by Maggie Walsh
Nicco grabbed Thad’s face between both hands and looked deeply into his eyes. “You are all I want as well, mate. Even though when we met you were way too young for me to claim, I still wanted you in my life because you were the gift of a promise of a future. A wonderful future. Back then you were adorable, but my intent was just to get to know you and keep you safe. Then when you grew up and moved into the coven house, and matured, I fell in love with the man you had become, and I never wanted to spend another day without you. Yes, things happened that we had no control over, and I agree, we can discuss it another time, but make no mistake, my Thaddeus, I still want you. I want to claim you and make you mine. I want to belong to you, and I most definitely still love you with everything that I am.”
Thad sniffled as a tear of happiness rolled down his cheek. “Then love on me, mate. Let me feel you inside me again as your cock claims me. Make me yours. Claim me with your body, and finally feed from your mate, making us one.”
Those words seemed to light a fire inside Nikolai. His nostrils flared, and his eyes turned red, as Nikolai’s cock thickened and pressed against his thigh. Thad could see the hint of Nicco’s fangs sticking through his gums. “Gods I can’t wait to feel you inside me again, stretching me, filling me. And to finally feel your fangs as they take nourishment from me. I need you now, Nikolai. Fuck me,” Thad begged.
Their lips joined again as hands began to roam and fingers worked to remove clothing. Soon they both stood naked, their bodies pressed together. The silkiness of their hard cocks pressed together, leaking, drove Thad mad with need. Nikolai kissed the side of his neck, then made a trail down his throat, across his chest and stomach, and then dropped to his knees. Thad moaned and panted with each touch, his body on fire anticipating where Nikolai would go next and what he would do.
Nikolai gripped his hips and pulled him close as he licked and nibbled his stomach and hips. His large, strong hands slid against Thad’s skin, around to the back, and grabbed Nikolai his ass, squeezing the fleshy mounds. No one since Nikolai had ever satisfied him. It was only his mate that his body seemed to respond to, and suddenly, Thad was overwhelmed with emotion. Sadness from how much they had lost, and happiness for being given a second chance.
He thrust his fingers through Nikolai’s soft hair and played with the strands as he looked down through watery vision to the man he loved. The man who had always and would always own his heart.
Warm, wet lips wrapped around his cock and long fingers massaged his sac. Thad dropped his head back on his shoulders as his mouth opened on a moan. Gods he had missed this. Nikolai slowly slid his mouth up and down his rock-hard shaft, and a low guttural moan escaped from deep in his throat. Thad looked down and met his mate’s pale blue eyes. Nikolai gave him a smile, his lips stretching around the cock in his mouth, and then he pulled off.
“Let’s take this to the bed, baby,” Nikolai said and stood, then grabbed Thad’s hand and led him to his king-sized bed. Nikolai grabbed the covers and flung them back and off, dropping them to the floor, causing Thad to laugh.
“We don’t need those right now,” Nikolai said and gave him a small push, making him fall onto the bed on his back. Thad bounced a little, his cock slapping against his abs, leaving a few drops of pre-cum behind, and Thad continued to laugh. “Damn, I missed that sound, too.”
Nikolai opened the nightstand drawer and pulled out a tube of lube and tossed it on the bed beside him, and then Nikolai climbed in. They both slid up the bed, Nikolai above him, until his head hit the pillow. Thad spread his legs, and Nikolai settled between them. Thad moaned, and Nikolai drew in a quick breath from the contact of flesh on flesh. Thad loved the look of pleasure that crossed his man’s handsome face.
Nikolai slowly made his way back down Thad’s body, kissing, licking, and sucking, until his mouth was once again hovering above his cock. Nikolai pressed his tongue against the thick vein on his shaft, teasing it, before he licked a slow path up the underside on speared his tongue against the bunch of nerves just under the helmet. Nikolai tightened his lips around the bulbous head and sucked hard, and Thad saw stars explode behind his lids. He squeezed his eyes shut as his back arched off the bed and his toes curled. “Oh fuck. Damn that’s good.”
Nikolai slid his lips down his cock, and Thad felt the head hit the back of his mate’s throat. His hips began to move on their own, wanting more, needing more of the man that was bringing more pleasure with just his mouth than any other sex partner had before.
“Shit! Nikolai! I’m gonna―” Thad cried out.
Nikolai released him and instantly Thad missed the warm wetness that surrounded his cock, but Nikolai had other ideas. He lifted Thad’s legs high and pushed them back toward his chest, so he was almost bent in half, then Nikolai lowered his head, and Thad’s eyes opened wide at the realization of what his mate was about to do.
He had always been curious how it would feel to have someone eat his ass, but never allowed anyone to do it. He also never did it to anyone else and wondered how Nikolai would taste if he were allowed to return the favor someday.
All thought fled as Nikolai’s tongue licked up his crease and pressed against his hole, the sensation better than he ever imagined. Nikolai licked him again, but added more pressure, causing Thad to whimper. Then his mate speared his tongue against his hole and ran the tip around his rim before sinking his tongue inside him. Thad’s head spun, and he thought he was in heaven. Nikolai fucked him with his tongue as he thrust the appendage in and out of his body, making the most erotic slurping noises.
Soon a finger slid inside him beside Nikolai’s tongue, and Thad’s cock began to throb and leak heavily. He didn’t know how much longer he could take of this ecstasy before he exploded. But it seemed Nikolai had other ideas.
Thad’s balls pulled up tight against his body, and a current of electricity raced down his spine. His cock grew harder, and he knew he was about to explode. “Nikolai!”
Nikolai pulled back and released his legs, and then quickly engulfed his cock again, taking his full length down the back of his throat just as Thad orgasmed. His mate never missed a beat as he kept up his attention on Thad’s cock and swallowed every drop of his cum, then licked him clean. Nikolai kept Thad in his mouth until his shaft became flaccid, and he slowly released Thad and looked up at him with a pleased grin.
“I need you inside me, mate. I need you to fuck me,” Thad said breathlessly.
Nikolai gave him a loving smile and crawled up the bed beside him, then dropped onto his back. “I want you to ride me, baby. I want to see this sexy body above me as you ride my cock hard.”
Excitement ran through him, and Thad couldn’t move fast enough. He rose up on his knees, then threw one leg over Nikolai’s hips, and moved to straddle him. Looking down at Nikolai’s body, Thad licked his lips as his gaze roamed over every inch of his mate’s hard chest and washboard abs. He didn’t think it would have been possible for Nikolai to get even hotter than he was, but damn if the man didn’t get bigger and more muscular. Nikolai was no muscle head, but he was perfectly formed. He was magnificent, and Thad wanted to spend days just licking every inch of his mate’s body.
Nikolai grabbed the lube and spilled some in his hand, then tossed the tube aside. “Come here, baby,” Nikolai said, and Thad leaned over, plastering his chest against Nikolai’s, their gazes staying locked together.
Nikolai reached around him and slid a finger into his waiting hole, and Thad moaned. Nikolai growled, a deep sexy sound that had his cock twitching with interest.
Thad’s breathing quickened as he felt Nikolai push two, then three fingers into his hole, sliding them in and out as he scissored his fingers, stretching him. Adding more lube to his fingers, Nikolai added a fourth finger deep within him and began to fuck him with those digits. His body danced and writhed against Nikolai’s, and Thad kissed the wide chest beneath him. He licked and sucked a path across Nikolai’s chest, taking a few minutes to tease each hard nipple.
; Just as his last bit of control was about to snap, Nikolai pulled his fingers free and gripped his hips. “We’ll go slow next time, mate, and I will make love to you all night, but right now, I need you fast and hard, baby.”
Thad couldn’t agree more. They would have the rest of their lives to make love, but he needed to be connected to Nikolai as fast as possible and be claimed. He placed his hands on Nikolai’s chest and sat back, then wiggled his hips until the tip of Nikolai’s cock ran along his crease and lined up with his puckered hole. He sucked in a breath as a jolt of excitement rushed through him. Nikolai reached between them and grabbed his cock, giving it a few tugs to slick the way, and then he held it up, pointing toward Thad. Thad slowly moved back, pressing his opening against the bulbous head.
Finally, the head of his mate’s cock popped through the tight ring of muscle, and Thad cried out as he straightened, the motion causing Nikolai’s cock to slide fully into his cavern. Thad didn’t stop until he sat flush against Nikolai’s groin, and then he sat up straight and arched his back as he threw his head back onto his shoulders. His eyes closed from the sheer bliss he felt from having his mate inside him again. Tears came to his eyes, and Thad swallowed around the lump in his throat. He had always missed Nikolai, but he hadn’t realized the true depth of that loss until this moment. Feeling their connection again was overwhelming, and Thad just wanted to stay like this forever.
This was the life he was always meant to have. Right here by Nikolai’s side. This man and his love, not that fake life he had lived for eleven years. Thad would never go another day without his Nikolai. He would fight whoever and whatever he had to, to keep Nikolai by his side forever.
* * * *
Nicco could feel Thad tensing, and he kept his gaze on his mate’s face. There was no sign of pain there, but he could see Thad swallowing hard. A tear rolled from the side of his eyes, and he knew his mate was overwhelmed with emotion with them being together again, and the thought gripped his own heart. Thad had never stopped loving him. He knew it to be true now, and Nicco would spend the rest of their lives making up for all the years they lost. He knew they had an uncertain future with the battle to come, but there was no way Fate would bring them back together only to give them a few days, and then rip them apart again. He didn’t know what was to come, but he would have faith in Fate that they would stand victorious and he and Thad would spend a long life together.
Thad looked down at him, their gazes locking, and Nicco was filled with the love he saw for him in his mate’s eyes. Thad placed his knees firmly on the bed and lifted himself slowly. The slide of Thad’s velvet tunnel wrapped around him was ecstasy, and it pulled a deep guttural moan from his lips. Nicco grabbed Thad’s hips as his mate lifted up again, then stopped before his cock slid from Thad’s amazing body, and he slowly dropped back down, taking all of him once again. He ran his hands over Thad’s stomach and thighs caressing Thad as he rocked his hips, loving the sensations that coursed through him as his eyes tracked every movement his mate made.
Gods, Thad was a gorgeous bastard. His mate had been beautiful even when he was nineteen, but now that he was fully developed and a man, Thad was fucking hot as hell with a body made for sin. He had grown a few inches and was now about six feet tall and weighed about two hundred and ten pounds of hard, defined muscle. Strong pecs and a washboard stomach. Not as big as his own, but so hot. Thad’s body was on the edge of being pornographic it was so perfect, and Nicco planned on spending hours just licking and nibbling every inch of his mate’s golden skin.
Thad picked up the pace, bringing Nicco completely back to the moment, and his breaths came faster. Thad threw his head back, and a sensuous groan sound escaped his lips. The sound so fucking erotic Nicco wanted to hear it again, so he drove his hips up to meet Thad’s downward thrust, and he was rewarded with the sound again. Gods his mate was making him lose his mind. Thad started to ride him harder, and his hard cock slapped Nicco’s stomach with each down thrust, leaving a drop of precum behind. He wrapped his hand around his mate’s shaft and began to stroke him in time with Thad’s thrusts.
“Yes, mate! Yes!” Thad screamed.
Nicco could see that Thad was completely lost in the moment, giving his whole body over to the pleasure, and it was the sexiest thing he had ever seen. Thad dropped down, draping himself against Nicco’s sweat-slicked chest, and Nicco continued to stroke him with one hand as he placed his other hand on Thad’s hip and began to thrust up into his mate's hole.
“I’m coming, Nikolai! Claim me, mate!” Thad turned his head, exposing his throat to him, and Nicco’s vision went red as his fangs ripped through his gums and his claws elongated. His true vampire wanted what belonged to them and would no longer be put off.
He licked a path across Thad’s salty skin from collarbone to ear, and then he struck. His teeth broke through the sensitive skin where neck met shoulder, and Thad’s blood coated his tongue. His mate’s taste was stronger than his scent, and Nicco needed more. He took a long pull from Thad right as his mate screamed out his name, and then he felt the warm flush of his mate’s release between them.
The sweet taste of his mate filled his senses, and Nicco found his cock getting harder. He had always heard that drinking from a mate was like no other and the act so arousing that it took over every sense until nothing in the world remained except for their mate, and now he understood. No wonder Dante and Vik always looked so damn blissed out of their minds when they drank from their mate. There was nothing better in the world, or more arousing, than this moment and his mate. He felt the bond snap into place, and he was overwhelmed with emotion.
He fought against his vampire’s desire to keep drinking in his mate’s essence and pulled his teeth from Thad’s flesh, then licked the bite closed. His head dropped against the pillow, and suddenly his whole world shifted into pure pleasure. Thad whispered something, and he felt the bond snap closed tight and knew it was forever. Nicco was consumed in euphoria. He had never felt anything so deeply, or so all encompassing. Thad was a part of him now and he was a part of Thad. He could feel what his mate felt and hear his thoughts. Nicco’s release raced up his shaft, and he exploded deep within his mate, coating his insides, and Nicco yelled out Thaddeus’s name as his body went taut.
Then they were floating. A bright light blinded him as it surrounded them. He opened his eyes to find that he and Thad were lying in a field of tall grass, the sun beating down on their skin, warming it, as a slight breeze caressed them. Their bodies were entwined, and a golden rope slowly wrapped around them, drawing them together tighter. They were lifted off the ground and were flying through the air. Then Nicco felt them drop back down on the bed, and he opened his eyes and met his mate’s beautiful cobalt-blue eyes gazing back at him in wonder.
“That was…”
“I know,” Nicco said, breathless, and wrapped his arms tighter around Thad.
They lay there holding onto each other as their hearts slowed and they caught their breath. Thad squirmed, cuddling into Nicco’s hold, and his body completely relaxed as a soft sigh escaped his lips. Nicco was in heaven with his mate lying on top of him, content in his embrace.
It had taken them a long time to get here, but they were both finally where they belonged, and Nicco would do whatever he had to do to fight to keep it that way. He had lost his beautiful mate once, and he would never let him go again. No matter what tomorrow brought, he would fight whatever force he had to, including the gods themselves, to keep Thad in his arms forever.
“I love you, Nikolai,” Thad whispered against his throat.
He tightened his hold around his mate and kissed his head. “I love you forever, my Thaddeus.”
Thad lifted his head and looked deeply into Nicco’s eyes, and he saw only love shining back at him. “Can we forget about Dax Dalton? I just want to be Thaddeus Blake again. I really miss him.”
“I have missed my Thad for so long, and I love having him back in my arms again,” Nicco replied, and the
n captured his lips in a passionate kiss filled with promise.
Nicco pulled back slightly and smiled against Thad’s lips. “How about Thad Sinclaire?” Nicco whispered.
“Even better,” Thad said and slipped his tongue back into Nicco’s mouth.
* * * *
“No!” Raphael jumped up out of a sound sleep, screaming and panting, his heart racing, pounding in his chest.
“What is it, love, what’s wrong?” Evan asked as he sat up and placed a hand on Raphael’s sweat-drenched chest.
“My boys. I need to see my boys,” Raphael said in a hurry as he tossed the covers off and stood from the bed. He ran to the chair in the corner, grabbed his pants, and began to pull them on.
“What is it, Raphael?” Evan asked again as he too got out of bed and began to dress.
“He’s coming, and he’s bringing a massive army. I need to warn them,” he replied as he raced out of the room while pulling his shirt over his head.
“Who’s coming?” Evan asked, grabbing his shoes and shirt and following.
“Hades!”
THE END
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