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Alphy
looked up at him with tired eyes. “Are we cleared?”

“
I’m afraid not yet. It appears the lab was making some
kind of biological weapon using shifter biology. The strand is so resilient
that it can live much longer than any other I’ve ever encountered, and has a
very fast metabolic rate.”

“
Ok, well, I’m still alive, so I must not have it,
right?”

“
Unfortunately, no. Some of the survivors here are
infected, and although some of the victims from the basement were killed during
violent acts, many were killed using this unknown pathogen. After examining
them, and the notes, it shows that the shifter victims who died as a cause from
this pathogen, appear to have taken a long period of time to expire.”

“
But you said they had a fast metabolic rate.”

“
Right. We have pulled out two dead humans. As far as
we can determine, they worked here, and accidentally or not, contracted the
virus, and died rather quickly.”

Alphy’s
face showed frustration. “How do you know it was quickly?”

“
Because we were able to identify the victims, and
found records when they last checked in, and then given approximate time of
death…”

Alphy
leaned over and rubbed his head as Seamus continued. “I’m grateful I brought
Maysa
with me. She’s been studying the virus, and she
believes that it may work much faster in humans than in shifters. If that’s the
case, then you could still have contracted it, and just haven’t shown any
signs.”

Enzo wasn’t the only one in the room who gave a
disappointed sigh.

“
I do have some good news for you.”
Alphy
perked up, followed by everyone in the room. “I believe Gale is clear. The
virus seems to kill human patients within hours. She will continue to remain in
isolation, because she does have a faster metabolism, being as she is mated to
a shifter, but she is still human, and it’s already been several hours. I’ve
done blood work on her, and I haven’t seen any signs at all. I’m willing to
believe she is safe.”

Alphy’s
body slumped down, and he breathed out a heavy breath, and even though he had
covered his face with his hands, Enzo swore he saw moisture in his eyes before
they were covered. After a few seconds,
Alphy
composed himself.

“
Thanks, Sea. How much longer do you think we need to
stay in isolation?”

“
I don’t know. It all depends if any of you starts to
show any signs, and I don’t want to risk going by vampire sense alone. There’s
very little we know about this virus, and I can’t be sure how detectible it is.
I’d say at least forty-eight hours, or more. I’ve arranged for meals to be brought
in.”

Enzo felt mixed emotions as Seamus turned and left.
Alphy
looked at the camera. “Enzo, I need to get some rest,
and I’m sure you do, too. This is going to take a while. The pack is yours
until I return.”

The screen went black as
Alphy
turned the cam off. Slowly, everyone began to move out of the room.

Not wanting to let go of his mate, Enzo picked Heath
up, careful as to not awaken him, and carried him to their room.

****

Heath slowly started to come back around. He could
hear himself snuffle just a bit before he smacked his lips, trying to get his
mouth moist again. He opened his blurry eyes and looked around as his brain
continued to climb out of a sleepy fog. He could feel his cheek lying against
something warm that was rising, and falling. A steady thump-thump, thump-thump,
nearly lulled him back to sleep.

His eyes opened. Across Enzo’s toned and sculpted
chest, he found himself staring into golden cat eyes.

Tinkerbell? Huh, when did
we return to our room?

He slowly lifted his head, peeling his cheek off of
Enzo’s expansive chest. His morning wood grazed over Enzo’s thigh. The
roughness of Enzo’s leg hair sent a zing of pleasure through his dick, and
Heath bit back a groan. He didn’t want to wake Enzo just yet. A plan started
forming in his head, and his body came alive with excitement.

After successfully freeing himself from the lumbering
man, Heath tiptoed into their private bathroom. He was used to Tinkerbell
following him around and watching him, so he didn’t pay any mind to her as he freshened
up. When he was drying off his hands, Heath looked over at the lube that sat on
the counter. This was the first time they had a moment to themselves, and his
lips pulled upward into a smile as a thought came to mind.
I am determined to get claimed, damn it! If I stretch myself now, he
won’t have to wait to enter me.
The thought Enzo taking him hard and fast
had his dick jerking awake.

Tinkerbell gave a mew-
rr
,
half meow, half purr. She looked up at him expectantly. He may be used to her
staring at him, but thinking back on her character, he didn’t want to be calmly
stared at as he and Enzo got physical, nor did he want her to bat or bite his
toes during that time either. Quickly making a choice, he opened the bedroom
door, and while keeping himself behind it, shooed her out. The small, white,
sleek form happily left. After seeing how much attention she got from everyone,
he wasn’t too surprised at her eagerness. Tinkerbell was surely getting
spoiled.

Heath ran back to the bathroom and closed the door. He
grabbed the lube and squeezed a large bead of it onto his fingers, and then he
reached back and began to stretch himself. He was up to two fingers, scissoring
in and out, when he heard Enzo knocking on the door. Heath was so focused on
what he was doing, he jolted upright in surprise.

“
Heath, you in there?”

He froze and felt his face flush. Here he was,
standing naked, his knee on the side of the sink, and two of his fingers up his
ass.
What an awkward and embarrassing
sight that would have looked if he had just walked in. I’m glad he knocked.

“
Uh, yeah.” Suddenly, a delicious thought crossed into
his head. “Uh, I’m just stretching myself.
Wanna
join
me?”

He snickered quietly as he heard a thump on the door,
and a groan. He imagined Enzo’s head was now leaning against the door.

“
You’re killing me, mate. Are you really stretching
yourself?” Enzo’s voice had lowered and sounded slightly rough.

Heath walked over to the door as he used his slick
hand to stroke his cock, which was half hard a minute ago, but was nearly fully
hard now, just from hearing Enzo’s voice. He used his other hand to slowly open
the door. He leaned against the door, as he held it open, while he continued to
calmly glide his hand over his manhood. Looking up at the man he wanted to spend
the rest of his life with, he lost his breath. Eyes filled with searing passion
blazed down at him. He saw Enzo’s nose flare, and his chest expanded, taking in
his aroused state. Heath felt his dick jerk in his hand at the sight. A groan
pushed through Enzo’s moistened lips.

“
Heath, I’m holding on by a thread here.” Enzo’s voice
was strained. “Please tell me no, if you don’t want me to claim you right this
second.”

Heath didn’t have to look to know he was starting to
leak pre-cum with anticipation. He gave a jerky nod, his muscles not completely
controllable at this point.

“
It won’t hurt, right?” he asked breathlessly. He had
been told how a claiming was done. The idea of canines ripping into his neck
was still disconcerting to him.

The palms of Enzo’s hands brushed his cheeks, and he
felt his fingers glide through his hair and wrap around the sides of his skull.
The touch sent spears of pleasure shooting down to his balls. “I promise I am
going to make this as pleasurable as possible,” Enzo roughly whispere
d
to hi
m
before he pressed his heated lips against his, and
Heath lost himself in the pleasure of it all. One of Enzo’s hands slid down and
wrapped around him, pulling Heath tight against the shifter’s chiseled front,
and Heath could feel every sculpted muscle against his slim frame. He didn’t
know when he let go of his dick, but his hands were now rubbing and kneading
the globes of Enzo’s ass. His cock pressed against Enzo’s heavy rod, their
balls tapping against each other.

Enzo pulled back from the kiss. He kept their bodies
connected as he maneuvered Heath over to the bed, and he felt the back of his
knees bump against the fabric of the bed. The only thing that kept him from
falling back was Enzo’s tight grip.

He rocked his hips, further rubbing their hard lengths
together, and Heath enjoyed rubbing and kneading the larger man’s ass cheek
s.

Enzo growled. “Fuck, baby, that feels good. I want you
so damn much. I honestly don’t know how much longer I can hold myself back. I’m
ready to blow.” He
pushed
against him, and Heath fell back onto the bed. Enzo
quickly followed, then reached between them, and
continued his tasty assault on Heath’s lips. He could feel Enzo’s large hands
wrap around both of their rigid members, and slowly stroke them. Heath couldn’t
stop rolling his hips with the rhythm his lover set.

Enzo began kissing his cheek and slowly made his way
down to his neck. “I want to take you just like this, facing me. Can I?” Enzo
asked against his skin. The vibrations tickled Heath’s flesh and caused him to
shiver with delight.

“
Yes, please take me, Enzo, make me yours.” Heath had a
difficult time talking while he panted.

Enzo let out a pleased rumble. He tilted his head up
and looked around, then gave an annoyed grow
l
. “Shit, hold on, do not move.” He jumped up, and
headed into the bathroom, coming out a second later with the tube of lubricant.
He held it up and wiggled it. “Forgot this,” he said with a smirk, before
leaping onto the bed. Enzo straddled Heath and crawled up his body, kissing in
places on his way up
.

Heath placed his hands under the pillow his head was
resting on and gripped it. His eyes feasted on the smooth, tan, and taut skin
rolling over Enzo’s muscular form. The heat from Enzo’s lips almost stung his
flesh as he worked them over his heated skin.

Enzo latched his mouth over one of
Heath’s nipples and sucked on it. Sharp, electrical zings shot down his body
. “
Ahh
, mmm,” he moaned. He
barely registered the snick sound of the bottle before a cool slick finger
rimmed his hole. Heath pulled on the pillow, trying to keep from moving, or
blowing. “Ah! Feels so good.”

Enzo’s finger sank into his hole, quickly followed by
a second. His fingers felt slightly rough, not enough to hurt, but just enough
to add to the pleasure, which rocketed through to his balls.

“
Oh, Enzo. Yes! That feels so fucking good.”

Enzo moved over to the other nipple and nipped it. The
shock made Heath jerk slightly as his nerve endings seemed to shoot a wave of
pleasure through his body, and to the tip of his cock, before the sting was
licked away.

Finally, Enzo pushed Heath’s legs apart, and situated
them around his hips. Then he grabbed the base of his cock and lined it up with
his hole. Heath could feel the bulbous head rubbing over the puckered entrance.

Enzo brought up his head and looked down at him with
what Heath could only guess was a look of pure love and utter devotion.

“
Are you ready, my mate? Once I enter you, I don’t
think I can stop until the mating is complete. My wolf has been riding me hard
ever since we first scented you. So if you have any reservations to being tied
to me for hundreds of years, you need to stop me now. Do not feel any pressure
in saying anything but the truth. We can wait until you’re ready.”

Heath bit back his whine of annoyance from the delay,
so his answering tone came out a bit more snarky than he’d meant. “Let’s see. A
man who’s too gorgeous for words, and can probably kill an army of
Rambos
without breaking a sweat, driven to please me, make
me happy, will never hurt me, and can’t cheat on me. Side effects are: a longer
life, faster healing, a pack to be there for us for whenever we need, and I’ll
quite possibly forever be walking funny from the horse sized cock of yours
pounding into me day and night. What the fuck are you waiting for? Make me
forever yours,
wolfy
. Claim me!”

The slow, possessive smile that stretched across
Enzo’s face wasn’t quite the response Heath was expecting. It made his body
shiver, and he couldn’t look away from Enzo’s eyes, which suddenly turned very
canine. When he spoke, he saw the two very long and large teeth that were
supposed to bite into his neck.

“
Mine!”

If it wasn’t for Enzo shoving his monster cock into
his hole, his guttural, possessive declaration would have caused Heath lose his
load.