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of the feelings he
experienced. A part of him hated Dan, despised Caesar’s weakness.
How could he not? Caesar’s poor decisions destroyed Linden’s past
life.
But another side of him felt for his wolf mate. He understood.
He’d have wanted to claim Linden, too. He still did. In a sense,
Caesar’s courage and sacrifice had saved Linden, giving them a
second chance. Could Ash deny them? Could he cast it aside in the
wind?
“I understand,” he said simply.
On impulse, he pressed a kiss to Dan’s lips. The other man froze,
and at first, remained completely still. But when Ash pulled him
closer, Dan surrendered to him, or rather to their shared passion. As
Dan parted his lips, Ash fed on Dan’s mouth, but the other man didn’t
disappoint either. He took what he wanted, tasting Ash thoroughly,
wrapping his arms around Ash’s neck tightly. Lust raised inside Ash,
a hunger so intense he couldn’t compare it with anything else.
They broke apart only when another presence approached. Ash
shared a look with Dan and grinned. It was time to bring the three of
them together.
* * * *
Linden trekked through the forest, following the instinct that
called him there. Shortly after Ash left, Dan had gone after him.
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Linden decided he couldn’t very well stay behind and wait when both
his mates needed him, so he’d followed, in his slower, human pace.
Fragments of memories were coming to him now. Sometimes,
when he dreamed, he saw bits and pieces, but he never managed to
remember anything else but the figure of a man named Caesar. With
Dan’s appearance, that changed.
It hurt to remember everything he’d said and done, all the love
they’d lost before. But it hadn’t been their fault, and Linden now
hoped to mend things, together with Ash.
He sensed the moment when Dan’s apprehension and Ash’s
loneliness turned to decision and arousal. In his heart, he felt them
even before they actually reached him.
The same wave of heat he’d experienced earlier flowed over him.
This time, though, Linden accepted it, no longer frightened. He now
knew he’d been born for this moment. He’d been born to be with Ash
and Linden.
Someone else might have questioned this peculiar connection,
more so since it implied a three-way relationship. Linden didn’t. He
understood it now. Their bond could only be complete like this, and
somehow, Linden knew that if they’d found Ash in their previous life,
they’d never have suffered through such a loss.
His thoughts threatened to return to those awful times once again,
but thankfully, Ash and Dan emerged from the thicket. The sight of
his mates’ naked bodies scrambled all the glum memories away. In
fact, his brain almost shut down altogether, reverting to the primal
“fuck now” mode. God, and he’d never even had sex. Would he know
what to do?
Before he could worry himself to death, Ash and Dan walked up
to him. “Are you all right?” Dan asked.
“More than all right,” Linden murmured back.
Ash and Dan sandwiched him from both sides. While Dan
peppered kisses over his face, Ash whispered in his ear, “We don’t
know how this is going to work, but together, we can manage.”
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Linden nodded without a word. He didn’t think he could speak,
his heart overflowing with emotion. Ash and Dan guided him to lie
down on the grass, and he obeyed them. His legs already threatened to
give out, simply because of the proximity of his two mates.
Dan and Ash took their time with him. Dan unbuttoned his loose
shirt with excruciating slowness, placing featherlight kisses on each
patch of skin he revealed and sending goose bumps all over Linden.
Ash took position between Linden’s legs and unbuttoned his jeans.
When Ash pulled the zipper down with his teeth, Linden whimpered.
Dan chuckled, and his mouth enclosed over Linden’s right nipple. A
shock of pleasure swept over him, pooling
experienced. A part of him hated Dan, despised Caesar’s weakness.
How could he not? Caesar’s poor decisions destroyed Linden’s past
life.
But another side of him felt for his wolf mate. He understood.
He’d have wanted to claim Linden, too. He still did. In a sense,
Caesar’s courage and sacrifice had saved Linden, giving them a
second chance. Could Ash deny them? Could he cast it aside in the
wind?
“I understand,” he said simply.
On impulse, he pressed a kiss to Dan’s lips. The other man froze,
and at first, remained completely still. But when Ash pulled him
closer, Dan surrendered to him, or rather to their shared passion. As
Dan parted his lips, Ash fed on Dan’s mouth, but the other man didn’t
disappoint either. He took what he wanted, tasting Ash thoroughly,
wrapping his arms around Ash’s neck tightly. Lust raised inside Ash,
a hunger so intense he couldn’t compare it with anything else.
They broke apart only when another presence approached. Ash
shared a look with Dan and grinned. It was time to bring the three of
them together.
* * * *
Linden trekked through the forest, following the instinct that
called him there. Shortly after Ash left, Dan had gone after him.
Mates in Life and Death
57
Linden decided he couldn’t very well stay behind and wait when both
his mates needed him, so he’d followed, in his slower, human pace.
Fragments of memories were coming to him now. Sometimes,
when he dreamed, he saw bits and pieces, but he never managed to
remember anything else but the figure of a man named Caesar. With
Dan’s appearance, that changed.
It hurt to remember everything he’d said and done, all the love
they’d lost before. But it hadn’t been their fault, and Linden now
hoped to mend things, together with Ash.
He sensed the moment when Dan’s apprehension and Ash’s
loneliness turned to decision and arousal. In his heart, he felt them
even before they actually reached him.
The same wave of heat he’d experienced earlier flowed over him.
This time, though, Linden accepted it, no longer frightened. He now
knew he’d been born for this moment. He’d been born to be with Ash
and Linden.
Someone else might have questioned this peculiar connection,
more so since it implied a three-way relationship. Linden didn’t. He
understood it now. Their bond could only be complete like this, and
somehow, Linden knew that if they’d found Ash in their previous life,
they’d never have suffered through such a loss.
His thoughts threatened to return to those awful times once again,
but thankfully, Ash and Dan emerged from the thicket. The sight of
his mates’ naked bodies scrambled all the glum memories away. In
fact, his brain almost shut down altogether, reverting to the primal
“fuck now” mode. God, and he’d never even had sex. Would he know
what to do?
Before he could worry himself to death, Ash and Dan walked up
to him. “Are you all right?” Dan asked.
“More than all right,” Linden murmured back.
Ash and Dan sandwiched him from both sides. While Dan
peppered kisses over his face, Ash whispered in his ear, “We don’t
know how this is going to work, but together, we can manage.”
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Linden nodded without a word. He didn’t think he could speak,
his heart overflowing with emotion. Ash and Dan guided him to lie
down on the grass, and he obeyed them. His legs already threatened to
give out, simply because of the proximity of his two mates.
Dan and Ash took their time with him. Dan unbuttoned his loose
shirt with excruciating slowness, placing featherlight kisses on each
patch of skin he revealed and sending goose bumps all over Linden.
Ash took position between Linden’s legs and unbuttoned his jeans.
When Ash pulled the zipper down with his teeth, Linden whimpered.
Dan chuckled, and his mouth enclosed over Linden’s right nipple. A
shock of pleasure swept over him, pooling
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