by Parker Skye
“I’m so, so sorry, Jude. I didn’t mean what I said. I don’t even know where those words came from,” Logan explained. Jude huffed a sardonic laugh.
‘Yes you do, Logan. That’s honestly how you feel or you wouldn’t have said it. You think you were tricked into mating with me. And you know what? You were. But not by me. Not even by Kai...I mean Ryusuke or whatever the fuck his real name is. You were trick by fate. And so was I,” Jude said. He paused when his voice cracked, taking several deep breaths until he could continue again.
“Do you honestly think I would have chosen to pursue my true mate like this, Logan? Especially if that person refused me as much as you have? No, my love. This is not the way I would have planned a courtship. Fate did a number on both of us, Logan, but we don’t have to drink the Kool-Aid. Before we get any deeper involved, let's just end it. Okay? I think it would be easier on both of us if we just walk away now.”
“Ow! What the fuck was that for?!” Jude yelled, holding one hand over the ear Logan had just thumped hard.
“That was for lying to me,” Logan boomed. Jude turned and pushed his mate to the ground. Straddling Logan’s naked hips, Jude pinned his mate and roared.
“I didn’t fucking lie to you, asshole. You’re the one who wants this to be over. I’m just letting you have your way, as usual!”
“Then stop letting me have my way! Fucking stand up for yourself and put me in my place! How do you expect me to know you really love me if you won’t fight me back? You keep offering to leave but you never tell me you’re going to stay!” Logan argued.
Chapter 32
Jude
Jude froze and digested Logan’s nearly crazed expression. Logan’s breath panted out in gasps and Jude could feel his mate’s heart racing away as if panicked. He looked more than a little terrified and Jude finally understood.
His lips crashed down over Logan’s and his mate’s tongue battled with his own. Teeth gnashed and hands groped for control. Logan’s hands partially shifted and claws pierced Jude’s skin while shredding the clothes from his body. Whether on accident or on purpose, Jude didn’t care. He knew he’d heal anyway. Even if his mate wanted to mark him permanently, he’d wear the scars proudly.
Once he was mostly naked, Jude grabbed Logan’s hips and forced his mate onto his stomach. Logan thrashed and fought, but Jude held him in place, refusing to give up this time. Jude covered his mate’s warm back with his chest and ground his hard cock in the cleft of Logan’s ass. Logan cried out and Jude wondered briefly if it was in anticipation or fear, but pushed the thought aside as irrelevant. Logan needed his mate to claim him, whether his conscious mind accepted it or not. In every word, in every action, Logan was begging for Jude to prove himself. To prove that he would always be there, whether Logan pushed him away or not.
Jude clamped his teeth along the cords of Logan’s neck and ground down harder. Logan’s thrashing only intensified. With each pass Jude’s cock made over Logan’s entrance, Jude could feel his mate’s body opening to him. Keeping his teeth locked on Logan’s neck, Jude reached down and fingered the still too-tight opening. He gathered his own weeping slick and pushed it inside his mate, causing Logan to groan. When he finally worked his way up to three fingers, Jude couldn’t wait any longer. Taking himself in hand, he forced the head of his cock inside his mate’s body. Logan’s thrashing finally stopped, but his head flew back and he howled as if in pain. Jude cursed himself for his impatience and began to pull out. He hadn’t meant to hurt his mate, no matter how much they both needed this. Before he could move an inch, though, Logan raised his hips and slammed himself backwards seating his mate to the hilt. A shattered cry broke free from Logan’s chest but Jude’s mate kept moving.
Jude leaned down, blanketing his mate’s back with his chest. He reached underneath and stroked Logan’s length until he was fully hard again. Logan’s groans of pleasure were broken with occasional hisses of pain, but Jude was filled with pride as his mate kept rocking back and forth, dragging them both towards the edge. Logan turned his head and met Jude’s mismatched eyes directly, his pupils blown and looking utterly destroyed. Jude could wait no longer. He leaned forward and placed his mouth near his lover’s ear and whispered.
“Come for me, Mate.” Logan screamed as his hot seed spilled onto Jude’s hand. His ass tightened around Jude’s length perfectly. Jude buried himself to the fullest and followed his mate over the cliff. Jude’s tiger rushed forth, burying its fangs deep into Logan’s shoulder. As his mate’s warm blood burned down Jude’s throat and into his heart, Jude knew they were finally in this together.
Epilogue
Logan’s ass was screaming when he finally regained consciousness. He turned his head to see his mate’s sleeping face close to his own and knew it would all be worth it. Taking in the bright moonlight surrounding them, Logan realized they may still have time to make his alpha’s deadline after all. Logan placed a kiss on Jude’s cheek, then his lips, then his neck trying to wake his mate gently. When Jude still snored, Logan shoved his mate’s shoulder...hard.
‘What the fuck, Logan?! I’m sleeping here,” Jude grumbled.
“Yeah, I noticed. Come on. We have to get back to the clearing in the next ten minutes or I’m exiled,” Logan rushed to explain. Jude’s expression morphed from confused to concerned in an instant.
“Why didn’t you say anything earlier? Hurry up and shift. We’ll never make it otherwise.” Jude’s back arched as if preparing to let his tiger take control. Logan put his hand on Jude’s shoulder and squeezed, signaling his mate to stop.
“Wait. I don’t want to shift. We can just run like this. If we hurry, we might still make it,” Logan argued. Jude reluctantly let himself be pulled to his feet.
“Why? This is your future we’re risking here, isn’t it? I don’t understand.” Logan’s face and chest bloomed pink. He looked over Jude’s shoulder, refusing to meet his mate’s puzzled gaze.
“I want your claim mark to be visible to everyone. If I shift, I’ll heal and no one will know it happened but me,” Logan explained. Jude couldn’t help the thrilled smirk that painted across his face.
“Well alright then. Let’s go, Mate. Winner gets to top next time,” Jude said on a laugh and ran in the direction of the clearing. Logan chuckled and sprinted several steps before his ass smarted enough that he was forced down to a jog. When Jude was too far ahead to be seen, Logan realized there was no way he was going to win either contest – the clearing or his mate’s ass.
Logan paused to lean on a tree and catch his breath, amazed at how much pain sapped your energy. When he looked up, Jude’s strong form was running back toward him, a determined expression etched across his beautiful face. Before he could utter a sound, Logan found himself over Jude’s shoulder again as his mate sprinted for the clearing. Logan watched his mate’s muscular ass closely as it tightened and relaxed with each fierce stride. Logan thought about complaining about his embarrassing position, but figured in this position; his alpha might be more lenient regarding his lateness... once he stopped laughing, that is.
The End
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Other books by Parker Skye
Silver Moon Pack / Men of the Pack Series
Mission Primal – Ben and Adam’s story -- April 2017
Primal Wish – Ryan and Izzy’s story -- June 2017
Primal Paradox – Logan and Jude’s story – November 2017
Book 4 – Coming Soon
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