A Lion for Christmas (7 page)

Chapter Five

Christmas
m
orning dawn bright with sunshine blazing through the windows of the
P
alace
and i
t lit up the large hall where the family was meeting for the morning’s festivities.

Bria was bustling around; making sure that everyone ate their fill of breakfast
. T
hey made a huge meal
,
since most of them would
n’t
eat until the formal dinner this afternoon before the Ball. All of the Kings were meeting in the dining room for a celebration of each of their
h
olidays.

Ian’s mother
,
Sabrina Westerfield, and father
,
Brent Westerfield, a
Human
Senator and his wife joining in on the fun. Crispin laughed when they asked Trent to change a few days ago, because they wanted to see the
w
olf. They were like kids in a candy store, asking questions and trying to get as much information as they could. Ian laughed because he explained they did
n’t
want to make an error at the formal dinner.

Crispin felt a little out of place at first, until his mate grabbed his hand and led hi
m
into
the room. Everyone greeted him joyfully, Bria made him a huge plate, and they sat down at the table.

“Breakfast before presents
,
” Bria announced and Crispin laughed.

“Good Tradition!” Crispin said and looked at Chase
. H
e told is mate yesterday that he
would not receive his gift firs
t
thing in the morning. Although he had the one for this evening, he also had a few others under the large tree. Trent and Ian helped him pick out some things
they knew his mate would like
.

The mood was jovial as they ate. Blake and his mate were teasing everyone about what their gifts were. The parents’ all looking on with an indulgent smile. Finally
,
they were
finished
with their meal, and Sabrina explained to them their tradition. Each opened one present at a time
,
so everyone could see what they received.

Crispin looked a
t
the tree and raised his eyebrows, it was stuffed with presents,
they may or may not make it to the formal dinner.
The family moved to sit
o
n the large furniture surrounding the tree. Ryker played, ‘Santa’, he began with the oldest and handed out presents one at a time. While they watched their friend
s
open their gift
s
, Chase grabbed Crispin’s hand. A warm feeling ran through him and he squeezed his mate’s hand.

Crispin was surprised when Ryker called out his name and handed him a large gift.
He
read the tag; it was from Ryker and Bria. “Thank you.” Crispin smiled.
Thank goodness
,
he had given them a gift also
.

As he ripped open the box, he smiled. It was a tailor made black leather jacket. Chase teased him about looking rugged and handsome in black leather.

Then Chase opened a gift from them and it was a matching jacket, Crispin grinned and nodded to Bria.

Presents continued to be opened and they were all having a great time. Crispin and Chase laughed with the others over the funny gifts, it was a special morning.

Crispin smiled when Chase gave him a shirt and some
other
small things. Chase loved his gifts, which included cologne and a jogging suit. Just when they were about to end
,
they agreed on a time to meet again l
ater befor
e
th
e
large meal. Chase and Crispin gathered their things and wandered off to Chase’s suite.

“That was nice,” Crispin said as they entered his suite.

“I love this tradition,” Chase teased and laughed. “I am gonna go and get these put away.”

Crispin nodded and then raised an eyebrow when his mate put his presents away also. It seemed maybe they were making more progress. At a meeting yesterday, they discussed the length of time the Kings were all going to be in this
Stratum
. The Security was tight, so no one wanted to chance them leaving. All of them agreed they would fight in this
Stratum
. Chase had commented that Crispin may be more comfortable moving to his suite, but they'd been interrupted and hadn't been able to finish the conversation. Apparently, his mate was thinking they decided. Crispin picked up a box and helped him put it away.

When they were done, Crispin turned to him, looked at him with passion in his eyes, and said, "How about we go and watch a little television?"

Chase shrugged and followed the other man into the living room.
The couch was huge and plush with a lot of pillows all over it. Crispin sat in the middle leaving him a choice of either side to sit, or move to the large chair that was
off to the
side.

Chase decided he wanted to be close to the man and sat down next to him, touching his thigh as he sat. Chase felt the tingle of awareness at being this close to Crispin. If this is what it felt like to be with mates, then he was all for it
, the feelings were getting more and more strong as they continued to be together.

Crispin had the remote in his hand and turned on the television. He flipped through the channels until they agreed to watch the sports channel. They talked about the teams
and were both surprised
they liked the same
ones
and
the same
sports.
Football season is going to be fun
, Chase thought.

Crispin let his hand drift over and hold Chase's
hand
as they talked. Crispin touching him seemed natural.

"So, y
ou said you wanted to claim me tonight if I agreed?
” Chase said, clearing his throat a little.

"That’s just claiming
. I
t has nothing to do with sex
. We can have sex whenever we want
,” Crispin laughed.

"Good,
tonight we will claim one another, the time has come, but for now, I want to explore you,
" Chase said
,
leaned over
,
and kissed him. He pulled his head firmly toward him, letting him know that he wanted him badly.

Crispin moaned into his mouth and then opened his lips, allowing Chase to explore his mate's mouth. The kiss deepened and they dueled with their tongues, both seeming to fight for the best angle.

When Chase pulled back and saw Crispin's eyes, he should
’ve
been scared shitless. They t
urned yellow with a little brownish tint
. They seemed to glow at him, and then Crispin made a strange noise. If he had time to think, Chase would have compared it to a growl and a purr at the same time.

Crispin captured his lips again and leaned forward, forcing him back against the cushions in the couch. He wasn’t quite sure how it happened, but the next thing he knew; he was lying
o
n the couch with Crispin sprawled on top of him. They were about the same size, so they fit perfectly together. Chase felt Crispin grind his cock against his thigh, and he reached down and grabbed his ass, pulling him closer.

The man was sex on a stick, and he was ready to lick him up. Chase pushed back a little and pulled Crispin's shirt up and flung it off. He ran his hands across his chest and sighed when he felt the rippling muscles. Crispin held so much power; he could feel it under his hands as he smoothed them over his chest. He pushed him until they lay side-by-side, and then Chase moved down a little and captured Crispin’s nipple in his mouth.

Crispin groaned and held the back of his head. "Ah, yeah, you feel so good. I have never felt like this before with anyone. I
’m
so lucky to have found you."

Chase smiled and then nipped at his skin and looked up. "I need you."

Crispin pulled at Chase's shirt until they were chest to chest and Crispin said
, "I give you all that I am, and all that you want me to be, forever
."

It was the ending of the
Wizard
-mating poem, Chase groaned when he realized his mate already knew what needed to be said.

Chase put his forehead against Crispin and inh
aled the man's scent. Ryker
told him when he was young that it was how
Shifters
told each other apart. Chase could never understand it until right
at
th
at
moment. Crispin smelle
d like Christmas morning, the evergreen of the tree and the sweet cinnamon
. He leaned in, kissed him slowly, and felt him run his hands down his back, exploring him.

Suddenly, Chase felt the impatience of feeling Crispin's naked form against his, and he moved his hands down and began to undress both of them at the same time. First unbuttoning his pants and then doing the same to Crispin. He kicked off his shoes and then used his own feet to help Crispin
remove
his sandals
.

Slowly, but easily, their clothes began to fall off them while they kissed each other and murmured encouraging words at the same time.

When they were finally naked, Chase let out a breath of relief, pulled Crispin back over him, and just felt. He explored his back and hips, his chest and ass. He felt his growing erection against his own stomach. He was almost afraid to look down because of the size he was feeling.
Shit, the man was hung like a bear
. Chase wanted to laugh at his own joke, but the feelings he was having prevented him from even taking a deep breath, let alone form two words together.

Crispin looked into Chase’s eyes,
“Would you like to move this to
the
bedroom?”

“I’d like that a lot
,
” Chase answered.

Crispin stood up and then reached out a hand to Chase. They walked together down the hall
,
kissing and touching each other along the way. When they walked into the bedroom and C
rispin
saw the gigantic bed
,
he goggled at it. C
hase
saw his amazement and said with a leer, “
I like a lot of room to maneuver.
”

Chase squeezed his ass and gave him a smacking kiss. Turning back to the bed, he took a running jump and dived into the bed. Looking back at Crispin, he said, “Come over here sexy, I really need to suck you off in this bed.”

At that remark, Crispin made another growly purr in his throat. “Then I’m going to suck you off at the same time.” And he leapt on to the bed in one bound. He positioned himself on his left side in a sixty-nine position from Chase and grabbed Chase’s cock in his right hand. He immediately began licking down the sides to lubricate the movements of his hand.

Chase groaned at the feeling of Crispin going down on him, and he was pleased to hear some groaning coming from Crispin as well. He had been a swimmer in school and could hold his breath for almost two minutes, so he immediately took in as much of his mate
’
s cock as he could and then swallowed once, then twice, deep-throating him. He knew Crispin loved it, and he loved the way Crispin purred around his own cock.

It seemed like they were both on the same page because they each pulled at the other's balls to sta
r
ve off coming, making the moment last. Then he felt Crispin reaching between his legs and rimming his back hole
.
Damn that felt good.
He decided to copy Crispin's actions and see if he could find his mates internal happy spot. Within moments both of them were trying desperately to hold off, to make the wonderful feelings last. They could
n’t
and they both felt the tingling at the base of their spines, they started thrusting into each other’s mouths.

Chase felt Crispin starting to come just as he was and took the deepest breath he could, so he could deep throat Crispin again just as he began to lose it. He wanted to know what Crispin tasted like. Then they were both coming, with groans, moans, and growls.

"I have never come that hard before," Crispin whispered as he fell over on his back.

Chase chuckled deeply and said, "Me neither."

"Give me a few minutes to recover, and we can have the bottom and top discussion.” He heard Chase chuckle at that.
“What time do we have to be in the foyer dressed?”

Chase leaned over and looked at the time, “We have about four hours before we are due to be in place.”

"Perfect, until then I’ll make do with thirty minutes of snuggling. We’ll prove that not all men fall into a stupor after getting their rocks off,
” Crispin said and kissed him.

Chase laughed outright
—
life was good!