Enforcer - 5. Chapter 5

Buzz stood off by himself with a plate of food. He was grateful to get away from his brother as well as his fiancée—just thinking the word sent a violent shudder through his body—even if was for just a few moments.

The food was damn good, and there was plenty of it. He speared a meatball with his fork and brought it up to his mouth. Before he could bite into it, his senses went crazy.

The sexiest, manliest smell infiltrated his nose, strong enough that it was like a slap across his face. His eyes dilated and his dick began to go hard. The telltale charge flowed across his skin, signaling the beginning of a shift. He hadn’t come so close to losing control like this since puberty. As he struggled to reel his beast in, he looked up and drew in a sharp breath.

Standing a few feet away was a huge man. And that man looked at Buzz like he was going to eat him alive. Determining a shifter’s age by appearance could be difficult, but the guy seemed to be in his late teens like Buzz, possibly early twenties. Though he may have been young like Buzz, he was much bigger: both taller and wider, built like a tank. He was definitely not a city boy; he looked like he rolled in straight from the country. And he was gripping the crotch of his blue jeans, holding onto a huge package like he thought it might get away.

To Buzz’s eyes, he was unbelievably good-looking. He looked like sex on a stick. Well, not so much a stick, but more like a tree trunk. He had a big barrel chest and massive arms, with shoulders that practically ate his neck. His hair was auburn red, cut short, and he had a thick, wide patch of hair on his chin to go with his heavy sideburns. The tip of his tongue ran across red lips as he stared back at Buzz.

Though he was young, Buzz could tell he was a powerful wolf. Not an alpha, but maybe a beta. Or he could be an enforcer given his size.

The man moved forward until he stood directly in front of Buzz, getting in his personal space.

“Hello,” he said, his voice all quiet and husky and sexy. He had a feral grin on his face, the tips of his descended canines barely visible below his upper lip.

“I’m Jed.”

Buzz lowered the fork onto his plate, and managed to swallow the knot in his throat. The man’s voice made his dick throb, and he was sure he was going to have a wet spot in his shorts. “I’m Buzz.”

Jed tipped his head down, blatantly and aggressively sniffing at Buzz, before finally bringing his lips toward Buzz.

At the last second, Buzz came to his senses. He pushed against Jed’s chest with one hand, and managed to step back.

“What are you doing?” he hissed as he looked around, praying no one had seen them. “Are you crazy?”

Jed frowned and cocked his head to the side, like a reprimanded puppy. “What?”

Buzz noticed a small blond watching them with interest and his heart skipped. He turned back to Jed. “Let’s go somewhere more private.”

Jed gave a lusty grin and groped his crotch. “Fuck yes.”

“Don’t worry about me,” the blond called out, his voice syrupy with amusement.

Jed froze in his tracks and turned around, looking guilty. “Parker. Can you go find Trey? I’ll catch up to you. Please.”

The blond, Parker, smiled knowingly. “Sure you will.”

Jed turned back to Buzz, and held out his hand. “Let’s go.”

Buzz closed his own hand into a fist to keep from grabbing Jed’s hand. As much as he wanted to, he wasn’t crazy. He tossed his paper plate into a nearby garbage can and headed deeper into the woods.

“He won’t tell anyone what he saw, will he?”

“Parker? He’s probably telling Colton as we speak,” Jed chuckled.

Buzz didn’t find that very funny. “Shit. Who’s Colton?”

“Our alpha.”

Buzz’s stomach flipped up into his throat, and he stumbled to a stop. He was seriously going to throw up. “He’s going to tell your alpha?” He leaned over, resting his hands on his knees, and tried to control his breathing.

“Parker is mated to Colton. He tells him everything. Are you okay?”

Still bent over his knees, Buzz lifted his head and stared at Jed in shock. What the hell? Jed was being so nonchalant about the whole thing. Surely Buzz had heard that wrong. “Your alpha is mated to another male?”

“Yes.”

Buzz pushed off his knees to stand up straight. He knew he was looking at Jed like the man was batshit crazy, but the way he was talking really warranted it. “Gay lycans don’t get mates.”

Jed frowned, his eyebrows bunching together. “Who the heck told you that?”

“My dad. My brother. Everyone.”

“Well, they’re wrong. Obviously. I mean, what do you think this is?” Jed motioned between them with his finger, then moved closer to Buzz. He gave a pointed look down at Buzz’s crotch before looking back into his eyes.

Buzz followed Jed’s gaze downward and was mortified by what he saw. His dick had created a tent in his khaki shorts, sticking straight out and up, like an arrow pointing directly to Jed. A darkened spot had formed, where the head had already leaked juices through his underwear, straight through the shorts. He quickly reached down and adjusted his erection, not that it did much good.

“You think I’m your mate?” Buzz moved back, bumping into a large tree. Plastering his back against it, he gripped the bark with his fingers. As his heart rate ramped up, his breathing went shallow.

“I know you are. And I can prove it.”

“How?” The word came out on a puff of air.

“Let me kiss you.”

Before Buzz could respond how he didn’t do kissing, Jed pressed his body against Buzz, trapping him between the bigger man and the tree. He tipped his head down and kissed Buzz softly on the lips.

Oh. My. God.

Fireworks. The simple contact of their lips sent waves of pleasure throughout Buzz’s body.

Instead of pulling away, Jed moved his body, beginning a slow grind against Buzz as he deepened the kiss. Jed’s tongue slid into Buzz’s mouth, and the flavor of the other man assaulted his senses, making his dick throb and his spine tingle. Buzz could feel Jed’s hardness pressing into his stomach, and he pressed back, letting the other man feel his own arousal.

Just the taste of Jed was enough to bring Buzz to the brink of orgasm.

Then Jed stopped.

“See?” he whispered as he finally ended the kiss.

Buzz panted, desperately trying to draw in oxygen. What had Jed done to him? In just a few minutes, the man had turned his entire world upside down. Everything his father and brother taught him— Shit. Derek. Oh god, his brother was going to kill him. He shook his head and tried to move away, but he was stuck between Jed and the tree. “I can’t have a mate.”

“Too bad. ‘Cause you do, sweetheart.”

“I have to go. Please.”

Jed regarded him for a bit, then finally nodded and stepped back, giving Buzz some space. “Can I see you later?”

Buzz bit his bottom lip, trying to decide. It was a bad idea, but he couldn’t quite bring himself to say no to the sexy man, even though he was clearly, without a doubt, certifiably insane. “I’ll try.”

“Meet me here after everyone has turned in.”

“I’ll try.”

Buzz took off running, but he couldn’t resist turning back to look at the man who claimed to be his mate.

Jed had a goofy smile on his face as he happily waved at Buzz.

Why the hell did the crazy man have to be so damn cute?

Buzz was so screwed.

* * * *

Jed watched his mate disappear into the trees.

He couldn’t believe his luck. His mate was a little hottie. Compared to Jed, he was a tad on the short side, but he had a stocky build. Jed didn’t want to call him a bear cub. He was a wolf, dammit, not a bear! No, he was a sexy little fireplug.

The funny thing was Jed didn’t think he’d ever want a mate. He was sure after the accident he’d never get one. But seeing Colton and Parker together these past months had softened him to the idea. And seeing and smelling Buzz in the flesh…

Jed growled angrily when he thought about how Buzz’s family and pack had filled his head with stupid ideas, like men not being able to mate with other men. Some packs still lived in the freaking Stone Age.

Speaking of packs, Jed was so caught up in needing to kiss Buzz, he didn’t ask which pack he was from. Hell, he didn’t even ask his last name. Damn, he hoped Buzz was eighteen.

Oh well. It didn’t matter. Buzz would be his.

At the thought of claiming Buzz, his dick throbbed in his jeans.

Jed undid his pants and let it spring free. He looked down at his erection like it was a long lost friend. It had been so long since he’d been this damn hard. His cock throbbed painfully in time with his heartbeat, making up for lost time. His foreskin was pulled back, exposing a purple and swollen head. Pre-cum dribbled from the slit to drip down the length of his shaft.

Thinking about his sexy mate, Jed gripped it in his fist and began a slow stroke. Mmm, Buzz tasted so freaking good. Jed would bet money his mate gave good head. The way he kissed was fantastic. Please, God let Buzz be a bottom. The thought of being inside his mate was too much. It didn’t take long to get to the point of no return. He sped up his pace, and gripped his boner tighter in his fist. He let out a moan as his internal muscles began to contract.

And for the first time in months, Jed came, spurting thick ropes of spunk onto the forest floor. A grunt erupted from Jed’s throat with every contraction. He thrust his hips forward, fucking his fist, sending wads of spunk onto the bed of leaves with audible splats.

Losing his footing, he slumped back against a tree, with a silly grin on his face.

“Damn, that felt good.”

* * * *

After cleaning up the best he could, Jed returned to the meet and greet. He was absolutely starving now, so he grabbed a plate and piled it high, making a mountain that rivaled the Rockies in the background.

Chewing on a chicken leg, he made his way through the crowd to find his pack. It didn’t take him long to find Colton, Parker and Trey. They stood near Alpha Miller Poundstone and his two pack-mates.

Trey looked up and smirked. “You dog. You got yourself some, didn’t you?”

Parker glanced around and frowned. “Where is he? Is he your mate?”

“He had to go,” Jed answered, avoiding the mate question. “We’re meeting up later.”

Colton walked up to Jed. He put his hand around the back of Jed’s neck and pulled him close. “Congratulations, Jed.”

Touched by Colton’s simple but heart-felt words, Jed smiled a happy, goofy grin. “Thanks, boss.”

Colton gave his neck a final squeeze, and then let go.

As Jed ate his food, that stupid smile stayed on his face the whole time. He just couldn’t help himself.

A hush fell over the crowd. Jed turned toward the center of the clearing, swallowed his bite, then licked his fingers clean.

The Alpha Prime had walked into the clearing followed by his betas and enforcers. The members of the Lycan Council followed them.

The clearing became silent as a grave as every single man and woman immediately dropped their eyes out of respect. Even the birds and crickets had sense enough to be quiet.

Alpha Prime Frederick Huber was an older lycan. Jed didn’t know how old he really was, but rumors were that he was over a hundred years old. Even though his shoulder-length hair had gone completely white, he looked damn good for a man of his supposed age. Large and muscular in stature, he exuded power the likes Jed had never felt before.

When Huber finally spoke, everyone definitely listened. His commanding voice carried throughout the clearing. “My brothers, welcome to Conclave.”

* * * *

After the Alpha Prime introduced himself and said a few words, he opened the land for hunting. The forest was massive enough the packs could hunt without stepping on each other.

The hunt was the most freeing and exhilarating Jed had ever experienced. For the first time in months, Jed felt closer to his pack brothers than ever. He wasn’t the only one who noticed it; Colton, Trey, and Parker saw the change. After their hunt, he could see the smiles on their faces as each one hugged Jed.

This forest was nature at its purest, unspoiled and magnificent, blessed by Fate. And Fate had brought his mate to him. Jed would never forget the time he spent here for as long as he lived.

The best thing was he was free from the pain. The white patch on his back was still there, but it no longer hurt. For the first time since the accident, he could shift back and forth without his back throbbing in agony.

And his dick worked again. That was important. Maybe even more important than the pain being gone.

Now he was in the forest waiting for his mate.

He had been waiting for a while. He almost thought Buzz wouldn’t show, but then the scent of the other boy finally wafted across his nose.

Jed breathed in deeply, let it out slowly, then repeated. Not that he would ever forget the smell, but he wanted to memorize it, to brand it into his permanent memory. It made his blood flow south, and his cock began to stiffen in his pants.

When Buzz emerged from behind a tree, Jed grinned broadly.

“Buzz.”

“Hi.” Buzz looked kind of sheepish, not meeting Jed’s eyes.

Jed quickly closed the distance. His index finger lifted Buzz’s chin so that they were looking into each other’s eyes. “I’m so glad you came.”

“I can’t see you,” Buzz said quietly before averting his gaze.

It took a moment to process what Buzz was trying to say. When the words sunk in, Jed’s heart skipped, and his throat threatened to constrict. Jed knew he was damaged, but he was healing now. The forest, Fate… It was working.

“I’m not going to give you up.”

Buzz shook his head. His voice quivered with emotion. “You don’t understand.”

No, Jed didn’t understand. Matings should be celebrated. How could they fill Buzz’s head with hateful lies? “What pack are you?”

“What? I’m Tahoe Pack. What difference does it make?”

Jed was surprised to hear that. They had heard all the gossip about the Tahoe Pack earlier in the day. The young virile alpha had challenged the elder Eldorado Pack alpha and defeated him, and he absorbed the Eldorado Pack into his own. They were now one of the biggest packs in the United States. Then again, that was just the type of pack that wouldn’t approve of Jed and Buzz mating.

“What’s your position?”

“I’m Pack Beta. Well, one of the betas. We have four now.”

Jed was not expecting that. Given what he had heard, he didn’t imagine Buzz would hold a position so high in the pack. His mate was no wimp, but he didn’t seem aggressive or power hungry. There was nothing wrong with that, of course. Jed simply assumed to hold a ranked position in a pack like Tahoe, you’d need to display those attributes in abundance. And his Buzz seemed like a gentle soul.

Buzz pressed his lips together in a frown. “I know what you’re thinking. ‘How could someone like me be a beta?’ Our alpha is my older brother, Derek Hinske.”

“I admit I was surprised, but that’s not what I was thinking.”

“I asked around about you and your pack.”

Jed smiled, puffing out his chest. “Yeah? You asked about me?”

“Your pack is new, just splintered.”

“Yeah. Our alpha, Colton Butler, went through his alpha transformation when he claimed and turned his mate, Parker. You already met him. Kinda. I should have introduced you, but I wasn’t thinking too clearly at the time.” The corner of his mouth turned up in a smirk. “All my blood had run south.”

Buzz’s mouth gaped open. “So they really are mates? Like fated, for real mates? Or do you mean they imprinted on each other?”

“Of course they’re mates. I know your pack doesn’t believe in it, but that doesn’t make it not true.” He reached up and touched Buzz’s face. “There’s no reason we can’t be together.”

Buzz turned his head away from Jed’s touch. “I can’t. My brother… He won’t accept it. I’ll be punished or worse, exiled.”

“Now that I found you, I won’t give you up. I know you feel the connection between us.”

“I’m sorry. But I can’t. That’s why I came. I wanted to tell you in person.”

Jed was confused by Buzz’s reaction. Tradition stated Buzz would join Jed’s pack, since Jed was clearly the dominant wolf in their partnership. Buzz couldn’t be punished by his alpha, and exile was pointless since the submissive wolf would be leaving the pack anyway.

Knowing he still had a couple of days to convince Buzz, Jed kept his thoughts to himself. He would be patient.

“At least kiss me before you go.”

“I don’t kiss.”

“That’s weird. I like kissing. I know you like it too. You did last time.”

When Buzz didn’t try to escape, Jed moved forward and pulled his mate close. His little fireplug was built solid like stone, and felt damn good in his arms. Jed dipped his head and let his chin rest on top of Buzz’s head. He ran his nose through Buzz’s hair and inhaled deeply. His mate was the perfect height.

Finally, he couldn’t stand it anymore. He took Buzz’s mouth. He started slow, but quickly ramped up the passion until he was ravishing Buzz.

Jed kissed his way down Buzz’s neck and began to suck.

Buzz shrugged his shoulders, dislodging Jed’s mouth. “Don’t mark me.”

Jed growled at being denied, but he nipped Buzz’s earlobe and whispered in his ear. “You make me so fucking hard.”

Returning to Buzz’s mouth, Jed kissed him even harder. He ground his cock into Buzz’s crotch. “Wanna see my cock?” he whispered in Buzz’s ear. “It’s nice and big.”

Buzz laughed. Not exactly the reaction Jed was hoping for.

“Does that line actually work?”

“You’d be surprised. I have a very nice cock.”

Buzz rolled his eyes.

Actions spoke louder than words. Jed tugged at the button of his jeans and freed his aching hard-on. It bounced a couple of times before settling. Buzz drew in a sharp breath as he stared down wide-eyed at Jed’s giant boner. Yeah, that was the reaction he usually got. Knowing his mate was aroused by it made Jed even harder. A clear drop of liquid appeared from the slit.

Taking Buzz’s hand, Jed placed it on his hard-on. “Touch me, baby.”

At the same time, Jed unzipped Buzz’s shorts, and then slipped his hand underneath the waistband of his underwear. He wrapped his hand around Buzz’s cock. Built like Buzz, it was a little short, but it was nice and thick.

Jed began to stroke and was pleased when Buzz returned the favor.

As Jed jerked him off, Buzz’s breathing quickly grew ragged, and his knees trembled.

Jed knew how he felt. His mate’s hand was magic.

Buzz’s cheeks had gone red and his eyes had dilated. Jed couldn’t take his eyes off his little fireplug. He’d never seen a sexier sight in his life than Buzz in the middle of passion. That he was the one doing it to Buzz got him even hotter.

He felt Buzz’s shaft thicken in his hand. It grew even harder. Oh yeah, he was going to make his mate come. He sped up the pace and gave his fist a twist around the head.

“Jed,” Buzz moaned.

Fuck, that was hot! “Yeah, say my name, baby.”

“Oh! Jed…” Buzz’s breath hitched.

Jed felt Buzz’s cock throb in his fist, and he looked down just in time to watch it spurt over and over onto the ground. Watching his mate come, and hearing his name spill from his lips was enough to push Jed over the edge.

He bucked his hips forward, turning toward Buzz at the last second. The first shot of spunk blasted out like a jet, splattering all over Buzz’s shirt. Jed came hard, moaning his mate’s name, completely covering Buzz’s shirt and his crotch with his copious, sticky load. It had been so long since another man had gotten him off, he came like a freaking geyser.

“Oh damn, that was good,” Jed said as he tried to catch his breath.

Buzz pulled back and glared at Jed, catching the enforcer off guard. “You did that on purpose,” he said accusingly. He pulled his messy shirt off, and wiped Jed’s load off his thigh and from around his dick. “How am I supposed to go back smelling like your cum?”

Jed tried not to pout. “You can have my shirt.”

“Right,” Buzz said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “Because that won’t smell like you at all.”

“Any lycan with a halfway decent sense of smell will scent me anyway.”

Buzz’s eyes widened in a panic. “Oh my god, what am I gonna do?”

“You could come back with me.” Jed smiled. It was an easy solution.

Buzz frowned, his frustration growing. “I already told you, I can’t.”

It was Jed’s turn to frown. “You won’t be able to stay away. We were meant to be together.”

“You don’t understand,” he snapped. He tossed his semen-soaked shirt onto the ground. “My brother, my alpha. He…” Buzz took a deep breath and let it out. “He’s arranged for me to get married.”

Jed grew enraged in a split second. His gums itched as his canines threatened to drop. He balled his hands into fists to keep his claws from shooting out. “The hell you will!”

“He’s my alpha, Jed. I can’t go against him. I swore loyalty to him when he made me beta.”

Jed understood about loyalty. He was a pack enforcer after all, but a true mating trumped that. Why didn’t Buzz see it? “We’re mates, Buzz. I won’t give you up.”

“You have to.” The words came out in a choke.

A tear spilled down Buzz’s cheek. After scrubbing it away with his fist, he quickly turned and ran through the trees, clumsily knocking limbs and kicking up leaves.

He took Jed’s heart with him.

Jed stared after him, watching until the branches and leaves settled. He wasn’t sure how long he stood there, but it was clear Buzz wasn’t coming back. Before he left, he leaned down to pick up Buzz’s discarded shirt, and began the lonely walk back to his room.

* * * *

Buzz slipped into his suite as quietly as he could. Padding across the carpet on his tiptoes, he opened the door to his bedroom and slinked inside.

He had made it.

After a hot soapy shower, he could slip into bed completely undetected. Letting out a sigh of relief, he moved toward the bathroom, but stopped when he saw the door was shut. A sliver of light escaped the bottom of the door.

The door opened and Roy emerged, naked and slightly damp, smelling strongly of soap.

Roy’s dark brown eyes widened for a second, then narrowed to slits. “Where have you been?”

Buzz kept his tone even, staring back at Roy, unflinching. “That’s none of your concern.”

The enforcer regarded Buzz for a moment longer. “Keep your eyes to yourself.”

The man walked past Buzz, knocking him with his shoulder as he passed. Being a beta wolf, Buzz outranked the larger man. His words and his actions could be seen as a direct challenge. Buzz knew there was no way in hell he would win against Roy. The enforcer was built like a bodybuilder in his human shape, and his wolf was nearly as big as Derek.

Still, as he stepped into the shower, he couldn’t help but wonder what Roy had been up to tonight.