Gifted with Hydrangea (2 page)

Both were breathing heavily as
Rudo
licked his tongue over his bite, sealing the newly formed mark
.

After the waves of pleasure calmed and he was able to
breathe normally again,
Rudo
carefully pulled his
flagging dick from his mate’s warm body. White cum dripped from the stretched
hole, and primal pride filled him at the sight.

Before he could say anything, Ryker spun around, his
eyes blazing red, and bared his fangs, right before sinking them into
Rudo’s
neck. Another wave of sexual pleasure pushed through
his body, and
Rudo’s
balls pulled tight, sending him
into another climax. Every pull from Ryker’s suction sent a wave of bliss
shooting out of his cock.
Rudo
felt warm wetness on
his thigh where his mate’s erection was pressed against him, and he knew Ryker
had climaxed as well.

Rudo
felt when their souls
synced, bonding them together for life. The relief that he finally had his mate
marked set in, and he began to fade. Months of torture and a week of intense
sexual tension all disappeared
as a supreme peace settled over him. He wrapped
his arms around Ryker and stumbled over to the sleeping bag. Somewhere along
the way, Ryker licked his bite mark closed, and with a contented sigh,
Rudo
couldn’t fight the encroaching darkness any longer. He
fell asleep with his mate clutched to his chest.

****

Ryker felt happier than he ever thought he would be as
he snuggled up close to his beloved, and worked on his tablet. It had been hard
to be so close to his beloved, and yet unable to be claimed by him. He had
tried to keep upbeat for his mate as they waited for Seamus to come up with a
cure. He never doubted his twin’s abilities, but keeping cheerful for his mate
had been a challenge while looking for more evil
Phenocorp
s
labs. The more Ryker found out about the company, the
sicker it made him. Add the news he’d just learned that morning of a reporter
in town starting to ask questions about the two missing downed planes, and it
was safe to say he was right at his breaking point.

Ryker looked up when he felt his beloved start to come
out of his slumber. Cinnamon colored eyes pinned him in place, causing his
heart to flutter and his dick to start to fill.

“
Hi there, handsome. Do I finally get to know your
name? Or do I just call you stud?”

The look in his beloved’s eyes showed heat and desire
as he leaned forward, tenderly pressing their lips together, a huge contrast to
how he had been kissed earlier. Ryker dropped his tablet and ran his hands over
his beloved’s dark chocolate skin.

Ryker spoke through their newly formed mind-link.
“Stud it is.”

His beloved pulled back, and Ryker had to suppress a
whimper of disappointment.

“
Rudo
, my name is
Rudo
Sarr
. But stud works just
fine.”
Rudo
gave him a lopsided grin before pressing
their lips together again.

Ryker wasn’t about to argue. His dick was already
fully hard again, and he wanted to explore his beloved’s sexier-than-hell body
now that he was awake. He let his hands smooth over
Rudo’s
skin.

His hands weren’t the only wandering pair.
Rudo’s
were gliding up and down his back and over the round
globes of his ass. He hummed happily when his beloved’s huge hands pulled his
butt cheeks apart, and he felt a finger rim his hole.

Rudo
pulled Ryker up and over,
startling him, then lined up his cockhead and began rubbing it between the two
parted globes, all without dislodging from their kiss.

Ryker’s anus twitched every time the soft mushroom
head rubbed over it, sending a pleasant zing to travel through his cock, making
it jump and ooze pre-cum onto
Rudo’s
stomach. His
large hands squeezed and massaged the cheeks of Ryker’s ass.

“
Do it, stud. Fill me with your cock. Stretch my hole
wide. I want you inside me so bad.”
Ryker continued to moan
into his beloved’s mouth and whimpered when he said the last part.

Rudo
gave a growl below him and
spoke perfectly into his mind. “
Lube,
where’s the lube?”

Ryker pulled up, heaving, and looked around. The small
travel tube was halfway between where they were and the bale of hay where they
had first started. He leaned over and stretched as far as he could reach, just
barely able to grab the tiny tube with the tips of his fingers. He sat up and
held it over his mate, triumphantly. He wiggled a little with glee, which
pulled a pained moan from his mate. Ryker’s face quickly fell, and he tried to
lean up off the cock he thought he’d just hurt.

“
I’m so sorry, stud. I didn’t mean to hurt you, I was
just a little bit excited—
er
, ok, a lot excited,
but—”

Ryker quieted when
Rudo
placed a finger over his mouth and shushe
d
him. “You didn’t hurt me, little red, I’m just aching
so much for you right now.”

Ryker relaxed and smiled down at his beloved as
Rudo
reached around to spread on some lube.

“
Little red? I’ve got another friend who calls me that.
I like it though.”

Rudo
growled again, and Ryker
decided he liked the lethal look in his mate’s light brown eyes when he got
jealous.

“
You can tell him only I can call you that. You’re
mine.”

Ryker was about to snicker when he felt his beloved’s
slick finger quickly rim his hole, and then press in. He hissed, and groaned,
and let his eyes roll shut. He rolled his hips as the finger pushed in and
pulled out a few times.

“
Oh yeah, I’m all yours, stud.”

Ryker was still pretty stretched from their earlier
lovemaking and didn’t really need to be stretched more, so he wasn’t alarmed at
all when he felt his mate’s cockhead push at his entrance. As Ryker relaxed and
pushed back,
Rudo’s
cock pushed through his tight ring, and he slid all
the way down the heavy shaft to the base. His butt cheeks flattened against
Rudo’s
hips, and Ryker’s cock was pinned between their
bodies.

Rudo
kept his hands squeezed
around the globes of his ass, guiding Ryker in the motion and rhythm he wanted.
Ryker enjoyed his beloved taking control. It turned him on, so he was happy to
comply.
Rudo
did most of the work, pumping his hips
up while holding Ryker mostly in place. This allowed Ryker’s dick to be rubbed
between their bodies during the whole thing.

Ryker licked and kissed up his mate’s chest and neck,
all the while making sure to be as vocally encouraging as he could. Pleasure
warmed a path through his heavily pumping bloodstream, and he felt his release
growing closer. Just as he began to fall over the nirvana edge, he felt
Rudo’s
cockhead grow, then the heat from his release
shooting inside him. Ryker bit down on
Rudo’s
neck
again and drew in a few swallows.
Rudo
shouted, and
more hot semen filled Ryker’s tight channel. His cock exploded all over his and
his beloved’s stomachs and chests.

After licking his bite mark closed, Ryker rested his
head on
Rudo’s
heaving chest as they both lay
catching their breath. After a short time, he slowly sat up and grimaced as
the cum
that he’d shot all over their torsos was starting to
get a bit itchy. Ryker got up on his shaky legs, grabbed the shreds of his shirt,
and wiped himself off, then used it to wipe off
Rudo
.

“
Come on, stud, let’s head into the house and take a
shower. You can wash my back, and I can wash yours,” he said, and smiled, then
wiggled his brows.

Rudo
laughed and sat up,
rubbing his extremely short black hair. “I haven’t had a proper shower since
before I was abducted.”

Ryker held out his hands and helped
Rudo
up. “Oh honey, I can tell you for certain that you
have never had a proper shower, because you were never with me. After our time
under the spray, you’ll easily be able to tell the difference.”

Rudo
laughed again as they
began to get dresse
d
. Ryker had planned ahead, making sure there were
clothes for both himself and his beloved, here in the stall. He was grateful
he’d thought to do that, because even though he hated seeing his beloved cover
up his perfect ripped body, he didn’t want anyone else to see it for any longer
than they had to. All those luscious chocolate covered muscles were his. He was
so caught up in staring at his beloved’s finer features, he didn’t notice
Rudo’s
fiery, lusty stare, and was caught by surprise when
he grabbed him by his upper arms
and pinned him to the wall of the stall. Thick
and full hot lips covered his, and Ryker lost all train of thought.

Chapter Two

Enzo sat in his lupine form, watching pack-members
carry equipment and furniture into the new clinic. He knew he should be
helping, but he had been in a bad mood lately, and he was having a difficult
time getting over it. Even watching
Kace
, struggling
to carry the infamous portable x-ray machine, didn’t stir a chuckle.

Seriously, what kind of
person wouldn’t find it funny watching him struggle with the thing?
Enzo grumbled to himself. He couldn’t even find it in
him to so much as grunt in amusement knowing that Seamus was going to wait
until the move to show
Kace
his newest toy, a
handheld portable x-ray device. It was so evil, it was hilarious, and yet here
he was, pouting.
What’s wrong with me?

It was all irrational really. He knew he should be
happy with the news that he not only had a destined mate, but that he knew
where he was … sort of. Many mates never found each other, so it was the
ultimate gift, and yet here he was, sulking.
Again, what’s wrong with me?
he
thought,
as he let out a heavy sigh.

He easily sensed his alpha, and best friend,
Alphy
, approach.
Alphy
squatted
down next to him before he sat on the ground and leaned against a tree. His
knees were bent, and he rested his arms on them.

“
What’s eating at you?”

Enzo walked his front paws forward until he was
resting on his belly, then laid his head on his paws. He gave a slight shrug in
response.

“
I’ve backed off, and given you time to work through
your shit, but you need to talk about it and get it dealt with, because you’re
the second highest ranking member, so it’s starting to affect the pack
negatively.”

Enzo sighed and let his shift pop and snap back to his
human form, then sat on his heels. “I don’t know, really.” He paused, and
Alphy
stayed quiet, letting him gather his thoughts. “You
remember how I told you about my family?”

“
That part where they banished you because you were
gay?”

“
Yeah, well, they agreed with the alpha about how gay
shifters didn’t have fated mates. They hammered that into my brain. I guess
they hoped that if they could convince me of that, that I would turn straight
again, or something.”

“
But you knew they were wrong.”

Enzo looked down at the forest floor, but all he saw
was the events of his past playing out. “I never truly believed I could ever
have a destined mate. If it wasn’t my destined mate, I just wasn’t going to get
involved with anyone.” Enzo looked up again and watched the pack working
together. “I was getting so lonely, I guess I gave up on that, and let myself
get attached to Ryker.”

Alphy
leaned his head back against the trunk of the tree. “Ryker expressed to me how
he feared your reaction. He didn’t feel you would hurt him, not physically
anyway, but he was afraid of hurting you.”
Alphy’s
voice wasn’t judgmental.

Enzo’s shoulders slumped. He could see the little
guy’s perspective, but the sting, nonetheless, didn’t ease.

“
It was my idea to do it publicly, Enzo. I saw how
close you were getting to him, and I felt it would be the best way to encourage
you to hold in any outburst or protests that might have unintentionally hurt
Rye. The heat of the moment sort of thing.”

Enzo nodded. “I get that. I even get how fast Rye
transitioned his dedication. It still doesn’t ease the pain. What kicks my ass
is why am I, knowing I have a mate, still having trouble letting go? You’ve got
those two right next to me now, and it pisses the ever-loving-hell out of me
every time they do anything, which is a lot since they are newly mated. And
then I feel so much guilt for still having a thing for Ryker. I shouldn’t be
feeling anything for him. Why can’t I just move on as fast as Rye did?”

Alphy
paused for a moment and sighed. “Maybe because you only just barely scented
your mate. You have yet to find him, to see, touch, or hear him even, to fully
erase those doubts your family put into your head. It is hard to have faith in
something that you were led not to believe in, especially when there isn’t much
to go on, just a scent. Don’t let this get to you right now. Wait until we find
your mate. Then revisit your feelings. I bet you would accept him as fast, if
not faster, than Rye did.”

Enzo rubbed his thumbs against his fingers and thought
about what
Alphy
said. It made sense, and yet he
still doubted.
One thing he’s right
about, I need to stop thinking about it right now.
He nodded his head and
turned to give
Alphy
a smile.

“
Thanks, man.”

Alphy
returned his smile. “You good?”

“
For now. You’re right, one thing at a time.”

Alphy
stood. “Good, now let’s go help with the move. I don’t want to miss Seamus’s
surprise for
Kace
.”

Feeling better, Enzo laughed out loud.

“
Seriously though, what can you do about the never
ending fuck-fest next door to me?” Enzo asked, as they began walking towards
the new clinic.

“
I’m thinking of turning the upstairs apartment into
our security office. I was thinking Ryker and his mate could live up there in
the bedroom.”

“
Mm, that wouldn’t work too well. With our business
starting up, we could use the entire space as a full time office. And with our
pack growing so large, it would be ideal to do all the business from there.”

Alphy
looked down at his feet and rubbed his chin. “True. Then I guess we all stay
crammed in the house for now.”
Alphy
gave a heavy
sigh but shook himself off. “Glad to have you back, Enzo. Uh, are you going to
be walking around like that?”

Enzo looked down to where
Alphy
was pointing, and noticed he was still naked.

“
I guess not. I’ll hurry to the house in my shifted
form, and be back on two feet, and dressed. Don’t let Sea start the fun without
me.”

“
All right, but hurry then.”
Alphy
headed towards the new clinic, and Enzo shifted and trotted to the house to
change into some clothes, feeling better than he had in days.
Alphy
was right. I needed to talk about it.

****

Heath wiped the grease off his hands with a rag as he
took a final look at the undercarriage of the vehicle he had just finished
working on. Pleased with his work, he walked over and pressed the button that
would lower the lift. As it hissed, letting the vehicle down, he looked out
across the road at the field on the other side, and smiled at the solar panels
that were put there.
Wish more places
would do that. I would, if I had my own shop.

Heath was filling out the paperwork to turn in to the
office when a deep voice echoed through the shop. “Hello?”

Heath looked over at the entrance through the other
bay doors, and saw a very tall man with tattoos and a taller than average
brunette by his side. They were holding hands with their fingers intertwined.
He thought they looked very happy. He walked over and smiled at them. “Can I help
you?”

“
Yes, I’m
Dultyn
, and this is
Havana.” The man held out his hand, which Heath shook. Then the man handed him
a paper. “We were told our car was fixed. The office said you have the keys.”

Heath looked at the paper. Seeing everything was in
order and already paid for, he nodded, then walked back over to the counter
next to his toolbox to retrieve the keys that were hanging on the wall. The
couple followed him.

“
Here you go. Sorry about the delay. A couple of the
parts were on backorder.”

Dultyn
took the keys, but Havana pointed to the pictures of flowers that adorned his
toolbox. “You sure do like flowers.
Kinda
odd to see
them in a mechanic’s toolbox.”

Her words weren’
t
said in a mocking manner, so Heath didn’t take
offence. He shrugged. “My family has a long history with flowers. I’m like the
first one in several generations to not pursue a career based on them,” Heath
told them as he led them out of the garage, and around the building towards the
back. “In fact, my parents own and run the little flower shop down town, and my
uncles and aunts own nurseries all over Canada.”

“
Cool,” Havana said, “so why did
ya
choose to be a mechanic?”

Heath turned to them when they arrived at the car, and
gave them a small smile. “I like flowers, but my passion is mechanics.”

“
It takes a strong person to break from tradition to
follow your own path,”
Dultyn
said.

Heath felt his heart warm with pride at the praise.
“Thank you.”

“
Hey, if
ya
ever
wanna
pick any flowers, there’s this house that we are
going to fix up as our own that is overgrown with all sorts. Maybe you could
pick some for a lover, or someone.”

“
Really? What kind?”

“
There’re some really pretty hydrangeas in colors I’ve
never seen before. The bushes are super big because the house hasn’t been lived
in for decades,” Havana answered.

A little excitement wormed through Heath’s body. “They
sound great. Where are they?”

“
The road is a bit overgrown and bumpy, too, so you
might have to hike in from a point if you have a car. It’s beautiful out there,
full of wildflowers, too,” she told him.

Havana gave him directions, and he thanked both of
them. He looked away as
Dultyn
planted a peck on her
lips before helping her into the car.

“
I’ll be following right behind you,” he told her
softly.

“
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We already had the ‘third time’s a
charm’ thing, so I’m sure nothing will happen.”

Heath wasn’t sure what she meant, but he stepped aside
as she drove off the lot, followed soon by the larger man in another car.

Heath walked back into the garage and wrote down the
directions she had given him, before he forgot them.
Hydrangeas will be perfect to go with Enzo’s next delivery of flowers.
Heath
decided to head out there right after work.
It may be good to get outside a bit,
he thought, and then carried on with
his day.