When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver Read Free Book Online

lying too.
    “Yeah , right.” Troy punched him on the arm, as they went through into the kitchen, where it seems everyone was waiting for them.
    Damien was sitting at the table, encased in a blue energy field.  His face was surprisingly calm , considering he was facing the loss of his pack and possible death, but the relief in his eyes when he looked up and spotted Scott was unmistakable.
    Scott looked at Shawn , who was sitting across the table from Damien, with Kane at his side.  Both men looked really angry.
    “What’s going on?”  Scott asked , even though he already knew.
    It was Kane who answered, “Damien’s claim on you was forced in that you didn’t have any say in it.  That’s against pack law.  Troy has laid a complaint , and as your Alpha I have backed that complaint, on the basis that you don’t know this man, he wasn’t having sex with you when he claimed you, which would have implied consent, and your own life will be turned upside down as a result of this claiming. We figured that would be what you wanted.”
    Taking a deep breath Scott looked straight at Damien.  “There is only one thing I want if I agree to go through with this mating.  I want the right to claim you in return - properly,” he added.
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    Damien’s face shut down and his eyes were bleak.  Scott was only a beta wolf.  The thought of an Alpha wolf of Damien’s power and stature submitting to Scott , even if it was in the bedroom was almost unheard of.  Damien had never been fucked by anyone, for reasons of his own, and he wasn’t sure he could ever give up his anal virginity, even to his mate. 
    “What if I can’t agree to that?  Will I lose my pack, my life?” Damien’s voice was deadly calm and it ran over Scott like a caress , even if the words themselves jarred his soul.
    “No, I would never do that to you,” Scott said , equally calm.  “Kane and Troy thought they were acting in my best interests and I really appreciate that.  But I won’t have you lose everything including your life because of one moment of angst.  Troy is withdrawing the complaint, so there is no case to answer.”
    Surprise etched on his face, Damien asked, “So what will happen if I don’t agree to your terms?”
    “You will go back to Texas and resume your life, and I will continue to live here and get on with mine.  Neither one of us will have sex again, but I am sure that will be a small price for you to pay for your pride.”
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    If Scott sounded angry, it was because he was.  But he wouldn’t yield on this point.  Damien wasn’t anything like the mate he had dreamed off, and although the sexual tension in the room was growing, simply by virtue of the two of them being in the same room, it wasn’t enough for Scott.  He had to be an equal to Damien in at least one respect, and he wasn’t backing down.
    Damien was silent for the longest time and then he raised his head and shook it.
    “I’m sorry Scott, I don’t think that I can give you what you want,” the sorrow in his voice evident.
    “Fine,” said Scott , even though in that moment his heart broke in two.  “Have a safe trip back to Texas.”
    Ignoring the stunned looks of all of the men in the room , Scott managed to leave the room with his back straight and his head held high.  It was only when he was out of sight of the others that he crumpled, and seconds later he was in Troy’s arms, shaking and trembling in grief. It was Troy who got him to his room and held him through the long afternoon and into the night, long after Damien and the rest of the Texas men had left.
     

Chapter Seven
    Damien was a wreck.  He knew it , and people around him were starting to notice as well.  He couldn’t eat, he couldn’t sleep, and he had the most interminable case of blue balls he had ever had in his life. But it was the pain in his heart that was the hardest to handle.  He just ached inside, all the time. It had only been a week since he had