“Just think about it. It would truly bond the three of us together.”
Haig yawned. “I’m going to bed.” He walked past Kern without a backwards glance.
Well fuck. What was Kern supposed to do now?
* * * *
Audric was the first to wake early that evening. He smiled in triumph when he realised he’d managed to sleep the entire day in bed instead of in the closet. One day with Kern and already his new mate was replacing the shadows of his past with the light of his future.
He threw off the covers, grabbed the large T-shirt Kern had given him and pulled it over his head. It hit him mid-thigh and Audric thought it looked more like a dress than a shirt. He’d much rather follow Kern and Haig’s way of life and walk around naked, but he doubted Haig would appreciate it.
Audric crept from his bedroom to the kitchen. He removed a bottle of blood from the fridge and set it in the microwave for forty-five seconds, making sure to stop the blasted machine before it dinged.
Dinner in hand, Audric walked through the back door to the deck. A small bistro table sat in the corner, under the window to Kern and Haig’s bedroom. Audric quietly pulled out one of the chairs and sat down.
The evening air was hot and thick, but Audric welcomed it with open arms. How long had it been since he’d ventured outside alone?
Noises above and behind him caught his attention. The rhythmic slap of skin made Audric hard almost immediately. His ears perked up when he heard a deep growl he didn’t recognise. Must be Haig. Is that what he sounds like when he fucks?
Audric spread his legs and repositioned himself on the chair. Closing his eyes, he leant forward and rocked back and forth, delighting in the pressure to his balls as he listened to the two large weres fuck.
He was just getting started when he heard Kern call out Haig’s name. Audric opened his eyes at the foreign pain suddenly enveloping his heart. To hear his mate call another man’s name at the moment of climax hurt. Audric sat back in the chair and pulled his T-shirt down to cover himself. He’d been involved in countless orgies over the years. There had been times when a man would come in his ass before moving to the next available hole, and Audric had never thought a thing about it. So why did it hurt now? Haig and Kern had been mates for centuries. Audric would do well to remember that.
* * * *
After a quick shower together, Kern gave Haig a deep kiss. “Are you taking Audric back into town tonight?”
“He said he’d probably only need to feed like that once a week.” Haig reached for a robe and put it on.
Kern separated the robe and encircled his mate’s cock. “Maybe further down the road, but right now he’s still too thin.” Haig had told Kern, in detail, what happened at the bar the previous night. Although it helped him understand the process, Kern still didn’t think he was ready to see Audric rubbing up on another man. Well, one that wasn’t Haig, anyway. He’d smelt Audric outside the window earlier and knew his new mate had overheard their lovemaking. Instead of angering Kern, the thought of Audric listening had sent him over the edge.
“Would you please take him?” Kern asked, still fondling his mate.
“Or maybe Ramiro could.”
“No!” Kern applied pressure to Haig’s cock. The more he’d thought about Haig also taking Audric as a mate, the more solidified his plan had become. Kern knew all it would take for Haig to agree to the mating was a feeling of protectiveness towards Audric . It was just the way his mate worked. “It must be one of us.”
Haig narrowed his eyes. “Why?”
“Because I don’t trust anyone else.” Kern held his breath, waiting for Haig to agree.
“Fine. Just don’t forget we leave for Ireland in the morning. You’re still coming with me, right?”
“Of course.”
“And Audric ?” Haig questioned.
“He’ll meet us there. I hope you don’t mind, but I gave him some money to buy