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    searching the men who had taken him, he quickly got to work,
    wanting anything to distract him from his unsettling thoughts.
    He silently followed Matthew out of the dirty shack, glad to see
    the back of that place. He stayed equally silent as they got
    back in the SUV, Matthew driving this time. But even as he
    went through the motions, all he could think about was his
    want, his need, to be with Matthew in every way possible.
    “Are you okay?” Matthew asked quietly as they headed on the
    road back to the pack house.
    Shaking his head, Dean tried to give a small grin to Matthew,
    but he didn’t think he was very successful. Matthew pulled the
    SUV over to the side of the road and turned off the engine.
    Turning in his seat he pulled Dean into his arms, and settled
    him on his broad chest. Dean didn’t think he had ever felt so
    safe. Not even Kane, who had been so good to him since they
    day they met, could evoke the same feeling of calm that Dean
    so desperately needed in his life.
    “Did those men hurt you in any way?”
    “No.” This time he did manage a small grin, looking up into
    Matthew’s face. “You didn’t give them a chance.”

    “Did they say anything? Do you know them? Do you know why
    they took you?”
    “No,” Dean said, trying to remember all the details. The
    injection had knocked him out until they were at the shack and
    he had regained consciousness when he felt them trying to
    remove his clothes. That’s when he had started fighting, and
    Matthew came in. “I’m glad they’re dead though,” he snarled.
    “I don’t take kindly to being mauled. They had no right to see
    me naked or anything else like that.”
    “Then you must want me dead too, because I mauled you as
    well,” Matthew said with a low rumble. “I’m sorry I let my
    emotions get away from me. Please don’t think I don’t respect
    you, or your right to say no. I’m honestly sorry.”
    Throwing his arms around Matthew’s broad chest – Shit. His
    arms wouldn’t go all the way round, Matthew was so big –
    Dean hugged his mate as hard as he could. “You didn’t maul
    me,” he said firmly. “I wanted you to kiss me and that’s the
    most awesome first kiss a man could ever have so don’t you
    dare be sorry.”
    “First kiss,” Matthew said, looking a bit confused. “You mean
    with me, right?”
    Oh crap. Him and his big mouth. Dean thought about lying,
    because he wasn’t sure he was ready for the conversation that
    was sure to follow, but it wasn’t in him to lie to Matthew. Even
    though they weren’t mated yet, the man had saved him from
    god knows what today, and he deserved the truth.
    “My first kiss ever,” he said, “but before you ask, no, I’m not a
    virgin. I’ve just never been kissed before.” Then, before he
    could stop running his mouth off, he said, “I’m sure it’s not a
    big deal. Lots of guys have sex and don’t kiss.”
    Now Matthew looked sad, and Dean felt awful for upsetting his
    mate. He didn’t mean to do it, and now he didn’t know what to
    say.

    “I didn’t think you were that sort of person, Dean,” Matthew
    said and now his quiet voice was sad as well. “In my
    experience men who don’t kiss when they have sex, don’t like
    the intimacy and have sex just for the thrill of getting off.
    Doesn’t seem to matter who they’re with.”
    Dean was horrified. No wonder Matthew looked upset if he
    thought that he was nothing but a sex…whatever. Slut, yes
    that was the word he was looking for. “I’m not like that! Not
    all guys who have had sex, but didn’t kiss are sluts. Some of
    them just weren’t given any choice in who they had sex with,
    let alone what happens before, during or after.”
    Two big arms coming around him and holding him close, big
    head nestled in his hair, reminded Dean that he was actually
    sitting on his upset mate’s lap. Oh crap. It was official. He was
    losing it. There was no way he wanted to talk about what he
    had been