“Fuck.” Telos reached down, knocking Mav’s hand away so he could tug on himself.

“Yeah?” Mav’s voice slipped low; Telos felt a flutter of satisfaction from him. “That makes you hot?”

“I’m just horny.”

“Really?” Mav skimmed his nose against Telos’ shoulder blade. “I think this has something to do with you being bred. By me.” He leaned away, large hands grasping Telos’ shoulders. Then he began to roll his hips, giving shallow, forceful thrusts, until Telos thrashed and shouted beneath him, coming so hard that his vision whited out.

He fainted again. This time, Telos didn’t wake until the next morning.

13

STRANGE JUICES

Telos wokeup surrounded by warmth. It was exceedingly strange.

Most nights, he kicked off his covers because he ran hot. The unusual warmth wasn’t budging, though. Instead, it was wrapped around his chest and plastered against his back, all the way to his heels.

The hell? Did I bring someone home last night?

He opened his eyes and realized it was a muscular arm wrapped around his chest. Not an omega.

An alpha.

He jerked wide awake, looking over his shoulder.

Mav was sleeping behind him, shirtless. When Telos wriggled his hips, he realized they werebothnaked.

“What the hell?” he squawked.

How had he ended up in bed withMav?Of all people? This was the best and worst thing ever. Then he moved a bit more, and realized he ached a little. Between his legs.

The memories from yesterday slammed into his brain.

Oh.

They’d fucked. Not just once, buttwice.

It had been the best sex of Telos’ life.

He watched apprehensively over his shoulder as Mav stirred. Mav tightened his arm around Telos, pressing his face to Telos’ nape. HenuzzledTelos. Then he froze for a long moment, before pulling away.

Their eyes met over Telos’ shoulder.

Mav blinked several times. Then he unwrapped his arm from Telos’ chest, and rubbed his face. “Oh.”

“How did we get in bed? Together?” Telos gestured vaguely between them, careful not to point out that they were both bare-assed naked.

Mav glanced at the other bed—the one he’d claimed as his own. “It’s a soggy mess in the middle of that bed,” he said, his voice sleep-rough. “I’m not sleeping in it. Actually, this bed was soaked, too, but I put down some towels.”

They were soaked because Telos had come alotonto both beds. While impaled on Mav’s cock.

He tried not to think about it. But the memory scorched and made his toes curl.

Mav raised an eyebrow. “Again?”

Telos ignored the question. “How did I get from there to here?”

“You slithered like a slug.” Mav rolled his eyes. “I carried you.”