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“That’s okay, baby. I haven’t been with anyone in years.”

Elam snorted. “Yeah, but Andy’s slept with half the state of Washington. I got myself tested after we broke up, but still. I’ll be devastated if I gave you anything.”

A deep growl emanated from Nic, his lips pulled back in a sneer. “He’d better pray I never run into him.”

Elam placed his palm on Nic’s chest. “Hey. He did me a favor, okay? I’m a loyal guy, but that did it for me. And if I hadn’t left him, I might never have come here.”

The tension in Nic’s body—as if he’d been about to spring from the couch and tear someone to pieces—eased. “I’ll bear that in mind. I’d still recommend he never set foot in the state of Alaska,

however. Just sayin’.” Nic caressed Elam’s cheek. “But you can’t give me anything, I swear. Human viruses don’t affect shifters.”

Elam almost collapsed against him in relief. “That still doesn’t excuse my behavior.”

Nic quirked once side of his mouth. “We were both participants. I was out of my mind to get inside you too.” Nic frowned. “But this heat—in your ass I take it?”

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Elam rolled his eyes. He loved how to the point Nic was, but still… “Yeah. Do you think it’s a bad sign?”

A flicker of confusion crossed Nic’s features. “No, I doubt it. It’s just that it reminds me of when an omega female goes into heat—a signal that she’s ready to get pregnant. Not only that, but you were slick inside already. And then I knotted you…”

Elam smirked. “Come on. Be serious.”

Nic shrugged then gave a small laugh. “Yeah, ridiculous, right? Obviously, I’ve never experienced sex with my fated mate before, so I’m sure that’s all it is.” Nic’s eyes darkened as he considered him, then he gave his neck a sniff before clutching a handful of Elam’s hair, gripping it tightly. “But I can smell it on you. Smell your heat.”

And I can feel it. “I need you again. Please.”

A low growl rumbled in Nic’s chest. “No begging necessary.”

Nic pushed him off his lap, but instead of rolling him onto his belly, he pressed him against the cushions on his back. Nic positioned himself between Elam’s legs then grabbed his ankles and placed them on his shoulders.

“I want to see you when you come, look into your eyes when you scream my name as I fill you with my seed.”

When Nic slammed into him in one move, Elam decided he liked that is was so easy to penetrate him without much prep. He’d barely had the chance to ponder the drastic changes to his body from when the rapid thrust of Nic’s beautiful thick cock pulled the cries from him as Nic had predicted it would.

Chapter Eight

Nic glanced around the main area of the large, modern cabin Elam had leased for his stay in Alaska. More like an estate property than a cabin. He bristled at the thought of Elam leaving the way he’d originally planned, but in the week since he’d claimed him as his mate, Elam had made it clear he wasn’t going anywhere. But, Elam did have the lease for a year regardless, so they discussed maybe staying there on occasion as if it were a vacation home. If nothing else, Elam had insisted he stop by to check that his boxes had safely arrived and to dispose of any fresh foods that might have gone bad.

Elam reappeared from the bedroom where he’d dragged one of the boxes. The indigo, open weave sweater he wore complemented his skin and hair, brightened his eyes and made Nic want to tear it from his body.

“I have some nice wine here, and I could make us something light to eat if we decide to stay the night. We could even…” Elam ducked his head. “hunt for something.”

The first time they’d chased prey together, Elam had hesitated, and the doe had gotten away. Nic had been so damn proud of him for trying, though. The shifts were becoming easier and Elam wasn’t fighting them anymore.

“Are you feeling the urge to run?”

One of the best parts of setting his wolf free was the thrill of the chase, to bound through the snow or splash in the rivers during the months of summer. A new wolf tended to have the compulsion to shift more often until they became accustomed to sharing the spirit of their wolf in their physical body.

Elam shook his head. “No. I’ve actually been a little tired today.” He gave a one-shouldered shrug. “I kinda wanted to make up for the other night.”

“We don’t need to run tonight.” Nic snickered. “No wonder you’re tired. We’ve had quite a week.” Running, touching, fucking…

Elam barked out a laugh but also flushed red. “We certainly have. I’ll see what I can come up with in the kitchen then.”

They hadn’t been able to keep their hands off each other—only the times they’d spent racing through the woods had kept them from humping non-stop. Nic hadn’t known he was capable of getting it up that often. But, it had to be that Elam’s heat—or whatever it was—was over, because he’d

noticed the night before that they’d both calmed down somewhat. He hadn’t thrown Elam on the mattress or shoved him against the wall or even pushed him to the ground while Elam begged him to ram it in.