Wolf Haven 1
Available March 26th
Matthew Jackson’s life just went
from somewhat normal and to a Hollywood horror movie and just because he spent
one weekend with the man of his dreams. It would be spectacular if that man was
still around but Rico had split without a word. Now, Matty was left to deal
with the after effects of their weekend of bliss together all by himself.
Getting dragged into a world he knew nothing
about, Matty has to rely on complete strangers to keep him safe. When he
finally does find Rico, life doesn’t get any better. For one, Rico thinks he’s
insane. And for two, the same people that are after Rico have put Matty on
their kill on sight list.Matty and Rico are on the run from hunters out to execute them because they have violated shifter law by falling for each other. Escaping them would be a lot easier if they knew who they could trust or where they might find a safe haven. Until they do, they only have themselves to rely on…and the strange abilities Matty seems to be developing.
STORY
EXCERPT
Positive.
It
just wasn’t possible. Matthew Jackson pushed a shaky hand through his short
brown hair and stared down at the little stick again. The stupid little window
still read positive.
Two
lines.
Not
one.
Matty
grabbed the directions that had come with the box and read them again, just
knowing that he had to have messed up the test somehow. It was the only
explanation ‘cause any other outcome just wasn’t fucking possible.
Nope.
One
line meant negative.
Two
lines meant positive.
Matty
glanced at the white stick again, hoping one of the lines would suddenly
disappear, or that someone jump into the room and screamed fooled ya! Yeah, no
one was there except him. He even closed his eyes and called in every birthday
wish he had ever made. When he opened his eyes again, he still saw two thin
pink lines.
Damn!
Matty
groaned and tossed the stick into the garbage can right along with the first
five tests he had taken—all of which had been positive. Staring down at his
hands for a moment, he pressed his fingers together as he tried to accept what
he was seeing with his own two eyes.
He
had dismissed the nausea that had come last month as the stomach bug that had
been going around the grocery store where he worked. When he started to throw
up at the smallest little whiff of almost anything, being sick made sense.
Everyone was getting sick. When he started to add on a couple of pounds a few
weeks later, his renewed appetite after being sick was the perfect explanation.
But
the butterflies that started fluttering in his stomach last week couldn’t be
explained away by overeating or a stomach bug. Matty didn’t have a single
explanation for them. Not one. And that made him more scared than he could ever
remember being.
Hell,
he was downright terrified.
Maybe
it was gallstones?
Or
a tumor?
He
was even hoping for a brain aneurism right about now.
There
had to be a reasonable explanation because the one he was coming up with just
wasn’t possible. He had taken the stupid test just because he had run out of
answers. Matty had full confidence that
couldn’t possibly be the answer.
Fuck
if he hadn't been wrong.
Matty
pushed to his feet and walked out of the bathroom and down the hallway to the
kitchen. He grabbed the phone book and started looking through the white pages
for the free clinic down in Old Town.
Maybe
it was time to call in the experts.
Once
he found what he was looking for, Matty wrote the address down then went to
find his jacket. He started to grab his wallet off the entry table then had a
second thought about that. Did he really want anyone knowing who he really was
under the circumstances?
The
Old Town Free Clinic took in a lot of indigent patients. Maybe he could get
away with telling them he was homeless and didn’t have any identification. It
was better than the alternative—which would most likely get him a free ride to
the local insane asylum.
Matty
grabbed his bus pass, some cash, his house keys, and his brown hoody. He left
everything else behind as he walked out the front door and headed for the
closest bus stop. His stomach was in knots and threatening to rebel but this
time, Matty was pretty sure that it was due to nerves. That didn’t mean he
didn’t run to the nearest bathroom the second he got off the bus and throw up.
He’d
say that being nauseas was the worst part of this whole ordeal but he’d be
lying through his teeth. Not even the looming chaos he was pretty sure his life
was about to fall into was the worst.
No,
not knowing what in the hell was going on was the worst. At least if he knew,
or had some warning, he might know what to expect. Instead, he was finding
everything out as it happened and then freaking out because shit like this just
wasn’t possible.
The
bus ride seemed to take forever and Matty could swear that every unbathed,
sweaty person on the planet sat right next to him. By the time the bus stopped
down the block from the clinic, Matty practically ran from the bus.
He
ignored the whistles from a couple of smarmy looking men standing on the corner,
stopped long enough to drop a couple of dollars into the can the homeless man
was holding, then made his way inside the clinic.
“I…uh…need
to see a doctor,” Matty said when he reached the check-in counter. He tapped
his fingers nervously on the countertop as he waited for the registration nurse
to acknowledge him.
“Fill
this out.” The woman held out a clipboard with a form on it and a pen attached
to the clipboard by a small silver chain.
“Thank
you,” Matty whispered then turned away and walked over to one of the empty
chairs. It didn’t take more than ten minutes for Matty to fill out the form,
mostly because he wasn’t exactly sure what to check besides his vital
statistics.
Nauseous.
Stomach
cramps.
Tiredness.
Headaches.
Weight
gain.
Frequent
urination.
Strange
cravings.
Sore
nipples—yeah, he was thrilled with that one.
God!
Matty tilted his head back and stared up at the ceiling. He was a fucking
idiot. He knew that. And the second he turned this damn form in, everyone else
would know it as well. But Matty needed answers. He needed to know if he was
really crazy or not.
He
was pretty sure that he was.
ADULT
EXCERPT
Rico wasn’t
sure if that was an agreement or not but he was willing to take what he could
get. He slowly crossed the room and pulled Matty into his arms.
He reached down with his hands and framed Matty’s face.
“I think it’s time for
me to claim my mate.”
“I thought you already
claimed me,” Matty replied, sounding confused.
“I did, but this time,
I know I’m claiming you.” Rico grinned just before he lowered his lips to
Matty’s, kissing himfor all he was worth. He was instantly overwhelmed by the
sweet taste of honeyed wine and Rico wanted to taste Matty for the rest of his
life.
Matty’s hands clutched
at Rico’s shirt as he explored the depths of his mouth. Rico ran his tongue
along Matty’s lips, feeling his canines drop down, the need to claim Matty
riding him hard. Matty groaned when Rico ran his tongue quickly across them
before diving into his mouth.
“Matty,” Rico murmured
when he finally lifted his head. He opened his eyes to look down at him,
chuckling at the stunned look in his vivid brown eyes. “Are you ready for me to
make you mine?”
Rico could see Matty
swallow as he looked up at him, considering his words. Matty held the power of
the world in his hands at that moment. Rico would do whatever the man wanted.
As much as he hoped that his mate would accept him, after leaving him the way
he had and then dragging him into the chaos of his life, Rico wouldn’t be
surprised if Matty told him to go to hell.
He was never more
grateful as when Matty nodded his head, giving his consent. Matty was already
his mate, so this was basically a formality. But Rico wanted Matty’s agreement.
He needed to know that his mate wanted this just as much as he did.
Lowering his head, Rico
once again claimed the swollen lips below him. He wasn’t going to give Matty a
chance to change his mind. Moving his hands further down Matty’s body, he
pushed them up under the edge of his shirt, feeling the smooth lean muscled
skin underneath.
But it wasn’t enough.
Grabbing the edge of
Matty’s shirt, Rico pulled, ripping the thin shirt down the middle. He glanced
at Matty when he heard a soft laugh. His face turned a little red as Matty
looked down at the torn shirt in his hands.
“A little eager, are
you?”
“It may have been
awhile since I last touched you but I haven’t forgotten how much I like it.”
Rico bent his head to lick at the soft skin between Matty’s neck and shoulder.
As he swiped his tongue over the sensitive flesh, he felt Matty shudder then
groan as he arched his neck, giving Rico better access to his throat.
Rico scraped his teeth
gently across a small patch of skin. “This is where I’m going to bite you when
I claim you, Matty,” he whispered. He guided Matty back onto the blankets laid
out on the floor and eased him down before kneeling between Matty’s thighs.
Rico reached down to the buttons of Matty’s
pants. He quickly freed Matty’s cock from his pants, rubbing his hand briefly
over the hard flesh. As his thumb skimmed across the top, smearing pre-cum in
its wake, he scraped his teeth over his neck again.
“Do you want me to
claim you, Matty?” he whispered.
“Yesss,” Matty hissed.
His hands came up to grab Rico’s head, his fingers fisting in his hair as he
pulled his head down to his neck. “Now, Rico, do it now!”
Rico tightened his
fingers around cock in his hand, quickly stroking the hard length as he sank
his teeth into Matty’s neck. His eyes drifted closed as he savored the sweet
taste of his mate, now his forever. Matty tasted just as he did when Rico had
kissed him, like sweet honeyed wine. It was a delicious flavor that he knew he
would be obsessed with for the rest of his life.
Rico opened his eyes as
he lifted his head, looking down in astonishment as Matty cried out. His hips
lifted frantically, pushing against Rico as he came, covering Rico’s hand with
shot after shot of pearly white seed.
“Fuck!” he whispered
vehemently, feeling his own cock throb against his zipper. That was the sexiest
thing he had ever seen. He lifted his hand to his lips, his tongue darting out
to lick at some of the seed on his hand.
Oh damn!
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