Page 38 of Abundant Moon
Robert’s high-pitched screams drowned out his lover’s curses; cum splattering over Ash’s stomach and chest as the man filled Robert’s ass to overflowing with spunk. Shuddering and out of breath, Robert lay sprawled on top of his amazing mate – warm, fragrant, and sticky. Ash languidly stroked his mate’s back as they cooled down and regained their senses. Robert groaned and then managed to speak.
“If they had an Academy Award for cocks, I’d nominate yours in a heartbeat. That thing ought to be illegal.”
Ash laughed at him, slapping his ass with a meaty hand.
“Be nice, or he won’t come out to play. I’m glad you’re willing to take it, Robbie. I had a terrible time finding guys who would.”
Robert growled, his eyes amber beacons of jealousy as his wolf wanted nothing more than to rend and tear. Too late, Ash realized what stupid thing he’d done and tried to backtrack.
“It’s OK, baby. I’m all yours. Nobody else’s – right?”
Only partly mollified, Robert spilled the question he’d been wanting to ask for days now.
“Then who is he? I’ve smelled him here in the apartment and on the bed. Nobody touches my mate!”
Unable to hide the facts any longer, Ash told him the truth.
“I’ve been getting together with one of my packmates for about two years. We last had sex here a few days before you and I met. I’m not interested in him that way any more – only you.”
Robert’s snarled; his unhappy eyes aglow. Ash wasn’t having it.
“Hey! I’m not going to apologize for what happened before Luna brought us together. How many guys didyousleep with before we met?”
That got Robert and his wolf to thinking. He’d certainly not lived a monk’s life by any stretch, though his partners were always human. It was hypocritical to hold Ash to a different standard and he knew it – yet the thought of anyone touching his mate got his fur up.
“It won’t ever happen again, right? It’s only us? Never anybody else?”
Ash forgot Robert didn’t fully understand how the whole mate thing worked. He needed to explain this the right way.
“There’s no one I want now except you. When Luna brings mates together, they bond for life and have no interest in anyone else. Ask Jack or any of the mated couples here. They will all tell you the same thing.It’s just us. No sharing. No cheating. You’re mine and I’m yours. The mating scar marks us as taken, and no sane shifter would ever try to violate our bond.”
Robert moved to look closely at Ash’s now-healed scar. He sniffed it, then stroked it with fingertips and tongue while Ash squirmed beneath him. Satisfied, he settled back down.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know, and my wolf became angry when you talked about being with someone else. I should have realized it when our scents changed. Someone probably tried to explain it long ago, but by the time I hit puberty I wasn’t listening to anything my parents or Alpha said.”
Ash pulled him closer for a kiss.
“Don’t worry, I get it. Only promise me you won’t attack anybody tonight at the pack meeting!”
Chapter 22
SCOOTER WALKED FASTER, hoping they hadn’t started without him. For some reason, Caleb insisted on sending him to the far south security cabin to check their supplies, and now he was running late. Ben probably wouldn’t say anything, but he hated getting “the look” from his Alpha. He breezed through the packhouse door, only to be faced with balloons, streamers, and a cheering crowd.
“Surprise!”
