proclamation didn’t make his cat protest. Instead his cougar purred and pushed to touch, so Lyndon did, reaching out to trace the smile on Levi’s lips, first using a finger followed by the tip of his tongue as Lyndon cupped Levi’s nape.
Levi opened for him beautifully, his lips parting and his tongue following Lyndon’s lead. A soft mewling sound bled from Levi and Lyndon swallowed the sound then pulled Levi closer. Levi rested his hands on Lyndon’s hips, not holding, just touching, and writhed against him in a way that threatened to demolish Lyndon’s restraint. The urge to push Levi down and take him here, to fill the room with the scent of their mating instead of the offensive odour of the other cougar was so overwhelming it caused Lyndon to jerk back and stumble. He caught himself by grabbing onto the bed and glanced at Levi as they both panted.
“Come back to my place,” Levi rasped, looking a little stunned as soon as he said it. Then he forged on before Lyndon could figure out a response. “This room is vile, and even if Oscar comes and helps us clean it, you at least will still be able to detect the other cougar’s scent. And he knows where you are—”
That snapped Lyndon to and he straightened up while anger set a pounding off in his temple. “Which means he will only find me again. I don’t think you’d want Oscar endangered, or yourself.”
Levi tilted his head to the side, his auburn hair brushing over his shoulder as he slowly grinned. “It’s sweet, you being worried, but you misunderstand. It’s not just Oscar there. Four of my five siblings live on the property as well, as do my parents and grandparents. Trust me when I say that anyone who fucks with Grandma Marybeth is going to end up in bloody pieces on the ground. She’s the reason my family is here. Originally Marybeth lived in the Himalayas…” Levi trailed off, a rosy colour tinting his cheeks.
Lyndon didn’t know what to say. He suspected he wanted Levi more than just physically, and the idea of a home, a family, caused the yearning Lyndon tried to keep buried to rise to the surface and throb like a living, breathing thing. Levi seemed to take his silence for acquiescence, and Lyndon couldn’t find it in himself to protest when Levi kept talking.
“Chances are, anyway, whoever this is will have seen us together, or will catch my scent if he returns. He could be watching the room now. I’d think he would be, even though I didn’t see anyone. There are lots of places to hide. My point is, he’d find me anyway, and wouldn’t you rather us be together if he did find me?”
Lyndon wasn’t sure if Levi was trying to convince him or both of them, but the point sunk in and hit its intended target. “All right, I’ll come.”
Levi’s relief was palpable, and those pale eyes crinkled around the edges as he smiled. “Okay, okay that’s good. You can tell me more about yourself and whatever you know about the weirdo who did this. Maybe we can figure out what’s going on—and we can ask Oscar. He’s really smart.” Levi grimaced and looked around the room. “And good at cleaning. Mind if I call him and ask him to come lend a hand?”
“As long as he doesn’t attack me and have me stuffed,” Lyndon groused. This wasn’t going to endear him to Oscar, and Lyndon knew Levi and Oscar were close. He’d rather not get any further on Oscar’s bad side. He really thought Oscar was okay. Kind of cute in a possessed crazy terrier way, at least when it came to his brother. Lyndon thought they’d get along just fine, eventually, if he worked hard at getting Oscar to like him—and if he didn’t run again.
Chapter Nine
Levi wasn’t surprised at all when Lyndon kicked the cabin door shut with his heel before pinning Levi against the wall. The tension in the truck on the drive home had been so thick it had practically weighted the air, and despite both men’s claim that they would talk, this was exactly
Levi opened for him beautifully, his lips parting and his tongue following Lyndon’s lead. A soft mewling sound bled from Levi and Lyndon swallowed the sound then pulled Levi closer. Levi rested his hands on Lyndon’s hips, not holding, just touching, and writhed against him in a way that threatened to demolish Lyndon’s restraint. The urge to push Levi down and take him here, to fill the room with the scent of their mating instead of the offensive odour of the other cougar was so overwhelming it caused Lyndon to jerk back and stumble. He caught himself by grabbing onto the bed and glanced at Levi as they both panted.
“Come back to my place,” Levi rasped, looking a little stunned as soon as he said it. Then he forged on before Lyndon could figure out a response. “This room is vile, and even if Oscar comes and helps us clean it, you at least will still be able to detect the other cougar’s scent. And he knows where you are—”
That snapped Lyndon to and he straightened up while anger set a pounding off in his temple. “Which means he will only find me again. I don’t think you’d want Oscar endangered, or yourself.”
Levi tilted his head to the side, his auburn hair brushing over his shoulder as he slowly grinned. “It’s sweet, you being worried, but you misunderstand. It’s not just Oscar there. Four of my five siblings live on the property as well, as do my parents and grandparents. Trust me when I say that anyone who fucks with Grandma Marybeth is going to end up in bloody pieces on the ground. She’s the reason my family is here. Originally Marybeth lived in the Himalayas…” Levi trailed off, a rosy colour tinting his cheeks.
Lyndon didn’t know what to say. He suspected he wanted Levi more than just physically, and the idea of a home, a family, caused the yearning Lyndon tried to keep buried to rise to the surface and throb like a living, breathing thing. Levi seemed to take his silence for acquiescence, and Lyndon couldn’t find it in himself to protest when Levi kept talking.
“Chances are, anyway, whoever this is will have seen us together, or will catch my scent if he returns. He could be watching the room now. I’d think he would be, even though I didn’t see anyone. There are lots of places to hide. My point is, he’d find me anyway, and wouldn’t you rather us be together if he did find me?”
Lyndon wasn’t sure if Levi was trying to convince him or both of them, but the point sunk in and hit its intended target. “All right, I’ll come.”
Levi’s relief was palpable, and those pale eyes crinkled around the edges as he smiled. “Okay, okay that’s good. You can tell me more about yourself and whatever you know about the weirdo who did this. Maybe we can figure out what’s going on—and we can ask Oscar. He’s really smart.” Levi grimaced and looked around the room. “And good at cleaning. Mind if I call him and ask him to come lend a hand?”
“As long as he doesn’t attack me and have me stuffed,” Lyndon groused. This wasn’t going to endear him to Oscar, and Lyndon knew Levi and Oscar were close. He’d rather not get any further on Oscar’s bad side. He really thought Oscar was okay. Kind of cute in a possessed crazy terrier way, at least when it came to his brother. Lyndon thought they’d get along just fine, eventually, if he worked hard at getting Oscar to like him—and if he didn’t run again.
Chapter Nine
Levi wasn’t surprised at all when Lyndon kicked the cabin door shut with his heel before pinning Levi against the wall. The tension in the truck on the drive home had been so thick it had practically weighted the air, and despite both men’s claim that they would talk, this was exactly
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