Unable to resist, Delta leaned back into Kalen’s side. It wasn’t simply for comfort, though. He was turned on by all those muscles encasing him, aroused by Kalen’s touch.
“What happened next?” Kalen slid his arm back around Delta to his delight and started rubbing his arm once more in long, soothing strokes.
“A day later, Leo called me and told me the men who’d helped him were dead, and we were next. He said Whichello thinks I was in on it, though I suspect my uncle played a part in the demon’s assumption.”
“So why is Leo trying to get you to go back to the demon realm?” Kalen sounded both confused and pissed off.
“He’s convinced that, if he returns whatever he took, Whichello will miraculously forget all about it,” Delta replied then snorted derisively. “I think he wants me to go with him so he can use me as a sacrificial lamb if things go sideways.”
Tucking his finger under Delta’s chin, Kalen coaxed him to look up at the guy. “What Leo didn’t count on is me. I think you and I meeting this morning was more than just fate bringing two mates together but an intervention as well.”
Delta might have been a distraction for Whichello, but Kalen was one for him. The combination of his liquid-velvet voice, diamond-blue eyes, and gentle touch sent Delta’s mind into a frenzy. He wanted Kalen to kiss him so badly he could already feel the roughness of his beard adding to the pleasure.
“What’s a mate?” Delta’s gaze kept flickering between Kalen’s eyes and tempting lips.
Placing his hand over Delta’s chest, Kalen asked, “The connection you feel, the one you already admitted to having, is called the pull. It’s when two people are drawn to each other because of fate. You’ve always been destined to belong to me, muffin.” Kalen slid his finger across Delta’s shoulder, creating goose bumps over his skin. “And when I bite you here during sex, our souls will bind together.”
Delta’s heart raced as he processed Kalen’s words. He had never believed in fate or destiny before, but the way he felt about Kalen was unlike anything he had ever experienced.
He’d felt a mysterious connection to Kalen, but he never imagined it could be something as profound as this.
A strange stirring surged inside Delta. For the past six months, and maybe even before then, if he were being honest, he’d felt as if he’d needed an anchor, someone who would take away the feeling of being adrift. Whenever he was near Kalen, whenever the man touched him, Delta suddenly felt calmer, safe.
And he knew, deep down in his bones, that he could trust Kalen with his life.
With a firm grip on Kalen’s head, Delta pulled him toward his mouth and devoured his lips with an insatiable hunger. Kalen’s tongue explored every inch of his mouth, leaving him moaning and desperate for more.
Their lips parted for a brief moment, but Kalen continued to ravish Delta’s neck with kisses, slowly making his way to the spot where he had mentioned biting him. Delta quivered with anticipation, his body pulsing with need. “Do you want me to make you mine, Delta?” Kalen growled seductively against his skin.
Take a hit of oxygen. Hold. Release.
Did he want to belong to the man? Kalen was asking to lock Delta down for the rest of his life, and Delta wasn’t sure he could trust his own judgment lately.
“Yes,” Delta gasped, his breath hitching as Kalen’s lips brushed against his sensitive skin, leaving a trail of fire behind.
Jesus Christ. Was he really giving in this easily? They’d known each other only a little over twelve hours.
Yet, he somehow knew this decision wouldn’t be foolish, that it wouldn’t come back to bite him on the ass. Not unless he begged Kalen to bite him on his tush.
His heart thumped wildly when he made up his mind, when he decided to give Kalen his trust and dive headfirst into this, because nothing had ever felt so right as it did when he was with the older man.
Deepening the kiss, Kalen slowly lowered Delta to his back. Then he helped Delta to scoot backward until his head was resting on the soft pillows.
Kalen followed, his strong muscles sinking over Delta as he settled between his legs. The press of his hard body had Delta’s cock growing thick in seconds flat. He felt Kalen’s denim-trapped erection against his thigh, and oh damn, it was a large bulge that felt as hard as concrete.
Delta sucked in a quick breath. He couldn’t remember ever getting this turned on this fast. Kalen had to be telling the truth. Delta had never felt so consumed by anyone.
A warm, strong hand slipped under Delta’s shirt, sweeping upward, and then Kalen’s fingers pinched his left nipple. Delta arched beneath him as a long, salacious groan escaped.
He trembled as Kalen slid his shirt up and sucked a hardened nipple between his lips, suckling the nub then rolling it between his teeth.
Kalen traced his fingers over Delta’s hardened nipples, brushing heat against Delta’s skin and making him to squirm, causing him to spread his legs wider.
He was already so hard for Kalen, so aroused that he was ready to rip off his clothes and beg the man to fuck him.
“Kalen,” Delta whimpered. His desire for Kalen was almost unbearable.
When Kalen lifted his head, his blue-diamond eyes ignited with something Delta couldn’t name. He’d never been the object of someone’s intense gaze before. It was like Kalen wanted to possess every single inch of Delta’s body. Maybe even his soul.