Jarrett, AJ - Miles's Awakening [Warriors of the Light 1] (Siren Publishing Allure ManLove) (3 page)

“So it’s true? He is your mate.”

Ben scrubbed his hand down his face. “Yes, it’s true.”

“Fuck.” Ben heard some shuffling noises before Quinn spoke again. “Man, I’m sorry. I kind of hoped you were mistaken. With Malcolm being this guy’s mate as well, you need to move quick.”

“It’s not that simple, Quinn.” He hated to snap at his friend, but nothing about this situation would be simple or easy.

“Ben, what’s the alternative? Not mate with him, and let Malcolm get his sleazy paws on him? You know what he will do to Miles if he gets ahold of him, right? He will abuse him and never turn him. That means he has no way of fighting back. Malcolm will hold him hostage for eternity.” Quinn took a pause. “Ben, I’m sorry, but you have to mate with Miles and turn him before it’s too late. If you wait until the time is right, you might as well put a bullet between his eyes and spare him the suffering.”

Ben’s eyes fell shut. What his friend said was true. He really didn’t think Malcolm would turn Miles just drink his blood to gain the strength the mating bond provided. If Malcolm mated Miles by their laws, Ben couldn’t touch him. Only if Malcolm were to die could he regain his mate in Miles. But how could he explain this to Miles? He was so young to have to make a decision that would dictate the rest of his life, and an eternity is a long fucking time.

“Are you there?”

“Yes. I just don’t know what to do.”

“Yes you do. It’s that nice-guy part of you who wants to do right by your mate, but my friend, time is not on your side this go-around. The mating bond is supposed to be all-powerful, so trust in that because if Miles feels the pull, he’ll want to be claimed by you.”

Ben stood up and went to look out the window. There didn’t seem to be any signs of Malcolm and his thugs hanging around. They must have gotten bored and left.

“I know. I just wanted more time to explain everything to him. Give him the choice to decide. I can’t take that away from him, Quinn. I just can’t.”

“I know, but you need to talk to Miles and let him decide.”

“As soon as he wakes up, I will.”

“Great. I’m going to go grab a bite then I’ll make my way over to Miles’s apartment so we can come up with a game plan on keeping your boy safe until we get this all figured out.”

“Thanks, Quinn. I don’t know what I would do without you,” Ben said into the phone. The sounding of the click let him know Quinn had hung up. Quinn wasn’t one for getting all touchy-feely. The man had lost his emotions a long time ago.

He turned around and caught the glimpse of two dark eyes looking up at him. Miles had woken up, and he wondered how much of the conversation the younger man had heard.

“What do you need to explain to me?” Miles’s voice was so soft when he spoke. If it weren’t for his excellent hearing, Ben never would have heard him.

“Eavesdropping is not an attractive character trait in a person, you know,” Ben said as he sat back down on the bed and rested an arm behind Miles’s back so he could hover over him.

“Keeping secrets isn’t a good trait either.”

“You’re right.” Ben dropped a kiss to the tip of Miles’s nose. “I was talking to my friend, and he reminded me the importance of explaining the issues at hand to you.” Ben arranged himself behind Miles then wrapped an arm around Miles’s chest to pull him back into his. “What do you remember before you passed out?”

He smiled when he felt Miles snuggle in closer to his chest. The slight wiggle of Miles’s hips caused his dick to come to life. It wasn’t a good time for him to let his mind wander to what it would feel like to sink deep inside Miles’s hot, velvety heat, and to thrust into his tight hole over and over again until they both came. Ben shook his head hard. They needed to discuss the whole mating and Malcolm shit first.

“I remember you saying I was your soul mate, but that I also was the mate to the man standing outside.” He could hear the fear in Miles’s voice. Ben pulled him tighter to his chest. He hated how his boy sounded so frightened.

“Yes, that it true but there is more.”

“Of course there is. There’s always more,” Miles said sarcastically.

Ben grabbed Miles’s chin and brought his face around so he could look into Miles’s golden-brown eyes. “I’m sorry, Miles, I really am, but we have to talk about this before it’s too late.” His voice came out more sternly than he would have liked, but he had to let Miles know the score.

“You’re scaring me, Ben. This morning I woke up a normal college student just getting by, and now you blow into my life spouting off about vampires and witches. Forgive me if I’m a little sensitive right now.”

Miles took a deep breath, and when the air rushed past his lips, it fanned Ben’s face. The sweet smell of mint and apples flooded his senses. He could get lost in Miles’s scent be it breath or body. Being a vampire heightened his senses, so he was on overload with all of Miles’s intoxicating scents.

“The only thing holding me together right now is being close to you. When you’re near I’m not so afraid of what all this means.”

Ben’s gazed dropped from Miles’s eyes to his mouth when Miles’s pink tongue came out to wet his dry lips. Ben had to suppress the moan that threatened to escape his own mouth. He was desperate to taste the supple, full lips that glistened in the moonlight.

“It’s because were mates,” he started to speak, but Miles placed a finger over his lips.

“I know we need to talk about all this, but would it be weird if I asked you to kiss me? I can’t think right now. All I want is to feel you touching me.”

Ben watched as Miles slowly sucked his finger into his mouth. Miles then pulled the warm moist digit free and traced over Ben’s lips. What control and sense of rightness he had went out the window. With a low growl, he climbed over Miles’s and pinned him to the bed. He watched for any signs of hesitation or fear on Miles’s part as he slowly descended down to his lips. Ben licked and teased at the seam of Miles’s mouth until he opened wide with a gasp. He took the opportunity to taste Miles properly like he had wanted to do for the past two weeks.

Miles grabbed at Ben’s shirt, silently requesting for its removal. Ben was helpless to deny his mate anything. He sat up enough to remove the shirt then reached for the hem of Miles’s. Miles pulled the shirt off and flung it to the floor.

The feel of smooth, warm skin brushing against him shot waves of desire straight to his cock. His breathing became labored as he took all Miles’s mouth had to offer, but it wasn’t enough. He shifted to sit up and brought Miles with him. Miles wrapped his legs around Ben’s hips. The younger man never broke the kiss.

Miles continued to suck on his tongue as Ben rocked their groins together. It had been ages since Ben had felt this extreme amount of lust and desire for another person. And it had everything to do with the firecracker gyrating in his lap like he was riding a bull. It made Ben wonder what it would feel like to sink his hard shaft into Miles’s tight heat.

“God, I want you so bad,” Ben moaned into the kiss. All the reasons on why they should wait left his mind. All that mattered was getting off, the sooner the better.

“Then have me.” Miles pulled away from Ben’s hold. “If what you say is true, then we shouldn’t feel guilty for wanting to fuck.”

Ben pushed Miles down to lie flat on the bed. He gripped the fastening on his pants and divested Miles of his jeans. His breath got caught in his throat at the sight of seeing his mate completely naked for the first time.

Miles might have been thin, but his body was cut with muscle definition. His bones still stood out, but the flesh draped over his body molded to tight, well-defined muscle. Ben traced a finger down Miles’s bare chest, and Miles’s body trembled under his touch.

As his finger trailed lower, it bumped the leaking head of Miles’s cock. He smeared the pre-cum around the sensitive tip and worked his hand down lower to jerk the impressive erection that lay within his fist.

“More, I need more.” Miles squirmed on the bed.

Ben grabbed the upper part of Miles’s thighs and spread the man’s legs further apart to make room for his shoulders. Once in place, he licked a path up the underside of the heavy cock that rested against Miles’s lower abdomen. He marked a path along the thick veins running the length. When he reached the swollen head, he sucked the soft tissue into his mouth. He hummed loudly around the head. The delicious taste of Miles made his taste buds tingle.

He bobbed his head up and down and reached his hands upward to tweak at the pebbled peaks of Miles’s nipples. He pinched and twisted the hardened nipples and reveled in the heavy panting coming from his mate’s mouth.

Ben swallowed around the swollen head one more time before pulling off with a hard suck to the inflamed cock. He licked a path up Miles’s torso, stopping to tease the hard nipples sticking out for him to taste. When he reached Miles’s neck, he breathed in deeply, loving the scent of turned-on man and sweat.

“Let me make you feel good, Miles.” Ben rose up to rest on his elbows to stare down into Miles’s eyes. “Let me make love to you.”

Miles’s hard swallow was audible to his ears. “Will this make us mated?”

Ben’s eyes shut. The uncertainty he heard in his mate’s voice hurt his heart. He knew he shouldn’t expect Miles to agree to a mating until he knew all the facts, but he wanted Miles to want him the way he wanted Miles.

“No, baby. It won’t.” He rolled off Miles and sat up.

“Hey, Ben, don’t do that.” Miles’s thin fingers wrapped around his biceps, holding him still. “It’s not that I don’t want to be your mate, it’s just I need some time to process everything.” Miles grinned up at him. “Is that okay? Because if it is, I would really like to have sex with you.”

Ben watched as Miles reached between them and stroked his cock. Miles was seducing him with his very presence. Ben stood up beside the bed to shuck his pants. It was flattering to see Miles’s hand still as he got his first view of Ben’s body. He loved the way his mate ate up the sight of him.

“Lube and condoms are in the top drawer right there,” Miles said as he kept his gaze locked on Ben’s dick.

He smiled as he knelt next to the bed to look Miles in the eye. “We don’t need condoms. The immortal vampire thing kind of makes them pointless since I can’t catch human diseases.”

Miles’s lips curled at the corners. “Not that I don’t believe you, but I still haven’t had any proof you’re actually a vampire.”

True, Miles had a point. Praying he didn’t scare his little mate into unconsciousness again, he smiled, lifting his upper lip. He concentrated and let his fangs drop down. The fear he expected never came. Miles raised up to get a better look. Even more impressive was that Miles brought a finger up to touch the pointed tip. The slight touch curled Ben’s toes. The link between his dick and fangs had always been there even more when it was his mate stroking the sharpened teeth.

“I can’t explain why I’m not freaking out right now, but seeing your teeth is turning me on even more.” Miles’s eyes darted up to his. “Is that normal?”

Ben reached in the drawer for the lube and sat back between Miles’s legs. “It is for mates, Miles.” He popped the cap on the lube and coated his fingers in the clear gel, holding Miles’s stare as he pushed one large finger between Miles’s cheeks and tapped at his back door. “So do I have permission to make love to my mate properly without any barriers between us?” Miles nodded his head.

Ben took his time stretching his mate. The mewling sounds Miles made were driving him insane with need. If he waited any longer, he would lose his mind, but he had to make sure Miles was prepared for him. His cock wasn’t gigantic, but it was larger than the average male’s. He would know. After living for over twelve hundred years, he’d seen plenty of cocks to compare to.

When Miles started to beg, Ben removed the three fingers he had inside Miles’s ass and drizzled more lube on his engorged shaft. The simple task of rubbing the liquid on his cock nearly had him coming like an untried youth.