Keata's Promise [Brac Pack 7] (8 page)

“Do you trust Christian?” Tank asked.

“I don’t know yet. He seems sincere, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have rogue vamps like we have rogue wolves. I never thought they would come this far north, but since they have, be on alert. I’ve called Zeus and warned him as well.” Maverick turned to his mate, his eyes narrowing, “No more running off by yourself or with the other mates, we clear?”

“Yes.” Cecil had only wanted to celebrate Keata’s mating. He had no idea they would be in such danger. Maverick had chastised him last night, making Cecil feel a foot tall. Maverick had been gentle about it, but Cecil took it to heart. He only wanted the mates to have fun, not put them in harm’s way.

“Do they really suck blood and do all the crap you see in the
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movies?” Oliver twisted in Micah’s lap as he looked toward Maverick.

“I don’t really know and, to be honest, Oliver, I don’t want to ever find out. I don’t want any of you finding out either.” Maverick stared at each of the mates in turn.

* * * *

“Are they real?” Jason asked Gunnar from behind the bar. He had called his Alpha Zeus to tell him about what was going on. While Zeus thanked him, he also reminded Jason that he was now Brac pack and needed to give his loyalties to Maverick.

Jason wondered why his
ex-alpha
had just traded him off like yesterday’s underwear. Zeus told him that it was Maverick who had requested him. Why? He didn’t even know the Alpha. Why would he want him?

“Yeah, seen it for myself.”

Jason was shook from his thoughts at Gunnar’s reply. He had forgotten he even asked a question.

“Do you think they’ll come this way? The city is a pretty good distance from us.” Not only did they have to fight rogue wolves, but now vampires?

“I hope not, things would get ugly around here. This Prince Christian swore our mates were safe, but he said nothing of us warriors or our Alpha.” Gunnar ran his hand through his hair.

If they did come this way, how did one defeat someone who was already dead? They needed to find out more about these creatures.

Knowledge was power. Jason wholeheartedly believed this.

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Chapter Six

Cody snuck up on Keata, who was dancing around the den playing video games. He crouched down and slid around the couch, crawling out and grabbing his ankle.

“Ahhhh!” Keata screamed and jumped into the air, losing his balance. Cody caught him before he fell on his butt.

“No nice, Cody!” Keata yelled at him as he clutched his chest.

Cody laughed his ass off as he dropped to the couch with Keata, kissing his mate until he settled down.

“No nice, but fun.” He wrapped his arms around Keata and laid his forehead against his little man’s. “Love you.” Cody kissed Keata’s lips in a quick peck.

“Really? Cody love me?”

“Really.” Why did Keata look so shocked?

“Keata love Cody, too.” Cody chuckled when Keata squealed an unmanly sound as Cody tossed him over his shoulder and jogged upstairs, taking the steps two at a time.

He deposited his mate on the bed, crawling over him like a predator. Keata giggled and scooted away, running from Cody.

“If you run, I chase,” Cody warned.

“No catch,” Keata teased as he shot out of the bedroom door, peals of laughter trailing behind him as Cody gave him a moment to get a head start. He could catch his mate easily, but he wanted Keata to have fun with it.

Cody hopped off of their bed and began his hunt. He knew Keata was close because he could feel his mate’s excitement pouring off of him. He passed a door and heard giggles trying to be suppressed. He
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smiled and passed the door up, allowing his mate to continue the game just a little longer. Keata shot out of the room as soon as Cody had passed it and ran in the opposite direction.

Cody pressed the palm of his hand into his erection. The thrill of the chase was a fucking turn on. “Gonna find you, mate,” Cody warned as he turned down another hallway and saw Keata’s little toes sticking out from behind the heavy drapes covering a window. Cody bit the inside of his mouth to stop the laughter as he got down on his hands and knees and crawled toward the wiggling toes. Keata was tee-heeing quietly.

“Gotcha.” He snagged his mate by his legs and pulled him forward. Keata erupted in snorts and giggles as Cody pulled him into his arms.

“Cody no fair. Wolf help.” Keata pouted as he wrapped his arms around Cody’s shoulders.

“My wolf didn’t help. You noisy.” He carried his precious package back to their bedroom, this time locking the door. His mate wasn’t escaping again. Cody pulled Keata free of his clothes and tossed him on the bed gently as he stripped out of his.

“Wow.” Keata stared between Cody’s thighs, his eyes huge.

“You like?” Cody flexed and posed for his mate, proud Keata approved of him.

“Really like.” Keata licked his lips, and Cody’s cock jumped at the chance to be licked like a lollipop. He knew Keata had never done it before, but he would gladly take whatever Keata could manage.

“Wanna taste?” He grabbed his cock in his hand and waved Keata to the edge of their bed.

“I–I…” Keata looked intimidated by the request, his eyes shooting from Cody’s cock to his eyes.

“I know. I’ll teach you.” Fuck if this wasn’t a huge turn-on. He was Keata’s first in everything, and Cody couldn’t have been more pleased with that.

“Okay.” Keata crawled over and sat back on his knees. “How?”
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“Stick your tongue out.” Pre-cum dripped from Cody with the anticipation building like static electricity. He prayed he made it through the lesson without premature eruption. Keata was everything he ever wanted and more.

Keata stuck his tongue out as he laid his hands on Cody’s muscular thighs. Cody rubbed the head of his cock across Keata’s tongue, and a moan ripped from his chest.

“Yes,” Cody hissed, “suck it, Keata.” Keata closed his lips around the bulbous head, and Cody fought to stave off his impending orgasm. This was too much.

His mate sucked and licked, slob dripping down his chin as he drew the clear liquid from Cody’s cock. Damn, his mate was a fast learner. Cody reached down and grabbed one of Keata’s hands and placed it on his balls, rolling Keata’s hand around then gently squeezing them, never letting his mate’s hand go.

“So good, Keata.” Cody’s head fell back. He began to move his hips slightly, not being able to stop them.

He gasped when Keata took him deeper into his throat, moving his head up and down. Cody’s nerve endings came to life and ricocheted off of one another. If he didn’t stop Keata, he would shoot into his mouth, and he knew his mate wasn’t ready to take his load yet.

“Lay on your back.”

Keata looked up at him from under his thick black lashes while his lips were wrapped around Cody’s cock.

Cody lost it at the erotic sight, and semen shot from his cock before he could pull away. He shouted out Keata’s name as wave after wave of seed was pulled from his balls.

He yanked his hips back, dropping to his knees and kissing Keata as though his mate carried the breath of life for him.

“You like?” Keata asked with a wicked grin on his face as he wiped Cody’s seed from his chin. Cody grabbed his hand and licked the spent sperm from his fingers.

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“Love,” he cooed as he laid Keata onto his back, reaching into the drawer for the bottle of lube. “I make love to you, Keata.”

“Yes, please.” Keata pulled his knees to his chest, looking at Cody in such awe that Cody had to pull his eyes away. There was nothing in this world he wouldn’t do for Keata. No battle he wouldn’t fight for him, no request he wouldn’t fulfill. His soul belonged to his five-foot-two mate forever.

Cody slid a wet finger into Keata, caressing his soft skin with the other hand. His cock had come back fully to life at the prospect of being inside him.

“More.”

“God, I love that word.” Cody slid another finger into his mate, scissoring them apart. He could feel the love radiating from Keata. He slipped a third finger in, pushing it back and forth and watching the bliss cross Keata’s face.

“More.” Keata panted, fisting his hands in the sheets. His head tilted back and a groan left his lips.

Cody pulled free and lubed his cock for its journey home. He hitched Keata’s small rounded butt up then pushed in, his breath catching at the tightness sliding down his cock as he seated himself.

“Oh god, Keata. Feels so damn good.” Cody fell to his arms, keeping the weight there and away from his small mate.

“So good.” Keata moaned as he started to move. He cupped Cody’s face and pulled him down for a kiss as he wrapped his legs around Cody’s waist. “Love me, Cody,” he whispered across Cody’s lips.

“Forever.” Cody began to thrust into his mate’s tight, puckered hole, his love deepening further for Keata. His canines dropped, his eyes glowing as he thrust deeply.

“My wolf. Bite me.” Keata tilted his neck to the side, arching his back giving Cody room for a deeper penetration.

Cody sank his teeth in as he rocketed into Keata, cries and mewls at his ear from Keata’s lips.

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Hot wetness splashed Cody’s abdomen, and he knew his mate had come. He drank deeper as the ring of muscles clamped down around his cock, making it almost impossible for Cody to move as Keata’s ass locked his cock into place. He waited for it to relax before he thrust harder, deeper. Cody licked his neck and screamed into Keata’s neck as he bathed Keata’s channel with his seed.

“Keata, Keata, Keata,” Cody chanted repeatedly into his mate’s neck, never tiring of that beautiful name.

“My Cody.” Keata petted his hair.

Cody fell apart in his arms. His tears ran down his mate’s neck as a sob tore from him. Keata wrapped himself around Cody, and he was grateful for this precious little man.

“I love you, Keata.” Cody rolled to his side, Keata clinging to him. He couldn’t believe the emotions that tore from him while in his mate’s arms. He would kill anyone and anything that ever attempted to take his love from him.

“Sleep, mate,” Keata whispered into Cody’s ear.

“Sleep,” Cody repeated as he pulled the covers over them.

* * * *

Keata sat obediently on the bed as Cody ran a brush through his mate’s long black hair. They had just showered after making love two more times that morning.

“What does Keata mean?” Cody asked as the soft hair flowed through his fingers.

“Mean blessed.”

“It fits. You’re my blessing.” Cody kissed Keata’s neck then pulled Keata into his arms. “Hungry?” Cody nibbled down his mate’s neck. He couldn’t seem to get enough of him. Three rounds since last night, and he was ready to go for a fourth. His mate had the softest skin imaginable. His mewls and pleas drove Cody wild. He thanked the fates that he hadn’t screwed up his chance with this beauty.

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Although he hadn’t wanted to hurt his best friend, Keata was his heart and soul. He wouldn’t have waited much longer.

Cody stared down at the scar on his mate’s thigh. He remembered that night. He had gone out of his mind when Maverick told them that Keata and Oliver were under attack. Not even thinking twice, he had shifted and raced to his mate to find a damn rogue wolf trying to chew his mate’s leg off. He shuddered at the thought.

“Yes.”

“I take you to breakfast?” He wanted to show his mate off to the world. Pamper and spoil him rotten.

“Okay. I want smoothie and chicken strips.” Keata pulled out of Cody’s arms and got dressed as Cody did the same. He hated to see his mate cover that beautiful skin.

“You should have a more balanced breakfast, Keata.” Keata narrowed his eyes on Cody. “’Cause you get this.” He pointed to his butt. “No mean you tell me what I eat.” Cody’s jaw fell to his chest. “What’s wrong, Keata?”

“Want smoothie and chicken strips,” Keata repeated.

“Bacon and eggs.”

“Get what I want or you no get this no more.” Keata turned and wiggled his ass, laughing as he ran out of the bedroom.

“Brat.”

They made it downstairs holding hands as Kyoshi and Storm came through the front door.

“How’s my favorite cousin?” Kyoshi smiled at Keata.

“Only cousin, silly.” Keata slapped Kyoshi playfully on his chest.

“Still favorite.” Kyoshi turned to Cody. “You guys heading out?

Kinda nippy today.”

“I’m taking my baby to breakfast.” Cody helped Keata into his coat as he led him to the door. He wondered how many chicken strips the restaurant had.

“Have fun.” Kyoshi waved as Cody led his mate to his truck, lifting Keata up and placing him in his seat. He reached over and
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buckled his mate in, kissing him on the tip of his nose before shutting the door. Cody walked around the front of the truck chuckling. He was such a goner. Keata had him wrapped around his finger, and the little guy didn’t even know it, or did he?

Cody pulled in front of the diner, helping Keata down from the truck. He stopped when he saw the closed sign still hanging in the window. It was still early, but the diner should have been opened by now. Other people saw the sign and shook their heads as they walked away.

He didn’t like this. Something was wrong. “Get back in the truck, Keata. Now,” Cody ordered his mate.

Keata ran and pulled the door open, slamming it and engaging the locks, a frightened look on his face.

Cody smelled smoke as he looked to the side of the building. He heard a moan then a growl. Shit, he needed to get back there but feared leaving Keata by himself since the vampires were discovered so close by, especially after the way Christian had roamed his eyes over his mate.

He pulled his cell phone from his leather jacket and called Maverick, telling him of the situation.

“I’m sending help now.”

“I have Keata with me. I can’t leave him.”