just to say hi, we’re a call away.” He smiled gently. “Sometimes, it’s easier to speak to someone who’s not there with you.”
Paulie seemed to like the idea, and Sebastian mentally thanked The Spirit Mother for giving him Marcus. “All right,” Paulie said.
“I’ll do that.”
He began to walk away, while Sebastian and Marcus remained in front of his door. All of a sudden, he turned and retraced his steps. He pressed brief, chaste pecks on their cheeks and whispered, “I’m sorry.
I’ll try harder. I promise.”
With that, he was gone. For a few moments, Sebastian stared at the spot where Paulie had been last, idly considering the option of 58
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following after his mate and fucking all hesitation out of him. It wouldn’t work, of course, but his cock would very much enjoy it.
Marcus chuckled at him. “I know. It’s not easy.”
Sebastian arched his brow at his mate. “What can we do? He’s just…”
“I could help you with that.” Marcus gave him a sly look and licked his lips. The sight of Marcus’s tongue peeking out of his mouth made Sebastian even harder than before.
Marcus took his silence as agreement. He pushed Sebastian against the wall and knelt at his feet. In a few rushed instants, he unzipped Sebastian’s trousers and released Sebastian’s dick from its confines.
As Marcus’s fist engulfed Sebastian’s cock, Paulie’s image popped in his head, both arousing and sobering. He realized he wanted to share this moment with Paulie, and having their relationship strained didn’t represent a very good turn-on.
Marcus seemed to share his opinion. “Another time, maybe,” he said as he got up.
“After we solve things with Paulie,” Sebastian added. Perhaps he was being overly confident, but he couldn’t stand the thought of not having both his mates by his side.
His wolf mate nodded. “At any rate, I believe it went quite well, didn’t it?”
“I think so, too. Now, we just have to wait and see.”
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A short while after his departure from his room, Paulie felt it, a shocking arousal that seemed altogether out of place taking into account the circumstances. He’d actually begun to ruminate over Sebastian and Marcus’s words, and now, he realized his mates must be having sex—without him. It strangely disheartened him. God, he Three Mates, One Destiny
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was so confused. He wanted them to be close to each other, right?
Then, how could he be jealous? It made no sense.
In an odd development, the sensations stopped just instants after they began. Paulie was confused and made a mental note to ask his mates later. For now, he needed to get some work done—specifically, to check on his recovering patient.
Out of the three remaining ferals in the clinic, Ross was the most puzzling one. He seemed to have taken the serum better than the others, although his state remained delicate and he needed supervision around the clock.
For this purpose, Paulie and his dad enlisted several of the other medics’ aid. With so much to do, it was difficult for any of them to stand around and essentially play nurse, but it couldn’t be helped, not if they wanted to keep their remaining patients alive. Perhaps when Ross showed improvement, this state of things would change.
Paulie reached Ross’s room, cracked the door open, and slipped inside. The medic who’d been watching over the young man met him halfway. “How is he doing?” Paulie asked. “Has he said anything?”
The spirit wolf shook his head. “Nothing that makes sense. He hasn’t woken up so far.”
As if to contradict the medic’s words, a moan sounded from the bed, interrupting the conversation. Both Paulie and his spirit wolf counterpart rushed to the bed. They checked Ross’s vital signs and made sure the young man wasn’t seizing again. Instead, Ross cracked his eyes open.
“What? Where am I?”
“You’re in a hospital,” Paulie replied.
Ross tried to reach for his forehead,
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