Chameleon Wolf (6 page)

“That you’ve been intentionally lying to him about following orders and threatening members of the pack that are loyal to Alpha Issacar. Oh, and that you were planning to assassinate him,” Zac answered with a chuckle.

“The first one is true. The other two are not,” Aiden said, starting to dress.

“Please don’t feel the need to cover up on my account. I was enjoying the view.”

“You were sent to kill me, and you’re flirting?” The man arched an eyebrow. “Wow, this can’t get any stranger.”

“Sorry,” Zac said with a shrug. “I find I’m drawn to you. You said the first allegation was true. How so?”

“Alpha Issacar has always been a ruthless bastard. Lately, some of the pack have started to get fed up. He’s been ordering me to lay the hurt down on them. I’m a Beta, not a hired thug. I won’t beat the innocent because Issacar wants to rule with an iron fist. Would you like some pants?”

“Yeah, actually, that would be great.” Zac thought about what Aiden had just told him and why he was so damn drawn to him. He smelled so familiar, but he couldn’t place where he knew that smell from. Zac decided to walk over and sit on one of the patio chairs, hidden by the table, instead of flashing everyone in the house.

“These may be a little—” Aiden started to say as he walked back out of the house, but stopped. They locked gazes as the realization hit both of them about the same time. “You’re my mate, aren’t you?”

“I’m pretty sure, yes. You smelled so familiar. I couldn’t place it,”

Zac replied. “But when you just walked back out here, I knew where I smelled it before. You smell like my other mate I met two days ago.”

“You have your other mate? Found him two days ago and now you found me? Well, fuck, that’s got to be quite the head job for you.”

“That’s an understatement. Add to that, I was sent here to kill you,” Zac said, reaching for the pants, shaking his head.

“What now?” Aiden asked, not backing away from Zac. The man smelled like heaven, and Zac just wanted to rip off his clothes and rub his body all over Aiden.

“I don’t have a fucking clue, but I’m open for suggestions.”

“All of mine seem to involve a flat surface right now,” Aiden replied, his voice getting husky. “I can’t seem to think past how much I want to kiss you.”

“As much as I second that idea, right now your Alpha wants you dead. I have to figure out why the council sent me without having all the facts. So, I think you packing a couple bags and coming with me might be a better idea.” Zac smirked. “If the goal is to keep you alive, that is.”

“Okay, let me get rid of my family and send them to a safe place for now. I’m also going to call in our Delta. He’s a good friend of mine,” Aiden said. He seemed to be trying to take everything in.

“I’m going to head back to my truck and drive over,” Zac said, handing back the pants. He shifted and started to run before he attacked Aiden and fucked him right on the deck. Zac was so filled with lust, he didn’t even care that Aiden’s family was in the house.

Getting back to his truck and grabbing his clothes, Zac saw he was so hard not even a cold shower would help him now. He had a little difficulty getting his rock-hard erection into his jeans. If time had permitted it, he would have jacked off to help. But he knew he had to keep his head and get his mate to safety.

Zac drove his truck back to Aiden’s house, cursing up a storm at the situation. Pulling into the driveway, he noticed it was just Aiden’s car there. His family must have left. It was good to know his mate worked fast under pressure. Knocking on the front door, Zac realized that he didn’t have a clue what he was going to say.

The door opened wide, and before Zac could say anything, Aiden wrapped his arms around him and gave him a smoldering kiss. Zac immediately forced his tongue into Aiden’s mouth as Aiden did the same. Needing to take a breath, Zac broke the kiss and noticed Aiden was breathing heavy, too. Well, at least he wasn’t the only one affected by the kiss.

“I can’t even tell you how much I want keep going with that kiss,”

Zac said, regaining his composure. “But we need to get you out of here, now.”

“I know, and I’m sorry. I just couldn’t seem to stop myself,”

Aiden said, blushing. “My family is heading over to relatives a few states over for a while. Let me throw some necessities in a bag, and I’ll be ready. Our pack Delta, Sebastian, should be here in five minutes, and then we can leave.”

“Sebastian will have to follow us. I’m going to take you back to where my mate is stashed. Are you sure you can trust this Delta? You are trusting him with our lives, you know.”

“I would trust him with my life, yours, and your mate’s any day. I trust my family’s lives with him,” Aiden said, meeting Zac’s gaze squarely so Zac understood the full weight of his words.

“Okay, but warn him I won’t take any chances with the life of my mate,” Zac replied with the same force Aiden used. His mate nodded and headed back to his bedroom, or what Zac assumed was his bedroom. Zac decided he better fill Matt in and not just show up with strange men. Zac pulled out his cell phone and started dialing. He waited, again not knowing what to say.

“Hello?”

“Hey, baby, how are you?”

“Missing my big, sexy mate,” Matt replied in a sultry voice that made Zac’s toes curl.

“I miss you, too, Matt. There have been some issues with this mission, though. I don’t want to get into it over the phone. I just wanted to give you the heads-up that I’m bringing a couple of guys back to the hotel. One of them is my other mate.”

“Wow,” Matt said, taking a pause, “both of us in two days. Are you okay?”

“I think so. I wish that was all that was going on, but it’s a lot more complicated than that. I just wanted to let you know. I promise nothing will happen to you, Matt. I won’t let it,” Zac said, noticing Aiden walking up to him. “I’ve got to go, baby. I’ll see you soon.”

“Be careful, Zac. Watch your back like a paranoid mental patient.”

“Okay, baby, I will.” Zac laughed. He hung up the phone and turned back to Aiden. “Ready?”

“Yeah, I just grabbed the basics. If I forgot anything, I can pick it up later,” Aiden said sadly.

“We’ll figure this out, okay?” Zac replied, hugging Aiden. He broke their embrace in a flash when he heard someone else pulling into the driveway.

Aiden went over to the window and peeked out through the blinds. “It’s Sebastian, and he’s alone.”

“Good.”

“Let’s get the show on the road,” Aiden said as they headed towards the driveway. Zac got in the truck as he watched Aiden talk to the man in the car behind him. Aiden threw his bags into the bed of the truck then walked around to hop in next to Zac. “Sebastian knows to follow us.”

Zac didn’t know how to help Aiden as a look of grief washed over his face when they pulled away from the house. He didn’t know how to handle this emotional side of having mates. Sure, he knew what to do if someone was attacking them, but this was all new to Zac, especially after being on his own for so long. Silently, Zac reached over and took Aiden’s hand, his eyes never leaving the road.

Aiden gave his hand a slight squeeze, acknowledging what Zac was trying to communicate. They didn’t talk the whole drive back to the motel, but what could really be said?
This sucks. Sorry your Alpha
contacted me to kill you?
That really wasn’t something Zac wanted to verbalize.

“We’re here,” Zac said as he pulled into the parking lot.

“Wow, I’ve met my mate, and now I’m going to meet your other mate. That really hasn’t sunk in with everything else that’s going on,”

Aiden said quietly before they got out of the truck.

“One thing at a time, we’ll deal with everything as it comes,” Zac replied, grabbing one of Aiden’s bags. He turned and watched Sebastian approach, trying not to growl when the man wrapped an arm over his mate’s shoulders. “The room is this way.”

As Zac opened the door, he was shocked as a small weight crashed into him. It took him a few moments to realize it was his little mate.

“Thank God you’re safe,” Matt said, planting small kisses all over his face.

“Wow! I could get used to greetings like this when I come home.”

Zac laughed. He moved so the other two men could come into the room as well. “Baby, this is Aiden Kane, my other mate. Aiden, this is Matt Garrett.”

“Nice to meet you, Matt,” Aiden said, shaking Matt’s hand.

“You, too,” Matt replied, his eyes locking on the man standing behind Aiden. “He’s a Delta, isn’t he?” Matt nodded to Sebastian.

“Yes, this is my friend and the Delta of our pack, Sebastian Rule,”

Aiden told him.

“Hello, handsome,” Matt said, sauntering over to Sebastian and wrapping his arms around his neck. Matt started rubbing his body against Sebastian, as a cat would with his owner’s leg.

“Okay, come here, Matt.” Zac chuckled, dragging Matt away from the other Delta. “Remember it’s his scent, baby, and I don’t share.”

“Sorry,” Matt said, his face bright red, probably from embarrassment.

“I get it a lot. And you are?” Sebastian asked, extending his hand to Zac.

“Zac Sheehan, nice to meet you,” Zac replied, shaking the man’s hand. “Not to be rude, but why are you here, Sebastian?”

“Sebastian is here because, if you go to the council, Zac, and explain what’s going on, you’ll have to inform them I’m your mate.

They might not believe you, given the circumstances. Also, if Alpha Issacar is after me, he is or will be after Sebastian soon.”

“Makes sense,” Zac said, thinking it over for a bit. “What now?”

“I don’t have a fucking clue,” Aiden said with a heavy sigh.

“First, I say we pack up and get the hell out of here,” Sebastian suggested. “Once we get to wherever is safe, I would assume back to Zac’s house, we talk with the council.”

“Do you know who Issacar’s friend is on the council? We have to make sure he’s not who we contact,” Zac replied. When both men shook their heads, Zac started to worry again.

“I can find out,” Matt’s quiet voice said from behind him.

“You can?” Zac asked, pulling him forward to lean against his chest.

“Yeah, if you give me a list of the council members’ names, I can find it out once we get home. Remember what I said about being able to find things out on people,” Matt said, giving Zac a sly grin.

“You are such a catch, baby,” Zac said, then kissed the top of Matt’s head. “All right, let’s get everything packed up. Aiden, why don’t you ride with Sebastian? Just in case we get separated. I don’t want anyone on their own until we get back to the safety of my pack.”

“Agreed,” Sebastian and Aiden said at the same time. Everyone moved efficiently, Matt packing up anything lying around the motel room, while the rest brought out Matt’s boxes to the truck. They had brought everything in last night to make sure nothing got stolen. The somber silence between everyone was almost disturbing. No one knew what to say. Zac went to check them out while the others finished loading up the rest.

Zac felt bad for Aiden, and for himself, too. Finding his mate was supposed to be a happy time. He was thrilled when he found Matt, getting to spend some wonderful alone time with him.

The memory of claiming Matt would be with Zac forever. Aiden and he weren’t going to get that because of the situation they were all in. Zac hoped that missed moment didn’t affect their mating.

“So, that’s your mate, huh?”

Aiden looked away from the view out the side window of the car and over to his best friend, Sebastian. “Yeah, it looks that way.”

“He’s cute.”

“Which one?” Aiden chuckled.

“Both? Either?”

“You’re a Delta,” Aiden said. “How does that mating thing work?

I mean, am I mated to both Zac and Matt or just Zac? Do I have to share Zac with Matt, or do we share him together? What?”

“I’m afraid you’re on your own there, my friend,” Sebastian said.

“I’ve never been mated before, and that part of the whole Delta thing was kind of glossed over during my training, something about not filling my head with mindless drivel, or so the pack Alpha said.”

Aiden leaned his head back against the headrest and went back to looking out the window. “That doesn’t sound very reassuring, Sebastian.”

“It could be worse.”

“How?”

“You could be mated to Issacar.”

Aiden snorted and rolled his head back to look at Sebastian. “Oh, you’re a lot of help. Jackass.”

“Look, you found your mate, Aiden. This should be the happiest day of your life. It sucks that you have to meet him under these circumstances, but at least you’ve met him. Some people go their whole lives without meeting their mates.”

Aiden grimaced. He knew Sebastian still looked for his mates. For as long as Aiden knew the man, he’d been looking for his mates. It was almost an obsession with him. Sebastian seemed to think he’d meet his mates and live happily ever after.

Aiden began to wonder if his
happily ever after
was meant to be because currently his life sucked. Yes, he had found his mate. But his mate already had a mate, one Zac seemed to adore. Aiden didn’t know if he could compete with that.

To top that all off, as if that wasn’t big enough, Aiden’s life was in serious danger of being snuffed out. There was also the likelihood that he would take his mate and his mate’s mate out with him, not to mention his best friend.

“You know this sucks on several different levels, right?”

Sebastian’s laughter filled the small confines of the car.

Aiden glanced over at him, a bubble of laughter escaping his mouth. “Well, it does.”

“I have no doubt that it sucks, Aiden,” Sebastian replied. “But you need to look on the bright side. You found your mate, man. No matter how bad the situation is, that has to make you excited.” Sebastian grinned. “Besides, your mate is a Delta. Think of the sex.”

Aiden laughed. Sebastian did have a way of making a bad situation seem not quite so bad. From his years of hanging out with Sebastian, Aiden knew that Deltas had an above average sex drive. It looked like he wouldn’t have to jerk off anytime soon.

“And don’t forget the little spitfire,” Sebastian added. “Depending on how things work out between the three of you, you could be getting laid a lot in the future.”