STORY EXCERPT

He stepped in and closed the door behind him. Gabe pulled him over to the breakfast nook and sat him down then sat in a chair close beside him and started inspecting his head. “You don’t have to do that, man. I’m okay,” Zane protested.

“I know you are, but I hit you pretty hard. I just want to make sure―”

Before Gabe could finish his sentence, a deep, growly voice echoed through the room. “You motherfucker! I’ve been looking for you, Araz, and you’re not getting away this time.”

Zane and Gabe both turned their heads toward the fierce voice, just in time to see a large man coming at them. Zane tried to move back, but his legs got tangled in the table legs. Suddenly he was hit by the full force of the large guy as he slammed into Zane and sent them both backwards toward the floor. Zane had been so shocked that he hadn’t reacted until suddenly he felt a hard, cold surface against his back.

The heavy weight was ripped off him, and Zane lay still looking up into…nothing. There was no ceiling above him, only a black sky. He blinked a few times, trying to get his bearings when he heard the slaps of skin on skin and grunting. Gabe cursed and Zane turned his head toward the voice, then his eyes opened wide in shock. Gabe and the larger man were fighting, but what Zane saw beyond the pair made his blood run cold as his chest filled with horror.

A wall of white and gray snow swirling and flying around in torrential twists like they were angry. A wave of snow went one way as another fought against it going in the other direction, but both advancing toward them. A gap appeared between the two fighting forces of nature, and Zane shivered, not from the biting cold but from recognition. No. No. How could he be here again? No. How did he get back here? The last place he ever wanted to be again was in the Bitter Mountains, but he was here and so was Gabe. Shit. Gabe couldn’t be here. No. Zane needed to get them out of there. He couldn’t let Gabe suffer what he has been suffering from for so long. Gabe may be a fierce enforcer, but the man was still a good soul with a big heart and this place…this place would destroy that.

Zane quickly scrambled to his feet and faced the two men fighting. He had no idea who the hell this guy was and why he had taken them here, but he knew he had to get Gabe away from him and run. Those things would be coming soon. Once they smelled fresh human flesh, there was nothing that would stop them from hunting it down.

“Gabe!” Zane screamed over the harsh roar of wind, but Gabe didn’t make any move as if he had heard him.

“Shit!” he screamed into the darkness. What am I gonna do? Magic is limited here, I found that out myself the first time, but I need to get Gabe out of here fast.

Zane turned his attention to the large guy fighting Gabriel and knew that he was the way he would get Gabe’s attention. Zane took a deep, steadying breath, trying to calm the fear inside him. He would only have one chance at this. Just from the size of the guy, he knew if he fucked up, there would be no more chances, and either he or Gabe would be killed, probably both.

Zane tightened his jaw then leaned into the wind and took off at top speed. As he neared his objective, Zane reached out with both arms and lowered himself so his center of gravity would change and give his thighs more leverage. He hit his mark right on point as his shoulder slammed into the large guy’s hip and his arms wrapped around thick thighs. The momentum flew them sideways until they hit the ground but this time with Zane on top. He thought he heard a rib crack as the large man’s elbow dug in, but Zane couldn’t worry about that now.

He quickly scrambled to his feet just as Gabe reached them, his eyes glowing with his beast as he stared murderous daggers at the large guy. Zane quickly grabbed Gabe’s hand and pulled him away but kept his gaze on their opponent. The guy rolled to his hands and knees as he shook his head as if to clear it. Zane got the feeling they had a second before the guy turned and came after them.

“Gabe, we have to move! Trust me!” Zane yelled.

Gabe nodded, and they ran in the opposite direction of the wall of snow. Zane looked back over his shoulder and saw the guy was now on his feet, and he was staring right at them. Just as his gaze met the large man’s, the white wall of turbulent snow and ice washed over the guy, instantly making him disappear.

Zane quickly whispered a spell, and he and Gabe lifted off the ground and flew through the air, going so fast that tears built in his eyes and froze the moment they appeared. The cold was too much to bear, but he knew they needed to put some distance between them and whoever that guy was.

Another five seconds later and Zane couldn’t take the bitter cold any longer and whispered another spell. They slowly dropped to the frozen ground below, both panting, their teeth chattering.

“W-w-what th-the f-f-fuck was-s-s th-that and wh-wh-wh-ere the h-hell are w-we?” Gabe asked as he rubbed up and down his bare arms.

Zane gave him an apologetic look as he replied, “The Bitter Mountains.”

Gabe’s eyes went wide, and Zane saw genuine fear fill the enforcer’s eyes.

ADULT EXCERPT

“Mmm, I can’t wait to play with these. I can see how they make you need. I’m not used to bottoming, but I must confess, I would like to know how this feels rubbing inside me someday,” Gemini whispered as he licked and nibbled Zane’s throat.

“Fuck, yes. You would do that for me?” he asked breathlessly.

Gemini met his gaze again and replied with conviction, “I would do that for my mates, yes, and I would glory in the moment. Maybe I too will get some of these, like the pretty bars in your nipples and this wonderful ball at the tip of your cock. I can only imagine what it will feel like tapping against my gland. Mmm, I can’t wait another minute, mate. I need to be inside you.”

Gemini’s voice came out so strained as if pained, and it filled Zane with joy knowing his mate desired him and he was affecting Gemini like this. Gemini released him and stepped back then slid his own pants off and left them around his knees. Zane got his first look at what he knew would be a big cock because of the few times it had pressed against him earlier, but he never imagined a cock could be as thick as Gemini’s was. Suddenly he was concerned about not having lube on hand. Gemini’s cock would tear him, it was so thick.

Gemini took his hand as he walked backwards, drawing Zane with him, then sat on a boulder and hissed, “Shit that’s cold. Don’t worry, Zane. I promise I won’t hurt you. I know I’m big, but I’ll do everything I can to make our first time together as pleasurable as possible.”

Zane believed Gemini’s promise, and any worry he had disappeared. All he wanted now was to feel Gemini within him, filling him, claiming him.

Gemini helped him straddle his lap, and Zane settled down. Their cocks rubbed together, and Zane sighed from the pleasure. Gemini pulled him closer, their bodies pressed together as he kissed Zane as if their lives depended on it. He was so lost in Gemini’s kiss that when his mate’s large hand wrapped around both of their cocks, Zane could only whimper as he continued the kiss. Gemini stroked them for a few minutes, then ran his fingers over both tips as he broke the kiss and looked down between them.

Zane did as well and watched as Gemini gathered the drops from both tips then reached around him and ran his fingers around Zane’s hole. He arched back, loving the feel of Gemini at his entrance. One finger slipped in to the first knuckle, and Gemini moved it around, slowly opening him up. After a minute, Gemini slid from his body and gathered more of their juices from their cocks, and continued using it to open Zane. It seemed like forever and Zane’s knees were beginning to hurt, but he wouldn’t stop what they were doing if their lives depended on it. He suddenly realized that even the cold wasn’t as bad as his body began to heat up with his need to be filled and to come.

They rocked together as Zane held on tight to Gemini’s shoulders and placed kisses all along his mate’s neck, licking and sucking, loving the taste of Gemini and the strength he felt in his mate’s muscles under his fingers.

Once he felt three fingers sliding in him effortlessly, Gemini pulled them out, and Zane moaned from the loss. Gemini spit on his fingers a few times then reached between them. Using his saliva he coated his own cock, slicking it and getting that large cock ready to impale him.

“I know it’s not ideal, but I think we should be okay. Sit up on your knees, mate,” Gemini said and Zane did.

Gemini held his cock as Zane slowly lowered. The blunt tip pressed against his tight hole and Zane trembled. He couldn’t wait to feel Gemini fill him. Slowly that fat cock breached him, and Zane threw his head back and hissed at the slight burn.

“Shit, should I stop, love?” Gemini asked, his voice strained as if he were trying hard to control himself.

Zane shook his head fiercely. “No! Don’t stop. It’s just been a while, but I like the burn. Please don’t stop.”

Slowly, carefully, they worked together as Zane impaled himself on Gemini’s big dick. The stretch was more than he had ever experienced before and there was a small amount of pain, but it quickly turned to pleasure. Zane couldn’t stop. He needed to feel all of his mate inside him.

It seemed to take them forever, but was probably more like fifteen minutes when suddenly Zane sat flush on Gemini’s lap, his mate’s cock completely inside him, splitting him open, and claiming him. Zane held on tighter as he leaned in and wrapped his arms around Gemini’s shoulders and panted against his neck. “So good. You feel so good. Fuck. Fuck me, mate, make me yours,” Zane said, his voice shaking.

“You feel amazing wrapped around me, Zane. Gods, there is nothing better in the world than this feeling right now. Fuck my cock, baby. Let me feel you open and stretch around me again and again.”

Zane rose on his knees, Gemini’s dick sliding from his hole, but before they fully separated Zane dropped back down, filling himself with Gemini’s cock again. They both started moving, Zane bouncing on Gemini’s cock as Gemini thrust up into him, and they held on to one another so tight Zane felt cocooned and safe. Over and over again he rose and sank, taking everything Gemini had to give him as the cavern filled with the sounds of their moans and panting breaths. Zane began to sweat profusely, his body temperature rising. It felt like someone had turned on the heat in the cave to full blast and they were in a sauna.