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never do anything that might jeopardize
what we have. Surely you know that? I’ve been both the deputy here
in Wolf Creek and a pack soldier for a long time, Stefan.”
Stefan pouted. He fiddled with the edge of Ben’s shirt collar. “I
know that. I just worry.” He glanced up at Ben. “There’s someone
else I worry about, too.” Okay, it wasn’t a great way to bring up the
subject of Audley, but Stefan knew he needed to do it somehow.
“Audley?”
Stefan’s mouth dropped open. He stared up at Ben for a moment,
shock coursing through him, then snapped his mouth shut. “Yeah,
how’d you know?”
Ben chuckled, another sound that Stefan had heard a lot of lately.
He patted Stefan on the ass, then walked past him. “I know you,
Stefan. You haven’t mentioned your friend in several days. If you
truly cared about someone, you wouldn’t forget about them.”
Stefan felt his face burn. He frowned as he followed Ben upstairs
to the bedroom and watched him change his clothes. Ben always
headed directly to the bedroom to change out of his uniform and get
into something more comfortable. He usually chose jeans and a cotton
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shirt. Stefan would have preferred naked skin, but the tight jeans
worked, too.
“Want to tell me about it?” Ben asked as he pulled a white cotton
shirt over his head.
Stefan sat down on the side of the bed. “I talked with Devlin
today. He told me that Oliver is planning a commitment ceremony to
Audley.” He heaved a deep sigh and clasped his hands tightly
together. “I know Audley, Ben. He would never agree to be
committed to Oliver. He’s terrified of my brother.”
Ben smoothed his shirt down then stepped over to sit next to
Stefan. “So, what should we do, baby? Can’t we just go get Audley?
Would he come with us if we asked? We have a spare bedroom he
can use as long as he wants.”
Stefan shook his head. “It’s not that easy, Ben.”
“Why not?” Ben asked. “I admit I don’t know much about
vampire culture, but if Audley is old enough to do what he wants—”
Ben paused for a moment, a strange look crossing his face. “He is old
enough, isn’t he?”
“Audley is the same age as me.”
Ben frowned. “You’re old enough, aren’t you? I know you guys
live a long time, but you mature just like the rest of us, right? I’d hate
to find out that I’m robbing the cradle here, Stefan.”
“You’re not.” Stefan laughed. “I’m plenty old enough. Vampires
mature just like everyone else until we hit puberty. Only then does our
aging start to slow down. And now that we’re mated, your life thread
is intertwined with mine and you’ll live as long as I do.”
“And that means what exactly?” Ben asked. “Am I going to turn
into a vampire?”
“No, of course not,” Stefan replied. He chuckled at the anxious
look on Ben’s face. “Werewolves are immune to a vampire bite. You
will live as long as I do. However, you will also die when I do or vice
versa. If you die, so do I.”
“Seriously?”
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Stefan nodded. “Does that bother you? Being with me for so long,
I mean?”
“No, baby, not at all,” Ben said. Stefan squeezed Ben’s hand when
the man grabbed him. “In fact, I prefer it that way. I just worry about
you, maybe as much as you worry about me. My job can get kind of
dangerous sometimes, and I’d hate to think of something happening to
you because of me.”
Stefan leaned over to bump his shoulder against Ben’s. “Guess
you’ll just have to be extra careful, won’t you?”
Ben growled. Stefan squealed when the large man picked him and
settled him down on his lap. Stefan wrapped his arms around Ben,
leaning in to inhale the musky scent at Ben’s neck. He knew if he
were a cat, he’d be purring. Ben smelled delicious.
“I guess I will need to be extra careful,” Ben said. His arms
wrapped around Stefan. “I’m holding my life in my
what we have. Surely you know that? I’ve been both the deputy here
in Wolf Creek and a pack soldier for a long time, Stefan.”
Stefan pouted. He fiddled with the edge of Ben’s shirt collar. “I
know that. I just worry.” He glanced up at Ben. “There’s someone
else I worry about, too.” Okay, it wasn’t a great way to bring up the
subject of Audley, but Stefan knew he needed to do it somehow.
“Audley?”
Stefan’s mouth dropped open. He stared up at Ben for a moment,
shock coursing through him, then snapped his mouth shut. “Yeah,
how’d you know?”
Ben chuckled, another sound that Stefan had heard a lot of lately.
He patted Stefan on the ass, then walked past him. “I know you,
Stefan. You haven’t mentioned your friend in several days. If you
truly cared about someone, you wouldn’t forget about them.”
Stefan felt his face burn. He frowned as he followed Ben upstairs
to the bedroom and watched him change his clothes. Ben always
headed directly to the bedroom to change out of his uniform and get
into something more comfortable. He usually chose jeans and a cotton
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shirt. Stefan would have preferred naked skin, but the tight jeans
worked, too.
“Want to tell me about it?” Ben asked as he pulled a white cotton
shirt over his head.
Stefan sat down on the side of the bed. “I talked with Devlin
today. He told me that Oliver is planning a commitment ceremony to
Audley.” He heaved a deep sigh and clasped his hands tightly
together. “I know Audley, Ben. He would never agree to be
committed to Oliver. He’s terrified of my brother.”
Ben smoothed his shirt down then stepped over to sit next to
Stefan. “So, what should we do, baby? Can’t we just go get Audley?
Would he come with us if we asked? We have a spare bedroom he
can use as long as he wants.”
Stefan shook his head. “It’s not that easy, Ben.”
“Why not?” Ben asked. “I admit I don’t know much about
vampire culture, but if Audley is old enough to do what he wants—”
Ben paused for a moment, a strange look crossing his face. “He is old
enough, isn’t he?”
“Audley is the same age as me.”
Ben frowned. “You’re old enough, aren’t you? I know you guys
live a long time, but you mature just like the rest of us, right? I’d hate
to find out that I’m robbing the cradle here, Stefan.”
“You’re not.” Stefan laughed. “I’m plenty old enough. Vampires
mature just like everyone else until we hit puberty. Only then does our
aging start to slow down. And now that we’re mated, your life thread
is intertwined with mine and you’ll live as long as I do.”
“And that means what exactly?” Ben asked. “Am I going to turn
into a vampire?”
“No, of course not,” Stefan replied. He chuckled at the anxious
look on Ben’s face. “Werewolves are immune to a vampire bite. You
will live as long as I do. However, you will also die when I do or vice
versa. If you die, so do I.”
“Seriously?”
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Stefan nodded. “Does that bother you? Being with me for so long,
I mean?”
“No, baby, not at all,” Ben said. Stefan squeezed Ben’s hand when
the man grabbed him. “In fact, I prefer it that way. I just worry about
you, maybe as much as you worry about me. My job can get kind of
dangerous sometimes, and I’d hate to think of something happening to
you because of me.”
Stefan leaned over to bump his shoulder against Ben’s. “Guess
you’ll just have to be extra careful, won’t you?”
Ben growled. Stefan squealed when the large man picked him and
settled him down on his lap. Stefan wrapped his arms around Ben,
leaning in to inhale the musky scent at Ben’s neck. He knew if he
were a cat, he’d be purring. Ben smelled delicious.
“I guess I will need to be extra careful,” Ben said. His arms
wrapped around Stefan. “I’m holding my life in my
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