by Fel Fern
“You smelled like an enemy yesterday,” Talon simply told him. Chip had a hard time understanding him, because he practically growled out each word.
“But not anymore?” he asked, but Talon walked away. He blinked and touched his bandaged arm. A monster like Talon could’ve done more damage, could’ve killed Chip without any problems. This bite, he realized, was only a warning. Talon was just being protective, acting like an Alpha.
He felt a little better. Teddy was right. His brother could still be saved.
Hearing the familiar whine of Betty’s engine made him look over his shoulder.
“Kris, can I get another plate? I’ll take breakfast to Alec,” he said.
* * * *
“How is she? Will she recover?” Chip anxiously asked.
Earlier on, he’d dragged a folding plastic chair and watched Alec roll under his car to check the engines. Alec’s finished breakfast plate lay on the floor next to his chair. Alec rolled out and his mouth watered. Alec wore nothing else but a pair of jeans. His massive chest had flecks of oil stains on it.
Jeans. That seemed to be everyone’s favorite attire here. At least that was what the dominant werewolves’ chosen clothes were. Easier to change forms, Chip was guessing. Didn’t matter. He only had eyes for one wolf. Alec stood up and walked over to him, wiping his grease-stained hands with a washcloth.
Chip remained where he was, becoming all too aware of how hot Alec looked, shirtless, sweaty, and covered in grease. Yesterday had been a whirlwind of emotions, but right now, he could take the time to appreciate the sexy man walking up to him.
Alec had bulked up since Chip last saw him, all of it pure muscle. He had more scars now, Chip noticed with dismay. Alec had plenty to begin with from all the fights he’d been in against Kris. He finally stopped staring and got to his feet.
“Engine’s running fine, but we need to go to a car repair shop in town. Your front window needs replacing, and two of your car doors have massive dents,” Alec said. “I can’t believe you still kept her.”
“She’s special to me. You helped me picked her out,” he said. Chip suddenly felt awkward, unsure of what to say next. Everything happened so fast. After their conversation at the pond yesterday, they didn’t manage to continue their talk in the cabin because he’d been zonked out.
“How’s your arm?” Alec asked, looking over his shoulder. “I smelled Talon come in. Did he come after you again?”
Aggression came from Alec’s wolf, turning the very air around them hot. Alec lifted Chip’s arm carefully, eyes narrowed, nostrils flaring.
“It’s okay. Healing. I didn’t think Talon meant to do it.”
Alec scoffed. “You don’t know that monster well enough to make statements like that.”
“I mean it, Alec. He could’ve killed me, but he didn’t. He said I no longer smelled like an enemy. I’m guessing he knew I came here with bad intentions.”
Alec touched his cheek, and that simple motion woke his cock. “We’ve already talked about this.”
He shook his head. “I don’t understand why you’re quick to forgive me when I came to you with a lie. I meant to deceive you.”
Alec laughed and that sound wonderful. Chip blushed, not understanding why. “Chip, you don’t have a sinister bone in your body.”
“You don’t know me anymore.” Chip began to take a step back, but Alec gripped the back of his neck and tugged him close. Their chests bumped, and so did their groins. He didn’t need to look down. He could feel Alec’s prick straining in his jeans.
“I do know you. You’re good, Chip. Being around you draws away the darkness that’s inside me and constantly surrounds me,” Alec said. “I’ve wanted you for a long time.”
Chip’s heart hammered.
“Why did you keep away? I felt the same way. You knew I had a thing for you,” Chip accused.
“Because if you come any closer, I’ll taint you, too. I destroy everything that’s around me.”
“I don’t mind being wrecked by you,” he whispered. Alec might not see himself in a good light now, but Chip would show him. Alec just needed the right person next to him. To support him. Center his deadly wolf.
Was that person him?
They were standing unbearably close. Chip could see nothing but Alec. He whined low in his throat as Alec lowered his mouth to his and kissed him. Alec took, he plundered and didn’t hold back. Just like that, Chip unraveled. He closed his eyes and all the tension disappeared from his body.
He’d been so stressed ever since Emmet took him down to the basement and showed him in father behind bars. Chip felt so alone, so helpless and angry. He didn’t want to come to Ashfall Mountain just to trap Alec, but he didn’t regret it now. His mind emptied out and he forgot about his problems as Alec thrust his tongue down his throat.
This was exactly how his fantasies played out. When he was growing up, he always wondered why Alec kept his distance. Now he understood Alec was afraid of hurting him. Well. Chip wasn’t a gangly teenager anymore. He was an adult who knew what and who exactly he wanted.
Alec slipped his big hand past the hem of his shirts to curl his fingers over Chip’s shaft. Chip moaned into Alec’s mouth as Alec withdrew his lips and began working his prick.
“Alec.” Chip panted. “We’re outside. Everyone can see us.”
“Who cares?” Alec leaned in close, held the skin between his shoulder and neck with his teeth. Chip tensed when he felt the pinprick of Alec’s fangs. Was Alec going for it? Every fiber of his being silently urged Alec to do it. Bite me, make me yours.
Alec sheathed his teeth back and left a hickey there instead. Disappointment rose in Chip, but he knew he was asking for too much. Five years had been a long time. They didn’t know each other that well anymore, but he knew the boy he had a crush on, his savage protector, was still in the skin of this man.
“Inside,” Alec said, eyes glowing gold like twin suns set in his face.
Chapter 6
Alec grabbed his arm, and they started for his cabin again. They walked past Teddy and Sam, who were cleaning up. Sam gave Chip a thumbs-up sign. He smiled sheepishly at his new friend. They moved past Alec’s porch now, and Chip halted at the small workspace Alec had created in a corner.
“What’s wrong?” Alec’s voice came out growly, almost inhuman, but Chip could hear the concern there.
“You started carving again,” Chip said excitedly.
He spotted small blocks of wood in a bucket next to a chair. A carving knife lay on a table next to a half-finished piece. Chip recalled finding similar wooden figurines in Alec’s room, hidden in a loose floorboard. It felt like unearthing an unexpected treasure. It was then Chip had realized that there was more to Alec than winning fights and climbing the pack ladder. Alec had layers.
When he asked Alec why he kept them in that secret place, Alec’s answer saddened him. Alec didn’t want his father to find out because Emmet would just burn everything down. Alec was being groomed to be a killer, an Alpha, and killers didn’t do artsy shit like that.
“Can I see?” Chip asked.
“Later. We have better things to do,” Alec said, opening the front door for him.
What a gentleman. He walked inside, only to hear the click of the lock behind him. Alec stood against the door, watching him, not saying a single word. Alec reminded him of a predator, but Chip didn’t mind being his prey.
Alec approached him, quietly and gracefully. Alec cupped his cheek, and Chip leaned into his touch, hungry for so much more. Alec kissed him again, plundered his mouth as if he wanted to memorize the taste of Chip. Alec sucked and nipped his lower, then his upper lip. The dominant wolf even left a little bite, drawing blood. He tasted copper. Chip parted his mouth only for Alec to slip his tongue down his throat. God.
Chip’s mind blanked out. For those few precious moments, he forgot why he came here, that Emmet still held his dad captive. The only thing that mattered was Alec and him. Years of longing, of watch
ing from the sidelines finally came to an end. Electricity started from his chest and went right to his thickening dick. For the first time in ages, he felt his wolf inside him, alert and awake. Eager for Alec to finally claim him.
Alec reached for the hem of his shirt. Chip parted from the kiss and raised his arms so Alec could peel off his shirt.
“I like seeing you wearing my clothes, my scent, but they’re too big for you,” Alec said. “Your stuff’s all there, in the trunk. I’ll grab them later.”
“Thank you. I think your shirt looks good on me, too.”
Alec moved his fingers to the drawstrings of his borrowed shorts and undid them. His bottoms simply slipped down his legs. Chip didn’t wear any underwear underneath. He swallowed, all too aware he was naked while Alec still had his pants on.
“Look at you. Gotten hard for me already,” Alec said, closing his fingers over his shaft and giving it a squeeze. Chip groaned.
Taking initiative, Chip knelt in front of Alec and reached for the button of his jeans. A growl tickled from Alec’s lips as Chip unzipped him and drew out his cock. Alec’s dick was huge in his hand. It curved upwards, thick, long, and meaty. Chip wondered if Alec could fit all that inside his tiny hole.
A shudder of anticipation crawled down his spine. Alec speared his fingers through his hair and gave it a tug, only turning him on. Alec tugged him close, until Chip’s lips could kiss Alec’s cock head. The tip of Alec’s shaft was already leaking pre-cum.
Chip stuck out a tongue to catch the liquid. Alec tasted of male musk. He licked his lips, heard Alec’s snarl of approval. He sucked on the crown of Alec’s prick, eager to get to work. Chip never thought he’d like giving blowjobs, but every rumble and groan of appreciation he milked from Alec sounded like music to his ears. His own dick thickened as he continued to suck and lick.
Chip moved his mouth from Alec’s tip to base. He also paid attention to Alec’s balls. Chip took them in his mouth, felt Alec’s fingers tightening in his hair. He pulled away, parted his lips, and began to take Alec’s impressive girth down his throat. Chip gagged on his first try, but that didn’t deter him. He wanted to hear Alec growl for him again.
Second try and he managed. He bobbed his head up and down Alec’s shaft, felt Alec growing thicker by the moment.
“Don’t move,” Alec commanded. The order sounded hot on Alec’s lips.
Chip obeyed, stayed still as Alec began pumping his hips, his cock moving in and out of Chip’s mouth. Alec’s last push did the trick. Alec let out a growl and emptied his jizz down his throat. Chip caught every last drop with his tongue. Alec pulled away, his eyes still glowing amber, his wolf peeking out.
Alec tugged him to his feet and edged him towards the couch. Chip lay down, heart racing as Alec crawled on top of him, straddling him. Alec smelled so good, of oil, dust, and clean sweat.
Alec pinned his arms above his head and took his mouth again, not holding back. When Alec pulled away, he panted. Chip was at his complete and utter mercy. He loved every second of it. Alec left a trail of hot kisses and bites down his neck, his chest.
“Alec, I love you.” The words left his lips, unbidden.
Alec halted his task. Shock rippled across the dominant wolf’s eyes. Alec didn’t say anything. Alec even released his wrists. Trust Chip to screw everything up. He bit on his lower lip and waited for Alec to get off him and tell him this was all one big mistake.
* * * *
Never in his wildest imagination did Alec think he’d ever hear those three tender words from anyone else. He thought he’d die on this forsaken mountain, mauled by his pack mates or their enemies, forgotten by the rest of the world. Kris and he wanted their cursed bloodline to end here, but here was Chip, giving him a new reason to live.
“Sorry,” Chip blurted. “That came out spur of the moment. It’s stupid, I know. I mean, I only arrived here yesterday.”
“Those words mean so much more to me than you know,” Alec said. He kissed Chip on the mouth, gently and slowly, before answering him. “Give me time to say them back.”
Softness had been beaten out of him since he was a kid. Alec didn’t know how to react to Chip’s confession. Damn the Fire Claws Pack and his father for turning him into this, someone who could barely express his own emotions.
“Time’s not on our side,” Chip whispered. The submissive wolf looked stricken, miserable.
“I told you. I’ll find a way,” Alec reassured him. “For now, relax. I’m going to give you a good time. I’ll make you addicted to me so you’ll want no other man.”
Chip touched his unshaven cheek and smiled up at him so sweetly that Alec wondered for the thousandth time what Chip was doing with a killer like him. Chip didn’t belong in their world, never did. Alec always thought Chip would be better off if he weren’t born a werewolf in the Fire Claws Pack. He deserved so much more. A better life and a better mate.
Too bad all Chip had was him.
“Don’t you get it, Alec? You ruined love for me. You’re it for me,” Chip whispered.
“My mate.” Alec kissed the top of Chip’s forehead. His cock had become rock-hard again, thanks to his shifter genetics. He pressed it against Chip’s belly. Alec couldn’t wait to claim Chip in the most intimate way possible. He’d own Chip. Anyone on this mountain who so much as looked at his Chip wrong would receive a hell of reckoning.
“Did you just call me your mate?” Chip asked.
Alec was beyond words. He slid off Chip and stroked his cock. Chip watched the movement of his hands. Alec didn’t miss how hard Chip had gotten either, close to blowing his load.
“On fours. Move or I’ll do it for you.”
Alec sounded like a crude savage, a rough mountain man who hadn’t gotten any, but he didn’t care. His wolf was on the verge of spilling from his skin, but this time, it didn’t seek to shed blood. Alec didn’t want to maul Kris or any of his pack mates. Violence lay far away from his mind. He only wanted Chip.
Chip scrambled from the couch and landed disgracefully on the ground, ass first.
Alec couldn’t help it. He chuckled. The sound of his laugher seemed foreign to him. When was the last time he felt so at ease? So free?
Chip scowled at him cutely. “I know. I’m not the most graceful werewolf around. No need to laugh.”
Chip got on all fours, his ass facing Alec. Alec walked around Chip, then let out a whistle of appreciation. Chip blushed, cheeks and neck turning red. Alec didn’t need a condom. Shifters didn’t catch anything. He looked forward to fucking Chip’s brains out without a thin piece of plastic between them.
Alec positioned himself behind Chip and used his foot to part Chip’s legs further. At this angle, he could see Chip’s balls, his long cock, and his pink puckered hole. Hunger took over him as he gripped Chip’s ass cheeks apart and guided his cock into Chip’s asshole.
Alec penetrated him, gritted his teeth as he eased himself in slowly. He wanted Chip to get used to his size first. Chip clawed at the wooden floors, moaning as Alec buried himself hilt deep. He rested his balls on the curve of Chip’s ass.
“Fuck, baby. You’re so tight. Your ass feels amazing around my cock.”
“You’re going to make me come from those words alone.” Chip moaned.
Alec reached between Chip’s legs and gave his dick a warning squeeze. “Not yet. We haven’t even had our fun yet. Relax. Breathe in and out for me.”
Chip’s inner muscles relaxed around his shaft. Alec began to pump in and out of Chip. He moved faster. With each thrust, he heard Chip’s slow exhale turn to pants and groans. Alec rode him fast and hard. Chip started meeting him for every thrust, and that felt like a bonus.
Alec could feel his wolf rising, slipping out of his skin to touch Chip’s soul, his beast. Yesterday, he could hardly feel Chip’s animal, but he could sense it coming out now, eager to mate with his own wolf.
He shifted the angle of his push, must’ve hit Chip’s prostate because his submissive wolf cried out
and arched his back. Alec continued hammering Chip, making sure he hit that special spot every single time. His balls tightened against his body. The pressure building inside him threatened to burst free.
Any moment now, and he’d climax.
“You close?” he asked Chip.
“Yes. Please.”
Hearing that last word only made him grin. Alec’s next shove sent Chip over the edge. His little wolf let out a gasp, then came, screaming out his name. Alec pistoned in and out of Chip a few more times, before he orgasmed. Alec growled, the sound echoing in the tiny cabin as he unloaded his warm seed down Chip’s waiting hole.
Chapter 7
Chip kept staring at the screen of his phone. The only reason he didn’t start hyperventilating was because Alec lay next to him on the massive bed. Orgy-sized bed to be exact. Next to the bed were their used plates. Alec made them dinner earlier, sandwiches and some soup.
Needing to distract himself from Pete’s incoming call, he turned on his side so he faced Alec. Chip had always wondered what it would be like lying in bed with Alec like this, what it would feel like being Alec’s lover.
“Why do you have a big-ass bed?” he asked.
Alec reached out and tucked a wayward strand of brown hair that fell over his eyes. “Is that jealousy I hear in your voice?”
Chip set his phone down and crossed his arms. “I’m just curious.”
Oh. Chip was definitely jealous. How many men did Alec bring back here, to this bed? Chip couldn’t be the first, not with Alec’s good looks and charm. He was possessive to boot and a real beast when it came to sex. His aching body confirmed that this morning did happen. Alec actually fucked him senseless. He’d been so over the moon the rest of the day he’d almost forgotten Pete’s call.
“No one’s been in here,” Alec told him. Alec expelled a sigh. His blue eyes had flecks of gold in them now as he put his big and callused hand over Chip’s thigh and began to stroke him. Chip could already feel his cock stirring from that simple gesture. Damn Alec for having such an effect on him.