Travis was so sweet. Leaning up she kissed Travis’s cheek. “You’re such a softy. Ben is lucky to have you for an uncle.”
Travis turned red, and Zeck laughed. “Softy. Pussy. They all sound the same to me.” Jess rolled her eyes at Zeck’s jabs to Travis. Boys.
Travis punched Zeck, and the banter flew back and forth.
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Brandon was struggling. He needed to tell Jezebel what he was. He needed her with him. He’d only survived this long because she spent her afternoons with him. They talked and explored each other’s bodies. Last night he hadn’t got to have his hour or so sleep with her thanks to family games night. Last night she’d said she was spending tonight with her friends, and he’d even received a message to remind him not to pick her up.
The problem was he was too close to breaking point not to see her. Brandon had been trying hard to woo her and get to know her the best he could before he told her what he was and told her of the other part of his life. Before he told her that there were creatures in this world that were straight out of her worst nightmare.
Brandon knew Jess missed her friends, and they weren’t happy with the time she was spending with him and neglecting them. He thought if he picked her up from school and took her around to her friends he would get some time with her, enough that the small time could calm his lion and soothe his human side. He could spend the rest of his night training and fighting. His brothers Carl and Tyler were coming hunting with him tonight.
He stood by his car waiting eagerly to see his mate. Brandon was at least grateful that it was Christmas, and from today Jezebel was on a two week holiday. When he saw Jezebel he clenched his fists and took several calming deep breaths. Jezebel stood between her two friends Travis and Zeck laughing. She reached up and kissed Travis on the cheek. Brandon almost went over and ripped Travis to shreds. His lion went berserk that their mate had kissed another man. He let his senses reach out and listened to their conversation as they got closer. Jezebel didn’t notice him, and he dared not move for fear of what he would do.
“I’ll take you. I love watching a horror film with you the first time. You jump and are terrified of everything. Zeck and I were going to go this weekend. We thought you wouldn’t have time with all the time you’re spending with the Pride guy.”
Jezebel sighed. “Brandon. Travis, you know his name. You were the one who left me with him first.”
“I regret that.” They paused at Travis’s car. “It should have been me who had you at home with me, in my bed snuggling and being all lovely-dovey.” Travis wiggled his eyebrows at Jezebel, and she laughed whacking him on the chest. “I can be big and macho like him.” Travis winked at her and pulled her to him. “Mine. You my mate.”
Fuming at the scene before him Brandon stepped from around a car and yanked Jezebel out of Travis’s hold and held her against him.
“Argh, Jess, we’ll wait in the car for you,” Zeck said and pulled Travis with him.
Brandon glared after Travis. He knew Travis wasn’t joking. Jezebel might think he was, but Brandon knew better. He could smell the lust coming of the guy towards his mate.
“Brandon, didn’t you get my message?” Jezebel leaned back into his hold, and her hands wrapped around his arms that were locked around her waist. He was happy she didn’t try to get out of his hold. Right now he needed her, her smell, the touch of her skin against his and the soothing sound of her voice. “I’m hanging out with my friends tonight.” She turned in his arms. “We’re having a movie night.”
“I didn’t realize you were going straight from school. I thought I’d get the chance to see my girl before she spent some time with her friends.”
“Aren’t you sick of me yet? I’ve spent some time with you every day since meeting you.”
He tilted her head up and leaned down to brush his lips over hers. “Are you getting sick of me?” Brandon wondered if she was tiring of him, that he was too much for her. Some humans couldn’t handle shifter relationships. He’d heard stories of humans leaving their mates because they weren’t shifters and the bond wasn’t as strong. The shifter had then gone crazy and been put down. It was a reason why shifters didn’t want human mates, and it was rare that it happened.
“No. not at all.” She blushed. “I messaged you so you wouldn’t come because I knew if I heard your voice or you forgot and came to pick me up I’d change my mind.”
He groaned as she said just the right thing. Brandon lifted her up so he could take her mouth to his. He needed to taste her. Jezebel wrapped her arms around his neck, and her tongue came out to meet his. His cock became rock hard, and he was eager to take her home and satisfy the both of them.