merciless teasers, and even their alpha wasn't completely
off limits.
The light in Farro's eyes dimmed and compassion
filled his eyes. The werewolf had also lost a family member
in the past year. "I'm sorry to hear that, Tony. How long
ago did he die?"
"Three years." Although they didn't fall, Silver
could still hear the tears in his voice.
Farro gave the human a sympathetic smile, but
when Anthony turned his head the wolf flashed a wicked
grin at his alpha. "If you're looking for a new lover I'd be
happy to vet them for you. I know most of the people at this
club." Farro stepped forward and stroked Tony's hair in a
soothing gesture.
A low growl vibrated Silver's chest as someone else
touched what was his.
The other wolf paled and, giving a hasty bow with a
submissive tilt of his head, he hastily added, "On the other
hand, Silver can watch over you. He's very protective of his
friends." With a quick smile and an apologetic look at his
alpha, the man hurried on his way.
Smart man.
There was teasing and then there was getting your
throat ripped out by a rabid alpha. Silver took the extra
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effort to hide his feral grin when the sweet boy looked his
way.
"He was certainly in a hurry."
Silver shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe he
remembered something he had to do."
He dipped into the other man's mind, pleased when
he found that despite Anthony's puzzlement at Farro's
behavior he didn't regret the man leaving. Only alphas
could read minds, and it was times like this that he enjoyed
what a handy talent it was.
Caramel eyes blinked up at him as if sensing the
intrusion.
"Let me order you a drink, sweetness. I promise to
mostly behave."
Anthony's mouth twitched with the beginnings of a
smile.
Silver made it his goal of the evening to see that
smile in its full glory.
"Mostly?"
"Well, I can't promise the impossible." He let his
eyes rake over all that exposed skin. "After all, there is only so much temptation a man should be asked to resist."
Wow, dimples.
Silver basked in the glory of Anthony's beautiful
smile, his body going hard at the sight. He closed his mouth
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quickly before his fangs could poke through. Passion
sometimes brought out his mating fangs and he didn't want
to scare off the sweet, sweet man who would soon be his.
Oddly enough, the more time he spent with him, the less
plain the younger man looked.
"Evening sir, may I get you something?"
A young man dressed in the club colors of red and
black approached.
"Evening, Kevin," Silver greeted his employee with
a flicker of a glance before focusing back on Anthony. "I
would like a shot of whiskey. What would you like, baby?"
"Two tequila shots with lime and salt, please,"
Anthony said to the waiter, flashing another dimpled smile.
Silver resisted the urge to growl. Dimpled smiles should be
exclusively his.
"Make that one shot and a beer," he countermanded.
"I don't want you drunk."
Anthony glared, his amazing eyes sparkling in the
light. "You aren't my boss to tell me what to do."
Kevin discreetly left while they argued.
Silver gripped Anthony's chin in a gentle but firm
hold. "But I will be. It's important we start as we plan to
continue."
Jerking his chin out of Silver's grip, he said in a
deceptively quiet voice, "Who says
we'll
continue
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anything?"
"Call it a hunch." He slid his hands into the human's
hair, jerking him close. Without giving Anthony a chance
to object he took the other man's mouth in a gentle
invasion.
* * * *
A rough mashing of lips Anthony could have
resisted, but not the tender brushing of skin against skin,
sweet and coaxing beneath his tongue. Heat whipped
through his body, like an inferno as he burned with need for
the gorgeous man. When Silver pulled him closer, pressing
his naked chest against the other man's mesh shirt, he let a
low moan rip through him.
Need filled him. With Drew the passion was flash
hot, not this gentle yearning that clawed at him with the
sharp talons of hunger as if his body would die if deprived
of this one man's touch. When Silver lifted his mouth,
Anthony followed, determined to get more of those lips
flavored like paradise.
Hard hands held him back.
"Please," he whimpered in a broken voice he barely
recognized as his own.
Silver's lips brushed across his, eliciting another
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soft sound. "Take it easy baby. You can have all the kisses
you want," the deep, velvety voice promised. "Just say
you'll be mine."
What?
Anthony snapped back to reality. What was
he doing? Almost having sex with a complete stranger
seconds after meeting? He wasn't ready to belong to anyone
anytime soon. It might have been a while since Drew died
but he remembered the process being slower, more
meaningful. A careful dance to see if two people would
mesh in and out of bed. Silver's strange grey eyes held his
captive.
"You want to belong to me. I know it," he said, his
voice mesmerizing in its conviction.
"Your drinks." The cheerful tone of the server broke
the trance he was falling into.
What the fuck was that all about?
Anthony spared the server a smile. "Thank you." He
licked his skin, salted it, licked the salt, took the shot, and
bit into the lime. The combination of flavors went to his
head in a fine buzz as he slowly sipped the classy imported
beer. "I'll take another shot," he told the waiter who was watching him with a wide smile.
"No, he won't," Silver countermanded once again.
"Go serve someone else."
The waiter abandoned them without a backward
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glance.
Anthony almost objected, but the look in the other
man's eyes held him back.
"You've been too long without a master my sweet.
You keep trying to think for yourself."
"Who said I needed a master. I'm not some silly
little sub who wandered in off the streets looking for
someone to take care of me," he challenged. He wasn't
going to give up control to this total stranger without a few
answers. Silver may be the hottest thing in the club but
Anthony was a more cautious soul. Unfortunately, that
caution vanished before molten silver eyes and the set of
hot muscled abs he could see traced lovingly by the large
man's shirt. He wondered if the hot werewolf was big
everywhere; from the bulge in his pants, he thought it was a
foregone conclusion. His mouth watered at the thought of
finding out firsthand. Nerves thrummed through his system
as he tried to decide if he was willing to give up his
freedom for the chance to find out. He had a feeling that
once he gave in to the gorgeous man's demands he would
lose his independence forever.
"I can tell you need someone to take charge by the
look in your eyes." Silver leaned forward and took
Anthony's lips in a commanding kiss that demanded
everything and gave even more. Fire licked down his spine
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as need burned in him like a bonfire.
He pulled back, reluctantly removing himself with a
gentle tug from Silver's tight grip.
"I might like a man to control me, but I'm not
looking for something long term. Drew was my soul mate
and I don't think I'm ready for a replacement.
Silver's handsome face drew tight. "I would never
try to, my sweet. No one can replace someone once they're
in your heart." One large hand pressed across Anthony's
chest. "But I would be honored if you would consider
placing me beside him. We don't know each other yet, but I
would be happy to be your first dip into the dating pool."
Anthony snorted, trying not to choke on his beer. "I
can't believe you said that with a straight face."
"Too sappy?" Silver's eyes lit with laughter.
"Yes.
Looking at the other man's handsome, stern face,
Anthony wondered if he could stand to put himself in the
care of a Master again. Since Drew, he hadn't trusted
anyone enough to give up control. Despite what Steven
might think, he didn't abstain from sex he just settled for
anonymous trysts and one night stands. Letting someone
close took more nerve and courage than he had before
tonight. For the first time in a long while, he was tempted.
"Can you give me what I need?" They both knew he
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meant more than sex. He wasn't stupid, he knew he could
sex from anyone. What he really needed was someone who
could support and guide him. Anthony didn't need someone
to tell him what to do every second of his day. He needed
someone to make it safe for him to give up control and
know he would be taken care of. Someone he could trust.
There was no hesitation in the other man's answer.
"Absolutely. Will you give me the chance?"
Here it was; the decision. He could toss it all away
now and go back to his successful but empty life yearning
for something just out of reach or he could take a chance on
the gorgeous man beside him. "Okay." If his voice
trembled a little in the end they both pretended not to
notice.
As if worried he would take his agreement back,
Silver grabbed him by the wrist, pulled him out of his chair,
dragged him through the dance floor, across the lobby, and
up a short set of stairs in the back hall. Thoughts of sitting
and getting to know the handsome man better were
subdued beneath the rush of being dragged away by a
passionate stranger.
He got vague impressions of cream-colored walls
and fine wood before he was rushed through a doorway and
sent airborne. He landed with a gasp on a decadent pile of
fluffy and silky coverings. Anthony sank into the soft bed
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further when a hard body covered him from chest to toe.
The contrast between the two sensations revived any of the
excitement lost during transit.
"I thought we were going to get to know each other
first," he said once he gathered his scattered thoughts
enough to form a sentence.
Silver gave him a wicked smile and a smoldering
kiss. "Oh, we'll get to know each other very well soon," he promised. He slid to his feet at the bottom of the bed and,
with gentle hands, removed Anthony's shoes, socks and,
with a rougher touch, his pants.
He imagined he looked like he felt; a man about to
be ravaged.
"I think the best way to decide if we're compatible
is to do a taste test," his lover murmured.
Before he could object, Silver's mouth swooped
down and swallowed his cock in one smooth motion,
forcing all thoughts from his brain. He became a creature of
pure sensation as wave after wave of desire rocked him to
the core. Just as he was certain to shoot, the evil man lifted
his mouth.
"Nooo," Anthony cried, frustrated tears filling his
eyes.
"Not yet, baby. Not until I tell you." Silver's hands
stroked his thighs, bringing him down from the edge.
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"I changed my mind."
Silver froze.
"I just want someone to fuck me. I don't need a
master."
His dark-haired nemesis chuckled. "Don't worry
baby, I'll fuck you. But you're mistaken; you most
definitely need a master. And I'm it."
"Sure of yourself are you?" he taunted from the
comfort of the bed.
"Most definitely."
The lust in Silver's eyes made him so hard he was
certain he could pound nails with his cock.
"Don't worry baby, I'll never ask you to risk this
beauty on some nails," Silver's right hand slid up and down
Anthony's erection, sending warning tingles up his spine.
Fuck, the man could read minds. Anthony's body
thrummed with the contact, making it difficult to form
complete thoughts. Touch starved. That's what he was, but
his body remembered the joy of another against his. The
sensation was too much.
"I'm going to come," he warned.
"No you won't." Silver's hard voice demanded
obedience.
Miraculously, the burning urgency dampened to a
slow fire instead of the incessant need riding his spine.
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By his voice alone, Silver controlled him.
What a man.
"That's it baby," the werewolf crooned. His cock
was released as Silver stood over him, slowly pulling off