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“Where are you going?” Troy asked breathlessly as he watched Philip zipping himself up. Every inch of his body throbbed with wanting.
“Out,” Philip responded gruffly. “Something came up.” He grabbed his cell phone off the table and slipped it into his pocket. “If you try to link up and I don’t respond, then I’m out of the pack house. Get in touch on my phone.”
He started to leave the bedroom but paused at the door and turned around to look at Troy. Philip didn’t think he’d seen a more desirable person. Troy’s flawless body, those blue lust-filled eyes, the way his kiss-swollen lips trembled slightly, his flushed face…
“Fuck…” Philip groaned. On the outside, the alpha looked composed but on the inside, his blood raced like mad. He would have loved nothing more than to get back in that bed and work that sexy body until they both passed out from excessive bliss. But in a way, he thought that message from Jeremy couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. “Will you be okay?”
Troy managed to nod as he drew the covers over his nakedness. His expression, however, showed exactly how he felt. He couldn’t believe the man was actually leaving him all alone in his bed, naked, and trembling with unrestrained hunger. The fact that he’d gotten him off once didn’t really matter because he’d gotten him worked up all over again by giving that mark all that attention. He needed him.
Hell, he could still feel Philip’s hand around his cock for goodness sake. That hot hand-job Philip had given him as they rode up on the elevator, had been mind-shatteringly good. He’d been totally unprepared and shocked when his mate had worked his zipper down immediately after they’d gotten on the elevator, and stuck his hand inside his jeans and boxers to grab his pulsing cock.
Troy hadn’t been able to suppress his cries of pleasure as Philip jacked him with quick sure strokes that made his eyes roll into the back of his head. It had been over pretty fast, unsurprisingly. Just as the elevator began to slide open on their floor, he’d started shooting his load. Philip had slammed his mouth on his and kissed him as he orgasmed, prolonging his pleasure and swallowing his cries. It had been quick, intense, and mind-blowing.
Philip had started stripping him even before they entered the suite. And for a moment, Troy had glimpsed a completely different Philip. This Philip was buzzing with sexual need. This Philip was completely out of control. This Philip was a beast… a sexy one at that. Troy had trembled, his mind and body hovering somewhere between excited need and abject fear. When he was finally naked, Philip had thrown him onto his bed and began to kiss him all over.
Troy didn’t think anything could feel more exquisite. He’d managed to unzip Philip before his mate had latched onto the mark on his neck and reduced him to a quivering mess. One moment he was moaning his pleasure, the next, Philip was abruptly letting go of him and getting out of the bed with a preoccupied expression on his face. Troy felt… rejected and snubbed. And he hated the feeling.
‘Don’t go.’ Troy wanted to kick himself immediately after he uttered those two words on their mind-link. He definitely didn’t want to come across as clingy or needy.
Philip felt his mate’s dejection and groaned. He went to Troy and sat beside him on the bed. Then he leaned in and took his lips in a kiss that shook Troy to the core. When Philip broke off the kiss, he looked at his mate with soft eyes as he tenderly tucked a lock of hair behind his ear.
“I’m not rejecting or snubbing you.” He whispered as rubbed his thumb over Troy’s wet lower lip. “But something has come up that needs my prompt attention. It could turn into something real nasty for the pack if I don’t give it the needed attention. I hope to be back soon. Agyemang will be leaving after lunch so you can hang out with Paul when he leaves, alright?”
“Alright,” Troy mumbled.
“And try to get some rest if you can ’cause training starts tomorrow. And you need to be sharp. Your mama don’t play.” Philip grinned, drawing a peal of small laughter from Troy.
“Okay.”
“Good.” Philip leaned in and pressed a quick kiss to Troy’s mouth. Then he stood and started for the door. “Get in touch anytime you want to talk.” With that, the alpha left the suite, his mind already on the potential threat that was rearing its head.
Philip couldn’t help but concur with Deloris’ suspicions. Blaze’s bizarre death raised serious questions. If they didn’t handle the possible threat thoroughly, it could cost him his mate. And Philip definitely couldn’t allow that.