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again, I wouldn t have kept something like hiding a wolf shifter from
me mate for months.
Yeah, maybe I should give him a blow job first and relax him
some, Rory muttered as he walked away with his tray. That was one
idea. I threw back me head and laughed as I followed him out of the
dining room. We parted ways at the top of the stairs and agreed to
meet by his SUV after the warriors went to work.
When I got to Zane s room, I had a little trouble opening the door,
but then suddenly it was yanked open.
I woke to a missing mate, Zane grumbled, narrowing his eyes at
me. I raised an eyebrow and lifted the tray a little higher as if to show
him what I had been doing. Oh.
Did ya think I changed me mind and ran away? I teased,
walking into the room and setting the tray down. When I turned
around, I saw Zane looking at his feet. Oh fuck! No, Zane.
Okay. He shrugged and adjusted the towel wrapped around his
hips as he sat down on the bed. I could still tell he was worried, so
without another thought in me head besides making him feel better, I
moved to him and plopped onto his lap. It s just you were gone a
long time for only grabbing breakfast.
Oh, Zane, I sighed, pulling his head down for a kiss. Mmm,
minty fresh! Rory had something he needed to talk to me about.
Why did you leave our bed without waking me? he asked
hesitantly, seeming lost as he absentmindedly rubbed me back.
Honestly? Because I woke up and you were in the middle of us
and I was worried ya would freak out. Also, because ya needed as
much sleep as you could get after last night. I went to get food and
started talking to Rory. That s all, Zane. We not be going anywhere
without ya ever again.
Really? His eyes lit up with hope.
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Aye, really. I chuckled. Ya claimed us, boy-o. Ya be stuck
with us now.
Good. Zane gave me another kiss as Brian walked out of the
bathroom, freshly showered. And I knew I was in the middle of
you. He shrugged, acting like it was no big deal when I knew it was.
It just felt right. I m not saying I m cured and being surrounded
won t still freak me out sometimes, but last night, it was all I wanted.
I wanted to be sandwiched in between my mates.
A Zane sandwich, I purred, wiggling me eyebrows at him.
No. Brian burst out laughing. Shane and Sean told me they
called sandwich already with Dillon. We not be allowed to take it.
Liam and Lorcan make Caleb footlongs. I think we be running out of
innuendos.
A Zane Po Boy, our mate whispered so quietly that I barely
heard him when I was sitting right on his lap.
That not be nice, I chastised gently.
But I was a poor boy, he replied with a soft smile. And while
I m not that boy anymore, it s who I was. Money doesn t matter or
my shitty childhood as long as I have you both. I can be in an Irish
Po Boy sandwich.
I wasn t sure I understood that, but it seemed important to Zane in
some attempt to overcome his past. I glanced at Brian, who I could
feel wasn t comfortable with it either. We both nodded and turned
back to Zane.
Whatever ya want, me love, I said with a smile. We ll make
our first Zane Po Boy tonight.
I d like that. His eyes flared with lust for a moment and then he
frowned. Are you guys okay after last night? I wasn t exactly
gentle.
Don t ya dare apologize for that, Brian growled as he sat down
on the bed as well. We loved every minute of it. I can t wait to do it
again in our own house. He smiled at Zane wickedly.
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Agreed, I said firmly. Zane smiled and nodded, not asking
anything else about it. Good. We had other things to deal with instead
of guilt that shouldn t be felt. Speaking of our own house, I need to
talk to ya both about a few things.
They both looked at me apprehensively but nodded. We ate, and I
explained everything Rory had told me. I couldn t hold in me laugh
when Zane s jaw fell open and he dropped his fork after I told him
about the wolf.
I m not against helping, Zane said when I was done. And I like
the idea of you guys having extra help when I might be taking short
trips a lot. But we need to swear that we won t ever keep things from
each other like Rory did. I m not judging him, I understand why he
did it, but I won t have secrets in our mating.
Right answer, I purred, giving him a heated kiss.
Aye, we be agreed in that. Brian chuckled. And for the first time
since we d met our mate, I didn t doubt that things would work out
anymore. We were so on the same page, as mates should be.
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Zane
He was trying to protect you, Isaac, I said again with a sigh. I
was sitting in Isaac s office in a chair across from the desk where
Isaac was, waiting to hear from my mates that they liked the vineyard
before officially agreeing to my promotion.
I know, he replied in a distant monotone. Part of me just wished
he d start bawling and get it all out. This slow, eating-away-at-him
distress was way worse than just crying. The theory that men,
warriors especially, didn t cry be damned. A heartbreak was a
heartbreak whether you had a pussy or a dick. My head understands
it.
Buddy, I hate to say you re overreacting, I said gently, raising a
hand to hold him off when he snarled and his eyes flashed with anger.
I m not saying you are. I ve not been mated to someone for almost a
year, so I can t know what you re going through. But Rory loves you.
He didn t keep the wolf from you because he was boinking it on the
side. He made a judgment call, thinking it was the best thing for you.
He was wrong, but he didn t have any ill intent.
But he lied to me. I can t help but wonder what else he s been
lying about. His voice was still that awful monotone.
Enough, I growled, not willing to listen to my best friend
question the loyalty of his mate and my new friend. Rory s not a
cheat. He s completely loyal to you. I ve never seen someone so in
love with their mate, almost to the point of it being sickening.
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I know, I do, but that fucking voice is in the back of my head.
He sighed, looking like a lost puppy.
Well, if that wasn t an invitation to beat you upside the head, I
don t know what is, I replied with a chuckle, trying desperately to
lighten the mood. I saw his lips twitch, and knew I was finally getting
somewhere after an hour of comforting him. Rory is new to our
world. Shifters don t have warriors and founding families or the same
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