Chasing Seth (26 page)

A low growl emanated from Kasey at the plaintive sound of his mate crying out for him. His cock throbbed, still encased in the tight jeans he wore. He disentangled himself from Seth and sat up, stripping his shirt over his head, surprised when he felt Seth’s hands fumbling at opening his jeans. Still on his knees when a greedy little hand closed around his hard flesh, Kasey sucked in a sharp breath and tilted his head back. Seth stroked him in a tight grip, moving the silken sheath over the hard muscle. “Mmm, pup, I love your hands on me,” Kasey sighed, his eyes half-slits, pupils glittering lustily.

Seth moved until he could reach Kasey with his mouth. His mate felt large and hot on his tongue. Kasey’s hand cupped the back of his head lightly, not forcing him any further, just guiding him as he sucked. The knowledge Seth wanted him as much as he wanted Seth only drove his desire for the adorable little wolf even higher. He never wanted this to end, never wanted to face the reality or gravity of the situation waiting for them outside this very moment. All he wanted to do was bury himself in his mate’s body and never let go. Looking down at Seth, Kasey almost shot his load at how erotic his pup looked, cheeks bulging with his hard cock. He pushed Seth off, groaning, “Stop….”

When Seth refused to release him, Kasey forced him away and tumbled them down to the bed. Seth grinned up at him in feigned innocence, sending Kasey’s heart into overdrive. “Were you getting close?”

“Yes, and I didn’t want it to end before I got to feel your luscious ass,” Kasey replied huskily, kissing Seth deeply while sending his hand traveling down the pale body underneath him. A soft sigh escaped his lover when he sank two fingers into the tight channel waiting to be ravished. “Always so tight and hot,” he growled lustily, thrusting in and out several times before placing the head of his shaft at Seth’s entrance.

The sweet burn of being stretched sent a loud moan drifting into the air. Seth gripped the hard muscles of Kasey’s shoulders in an attempt to hold on against the oncoming storm. The need for his mate to be inside him was exquisitely painful. It only eased when the entire length of Kasey had been completely encased in Seth’s body. Without a word exchanged, the dance began. Kasey thrust deep into Seth in slow, steady plunges, which Seth met, tilting his hips upward. Their bodies pressed together over and over in their eagerness to crawl inside one another.

Seth’s legs were hitched high up Kasey’s back, and he trailed his palms down the broad back, feeling the slight roughness of the tribal tattoos littering his back and arms. The man was sexy as sin and all his. A moan broke free from him at a particularly deep thrust from Kasey. The head of his dick jabbed at his sweet spot, sending fingers of pleasure rushing up Seth’s spine. “Unnnh… Kasey,” he moaned, lifting his head from the pillow to kiss him.

Their tongues twirled over each other without losing the gentle rhythm of their bodies, moving in a primeval way as old as time. Seth tightened his inner muscles around the invading pillar of flesh, wrenching a groan from Kasey. “Teasing me, pup,” Kasey asked breathlessly.

“Uh-uh,” Seth sighed out, lightly scratching his nails down Kasey’s back. “Feels good.” His words were nothing but a whisper of sound in the silence around the two of them. Their breathing grew harsher and heavier as their movements became faster and rougher.

“I want to mark you, pup,” Kasey panted, leaning forward to nuzzle Seth’s throat. His teeth elongated in preparation, but he waited for Seth to accept him, to accept his request. Pure joy exploded through him when he felt Seth’s hand on the back of his head, pressing him tighter into the area between shoulder and neck.

A low whine echoed across the room when Seth felt Kasey’s teeth sink into his skin. The exquisite pain sent him over the edge, and giving a sharp, strangled cry, Seth spilled his seed between their bodies in hot, heavy jets of fluid.

Kasey felt Seth clamp down on him a split second before the sharp, tangy scent of semen stung his nose. His mate’s blood spilled over his tongue and into his throat. He growled low, giving one harsh thrust, seating his cock deep inside his pup, coming mere seconds behind Seth.

The hot length inside Seth throbbed and sprayed its cream along his insides as he tightened his hold on Kasey, closing his eyes in pleasure. He felt stupid for ever believing Taggart was his mate. The connection he felt with Kasey was so much more powerful, more intense, than anything he could have ever felt with Taggart. He breathed in the Cheyenne’s woodsy smell, the essence of their coupling, and the light sheen of sweat clinging to their bodies. He belonged here, wrapped in Kasey’s arms, and he would fight to keep it until the last bit of strength he had faded. Taggart wouldn’t take this away too.

Kasey slumped on top of Seth, shuddering. His ear rested just over Seth’s heart, and he could hear it still pounding heavily. He lifted up just enough to press a kiss over it before resting his forehead on his pup’s chest. He moved so he could look down on Seth’s flushed face. The ocean-blue eyes he cherished so much were closed, but they opened slowly on his next words: “Love you, pup.”

Seth stared up into Kasey’s dark gaze. The tenderness shining at him took his breath away. He didn’t know how he could have been so blind before. He smiled gently as he lifted his hand to cup Kasey’s cheek. “I love you too,” he said thickly.

He found the air in his lungs suddenly cut off when Kasey sat up abruptly, crushing him to his broad chest. Seth squeaked in surprise but just let Kasey hold him without protest. His slender fingers stroked gently through Kasey’s hair. “You’re squishing me,” he managed to cough out after a few moments.

Kasey’s hold relaxed, but he didn’t pull away or release Seth. Something warm and wet splashed onto Seth’s shoulder blade. Seth’s eyes widened, and he rested his chin on Kasey’s shoulder. “I’m sorry it took me so long to say it,” he murmured.

Swallowing hard, Kasey squeezed his eyes closed tightly. He rubbed his cheek against the side of Seth’s neck affectionately. His tears were ones of joy and love. “I wasn’t sure you’d ever say it. I hope you know this means I’m never letting you go,” he growled softly.

A pleased grin slid over Seth’s face. “Good, because now that you know, you’re never going to get rid of me.”

Kasey laughed and tumbled them both down among the sheets. Not even the thought of Taggart terrorizing his mate could overshadow the euphoria he felt. Seth loved him. His stubborn, sweet pup had finally given in to the inevitable and let himself love him. He pulled Seth close to his body, cuddling him. “I think I’ll bring you breakfast in bed in the morning. How does that sound?”

“Hmm… sounds good,” Seth breathed as he closed his eyes. He yawned then. It’d been a long day. A twinge of guilt over Nick’s situation twisted his stomach, but he knew Nick could handle whatever might happen. Tomorrow he would spend time with him. After all, he’d come here because Seth had asked him to, and they’d barely spent any time together. He felt Kasey press a kiss into his hair as sleep claimed him.

Chapter Thirteen

Kasey
reluctantly slipped free of Seth’s embrace the next morning. He nuzzled lightly at Seth’s temple for a split second before going downstairs to the kitchen to start breakfast like he’d promised. Though he usually only had coffee in the mornings, he didn’t want to make a promise to his mate and not keep it, no matter how small. He grinned in memory of Seth’s declaration the previous evening. Finally! He felt slightly embarrassed he’d broken down in front of Seth, but they were mates and couldn’t hide their emotions from one another.

Only one thing remained hanging over them before they could be truly free to explore each other fully. He wanted to know each and every detail about his pup. There was still so much he didn’t know about the dark-haired, blue-eyed vet. The butter sizzled as it hit the already warming skillet. He hoped Seth ate western omelets. Something else he didn’t know about his mate.

His thoughts turned to his brother and Nick as he chopped up peppers and onions. The agony on Nick’s face last night when Thayne had once again rejected him had been hard to witness on such a strong and confident wolf. He sensed a bit of Alpha in Nick, no doubt about it. The core of steel beneath the calm, cocky exterior fairly screamed it out. His control around Seth all these years proved it. He’d talk to his brother the next time he had a few minutes alone with him and try to convince him to accept Nick. After being around Seth for only a week, he realized a part of him inside would never have been complete without him. Surely his brother would know the same emptiness and change his mind.

Seth floated in a warm haze for a few moments before opening his eyes. He smelled a delicious scent of eggs and bacon cooking downstairs, and he grinned as his stomach rumbled hungrily. Stumbling slightly out of Kasey’s still-warm bed, he picked up the shirt Kasey had worn the night before and slipped it over his head. A small laugh rumbled in his chest at the incongruous sight of him swathed in the fabric of his mate’s clothing. Kasey was certainly much bigger. The hem of the shirt fell to mid-thigh but left quite a bit of his legs bare. “You’re supposed to still be in bed,” Kasey’s voice admonished from behind him.

Turning around, Seth smiled happily at the tall Cheyenne standing in the doorway. He held a tray laden with food in his hands, but Seth noticed the way his dark eyes slid down his body. He flushed and gestured to the shirt. “I hope you don’t mind I borrowed your shirt.”

Kasey bit back a groan at how sexy his pup looked. His body responded to the sight of his dark hair freshly tousled from bed and the pale, cream-colored skin of his thighs. If he didn’t have to report to work, he’d strip the shirt right off and—

He stopped his wayward thoughts quickly as his cock began to harden. Swallowing, he replied huskily, “No. I don’t mind. Never looked that good on me.”

“We can go downstairs and eat,” Seth suggested as Kasey gestured for him to return to bed.

“I promised you breakfast in bed last night, and I intend to keep my promise,” Kasey said meaningfully. “Now get your gorgeous self back into bed.”

The silver feather earring in Seth’s ear glinted in the early morning light coming in from the window as he curtsied in a playful manner. “Yes, sir!”

It didn’t escape Kasey’s notice that his pup felt safe enough to joke around, and a warm sense of peace settled in the center of his chest. He had a feeling his mate’s true personality had only just begun to shine through the fear and pain that surrounded him. Kasey set the tray over Seth’s lap after he’d situated the pillows against the headboard for comfort. Once he made sure Seth seemed comfortable, he slid onto the bed next to his mate to enjoy his own breakfast. “I’m going to call Julian and have him bring Nick back here to stay with you today, but the others are already patrolling the property. If anything happens, yell and they’ll hear you. I’m also going to leave my office number and cell phone number next to the phone.”

Seth set his hand on Kasey’s forearm, a soft look on his face. “I’ll be fine, Kasey. With Nick here and the others running watch, Taggart wouldn’t be stupid enough to try anything.”

A low growl rumbled in his chest at the sound of the name on his mate’s lips. “I cannot help but fear for your safety, pup. You are my mate, and now that I’ve found you, nothing is going to take you away from me.”

Using a piece of toast to hide his smile at Kasey's protective tone, Seth asked, “Do the others in your pack know… about me?”

Kasey could hear the underlying uncertainty, and he picked up Seth’s hand, pressing a kiss to his bare wrist. “My father only told the ones who will be patrolling the area. And he swore them to secrecy. They cannot go against a direct order from the Alpha, so you have nothing to fear. I’m sure they are curious, so if you see them close to the property, don’t worry. They are only trying to see who the mate of the next Alpha is.”

Seth’s appetite fled as he realized how much trouble he had caused for Kasey and his family, his pack. How could he stay here when his mere presence endangered their entire life here in Senaka?

It startled him when he felt a warm hand on his chin lifting his face to look up into a pair of very dark, very intense eyes. “Whatever you’re thinking in that amazing brain of yours, stop it. Our bond grows stronger every day, Seth. Don’t think I can’t feel the distress rolling off of you. You belong here, with me and with our pack. So don’t even for a single second think of leaving.”

Tears stung Seth’s eyes at Kasey’s use of “our pack,” and he blinked heavily, nodding because he couldn’t speak past the lump in his throat. Kasey kissed him fiercely, stealing his breath, before pulling back to finish his breakfast. They ate the rest of the meal in companionable silence with an odd comment thrown in here and there.

“Take a shower, enjoy the cable television downstairs. The fridge is stocked, and I do expect you to eat,” Kasey said as he gave Seth a stern look.

Seth held up his hands in surrender. “I will. I promise.” Giving a cheeky grin, he looked up from beneath his eyelashes at Kasey standing next to the bed. “Besides, you don’t think I’m going to miss out on the chance to cook in that outstanding kitchen of yours, do you?”