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“Yeah.It makes perfect sense.”

Chapter 18

Adler’seyeswerefocusedon his mate.Objectively, as a vampire, Gordon wasn’t fragile.Adler’s wolf side didn’t want to accept that at all, knew only that Gordon didn’t have the shift, that he didn’t have teeth and claws and couldn’t howl to ask for his packs help.

As such, in the dark bedroom with Gordon’s vampiric skin looking like bone china and his cheeks still tear-wet, Adler felt very protective.

“You’re staring,” Gordon said, placing a cool palm on Adler’s cheek.

“Am I?Sweetheart, it’s dark in here.You can’t see where I’m looking.”

Gordon chuckled even as a last tear wet his bottom lashes.“I can see just fine in the dark as well, detective.It’s that look again.”

“What look, sweetheart?”

“Like you want to eat me.”

Adler huffed.My mate knows exactly what I want.He’s a good mate.He’s the best.“Are you saying that because you want to be eaten?”

And Gordon, soft and cried out, breakable even if he wasn’t, leaned forward and let his head rest on Adler’s shoulder.

Adler had a boner in less than four seconds, and when he felt Gordon’s exhale against the skin of his neck, he shivered.

“Do you want to bite me again?”

“Yeah.Maybe.I think you need to be treated tenderly tonight.”

“Hmm,” Gordon said, only confirming Adler’s instinct.

Adler stroked Gordon’s blue hair.“Anilingus it is then.”

Much to Adler’s displeasure, Gordon lifted his head and looked him in the eye.“Huh?”

“You don’t want that?”

“Uhm, I mean, I don’t not want it but…it’s not everyone’s cup of coffee.”

“Cup of tea, sweetheart.”

“Don’t correct my coffee-positive language, detective.”

There he is.“Of course.Sorry, sweetheart.It involves licking you, so I assure you, it’s my cup of hot beverage.”

Gordon frowned.“Fuck.I’m too old to be embarrassed about sex stuff.No one ever ate me out, okay?This is going to be a new experience for me.”

Adler felt the giddy grin settle on his face, and there was nothing he could do about it.“Yeah.Yes.Okay,” he said, thinking,mine, mine, mine.His ass is mine.Would he let me bite it?Would another mark take there?

“You sound way too excited about that.”

“Not that excited.But if you don’t want me to tear anything, take off your clothes now, get in bed, and lie on your stomach.The faster the better.”

All things considered, Gordon had been pretty good about adapting to being mated.Better than Adler felt he deserved sometimes.Gordon made the effort, and he was cool about the full moon and spending it in the park with Adler and the rest of the pack.He didn’t mind having Adler in his bed when he was shifted.

But in this moment, he looked at Adler as if he wanted to say,Weird wolf shit again, is it?Adler didn’t mind.Especially not when Gordon was once more showing that he was a great mate and did as he had been told, undressing quickly and efficiently.He glanced over his shoulder as he lifted the covers and climbed in under them, positioning himself just as Adler had told him to.

“Sweetheart, it’s traffic lights, okay?I’ll stop at red.But I really want to work you over until you beg me to stop, and then I want to keep going.”

Gordon turned his head on the pillow.“That’s your definition of tender?”