“Now, baby, now!” Bastian ordered as his climax hit.
Hudson’s hole clamped down hard on his cock.
Bastian shouted then leaned forward and bit into the crease between Hudson’s neck and shoulder, binding them for all of eternity.
Hudson shouted again as another orgasm was ripped out of him by their mate bond forming.
Bastian lifted his head and howled as best he could in human form.
He had claimed his mate.
Chapter Eleven
Hudson
Skipping down the steps of Bastian’s office building, Hudson waved as he spotted Easton coming out of his own office door.
“Hud?” Easton called. “What are you doing here?”
Hudson couldn’t very well tell his friend that he and Bastian had stopped by Bas’s office to pick up files on a rogue hyena shifter pack, so he shrugged. “Visiting my boyfriend.”
Easton cut his gaze toward the door that Hudson had just exited. “The tattooed one, right?”
Technically several of the men were covered in tattoos. “Bastian,” Hudson supplied. “You met him the other day at the town meeting.”
“I remember,” Easton said. “He was with the guys that own all that property out by the state park. Is he staying there too then?”
Hudson nodded but he was getting a strange vibe from his friend. Easton was acting strange. Oh! Maybe he’d heard that weird rumor Hudson had regrettably repeated. “They’re not a cult,” he offered.
“A cult?” Easton repeated with a frown.
“I heard that when I moved to town too,” Hudson offered. “It’s not true. They’re nice guys once you get to know them.” Some of them just happened to shift into animals like margays and dragons and oh, they used magic on a regular basis.
Easton shook his head. “Hudson, I’ve been diving into the old mayor’s records, and some stuff just doesn’t make sense. You need to be careful until I can figure out what’s going on.”
“There’s nothing going on,” Hudson said quickly. They did not need Easton to get suspicious. It was now Hudson’s duty to help protect the family.
“You’re sweet, Hud, but I think there’s a lot going on in this town that’s been ignored,” Easton told him. “The old mayor might have been fine with ignoring the weirdness, but I’m not.”
“Easton.” Hudson didn’t like this one bit.
“No, Hud,” Easton said. “You don’t have to believe me. No one does. I’ll figure this out.”
There wasn’t anything Hudson could say that wouldn’t totally ruin his friendship with Easton. Instead of arguing, Hudson pulled Easton into a hug. He’d keep an eye on his friend and let Bas know if things began to look dangerous. Maybe they would eventually get to tell Easton the secret, so he knew that there was nothing to worry about.
“You just let me know if you need anything,” Hudson told Easton.
“I will, buddy.” Easton patted his back. “Be careful.”
“I’m always careful,” Hudson said.
He debated going back inside but he’d promised Bastian coffee and a breakfast sandwich from the bakery. Hudson hoped they still had some donuts left. He felt like he could eat a whole dozen on his own! Although Aspen, who turned out to be a real fairy, had offered to share the donuts with him.
So yeah, while there were weird things going on in town, Hudson was getting as excited as Stryker. It was true that finding out about the paranormal world really did change his outlook on things. Like Aspen, who had been thrilled to reveal his secret to Hudson.
Already Hudson was learning more than he could have imagined.
“Hey, Hud!”
