STORY EXCERPT

Just as he got back to the motel and almost to his room, Zac heard someone shout, “Wait, I’m the Alpha!” That got Zac’s attention. He slowed down and turned around, eyeing the man cautiously. While the Alpha wouldn't be affected by Zac's scent, that didn't mean he couldn’t be a complete asshole.

“You’re the Alpha?”

“Yes. I’m going to slowly approach you so you can see I’m not out of my mind with lust, okay?”

“Yeah, okay. Come on, though. I want to get in my room,” Zac replied. The man seemed fine. When he was a couple of feet away, Zac nodded and led the Alpha towards his room. He let the man inside and locked the door. A quick jerk on the curtains cast the room almost into shadows. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t aware of a pack in the area. I would have made my presence known to you.”

“I figured as much. I’m Donatello Rain, Alpha of the local pack,” the man said, extending his hand.

“Zac Sheehan, Delta from the Kankakee Pack. I was out this way to handle something for the council. I stopped here tonight before heading home tomorrow.”

“Nice to meet you, Zac,” Donatello said, letting go of his hand. “My Beta is keeping the others at bay until they calm down and head home, so you should be good for the night.”

“So…we’re okay then?” Zac asked, knowing that some packs hated Deltas, killing any that were born or they came into contact with. Other packs would capture them for their gifts and the power they brought.

“We’re good. You have nothing to fear from us, Zac. I promise as Alpha. Let me text my Beta so he can head over here when he’s done and give the all clear.”

“Thanks, I appreciate it. There’s no way I could have gotten away from all of them. I can handle several lusting wolves but no way a whole bar full.” Zac chuckled nervously.

“Boy, would you have been sore! And I would have some dead in the frenzy, I’m sure.”

“Yeah, it’s great to be a Delta sometimes,” Zac replied with a frown.

“Hey, I feel the same way about Alpha at times. You do the best you can. That’s all you can do, really.”

“I know, I do, just had a hell of a hunt. I wanted nothing more than to kick back and have a couple beers, maybe get laid. Is that too much to ask?”

Before Donatello could answer, there was a knock at the door.

“Sam, everything go okay?” Donatello asked after he opened the door. “Matt, what are you doing here?”

“Matt was unaffected by the Delta,” Sam replied, sharing a knowing look with Donatello.

“Really?” Donatello asked with a goofy tone.

“So what? What’s the big deal?” Matt asked and stopped in the doorway when he spotted the sexy man from the bar. He couldn't keep from just staring at him. “Hi.”

“Hi,” Zac replied, stepping closer. He grabbed Matt’s arm and pulled him inside the room and closed the door. “You know who I am?” Zac couldn’t believe this was the man from the bar. He was the best-looking male he’d ever seen.

“You’re a Delta. I’m drawn to you. I’m not going crazy like the others, but I want you,” Matt said before he could shut up. “I’m sorry, I…I don’t know why I said that.”

“I do,” Zac whispered before lowering his lips down to Matt’s. It was just a soft brush of the lips, but Zac felt the electricity from that kiss go straight to his dick. He’d never been so hard in his life!

“Wow,” Matt whispered against his mouth. “That’s why everyone wants to have sex with a Delta.”

“It’s not about him being a Delta, Matt,” Donatello said from behind them. “Only Alphas, Betas, and the Delta’s mates aren’t affected by their scent. Matt, you know you aren’t an Alpha or a Beta.”

“You’re—really? Wow, I must have done something right in my life. I mean, you’re hot!” Matt replied, beaming at Zac.

“Glad you think so.” Zac chuckled, releasing Matt. “How old are you?”

“Twenty-two,” Matt said quietly. “Is that okay?”

“Wow, that’s, well, that’s pretty young. Are you okay with being mated that young?” Zac asked, stepping back to look at the younger, much smaller man. He’s got to be only five-nine and about 150 pounds. But man, he is gorgeous. Look at that body! Matt was lean, not skinny by any means, with gorgeous green eyes and angelic blond hair.

“Yes, of course,” Matt answered, going back over to Zac and wrapping his arms around the man's waist.

Zac gave Donatello, and then Sam, a panicked look. Twenty-two just seemed so young to his thirty. Plus, Matt was so small he barely came to his chin. Being six-four, Zac was used to towering over people. But to be mated to someone so much smaller, wouldn’t he break him?

“Okay, just give me a minute, Matt,” Zac replied, separating Matt from him. “Let me talk with your Alpha before we talk about being mates, okay?”

“Don’t you want to be my mate?” Matt asked softly, looking at the floor. He looked like he was trying not to cry.

“Of course I do. I just need to deal with one thing at a time,” Zac whispered in his ear. “Why don’t you go sit down on the bed so I can handle this?”

Matt just nodded and walked over to sit on the bed while the other three men talked. He looked dejected. Zac felt like a heel but he needed to get his head on straight before he talked to Matt.

“Be careful with him. I’m pretty sure he’s not experienced,” Donatello told Zac quietly, and Sam nodded in agreement.

“Thanks for the heads-up,” Zac replied with a heavy sigh. Finding his young, probably virgin, mate was not what he had in mind when he thought about getting laid tonight. “Give me your cell number in case I have any issues tonight with any of your pack. I’ll be out of here in the morning.”

Donatello gave Zac his number, and he put it in his cell before they said their good-byes. Zac closed the door, locking it behind them. He headed over to the bed and sat down next to Matt.

“What now?” Matt asked, regaining some of his composure.

“Now we talk,” Zac started. “I’m Zac Sheehan. I’m Delta of the Kankakee Pack, which is in central Illinois.”

“I’m Matt Garrett." Matt shrugged. "I don’t have a rank.”

“So, you know if you want to mate with me, you’ll be moving, right?”

“Of course!” Matt replied. He seemed to be surprised.

“And you’re okay with that?”

“Yeah, it’ll be a little weird. I’ve only had this as my pack, but I don’t have any family left or rank in my pack. Moving to your pack makes sense.”

“Okay, well that gets one issue out of the way,” Zac said, taking a deep breath before he continued. “Do you know a lot about Deltas?”

“The basics…you can change into an invisible wolf, you’re a loner, and you stay away from the pack mostly.”

“You know I also have two mates, right?”

“Two mates?” Matt asked, astounded. “Do you already have your other one?”

“No, I’ve not found my other mate yet.”

“Are they going to be my mate, too?”

“I’m not really sure, to be honest,” Zac replied, scratching his head, thinking. “I guess if you wanted to, and they wanted to, it could happen. I don’t really know how other Deltas do it. We’ll just have to figure it out, okay?” After Matt nodded, he continued. “So you know I’m a loner. I mean, it’s inflicted on me in a way, but I’ve been one since I was eighteen and no longer a cub. Twelve years is a long time to be by myself, so you’re going to have to be patient with me. I’m not that good at interacting with people, so I might screw up a lot.”

“Well, my parents died years ago, so I kind of get that,” Matt said. “And I heard what they said. I’m not a virgin.”

“Okay,” Zac replied, not sure what else to say. Instead he reached over, picked Matt up, and lifted the man onto his lap so he could look into his face. “But we’ll take things slow, and you’ll tell me if I do anything you don’t like or that hurts you, promise?”

“I promise,” Matt agreed shyly. “So, what now?”

“I guess if you’re okay with what I said, and you don’t have any questions, do you want me to claim you?”

“More than anything,” Matt groaned.

“You’re so adorable, you know that? The sexiest little man I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe I’m lucky enough to be your mate.”

“Me? Are you kidding me? You’re gorgeous. I feel bad you got stuck with me.”

“Don’t ever talk about yourself that way,” Zac snapped at Matt. “I noticed you in the bar before I could smell you were my mate. I wanted you then, and now you’re mine!”

ADULT EXCERPT

Matt’s hands slid around Zac’s neck as he explored the depths of the man’s mouth. Realizing Matt’s canines had already dropped down, Zac ran his tongue slowly across them before diving back into his mouth.

Moving his hands up Matt’s body, he pushed the hem of his shirt up and broke the kiss long enough to remove it. Lowering his head, he once again claimed the swollen lips below him. He felt the smooth, muscled skin underneath, but it wasn’t enough.

“Baby, are you sure about this?” Zac asked as he reached for the button of Matt’s jeans.

“Yes, please, make me yours,” Matt moaned against his mouth.

That was good enough for Zac.

Zac scraped his teeth gently across a small patch of skin where Matt’s neck met his shoulders. “This is where I’m going to bite you when I claim you, Matt,” he whispered as he freed Matt’s cock from his pants.

Zac rubbed his hand over the hard flesh. His thumb skimmed across the top, smearing pre-cum over the head. He slowly slid Matt to his feet and pulled his jeans and boxers down his legs. He gently pushed Matt back on the bed, breaking the kiss to watch Matt scoot back to the pillows. Nearly swallowing his tongue at the bounty before him, Zac quickly whipped off his shirt, shoes, socks, and jeans. He was desperate to join his gorgeous, naked mate on the bed.

Crawling up the bed to Matt, Zac let out a soft growl that had Matt widening his eyes in surprise. As he nibbled on Matt’s neck, Zac grabbed his cock again. He started quickly stroking Matt as he sank his teeth into the soft skin of Matt's neck.

Zac’s eyes drifted closed as he savored the sweet taste of his mate as it flowed across his tongue. He was thankful he could now do this whenever he wanted. Matt tasted just as he did when Zac first kissed him, like passion fruit and honey. It was a delicious flavor that Zac knew he would be obsessed with for the rest of his life.

Zac opened his eyes, and he lifted his head, looking down in astonishment as Matt cried out. Matt’s hips lifted frantically, pushing against Zac. He came, covering Zac’s hand with shot after shot of white, thick seed.

Oh, fuck me! That was the sexiest thing Zac had ever seen. He lifted his hand to his lips, then darted his tongue out to lick some of the seed on his hand. Matt tasted exquisite. Zac was doomed.

“That wasn’t supposed to happen yet, was it?”

Zac’s eyes fell down to Matt’s burning face at his whispered words. Matt avoided Zac’s gaze, his face filled with embarrassment. He was upset he came so quickly, Zac realized. He might not be a virgin, but he wasn’t experienced anywhere near what Zac was.

“There’s no rule to say it wasn’t, but I thought it was hot. I want to see that look on your face over and over again, knowing what I do to you put it there.”

Zac went back to kissing Matt and reached down to grab Matt's hips. Matt groaned when Zac pressed their erections together and spread his legs as an invitation to Zac. Pushing Matt’s legs up to his chest, Zac got to his knees to look down at Matt’s tight, puckered entrance.

Reaching back to his jeans at the end of the bed, where his lube was, he saw Matt spread his legs even further. Zac quickly moved back between Matt’s legs, popped the bottle open, and squirted some lube on his finger.

He squirted a few drops down the crack of Matt’s ass before closing the lid and tossing the bottle on the nightstand. He glanced up at Matt’s flushed face, wanting to be sure he was ready for what Zac was about to do.

“Matt, is this okay?”

“Please, yes, please fuck me,” Matt cried out.

Zac smiled at his mate’s eager response even as he lightly smoothed his fingers over Matt, feeling his body quiver at his delicate touch. Zac groaned at how responsive Matt was. He wished they could spend a week in bed, not just a night, before heading home. If Matt was this sensitive to his finger, Zac couldn’t wait to find out what his mate did when his cock pushed deep inside him.

Rubbing his fingers around in a circle, Zack rimmed the edges of Matt’s hole, pushing in little by little until Matt was nearly mindless on the bed. Matt panted, his legs shook, and his head thrashed on the bed from side to side. Matt’s response fascinated Zac. He’d never seen anyone so responsive to just a touch, and he barely explored the rest of Matt’s body.

Without warning, Zac pushed two fingers into Matt, immediately feeling the muscles around them clench in protest. When Matt cried out, Zac froze, thinking he had been too rough with his little mate.

About to apologize, his eyes widened when he watched Matt’s whole body shake as he moaned in pleasure. Zac watched Matt’s face as he moved his fingers in and out of the man. He moved slowly at first, but as Matt’s moans turned into whimpers, Zack sped up his movements and added a third finger.

“Please don’t tease me. I need…I need,” Matt began to beg.

“I know what you need, Matt,” Zac hissed, trying to keep control so he didn’t attack his mate and go feral on him. Zac pulled his fingers free and replaced them with his hard, aching cock.

He held Matt’s thighs up to his chest and watched as he slowly pushed himself into his mate. Inch by slow inch, his cock disappeared deep within Matt’s tight grasp. As Zac pushed all the way in, then slowly pulled out, Matt cried out.

Bingo! Sweet spot found and stroked.

Zac kept his eyes on Matt’s face as he thrust himself in and out of the man. His movements became faster and more erratic as Matt’s muscles tightened around him with each thrust.

Matt’s whimpers and cries of pleasure were driving him towards an orgasm faster than anything he had ever experienced before. He knew he couldn’t hold out much longer. Zac grabbed Matt’s leaking cock and stroked him in time with his thrusts.

Zac heard Matt cry out his name as hot liquid filled the space between them, covering his hand. Zac stroked Matt a few times more before moving his hands to Matt’s hips in a tight grasp. Matt’s inner muscles clamped down on his cock, squeezing him. Yelling louder than he ever remembered during sex, Zac came, filling his mate with his hot seed, claiming him.

Zac collapsed on Matt as the knot at the end of his cock extended, locking him into place within his mate. Matt started moaning again. For what seemed like hours, Zac’s cock continued to pulse, sending spurt after spurt of seed into his little mate, extending his pleasure.

Zack’s orgasm finally subsided, and the knot keeping him locked inside Matt finally receded. He licked the mating bite closed then lifted his head to look at his mate. Realizing Matt was already asleep, Zac pulled the covers down from under Matt.

Pulling Matt close to his chest and the covers over both of them, he took a deep inhale of his mate’s wonderful scent. “I’m going to fall for you hard,” Zac whispered against Matt’s hair. “Please love me back.”