you dare suck his blood,” he warned.
Audric placed an open-mouth kiss on Kern’s neck before turning his head to look at Haig. “Were blood isn’t compatible with mine. It’s the reason your Alpha is having such a hard time since Richard changed him into a vampire. Gunnar’s entire genetic make-up is changing. Unfortunately, it’s killing his wolf.”
The news shocked Haig. From the expression on Kern’s face, he was equally surprised to hear the revelation. “Does Neo know?”
Audric shrugged, drawing Haig’s attention to the man’s thin body. “I assume so. I told Ramiro the first week I was here.”
Haig scanned Audric’s back, sides, hips and ass. “You’re being too rough with him,” he told Kern. “He’s covered in bruises.”
Kern leant back as far as he could before helping Audric to his feet. “Turn around.”
Audric bit his bottom lip and slowly turned around. The action put the smaller man’s cock on display for Haig. He tried to look away but the generous length and width of the flaccid cock impressed him enough that he couldn’t seem to take his eyes off of it.
“I told you before. I’m having a hard time adapting to the bottled blood. My body will eventually get used to it, but I’ve lived a long time on the real thing,” Audric said, watching Haig watch him.
“If you’re going with us to Ireland, we’ll need you strong. I can’t worry about Kern trying to protect you instead of watching his own back.”
“I thought that’s what you were for,” Audric said, a trace of bitterness in his voice.
Haig had no intention of getting into a pissing contest with Kern’s new mate. “I’ll be busy saving my sister and disposing of Juniper Cavanaugh.”
“I’m sorry I questioned you,” Audric mumbled before breaking eye contact.
Kern pulled Audric back onto his lap. He petted Audric’s stomach and kissed the side of his head. “Don’t worry, sweetheart, I’ll still be able to protect you. I promised nothing would happen to you, and I meant it.” Kern narrowed his eyes at Haig.
Haig heard the unspoken reprimand loud and clear.
“Do you need human blood?” Kern asked. His hand continued to roam around Audric’s torso, thighs and groin.
“Yes, but it won’t be easy for you to allow me to do what I must to get it.” Audric directed Kern’s hand to the cum slowly dripping from his hole.
“Does this have something to do with that Blood Donor bar you told me about?” Haig asked.
Audric nodded. “According to the list of rules Neo and Ramiro presented me with, I’m not allowed to take blood that is not offered. In order to do that, I have to come on to the donor and get him interested.”
Kern’s fingers plunged inside Audric , dispelling more of the leaking cum. “You will not fuck another man. I’ve already told you that.”
Audric spread his legs wide and shook his head. “I won’t have to let him fuck me as long as I promise to mentally fuck them.”
“What?” Haig questioned as he continued to watch his mate finger-fuck another man.
Audric shrugged. “It’s one of our many talents. It keeps donors coming back for more. Why do you think husbands and wives are getting into the kink of it? They can feel like they’re fucking or being fucked by a vampire without actually doing it.”
“I still don’t like it,” Kern objected.
“That’s why it would be better for you to stay here. I’ll take Audric into town and watch over him while he feeds,” Haig offered. “If you go, you’ll probably end up killing someone.”
Kern’s eyes narrowed to mere slits. “Will you really watch over him or are you just saying that?”
Although Haig understood Kern’s scepticism, it still bothered him. “In over four hundred years, have I ever once lied to you?”
Kern broke eye contact. “No.”
“We should go now while there’s still plenty of time before dawn. If it’s okay with you, we’ll take an early morning run instead,” Haig
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