***
With a groan, Philip grabbed Troy and brought him flash against his hard body. Then he crushed his mouth against his, hard and hungry. Troy stiffened, pressing his hands instinctively against Philip’s chest to push him away. But the alpha only deepened the kiss, forcibly pressing Troy’s lips apart and plundering his mouth with his tongue. Troy felt himself getting lost in a wave of sensations as Philip’s lips moved against his, forcing him to respond. The intensity of the kiss overwhelmed his senses. Soon he was kissing Philip back, his lips and body telling his mate what his mouth couldn’t. He needed him like he needed the air that he breathed.
Philip eventually broke off the kiss and sucked sensuously on Troy’s kiss-swollen lower lip until a shudder zoomed through Troy. The alpha knew he would love nothing more than to be in bed, cuddled against a naked Troy that very moment. He raised his head and looked down at Troy’s flushed face and closed eyes.
“Look at me, baby,” Philip whispered and watched as Troy opened beautiful glazed blue eyes to stare up at him. “Wild horses can’t stop me from touching you. You should know that by now.”
“I wish I could punch you right now,” Troy muttered, making his mate smile. “Don’t ever do that to me again.” He breathed, leaning his forehead against Philip’s chest.
“I just had to.” Philip chuckled and he wrapped his arms around a scowling Troy. “You’re so gullible.”
“And you’re mean.” Troy shot back.
“Sorry.” Philip combed Troy’s hair back with his fingers. “And since you’re so concerned about what people think, maybe you shouldn’t tease me so much when we’re amongst people.” He muttered.
“I wasn’t teas…”
“We both know you were.” Philip cut Troy off. “The way you kept touching me, those suggestive looks, all those sexy compliments you kept whispering in my head…and did you have to flash me?” Philip sounded incredulous. “Really?”
“Don’t tell me you don’t enjoy it when I do all that.” Troy snorted.
“Well, I just showed you just how much I enjoy that didn’t I?” Philip drawled. “It was either touch you or go insane. And now you’re worried about what people will think.”
“I can’t help it.” Troy sighed, stepping out of Philip’s arms and resuming his walk.
“You really shouldn’t worry yourself with what people think,” Philip said. “Definitely not about what the group of people on this beach right now, think when it comes to our sex life. Every single individual on this beach right now fucks…except us.” He drawled.
“You don’t see what we do as…sex?” Troy turned curious eyes to his mate.
“Hell, no.” Philip rasped with a mock scandalized look on his handsome face. “When I actually fuck you, you’ll know you’ve been fucked. Trust me.” He rasped, gazing at Troy with such hot intensity the younger man felt lost in it.
“Braggart,” Troy muttered but he couldn’t help the smile that lit up his face at his mate’s words.
“We’ll see whether you’ll call me that when I get that sweet arse beneath me and you’re screaming your pleasure to the entire pack.” Philip drawled so sexily Troy felt a delicious shudder sizzle through him.
“You have such a dirty mind.” Troy gave a breathless laugh. “Seriously though, I don’t think I can go through with that, Philip.” He groaned, “The ceremony I mean. Me having sex and screaming with pleasure in front of all those people… I can never live that down. I can’t do it.” He actually sounded upset.
“You don’t have a choice, buddy.” Philip chuckled. “Most especially, you can’t chicken out this close to the day.”
“Four days is a lot of time,” Troy mumbled.
“Go talk to your mother about it then.” Philip sighed. “Maybe she can get the council to give us another alternative.”
“I can’t go crying to my mother about everything, Philip.”
“So what do you want me to do?” Philip rasped.
“You’re the alpha.” Troy snapped. “Surely you have the power to change the rules of your pack. My mother said that having sex before all those people is just so you can show the pack how happy you can actually make me.” Troy continued in a gruff tone. “If I’m self-conscious, there’s no way I’m going to enjoy sex with you. Guess the message your pack is going to get, Alpha.” He paused for effect. “That their alpha is a lousy lay. Under par. Substandard…”
“What about you?” Philip murmured. “Think I’d be a lousy lay?”
“What I think wouldn’t matter.” Troy frowned. “The pack will think that you can’t satisfy your mate. If you don’t mind, then by all means…”
“Hey.” Philip stopped walking and coiled an arm around Troy’s waist. Then he swung him back into his arms. Troy gasped and instinctively raised his hands to Philip’s shoulders.
“I will take care of it.”
“How?” Troy murmured, feeling himself getting lost in his mate’s captivating grey eyes.
“Let’s just say I’m going to get you so worked up on that day, you’re going to be dying for release so bad you won’t give a fuck about whoever is watching,” Philip responded, his grey eyes filled with a sensual promise.
“That sounds worse.” Troy groaned as he leaned his forehead against Philip’s chest. “They’ll think I’m a slut.”
“Err…are we talking about the same person who blew me so hard my mind literally flew to my arse and I started spewing crap?” Philip drawled with amusement.
“Very funny,” Troy muttered, pushing himself out of Philip’s arms and turning to go.
“Are you ever going to forgive me, Troy?” Philip sighed, falling into step beside his mate.
“I’ve forgiven you,” Troy muttered. “Just wary, that’s all.” He noticed the regret on his mate’s face but ignored it. “I’m going to join them.” He gestured towards where four of the new friends that he’d made and Paul splashed in the water as they tossed a ball around and sang along to Little Mix’s ‘Power’ that was playing.
“Okay. Have fun.” Philip said quietly. He hoped with time, Troy would get over that silly incident.