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He wrapped his arms around Declan s neck and
held on, opening his mouth to accept Declan s
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invading tongue, tilting his head to follow
Declan s lead as he deepened the kiss. Gaining
confidence, Lark stroked his hands over Declan s
scalp, feeling short stubble scrape against his skin.
Declan broke the kiss and grinned.  Hold that
thought, darling. I ll be back soon.
Releasing him, Declan grinned largely before
stripping and shifting. Thirty seconds later, a large
chocolate colored wolf stood in front of him.
Declan bounced forward and licked Lark s face
before moving away. It took some encouragement,
but finally Declan had Sara moving and the wolf
and gazelle took off into the woods together.
Grinning, he watched their movements until
the pair disappeared amidst the pines. Lark
turned, still smiling and headed into the house.
An hour later, the dishes were done, he d
showered, and now dragged his exhausted body
to bed. After the eventful day, Lark thought he d
pass right out. Instead, he laid awake, thinking
about everything that had happened that day.
He d been sure Declan would ream his ass over
the coals for going to the zoo. Instead, he d
showed up, understood why Lark had chosen to
attend, and made certain he was okay.
He d recognized the potential in a lonely little
girl and took her under his wing. Declan seemed
to see inside others, assess their motivations and
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worth. Assess their souls almost. And he seemed
to care for Lark. Declan had devoted his last few
days to watch over him. He took off work and put
off pack duties to dote on Lark s needs, keeping
him safe, satisfied, and fed. What if the man truly
cared for him? The thought made him smile.
Maybe he should take advantage for as long as it
lasted.
* * * *
Declan slid into bed, wrapping himself around the
warm body of his sleeping mate.
 Holy shit, Lark hissed, cringing away from
Declan.
 I m sorry, baby, he murmured, easing away.
 I didn t realize I was so cold.
Lark seemed to hesitate for a second, then, to
Declan s surprise, whispered,  Come here and let
me warm you up.
For several seconds, Declan didn t move as he
tried to understand his mate s sudden change of
behavior. Before he could come up with an
answer, Lark rolled over, carefully keeping his
injured arm above his head and away from
pressure, and wrapped his good arm over
Declan s chest. His mate snuggled against him. He
hissed again at Declan s cold skin, but didn t move
away.
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 How d it go?
Relishing in the warmth of Lark s skin, and the
feel of his mate plastered against him, Declan
murmured his approval and said,  Very well. It
took a little coaxing to get Sara to shift back, but
she s upstairs sound asleep now.
Declan felt Lark cuddle closer and rub his hand
over the smooth skin of his chest. His muscles
relaxed and contracted as Lark s fingers danced
over them, sending tingles of arousal through him,
warming him faster than he thought possible.
 You re a good man. You know that? Lark
murmured.
 Not really, Lark, Declan replied, suddenly
wondering if his mate was completely awake.  I
just look out for the members of me pack.
 Such an admission, Lark murmured.  But
you re wrong.
Declan stiffened, unused to people
contradicting him. Lark leaned onto his elbow,
draping his body across Declan s larger frame. By
the light of the moon, he saw amusement dance in
the blue eyes above him. Lark smiled, and Declan
watched in amazement as Lark leaned down and
stroked his tongue slowly over the nipple closest
to him. He couldn t stop the growl as tingles
danced across his chest. He brought his arms up,
sliding them around Lark as he fought for breath.
He could barely concentrate when Lark started
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talking between slow leisurely licks.
 You could have assigned someone else to take
care of Sara, he pointed out.  Instead, you did it
yourself. You found it in your heart to encourage a
little girl and help her learn how to shift. You
taught Sara to embrace her animal, something her
father has been trying to suppress for her entire
life!
That s part of me job as alpha. He wanted to say
the words, but couldn t get his tongue to work as
Lark grinned down at him. The lust and hunger he
saw glittering in his mate s eyes took his breath
away. Lark wrapped his lips around his nipple
and sucked hard. Declan almost came unglued.
His body bowed underneath the smaller man, and
his cock jerked against his stomach, smearing pre-
cum across his abs.
 Lark! he groaned, trying to warn him with his
voice.
The lips around his nipple let go with a pop.
 You have an amazing heart, Declan. One I want
to hold for the night.
 Just the night? Declan asked, panting quietly
as he stared into Lark s eyes. A flash of sadness
filled his mate s eyes before Lark s smile banished
it.
 For however long you ll tolerate a twink like
me?
Ah, now he understood. His mate wanted him,
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but didn t think Declan could care for Lark in the
long term. How wrong he was, and Declan had
every intention of proving it to him.  Ye re not a
twink to me, Lark, Declan whispered before
pulling Lark s head down and capturing his lips.
He heard the man moan, and Declan instantly
drew back.  Are ye okay? he asked, worried he d
hurt his mate.
Lark grinned.  Never better.
Before Declan could move, Lark shimmied
down his body and wrapped his lips around his
cock. Declan s shaft jumped as that hot, wet
cavern engulfed him. Lark laved his tongue over
the pulsing, dark skin, tracing the heavy vein
running its length. Looking down, he saw his girth
stretch his mate s lips to capacity, and Declan
groaned, knowing it was the sexiest thing he d
ever seen.
Lark s head bobbed down, burying his nose in
Declan s pubes. He growled in pleasure and
tangled the fingers of one hand in Lark s short,
blond hair.  God, Lark. Oh, yeah. Take it. He felt
Lark grin around his shaft, before opening his
throat and swallowing. Feeling the muscles of
Lark s throat massage his cock head had his thighs
trembling. Lark sucked hard, his cheeks hollowing
as he slid back up Declan s dick.
Before Lark could move back down his shaft,
knowing he d lose his seed in his mate s mouth if
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he did, Declan wrapped his hands around Lark s
forearms and drew him upward. Claiming his
mouth, Declan thrust his tongue inside, sweeping
the inside of Lark s mouth, tasting, learning the
other man. Lark met him stroke for stroke, rocking
his hard cock against Declan s hip.
Declan wrenched away from Lark and stared.
His body trembled with desire and need as his
small mate stared right back at him.  I m going to
fuck ye so hard, Lark. Ye ll never want another to
fill yer ass, he promised. Just the idea had him
growling his words.
 Yes, Lark whispered.
Declan saw his lust mirrored in his pretty
mate s eyes.
 I want that, too.
Declan carefully shifted Lark to his side,
positioning his back to Declan s chest and his
broken wrist out of the way. Must not hurt him
Declan moved Lark s top leg forward and piled
pillows underneath it, opening Lark s legs and
exposing his hole. For a second, Declan stopped
and stared at his mate, so beautifully displayed for
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