Stevens-Journey [Brac Pack 20] (10 page)

Steven looked up at Roman from under his lashes. His eyes were seductive, but Roman saw a hint of fear in them. What did his mate fear? Rejection? There was no way in hell Roman was going to reject a goddamn thing Steven was doing right now. “Please don’t stop,” he groaned as Steven ran his lubed hand over Roman’s heavily engorged cock.

The fear left Steven’s eyes as he lifted his bottom, waiting for Roman to offer his shaft. He nudged it forward and watched with amazement as Steven slowly impaled himself. Roman’s head fell back as a loud moan escaped his lips. Steven’s tight anus was driving him wild.

“Fuck me, tiger,” he begged.

Steven placed his hands on Roman’s chest as he began to bounce up and down. His mate’s hardened cock was slapping Roman’s and making his own thicken at the sight.

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“That’s it, baby, ride me.” Roman placed his hands on Steven’s hips, luxuriating in the feel on his mate’s body taking pleasure from his. Roman’s hands slid down to cup Steven under his thighs, helping his mate.

“Jack me off,” Steven cried as his nails dug into Roman’s flesh.

Roman quickly grabbed Steven’s cock and began a frenzied stroke, feeling the silken skin glide over the hardened shaft. Steven’s started gasping for air as his face twisted up.

“Roman!” he shouted as ropes of seed shot onto Roman’s chest.

Steven’s sphincter muscle clamped down, milking his cock almost painfully. Roman’s head fell back as he shouted to the ceiling.

Thunder clapped outside as hard sheets of rain began to hit the roof.

He blinked his eyes, wondering if this was all a dream, because Steven was too real to be true. There was no way that fate had chosen someone so delicate, yet, so strong. They locked eyes, both fighting to breathe as Steven grabbed Roman’s neck and cried out once again.

Roman’s fingers dug into Steven’s hips as his cock began to swell, his heart racing out of control. He hauled Steven to his chest as the euphoric wave ebbed. Roman petted Steven’s hair and back, murmuring love words to his mate.

“I’m cramping up,” Steven grunted.

Roman blew out a breath, trying to steady his heart as he lifted from the chair with his mate wrapped around his waist and climbed onto the bed, holding Steven close.

* * * *

Prince Christian watched from the balcony as the shifter made his way to the back of his club. He’d seen this man here before. If he wasn’t mistaken, which he rarely was, this shifter’s name was Dommy, and he was nothing but trouble.

Christian’s eyes followed the shifter as he made his way over to Christo, his second in command. He wondered what the man was up
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to. Christian knew his cousin, Roman. And knew Roman was a peaceful man.

He leaned forward slightly as he watched Dommy’s face grow angry, flailing his arms around animatedly as he spoke to Christo.

Christian sat back, wondering why the bear shifter was conversing with his second. Christo looked bored as Dommy jabbed his finger at him. Christian smiled. If Dommy wasn’t careful, his second would use him as a snack.

He straightened out his silk shirt as yet another female approached him. “May I be of service to you, prince?” She was very tempting. Very. Her large breasts and long legs would tempt any man. The only thing stopping him was the simple fact that Christian knew who his mate was, both of them, and was already feeling impatient because he had to hold back from claiming them.

He knew they needed time, knew what had happened to them.

Soon though, very soon he would no longer be able to stay away from them. “Maybe some other time, my sweet.” Christian hadn’t gotten to his age by being impatient. He would soon have his mates.

She pouted but backed away, spinning around and walking back down the staircase. Christian’s eyes locked once again on the shifter.

He was talking to another vampire now. Christian cleared his mind and opened himself up, listening in on the conversation.

“I don’t see why you won’t do it. I can pay you,” Dommy said angrily.

“Money doesn’t interest me. I have plenty of it. Find me a virgin male who is pure of heart, and I may consider your offer.” Nija smirked at the shifter. Christian knew the vampire was asking for a rare find. Smart move.

“What? Where the fuck am I supposed to find someone like that?” Dommy shouted.

Nija flashed his fangs, making the shifter back away. “I don’t give a shit. Until you give me what I want, go fuck yourself.”
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Christian stood, leaning on the rail as he watched Dommy approach yet another of his young ones. This time he heard the conversation in its entirety.

“Can you convert a human for me?”

It was an impossible request. The only one who could convert anyone to a vampire was an elder. Christian would never understand how vampires of his race could go rogue. It hurt his heart every time he had to kill one of those bastards.

He ran his hand along the rail as he approached the steps. This conversation had gone on too long. His young ones were messing with the shifter’s head now. If he didn’t get Dommy out of his club, he would leave in pieces. Although it would be a good riddance, he actually liked Roman. Christian shook his head. Was he getting soft in his old age? Although he looked quite young, he felt old for his two thousand years.

“What should I do with him?” Christo asked as he appeared next to Christian.

Christian stepped around Christo, walking through the bodies writhing on the dance floor as he neared the shifter. He walked slowly, his eyes locked onto his prey. Dommy was making an ass of himself, going from one young one to another, trying his best to solicit help from whoever would listen.

“Is there a problem here?” Christian asked as he walked around Dommy.

The shifter’s eyes widened as he shook his head, backing away.

“No, Prince Christian. I was enjoying your club.”
Liar.

He hated liars. Christian slid his hands into his slacks, eyeing Dommy with malice. “As long as you behave.” Christian said it as a warning, making sure the shifter understood him.

Dommy’s eyes turned cold as he shrugged and backed away.

“There’s no problem here.”

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Christian smiled at the shifter, making sure his fangs were bared.

“I never said there was.” So the man had a guilty conscious. He didn’t know who Dommy was plotting against, but he wasn’t going to allow anyone in his coven to be a pawn.

Christian sent out a mental message to his coven, warning them not to have any dealings with this bear shifter. The crowd moved away from Dommy, all turning their backs on him.

“I think your time here has ended.”

Dommy scowled as he pushed his way through the crowd, slamming the front door open as he stormed off into the night.

Christian ran his tongue over his sharp fangs, wondering if maybe he shouldn’t have dealt with the shifter and rid the world of another bad seed.

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“What the fuck is going on, Dommy?” Roman shouted at his cousin, his voice echoing in the empty bike shop. He was pissed beyond belief. Family was supposed to have each other’s back, not fuck them over.

“I don’t know what the hell that freak ass vampire told you. I was there to find a hookup, not that it’s any of your business.” Roman raked his hands through his hair. How’d he end up with such a shit for a cousin? He was tired of cleaning up his messes. This had to stop. It was getting old, fast. He had gone too far this time.

Involving the prince? Was Dommy out of his mind?

“Why would he lie?” Maverick asked as he walked around the circumference of the shop. “Who were you plotting against?” Roman crossed his arms over his chest, waiting to hear the lie his cousin was sure to tell. The Alpha had brought three shifters with him, and they weren’t looking very friendly.

Roman knew the Alpha could have come alone. He was more than capable of handling this situation. Bringing muscle told Roman how serious this was. Roman feared that this was one mess he wouldn’t be able to bail Dommy out of and maybe it was time he let Dommy clean up his own mess, running to the city every time his cousin called for help was wearing on him.

“I told you, I was looking for a hookup at the club.” Roman could see the sweat starting to trickle down Dommy’s face. He felt bad for him, but his cousin had gotten into this mess, just one more in a long line of messes. There was nothing he could do about it, not if he wanted to stay in Brac Village. Roman had to think
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of his mate. Steven needed a pack and Roman’s family to protect him.

He couldn’t risk angering the Alpha.

The three shifters moved closer to Dommy as his cousin stood there standing proud. Too bad it wasn’t for something good. Roman knew this wasn’t going to end well. “If I have to ask once more, you won’t like the consequences.” Maverick’s voice brooked no argument, it was low and menacing.

“Are you just going to stand there, Roman?” Dommy asked him with fear in his eyes. His cousin finally understood the situation.

Roman had seen that fear before, when Dommy knew he had gone too far.

He shook his head. “I’m sorry, cuz, but I have a mate to look after.”

Dommy’s face twisted as he shouted, “You’re choosing a whore over me?”

Roman was across the room in mere seconds, grabbing his cousin by his shirt and lifting him off of his feet. “I warned you not to call him that,” he snarled.

Dommy kicked out, trying to nail Roman in the nuts. Roman swung his body around, throwing his cousin across the room. Dommy quickly got to his feet, running at Roman, his body bent, ready to knock Roman off of his feet.

Roman spun, bringing his elbow down between Dommy’s shoulder blades, knocking him to the floor. “Cut it out,” he shouted.

“You’re only making this worse.”

“Fuck you, traitor.” Dommy got back to his feet, throwing a punch that missed Roman by a hair. Roman punched Dommy in his solar plexus, knocking the air from his cousin’s lungs in a whoosh. He grabbed his jaw, bringing his face mere inches from Dommy’s. “You better stop this shit now.”

Roman let him go, turning to face the Alpha. Maverick moved quicker than the speed of sound, knocking Dommy into the wall and grabbing the silver knife from his clenched hand. The Alpha threw it
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to one of the shifters standing by. “You are no longer welcome here.

Get your shit and be gone within the hour or a hunt will be called down on your head.”

Dommy’s eyes were full of such hatred. Roman wondered why he had never seen it before. He watched his cousin bend over and grab his tool belt, snatching it from the ground as he brushed past Roman, knocking into his shoulder as he walked out.

“Roman.” Maverick turned to look at him.

“No. He did this to himself.” Roman placed his hands on his hips, wondering where Dommy had gone wrong. He had loving parents who raised him. Hell if he could figure out how the guy turned out to be such a bad seed.

“Warn your family. I’m sorry, but I don’t trust him.” Roman nodded, walking out of the building to go check on his mate next door. He spotted Steven sitting in a chair next to the new desk that had arrived, smiling as he helped Taylor. His anger immediately drained. Steven was worth anything he had to go through. His mate was kind, loving, with a compassionate heart.

“Hey, tiger,” he said softly as he kissed the top of Steven’s head.

“How’s everything going over here?”

“Good. We helped someone set up financing today with Mark’s Garage.” Steven beamed proudly at him. “Okay, Taylor helped set it up, I just answered the phone.”

“But you did it so professionally.” Blair, one of the mates, chuckled.

Roman ran his hand over Steven’s head, leaning down to lay his lips on the jet-black hair. He rested them there a moment before kissing him again.

“Is everything okay?” Steven looked up and over his shoulder at Roman.

“It is now.” Roman tapped Steven on his nose before walking back outside. He pulled his cell out, calling the house to warn them about Dommy.

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“How did Dommy turn out to be such a shit,” Olsen said from his end. “But don’t worry, you two are safe here. No one will get past us.”

Roman wasn’t worried about him. He wanted to make sure Dommy didn’t get near Steven. He had a feeling he knew who his cousin was plotting against. It angered him to no end that his cousin may be plotting against Steven. Who else did he have on his radar? It seemed he had a hard-on for his mate since spotting him.

“Come on, tiger. Let’s go home.” Roman stepped aside as Steven stood from his chair. He wrapped an arm around his mate’s shoulder as they said good night to Blair and Taylor. It was a nice evening out and would have been perfect for a drive if he wasn’t worried that his asshole cousin would pull some shit.

Roman made sure Steven was secure before pulling away from the resource center. He drove them home, parking his truck next to the others and cut the motor. “We need to talk.” Steven unbuckled his belt and turned around. “Okay.” Roman let out a slow sigh. “Dommy was banned from town.”

“What? Why?”

Roman smiled. Even though Dommy meant Steven harm, he was still concerned. “He attacked me and tried to kill me with a silver knife.”

Steven’s face paled as he stared at Roman. Tears glistened in his eyes as he leapt across the console and held Roman tightly.

“I’m okay, tiger.” He rubbed his hands over Steven’s back. “Let’s get you inside. I just wanted you to know so you could watch your back.”

Steven nodded as he released Roman, wiping at his eyes. “I will.

He wasn’t very nice when he hung around David. He always acted like David was
his
boyfriend instead.” Roman hesitated, wondering if he should ask. “Did David ever share you? Pass you around?”

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Steven’s head hung as he worried his hands in his lap. Roman’s heart stopped beating, waiting for his mate to answer him.