Sunshine's Savior [Brac Pack 3] (9 page)

Micah came back into the living room with a frightened Oliver at his side. The guy had a backpack slung over his shoulder and was staring at his father with revulsion. He spat in his father’s face then walked away, heading out of the front door.

Kota growled one last time at the father. “If I ever see your face again, I will make sure it’s in a coffin.” With that he turned and disappeared.

Blair looked up as a knock sounded on his bedroom door. Cecil was standing there with a wide grin on his face.

“Kota called. He’s on his way back with Oliver. They should be here any minute.”

Blair’s heart began to race. He followed Cecil down the stairs and joined him in the den to await his brother’s arrival. How would Oliver act? Would he hate him for not being there? Would he welcome Blair with open arms? Had his father molested his brother with him not there to protect him?

His mind was in a whirl of anxiety by the time the front door opened and the four men walked in.

Blair stood, wiping his hands down the front of his jeans. He spotted his brother and his jaw dropped.
Oliver
? No way. That
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couldn’t be him. Could it? How had his little brother changed so drastically in four months?

“Oliver.” Blair ran to him and embraced him in his arms. His brother stood there stiffly, not returning the hug. After a moment, Oliver pushed Blair away.

“Enough already. You a fag or something? Stop groping me.”

Blair’s face fell. Who the hell was this guy, and where was his sweet little trusting brother? He stepped back, speechless.

Dakota wrapped Blair in his arms. Why was his brother acting this way?

“Yeah, I see you are. Just don’t try that homo shit with me.”

Oliver crossed his arms over his chest and glared at Blair.

He felt as though his brother had just verbally slapped him. Blair guessed he did. He fumbled for something to say, but words evaded him. Wrapping his arms around his waist, Blair stepped back. This wasn’t what he expected, not from Oliver. Where was all the hatred coming from?

“Watch your tongue, young man. That’s my mate you’re speaking to.” Dakota growled at his brother. He took a step toward Oliver.

Blair thought for sure Dakota was going to strangle him.

Micah stepped closer to his brother. What the—? Blair noticed the protective way the wolf stood with Oliver. What was going on? A light went on in his head.
Mates
.

With the way his brother was spewing venom, Micah didn’t have a chance in hell of mating Oliver. Besides the fact his brother was only seventeen, the situation was looking uglier by the moment.

“I hear you were a whore out on the streets. That true?” Oliver spat out at Blair.

Micah grabbed Oliver out of the way as Dakota lunged for him.

Blair’s past came slamming back into his face at his brother’s words.

All the indecent things he had to do to survive were playing out in slow motion right in front of his eyes.

“Get him the hell out of here, Micah, before I beat his ass into the

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floor!” Dakota grabbed Blair, pulling him into his arms as he carried him upstairs. Blair cried hysterically.

Dakota took him to their room, holding him tightly to his chest.

He couldn’t believe his brother had been so vicious. What was wrong with that him? He remembered such a carefree young boy. Someone who looked up to Blair. That guy downstairs was Satan’s spawn.

There was no way he could be around Oliver right now. Not until he could deal with the belittlement his brother seemed to thrive on.

“I’m so sorry, sunshine.” Dakota rubbed his back. Blair began to softly cry in his arms, not knowing what to say. He was still upset about Jackson’s bullshit stunt. Was everyone out to remind him of his sordid past? He would be damned if he allowed anyone else to hurt him.

Blair put his arms around Dakota’s neck, “Seems no one will ever let me forget, huh?”

“You have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. You did what you had to do to survive. Hold your head up knowing you made it through and also pulled your brother out as well. Give him time, baby.” Dakota squeezed him close, letting Blair know how much he loved him.

“Make love to me, Dakota. Show me I’m worth it.”

Blair stood and disrobed as Dakota unfastened his jeans and pulled them down to his ankles. Blair grabbed the lube and stroked his mate’s cock as he lubed it. He tossed the bottle down and climbed into his wolf’s lap. God, how he loved Dakota.

Dakota held his cock as Blair impaled himself. Tears streamed down his face as he began a slow rhythm. It wasn’t hard and painful like he usually wanted. This was different. Sensual. Slow.

Dakota grabbed his hips as he slowly rocked in and out of him.

Dakota pulled back, leaving only the head in as Blair slid back down, holding onto his neck and kissing him passionately.

“I love you, Dakota.”

“I love you, too, sunshine.” Dakota sank his canines into Blair’s

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shoulder as Blair came, his seed erupting onto both their stomachs.

Dakota grunted as he closed the wound and thrust harder, crying out his release.

Blair lay against him, still impaled. Taking comfort in the connection, he didn’t want Dakota to pull out. Dakota
was
his knight in shining armor. Blair smiled to himself at the cliché.

He knew that, whatever happened, whatever life threw at him, Dakota would stand by him, love him, and cherish him.

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“Hawk told me you weren’t hurting Blair,” Johnny stated as he walked into the kitchen.

“Well, I’m glad that’s cleared up.” Kota didn’t care too much that everyone knew about his mate now. What he and Blair did was no one’s business. It just sucked that Blair was so embarrassed now. That and the fact his brother had killed what little happiness Blair felt toward seeing Oliver again.

“I’m going to bed. ’Night.” Johnny waved at Kota as he carried his snacks away.

Little guy was adorable. Kota reminded himself that Johnny and Cecil were only looking out for his mate. He appreciated the act but still hated their knowledge.

Grabbing the fruit that Blair had sent him in the kitchen for, Kota made his way up the steps to their bedroom. It had been one long ass day.

He stopped halfway up and tilted his head. What was that noise?

Kota looked over his shoulder at the foyer and saw nothing. It was late night, and most warriors and the three mates were in their rooms.

The six Sentries scheduled to patrol tonight were out in the forest. So who was roaming around?

Kota sat the bowl on the steps, his eyes scanning the entire area in front of him. The noise grew louder and, within seconds, wolves came racing down the hallway from the direction of the kitchen where he had just been.

These wolves weren’t familiar. Kota knew what all the warriors looked like in their wolf form, and these beasts weren’t any of them.

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The aggression they were showing didn’t bode well. The intruders had their ears tucked back. Their teeth were bared and were snapping at Kota.

Kota shifted, shredding his lounging pants as he took his Timber wolf form. He was up against grey wolves. Although he was larger by far, they had numbers. There seemed to be seven in all.

Kota threw his head back and howled, alerting the others as he leapt from the stairs. All seven didn’t stick around. Four raced up the steps. This couldn’t be happening. Kota broke from the fight he was entangled in and raced after them. He had to get to Blair.

“Dakota!” His mate was screaming at the top of his lungs from the direction of their bedroom.

Kota landed on all fours as he jumped through the open doorway.

His mate curled in a corner, cowering from the grey wolf snapping and snarling at him.

The warrior didn’t stop to think. Kota jumped on the intruder’s back, using his massive weight to bring the grey wolf down.

Blair scrambled for the bathroom, crawling on all fours until he reached it and slammed the door closed. Kota was thankful his mate used his brain in a crisis. It relieved him of having to keep an eye on his mate while fighting.

How these seven got past the Sentries patrolling the estate was a good question. Were the Sentries in the forest under attack as well?

Just how many had trespassed?

Kota could hear fighting out in the hallway as he clamped his jaw down on the wolf under him. The grey wolf fought, scratching and clawing to get free. Kota was not going to allow that. Not with his mate right behind the bathroom door.

Kota applied pressure as the wolf under him gouged his

underbelly, the claws entering Kota’s skin. His wolf form shook his head vigorously back and forth, trying to snap the grey wolf’s neck.

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He growled loudly when he saw Blair peeking from the crack he made in the door. Blair must have heard him because he quickly closed it.

Kota was tired of playing around. He needed to see what was going on outside in the hallway. Putting all his strength behind it, Kota jerked the grey wolf’s neck, a snapping sound making the intruder grow limp.

Not wanting to leave the carcass in the room with his mate, Kota dragged it into the hallway with him. After dropping it, he yelped back into the room. Blair stuck his head out of his hiding place, saw the room was clear then raced across, slamming their bedroom door shut.

Satisfied his mate was safe and secure, Kota turned his attention to the others to see the wolves, Murdock and Ludo, fighting two grey wolves in the hallway. The intruders seemed a little too determined.

What were they after?

Murdock and Ludo finally took down their opponents, and Kota joined them as they hunted down the remaining threats.

All stilled when they heard nails clicking up the stairway. A growl emanated down the hall that resembled booming thunder. Kota knew that growl. There was only one wolf that sounded like a beast from hell.

Maverick.

The Alpha slowly walked the hallway toward them. Kota could actually hear floorboards protesting under the weight. Maverick’s teeth were bared as he passed them by, never looking their way.

Maverick was on the hunt. Kota followed behind him, glancing over his shoulder at his bedroom door, checking that it was still closed.

There was another dead carcass when they cut a right around the corner. Cody was snarling over it. That made four dead grey wolves.

Where were the other three?

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Kota’s head snapped up when a grey wolf came flying out of Commander Hawk’s bedroom, hitting the wall with a loud thud then falling to the floor. Hawk leapt from his room, barking and snapping at the lump that wasn’t moving. Kota knew how he felt.

Maverick’s head slowly turned around, staring directly at Kota. Or he thought the Alpha was until Maverick bounded over him and back around the corner. Kota and the others quickly followed. Kota came around the corner in time to see Maverick jump onto a grey wolf, both spiraling head over tail down the winding staircase.

His bowl of fruit went flying along with the wolves. Maverick was too large a creature for the intruder, and the bottom post snapped off as they slammed into it. Maverick opened his jaws, massive as hell, Kota thought as he watched in a detached kind of awe as Maverick snapped them down onto the grey wolf’s neck. Nearly severing head from body with the size of the Alpha’s canines.

Maverick was the largest Timber wolf ever born. From snout to tip, he was six feet long, and he weighed over three hundred pounds.

The grey wolf never had a chance.

Maverick shifted. “Kota, Hawk, go to your mates. Stay with them.

There’s one left, and he’s mine.”

Kota didn’t need to be told twice. He could hear Maverick telling the warrior Tank to go to his mate Cecil and protect him with his life.

Maverick wasn’t playing around.

Kota shifted into his human form, banging on their bedroom door.

“Open up, it’s me, sunshine, now.”

The door flew open, and Blair fell into his arms. “What’s happening? What’s going on? I thought it was you coming at the door. I thought…” Blair burst out in tears as Kota picked his mate up and carried him to one of the cushioned chairs.

“I have you, sunshine.” Blair curled into his arms, sobbing.

“You’re safe, baby.” Kota pulled his mate tight to his chest, circling his arms around him. He laid his cheek on Blair’s head. His eyes closed at the relief his mate was unharmed.

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All he could see were images of the grey wolf having his helpless mate cornered. Kota wanted to go back out into the hallway and kill the son of a bitch again. He never again wanted to see that look of terror on his mate’s face

Blair slid his arms around Kota’s neck, sniffling as he hugged Kota tightly. “Is it over now?”

“No, there is one more. Maverick is on the hunt for him now. He won’t be able to hide. Timber wolves are superior in their hearing and tracking abilities. It’s only a matter of time before Maverick finds him.”

“We have to hide, Kota.” His mate tried to squirm from his arms.

“No, we don’t. Sit still, sunshine.” The idea of Kota hiding was absurd. Never in his life had he hidden from someone, and he wasn’t starting now. Even with the need to protect his mate, Kota Amergan was not tucking his tail.

Kota wrapped Blair’s hair in his hand as he tilted his mate’s head back. Kota took possession of his mate’s mouth, and Blair responded beautifully. His mate seemed to open up to him.

“Get your pants off.” Kota growled into Blair’s mouth. His mate pushed up slightly as he tugged the material off. Blair kicked them to the floor before straddling Kota’s lap, his knees on both sides of Kota’s hips.