The Deputy and His Enforcer (Kincaid Pack #3) - Kiki Clark Page 0,68

his wolf for days and days, knowing his mate had possessed his body like only he could.

Suddenly, both of Robson’s hands were on the sides of Marcus’s face, turning him so they were eye to eye. “You with me?”

Working harder than normal to focus, he met Robson’s fierce eyes and fell headfirst into their dark depths. “I’m with you,” he whispered, hypnotized by the firm hold Robson was using combined with the stern line of his jaw. “I’d go anywhere with you.”

The sides of Robson’s mouth quirked up, and in that moment, Marcus wanted nothing more than to taste them, to get lost in the feel of his mate’s mouth on his own.

“Good to know. But do you understand what I’m asking? I know we have to talk more, but…” Robson’s gaze was like an inferno as it swept over Marcus’s body. “Fuck, cariño. Things are moving fast here, but I need to hear you say it and then tell me what you need from me right now.”

Tipping his head back, Marcus sucked in a breath to try and clear his swirling thoughts, but all he did was inhale more of Robson’s scent of sex and want. “Say what? What… what do you need me to say?”

“That it’s just us now. No Nico.”

“No Nico?” He couldn’t be friends with Nico anymore? Nico was… he was Marcus’s family. The pain that lanced through him at the very idea of cutting him out cleared his head like nothing else had. “I can’t… Robson, I can’t lose Nico’s friendship.” He was crushed that his mate would even ask that of him. How could he suggest—

Robson chuckled and pressed their foreheads together. “I didn’t mean don’t be friends with him. I just meant I can’t… I can’t mate with you if you’re going to continue to have sex with him.”

“What?” Marcus’s whole body jerked in shock, bumping their heads together. “Why would you think I’m having… relations with Nico?”

Robson leaned back, then went all the way so he was kneeling between Marcus’s knees, one hand rubbing at his forehead and the other resting absently on Marcus’s thigh. “You said that he makes sure you get what you need.”

Pushing up onto his elbows, Marcus tried to tear his eyes away from the thick, uncut cock resting against Robson’s thigh. Even only semi-hard, Marcus thought his mate more than made up for a lack of knot. Licking his lips, he dragged his gaze up the firm lines of muscles in his abdomen and chest, biting his lower lip when he finally found Robson’s amused gaze.

“You need to behave yourself until we finish this conversation,” Robson said, lips pressed together to suppress a grin.

Swallowing, Marcus nodded and tried to focus. “Um, I didn’t mean… sex.” At Robson’s raised eyebrows, he cleared his throat and continued. “I meant that Nico has always made sure my wolf gets what it needs, dragging me out for runs with packmates, scent marking each other, visiting my house so my den doesn’t just smell like me.” He shrugged as Robson’s shoulders lost their tension. “Stuff like that.”

Robson nodded as he studied Marcus. “But he doesn’t provide you with the pleasure you need.”

It wasn’t a question, but Marcus made a face and shook his head anyway. “No. He’s like a brother to me.”

Nodding once more, Robson leaned forward, planting his fists in the bed on either side of Marcus’s shoulders, caging him in. “I know it makes me a dick, but I need to hear it still. That you won’t be with anyone else now that we’re together.”

Marcus cocked his head as he settled back onto the bed. “Why would I be with anyone else?”

Robson’s face softened as he slowly lowered himself onto Marcus’s body. “That’s right. No cheating for mated shifters.” He pressed his lips to the hinge of Marcus’s jaw and slowly moved forward. “Lucky me. I almost feel bad for anyone you were with before… but not really. Like I said, I’m a greedy bastard. I’m going to enjoy having you all to myself now.”

Marcus realized what Robson meant as he reached the tip of Marcus’s chin. “You’ve always had me to yourself,” Marcus whispered just as Robson’s lips slid up and he was hovering over Marcus’s mouth.

Breaths mingling, Robson murmured, “What do you mean?”

“I’ve never been with anyone before, and I’ll never be with anyone but you from now on.” Marcus shrugged a little and raised his head just the slightest bit, saying against Robson’s lips, “I’m all yours,