Twice in a Blue Moon (Dark Hollow Wolf Pack 8)

“Not exactly like Tucker’s ceremony—not nearly so formal. That’s for the alphas really. We’ll definitely have one, only not so elaborate. ”

“Good. I like that. ”

“Then that’s what we’ll do. ” He leaned in for another kiss, but Kevin stopped him again.

“What about the guards? Will you have to go away and search for them?”

“Not me personally. The three packs are forming a search party to look for them. Normally, we’d only banish them for wrongdoing, but this is more serious. They seem to have a grudge not only against our pets but against humans. We can’t let that slide. We’ll have to hunt them down and exterminate them. ”

Kevin shivered briefly, and Richard wrapped his arms more tightly around him. “It’s nothing for you to worry about now, baby. I’ll always take care of you. ”

“Yeah, well, I can take care of myself, and you too, if you give me back my gun. ”

“Duly noted. I’ll see you get it back right away. It would be good for Tucker to carry his too, until we can get this under control. ”

“And just one more little item to clear up…”

Richard rolled his eyes. “Are you always going to be this much of a pain in the ass?”

“Probably, yes. But don’t change the subject. I want to know what you meant before we came up to the cabin about not being so sure you wanted to go through with our mating either. ”

“Oh, you remember that, huh? It’s the bloodmatch thing, baby. ” Stroking Kevin’s arm, Richard got a distant look in his eyes. “I lost my first mate, and I don’t think I could survive it again. The pain was like nothing I’ve ever felt before or since. If anything ever happened to you…I couldn’t go through it again, and that scares the hell out of me. ” He looked so sad that Kevin squeezed him a little to remind him he wasn’t alone anymore and that Kevin was right there with him. He nuzzled his face in Richard’s neck.

“It scares the hell out of me, too, but what’s the alternative? To go through life never having what we really need because we’re afraid to take a chance? That’s what I was doing, and I wouldn’t ever go back to that again. ”

“You deserve to be happy, baby,” Richard said, kissing him gently on his forehead.

Kevin grinned at him, and put his hands on Richard’s zipper, slowly unzipping his jeans. “You know what? I think we both do. ”

The shadows lengthened by the little stream, but Kevin couldn’t be bothered to notice much. His only thought was that, just like in the story the old woman had told the night of the blue moon, neither of them would ever have to spend the night alone again. And that was the last rational thought he had for a long, long time.

*THE END*