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."Come here," he said, voice gentle but firm - the tone of an Owner, a master.Kipling could notresist, not when he ached so deeply for an Alpha to follow, a pack to which he could belong.Fingers sank into his fur, petting roughly, knowingly.Before he could stop himself, unable to help it, Kipling moved closeenough to rest his head on the man's thigh."Very pretty," the man murmured, stroking his head and ears.Kipling tensed as the dragons came close again, rubbing against him and the dark haired man, settling on either side ofthem."Now, now.These idiots won't hurt you." The man snorted."No more than they hurt me, anyway."The dragons made a strange barking sound that Kipling realized a moment later was laughter."Let's see you in human form, hmm?"Unable to resist that commanding tone, Kipling backed up a bit and shifted."What's going on here?" he asked."My apologies," the dark haired man said."They were getting impatient.I told them they could try something tonight if theybehaved and didn't push too hard." He swatted at each twin as they changed."For the nipping, you miscreants - no cookiesfor a week."The twins pouted.Kipling boggled to see it.Dragons didn't pout.Kipling shook his head."Try something? What are you talking about? Who are you?""My apologies," the dark haired man said, flashing a rueful grin."None of us are being very polite tonight.My name isTorvald Cross.Most people call me Tori, please feel free to do the same.These two trouble makers are Perilous andSiege." He stroked each of the twins' hair."Sie and Ril, for short.You are Kipling Blue.""How did you know that?"Tori chuckled."It's my cabin you're renting; I prefer to know a bit about my tenant."Kipling tensed and made to back away, not liking the knowing look on Tori's face - but Ril reached and snatched him close,and all of Kipling struggles only resulted in him being crowded onto the wide steps, sandwiched between Ril and Tori.Afile:///H|/NOVEL/New%20novel/The%20Dragon%20Pits.htm[9/25/2009 10:22:03 AM]AmaSour Fictionhand raked through his hair in a rough caress.Further struggles only resulted in a strong arm wrapping about his waist."What is this all about?""Pretty wolf," Ril murmured, nuzzling his throat."Want to keep.Tori said we could."Tori rolled his eyes."No, dragon.I said we could keep him if he agreed.There's a difference.""What?" Kipling, rather displeased the word came out as something resembling a squeak."I want to know what's going onhere!"Tori laughed softly and picked his cigar back up."My apologies.I'm used to them, I forget how overwhelming they can be toothers.I& there is a lot to explain, and certainly if you want to leave we will not stop you.Before that, however& is it trueyou killed the Alpha female of the Blue pack? After you showed up and asked to rent the cabin& as I say, I like to knowabout anyone close to me.It is nothing personal& there are many who would kill to get their hands on Sie and Ril.I have tobe careful.A lone wolf is strange to see&Curling up around himself, refusing to be comforted by the arm wrapped about his waist, Kipling ducked his head asmemories washed over him."Tell me what happened," Tori said with gentle but firm command.It soothed some deep ache in him to have commands to follow, to know at least in some small measure his place.To everfully resist Tori would be far more difficult than defying his Alpha had been.He should be resisting, there was no goodreason to trust Tori with anything.He couldn't help it though, not when he'd spent every day since he'd fled longing for aplace to call home."She was working with another pack& Colerain, to take out my former Alpha and join the pack up with Colerain's.Nothingmore than a stupid, greedy bitch.The Alpha wouldn't believe me, neither would anyone else.I kept track of her movements,tried again and again to make someone believe me.They wouldn't.Finally I sniffed out her plan to kill the Alpha - and killedher first.Then I ran.Fought off a few of them, but I think now I'm far enough away they won't find me for some time.""Our pretty wolf," Sie growled."We saw you first."Tori snorted."I saw him first, you idiot lizard.""Same difference," Ril said, leaning in close to nuzzle Kipling again, voice whisper soft in his ear."Our Kip."The soft words made him shiver."I'm not-why-I don't understand what's going on here."Tori sank fingers into his hair and dragged him forward, covering his mouth with warm lips that tasted of sugar cookies andcigar smoke.Kipling moaned softly as Tori demanded entrance to his mouth, unable to resist the taste of that mouth, theintoxicating smells all around him.Wild grass and aloe, hot metal and the tang of wild animal.He whimpered as Toriplundered and possessed his mouth, and Kipling had the strange feeling the man was staking a claim."You are a pretty wolf," Tori said with a pleased hum as he pulled away."I am astonished you've no mate."Kipling started to reply that no one had wanted the mildest and seemingly weakest of Alpha Blue's assistants, but a sharpbite to the back of his throat changed the words into a startled gasp."My turn," Sie said, leaning across Tori's lap to take a kiss of his own - tangy, sharp, almost burning.Sharp teeth dug intohis lip, not quite drawing blood.Kipling struggled to keep his sanity.It was ridiculous - to be kissing not one man but a manand two dragons.They felt and tasted and smelled so good though.So much like home it left him terrified.He drew a ragged breath as Sie let him go, only to be shifted so Ril could have his turn [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]