At the same time, he surveyed the group, and he noted that Lionel was right; the alphas outnumbered the omegas by two to one. It gave him hope that he might find someone interesting enough to go out on a date with him after the event—hopefully.
That thought sizzled and burned when his gaze snagged on the new arrival. He was the epitome of a cowboy, even had the swagger as he came to a halt at the side of the group.
Ian’s cock twitched rather dramatically in his pants. A kind of freaked out dance move that could match Hector’s mate Morty—who couldn’t dance at all—when the hunk tipped his hat and smiled directly at Ian.
He smiled at me, hot damn.
That was most certainly a come-hither smile, right?
Ian sure hoped so because the alpha was huge, and he took the time to get a better look at him. His clothes were worn in a way that suggested this wasn’t his first visit to a ranch. Ian’s gaze traveled down to the shiny belt buckle with a growling bear head.Bear shifter.
Lookie. Lookie. What have we got here?
Yes, lookie, lookie,his honey badger drooled.
Ian actually swiped at his chin just in case he had indeed drooled too. The bear never took its eyes off Ian, so he slowly edged sideways to get a little closer to see if he smelled as good as he looked.
He was stopped in his tracks by Remy when he spoke. “Okay, everybody, listen up. My name is Remy, and we have got a whole day packed with new activities for you to try today.”
The bear turned its attention to Remy, and Ian sighed under his breath, willing the man to return his attention to him.
Faint, that will get his attention.
I will not. I want him to be interested, not running a mile to escape.
That hunk of sexiness won’t run anywhere but right to us, I can sense these things.
Ian did release a groan this time, his animal side could be a little more adventurous than Ian.
You need me to be this way to push you out of your comfort zone. I mean, when was the last time you got laid? You need me, or else you’ll never get any this decade. Now sidle our cute backside closer to the bear.
Ian couldn’t really argue that point, it had been a long time, but his ass clenched now as he caught the bear side-eyeing him with those gorgeous honey brown eyes.
“—so now I’ve explained the safety rules, pick a partner and let’s head off to the stables,” said Remy gaily, waving his clip board above his head as he sauntered off towards a massive barn where three men stood just inside the large open doors.
Shit, what have I mis…the thought slipped right out of his head as his nose twitched and his body went into shock.
Mate.
My mate is here.
Here.
As everyone moved as a group, he caught the delicious scent of pine and peaches, which was sending his honey badger into a tizzy. His earlier twitching cock thought it was time to salute the nation.
A wave of dizziness swept through him at the sudden movement of blood from one head to another. He staggered to the left, and the alpha walking by gave him a wide berth complaining, “Watch where you’re going.”
“Sorry,” Ian muttered embarrassingly.
He is most certainly not our mate,his honey badger stated with an undignified sniff, despite not being close enough to get a good whiff. Being outside with all these different smells was hampering Ian.
He dropped his hand to adjust himself, his head working side to side as he gained his footing, trying to figure who the glorious scent was coming from, because sure as hell it was his mate.
Remy called out, “Ian, are you okay?”
Ian froze when the question drew the attention of the enormous bear, who moved quickly through the crowd and came towards him, wearing a look of concern.
Ian felt hot under the collar and inhaled to calm himself, then got a proper shot at smelling the hot bear. The delicious, intoxicating scent coming from the alpha drove him to his knees because every molecule in his body headed south. He was in pain from how hard his cock was. The soft denim he’d thought a benefit at home, now his enemy as it revealed his body’s reaction to all and sundry.
