MasukWhen we later pulled apart, both of us were breathing hard and smiling shyly.“I hope that was okay,” I said.Elara touched her lips with a finger and nodded.“Um, yeah. It was okay.”As I slowly backed toward my truck, I asked, “I’ll see you later?”“See you soon, Orion.”The entire drive home was filled with sexual frustration.My cock pressed painfully against my pants. The need only grew stronger after I got home. I had to deal with it. I locked the door and went straight to the bathroom. Elara filled my thoughts as I turned on the shower and took off my clothes.I stepped beneath the hot water and let it pour over my body. It didn’t help at all. All I could think about was Elara. Not the younger Elara I had known years ago, but the beautiful and mature woman she had become. A woman I had never truly been with.Groaning, I wrapped my hand around my hard cock, closed my eyes, and let my imagination take over.In my fantasy, Elara looked up at me with desire shining in her eyes. She
He looked so eager. I remembered being at that age. Not really a child anymore, but not yet a man either. Whenever you saw someone who was bigger, stronger, or better than you, it created a strong desire inside you. You wanted to be better at sports, stronger in general, and a better fighter.That was one reason boys admired action movie heroes, bodybuilders, and professional athletes so much.“I’ll make sure you learn,” I said. “I promise. Jaxon and I will teach you a few things.”Kael nodded so hard it looked like his head might come off.“That would be amazing.”Elara didn’t seem very happy about the idea, but she must have noticed how excited Kael was. She gave me a look that clearly said we would be talking about this later.“What about this?” Jaxon said while looking at his phone.“What if we sell a couple of businesses instead of selling the rental properties? The car wash in Jefferson City and the storage unit complex. You said a year ago that you were tired of dealing with th
Selene clasped her hands together tightly, clearly preparing herself for the insults, accusations, and angry words she expected Elara to throw at her.The muscles in Elara’s jaw tightened as she clenched her teeth.But instead of shouting, she simply nodded once.“Apology accepted, Selene. There are more important things happening right now than anything either of us said or did in the past. I can move past it if you can.”She cleared her throat.“And if you want to get to know your nephew, I’m okay with that too.”Her words were polite and carefully controlled, almost like a politician giving a prepared response.It was obvious she still needed time to heal from the pain.Kael lifted his hand slightly and smiled at Selene.“Uh, hi, Aunt Selene, I guess. I’m Kael.”At first, Selene’s eyes widened.Then she pressed a hand over her mouth as tears filled her eyes.A small sob escaped her before she swallowed back her emotions and gave him a little wave.“Hey, buddy. Umm, it’s nice to off
“Not yet,” I said, “but everything is under control. Are you both ready to leave? I have a meeting at the alpha house, and I think you could spend some time there while I handle it.”Even though I tried hard to hide my emotions, Elara still knew me very well after all these years.Whatever she saw in my face made her eyes narrow slightly.“Yeah. That sounds fine,” she said. “Come on, Kael.”I paid the bill, and then we left.The drive back to my house was mostly quiet.Both Elara and Kael could tell that something important had happened.“Was that guy your brother?” Kael finally asked.Elara turned toward him in the backseat.“Honey, maybe we shouldn’t—”“Elara, it’s okay,” I said.I glanced at Kael through the rearview mirror.“Yeah, he is. Deep down, I think he’s a good guy, but he got mixed up with some bad people. Maybe I can help him. We’ll see.”Kael nodded and leaned back into his seat.When we arrived at the alpha house, I told Kael to go look around.His eyes became huge as h
“Don’t worry about this,” Vale said, gesturing toward his injured face. “Can we talk outside?”I didn’t need Vale to explain who had done that to him. I already knew.Varek.There was no doubt in my mind.I could still remember the annoyed expression on Varek’s face when he realized Vale had told me about the debt.“Outside,” I said as I stood up.I looked over at Elara and Kael.“Stay here. This won’t take long.”“Okay,” Elara replied, though both she and Kael looked concerned as I followed Vale out into the parking lot.The moment we were outside, some of the anger I had been holding back finally escaped.“Where is that motherfucker?” I hissed. “Tell me where he is, and I’ll give him a black eye of his own.”Vale shook his head and sighed.The sound was full of exhaustion.“Can we just get this over with? You don’t have to keep pretending to be the protective big brother.”“I’m not pretending, Vale,” I said, feeling hurt by his words.He waved a hand dismissively.“Enough. I’m fine,
My neck actually popped because I turned so quickly.Orion was right.Kael was standing by a display of special shoelaces, but a small group of girls was gathered outside the store. They were whispering to each other, giggling, and pointing at him.I knew my son was handsome because he looked so much like his father, but this was different. Girls were openly staring at my baby. Even worse, he was only fourteen, and most of those girls looked at least sixteen years old.My protective instincts immediately flared up, and I wanted to chase every one of them away.“Everything is happening so quickly,” I said as the cashier handed me the bag containing the shoes. “I can barely keep up. One minute I had my little boy, and now, a few mornings later, I have a nearly grown man with girls practically drooling over him.”Orion laughed softly.“I remember you being pretty territorial over me back in the day when the same thing happened.”I scoffed.“Daisy Gillies was trying her hardest to get int
“Oh.” That question was definitely more interesting. “I’m grateful that he’s taking such good care of Kael, so that made things easier between us. It feels like he genuinely wants to do the right thing this time, which is honestly nice considering our history.” I paused to think for a second. “He’s
I did not really know what Orion and Kael had been doing together over the last few days, but the difference in Kael was impossible to miss. While I sat at the kitchen table reading the news on my laptop, Kael pulled a box of Pop-Tarts from the pantry. There was a lightness in the way he moved now.
“Good game?” I asked.“Yeah. It was fun.”Once we got back into the truck and started driving away, I pointed toward the girls through the windshield. “Not your type?”“Something like that.”“You don’t like girls? You into guys? I don’t judge. Love is love,” I said.Kael immediately burst out laugh
As if fate or the universe itself had heard my thoughts, I suddenly noticed a familiar face standing at the far side of the park. Vale. My half-brother. He leaned against a tree with his arms crossed while watching the boys play basketball. I had not seen him since coming back home. He looked diffe







