. His hips pivoted up, rubbing against Duncan’s cock. It was hard and thick, leaking, and it felt so fucking good against his.Jordan bit on his bottom lip to keep from begging Duncan to fuck him. It was all new to Duncan, who had never been with another male before and he didn’t want to rush it.
“We can take our time tonight.” He whimpered when a light finger brushed over his tattoo and Duncan ground his hard cock against his.
“Does this feel as if I want to take my time?”
Jordan didn’t get a chance to answer, he wrapped his legs around Duncan’s waist, and the position changed everything. Duncan moved his hands down and grabbed Jordan’s ass, bringing their cocks closer. They rubbed against each other. The room was filled with their harsh breathing, moans, and rumbles of pleasure. Jordan knew he wasn’t going to last long. He’d wanted Duncan since the moment he saw him, dreamed and fantasized about being with the man. His gums itched, and he wanted to bite and claim Duncan as his, but knew he had to wait, he needed permission. But he also knew Duncan felt the same pull he did. So instead Jordan buried his face in Duncan’s neck to mask his scream of completion.
He felt his cum between them and seconds later, Duncan’s joined his. Duncan fell completely on top of him, they were wrapped around each other for a while, both trying to regain their breathing. A few minutes later, Duncan rolled off him and flopped down beside him. Duncan reached for wipes and cleaned them both up. He turned on his side facing Jordan.
Jordan moved closer to Duncan, the need to touch him and be touched was overwhelming. Duncan pulled him closer. “I want to claim you tonight, Jordan. Make you mine. And tomorrow introduce you to my pack. I won’t hide you from them and them from you.” Jordan did not say anything; he didn’t understand pack dynamic and what their mating could mean. Would Duncan’s pack members reject him?
“What if they reject me, or you for being with another man?” He looked up at Duncan.
Duncan placed a finger under his chin and kissed him gently before pulling back. “Don’t worry, they won’t, we have same-sex couples in the pack. And whoever doesn’t like it, they are free to leave. But I won’t deny my mate because he just happens to be a man. But let’s leave that for another day. Right now, I want to concentrate on us.”
Chapter Nine
Duncan
“Ididn’t realize I became so important to you,” Jordan whispered.
“You became important to me the first time I saw you,” Duncan answered, gripping Jordan’s hips bringing their cock’s together. Duncan’s cock was starting to take interest again. “Let me tell you a secret.”
Jordan raised an eyebrow. “What’s that?”
