Stevens-Journey [Brac Pack 20] (8 page)

Steven slumped against his chest. He’d worry about what Roman thought later, for now he would enjoy the sated buzz he was basking in.

“Come upstairs with me.” Roman nuzzled his face in the crook of Steven’s neck. He nodded, and then Roman stood, placing Steven on his feet.

Roman carefully readjusted Steven’s clothing before taking his hand and guiding him into the house. The six brothers were sitting in the living room either talking or watching television, but Steven could see them all trying to hide their smiles. He glanced at the living room window and saw that, where he and Roman had been sitting, was very visible.
Oh god
, they had seen.

“Night, fellas.” Chauncey snickered.

Steven could feel a full-body blush heating his skin as Roman nodded to his brothers, a smile tugging at his lips. Damn, he wasn’t going to be sitting through breakfast quietly tomorrow. Chauncey and Chance were going to tease him to no end. Steven glanced at the stairs, excitement and apprehension filling him at what Roman was taking him up there to do.

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Steven still couldn’t believe someone like Roman wanted to be with him. It was like walking in a dream up those creaking steps.

Steven could feel his nerves getting the better of him the closer they walked to Roman’s room. This hot ass man was going to fuck him. A powerful tremor shook his body at the thought.

“You all right, tiger?” Roman asked as he opened his bedroom door.

Steven was more than all right. His blood was pumping faster, his heart was pounding in his ears, and his palms were starting to sweat.

Yeah, he was all right. “Yes.”

“I won’t force you to do anything. This is your choice,” Roman said as he closed the door behind them.

“You’re not forcing me.” Steven glanced around the room. Should he get undressed or wait for Roman to make the first move?

“I’m glad to hear that, tiger.” Roman pressed his chest into Steven’s back. He could feel Roman’s large cock pushing into his lower back. Steven had an urge to bend over and grab his ankles, letting Roman do whatever he pleased.

Roman brushed Steven’s hair aside, kissing his neck as he curled his fingers under Steven’s shirt. Steven shuddered as Roman’s lips left his skin and his shirt was pulled over his head. Roman tossed the shirt aside and then ghosted his fingers over Steven’s nipples.

Steven’s head fell back onto Roman’s broad chest. His hands reached behind him to rest on Roman’s hips.

“You like your nipples played with.” Roman nipped his ear.

“Yesss,” Steven hissed. He had no clue that they were so sensitive. It wasn’t like David ever took the time to explore his body.

It was always a quick fuck and then his ex would roll over and snore.

Roman was already proving to be a different kind of lover. A lover that Steven was becoming quickly addicted to, and the man was only playing with his nipples!

Steven groaned when Roman’s hands left his chest and began to unsnap his jeans. He quickly kicked his shoes off, curling his toes as
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Roman unzipped him and slid his jeans and underwear down. “Pick your feet up.”

Steven did as Roman asked. He stood there naked as Roman removed his jeans, underwear, and socks. Roman tossed his clothes aside and stood. Steven wasn’t sure why, but having Roman stand behind him fully clothed, the fabric of his clothes rubbing against his bare skin, thrilled Steven. It felt erotic and forbidden for some reason and it was driving him mad.

“You’re beautiful, tiger.” Roman’s hands skimmed down Steven’s sides, his nails lightly scraping Steven’s skin. Goose bumps broke out over his body. Roman circled around him, taking Steven’s hands and guiding him to his bed. “Lie down.”

Steven crawled onto the bed and then turned onto his back, watching Roman. He had an urge to cover his groin, but Roman reached down and spread his legs wider. “You have a pretty cock.” Steven could feel his body shaking as Roman knelt before him and took the tip of his cock into his mouth. “Oh hell.” Steven gasped for air, his fingers curling into the blanket as Roman swirled his tongue around the head of his dick.

Roman pushed Steven’s legs back, using one hand to play with Steven’s hole as he took Steven’s cock further into his mouth.

Euphoria, that’s what Steven was feeling. No one had ever taken their time to show him so much pleasure. Good god, he had officially lost his mind.

Steven watched as Roman grabbed a bottle of lube from the side drawer and then snapped the lid open, squirting some onto his fingers before tossing the bottle aside. He knew what was coming, and his body ached for it. He moaned when Roman inserted a finger into his anus.

Roman used his other hand to roll Steven’s sac around his hand as he stared at Steven. “There’s something you should know before I take you,” Roman said as his eyes raked over Steven’s naked form.

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“N–now you say something?”
Please don’t let him change his
mind.

Roman chuckled, torturing Steven with such a handsome smile.

Roman inserted another finger before he continued. “If I take you, we’ll be bonded for life. That’s what a mate is. You are the other half of who I am.”

“How do you know this?” Steven asked as Roman’s finger scraped over his sweet spot, making his hips jump as he whimpered.

“Were-creatures know who their mate is right away. We feel a pull toward that person, a need so deep that we cannot just walk away.

You are my other half, Steven.” The sensual timbre of Roman’s voice sank into his being as he inserted a third finger.

“I won’t be hurt again, Roman.” Steven panted as his fingers curled tighter into the sheet. “I won’t be someone’s outlet for their anger.”

Roman’s eyes grew to slits as his lips thinned. “I would never lay a hand on you, and I would kill anyone dumb enough to try,” he proclaimed with conviction.

Steven rolled his hips, impaling his body onto Roman’s fingers.

“Then make love to me.”

Roman’s nostrils flared, his jaw clenched as he removed his fingers and quickly got out of his clothes. He crawled onto the bed, pushing Steven closer to the headboard as he lined his cock up. “Are you sure this is what you want. There is no going back.”

“All I know is that you make me happy.” Steven cried out as Roman entered him.

“Steven,” Roman groaned as he held still, his entire body shivered. Steven looked up at Roman in awe. Tight, tanned muscles hovered above him. This was a man he could see himself spending the rest of his life with. Roman looked down at him with those gorgeous grey eyes, making every part of Steven melt.

Roman’s hips began to move, sending Steven into a whirl of emotions. His hole stretched to amazing lengths as Roman took him.

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Steven reached up, clawing at Roman as his lover, his mate, thrust into him. His thighs shook as Roman pounded into his ass. Steven’s cock bounced around as his head fell back and his lips parted. Those powerful muscles drove Roman’s cock deeper.

Roman dropped to his hands, kissing Steven as if he were his next breath. Steven wrapped his legs around Roman’s waist, wanting to feel his shaft go deeper into his ass. Roman filled him to the point that Steven could feel every nerve Roman’s cock glided over.

“Oh, tiger. You feel so damn good,” Roman said as he broke the kiss. Steven ran his hands through Roman’s silky black hair as he tilted his ass even higher. The bed started banging against the wall as Roman hammered into him. He could see trickles of sweat peeking out from Roman’s hairline.

The electricity shot through him, clawing its way up Steven’s spine as his balls drew tight to his body. Steven shouted as his cock exploded. Brilliant lights shattered behind his eyelids as he cried out.

Roman stiffened and then roared as he filled Steven with his seed. He could feel Roman’s cock pulsing in his ass as he came back down to earth. His body jerked from the sensitivity as Roman slowly traced his hands over Steven’s thighs and belly.

Never in his life had he felt anything so damn good. Roman looked as though he was barely holding his sanity together by a thread.

Steven’s back hit the bed, his skin covered in a glistening sheen of sweat as Roman’s breath was coming out raggedly. Steven knew for a fact that Roman’s cock grew thicker as it pulsed in his ass.

Steven couldn’t string two words together right now, let alone use his thought process to ask him why. His body buzzed all over, and Steven planned on enjoying it.

Roman laid butterfly kisses all over his face as he spooned behind Steven, pulling him close while they were still connected. He yawned, too tired from such explosive sex.

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“Sleep, tiger. We’re mated now. No one is ever going to hurt you again,” he heard Roman’s deep-as-whiskey voice whisper to him as he dozed off to sleep.

* * * *

Steven squirmed around in the kitchen chair as he tried to eat his breakfast. Roman had taken him two more times last night and now it looked like his ass was crying in protest of sitting on a hard wooden chair. Roman smiled as he remembered how Steven gave himself so freely last night.

Chauncey snickered as he got up from the table, coming right back in with a small throw pillow. “This might help.” He handed it to Roman.

The Lakeland men had learned quickly this morning, as did Roman, that he was very possessive. It had shocked him when Bryce patted Steven’s shoulder, and Roman nearly took his arm off. Roman had heard that bears went through a mating heat, but damn. He felt achy and aggressive as hell. It was all he could do to sit at the table calmly while six men sat around his mate.

Family or not, he was ready to growl out his possessiveness.

“I think I would be best if Steven stayed here today while you go check on your jobsites,” Pa said as he took a sip of coffee. “If anyone gets near your mate, you’re gonna probably try and kill them.” Steven’s head whipped up at his father’s words. Roman knew this was true. He didn’t feel so aggressive when his father was around Steven. Maybe it would be a good idea. Roman took a deep breath as he finished off his pancakes. It was Sunday, a day of rest, but he wanted to go check on the almost-complete bike shop and resource center.

“Would it be okay to use our winter home?” he asked his father as he picked his coffee mug up. It would be a good day to get away.

Maybe when he was done at the jobsites, he would take Steven for a
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long country drive. They still owned the home they moved from. It hadn’t been sold, so Roman didn’t see a problem driving a few hours this morning to get away with his mate.

“No, it needs to be aired out. Go ahead,” Pa answered as he cleared his plate from the table.

Roman leaned back and dropped his arm over the back of Steven’s chair, feeling a little better now that he had an agenda for the day. His mood became lighter as he grabbed his breakfast dishes and took them to the sink. Once he rinsed them off, he stuffed them into the full dishwasher.

Roman noticed the stiff way Steven was sitting and wondered if it was because of their love playing last night. A smile tugged at his lips when he thought of having Steven in his arms again.

It had been fun, exciting, and downright heaven to be with his mate. Roman grabbed a paper towel and wiped his mouth clean, tossing the used towel into the trash can. First things first, he had to go check his buildings.

“I won’t be long.” He bent at the waist and placed a quick kiss on Steven’s lips. His brothers chuckled as Roman straightened and headed for the front door. He may be in mating heat, and the thought of leaving Steven behind wasn’t sitting well with him.

He wanted to ask his mate if he wouldn’t mind riding along, but Pa was right about his temper right now, and he didn’t want Steven to feel crowded. They had been spending a lot of time together. Couples needed breathing room. He didn’t, but Steven was human. Surely his mate did.

“Wait,” Steven called out as Roman stepped onto the porch. He turned around, seeing the strain on his mate’s face. Roman’s protective instincts kicked in, looking around for any danger. When he saw none, he looked back at Steven.

“What’s wrong, tiger?”

Steven glanced down at his shoes. Roman had noticed the poor state they were in. He was going to have to take his baby shopping.

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The resource center had donated clothes to Steven, which Roman was thankful for, but he could take care of his mate. Maybe on their drive today they could stop somewhere to get him some new clothes.

Steven looked back up at Roman, tears glistening in his eyes.

“Why are you leaving me?”

Roman’s head snapped back. What on earth was Steven talking about? “I’m not leaving you, tiger. As a matter of fact, I was thinking about asking you if you wanted to ride along.” Steven’s brows pulled together in confusion. “But you just asked Pa if you could use your winter house.” The light blinked on over Roman’s head. He wanted to laugh, but Steven’s distraught look tempered the act. “I want to use it for
us
.”

“Oh.” Now Steven looked even more distraught. Roman wondered if he would ever figure humans out. They were a complicated bunch.

“Why are you still looking like you’re gonna cry?” he asked gently.

Steven stiffened, his eyes narrowing as he looked up at Roman. “I am
not
about to cry.”

Whoa, his mate looked pissed off. Roman’s cock started to fill in.

He loved a challenge, especially when it was his mate. It was hot as hell. “Tell me what’s wrong, Steven.”

“Never mind,” Steven bit out. Roman was turned on big time.

“Tell me, Steven,” he warned.

“Or what, you gonna hit me?”

Roman was floored. Never in his life had he become so angry so quickly. Had he not promised his mate he would never touch him in anger? Roman was so mad he could chew nails. Maybe he did need some time to himself. He needed to cool off before he said something he would regret. He knew it was a reflex after what Steven had been through. But the shit still hurt like hell.