was righted, Uli said, “I didn’t mean to… You kissed me and were moving against me… I thought…” When his words failed, a bright red blush replaced them.
“I must have been dreaming,” Alex choked out. He focused on his breathing and as he calmed he realized Ulrich would never have violated Alex’s trust in that way. What was more confusing to Alex was his desire to turn Uli over and reclaim access to his sweet ass. He needed some space. “I should shower.”
“But…” Uli gestured at Alex’s crotch. “I really could…”
Alex’s expression stopped his friend’s words. He hated being confused. Need warred with Alex’s desire to be pure. How could he even consider accepting the offer? He shuffled to the bathroom.
His whole body ached. He wished the dream had finished. That didn’t happen often and they embarrassed him, but at least his body relaxed for a couple of days.
He shut the bathroom door and inhaled as he turned the water to freezing. The cold shower should help him rid himself of his want. Unable to resist temptation, as he stripped, he brought the stained sweats to his nose to breathe in Uli’s essence. The scent did nothing to abate his arousal. It smelled exactly like the man. Delicious.
Alex threw the soiled clothes into the hamper before he could give into temptation and lick the wetness. Then he stepped under the icy blast and let it wash away the bitter regret that he didn’t permit Uli to finish him.
He didn’t know how, but he wanted to bring the dream to fruition. Alex wanted to reject everything his mother had forced on him and accept everything his mates could bring him. Mates?
At breakfast, the tension between them had risen. It was getting harder to resist Ulrich. Though successful this morning, Alex kept envisioning the man helplessly secured to his bed, waiting for Alex to control his world, and his other two mates willing participates in the quartet. Alex felt with a bone-deep certainty the four of them—Ulrich, Storm, Cutter, and himself—belonged together.
Deeply buried yearnings surged to the surface of Alex’s conscious mind. He pushed them aside as he’d done so often in the past, but the ideas wouldn’t fade into the background. Even before Alex figured out he found men attractive, he wanted to control someone past their limits to pleasure they never dreamed possible. Now his desire was very specific. He wanted to create that kind of satisfaction for Storm, Uli, and Cutter.
“Did you hear me?” Uli’s question snapped Alex out of the inner chaos waging war in his head.
“What?”
“I want you to come with me to the Extraction room.”
Alex frowned while his cock lengthened. “Why?”
“Because Phil and Mark need practice to get their massage license.” Shrugging, Uli drank his orange juice splashed with cranberry juice.
Heat flooded Alex. He couldn’t get a massage, could he? Yes, he could. It would be the start of him actively rejecting all of his mother’s abusive ideas. He’d been tormented enough. Time to live his life.
He glanced away from Uli’s excited stare. “I have to stop at the doctor’s first.”
Uli opened his mouth but didn’t speak.
“Why don’t I meet you there?” Alex didn’t want to be rude.
“You’re going to get essence there, aren’t you?”
“Um, yeah, so I’ll catch up with you at the Extraction room.”
“Nah, I’ll come with you.” Those careless words sent a shiver through Alex even before Uli shoved his hands into his pockets, pushing the low-rise black jeans down enough to expose creamy skin.
* * * *
At the doctor’s office, Nurse Roberts greeted them. “Hello, Alex. Ah, Uli so good to see…” He trailed off when the doctor entered. The nurse snapped to attention and smoothed his hair back. “Good morning, Doctor.”
The passing doctor failed to respond. Nurse Roberts shook his head and trudged to the refrigerator. He retrieved a vial, notated a file labeled Alex Waterman, and