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writhing beneath him, wanting to please Jake as much as Jake wanted to please him.
    His need to take over was so intense he was nearly shaking with it. He barely managed to suppress his more aggressive tendencies. Given Remi’s past, Jake didn’t want Remi feeling trapped.
    They ended up with Jake lying on the couch and Remi on top of him.
    Remi’s hard cock pressed into Jake’s hip and his dark hair fanned around them, concealing their faces.
    Grabbing two handfuls of his mate’s ass, Jake pressed against him, making sure Remi had no doubts that he was hard too.
    Remi moaned and thrust his hips. He turned his head, breaking their kiss and exposing his neck as he nuzzled his face against Jake’s shoulder.
    Oh fuck. Jake’s cock jerked, his hips bucking. The submissive action was almost his undoing. Turning Remi’s head further, he brushed his hair back and licked a long line over the slim column of his throat.
    Remi’s pulse thundered beneath his tongue, attesting to his arousal just as strongly as the erection pressed against Jake’s.
    Dragging one fang down Remi’s neck, Jake fought the urge to bite. He wanted to pin Remi still with his teeth and fuck him until neither of them could move. He didn’t dare.
    Remi shivered, spreading his legs, allowing Jake more access, and pressed his neck into Jake’s teeth.
    Oh fuck . It was too much. How could Jake resist such a sweet offer?
    Riiiing.
    Remi’s whole body stiffened.
    Fuck, fuck, fuck. Jake was either going to murder whoever was on the other end of the phone or buy them a fruit basket, he didn’t know which.
    Remi lifted his head. His eyes—still canine—widened and he pushed himself off of Jake. He opened his mouth to say something, his fangs still extended, and the phone rang again. Turning, he fled toward the kitchen.

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    Saved by the bell. Groaning, Jake sat up and ran his hands down his face. His fangs mashed against the inside of his lip. Damn. What had he been thinking? He shouldn’t have taken things so far. As he adjusted himself, a movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. He looked in time to see Sterling’s dark head pop back down the hallway.

    Oh God! What had he done? Remi hung up the phone, feeling like his stomach was in his throat, and leaned forward on the counter. He rested his head between his forearms.
    Thank God his mom had called to make sure he had Sterling. What if the phone hadn’t rung?
    Remi rocked his forehead back and forth on the cool laminate, resisting the urge to bang his head into it a few times and knock some sense into himself. At the time, the fact that Jake was a man had never crossed Remi’s mind. It had felt like the most natural thing in the world to do. It had been a compulsion, a deep aching need, but now… Fuck. He’d wanted it. What the hell was wrong with him? He wasn’t gay…he couldn’t be.
    Shit. Was Jake gay? Or had Remi made him kiss back somehow?
    “Remi?”
    Remi raised his head and stood as Jake stepped into the kitchen. Jake cocked a brow, looking Remi up and down. “Everything okay?”
    Remi’s stomach plummeted under the scrutiny. He had to get Jake out of here so he could think. “Uh, yeah. It was just my mom calling to make sure I had Sterling.” How the hell was he going to explain his actions? Remi set the cordless phone down on the counter, knowing any excuse he offered was going to sound lame as hell, but he had to try. He wanted to just forget this. “Listen, Jake, I’m so—”
    Jake shook his head. “Nothing to be sorry about.” He frowned and lifted his hand.
    For a brief moment Remi thought Jake was going to reach out to him, but Jake threaded his fingers through his hair and let out a deep breath. “You’ve had a hell of a day. I should probably go.”
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    A jolt of disappointment—no, relief—rushed through Remi. Jake had just given him a way out. Discovering