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said. “You’re a better tracker than I am, if you can smell the quality of his blood, though. He’s Aidan Sundance, son of the Sundance clan leader. He and Autumn have a history, but that’s pretty much all I know—she never talks about it, but all I’ve heard is that she rejected him centuries ago when they’d first come of age. What I do know for certain is that he’s taken her toward the portal.”
Gunnar stood and took off through the woods in a blur, barefoot and buck-naked. Jasper followed, not sure why Gunnar hadn’t shifted again, but maintaining his own human form anyway. He’d never run naked through the woods before, and this felt amazing. He’d be turned on as hell on any other night, following that amazing ass through the woods. But tonight wasn’t the best night to enjoy a naked run.
Soon they reached the boulder with the huge tree jutting out of it.
“How do we actually get out? We had to walk for a day to get in . . . ”
“Getting out is pretty easy. We just walk through,” Gunnar said. He grabbed Jasper’s hand, but hesitated, then let out a small curse.
“What is it?” Jasper asked.
“This is it for us,” Gunnar said, staring into Jasper’s eyes. “You do this with me, and you can’t come back. If you commit to me and Autumn, we’re staying out there for the foreseeable future.”
“Why can’t I come back?” Jasper asked, a cold chill tingling down his spine at the memory of Jade’s tearful farewell. “At least once before the Equinox . . . I know about the enemy, the danger . . . But there’s still time, right?”
Gunnar’s jaw clenched. “Not for you,” he said, raising his hand and clutching the back of Jasper’s neck. “You may have shifted tonight, which was amazing, but you haven’t come of age yet. You haven’t spent enough time inside for the Sanctuary to know you as a native, and the barrier will consider you an outsider. It was miraculous enough that you survived the first time. If you leave now, coming back would kill you.”
Jasper swallowed. He held Gunnar’s gaze, thoughts of his family warring in his mind with his love for this man, and for the woman on the other side they needed to find.
“I’m going with you,” he said, positive this decision was the right one to make, and silently thanking Jade for her insistence that he go. He may have made a mistake following his cousin through the portal the first time, but this time he knew deep in his bones that he would die before letting go of the possibility of a love like Gunnar and Autumn wanted to give him. “If I don’t go with you now, I know I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”
Gunnar’s lips answered, pressing against his, tasting him. Jasper opened for him, relishing the soft heat when their tongues slid together. The warmth of Gunnar’s lightly hair-dusted, muscular chest grazed against his, the thick, soft swell of his half-hard cock brushing his upper thigh.
Jasper groaned, suppressing the sudden thrum of arousal that coursed through him. They didn’t have time for this. He pushed at Gunnar’s shoulder and Gunnar leaned back, his eyes glazed.
“Autumn,” Jasper said, by way of explanation, unable to say more due to the buzz from the contact of this amazing, naked man.
“I love you,” Gunnar blurted. “Fuck, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you, all comatose and covered in frost. Is that completely ridiculous?”
Jasper shook his head. “Not any more ridiculous than how I feel. It’s like I was missing pieces of myself until I woke up and saw the two of you. I just hope my mother forgives me for not saying goodbye.”
“We’ll have Julian and August get a message to your family when they return to the Sanctuary. I’m sure everyone will understand. Being chosen by a shaman’s daughter is an incredible honor for any male, regardless of rank. Now, are you ready?”
Gunnar held out his hand and Jasper gripped it tightly. As they walked, his bare feet
Gunnar stood and took off through the woods in a blur, barefoot and buck-naked. Jasper followed, not sure why Gunnar hadn’t shifted again, but maintaining his own human form anyway. He’d never run naked through the woods before, and this felt amazing. He’d be turned on as hell on any other night, following that amazing ass through the woods. But tonight wasn’t the best night to enjoy a naked run.
Soon they reached the boulder with the huge tree jutting out of it.
“How do we actually get out? We had to walk for a day to get in . . . ”
“Getting out is pretty easy. We just walk through,” Gunnar said. He grabbed Jasper’s hand, but hesitated, then let out a small curse.
“What is it?” Jasper asked.
“This is it for us,” Gunnar said, staring into Jasper’s eyes. “You do this with me, and you can’t come back. If you commit to me and Autumn, we’re staying out there for the foreseeable future.”
“Why can’t I come back?” Jasper asked, a cold chill tingling down his spine at the memory of Jade’s tearful farewell. “At least once before the Equinox . . . I know about the enemy, the danger . . . But there’s still time, right?”
Gunnar’s jaw clenched. “Not for you,” he said, raising his hand and clutching the back of Jasper’s neck. “You may have shifted tonight, which was amazing, but you haven’t come of age yet. You haven’t spent enough time inside for the Sanctuary to know you as a native, and the barrier will consider you an outsider. It was miraculous enough that you survived the first time. If you leave now, coming back would kill you.”
Jasper swallowed. He held Gunnar’s gaze, thoughts of his family warring in his mind with his love for this man, and for the woman on the other side they needed to find.
“I’m going with you,” he said, positive this decision was the right one to make, and silently thanking Jade for her insistence that he go. He may have made a mistake following his cousin through the portal the first time, but this time he knew deep in his bones that he would die before letting go of the possibility of a love like Gunnar and Autumn wanted to give him. “If I don’t go with you now, I know I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”
Gunnar’s lips answered, pressing against his, tasting him. Jasper opened for him, relishing the soft heat when their tongues slid together. The warmth of Gunnar’s lightly hair-dusted, muscular chest grazed against his, the thick, soft swell of his half-hard cock brushing his upper thigh.
Jasper groaned, suppressing the sudden thrum of arousal that coursed through him. They didn’t have time for this. He pushed at Gunnar’s shoulder and Gunnar leaned back, his eyes glazed.
“Autumn,” Jasper said, by way of explanation, unable to say more due to the buzz from the contact of this amazing, naked man.
“I love you,” Gunnar blurted. “Fuck, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you, all comatose and covered in frost. Is that completely ridiculous?”
Jasper shook his head. “Not any more ridiculous than how I feel. It’s like I was missing pieces of myself until I woke up and saw the two of you. I just hope my mother forgives me for not saying goodbye.”
“We’ll have Julian and August get a message to your family when they return to the Sanctuary. I’m sure everyone will understand. Being chosen by a shaman’s daughter is an incredible honor for any male, regardless of rank. Now, are you ready?”
Gunnar held out his hand and Jasper gripped it tightly. As they walked, his bare feet
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