***
“I didn’t know Jeremy had another brother besides…”
“His brother wasn’t killed by hunters, after all, A. G.” Philip sighed. “He was taken by Reynard.”
“The fuck!”
“Long story. Will fill you in after the run.”
“Can’t wait.” Agyemang looked shocked. “Where’s Jeremy?”
“He’s not running.” Philip chuckled. “Doesn’t want his mate to feel left out. He can’t run.”
“Why can’t Ryan run?”
“I’ll leave that explanation for Jeremy.” Philip’s grin was downright wicked.
“Stanwood Pack,” Agyemang muttered with a shake of his head. “Always drama.”
“Would you want to go and change in your suite?” Philip asked. “Or you’d rather change here?”
“I want to say hello to Jeremy first,” Agyemang said, waving at Camille. “Can’t come to my boss’ territory and enjoy myself without paying homage first, can I?” He chuckled.
“That would be the biggest blunder.” Philip laughed as they started for where Agyemang’s sleek red Mercedes Benz S-Class Pullman was packed.
“The betas can change here though.” Agyemang said as he got behind the steering wheel. “Same suite?”
“Yep.” Philip nodded. “Fifth floor. Join us in the woods when you get back.”
“Will do.” Agyemang gave a thumbs-up sign. “See you in a bit.”
***
“You’re not doing what I’m asking you to, Troy.” Philip sighed, looking at his mate. “Take a deep breath and try to concentrate.”
Troy took a deep breath but just couldn’t bring himself to concentrate. Not only was he stark naked before Philip, but he was also looking at a completely naked Philip. And although he felt self-conscious about his own nakedness and embarrassed at the erection he couldn’t hide, he couldn’t take his eyes off Philip’s cock. It was huge. And the man wasn’t even hard.
Well…neither was he soft. Troy wondered how it would look like if it got completely hard. He could only imagine. Did the man plan on using that monster dick on him, Troy couldn’t help but wonder. There was no way in hell that dick was going to fit inside him. His eyes shot up to Philip’s face when he heard the alpha clearing his throat.
“You know I can hear you, right?” Philip drawled.
“So get out of my head already.” Troy snapped, regretting that he’d allowed Philip back into his head. Philip had managed to convince him to allow him to link up mentally with him again, to enable him to monitor him during their run.
“I have to stay,” Philip said simply. “Now concentrate. I want this to be as painless as it possibly can.” He murmured. “Close your eyes and concentrate.”
How was he to concentrate on anything with that thing right in front of him, Troy thought. It was so big and captivating. Troy felt his mouth water just from looking at it which pissed him off. Why couldn’t he stop having all those lustful thoughts about the man, he asked himself angrily. What unnerved him was the fact that Philip didn’t seem to have that problem. The man was clearly not as affected by him as he was by him. He always looked so…composed. Telling him to think pure… Troy’s eyes widened when right before his eyes, the cock he’d been staring at started to get lengthier and harder. It was mesmerizing.
“See?” Philip whispered. “Even your thoughts affect me.” He breathed, willing his cock to behave. Hearing his mate thinking about how he was salivating just from looking at his cock was killing him.
“Yeah, whatever,” Troy muttered. If Philip felt half of what he felt whenever he was around him, he wouldn’t be so cool, calm, and collected all the frigging time.
‘Close your eyes, Troy.’ He repeated through their mind-link when he realized that Troy was still staring at his now pulsing length. The earlier they both shifted and started their run, the better it would be, Philip thought urgently as he reached out to touch Troy. ‘Think about your wolf. I know you can feel him. Think about him taking over and let yourself go.’ He caressed Troy’s shoulder. ‘Let go. Come on.’
With a whimper, Troy fell on all fours and began to shake. ‘It’s painful.’ He moaned.
‘The pain will pass. Just concentrate on the wolf.’ Philp crouched beside Troy and gently rubbed his back. ‘Allow him to take over. You know you want to. Come on.’
Troy threw his head back and gave a tiny scream even as his body morphed into his beautiful golden wolf. That scream turned into a howl. Only then did Philip allow his own wolf to take over. The huge grey wolf nuzzled the golden wolf, licking his face and whispering sweet nothings to him.
‘You’re so beautiful.’ The alpha wolf whispered. ‘I can’t wait to show you off.’
‘I’m not a trophy.’ Troy’s wolf snapped. ‘Back off.’ He growled even as he snuggled against the bigger wolf, completely acting contrary to what he was demanding.
‘You don’t want me to.’ The alpha chuckled. ‘Are you okay?’
‘Yes.’
‘Come on then.’ The alpha and his beautiful golden-furred mate left the secluded spot they’d been standing and walked towards a small group of wolves made up of some of Philip’s betas, warriors, and the pack’s elders. They’d waited to run with their alpha.
Philip heard the appreciative howls from the wolves as they got closer and felt so much joy and pride inside. He didn’t think he’d ever felt that level of pride in his entire thirty-three years on earth. When they got to where the wolves waited, the alpha wolf stood still as Troy’s wolf nuzzled against him for a while. Then the golden wolf sauntered off to the beautiful brown wolf who stood amongst the waiting wolves.
The brown wolf couldn’t stop her whimpering sounds. Troy was pretty sure his mother would have been in tears had she been in human form. Gloria gave her son a proper tongue-bath, whimpering the entire time. The golden wolf stood still as his mother worked on him, whimpering intermittently too. All the other wolves, including the alpha, stood quietly as Gloria got acquainted with her son’s wolf.
For wolves, that was the ultimate show of care and love from a mother. And everyone respected and admired it. After a while, Philip’s wolf stepped between mother and son and gave Gloria a gentle lick on her muzzle, a show of gratitude and respect to not just an elder, but also a mother-in-law. The alpha then steered his mate towards the woods.
‘Ready for your first run?’ He asked softly.
‘Yes.’ Troy was bursting with excitement.
‘Good.’ Then to the wolves standing around, Philip instructed, ‘Let’s run!’
There were answering howls from the wolves, portraying their joy for their alpha’s good fortune and their excitement for the run. With a loud howl which the entire pack heard, the alpha and his mate took off into the woods, followed closely by the other wolves. It was time to let go and become one with the wild.