Happy WednesdaY

Aoi had walked through the door with his shirt torn and his face smeared with blood and black smoke, but it wasn’t what Parker saw that mattered. He felt and heard. His beats were roaring, mate. The word sounded so raw it was almost feral. Parker wanted to rush over and pull Aoi into his arms, but he held himself back. There were too many things happening at once, so he stood next to his brothers and watched, waiting for orders from their alpha, who was concerned about his own kidnapped mate.

“Betas and head enforcer, get our guest settled; we’ll work it out more in the morning,” Duncan ordered.

“Yes, alpha,” Parker, Charlie, and Sebastian said in unison.

Duncan nodded, then picked up Jordan and left them to handle Aoi and the others.

“Um...” was all Charlie managed before the front door swung open and Ayumi and Laxus rushed in. The second the Nyxian saw Ayumi, they went to their knees, a hand pressed to their chest.

“Greetings, Princess Ayumi and Lord Commander Laxus,” they said in unison.

Ayumi giggled. “I haven’t been a princess for a long time. I was struck from the family line, remember? You all stand and drop the formalities.”

“You will always be our princess,” one of the other men said, and the other agreed, nodding as they stood.

Parker couldn’t take his eyes off Jordan’s uncle as he stood gracefully, even in his messy state.

“Aoi, it’s been a long time. I’ve missed you,” Ayumi said with a tender smile. “But I must say, I’m surprised you’re here.”

“And you, my Princess. I wish we were meeting under better circumstances,” Aoi said, in a low drawl that had Parker instantly hooked. He also noticed Aoi didn’t comment on anything else Ayumi had said, and if Parker wasn’t curious, he’d be lying.

Parker watched Aoi, his eyes never meeting Laxus’s. Only when Laxus whispered something near Aoi’s ear did he look up, and they stared at each other. Parker noticed there were no joyful hugs or greetings, even though they hadn’t seen each other in a long time. If it were Parker and his brother, they’d be all over each other like touch-starved pups needing to imprint their scents on each other. And that would be after a couple of hours, not years. But with Laxus and Aoi, it was as if they were strangers.

“Do you all have somewhere to stay?” Ayumi asked.

“The alpha’s provided lodging,” Aoi said softly.

“Aoi...” Laxus started, but Aoi cut him off and spoke in the Nyxian language that Parker found sexy as hell.

Parker’s skin lit up as if he’d been zapped by electricity. He had to cover the front of his pants, pressing the heel of his palm against his cock to keep it from getting hard. He couldn’t let their first official meeting be with him sporting an erection.

Until next time

Gia