the bench and snapped his seat belt back on. “I don’t.”
“I can only hope.”
Matt laughed. He liked the idea that his mate was aroused by him.
It boded well for their future together. He just hoped that Zac’s other mate was as accommodating. He hoped that Zac’s other mate was his, too. Otherwise, it could make things very sticky.
“Hey, Zac, about this other mate of yours…”
“Yeah?”
“If he’s your mate but not mine, how is that going to work?”
“Well, first you need to understand that he may not be a he. He could be a she.”
Matt’s mouth dropped open. “No!”
“Yes.”
Matt sat back in his seat feeling completely shaken. A woman?
What in the hell would they do with her?
“However, no matter if he is a he or a she, you’re still my mate.
Besides the fact that I think you’re sexier than hell, I’d be drawn to you anyway. Nothing will ever change that. We’re stuck together no matter what.”
“Okay, yeah,” Matt said. That’s what he wanted to know.
“I’m hoping that our other mate is a man, and that he will want both of us.”
“That would be good.”
“That would be fucking fantastic. However, if things don’t work out that way, we will figure something out. But don’t worry about this right now. You mated me first. I’m moving you into my home, or should I say our home, and into our bed. You’re mine, and you go where I go.”
Matt smiled at Zac. He reached over to caress the top of Zac’s hand, thrilled when Zac turned his hand over and clasped his. “I like that.”
The smile Zac gave back to him was full of promise. “I like, it too, but not as much as I like you.”
Matt tossed his head and brushed his hair out of his face. “I believe that’s the way it should be,” he said in his haughtiest voice.
Zac started to laugh and reply when his cell phone rang. The smile immediately fell from his lips, giving Matt a large amount of concern.
He held his breath as he watched Zac pull the phone out of his pocket and flip it open.
“Hello?” Zac asked.
Matt could hear someone talking, but he couldn’t hear what they said. He didn’t think it was a good conversation, though, when he saw Zac’s jaw clench.
“Yes, this is Zac Sheehan.”
Matt bit his lip.
“No, that’s not possible at this time.” Zac glowered. “Elder, you don’t…No, of course not, but…Look, it’s just not that simple. I just…No, elder, I just…”
Matt didn’t like the looks his mate was shooting across at him.
The chill going down his back was almost as cold as the tone of Zac’s voice. He knew something was up, something bad. He just didn’t know what.
“Yes, elder, I understand,” Zac finally replied. “It will be taken care of.”
Matt flinched when Zac snapped the phone closed and tossed it onto the dashboard. This was a side of his he’d never seen before. He wasn’t sure he ever wanted to see it again. Matt suddenly realized that he knew virtually nothing about his mate. Zac could have a terrible temper for all he knew.
Matt scooted closer to the door just in case. He’d seen the size of Zac’s fists and didn’t relish being on the receiving end if Zac got pissed. Being a smaller wolf, Matt had been on the receiving end of more than one furious wolf. It wasn’t a position he liked.
“Is…Is everything okay, Zac?” he asked quietly.
Zac turned his gaze on Matt, making him shiver. Suddenly, Zac’s eyes softened, and he reached out to Matt. “God, baby, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. You must think I’m a real ass.”
“No, I just—”
“The council is sending me out on another mission. They won’t even give me the time to drive you home.”
“Oh.” Matt frowned. “What sort of mission? Anything I can help with?”
Zac shook his head. “Not this time, babe. This is strictly a seek-and-destroy mission.”
Chapter 3
Zac looked over at his little mate sleeping in the truck next to him.
Matt was just too cute for