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Chapter One – Austin
One week after the Bitterroot Mountain rescue
mission
AUSTIN STOOD at the kitchen sink, rinsing dishes then loading
them into the dishwasher. They’d just finished breakfast and was having a lazy
morning. Both of them were still in their night pants.
“So, I was thinking—”
Kage set his coffee mug down. “Oh dear.”
Without breaking stride, Austin grabbed the sprayer thingy
that was part of the kitchen faucet, turned, and aimed it at Kage. “Want to say
that again?”
“You wouldn’t—”
“Dare? Really, you should know me better by now.” Grinning, Austin
depressed the lever and shot water at Kage, who was sitting at the island.
Yelping, Kage nearly fell off the barstool as he tried to
avoid the stream of water. “Hey, now! Babe! Stop!”
Calmly Austin continued to pelt Kage with the sprayer. “You
mispronounced ‘I’m sorry’.”
“Austin!” Kage bellowed. He managed to get his feet under him
then took off toward Austin.
Austin squirted Kage one last time, then abandoned the sprayer
and stated running. Laughing hysterically, he darted around the other end of
the island, Kage hot on his heels.
“Crap, crap, crap!” He’d really soaked Kage, and oh dear God,
the look on his face when Austin turned the water on him was priceless.
It probably didn’t help that Kage hadn’t been wearing a shirt,
so all that cold water had nothing stopping it from hitting skin. Sexy skin
he’d drenched with cold water.
“Imp!” Kage yelled.
Austin could practically feel Kage breathing down the back of
his neck. An insane giggled escaped him as he hauled ass toward the living
area. No way was he going to win this. Kage was too fast, but Austin would go
down fighting… well, he’d go down laughing. He was a lover, not a fighter.
Maybe he could put the couch between him and Kage and—Austin
shrieked as Kage suddenly stepped out of a shadow in front of him. He plowed
into Kage, unable to stop.
Kage simply wrapped his arms around Austin and fell back into
the shadows. The absolute absence of light in the portal always threw Austin at
first. It was just so dark.
The nothingness swallowed up everything, and there was always
a slight rushing sound as they traveled. He’d gotten used to how it felt being
in a portal, but it always left him feeling… insignificant.
But he was safe in his mate’s arms, and the uncomfortable
feeling was worth being able to travel in such a way.
He plastered himself against Kage’s naked and very wet chest.
Even the upper portion of Kage’s night pants were soaked. Snickering, he rested
his head against Kage’s cold shoulder. He’d really gotten Kage good.
Kage was so going to make him pay, and he couldn’t wait.
A few seconds later, they stepped out of the shadows. They
were in a three-sided building which was actually the access to their rooftop
pool. Fortunately for Kage, it was pretty dark in there.
Kage immediately swept up Austin into his arms and headed
straight for the water.
“Oh my God, really? I squirted you so you’re going to dump
me—” Austin hit the water and sank.
Holy crap, he did it. He really tossed Austin into the pool.
Guess it was a good thing Austin didn’t have his phone in the pocket of his
night pants.
He glanced up through the water. Kage stood by the edge of the
pool, his hands on his hips, grinning down at him.
Jerk.
But by God, that was his jerk. Austin surfaced and shoved his
wet hair out of his face.
“How’s the water?” Kage asked.
“Probably a lot less cold than what I sprayed you with,”
Austin admitted as he swam over to where Kage stood.
Now, how to get his revenge for that little stunt?
“Help me out?” Austin asked sweetly as he held his hand up to
Kage.
“You know, I was not born yesterday. I take your hand and
you’re going to pull me into the pool.”
“I would never,” Austin gasped in the fakest voice he could
manage. Okay, so yeah, that was totally his plan. Looked like it wasn’t going
to work, though. One way or the other, Austin was going to get Kage in the
pool.
Plan B it was.
Austin held onto the edge of the pool with one hand while he
struggled to get his night pants off with the other. Looking up through his
lashes, he tossed his drenched night pants out of the pool next to Kage’s feet.
Kage looked from the soaked material to Austin. He cleared his
throat. “Ah….”
Austin pushed away from the edge so Kage had a perfect view of
his completely naked body.
“You’re such an imp,” Kage complained before diving into
the water, clothes and all.
Austin was still cheering when Kage surfaced. Giggling, Austin
started swimming to the shallower area of the pool, Kage right behind him. He
had barely touched the bottom with his toes when Kage decided to play octopus.
He was still giggling when Kage’s lips landed on his.
Since he didn’t have to worry about them drowning now, Austin wrapped
his legs around Kage’s waist, buried his hands in that thick black hair of
Kage’s, and kissed his mate for all he was worth.
Kage’s tongue retreated and Austin’s followed, tangling
together. Both of Kage’s hands squeezed Austin’s ass as they kissed. Austin
finally had to come up for air, but he still wasn’t going to waste this
opportunity.
He trailed little nibbling bites down Kage’s throat, tasting a
combination of salty skin and chlorine. Tingles raced through his body as his
cock started to harden.
He could feel Kage’s dick brushing against his ass. Good
grief, had the head escaped Kage’s pants? If he could get Kage out of them, all
his mated had to do was lower him down onto his dick. Well, there was a bit
more involved than that. Like, for instance, lube.
And God, he wished they had some. This wasn’t a position
they’d tried yet, and now that he was in it, he wanted to. He really, really
wanted to.
Austin kissed his way back up Kage’s throat and blew softly in
his ear. The slight prick of claws on his ass cheeks excited him. Goals. He had
them.
“Bed,” Austin whispered into Kage’s ear.
Kage growled, his hands tightening on Austin’s ass. “I’ll just
portal us—”
“Yeah, no. No portaling. I can’t believe you did that
earlier.”
“The access is enclosed on three sides for that very reason.
Plus, the buildings around us aren’t taller than this one. The likelihood of
someone seeing us stepping from the shadows was next to none,” Kage said, his
hands flexing on Austin’s ass cheeks.
“Was still a risk.” As punishment, Austin nipped Kage’s ear.
