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I couldn’t help feeling a little jealous. I wanted to be the first one to get fucked on the front desk. Then again, that poor desk had been waiting for action for over a decade and so far, it had gotten zero except maybe a quick late night jerk session all by my lonesome. Someone might as well get some use out of it because it sure as hell wasn’t going to be me.

“Have fun, Gary,” I added with a small wave, heading toward the elevator.

I didn’t want to make him feel any more embarrassed than he already was. The other two followed me quickly, stepping inside behind me. As soon as the doors shut, Calum started snickering.

“Oh man… teasing that poor man is way too much fun!”

“You two should be nicer to him! Gary is a good guy!” I retorted, smiling despite my best efforts.

“I’m sure he is,” Erick added. “But he’sobsessedwith this Benny guy. And honestly, after listening to him talk, I’m a little obsessed too.” He shot me a sideways glance. “I can see why you like to play matchmaker around here. It’s kinda fun.”

“I feel like I’m on some sort of secret mission,” Calum said, waggling his eyebrows. “I just need some theme music.”

“Both of you need sometact,” I laughed. “But you got the job done, so bravo I guess.”

“And we got you to come upstairs for a drink.”

“Hopefully more than one,” Erick nodded.

The sultry tone of his voice made my stomach burst into butterflies. There was intention behind those words and their quick glances. Even if I wasn’t a wolf, I would’ve picked up on it. But being in that tiny elevator with their pheromones filling the space, there was no doubt. Both of them wanted me and my body, despite my best efforts, was reacting to them. I was glad I had a hoodie on so I could stuff my hands in the front pocket and attempt to cover up my boner. Even so, I couldn’t cover up the scent of arousal pouring off me. My body was obviously ready to go, and my wolf was too. But my brain and my heart stopped me from giving in. There were too many questions without answers and this whole situation reminded me too much of the past.

If anything was going to happen, it would have to be slow. Even then, I was gonna try to avoid getting involved with residents as much as possible. I just hoped my determination held out. One man I could avoid. But two? And Alphas to boot? That already felt like an impossible task.

At the second floor, Erick took the lead as the three of us went back to their room. The moment we stepped inside, he picked up the phone and dialed the pizza shop to make the order for us and Gary at the same time. He didn’t ask what I wanted on my pizza, but being a wolf, there was really only one answer. Meat. Always meat. Veggies were fine, and I tried to eat my fair share because werewolves, surprisingly, were not immune to hypertension and heart attacks. But that didn’t stop me from making sure I got my fair share of meat every day.

Of course, the only meat I could think about right now were the sausages being smuggled in the jeans of those two Alphas. Because, even if they weren’t rock hard right now, I could definitely see their bulges straining against that tight denim fabric. And that sight went directly to my dick, making it even harder to conceal.

Fuck. I needed to keep myself under control.

As flirtatious as Erick and Calum had been at the tournament, once the door was closed to their room, their energy seemed relatively calm. In fact, there was almost an apprehension in the air, a nervousness that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. Their stolen glances between one another were obvious, although I did my best not to draw attention to it. But something was up and I had a feeling what it might be.

“Well,” Calum said, pulling open the mini fridge. “I’d ask you what you want to drink, but there’s only one choice.” He held up three brown bottles of cheap beer. “The wallet is a little light right now.”

I just smiled. “It’s fine. I don’t mind a beer now and then.”

Calum nodded and lowered the beer to his groin. For half a second I thought he was rubbing the bottle on his bulge like he was doing some weird fucking scent marking thing or something. However, with a quick jerk of his hand, the top went flying off the bottle and he handed it over to me. It wasn’t until it was in my hand that I realized he’d used his belt buckle to pop the cap off.

“Show off,” Erick grinned, shaking his head. “That’s such a fucking frat boy move.”

“Yeah, but it works.” Calum glanced down, giving me a wink.

“I… uh… have never seen anyone do that before.”

“Oh, just you wait,” Erick said, rolling his eyes. “He’s got all sorts of little tricks to pick up guys.”

“Listen, when you’re a half a foot shorter than everyone, you gotta do something to get people’s attention.” He popped the other two caps off and handed a beer to Erick. “Besides, it worked on you, didn’t it?”

“You could’ve tripped over a barstool and won me over. I was smitten the moment I saw you.”

“Me too, baby.”

“Is that how you two met then?” I asked, trying to keep the conversation on them so my dick would settle down. “At a bar?”

They exchanged a look before Calum spoke up. “Well, sort of, I guess. We’ve always known about one another, or at least our families did. And when we first met, we had no idea who the other was. By the time we asked each other our last names, it was too late to turn back.”

I couldn’t help getting caught up immediately, like I was reading one of my books again. “So, it was love at first sight then?”

“Lust,” Erick corrected. “But love followed pretty quickly. It was a surprise to me considering I was planning to marry a woman and have her be my Luna when I took over the pack.”

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