shared a moment of perfect understanding.
They both turned to watch the monitors. Gabriel prayed he would see his mate walk across the club
floor. When this was over he was moving everyone to Arkadia as soon as possible.
“You may want to tell David or Daniel this one is broken, it keeps blinking,” Mikhail said, pointing to
one of the monitor screens.
“I’ll let them know,” Gabriel said, distracted.
“Though why they put a camera in the freezer is beyond me.” Mikhail shrugged and Gabriel froze.
“What did you say?” he demanded, spinning Mikhail around.
“The camera in the freezer is on the fritz. It keeps blinking in and out,” Mikhail said, confused, pointing
to the monitor. Gabriel spun around to the video feed from the freezer flashing on, then off.
“The camera isn’t on the fritz. Someone is turning the light on and off.” He broke out into a wide smile
and ran for the door. He passed several coven members.
“I know where he is!” he shouted and headed toward the kitchen.
When he got to the freezer he flung the door open. He looked around and didn’t see Ashby. He heard a
yip and looked down. There in his shifted fox form, his mate stood tiny, perfect and very alive. He scooped
him up and gasped as Ashby burrowed himself under his shirt, his tiny paw pads ice cold. His poor mate
was shivering. Smiling, he made his way to the dance floor and the stairs that lead to his apartments.
“Sir! Where is he? Is he OK?” David asked. Most of the coven looked on concerned.
“Come out, Ashby, everyone is worried,” Gabriel said and Ashby poked his head out of the top of
Gabriel’s shirt before climbing out to sit on his mate’s forearm. The entire coven collectively sucked in their
breaths. Gabriel hid a smile at the way his jaded, cynical group of world weary vampires melted on the
spot.
“I’ll be upstairs warming him up,” Gabriel said and headed up the stairs. When he reached the top
Ashby shifted. He suddenly had his arms filled with naked man.
“In our new house I want a hot tub. And a sauna. And hot chocolate on tap and my own collection of
fuzzy blankies!” Ashby demanded, looking around as they entered their apartment.
“Where is the baby penguin blankie you got me?” he asked. Gabriel ignored him and headed for the
bathroom. He walked right into the stone shower and turned on the jets, keeping his back to the water while
it heated so that Ashby wouldn’t get any colder.
“Are they gone?” Ashby asked in a small voice. Gabriel nodded.
“With the move to Arkadia you will be beyond their reach,” Gabriel said, rubbing his chin over Ashby’s
head.
He set Ashby down when the water warmed and stripped off his sodden clothes. Ashby returned to his
arms but instead of facing his lover Ashby pushed his back against Gabriel’s chest and reached behind him
to pull Gabriel’s arms around his waist. Gabriel could feel his dick begin to harden as he felt his mate’s soft
skin against his body.
“I want you too,” Ashby said, shaking his ass from side to side and causing friction between their
bodies.
Gabriel reached around Ashby’s body to stroke his mate’s cock. Ashby began to whimper and thrust up
into his hand. Gabriel stepped forward, pumped some waterproof lube into his hand from the shower
dispenser and slipped his fingers between the crease of his lover’s ass, fingering his hole. Gently he eased
in one finger but quickly added a second then a third.
“Yes! I like the burn sometimes.” Ashby hissed, thrusting forward into Gabriel’s fist and then backward
onto his fingers.
“Fuck yourself, my angel,” Gabriel said and pushed deeper into Ashby’s body until he grazed that small
walnut-sized gland he was looking for.
Ashby cried out and came, shooting his load onto the shower walls. Gabriel pulled his fingers free and
Ashby moaned. He swept up his mate, the both of them dripping water, and placed his angel on the bed
before climbing up behind him. He grabbed his cock and pushed into Ashby’s stretched entrance. He
watched as his mate’s greedy hole pulled him in. He snapped his hips forward and drove deep into his fox.
“Never. No one is ever taking you from me.” He growled out and let his fangs drop. He leaned forward
until his larger frame completely covered Ashby’s smaller one and pounded into him mercilessly.
“I’ll be with you, always,” Ashby said, too tired to do more than accept the thorough fucking his mate
was giving him.
“Always.” Gabriel grunted and buried his fangs into Ashby’s neck. They both cried out as they came
together. Ashby collapsed under him, pulling his dick free, they both groaned.