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Tillman nodded reluctantly. “You’re right. I’m sorry, I just...I can’t stand the thought of losing you.”
“I know.” Laith leaned in, kissing him softly. “We’ll figure this out together. But no rash decisions yet, okay?”
“No promises.” Tillman took a deep breath, trying to calm the protective instincts raging inside him. “If I even think Daniel is lying, I’ll tear him apart.”
Laith frowned. “Thanks for the gross image in my head.” He poked Tillman in the chest. “So, you can really change into a bear?”
Tillman kissed Laith’s forehead. “Want to see?”
Laith’s breath hitched as he nodded. “I’ll be safe, right?”
“The safest person on the planet.” Tillman began to undress. “I’ll know who you are and be able to understand you.”
“And you’re getting naked because?”
“I don’t have a change of clothes here,” Tillman said. “Clothes get shredded in a shift. I highly doubt you have anything that will fit me.”
He noticed the way his mate’s gaze slid over his body, which made the flirt come out in him. He preened, undressing slowly, letting Laith have his fill.
Laith swallowed roughly, ripping his gaze from Tillman’s groin to look him in the eye. “Okay. I’m ready...I think.”
Tillman smirked. “You’ll be fine, trust me.”
With that, he shifted into his bear form. A large grizzly bear stood where Tillman had been seconds ago. Laith gasped, taking a step back, but quickly regained his composure.
“Holy shit,” he breathed, awestruck. “You’re...big.”
Tillman stayed perfectly still, letting his mate take everything in. He wanted Laith to be comfortable with his bear, to be unafraid of him. They were going to spend the rest of their lives together, and that was a long-ass time to have someone afraid of your inner beast.
Laith blinked. “Wow.” He cautiously reached out to stroke Tillman’s coarse fur. “This is...amazing.”
Tillman nuzzled his mate’s hand, reveling in the contact. He could feel Laith’s heartbeat racing, but it was mostly excitement and wonder rather than fear. Good.
Then Tillman dropped to the floor, trying to seem smaller than he was. He licked Laith’s hand, and his mate laughed. “This is so freaky.”
He then shifted back to his human form, still kneeling before Laith. “See? I told you you’d be fine.”
Laith knelt down to hug him, pressing their bodies together. “That was...incredible. You’re incredible.”
Talk about stroking his ego.
There was also something else Tillman wanted his mate to stroke. He slowly pushed to his feet, cupping Laith’s face as he kissed him. Laith groaned into Tillman’s mouth, curling his arms around Tillman’s sides.
He’d yet to claim his mate, and Tillman’s bear was going nuts to solder their souls together.
Right before his eyes, Laith stood and undressed. It seemed he wanted Tillman just as badly. The pull. That unseen hand that guided one mate to another, that need to be near the other, to want them, had a grip on both men.
Then Laith crawled onto the bed, giving Tillman a come-hither look. A look Tillman couldn’t resist. The guy was licking his lips and making Tillman’s dick even harder than it already was. He remembered what it felt like to have those beauties wrapped around his cock.
Tillman couldn’t help but notice how Laith’s chest glistened under the dim lights, inviting his hungry gaze to explore every inch of it. Although Laith’s solid, smooth chest lacked definition, Tillman found himself drawn to it. He didn’t want someone as muscular as him. The contrast between their bodies only added to the intense attraction he felt toward Laith.
His mate scooted back when Tillman moved in closer. With a sultry smile, he crawled onto the bed and ran his fingers through Laith’s hair, pulling it gently to expose his neck. Their lips met in a passionate embrace, igniting a fire within them both.
Laith released a low, guttural moan that sent shivers through Tillman’s body. The desire to possess the man burned within him, and he yearned to take Laith in every way possible. The urge moved Tillman forward as he gently rolled Laith underneath his large frame, cocooning him in.
He gazed into those sweet hazel eyes as his fingers continued to massage the man’s scalp. “Are you ready to be my mate?”
Laith nodded.
