NOT SO SIMPLE SIMON
Aberdeen Pack 4
Ares knew he had met the man he wanted to spend the
rest of his life with when Simon Fiske joined the Aberdeen Pack. There’s just
one problem. Everyone believes that Simon is simple and slow, not able to make
decisions on his own.
When Simon and his brother Adam were banished from
their pack, he had no idea that it would lead to him meeting the most beautiful
man he had ever seen. After Ares claims him, life for Simon just gets more
complicated. Adam refuses to talk to him, his ex-lover is back demanding that
he return to his former pack, and Simon has his hands full keeping other pack
members safe when they are attacked.
Being mated should have been the most wonderful thing
that ever happened to Simon and Ares but it seemed to just bring on more
battles than they could fight.
STORY EXCERPT
“He’s
beautiful.”
“No,
Simon,” a slightly thicker, rougher version of his own voice hissed into his
ear. “Not again. You thought Alpha Kohl’s son was beautiful too and look where
that got us.”
Simon
Fiske dropped his eyes from the gorgeous man standing on the porch next to
their new alpha and stared down at the ground as he kicked at the dirt with the
tip of his boot. The last time seriously wasn’t his fault. The alpha’s son had
been cute.
He’d
also been a jerk.
“I
wasn’t going to do anything,” Simon mumbled under his breath. “I was just
saying that I thought he was pretty.”
“Stay
away from him, Simon.”
“But,
Adam,” Simon protested, his head popping up to look at his brother. “Alpha Khenti said he’s the head of the enforcers.”
Adam’s dark-green eyes narrowed in warning.
“And that means there is absolutely no reason for you to be around him.”
Simon’s shoulders slumped not just because
his brother was ordering him away from the beautiful head enforcer but because
Adam didn’t think there would be any reason for Simon to even be around the
man.
He was slow, not stupid. He could still
fight. It didn’t take a genius to fight and defend his pack. It took muscle,
strength, a willingness to give his life for a cause greater than him. Simon
wasn’t the strongest wolf in the pack but he wasn’t ready to roll over and show
his belly to everyone either.
“I mean it, Simon,” Adam snapped, reaching
over to grip Simon’s chin between his fingers. Simon hated it when Adam did
that. Big brother or not, Adam didn’t need to treat him like a child. He got
enough of that from everyone else. “We’ve barely been here a week. Don’t fuck
this up for us.”
Simon
felt his eyes water as he shoved his fisted hands into his pockets and dropped
his eyes from Adam’s angry gaze. “Okay, Adam,” he said in a voice that was
filled with so much resignation that he winced. He hated when he sounded so
defeated but sometimes it was easier to give in to Adam than to fight with him.
Just as soon
as Adam grunted and turned back to listen to what the alpha was saying to the
new pack members, Simon glanced up at the gorgeous enforcer again through the
fall of his bangs. Something tight
unfurled inside him
at the sight of the tall man.
Damn, he
really was hot. He was a dark figure of a man, big and powerful. Simon thought
he probably could have been an alpha if he wanted to be. But the air of danger
that seemed to hover around him gave credence to his role as an elite enforcer,
his presence on the porch as commanding as the alpha and beta of Aberdeen Pack.
The
large man towered over most of the other men on the platform by several inches.
The thick muscles rippling under his tight white
shirt quickened Simon’s pulse and made his cock throb in his pants. The
enforcer had long sturdy legs encased in a tight black material, emphasizing
the thickness of his thighs. His wide shoulders seemed to stretch
endlessly, pulling at the seams of his white shirt.
Simon
inhaled slowly, trying to beat back his arousal, not wanting anyone to smell
it. Scent was very powerful among wolf-shifters. Anyone standing close to
him—including his brother—would be able to smell the subtle change in his
scent.
Please don’t let me embarrass myself.
Simon
just couldn’t seem to help it. Every time he caught a glimpse of the handsome
enforcer, his body just reacted, going from cold to hot in the blink of an eye.
It was like it happened whether he wanted it to or not.
When the
new alpha finished talking, he introduced everyone. Simon finally heard the
name of his dream man for the very first time—Ares. It was a beautiful name for a beautiful man. Simon knew his
Greek mythology. Ares was named after the God of war, violence and bloodshed.
It suited the enforcer. In his line of work he probably saw a lot of violence
and carnage.
Simon stepped back behind the other new pack members when
Alpha Khenti and Ares, along with the rest of the Aberdeen Pack inner circle,
came down off the porch of the alpha house and started to move throughout the
throng of people.
Simon knew he would have to meet with Alpha Khenti at some
point, and probably Ares as well. He just didn’t want to do it in a crowd of
people. He knew if the enforcer got too close, there would be no hiding his
arousal from Ares or anyone else.
“Simon!” Adam’s jaw ticked as he glanced over his shoulder
at him. “What are you doing?”
Simon searched his brain for a good answer that Adam would
accept. His heart started beating with excitement when he spotted the gunmetal
black barbeque cookers and wooden tables piled high with food.
“I’m hungry,” he said quickly as he edged back even
further. “I want to get something to eat.”
“You will wait here until our new alpha greets you.”
Simon grimaced as he looked through the people milling about
and spotted Alpha Khenti moving slowly toward him and Adam. Simon felt his face
flush, his arousal deepening when he spotted a set of deep bronze eyes staring
back at him from just behind the alpha.
Oh.
ADULT EXCERPT
“Come
on, love.” Ares rolled to the side of the bed then stood, holding his hand out
to his mate. “We can shower together and conserve energy.”
“That’s
what you’re calling it?” Simon laughed as he scooted off the bed and took
Ares’s hand, following him into the bathroom.
Ares
wondered if he was going to be able to wipe the smile from his face before he
went downstairs. He had a reputation as a badass. The goofy besotted grin on
his face would ruin that.
And then
Simon winked at him as he climbed into the shower and res no longer cared how
goofy he looked. His mate was healthy, happy, and safe. That was pretty much
all that mattered.
“Are you
having any ill effects from last night?” Ares asked as he rinsed the
conditioner from Simon’s hair.
“Naw,
I’m good.” Simon slipped his arms around Ares’s wet waist, pulling him in for a
kiss. Ares traced his tongue along Simon’s lower lip then delved in for a
mind-blowing scorcher that sent his pulse racing.
“Turn
around, babe.” With one little kiss, Ares was ready to fuck Simon into the
wall. He grabbed the waterproof lube from the shelf. He slicked up his finger
then reached his right hand under Simon’s ass, sliding a finger in his tight
hole. Spearing two fingers in, he stretched his mate as his other hand glided
over Simon’s wet skin.
“You’re
so damn sexy.”
Simon
poked his ass out, spreading his feet apart as Ares slid a third finger in.
“I’m also ready.”
Ares
pulled his hand away, lining his cock up. With his thumbs, he spread his mate’s
cheeks apart. He pushed forward as he watched his cock being swallowed by the
tight hole. The long low moan pouring from Simon’s mouth matched the growl of
pleasure rumbling through Ares’s chest.
Ares
grabbed Simon’s shoulders, thrusting into him repeatedly, hard, fast. Waves of
pleasure pounded through his body as Simon’s ass clenched down on his cock,
holding him, massaging him with each pulse. His orgasm washed over him
suddenly. White spots danced behind his eyes as he filled Simon with his
release.
He
reached between them and gripped Simon’s leaking shaft, stroking him in rhythm
with his thrusts. He only had to tug a
few times before Simon bowed his back, his seed shooting out onto his hand and
the shower wall, his body jerking as he made the cutest sex noises.
Simon
twitched a few more times before collapsing back against Ares, panting heavily.
“That was…that was…”
Ares
grinned. “That was fantastic. We should be good little pack members and
conserve water more often.” Simon’s happy laughter filled the shower stall as
Ares wrapped himself around his mate, thankful Simon was back in his arms. With
this man, in his arms and in his life, the world couldn’t be simpler.
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