ReidIt was the first time that they’d walked through the foyer together, rather than one at a time, and Reid shifted his overnight bag too his other shoulder and took Jasper’s hand as they entered the door. Jasper glanced at him, startled, and then down to their joined hands, before smiling sweetly.“I guess there’s no point in hiding it, is there?” Jasper agreed, his hand squeezing Reid’s.They crossed the foyer and stood waiting for the elevator, their eyes meeting in the mirrors beside the door. Behind them, the activity in the foyer continued indifferent to the significance that short stroll had meant for them. Reid laughed under his breath and released Jasper’s hand, instead sliding his hand around Jasper’s waist, pulling his mate closer to him.Jasper put his arm around Reid’s shoulders and leaned his face into Reid’s hair. “Can it be like this?” He wondered aloud. “Can it really be this simple and this easy?”Reid blew out his breath. “Here, in a hotel where no one knows who w
ReidThis was his forever, Reid thought leaning his head back onto Jasper’s shoulder as Jasper stroked his hand over Reid’s chest, gathering the water that beaded and running it down to where Reid stroked his own cock. Between heavy breaths, Jasper pressed kisses to Reid’s cheek and neck. Their hair stuck wetly to each other’s skin, pulling away with the motion of the water as the movement of their arms rippled it.“Gorgeous,” Jasper approved watching the passage of his hands as he explored Reid’s skin.“Hmm,” Reid steered one of Jasper’s hands back to his cock, preferring his mate’s touch to his own, and moaned as Jasper complied. “Artists,” he commented breathlessly. “See things differently to others, I guess.”“Oh, you are beautiful,” Jasper squeezed Reid’s cock on the upward stroke. “You know that. But, yeah, I guess I’m fairly visual in my appreciation of things, always thinking of how I can translate what my eyes see onto canvas so that I can possess that beauty, that moment…”“
JasperJasper gripped Reid’s hips, taking some of Reid’s weight to aid his mate in riding the length of his cock. It was beautiful to see, both the way Jasper’s cock sank into Reid, but also the flex of muscles in Reid’s thighs as he lifted and lowered, the way his stomach muscles worked with the motion, the toss of golden hair across his face clinging to eyelashes and lips, blown out with Reid’s panted breath.“I want you under me,” Jasper gasped out. “I want you on your hands and knees.”He saw the flicker that passed over Reid’s face as his mate realized what that position would allow Jasper to do, and he lifted from Jasper’s cock, turning on the mattress to face the foot of the bed, presenting Jasper with the toned curve of his arse, the pucker slick and loosened from lube and Jasper’s cock.“Fuck,” Jasper stroked his palm over Reid’s back as he positioned himself between Reid’s legs. He gripped his cock in one hand and guided himself back into his mate, both of them groaning. The
JasperJasper laughed under his breath as he rolled onto his knees and edged back toward Reid.“Fuck look at that,” Reid ran his hand over the curve of Jasper’s arse. “I could just take a great big bite of that. How about I leave my mating mark on your arse rather than your shoulder?” He teased as he circled Jasper’s pucker with a lube-slick fingertip. “It seems much more appropriate.”“A bit non-traditional,” Jasper almost choked with laughter. “And potentially awkward if there’s ever a reason to show off the mark.”“Well, we don’t want other people staring at your arse, I guess,” Reid agreed as he penetrated Jasper with his fingers. “So, we’ll stick to the normal spot, hmm?”“Mhm,” Jasper was reduced to grunts by pleasure.Reid pressed kisses along Jasper’s back as he reached around to grip Jasper’s cock with his free hand. “That’s right, puppy,” he breathed out against Jasper’s skin. “Moan for me.” He withdrew his fingers and eased Jasper back onto his cock.Jasper did moan, the sl
ReidReid’s shoulder ached and throbbed and he woke vaguely puzzled by the source of the pain. Jasper’s sigh as he nuzzled closer into Reid’s back recalled the reason his shoulder hurt and Reid grinned, gripping the pillow with his fingers and pressing his face into it, smothering his gleeful euphoria as he remembered that he and Jasper had marked each other, completing the bond between them, and taking each other as mates.Jasper’s hand stroked down Reid’s ribs on its way to the curve of Reid’s arse, and Reid giggled into the pillow, surprised by the ticklish response. Jasper’s hand returned upwards mischievously, and Reid dissolved into laughter, rolling in an effort to escape the teasing fingers.They wrestled, laughing breathlessly, their limbs and hair tangling until the tone of the play changed and Reid lowered his mouth to Jasper’s.“My breath…” Jasper turned his head to the side evasively.“Mine too,” Reid replied. “Give me your mouth. I don’t care.” He met Jasper’s lips with
“Dad,” Jasper knocked on the door of Sebastian’s office and opened it at the same time. Jonathan Kensy and Sebastian broke off their quiet and intense conversation and looked up at him, startled. “Oh,” Jasper retreated a step. “Sorry. I interrupted.”“It’s fine,” Sebastian rose to his feet, the palms of his hands pressed flat to the table. “We will talk about what to do in half an hour Jonathan, after I’ve spoken with Jasper about… Something important. Go, grab a coffee. Anastasia and Charlotte are probably still at the breakfast table.”Jonathan nodded politely in greeting as he passed Jasper.“Is something wrong?” Jasper asked as Sebastian sighed heavily, massaging his thumbs into his temples as if to relieve a tension headache.“Yes,” Sebastian said without hesitation. “There was a death at the fight last night. Were you aware of it?”“Oh,” Jasper felt his stomach sink. “A fight broke out as I was leaving… And I heard sirens. But I was told it was normal. That sort of thing happens
Reid“Marcel…” Tamara Morrison said softly, although Reid did not need the confirmation to know. He recalled how he had last seen Marcella. She had been angry at him and trying not to show it in front of the omega.No, he corrected himself. She had been betrayed. He knew it, he just didn’t want to face it. She had hoped that the evening would be spent together, and maybe that they would go home together. She had hoped that there would be a reconciliation between them and that he would choose her over Jasper.She had felt betrayed when it had become evident that Reid had arranged to meet Jasper there, and that he had intended to leave with Jasper, and not Marcella. Her anger had been because of her pain. He had known it then, and chosen to pretend not to understand, even to himself.Marcella had died angry with Reid, and…“Marcella,” Reid’s voice was a croak.“Marcella,” Tamara corrected herself. “During the fight, Jay Turner stabbed her. She died before help reached her.”Reid would n
JasperClaud and Brando growled through a spew of vitriol, raising the hair on the back of Jasper’s neck, whilst the elegant she-wolf who had admitted him put her arms around the other woman, whose distress had been forgotten by her husband in his outrage. Jasper kept his eyes on the two men, tensing ready to push Reid behind him if either male attacked.They were big, experienced alpha wolves, but Jasper was quicker, leaner, and fitter than them both. If they attacked him, he would lose, but he would do his best to protect Reid. He stroked his hand over the curve of Reid’s skull.His mate was, as Jasper had suspected he would be upon hearing of Marcella’s death, distraught but, Reid pulled himself together as the two males rounded on them. “Dad, stop!” He held out his hands, palm forwards. “I know this is a shock, but…”“A shock?” Claud Morrison spat the words. “A shock? I can barely look at you for my disgust, Reid. You and he…” He sputtered gesturing to Jasper. “Defiling each other