Page 52 of In The Shadow of The Wolf

“You promised to show me the town, but if you keep looking at me like that, we won’t go anywhere except to your bedroom.” Ivan teased and hugged his mate close.

“Okay, let’s go.” Jamie closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pulled Ivan towards the door. He planned to take him to the police station first and even though he’d already been there during his last visit. Jamie wanted to tell him about his job as an officer here in Lonepine. He wanted Ivan to know that he would be a good and capable mate.

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Ivan was impressed with his mate and proud of the man he was. He was respected in his job and loved as a friend. Ivan suddenly realized just how blessed he was to have been chosen to be this man’s mate. Jamie had a good life here, and Ivan wasn’t so sure he wanted to ask him to leave it. The idea of returning to Michigan was becoming less and less desirable. The more he saw and heard, the more he liked Lonepine and its people.

They needed to talk and decide what their future together was going to be. He had an important position with his pack, and he had a responsibility to his brother and Alpha. Jamie, on the other hand, did not have the position holding him here as much as it was his family and friends. But then, it is family and friends that make a life rich and enjoyable.

Jamie gave Ivan the triple star tour of the town, pointing out everything of interest. He showed him the small shops in the center of town that had at one time been the original trading post that served both the natives and the soldiers. It was then that Jamie learned about Ivan’s native heritage.

“My great-grandfather was Potawatomi. Originally my family lived in Canada but migrated south during the eighteen hundreds. My great-grandfather married a young girl, my great-grandmother, from a neighboring pack. She was a wolf, and they resided with the Traverse Bay Pack raising four sons and one daughter. My grandfather, they're firstborn, became the Alpha of the Traverse Bay wolves, and then my father, and then it passed to my brother Viktor.” Ivan explained.

“Where does the Russian influence come from?” Jamie asked as they made their way back down the main street after having lunch at the Black Bean.

“My mother was human of Russian descent. Her name was Kostya Orlov, and Viktor and I are named after her two brothers who died when they were very young.” Ivan hadn’t talked about himself in years, maybe decades, but it seemed natural and sort of freeing to do so with his mate.

Jamie drove Ivan to the Pack House to get his things and then drove them back to his apartment to get ready for dinner that evening with his family. “I like having you here with me,” Jamie stated as he stripped to get into the shower. Ivan watched him closely and soon was stripping and joining him. The shower was small, but they managed to fit. Ivan was a big man, but with Jamie plastered to his front, the shower was more than large enough for the two of them.

“We have time before dinner, so why don’t you show me how much you want me.” Jamie challenged his mate with a grin.

“I thought I already did that.” Ivan countered with a nip to Jamie’s mating mark, which caused Jamie to moan wantonly and laid kisses across Ivan’s shoulder.

“Yeah, but I’m not sure I completely understood your meaning.” Jamie shot back and gripped Ivan’s hard-muscled ass in his two hands, holding him firm. Ivan grunted and began to rub his huge cock against Jamie’s soft wet skin.

“So, I fell short of complete understanding. Well, I guess I will have to remedy that.” Ivan marveled at how deeply he felt for Jamie and how much he enjoyed their every minute together. Never in his life had he felt so at home and lighthearted with a lover. But then, Jamie was much more than his lover. He was his mate, he was his life, and they were designed by fate to be together. Ivan grabbed the shampoo and quickly began to massage it into Jamie’s scalp in a slow sensuous motion that had Jamie leaning into him and holding him close.

“I haven’t had someone shampoo my hair since I was a kid.”

“Get used to it because I’ve discovered that I love touching you.” Ivan leaned him back and rinsed the shampoo, then took the soap and performed the same sensuous attention to detail to every part of Jamie’s body. He then turned him carefully towards the tile wall and placed his palms against the wall. He kissed his shoulder and whispered into his ear. “Keep them there.”

Ivan ran his hands down Jamie’s sides, igniting shivers and moans from his over-sensitized mate. He stepped up close behind him and spread Jamie’s cheeks and, pressing his large cock into the crease, rubbing himself across Jamie’s hole, lubricating it with his own pre-cum. The fact that the feelings that Jamie made him experience were undoing him and his control mattered not when in the company of this man. All he wanted was to please and to experience his mate’s tight hot body over and over again.

He would never, even if he lived a thousand lifetimes, grow tired of this loving man and his amazing body. With that thought, he lined up his hard cock with Jamie’s wet hole and pushed inside. He seated himself completely in one thrust. Jamie’s body was used to him now and would accommodate him easily. The feeling of being inside his mate was beyond compare. It was so perfect, so hot.

Jamie closed his eyes and pressed his cheek against the tile wall along with his hands, and just went for the ride that Ivan was taking him on. Ivan was the most attentive and caring lover Jamie had ever had. He thought the man cold and distant, but that was so far from the true man. Ivan plunged deeper and deeper, dragging every amazing thing from him in a most sensual fashion. He never felt so much and so deep. He understood now why mates never strayed; no one would ever be able to match his perfectly gorgeous mate.

Ivan pulled Jamie up and held him against his chest as he hammered into him. Jamie’s hands stayed firm against the tile pushing back as Ivan drove in over and over, enhancing the sensations. Suddenly Ivan stiffened, plunged deep, and came in a roar holding Jamie so tight he could hardly breathe. In the same moment, Jamie erupted with streams of cum, painting the wall in front of him. He had never before come from the pure sensation of being fucked, and it was fantastic. They held each other as their bodies relaxed, and their breathing returned to normal. “Do you understand now? Did I make myself clear?” Ivan chuckled.

“Yes, complete understanding here.” Jamie laughed and turned his head to accept a sweet kiss from his mate.

CHAPTER FOUR

Meeting Jamie’s family turned out to be a rather large affair. Ivan assumed it would be simply dinner with the family. It turned out instead to be a massive celebration of their mating. Jamie’s family didn’t do a mating halfway, and that was a fact. Jamie was the first of their six children to find their mate, and the family was over the moon, to put it mildly. Food, drinks, and good cheer abounded. It was nearly a carnival atmosphere, and Ivan loved it.

Ivan met all of Jamie’s family, including aunts, uncles, and cousins. Family and friends descended upon the McCormick home and stayed till the early hours of the morning. It was a celebration to be remembered. They were a family that loved one another, each and every one of them, and Ivan was honored to be counted among their number. It was more than he could have ever hoped for.

It was near noon the following day before either of them opened their eyes. They’d finally made it back to Jamie’s apartment around four in the morning and just fell into bed completely exhausted from the festivities.

“You awake?” Jamie’s voice came out horse and tired, his head propped up on Ivan’s chest. Ivan cracked open one eye and saw that it was nearing noon and then promptly closed his eye. Ivan grumbled something, but it was not understandable, which was probably a good thing. “You were a big hit with my parents, you know, and my little brother Roy thinks you’re a god.” Jamie chuckled when Ivan snorted. He loved waking up with his mate. Sharing a bed with Ivan was incredible. He was so warm, and he held Jamie like he was his new favorite toy.

“Your brother Jacob wasn’t quite so adoring,” Ivan commented. “He actually threatened me right to my face to kick my ass if I ever did you wrong. That took a lot of guts considering the guy is barely five foot five.” Ivan rolled over, pinning Jamie beneath him, and kissed him soundly.

“Jacob has always been the runt, but he makes up for it with attitude. He’s been in more brawls than the rest of us combined.”

“I don’t doubt it. He has hell raiser written all over him.” Ivan went back to kissing Jamie, and they were just getting serious when Ivan’s phone rang. “I should get that. It’s probably Viktor.” He would have liked to ignore it, but Viktor never called him unless it was important; the man did not do chit-chat. Ivan rolled off of Jamie and dug around the floor until he came up with his pants and extracted his cell. “Hello.”

Jamie sat up and moved to a position behind Ivan, not exactly listening but paying attention to the call. Ivan’s posture was suddenly serious and alert, which told Jamie something was wrong back home.

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