***Ryan sat in the Jacuzzi with his eyes closed in pleasure, listening to Jeremy’s voice as he spoke to someone on phone. Jeremy was on the phone when Ryan had come in with a towel around his waist. He’d gestured for him to go into the bathroom whilst he continued his conversation. There was an opened bottle of Krug Clos d’Ambonnay with two filled glasses on the ledge of the Jacuzzi when Ryan entered Jeremy’s huge bathroom. He’d sat back in the bubbling water and helped himself to the smooth, expensive champagne although he wasn’t really a fan of alcohol. But he’d been through a lot that day, Ryan thought. A little booze wouldn’t hurt, he told himself. And so far, Ryan was loving both the champagne and the exquisite feel of the massaging heat against his body. He didn’t even notice when Jeremy stopped talking.“Feels good doesn’t it?” Ryan heard Jeremy right beside him and opened his eyes.“Feels great.” He purred, pointing at the bottle of champagne. “Trying to get me drunk?”“I hav

***“Play with your nipples. And give me your tongue.” Jeremy instructed and then watched with lust as Ryan began to twist and pull on his nipples. His mate was so sexy it wasn’t funny. With a groan, he closed his mouth around Ryan’s offered tongue and expertly gave it a slow sensual suck.Ryan felt that tug right inside his throbbing dicks. It was so electrifyingly good he moaned lustfully and bucked against Jeremy, causing the full length of that thick finger to slide completely into his channel… hitting something inside him that caused a bombardment of sensations to explode through his whole body. Ryan’s brain short-circuited. His eyes widened with astonishment and then squeezed shut as his body jerked in reaction. He tore his mouth away from Jeremy’s and threw his head back with a loud cry of uncontrollable pleasure as his entire body stiffened against Jeremy.“Bullseye!” Jeremy whispered, the tip of his finger rubbing against the nub he’d read about. The prostate. The pleasure bu

***Jeremy moaned in his sleep. He was having the most incredibly erotic dream. He was standing under a waterfall with Ryan. Ryan was in his arms, with his arms and legs locked around him as it had been during their kiss in the arena. But this time around, they were both naked with Jeremy slowly fucking into Ryan. Somehow, Jeremy knew it was a dream. Hell, he was fucking a willing Ryan. That was too good to be true. But that was one dream the alpha didn’t plan on waking up from. Jeremy moaned throatily when Ryan licked and sucked at the side of his neck until he felt as if he was on fire even though he stood directly beneath the falls.“You smell so good.” Jeremy heard Ryan murmur against his neck between licks. “Damn, I love your body.” Ryan’s words were muffled against his flesh but Jeremy heard him perfectly. “Jeremy…” A whisper. But his name on Ryan’s lips flooded him with such delicious pleasure Jeremy’s eyes fluttered open. And that’s when illusion melded with reality.The first

***“Can you please come forward, Alpha Jeremy?” The High Priestess called with a delightful smile on her face. Like the other members of council, she looked thrilled that their alpha had found his mate.They were in the cozy and beautifully decorated council meeting room with the Members of the Council. The Council was the highest body of authority in the pack. It was made up of eight elders, headed by the High Priestess. Gloria and Joel were both members of the council. The only non-council members present were the alpha himself, Ryan, Philip, Stan, and Paige. The meeting had commenced with the alpha introducing his mate to the council. The members were thrilled. Although two had raised the obvious issue of an heir to the throne, they’d all agreed that Luna knew best. Members had unanimously agreed that the mating ceremony could take place that evening. All that was left was for the High Priestess to ask for Luna’s blessing and protection for the upcoming ceremony. After that, they

***“I’m waiting for Jeremy to tell me the meaning of what I saw and heard at the council quarters,” Ryan said quietly. He was sitting opposite Gloria in the back seat of Joel’s Navy blue Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman. Joel sat beside the miserable-looking woman. “Care to do the honours? What’s this Fort that’s scaring everyone? I plan to go with him by the way.”“Oh Ryan, you can’t.” A sob escaped the elderly woman.“But I can, and I’m gonna. I’m entitled to leave…”“You can’t follow him into purgatory, son.” Joel cut in. “And even if you could, his punishment demands he goes alone.”“Purgatory?” Ryan gasped. He didn’t even know it actually existed. “What kind of punishment is that? I know it’s because of what he did to me. I gathered as much. But I don’t want him to be punished. Doesn’t what I want matter? After all, I was the one wronged. Can’t I just go and talk to the council to forget…”“He wronged Luna too Ryan,” Gloria said quietly. “Jeremy showed disrespect by hating her choice