The Runaway Cat (Book 2 Cloverleah Pack Series) (14 page)

Griff and Kane both growled loudly and Scott, Troy and Dean all laughed.

“Now come on Kane and Griff too,” Shawn continued. “I am not stupid enough to come between true mates and I do have a mate of my own even if he is a bit dense sometimes.  It is obvious from looking at you with Diablo Griff that you are true mates.  You have claimed each other.  You have the mind connection and when you two kiss man it is so hot it would make a straight man’s pants swell.”

Scott spoke up. “Fuck yeah Griff I have never seen you in action before but man you two together are serious porn material and you were only kissing.”

“And that is why it is also none of your business,” Griff smirked.

Turning back to Kane his face was serious though.  “Look Kane, I know you thought you were doing the right thing.  But you know what you did tonight hurt me more than you will ever understand.  I have stood by you virtually my whole life and when I found a mate I had every reason to think you would be happy for me.  I wanted to bring Diablo in as part of our pack because the thought of him being alone if something happened to me just makes me sick inside. You remember that feeling don’t you Kane, when you thought Shawn would be all alone with no one to help him before you two hooked up?” 

Kane nodded remembering the panic he felt when Shawn had been shot and then had his house burned to the ground. He had barely known his mate at the time but he did remember feeling so overwhelmed at the thought of his mate being in pain without anyone to help him. 

“Well we have hooked up and we are mates and if he can’t be accepted as part of this pack…well Diablo still doesn’t want me to leave you or the pack. He knows that will hurt me. But I sure as hell won’t be spending any time here more than necessary because he does come first in my life now.  You know that Kane.  You feel the same way about Shawn and these guys will also feel the same when they find their mates.”

Understanding how Griff felt was one thing but Kane had just one more concern.  He glanced at Shawn who nodded at him
encouraging him to speak his mind.

“Look Griff I understand what you are saying and I do want to accept Diablo into the pack because he is your mate.  But look how he was with us tonight.  He was quiet.  He barely said anything to anyone except you.  He was watching all of us all of the time.  You know we all spent what, two hours with him and I don’t think any of us know anything
much about him at all.”  Kane looked around the table and Scott and Dean shook their heads.

“I
think I might know a few things,” Troy said quietly.  As the others looked at him he blushed but continued. “We know he is FBI and been undercover for seven years because you told us and I figure the way he was tonight is because he is a really good agent.  He didn’t give a lot about himself away because that is his way.  But he was genuinely interested in the three of us, at least.” Troy pointed to himself, Scott and Dean.

“He deflected Scott’s come ons at every turn which tells me he has had a lot of experience doing
things like that so he is not a slut. But he didn’t make Scott feel bad about himself and he got Scott talking about his car project instead and seemed really interested.” Scott thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Troy went on. “
He got me talking about computers and programming and most people I know don’t ever want to know about that. Not only did he encourage me to talk but he also listened and asked me questions, which tells me he knows what he is talking about so he is intelligent.  He even got Dean to talk about his art, which we all know is just about impossible,” Dean nodded his head and blushed a deep red.

“And he treated me with respect even though I am only the
Omega.”  Dean spoke up shyly. “He really seemed interested in what I had to say and suggested courses I could study and shit that could further my art.  He was really helpful and gave me a lot to think about.”

“I noticed that too,” Shawn said. “He seems to know exactly what questions to ask to get people to open up about themselves which would be hellishly useful with the Spiritual Guardian work I do.  He is also totally devoted to Griff despite what anyone else might think.  Throughout the whole dinner Diablo had half an ear on what Griff was saying and doing
and every time he looks at you Griff he has love in his eyes.” 

Griff didn’t say anything.  Now was not the time to bring up the fact that Diablo had specifically said he couldn’t use the ‘L’ word right now, but then it didn’t mean he didn’t
feel it.  Thinking about it Griff realized that Shawn was right, but then so was Troy and Dean.  Without any of them realizing it Diablo had taken the time to find out what his pack members interests were and then engaged them in conversation about that so they would feel good about themselves. 

Troy wasn’t quite finished.  “The only reason he didn’t spend time talking to you two,” Troy pointed to Kane and Shawn, “was firstly Kane you were shooting daggers at  him all through dinner and Shawn was too busy trying to keep you under control.  Diablo walking out might not be considered the right thing to do under pack law, but bloody hell if you two had fought then Shawn is right.  It would have been really nasty and the one that would have been hurt the most would have been Griff
because whether Diablo won or lost, Griff would have been upset to lose either his mate or his best friend.  Diablo would obviously rather let you think that he was the weaker man than hurt his mate, which is pretty amazing in my book.” 

Smiling at Griff, Troy said, “For what it’s worth Griff I think you have an awesome mat
e and I am really happy for you both.”

“Thanks
my friend, I appreciate that,” Griff said.

Everyone sat quietly for a moment waiting on Kane to say something.  Kane himself was having problems trying to work out how come he had missed so much over dinner.  He was usually a lot more observant but Troy was right.  Kane had been so pissed at Diablo for stupid reasons when he should have been spending time watching how the man interacted with the rest of the pack.
That’s what a decent Alpha would have done. Well one of Kane’s strengths was that he wasn’t too proud to admit when he was wrong and this was one of those times.  With his sheer size, his devotion to Griff, his skills at talking to people and his genuine interest in all of the members of the pack Diablo would make a great addition to his pack.  Of course whether or not he still wanted to be a part of it was another question.

Letting out a sigh Kane said, “Okay its official.  I was wrong and totally fucked up what should have been an evening when we should have all been welcoming Diablo to our pack. You three,” he said pointing to Scott Troy and Dean, “have done me proud in that you did just that
in your own way.  Griff, well you are already head over heels with the man and for good reason and as for me and Shawn, well let’s just say that Shawn probably accepts him too, but he hasn’t had a chance to get to know him yet.  Much like me.  So Griff will it be okay if Shawn and I come down for a visit to your house sometime tomorrow afternoon.  We can bring dinner and maybe the four of us can try this again.”

Griff was undecided.  He didn’t want Diablo upset any more than he was but he also longed for everyone to just get along.  He sent Diablo a message, hoping the cat had shifted by now.

Hey lover, are you home yet?

Yep, waiting for you.

Got things sorted with everyone.  Kane and Shawn want to come and visit tomorrow afternoon and bring dinner.  Okay with you?

Yep whatever you think best hon.

Not angry anymore?

Nope, won’t be by the time you get home.

What you doing?

Stroking my
hard cock and thinking about plunging it into your sweet tight hole.  What you doing?

Coming home
right now.

Griff stood up.  “Yep dinner sounds great, see you guys
tomorrow.  Thanks for your support the rest of you and dinner and all that.  I…er gotta get home, like now.” 

He rushed out the door heading for his truck.  Seconds later the guys all heard the truck peeling out of the driveway and roaring off in the direction of Griff’s place.  The men sitting at the table all looked stunned for a moment until Shawn laughed, “
You got to love the mated mind link.”

“Fuck what could he have been thinking that would have made him move that fast?”  Scott wanted to know.

“None of our business Scott, but I bet its exactly what Griff is looking for.”  Kane was laughing now too.  “Come on guys, time to go.  We have work tomorrow and I doubt that Griff will be coming in.  I too have a mate to please especially after my behavior this evening and some of us need to sleep as well.”

The men’s good natured banter followed them out of the door as they tried to work out what Diablo might have said across the mind link to make Griff move so fast.  Griff was usually so laid back.  When they were gone Kane pulled Shawn into his lap as Shawn fluttered his fingers at the mess on the table.  Seconds later the kitchen and table were clean.

“You know I should have handled that a whole let better than I did, don’t you?”  Kane said as Shawn wrapped his arms around Kane’s shoulders and started kissing his neck.

“Yep, I know, you sure should have.”  Shawn had found one of Kane’s most erogenous spots right below his ear and was sucking on it.
 

Kane tilted his head back to give Shawn more access to his neck as he sighed.  “I’m going to have to apologize to Diablo as well and invite him to be part of the pack. He will be a good fit for our small pack and it would make Griff happy.”

“Sounds like a good idea.”  Shawn had nudged Kane’s shirt aside and was licking and nibbling at the mating mark Kane proudly wore, his hands running down Kane’s pecs and stomach.  Kane leaned his head back further and groaned.

“Your not thinking about Diablo are you, cos if you are I should probably be insulted. Although…” Kane’s voice trailed off as he found he had no shirt on at all and Shawn was nibbling his nipple. God that man had magic fingers in more ways than one.

“Nope although Diablo and Griff looked pretty hot together.  You thought so too, I know you did.  But I am only focused on you right now.”

Okay Kane didn’t want to admit
to his feelings about how Diablo and Griff looked together but when Shawn clicked open the button on his jeans and started pulling down the zipper he moaned again and all he wanted right that moment was Shawn.  Diablo and Griff might be super hot together but no one was more of a turn on for him than his mate.  Putting aside all of the unpleasantness of the evening Kane got down to the serious business of letting his lover know just how hot he was.

Chapter Fifteen

By the time Griff pulled into his own driveway
his cock was so hard in his jeans he thought he would combust.  It hadn’t helped that Diablo had been sending him wickedly sexual pictures in his head of the things they had been up to earlier that day.  Griff struggled to get out of his seat belt and lurched out of the door of his truck in a rush, slamming it behind him.  He could see lights on in the house.  Diablo must be inside.

He had only taken
one step away from the truck when he felt strong arms come from behind him, dragging his arms behind him and up his back holding him fast.  As the scent of apricots and spices filled his nose he relaxed as he groaned out, “Diablo, honey I thought you’d be inside.”  Diablo’s body was hard up against him, the heat from his bare chest caressing Griff’s back through his shirt, his own shaft hard encased in the jeans Diablo had slipped on when he got home.

“Couldn’t wait lover.  You’ve been gone too long and I’ve been spending my time thinking about
your sexy ass.”  Diablo’s low growl was punctuated with lust.  He easily held Griff’s arms with the one hand as his other one reached around to pop open the button on Griff’s jeans.  Pushing his hand deep inside Griff’s jeans Diablo felt the dampness of Griff’s pre-come as his hand settled over Griff’s hard cock. 

Diablo purred his approval. “You’ve been thinking too.  I like it.” 

He withdrew his hand and unzipped Griff’s jeans and slid them half way down Griff’s legs.  As he ran his hand up Griff’s naked thigh he felt the bigger man shudder his need evident in his quickened breath and pounding heart beat.  “Kick your boots off,” he growled in Griff’s ear.  Griff did, thanking the stars for no laces.  Diablo quickly pushed Griff’s jeans down to Griff’s feet and Griff kicked his legs out of them too. 

Standing by the truck, in only his muscle shirt, with his sexy mate’s hot hard body behind him was a dream come true for Griff.  He loved to be dominated, to be taken
, but given his physical size, long hair and tattoos it barely ever happened for him.  The fact that he had a mate that could take him and that same mate wanted too heightened Griff’s arousal.  “Fuck me Diablo,” He growled - the need evident in his voice.

Diablo released his arms and said, “Put your hands on the
hood of the truck. Make it quick.”  Griff did as directed, feeling the cooling hood of the truck beneath his hands.  Thank God he didn’t have any neighbors because this was too perfect to pass up. Griff felt one of Diablo’s legs come between his kicking his feet apart and Griff arched his back and tilted out his ass as he did so not even trying to suppress the shudder that ran through his body as he heard the sound of Diablo’s zipper going down.

“Damn you look so sexy like this, my lover,” Diablo growled as he got into position his lubed cock pushing past Griff’s rather weak defenses quickly and effortlessly.  Within seconds Diablo was fully encased in Griff’s hole and this time it was him that moaned
deep and low.  Running his hands over Griff’s back, under his shirt Diablo reached round so that he was braced on Griff’s powerful shoulders.

“
Need to fuck you so hard.  Ready for me?”

Griff whimpered and pushed back against Diablo rolling his hips as he did it.  Diablo pulled back slowly and then thrust back hard
.  Then he did it again and it was as if something snapped inside him because he pulled back and thrust in again harder than before.  Pounding into Griff with each stroke, he pistoned his hips, flexing his strong back and thighs and pushing through, thrusting hard on every stroke.  He felt Griff’s own need seep through his brain and the two men fed their intense desire for each other through their mind link. It was raw, powerful and just fucking perfect as far as Griff was concerned.

Diablo could feel that Griff was
getting desperate to come and he adjusted his stroke so that he hit Griff’s prostate with every stroke.  Griff growled his approval his own hips thrusting back on his mate in a perfect rhythm. Just a minute later Diablo felt Griff’s body jerk in a spasm beneath him, his ass muscles clenching at Diablo so hard it was difficult for him to keep moving as Griff came loudly roaring Diablo’s name. Hanging onto control he didn’t know he had Diablo kept thrusting through Griff’s orgasm and it wasn’t until he felt the man quiver beneath him as he finished did Diablo let go and with one last punishing thrust he pulsed his seed deep inside his mate. 

Diablo collapsed over Griff’s back for a moment as he tried to regain his breath
, kissing Griff’s shoulders and every part of his back he could reach.  He could feel the bigger man chuckles’ run through his body. “Something funny my mate?”  Diablo growled as he pushed himself up and carefully eased himself out of his mate’s body.

“
Oh lover, I was only gone an hour.  Imagine what sort of a greeting I would get if I was gone a day.”  Griff was still panting and chuckling as he spoke. 

Diablo laughed
with him as he pulled up his jeans, just clicking the button to keep them up before picking up Griff’s jeans and boots from where Griff had kicked them off.

“You probably wouldn’t have made it out of the truck,” Diablo’s voice was laced with promise.   He put his arm around Griff’s waist and led him up to the house
looking up at him as they went.  “You have no idea what you do to me, my mate.”  Griff looked down at Diablo his green eyes flashing in the light from the house.  Diablo was serious.  “You have gotten under my skin like no-one has before.  I want you so badly I ache with it.  Tell me you feel it too?”

“Fuck yeah, I feel it Diablo.  Only for you,” Griff’s voice was soft and low as he studied Diablo’s face in the half light.  “I love you Diablo and I have never wanted anyone the way I want you.”

Diablo looked at Griff as if searching the truth of his words.  “Take me to bed and show me, lover.” And this time it was Griff that led the way.