What He Needs (Salutem Book 1)

by Megs Pritchard

  “You survived, Alex. This shows me how much of a warrior you are.”

  Alex snorted. “I’m no warrior.”

  “Really? Yet you stand here like this in front of me, strong and straight, showing me your scars. That makes you a warrior in my eyes.”

  “I don’t know.”

  “I do, Alex. I’ve seen what they did. Don’t forget, I was there when we helped to set some of you free. I’ve seen it now with Sky and the other captive shifters. I’m so proud to be your mate. Now, will you please get undressed? I want to mate with you. I want to belong to you, Alex.”

  Alex nodded and stripped, then stood naked in front of Cyan, who was still struggling. “Fuck.”

  Alex helped him get undressed, and they both stood naked. Cyan moaned at his first proper look at Alex. Yes, he saw the scars, but all that showed him was just how strong his mate was and how perfect he was for Cyan. Fate worked in mysterious ways.

  “You can touch me, Alex. I’m yours.”

  Alex lifted his hands and slid them down Cyan’s body. Cyan bit his lip and held his hands back. He wanted Alex to have the chance to explore him for as long as he wanted to. If he stood there for an hour, he was okay with that. Alex came first, always.

  “You can touch me too,” Alex whispered.

  Cyan leaned in and kissed Alex, moaning when Alex opened to his seeking tongue. He stepped closer, moaning again when they finally touched with no barriers between them. He slid his arms around Alex’s waist and steered them toward the bed. He lay on his back and left Alex standing above him.

  “You’re big,” Alex whispered, trailing his fingers down Cyan’s shaft.

  “Not too big. You’re bigger.” And Alex was.

  Cyan wasn’t small, but Alex had a good inch on him, and he knew it was going to feel so good in his ass.

  “I switch.”

  Alex smiled. “Me too.”

  “Want to do me first?”

  Alex rolled his eyes. “Gee, Cyan. What d’ya think?”

  “Yes, you do, and I love being on top. Can’t wait to ride what you’re packing. Now, get down here and kiss me, mate.”

  Alex crawled over him, and Cyan slid his hands over Alex’s arms and into his hair. Alex leaned down and kissed him, both moaning when Alex lay on top on him and their naked bodies touched.

  Cyan let Alex do whatever he wanted, touch whatever he wanted to. Alex had complete control over him, and Cyan couldn’t be happier. He grinned up at Alex, watching him as he mapped his body with his fingertips.

  “Your eyes light the way.”

  Cyan chuckled. “Good. Don’t want you to miss anything.”

  Alex rolled his eyes. “What am I going to do with you?”

  “Love me.”

  Alex smiled and kissed him softly. The kiss soon turned into more, and Cyan held him as their tongues touched, caressing each other. Alex’s hands roamed over his body, touching his nipples and sliding over his abs.

  “I can’t wait. Fuck me, now.”

  Alex stared at him. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

  “Yeah, I kinda sorted that out before I came over.”

  Somehow, Cyan rolled over without knocking Alex off and wiggled his butt. Alex spread his cheeks, and Cyan grinned at his gasp.

  “A butt plug?”

  Alex pulled it out, then pushed it back in, and Cyan groaned as waves of pleasure rushed over him. Alex did it several times until Cyan was close to begging him to pull it out and just fuck him.

  When Alex did finally remove it, Cyan rolled over again and got up onto his knees. “Are you ready?”

  “No blow jobs?” Alex teased.

  “Later. Please just fuck me.”

  “Still want to be on top?” Alex asked even as he lay on his back on the bed.

  Cyan’s eyes roamed Alex’s body. “Damn straight, I do, but stop me if it gets to be too much.”

  “I’m not that Alex anymore, because I have you and everyone else. Mate me, Cyan.”

  Cyan bit his lip and kissed Alex. “I love you.”

  He kissed Alex, pouring all his love into it, and slowly moved over him. He grabbed the lube and ran his fingers over Alex, covering him, before holding it up. It was long and hard and wet, and Cyan moaned just thinking about it in his ass.

  He moved over and teased himself, brushing the spongy head against his hole. He gasped at the sensation, and pushed out as he sat down, feeling the resistance give way. His head fell back, and he moaned loudly.

  “Aw, fuck. You feel amazing.”

  He slid down until his ass touched Alex’s hips, and he fell forward, covering Alex with his body. Their mouths fused together as Cyan moved on Alex’s dick, and he kept changing the angle until Alex’s dick hit Cyan’s hot spot.

  “Fuck, right there.”

  Alex gripped his hips and thrust up every time Cyan pushed down, the sounds of their bodies slapping together echoing around the room to mingle with the sounds of their moans of passion.

  Cyan was close. He could feel his balls tightening, and his fangs throbbed. He stared at the point on Alex’s shoulder where he would bite and bind them together.

  “Do it. Mate me, Cyan.”

  Cyan groaned and lunged forward, biting Alex between his neck and shoulder. He felt Alex jerk beneath him, and then his arms slid around him and held him. Cyan blinked, and tears fell as he felt their bond form. Beautiful and strong. Vivid with color. Now he knew what his parents shared.

  He heard Alex cry out and stiffen beneath, Alex’s orgasm triggering his own, and as he lay there, panting and covered with sweat, he could feel Alex, and he knew finally he was where he was meant to be.

  ❊❊❊

  Alex lay stunned. There were no other words to describe how he felt. He’d just had one of the best orgasms of his life, and he was mated. His mate, his Cyan, felt like a bright and vibrant presence inside him.

  Cyan rolled them over, and Alex whimpered when his dick slid free of its snug little hole.

  Snug little hole?

  Alex shot up, staring at Cyan with eyes widened in horror. “You heard?”

  Cyan tapped his head. I heard.

  “Fuck... that’s going to take some getting used to,” Alex admitted. He couldn’t believe Cyan could hear him. He ducked his head, feeling a blush develop on his cheeks.

  “Hey. You were right. It is a snug little hole.”

  Alex rolled his eyes. “Stop.”

  Cyan chuckled. “Let’s have a quick shower, because I want to fuck you.”

  Alex looked into Cyan’s eyes, watching the blue glow brighter with each passing second. “Okay.”

  Alex squeaked when Cyan moved. One minute he was lying in bed on top of Cyan, the next he was in the shower, with cold water raining down on him. Not that the temperature mattered. Not when Cyan was on his knees sucking Alex’s dick into his mouth.

  Alex’s hands scrambled around until he placed them gently on Cyan’s bobbing head. He stared down in wonder at such a strong virile man on his knees before him.

  Cyan licked up his dick then circled the head. “I like that. Strong. Virile.”

  Alex groaned. “Stop.”

  Cyan leaned back and frowned up at him. “You want me to stop?”

  “Not that!” Alex waved his hand at his dick. “I meant stop getting into my head.”

  “I’ll teach you, right after I’ve made you come.” Cyan winked then went right back to work, sucking the head into his mouth and running his tongue around it.

  Alex moaned, his head falling back and hitting the tiled wall behind. Not that he paid any attention, not with the way Cyan was working his dick. That wicked tongue of his made Alex’s toes curl.

  As Cyan sucked and licked, Alex felt a finger rub his hole, and he widened his stance so Cyan could touch him there. He wanted to feel Cyan inside him. Wanted him to wipe away all the painful memories and replace them with good ones of the two of them. He was Cyan’s, just like Cyan was his.

  “If you can’t, we
can wait.”

  “No, I want it. I really do.”

  “But you’ll tell me to stop if you can’t.”

  “I will.” He wasn’t lying. He would tell Cyan the truth.

  Cyan nodded then went back to Alex’s dick. He did things with his tongue that had Alex crying out, and at the same time, Cyan’s fingers rubbed over his hole. So much pleasure, so much sensation, and Alex closed his eyes, letting the emotions, the feelings consume him.

  It had been years since he’d felt like this during sex. Before he’d been taken, it was usually a quick fuck, a need to get off, but here with his mate, the connection made everything so intense.

  When Cyan’s finger pushed in, Alex relaxed his hole, letting it slide farther inside. He didn’t need to be scared, because he trusted his mate and knew Cyan would never hurt him.

  Cyan sucked his dick and fingered his ass, and Alex was in sensation overload, so much so he didn’t notice Cyan slip a second finger in. Alex moaned and pushed his ass back.

  “Turn around. I want to lick your ass.”

  “What?”

  Cyan grinned wickedly. “Never had it done to you?” Alex shook his head. “You’re gonna love it.”

  Cyan pushed him around and grabbed his hips, pulling them back so Alex’s ass was stuck out, exposing his hole to Cyan.

  “Damn, I love your ass,” Cyan muttered.

  Alex squeaked when Cyan’s tongue licked across his hole. “Oh my god!”

  “Good, isn’t it?”

  Alex didn’t respond; he couldn’t. Cyan’s tongue was doing amazing things to his ass, making him feel things he’d never experienced before. He moaned and cried out, his ass so sensitive he was sure he could come just from Cyan licking him.

  Cyan’s tongue licked, flicked, and circled his hole, using just the tip, and when he finally pushed that tip inside, Alex screamed. Cyan grunted but carried on, working his tongue in and out of Alex’s ass.

  “Please, please, please,” he chanted, even though he wasn’t sure what he was begging for.

  He heard the lube being opened, and Cyan spun him around. He grabbed Alex behind his thighs and lifted him up. Alex automatically wrapped his legs around Cyan’s waist and held on to Cyan’s shoulders.

  “Ready?”

  “Fuck, yeah.”

  Cyan grinned as Alex felt the spongy head of his dick brush up against his hole. He pushed out, needing to feel him deep inside, and when Cyan pushed again, the head popped through the ring of muscle, and they both moaned.

  Cyan pushed the rest of the way in, and Alex closed his eyes—just feeling. He moaned when Cyan pulled out, then gasped when he pushed back in again. Cyan kept doing that but changing the angle until Alex suddenly tensed and shouted.

  “Oh fuck, Cyan. Right there.”

  Cyan grunted then made sure to hit him right there every single time he slammed in. Alex held on, loving every second of it. When Cyan kissed him, he greedily sucked his tongue in and tightened his grip on Cyan’s shoulders.

  He could feel his balls pull up, could feel the tingling start in them, and knew he was close. He broke the kiss, gasping. “Close.”

  “Me, too,” Cyan grunted.

  Cyan moved faster, fucking him harder, his eyes glowing intensely as Cyan stared at Alex. Alex threw his head back and shouted, “Bite me!”

  Cyan growled, and the next thing Alex felt was Cyan locking onto him as he bit. Alex screamed, and his balls exploded, come erupting from his dick.

  He shuddered in Cyan’s arms, knowing Cyan wouldn’t let him fall. He could feel heat in his ass and heard Cyan moaning, his own body jerking.

  It was perfect as far as Alex was concerned. Cyan had taken care of him, and Alex knew he was home. He knew he was safe in Cyan’s arms.

  “I’ve got you,” Cyan murmured. “I won’t let anything happen to you. I love you too much.”

  “Oh, Cyan. I love you too.”

  Chapter Sixteen

  Alex laughed, watching the siblings mess around. Anna rolled her eyes at their antics, while Frank shook his head.

  “When are you all going to grow up?” he asked.

  Cyan scratched his jaw, frowning. “Never?”

  “Sounds about right,” Sky murmured next to Alex.

  “Come on, Sky, join in.” Indy grinned and pulled her into a headlock, messing up her hair.

  “Hey, dick. I spent ages getting this right!”

  Indy laughed and jumped away when Sky went to hit him. Alex watched her, seeing parts of him in her behavior. They’d shared a similar experience, and he could see the pain behind her smile. She had a long journey ahead of her.

  He saw Sky scan the room then disappear without anyone else noticing. Alex followed and stood next to her, watching the sun dip below the horizon.

  “They mean well, but they don’t understand.”

  Sky glanced at him and slowly nodded. “No, they don’t.”

  “It’s taken me months to get where I am, and I’m nowhere near over it, but Cyan’s good for me.”

  “He loves you. We can all see that.”

  “I love him.” Alex gave her a shy smile. “He doesn’t know the details—it would hurt him to know. But I talk to my therapist, and she’s good.”

  “You think I should see her?”

  Alex shrugged. “Maybe, when you feel ready. Don’t rush into it, and don’t do anything you’re not really ready to do. Don’t go pretending, Sky. It doesn’t help. If anything, it only makes it worse.”

  “They had my mate.”

  “I didn’t know—”

  “No, he was there, captive like me.”

  “Where is he now?”

  “They moved him.”

  “You should tell them. Give them something else to focus on and give yourself some breathing space.”

  Sky chuckled. “You do know.”

  Alex nodded then sighed. “Yeah, I do.”

  “Come with me?” She looked at him. “When I tell them, will you come with me?”

  “I’ll be here if you ever want to talk. Don’t know how good I’ll be.” Alex pushed away from the rail. “Lead the way.”

  He heard Sky’s name called when she walked back in, and he stood next to her when she lifted her hand and waited for everyone to stop talking.

  “I need to tell you something.”

  “What?” Anna asked, glancing at Frank who had come to stand next to her.

  “When I was... when they had me, I met someone.” She glanced at Alex, who smiled and nodded at her. “I met my mate. They had him too.”

  Everyone started talking at once, asking questions about Sky’s mate. What he looked like, how long had he been there? Alex could see Sky becoming upset and had to put a stop to the questions.

  “Stop!” he shouted. “Give her time, for fuck’s sake.”

  Sky shuddered next to him, and Alex hugged her. She buried her head in the crook of his neck, and he rubbed his hand up and down her back.

  “Sky, baby, I’m sorry.” Anna took Sky and pulled her into her arms. She touched Alex’s face and mouthed, ‘Thank you.’

  Alex nodded and leaned back against Cyan’s chest when he came to stand behind him. “Sorry, Sky. I guess we got carried away there.”

  “It’s okay, Cy, but we have to find Sky’s mate.”

  “Let’s sit at the table and put our heads together. Did you hear anything that might help us determine where they took him?” Frank asked as everyone found a chair to sit in.

  “I’ll put a call out. Let the others know,” Indy muttered, typing away on his cell.

  “Good. The more people we have on this, the faster we’ll get results.” Viridian rapped his knuckles on the table. “When did they move him, Sky? What’s his name?”

  “Ezra. His name is Ezra. Maybe two or three hours before you came.”

  “Too close. Could someone have found out?” Teal muttered. “We didn’t...” He suddenly lifted his finger to his lips.

  We forgot! Bugs! He sent the me
ssage to everyone. Alex watched everyone start glancing around the room.

  “We don’t know.” Teal said. “It could have been his time to be shipped to another facility.” As he talked, Viridian, Frank, and Indigo carefully searched the room. Indy typed on his cell again.

  Deacon’s on his way. He has a wand to search for listening devices. Carry on talking.

  “I miss him. They took him and several others.”

  “Any names or places mentioned?” Alex asked, his eyes following the three men as they searched the kitchen.

  “No, they never talked in front of us, if they could avoid it. They wouldn’t say anything to us, except to taunt us. We were animals in their eyes, not even human. I remember screaming at one of them that I was a person, and he pissed on me. Just whipped it out and pissed. Said that’s what he did to keep his dog under control.”

  “I’ll kill him,” Frank muttered, clenching his hands into fists.

  “He’s dead.” Sky shook her head. “We need to think about the others.”

  “We’ll get RI involved.” Cyan leaned forward on the table.

  “RI?” Sky asked.

  “They’re a great group of people, Sky.” Cyan tapped his head. Rescue, Inc. We worked with them when we went up against the vampires.

  Sky nodded. “I can’t wait to meet them if you think they’re great.”

  “Tell us what you know, Sky. Don’t hold anything back, like you have been.” Anna gave her the look, and Alex saw Sky swallow.

  “Yes, Mom.”

  Alex listened as Sky told them about her captivity, what she’d been subjected to, the experiments and tests performed on her. At least they hadn’t raped her, and for that, Alex was eternally grateful. He wouldn’t want anyone to have to go through that.

  Cyan had his arm over Alex’s shoulder, and he knew Cyan was aware how Sky recounting her time affected him. Alex stayed though; he needed to be there for her and show her you could move on and rebuild your life. He had Cyan; he had a family now, and so did she.

  At some point, Deacon came in, but no one acknowledged him. He moved around the room and pulled out two listening devices then moved through the rest of the house.

  Alex stared at them and could feel the tension in the room increase. Cyan squeezed his shoulder but carried on talking as if nothing had been discovered.