The Alpha's Ardor by Rebecca Brochu Read Free Book Online

each other in the eyes, Declan was sure for a moment that Law was going to kiss him. His tongue flicked out on instinct to wet his lips, and he could see the way Law watched it, could smell the woodsy scent of Law’s arousal mixing with his own in the air around them. Instead Law took a deep breath, clenched his eyes closed tightly before he straightened and without another word stalked out of the room.
    Declan sat there stunned and uncomfortably aroused as he listened to Law make his way upstairs and into his bathroom. His cock was hard and heavy in the loose fitting pants they both favored, and his heart beat out a staccato rhythm in his chest. It only got worse when he heard the shower turn on, when thoughts of Law, of all that power and strength, shower slick and glistening, filled his mind.
    Declan groaned low in his throat, pressed the heel of his hand against his cock through his pants and desperately prayed for the strength not to throw himself at Law’s feet. There was too much at stake for him to ruin it all in a moment of weakness.
    Just because Law had been aroused didn’t mean that he wanted Declan. It didn’t mean he wanted him for keeps, not the way that Declan had already begun to resign himself to wanting Law.

Chapter Six
    “What does he want, Dec? We’ve never had … no one has ever offered us anything like this before. It can’t be for free. We’re not that lucky.” Declan could hear the same frustration in Lachlan’s voice that he knew was in his own. He could see his twin in his mind’s eye, knew Lachlan would be pacing, one hand fisted in thick black hair, dark blue eyes that they both shared narrowed and focused as he vibrated with restless energy. Lachlan had always been like that, even when shifted he had always seemed like he was two steps from shaking right out of his fur.
    Despite being identical, Lachlan had always seemed so much more alive than Declan had ever felt, had always seemed so much more passionate and vibrant. It made Declan love him even more.
    “I know, Lach, I know. But Law, the alpha here, he seems …
    genuine. Lach, whatever it is that he wants he doesn’t seem like he wants to hurt either one of us, him or Trace.” Declan hoped he was right, hoped that his instincts weren’t leading him astray for the first time ever. He hoped that his wolf’s infatuation with the alpha wasn’t clouding his judgment.
    “Trace? He’s the head beta, right? This Law’s younger brother?” Lachlan sounded so suspicious it made Declan smile slightly.
    “Yeah. He’s funny; I think you’d like him, Lach. I think you’d like both of them a lot. Law is … he’s unlike any other alpha we’ve ever met.” Declan could tell from the thick silence on the other end that he’d given something away, and he cursed harshly in the back of his mind. He was beyond grateful that Law had agreed to give him some privacy for this call and had gone to town to pick up a few things with Trace instead of sending the beta after them.
    “Declan …” Lachlan sighed across the line, and Declan knew he was caught, knew Lachlan was on to him. They knew each other so well, knew each other inside and out, and Declan knew that there was a chance this would happen eventually. He knew that he’d slip up and say the wrong thing in the right way and Lachlan would know just how he felt about Law.
    “Lachlan, please, please don’t be angry.” He didn’t want Lachlan to be angry with him, didn’t want his twin outraged over feelings that Declan couldn’t help. He didn’t want his weakness to hurt his brother. Not with so much distance between them, not when they couldn’t see each other face to face, couldn’t fight it out or comfort each other afterwards.
    “Declan, no! It’s fine. Just be honest with me, alright? Do you want this? Forget about me for a moment and just tell me what you’d do if it were just you. Would you stay?” Lachlan sounded so serious, and Declan couldn’t help but lean