Jagger sighed and rubbed a hand over his face. Nikolai stole a look at him while he did, and wondered what it was besides Nikolai’s teasing that bothered his mate so much. He looked as if he hadn’t slept well, and he had shadows under his pretty eyes. Perhaps it had something to do with the reason the Jayronians had tried to steal their shipment. He knew the planet was poor, but not this desperate. Why were the planet coffers so empty the king had to resort to theft? Nikolai had never heard of the Jayronians being so treacherous before, and now they had gone so far as to take a hostage. They were digging themselves a very deep hole.
The young prince stood up and held out his hand again. “Come with me then. ” Nikolai took his hand and meekly followed him. He led him out of the room they were in, the chain dragging behind Nikolai and into a tiled bathing room.
“Bend down. I’ll remove your collar for bathing since you’ve behaved so far, but if you give me a problem, I can assure you I’m more than capable of taking care of you. You might be a little larger than I am, but make no mistake, I am a trained warrior. ”
Nikolai nodded and bent his head humbly down, amused but trying not to show it. If he wished to, he could easily break his little man in half. Of course, he wouldn’t harm a hair on his baby’s head. Deciding to play along—after all, he was exactly where he wanted to be—he pretended to be quite impressed and cowed down by his mate’s strength and fierceness.
Jagger unlocked the little padlock and laid the collar aside. He bent down and did the same to the cuff and chain around Nikolai’s ankle. Straightening up, he began to take his own clothes off, keeping eye contact with Nikolai as he stripped. If this was supposed to make him uncomfortable, Nikolai thought, it was having quite the opposite effect. His mouth went dry as the prince removed his shirt and threw it on the marble floor. Jagger’s upper body was just as Nikolai pictured it. Deeply cut muscles on his chest and abs tapered down to a small waist. Jagger had little hair on his body, only a small, dark blue treasure trail leading down to his groin. As he stripped off his leggings, Nikolai saw that his erect cock stood out in front of him, thick and perfect, and his pubic hair was as deeply blue as the hair on his head, exotic and beautiful. It would be almost a shame to shave it off, but once Jagger was his, he would take care of it. Lycans had surprisingly little body hair in their human-like form and found it unattractive in their mates.
Nikolai’s attention shifted to his erect penis, a deep red color, with a blue vein running along the length. His balls were a good size too, and Nikolai felt his fingers itch to reach out and touch him. Instead Jagger turned and walked over to the bathing pool, motioning for Nikolai to follow him. His ass was delectable, round little globes that would perfectly fit into Nikolai’s hands.
Nikolai followed his mate into the shallow end of the pool and sank down on a marble bench across from Jagger. The water was warm and came up to his waist, but on Jagger, the level was higher, hitting him mid-chest.
Naked. He’s naked and so close to me. All I’d have to do is reach out my hand and…
“Niki,” Jagger said. “Come here. ”
Trembling and scarcely able to believe his good fortune, Nikolai got to his feet and slowly approached his mate. Jagger held out a hand to him and when he got closer, he pulled him to stand between his thighs. Nikolai took in a sharp breath and closed his eyes so Jagger wouldn’t see the leap of hot desire. His legs were shaking so hard from trying to hold himself in check he could barely stand. Jagger must have taken it for alarm, because he smoothed his hand across Nikolai’s thigh, whispering, “Shhh. Don’t be frightened. ”
Jagger tugged down on Nikolai’s arms. “Kneel, please. ” Nikolai fell to his knees in front of his mate. He couldn’t have stood much longer anyway. Jagger put one finger under Nikolai’s chin and tipped his face up to gaze in his eyes. “Have you ever been with a man before, Niki?”
Nikolai nodded, not trusting himself to speak. He wondered what his mate would think if he knew just how many men Nikolai had been with in the past few cycles. The Balanescu m
ales were notorious for their sexual exploits in some parts of the galaxy. Apparently the news hadn’t quite made it to this little planet.
“Then you know what you’re about to do. Take me in your hand and pleasure me, Niki. ”
Since Nikolai had been a little boy, he had firmly believed that there were gods in the heavens who directed the fate of men, and who, if you were very good, would reward you with all treasures beyond imagining. But never, in his wildest flights of imagination, did he conjure up anything like this. His beautiful mate was spread out wantonly before him, his head back against the pool, his legs open wide, offering up his thick, gorgeous cock to Nikolai. Nikolai touched it reverently. His mate’s cock was not as large as his own, but well-shaped with velvety skin. It was pointed arrogantly upward and rigid as steel. Nikolai ran his hand gently over the length of the shaft, getting used to the sweet heft of it in his hands. He planned to get to know this cock very well in the future, just as his mate would become very familiar with his own, so he greeted it now as a long-lost friend. As he ran his hand over the shaft and reached down to weigh each ball carefully in his hands, kneading and massaging them, Jagger put his head back and moaned softly.
Oh, not good enough, sweetheart. I want you to scream before I’m done.
He moved his hand up and down the shaft, slowly at first, while his other hand continued to knead Jagger’s balls. He soon fell into a rhythm, enjoying watching Jagger’s back slowly arching up as his head fell back. His hair spread out around him in the water, and his eyes were tightly closed. Nikolai increased the pressure and the speed of his hand and now on each upward sweep, he ran his thumb over the sensitive head, dipping gently into his slit before continuing down. His mate began to gasp for breath, and tried to thrust upward. Nikolai took his hand off Jagger’s balls and moved to his hip, holding him down with easy strength. Jagger opened his eyes in surprise and looked directly into Nikolai’s.
“N-Niki…” he said, groaning, and Nikolai smiled at him, holding his gaze.
“Shhh, little Prince, relax and let me pleasure you. ”
Jagger nodded, his eyes glazing over, and his hands moved to Nikolai’s shoulders, holding on tightly, clenching and unclenching his hands. Again, Nikolai dipped his thumb into the prince’s slit, farther this time, and his hips came up off the bench as he made a loud gasping sound. Nikolai slipped his free hand under his hips and pushed one finger up inside his mate, crooking it, looking for the little bundle of nerves he knew would finish this. As he found it and swept his long finger over it, the prince jerked his hips and gave a loud shout of pleasure/pain and began to come uncontrollably, spurting out into the water surrounding them. Nikolai milked him to his completion, and then, as Jagger’s head fell back against the side of the pool, his eyes still tightly closed, Nikolai moved over him and kissed his lips, nudging them open with his tongue and boldly sweeping inside. His mate tried to jerk backward at first in surprise, but Nikolai put a hand on the back of his neck to hold him in place. Jagger struggled a little, but as Nikolai’s other hand went back down to his balls, massaging them gently, Jagger relaxed and gave himself to the kiss with a soft sigh that again went straight to Nikolai’s cock, and met Nikolai’s tongue with his own.
When breathing finally became necessary again, Nikolai reluctantly pulled away, biting gently at the prince’s lower lip as he went, then giving his lips a lick. He sat back on his heels and lowered his head again, trying to catch his breath, his own cock aching for release. He began to fear he wouldn’t have the strength to control himself with his mate. He wanted badly to turn him around and fuck him until he screamed, but if he did that, he wouldn’t be able to prevent himself from biting and claiming him. His wolf was leaping inside him now, and he felt his incisors drop from his gums and his claws extend. He gripped his hands tightly into fists to hide them and kept them out of sight in the water of the pool, fighting desperately for control.
Jagger seemed to be fighting something too as he sat stunned against the side of the pool. He took several deep breaths and his voice, when it came, was shaky and hoarse. “Niki, please go sit over there. ” He pointed to the bench Nikolai had recently vacated and Nikolai nodded. He needed to get some distance between himself and his little prince too. It was becoming harder and harder to pretend to be submissive and passive around his mate, when everything in him raged at him to claim him. He was, after all, an alpha male.
Nikolai settled himself back on the bench and concentrated on forcing his fangs back up into his gum and his claws to retract. Several minutes passed while both men were quiet, the only sound that of their rapid breathing. The prince stood up then and moved slowly across the pool to stand in front of Nikolai. His wet body gleamed in the soft light coming from the wall sconces and Nikolai was fascinated to see his mate’s cock was fully erect again.
“Stand up and turn around, Niki,” the prince said softly, and Nikolai did as he asked, bending over and clutching the side of the pool. He felt Jagger’s soft finger run down his crease and he fought to keep from throwing back his head and howling. When that finger dipped inside, he stiffened and straightened his back. No, this wasn’t how this was supposed to work.
Jagger kept his finger where it was, running his other hand across Nikolai’s back. “Shh, sweet one. Relax for me and let me in. ” He pushed gently on Nikolai’s back and he bent over again, hesitating only a little.
Nikolai hadn’t ever bottomed and had no idea how he felt about it. It would be a way to have him inside me and not have to worry about biting him and claiming my mate. Nikolai smiled to himself. Hell, it’s all good. Maybe I should just relax and enjoy it. His mind made up, Nikolai repositioned himself, spreading his legs out farther and bending lower.
“Good boy,” Jagger said soothingly, and caressed his backside with his hand. “Is this your first time, Niki?”
Nikolai nodded, not trusting himself to speak.
“I’ll be gentle, sweetheart. I promise. Just trust me and relax. ”
Nikolai nodded again and felt another finger slip inside him, while at the same time, Jagger finally took Nikolai’s aching shaft in his hand and began to slide up and down. Nikolai heard himself make a whimpering noise he’d never made before and relaxed into his grip. Another finger slipped in and Nikolai moaned at the burn. Jagger increased the speed on his shaft though and since the fingers in his ass weren’t moving for the moment, he allowed himself to relax again and concentrate on his cock and the incredible things Jagger was doing to it. When the fingers inside him began to move again, nerve endings Nikolai didn’t know he had sprang into life. Nikolai shifted his feet again, moving even farther apart. The fingers moved deep inside him, touching his prostate and Nikolai gasped at the sensation. He’d given pleasure to others by touching that place, but never imagined how it would actually feel. Gods, it made him see stars and make mewling sounds he’d previously only heard from the wildcats on Konar 4.