Chapter Eight

Alex could no more tell Sean no than he could stop his own heart. But he could make sure Sean wasn’t hurt. The need to protect Sean was paramount, and Alex had some demons of his own he needed to conquer when it came to sex. He stood and pulled Sean up with him.

That slender body trembled under his hands as he embraced Sean. “We’ll go slow. I won’t hurt you.”

Sean shuddered harder and gave a nervous laugh, his warm breath sending electric currents over Alex’s chest. “I don’t think I can go slow. I feel like I did earlier, on the verge of coming and we haven’t done anything!”

“Well,” Alex rumbled, grinning when Sean whimpered. “One of the many benefits of being a shifter is the ability to get hard over…” He slid one hand down over the silky robe, teasing at the opening with his fingers. “And over…” This time it was him who whimpered as he touched the smooth skin of Sean’s stomach.

That skin pebbled with goose bumps as Sean gasped. The muscles under Alex’s fingers rippled and tightened. “And over.” He tugged the belt loose and dipped his hand back between the folds of material, tracing the soft line of hair below Sean’s naval. He didn’t have far to go before the side of his hand nudged the wet head of Sean’s cock.

“Oh!” Sean’s head dropped back, his bottom lip caught between his teeth.

“Alex!

Please!”

“I’ve got you,” Alex murmured, and he did, his hand fisting Sean’s hot, hard length.

Sean’s fingers curled into the tensed muscles of Alex’s shoulders. Alex stroked, measuring Sean’s cock, pleased with the size of it, craving the man

as he hadn’t anyone else before. He thumbed the bundle of nerves beneath the cap. Sean jerked, his hips pumping as he wailed.

The scent of his cum reached Alex’s nostrils a split-second after spunk splattered his hand.

Alex’s own cock was in desperate need of attention, but he continued to stroke Sean’s dick, watching his slack features for any sign of discomfort, using their link to check as well.

Sean’s thoughts were scattered on a wave of bliss that made Alex clench his thighs to keep

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from coming in his pants. The friction that caused, the denim against his dick, almost had him doing it anyway.

“Bed, Sean, and naked. We need both of those things, now!”

“Yeah.”

Alex led Sean to the bed and peeled the robe off him. The bruises had faded much quicker over the past twenty-four hours, but they still marred his skin.

His cock was long and thick, hard and curved up towards his belly. Alex ached with a need he hadn’t felt before, one he’d thought never to feel.

Perhaps it was the instinctive urge to keep his mate safe, to not cause him pain, or maybe, Alex thought, it was a combination of that and working past his own fear of penetration—and then again, it could be that he simply really wanted to give himself to Sean in a way Sean would likely never expect. But Alex wanted everything from Sean, and didn’t think he shouldn’t offer everything to Sean as well.

Sean was looking at him, his eyes wide with arousal and wonder, and Alex had to taste him. He framed Sean’s face with his hands then kissed him,

lapping at those full pouty lips before sliding his tongue into Alex’s eager mouth.

Eager hands fumbled with his pants, trying to unfasten the buttons and free his cock.

Sean whimpered into the kiss as he tugged at a stubborn button, and Alex reached down and popped the button off with a sharp tug. Sean shoved at his jeans, his blunt nails scraping Alex’s flanks in the most stimulating of ways. He hitched an arm around Sean’s waist and pulled him closer, seeking the skin on skin contact he’d longed for.

Sean’s hands landed on Alex’s ass, gripping his cheeks as their bodies came together.

Their moans mingled in one another’s mouths as an electric bolt shot through them, zinging from Alex to Sean then back again through their link.

Alex cupped Sean’s ass, lifting him so their cocks slid together, and it was the sweetest agony as Alex struggled to hold back his orgasm. He trailed kisses along Sean’s jaw, nibbled the soft skin below his ear, then sucked the join of neck and shoulder until Alex cried out, his hands letting go of Alex’s ass and ringing the base of his cock instead.

“Alex,” Sean panted as he licked over Sean’s collar bone. Alex kneaded the firm swells of Sean’s ass, stimulating them both as he kissed his way to Sean’s nipple. Alex licked the little nub then scraped his teeth over it and Sean’s hands were there, fisted in his hair, pressing Alex’s face against Sean’s breast. “Oh my god! Alex!”

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Alex hummed around the tit in his mouth, flicking the tip with his tongue.

As much as he wanted to come, he wanted to show his mate pleasure more.

After a hard suck to Sean’s nipple, Alex righted himself then stepped out of

the pants still pooled around his ankles. He took Sean’s hand and looked him in the eyes, and let Sean see exactly what he wanted. If Sean didn’t want it too, he could say no and Alex wouldn’t push.

But he really hoped Sean said yes.

* * * *

Sean wanted to, but he hesitated to answer at first. “Are you sure?”

Alex didn’t hesitate at all. “Positive. Check if it will help you decide.”

Alex’s emotions, the wisps of his thoughts were all open to Sean, and as thoroughly as he checked, he couldn’t find anything other than the same want that throbbed in his veins.

“All right, I…I want to, I just don’t want to screw it up.” The idea of hurting Alex turned Sean’s stomach, and even had his dick softening a bit.

Alex took his hands and looked intently at him.

“You won’t,” Alex assured him. “I promise. I’ll talk you through everything, either mentally or verbally. Let me do this for both of us. I won’t as something from you I’m afraid of doing myself.”

Sean couldn’t quite figure out how to refute that, not when he wanted Alex however he could get him, and not when he could feel Alex’s determination to have his way. Alex’s need to work past the sexual assault that had happened to him years ago was so strong Sean couldn’t miss feeling it through their link. He nodded, trusting Alex to know what they both needed.

Alex sat on the bed and pulled Sean to him, in between his spread thighs.

“But first I need to get your dick hard again.” And that was all the warning Sean got before Alex opened his mouth and licked a stripe across Sean’s cockhead.

Sean gasped as he felt that lick all the way to his balls, then Alex sucked in the crown, his lips a tight seal, his tongue flicking and teasing over Sean’s

glans. If Alex was just trying to make him hard, he needed to stop now, because Sean was afraid he wouldn’t be able to last long with that wet heat enveloping his tip.

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Then Alex’s head bobbed up and back down, taking Sean’s dick in to the root, and Sean moaned, his hands reaching for Alex’s silky hair. Apparently coming twice gave him more staying power than he’d thought, because Alex began sucking him, hard on the upstroke, fast on the down. Alex’s fingers tickled his balls, light touches that tingled and sparked the nerves there to full life.

Sean pumped his hips once, barely, afraid to do what he craved. Alex’s hand clamping onto Sean’s butt cheek and pulling knocked those inhibitions away. Sean tightened his hold on Alex’s hair and thrust with more force, and it felt so good, so perfect, he did it again, harder.

Alex moaned, the vibrations shooting up Sean’s cock as it was buried in Alex’s throat.

Sean stopped thinking and being afraid and trusted his mate to tell him if he was too rough.

He fucked Alex’s mouth for several blissful minutes, shivering every time his eyes met Alex’s. If Sean thought he was close to coming, Alex tugged on his balls, not enough to hurt exactly, but it pushed his climax back.

He traced Alex’s top lip, stretched wide around Sean’s length. Alex’s eyes closed almost entirely as he made a sound of approval. Sean pressed in deeper, loving the way those slick muscles contracted around his dick. He pulled almost all the way out then plunged into that welcoming mouth as sweat slicked his skin. Tension coiled in his belly, set his thighs to

quivering, and Sean knew if he didn’t stop now he was going to come despite his and Alex’s best efforts for him not to.

Alex released Sean’s cock with a loud, lewd slurp then toppled back onto the bed.

“Fuck me now, Sean. I can’t wait any longer.”

Sean took in the lines of Alex’s lean, muscular body. His shoulders were broad, his waist small, hips lean. Long, strong legs and arms, and a thick patch of hair on his chest that thinned into a trail to his pubic hair. Alex’s cock was thicker and longer than Sean’s, but he wasn’t worried. Sean was actually glad of it, considering whose dick was going where. If Alex ever wanted to fuck him, Sean was afraid there was going to be a problem—but he’d try.

“Sean.” Alex almost whined it, and Sean jerked his gaze up from the large hairy balls he’d been ogling. “There’s lube in the drawer there. We’ll need it.”

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Sean got the tube out and popped the cap off. Alex rolled over onto his hands and knees then peered over his shoulder at Sean. “Slick up a couple of fingers, but start with just one.”

Sean’s hands shook and he made a mess, but he ended up with viscous stuff on his fingers as well as his dick, too, so that was good enough. He climbed onto the bed, kneeling behind Alex. Alex clenched his ass cheeks then dropped his shoulders down and spread his legs wider. Sean ran his non-lubed hand over one cheek, testing the tautness of the flesh.

Alex moaned and arched his back, sticking his muscled butt up higher. Sean smoothed a finger down Alex’s crack, which was as fuzzy as the rest of his

butt. When he found the small ring of wrinkled skin, he sucked in a sharp breath as it fluttered under his touch.

“Sean, now, please!” Alex rocked back, the move spreading his ass cheeks open. Sean brought his slick fingers to the pink hole and without teasing began to press inside.

“Oh fuck, fuck!” Alex wailed, pushing back into the penetration. “Deeper, come on, I need…yesss!” Sean sank his finger in to the third knuckle. He wiggled it around, amazed at the tightness, the heat of Alex’s body—and hoping this snug little channel was going to stretch a lot more.

“It will, I swear it will! Wiggle your finger again, curve it…more—” Alex’s thought shut off abruptly as he groaned. “Ungh!” Alex jolted like he’d received a small shock, the scent of his arousal increasing until it was all Sean could smell. He curved his finger again, touching the small bump inside Alex’s rectum. “Not too hard, just brush it like…just…like…that!”

Alex’s panted breaths grew louder as Sean pumped his finger, teasing that hidden spot every third or fourth stroke. He pulled out then pressed two digits in, going slow at first until Alex slammed his hips back, shoving Sean’s fingers in to the hilt. Sean grabbed a handful of Alex’s butt cheek and squeezed, then reached between Alex’s legs and cupped his heavy sac.

He closed his hand around it loosely while he curled his fingers inside Alex’s ass.

Alex began rocking steadily, fucking himself onto Sean’s fingers. He cried out every time his prostate was stimulated. His inner muscles rippled and clenched around Sean’s fingers, promising a mind-blowing sheath for his dick. Knowing Alex was ready for it as well, Sean pulled his fingers out and scrambled between Alex’s legs.

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His nervous jitters were long gone, replaced with an arousal so intense it was almost painful. He held the base of his dick as he lined it up to Alex’s glistening hole. His other hand clenched on Alex’s hip as Sean slowly began pushing into Alex’s ass.

Alex’s impatient growl didn’t make Sean go any faster, either. Instead he pulled back and rubbed the head of his cock over Alex’s pucker, teasing them both.

“Sean, stop teasing and fuck me already, please!” Alex grumbled.

“Gladly,” Sean replied. He nestled his cock up to that hot little hole and gripped Alex’s hips, then rocked forward, the head of his dick slipping right past the ring. “Oh God, fuck, Alex!” Sean fought back the urge to slam his cock in the rest of the way as he waited for Alex’s inner muscles to loosen enough for him to slide in a little deeper.

Alex moaned and arched his back more and Sean’s dick sank in deeper. His fingers flexed on Alex’s hips, need driving at his spine, urging him to rut hard and fast. He didn’t, knowing that would hurt Alex. He worked his cock in inch by inch, taking the time necessary to keep his mate safe, to make the experience a pleasurable one for them both.

When Sean finally bottomed out, he was dripping with sweat and his fingers were pressed deep into Alex’s firm flesh. A flush covered Alex from his ass to the back of his neck, and Sean wanted to lick every bit of that rosy skin. Instead he pried his fingers from Alex’s hips and began rubbing soothing circles over Alex’s lower back and ass. Alex shivered, his spine arching as he moaned. The heat of his rectum seared Sean’s cock as inner muscles massaged his length, clenching around it.

He looked at where their bodies were joined, at the pink ring stretched wide around his length. “Jesus, Alex,” Sean whispered, amazed at the way his cock fit so perfectly in Alex’s ass.

“Move,” Alex grunted, wiggling his hips. Sean nearly swooned at the sensations that raced through him. He dropped down onto Alex’s back, sliding his arms under the man’s chest to grab the front of his shoulders.

Sean licked a drop of sweat off the back of Alex’s neck, the taste calling up an instinct he couldn’t resist.

Rolling his hips, seeking to get deeper, he ground against Alex’s ass as he nipped the spot he’d licked. Alex gasped, his legs parting more, and Sean began fucking him with short, hard strokes. He worked the succulent flesh beneath his teeth, his hands pulling Alex back into each thrust. Alex grunted and undulated beneath him, and Sean’s mind buzzed with RENDERED

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lust as he opened his mouth and bit, instincts driving his hips as surely as his teeth as they sank into Alex’s skin.

Alex screamed, his pleasure hitting Sean like a massive wave, rolling over him and pulling him under to a dark sensual place where need ruled. He clamped his jaw tight, the taste of his mate’s blood firing his own as he pistoned into Alex’s ass. Alex shouted again, the sound reverberating in the room as Sean lifted up, his mouth open as he panted, Alex’s essence still saturating his being.

Sean moved his hands up to Alex’s back, pressing his shoulders down as he ploughed into Alex’s opening again and again. Alex’s grunts and yells grew louder as he reached beneath himself and began jerking off. Sean fucked him harder, driving in deep, his balls slapping against Alex’s with each thrust.

Over and over, Sean laid his claim to his mate as ecstasy seared through him. Alex gave an ear-ringing shout and his ass clamped down hard on Sean’s dick. Sean’s balls pulled up tight as Alex shuddered and cursed, the scent of his cum filling the air. Sean’s dick was squeezed in a velvety hot vise, deep in Alex’s body. Sean groaned, long and low as spunk poured from his slit, bathing Alex’s channel, marking him as Sean’s as surely as the bite had.

Sean’s vision blurred; he closed his eyes and threw his head back, howling as pleasure exploded white-hot from his head to his toes.

Alex collapsed under him, his long legs shooting out and throwing Sean off balance. He landed on Alex, knocking the breath—what there was of it—

from them both. Alex reached back and held onto Sean’s hip, letting him know he wanted him to stay where he was.

They lay panting, struggling to fill their lungs, each unwilling to move for several minutes. When Sean finally managed to kick start a few brain cells, he leaned up and saw the mark—bite—he’d left on Alex’s neck. Instantly contrite, he touched the bloody flesh. “I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened to me.” That he’d done such a thing cast a dark pall over the rest of their love making. Was he like Joshua after all, hurting someone he was supposed to take care of?

“No!” Alex barked, rolling over so fast Sean’s dick popped out. Alex flopped Sean onto his back, and promptly sprawled on top of him. “Don’t even think that, Sean, ever. You did what all mates do, mark their lover. I’ll do the same to you, I won’t be able not to, and you’ll RENDERED

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enjoy it, crave it, just as I am even now. You made me yours,” Alex said, his eyes burning with passion and pride. “And I will make you mine.”

Sean didn’t doubt it, and the balm to his soul suffused him with happiness.

He smiled at Alex and pushed a chunk of hair out of his face, tucking it behind his ear. “I’m already yours, bite mark or not.”

Alex’s eyes glowed impossibly brighter as he slowly lowered himself down until all but his chest pressed fully against Sean. “That you are,” he purred, then proceeded to kiss Sean senseless.

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