A Child shall lead them 5/5
Chapter 5
With so few clues to work with, they decided that their next step was to go to the place where Josh’s body had been found. Jensen knew that he and his guard had combed the area for clues and had found nothing, but he couldn’t dismiss the possibility that emotions may have caused them to overlook clues when they thought that the damage to the body had been clue enough.
The walk through the woods to the spot where Josh’s body was found was still filled with silence, but this time it was a more companionable one that was occupied with soft kisses, touches and furtive glances. When they did talk, some of it was concerning what clues they should look for, but mostly they were learning about each other.
“What is Rolf like?” Jensen softly asked blushing as he remembered what happened the last time he asked about his son.
“He’s a good kid,” Jared smiled as though he remembered that time as well. “He likes to sing, so we thought that he must have inherited that from you since none of us are in any way musical.”
“I do sing some,” Jensen confessed, “Has he had lessons in music?”
“No, he hasn’t,” Jared laughed, “my guard Chad is sweet on Gen, and so he is often around Rolf and has taught him naughty drinking songs.”
“Perhaps I can teach him more age appropriate songs,” Jensen said. “That is if it’s okay… I.” he stuttered trying to take back the assumption that now that there was this thing between them that he would have access to Rolf, his son.
Jared stopped dead in his tracks and grabbed Jensen by his arm to turn and face him, “Jensen just because I haven’t bonded you to me doesn’t mean that I am not dying to. I am not my brother, when I claim you it will be done properly and not in an animalistic fashion just to stake claim.”
“I didn’t know…I wasn’t sure,” Jensen searched trying to find the words to express what he was feeling. “I wasn’t sure if I would be wanted, or if I could see him. I never got to hold him Jared,”
To his horror, Jensen was crying. He didn’t like to cry because it was usually chalked up to him being an emotional Omega, but he was crying to let out all of the hurt that he has kept bottled up inside him for the past five years. He was crying for the boy that Jeff took to gain power, and he cried for the baby that never got to know him, that called someone else mother.
He tried to break free from Jared’s hold because he was supposed to be a leader and now here he was crying like the weak Omega everyone thought him to be, but Jared wouldn’t release his hold. Instead, he pulled Jensen back in his arms and let him rest his head on his chest and cry.
“He knew who you were, and wanted to talk to you, but I didn’t know if that was wise since we were going before the Council. I’ve told him about you,” Jared reassured. “About the other kingdom that he was born into and his brave mother who had been forced to give him up because the Council demanded he do so. When we find our brother’s killers, I promise that you‘ll get to hold your son, Jensen.”
The rest of the walk to the path where Josh’s body had been found was made in silence. Jensen had a lot to think over, but most importantly was the fact that Jared was going to let him see his son. Even though Josh has only been gone a few days, Jensen missed his brother dearly and this promise of a blot bond with Jared was a subject on which he would have sought his brothers’ advice.
Jensen just stood there in the safety of Jared arms with his head rested against the solid wall of his chest and cried. Once the tears had stopped flowing, Jared placed his hand under Jensen’s chin and leaned down and peppered kisses on Jensen’s tear stained face.
“By the gods, I want you so much right now,” Jared swore.
“Evidence of that can be smelled throughout these woods,” a voice behind them giggled.
The pair broke apart at the sound of the intruding voice, and turned to see a beautiful wood nymph dressed in a white gauzy dress that barely covered her staring at them.
“The smell was so delicious that I came to see who was frolicking in my woods, but I hardly expected to find a second pair of sons of Fenrir and a son of Freyr together. I’m sure Loki must be angered at the sight, whereas I on the other hand would take delight in joining in.”
“Look …” Jared started as he waited for her name.
“Sandy,” the nymph supplied.
“Sandy, as flattering…”
“What did you mean when you said second pair?” Jensen interrupted Jared’s indignation.
Walking up to Jensen, the nymph reached up and ran her fingers along his ears and laughed when Jared growled possessively, and asked, “What’s in it for me if I tell you?”
“Our undying gratitude,” Jared answered, “as well as not being reported to the Council for not giving us information concerning the death of the pair.”
“Fine,” she relented “I first remember them coming around about four, maybe five years ago visiting the Mage who lives in the cottage just north of here. They weren’t as close as the two of you, but they met around here on a regular basis over the years.”
“Why would they meet?” Jensen asked, “I wasn’t aware that they knew each other.”
“Look I don’t know why they were meeting, but the Mage, she is known for her spells and special herbs. I must warn you she isn’t fond of elves,” she said as she looked salaciously at Jensen, “but since you have the backing of the Council perhaps she’ll be more inviting just this once.”
“North, you said,” Jared confirmed.
“Yes, about a mile, you can’t miss the cottage. So, now that I’ve given you what you wanted, are you going to share the pretty elf?” she asked, reaching for Jensen again.
In a possessive gesture, Jared pulled Jensen to his chest and growled at Sandy, “Mine,” he warned and this time she received the message.
“Fine,” she conceded, “just remember that you aren’t the only thing with teeth wandering these woods lately,so if I were you I’d always keep him close,” And disappeared as suddenly as she had appeared.
“Yours, huh?” Jensen blushed as he leaned back into Jared’s hold.
“Yes, mine,” he confirmed, “I will not relieve the past five years for anything knowing that you are mine but someone else has claimed you, so whatever else is out there with teeth had better be prepared to use them.”
As wonderful as it felt to stand there in the circle of Jared’s arms, he knew that they needed to get moving to find the Mages cottage. He wasn’t sure what he’d find there, but hopefully it would be a clue to get them closer to the information they needed to find the killers.
They passed the time by talking more about Rolf, and Jared sang Jensen one of Rolf’s favorite songs while Jensen mock howled at him. The nymph was right; the cottage was easy to locate. The garden was full of beautiful flowers and herbs, and Jensen’s favorite mushrooms popping up everywhere.
“Look, Jared” Jensen pointed excitedly at a patch of mushrooms growing in a shady patch at the edge of the garden. “Josh used to give me those, and they were so delicious!”
“I wouldn’t touch that if I were you, elf,” came a voice from the middle of the garden. Jensen remembered the nymph telling them that the Mage didn’t like elves, but she sounded more amused that angry. She looked friendly; she was a tiny as Sandy with black curly hair and welcomed them with a smile.
“I’ve had these before and they are very good.”
“Those mushrooms are good for two things, stopping or starting heat and to block the magic of elves, fairies and the like,” she explained in that same tone, “however, if your wolf wouldn’t go all growly on me, I’d let you eat your heart’s content and then show you some real magic.”
“You seem to know who we are, who are you?” Jared demanded.
“Most creatures around here call me Mage, but my parents called me Rachel, so that’ll do, I suppose. I have something brewing inside, you,” she pointed at Jared, “can come in, but the elf waits here unless he wants to jump in my pot.”
“If you threaten him again, I’ll show you just how growly I can be and I’ll find my answers elsewhere.” Jared issued threat of his own.
“Calm down, wolf boy, I promise to leave him alone, but I want the two of you gone as soon as possible to I can get the stench of elf off me.” She said as she led Jared in side.
While Jared entered the little cottage with the Mage, Jensen took a closer look at the mushrooms. He’d been so sure that they were the ones that Josh had given him, because he’d remember asking for more of them, and Josh had been adamant that he couldn’t get anymore. He was so deep in thought about the mushrooms that he didn’t hear the growl until the huge gray wolf was on top of him knocking the air from his lungs.
The wolf had landed on Jensen’s back and he landed face down in the mushrooms. Unlike when Jeff attacked him, this time he couldn’t run, but for some reason he couldn’t use his magic on this wolf either. He didn’t feel the ache in his head from trying to get inside the wolfs mind because the searing pain from claws raking down his back tearing fragile skin and leaving long jagged wounds blocked it. As he writhed in agony with pain, he wondered if this is what Josh felt when he had been attacked and if this was the same wolf. He was going to die with his mate was a few away and he couldn’t even call for him.
As soon as the wolf had him supine, he opened his large mouth and Jensen had a closer view than he’d ever wanted to that many teeth. He attempted to lift his heavy arms when he heard a vicious snarl and the wolf had been knocked off his body.
Even though they weren’t mated, Jared both heard and felt Jensen’s distress and looked out the window to see a familiar wolf attacking his mate. Before he was even out the door, he had shed his clothes, shifted and was on the other wolf, snarling and biting at any body part that he could sink his teeth into because he couldn’t get to the other wolf’s throat to rip it out. The two large animals both managed to get to their feet and circle each other, but Jared couldn’t manage to draw the blood that he wanted to. As the gray wolf was trying to get out of Jared’s reach after an unsuccessful attempt at biting him, Jared went low, knocked the grays feet from under him, and used his weight to hold him down while he shifted that weight to go for the grays throat.
Just as he went to bite into the grays throat, the wolf beneath him shifted and turned on his back and offered his belly and neck in submission. Jensen was shocked as he recognized the man as Jared’s friend, the man who had taught Rolf naughty drinking songs. His attacker was Chad.
Jensen moaned as he tried to lift his body from the stench of the muck that the mushrooms were growing in only to find Rachel standing over him holding out her hand to help him get to his feet.
“Thought you didn’t like elves,” Jensen muttered as he gingerly took her hand.
“I don’t,” she reaffirmed as she nodded her head toward Jared where he still had Chad pinned underneath him, “But seeing him go all growly is worse than I imagined, and I don’t want him to turn on me.”
As Jensen stood, he was grateful that Rachel was there to help him keep his balance or else he would have ended back face down in the mushrooms. Once he found his balance, he walked close to where Jared still had Chad pinned until he was in the wolf’s line of vision before advancing towards him.
As Jensen drew closer to the snarling wolf, he kept his green eyes locked on hazel ones, before he carefully reached out and began to stroke the chocolate fur whispering softly and slowly calming Jared down. While Jensen stroked Jared, Chad had been careful not to move, but when he thought that Jared had more of his humanity that wolf, he tried to ease from under the animal only to be pinned down again and faced with teeth still ready to rip out his throat.
No one moved while Jensen stroked and soothed until the large brown wolf was gone and a nude Jared was on his hands and knees, panting and leaning over a naked panting Chad.
“Well, that was entertaining,” Rachel snarked as she stood back and appreciated the perfection that was Jared’s body.
Even though his body was protesting in pain from the claw marks Chad left on his back, Jensen realized that Jared wasn’t the only one who was possessive and he made his way in front of his mate to block the view that Rachel was enjoying.
Mine his voiced screamed inside her head and he realized that his telepathic abilities were once again working because he was no longer touching the mushrooms.
“Oh, the little elf has claws as well,” Rachel said as she shook her head trying to get him out and because he was in such pain, it was easy for her to do so. Once his voice was gone, she made her way into the cottage only to emerge a couple of minutes later holding Jared’s clothes and some kind of poultice to be applied to Jensen back to speed up his healing process.
Jared quickly dressed; growling each time Chad attempted to move. They let his friend lay on the ground nude as Jared opened the cheesecloth and applied the smelly herbs to Jensen’s back. Jensen knew that his shirt was ruined but it would have to do until he returned to the path where Josh’s body had been found, as it was not that far from the palace.
“Okay boys, it’s been fun, but once he’s dressed,” she pointed at Chad, “leave.”
“I have a question first,” Jensen, told her, “Did Josh know the effects of the mushrooms when you gave them to him?”
“Yes, yes he did,” she said with a smile as though she enjoyed the thought that his brother would deliberately try to hurt him. With that parting shot, she turned and went inside her cottage leaving him to wonder why.
“Where are your clothes, Chad?” Jared asked, “Because I don’t want to get this conversation over with and get to the path where Josh was found.”
When Chad moved to get them, Jared grabbed the shifters shoulder and said, “Jensen will get them.”
“Why were you following us? And don’t tell me it was for protection.” Jared demanded.
“The Alpha sent me, he said it was for Rolfie, to protect him from whatever killed Jeff.”
As Jensen made his way back to where the two wolves were standing, he asked Jared, “Why would Josh want to block my magic?”
“So that when a wolf was chasing you, you couldn’t run through trees to avoid him.”
“Oh,” he said and it was as though his body had taken a blow and there was no poultice to stop this pain.
“Go now Jensen,” Josh had encouraged, “mom and dad are in a meeting and will be there for some time, and by the time they are through, you’ll be long gone.”
Jensen had smiled at his older brother and thanked him for helping him escape. “How will I ditch Chris?” he’d asked because he knew that Tom and Mike wouldn’t be a problem.
“The orchards,” Josh had offered, “remember Chris is allergic to bee stings and he is not going to want to chance a sting. Go before someone sees you and it’s too late.”
But why, I don’t understand,” Jensen questioned.
“The same reason I tried, power,” Chad answered. “Jeff and Josh wanted to fulfill the prophesy, to bring back Fenrir, but me? It was simple, if you were my mate I’d have a kingdom and with the kid I’d have two.”
“Is that why you killed them?” Jensen asked
“I didn’t kill anyone,” Chad roared, “The only thing that I am guilty of is greed.”
“That remains to be seen, so let’s go Chad.”
“Are we going to the path now?” Jensen asked anxiously.
“We have Chad now; there’s no need to make that journey now.”
“We need all the proof we can get, and as much as it pains me to say, Chad trying to bond with me might not be enough.” Jensen reasoned.
“Listen to him Jared. I didn’t kill Jeff… or Josh, what is it going to hurt to go where Jensen wants to go.”
The three of them made their way to the path where Josh’s body had been found just over a week ago. Throughout the trip, Jensen worried about Chad making an attempted escape, but he assured Jensen that he had nowhere to go. If he ran he would be branded omega and be on his own, without a pack to protect him and that wasn’t worth the temporary freedom he would get if he could escape from Jared.
When they arrived at the site, Jensen walked to the spot where his brother had lay dead, but this time instead of the outrage, he had felt before now he had mixed feelings. What had his brother done? Had he set him up to be claimed so brutally by Jeff? The blood had dried into the ground and the small patch of grass where his blood had touched wad died as well. All that was left was a memory. As he looked at that spot all he could see was the mischief on his brother’s face as he teased him.
He was standing there staring, unable to make himself move from the spot when he felt Jared walk up behind him and hug him.
“Remember the good, Jensen,” he whispered. “I’m not sure what happened to make them do this, but remember the good times and they will keep the bad memories at bay.”
While Jared comforted him, Jensen heard the sound of footsteps approaching them. He didn’t need to turn around to know who the new arrivals were, his guards Chris, Steve, Tom and Mike to be specific. He should’ve known that he couldn’t have gotten this close to Alfheim and they wouldn’t know about him being there. As much as he wanted to chastise them, he wouldn’t because the seven could cover more ground than three could.
They spent hours going over the area, but nothing was found, and Jensen wasn’t so sure that the trampling from help on the day that the body had been discovered hadn’t destroyed any clues that might have existed.
“Jensen, we have extended our search to well outside the area where Josh was found and, I’m sorry, but we haven’t found anything.” Chris advised.
“We can look longer if we need too,” Mike volunteered.
“I don’t think that would help,” Jensen said, “If there was anything here it would have been found by now.”
“Oh, because you have me you’re just going to give up that easily,” Chad argued “we have plenty of time to look.”
“No we don’t Chad,” Jared stated, “it’s time for you to face the music.”
“Please Jared, Please!” Chad begged, “I didn’t kill them and if you take me in no one is going to believe me.”
“I’m sorry Chad,” shaking his head, Jared apologized, “but there’s nothing here to find.”
Jensen moved back to that spot where his brother took his last breath as the others moved on. Even though he was angry at Chad at his attempt to claim him, he wished that they could have found something to clear him for Jared and Rolf sake. With a final goodbye, Jensen turned to follow the others.
This deep in the woods the sun did not shine through, but when it did, whatever it touched would flourish, like the patch of grass that had grown near where Josh had been found. Because part of it had died, that’s how the sun was able to shine down on the one piece of evidence that they needed causing it to glitter and nearly blind Jensen with its shimmering brightness just as he had turned to walk away. It was Jeff’s necklace.
The scene was similar to the first time they all stood there, but this time Jared stood at Jensen’s side looking at his father across from the aisle. Jensen knew that the guards would bring his mother and Mackenzie even though he didn’t want them here because even though he knew the truth, he wanted his sister to keep her memories of their brother. Genevieve stood behind him sans Rolf and Chad was standing with Rick Worthy, a member of the Council’s guard tethered by a silver collar waiting for his sentence to be meted out.
Even though he didn’t kill their brothers, he would be punished for his attack on Jensen. The ironic thing about it was that had he been able to complete the mating as Jeff had, then there would have been no punishment.
“Prince Jensen, Prince Jared it seems that the two of you have sorted out this matter quicker than we had anticipated,” Jim Beaver began, “I see that we have Murray tethered, but am I correct in understanding that he is not the culprit behind the murders.”
Jensen and Jared looked at one another before Jensen answered, “That’s correct Logretta, and the killer was not the wolf… but his Alpha.”
Once Jensen said the words, the room erupted with the wolves protesting at the accusation against their Alpha. Jensen looked at Jared thinking that he was going to leave him, but he stood steadfast by Jensen’s side.
“Quiet!” The guard, Rick Worthy bellowed over the growling and threats bringing quiet to the room.
“What evidence do you have to accuse an Alpha,” Logretta Bush asked with disdain over the rumblings.
Each time Jensen attempted to answer someone from the pack growled or called him a foul name but he didn’t let it stop him because he knew that somewhere in the mist of the pack were his mother and sister and they needed answers as well.
Logretta Bush attempted to again ask for proof when one of the pack members not satisfied with heckling at both Jensen and Jared decided to take action when Rick Worthy met him in the aisle and had him tethered with a silver collar. Worthy had moved so fast that no one knew what had happened until the wolf was standing next to Chad waiting to be sentenced.
Instead of letting Bush attempt to try to ask the question again, Jensen reached into the pocket of his trousers and presented her with the necklace of Fenrir he’d found near the place Josh had been killed.
As Jensen walked back to his seat, he glanced at the Alpha and noticed that the man had visibly paled at the presentation of the necklace.
“What is this that you’ve presented to us?” Logretta Weaver asked taking the necklace from Logretta Bush.
“Proof that I killed his brother,” The Alpha answered loud and clear, causing a quiet to fall over the room.
“Are… are you admitting to killing a Prince, the ruling member of the elven kingdom?” Beaver asked incredulously.
“Yes I am.” The Alpha simply answered.
“”Why?” Jensen asked from where he stood next to Jared.
“Because he was stupid, because was greedy because he was a lot of things, but most importantly because he was planning to kill my grandson and I couldn’t allow that. I know that I won’t be around to see it, but he will lead both kingdoms one day.”
The room was going to erupt again but this time it was the elves but Worthy tugged on the collared of his two prisoners in warning to quiet them.
Upon hearing his father’s admission, Jared fell to his seat, but Jensen stood beside him and faced his brother’s killer needing all the facts.
“I don’t understand, Alpha.”
“That stupid prophesy. He and Jeff believed that by him taking you as mate and impregnating you, that would put them on the fast track to fulfilling it. They had been meeting for years getting herbs from the Mage, starting with the mushrooms for you.” He nodded at Jensen.
“What they didn’t understand was the fact that the prophesy wasn’t going to come true just because Jeff forced you to mate. It had to be your true mate, who seems to be my other son and a child produced between the two of you would be the one to bring forth Fenrir. When I told them this they didn’t believe me and were going to go forward and kill Rolf.”
“So you killed them instead?” Jared asked.
“No, Jared,” the Alpha shook his head and declared, “Unlike your brother, I couldn’t kill my own child.”
“Then who killed him?” Beaver asked in disbelief.
“I did,” Jensen tensed as he heard his mother’s voice ring out loud and clear sending the room into pandemonium.
Jensen knew that he should address the, well now his kingdom, but what do you say when your brother arranged for you to be raped just so that he could kill the resulting offspring and your mother killed your mate to exact revenge. So instead of facing reality, he has been holed up in his rooms for two weeks. He knows that he would have to show his face soon as tomorrow would be Rolfs fifth birthday.
Danneel and Mackenzie finally managed to talk him into at least taking a bath and eating a real meal. He agreed as long as it didn’t include mushrooms because he no longer had a taste for them. When he returned to his rooms, he noticed that the linen had been changed and windows opened to let in fresh air, but he still wasn’t ready to face the world or more importantly, Jared.
Just as he buried himself under the covers, he heard the door open and someone enter, “Go away Danneel, I ate and I bathed now leave me alone.”
“That’s nice to know,” an amused voice chuckled.
“Jared,” he said as he scrambled from under the covers. “I didn’t think that you’d want to see me ever again.”
“Why would you think that?” Jared asked as he walked towards the bed.
“Because I’m the reason… for all of this, Jared,” Jensen whined.
Jared took off his shoes, crawled over Jensen to the empty side of the bed, and took the elf into his arms.
“No, Jensen you’re not. If you want to place blame, then blame Loki, the gods, our family, but you did nothing wrong.”
“When you didn’t come, I thought that you had changed your mind, that you didn’t want to bond with me.” Jensen confessed with tears welling in his green eyes.
“I had to face challengers for my right to be Alpha, Jensen.” Jared explained as he wiped away the tear that escaped. “And then there was Rolfie.”
“Oh gods what a horrible parent that I would forget about my child,” Jensen moaned and buried his head in Jared’s chest.
“You haven’t had to chance to be a parent yet Jensen, so you can’t say that you’re horrible, but you’ve been a horrible mate to not realize that I’ve been in your castle for three days and you didn’t know it.” Jared teased him.
“Is that why Mack and Danneel have been pushing for me to bathe,” he laughed self-consciously, “Because I couldn’t smell you through my own body odor?”
Jared doesn’t answer; instead, he leans in, plants a kiss on Jensen’s forehead, and slowly kisses his way down until their lips meet in a slow, languid, toe curling kiss. It’s a slow glide of lips and two lovers intent on learning each other’s taste while hands wander and map out the hard planes of their bodies. With each kiss, each touch the level of arousal grew and so did their need for each other.
Jared framed Jensen’s face with his large hands as he stilled Jensen‘s questing lips by sucking in his full bottom one, but he looked up in surprise as his hands wandered to caress his lover’s pointed ears and was greeted with a dick hardening moan.
When Jared touched his ears, Jensen felt as though he had been set on fire, every nerve ending lit up and begged for Jared’s touch. When Jensen moaned from that touch, Jared’s hand went back to his ears, caressed, and stroked until Jensen became heady from the smell of arousal that was a mixture of precome from Jared and his natural slick.
“…clothes, Jensen,” was all he heard so he looked at Jared trying to focus through the haze of lust. He doesn’t know how, but somehow Jared managed to get them both naked and the feel of skin on skin is amazing.
This what Jeff took from him, the ability to experience these explosive twin feelings of want and desire without the blot bond, and didn’t give him the pleasure of knowing what it felt like to be wanted or desired. Now he understood why people wrote bad poetry and sappy love songs trying to try to hold on to this feeling.
Jensen though that Jared’s mouth was more than worth waxing poetically about as it closed over the head of his cock, working his tongue around the large mushroom head until he found that bundle of nerves just under the head and proceeded to drive Jensen crazy. Just when Jensen though he couldn’t take any more, Jared proved that he had experience that his mate didn’t by swallowing him down until cock hit the back of Jared’s throat causing a high-pitched whine to be torn from Jensen’s.
“Jared…please. Please, I need…” he begged as Jared’s head bobbed up and down bringing him close to completion.
Just as he felt his balls tighten signaling his release, Jared took his mouth away and Jensen whined at the loss. He looked up to protest and saw that Jared was bearing his fangs to bite into his wrist to offer to Jensen who latched on and drank. Once the blood coated his tongue and entered his body, he felt as though he’d been electrocuted. His cock became harder, his senses heightened and his slick poured from his body.
“Let go Jensen, I’ve got to open you and drink before I come,” Jared’s husky voice reminded him.
Jensen nodded that he understood, but didn’t let go until Jared forcibly pulled his arm away. After he’d prepped Jensen, Jared licked a stripe down Jensen’s cock from tip to root, and kissed his thigh and bit down drinking from Jensen as greedily as Jensen had from him. When his lover gasped and came, Jared’s balls began to tighten so he flipped Jensen over, pulled him up on his knees, and buried himself inch by inch inside Jensen and had barely bottomed out before his knot had swelled and he was coming.
As Jared pulled Jensen on his side wait for his knot to deflate, Jensen murmured sleepily, “I’m really yours now.”
“As if there was really any doubt.” Jared chuckled.
This was it, today was Rolf’s fifth birthday and he was going to change for the first time. They had kept him under strict watch until tonight because they weren’t sure if someone else would attempt to fulfill Loki’s prophesy and they didn’t want to take any chances.
Jensen had felt uneasy all day waiting for Rolf to change. Jared and Milo, Jared’s new guard and old friend have each tried to reassure Jensen but he knew that he wouldn’t stop worrying until the boy had completed his change. As the day wore on, so did Jensen’s worry, until it started to affect him physically. His entire body itched and his skin felt too tight, he couldn’t relax even after Jared gave him a blowjob. All that seemed to do was to get him more wound up
At dusk, the families in the pack who had small children going through their first change gathered at the palace to make it less scary for them, and the adults were waiting until all the children had changed until they did. As the kids began to change, Jensen noticed that they were all the same color; Genevieve explained that that would change as they got older and at this age, they would be recognized by their smell. Jensen still worried until he noticed Rolf’s pointed ears and was able to single him out from the rest of the pack.
As the families started to take off Jensen was still agitated, Jared pulled Gen aside and told her to take Rolf, and he would catch up with them later because he wanted to reassure Jensen. When he turned back to his mate, he just stared.
“Jensen, look at your hands,” he advised
“What…Jared what’s happening? I feel weird.”
Jared walked over to Jensen and grabbed his hands and lifted them to show him hat Rolf wasn’t the only elf transforming tonight, and just as he had his nephew, Jared talked Jensen through his shift until a beautiful white wolf stood before him prancing and ready to run.
Looks like the Loki didn’t get the show he wanted after all.
Chapter 4 Masterpost
With so few clues to work with, they decided that their next step was to go to the place where Josh’s body had been found. Jensen knew that he and his guard had combed the area for clues and had found nothing, but he couldn’t dismiss the possibility that emotions may have caused them to overlook clues when they thought that the damage to the body had been clue enough.
The walk through the woods to the spot where Josh’s body was found was still filled with silence, but this time it was a more companionable one that was occupied with soft kisses, touches and furtive glances. When they did talk, some of it was concerning what clues they should look for, but mostly they were learning about each other.
“What is Rolf like?” Jensen softly asked blushing as he remembered what happened the last time he asked about his son.
“He’s a good kid,” Jared smiled as though he remembered that time as well. “He likes to sing, so we thought that he must have inherited that from you since none of us are in any way musical.”
“I do sing some,” Jensen confessed, “Has he had lessons in music?”
“No, he hasn’t,” Jared laughed, “my guard Chad is sweet on Gen, and so he is often around Rolf and has taught him naughty drinking songs.”
“Perhaps I can teach him more age appropriate songs,” Jensen said. “That is if it’s okay… I.” he stuttered trying to take back the assumption that now that there was this thing between them that he would have access to Rolf, his son.
Jared stopped dead in his tracks and grabbed Jensen by his arm to turn and face him, “Jensen just because I haven’t bonded you to me doesn’t mean that I am not dying to. I am not my brother, when I claim you it will be done properly and not in an animalistic fashion just to stake claim.”
“I didn’t know…I wasn’t sure,” Jensen searched trying to find the words to express what he was feeling. “I wasn’t sure if I would be wanted, or if I could see him. I never got to hold him Jared,”
To his horror, Jensen was crying. He didn’t like to cry because it was usually chalked up to him being an emotional Omega, but he was crying to let out all of the hurt that he has kept bottled up inside him for the past five years. He was crying for the boy that Jeff took to gain power, and he cried for the baby that never got to know him, that called someone else mother.
He tried to break free from Jared’s hold because he was supposed to be a leader and now here he was crying like the weak Omega everyone thought him to be, but Jared wouldn’t release his hold. Instead, he pulled Jensen back in his arms and let him rest his head on his chest and cry.
“He knew who you were, and wanted to talk to you, but I didn’t know if that was wise since we were going before the Council. I’ve told him about you,” Jared reassured. “About the other kingdom that he was born into and his brave mother who had been forced to give him up because the Council demanded he do so. When we find our brother’s killers, I promise that you‘ll get to hold your son, Jensen.”
The rest of the walk to the path where Josh’s body had been found was made in silence. Jensen had a lot to think over, but most importantly was the fact that Jared was going to let him see his son. Even though Josh has only been gone a few days, Jensen missed his brother dearly and this promise of a blot bond with Jared was a subject on which he would have sought his brothers’ advice.
Jensen just stood there in the safety of Jared arms with his head rested against the solid wall of his chest and cried. Once the tears had stopped flowing, Jared placed his hand under Jensen’s chin and leaned down and peppered kisses on Jensen’s tear stained face.
“By the gods, I want you so much right now,” Jared swore.
“Evidence of that can be smelled throughout these woods,” a voice behind them giggled.
The pair broke apart at the sound of the intruding voice, and turned to see a beautiful wood nymph dressed in a white gauzy dress that barely covered her staring at them.
“The smell was so delicious that I came to see who was frolicking in my woods, but I hardly expected to find a second pair of sons of Fenrir and a son of Freyr together. I’m sure Loki must be angered at the sight, whereas I on the other hand would take delight in joining in.”
“Look …” Jared started as he waited for her name.
“Sandy,” the nymph supplied.
“Sandy, as flattering…”
“What did you mean when you said second pair?” Jensen interrupted Jared’s indignation.
Walking up to Jensen, the nymph reached up and ran her fingers along his ears and laughed when Jared growled possessively, and asked, “What’s in it for me if I tell you?”
“Our undying gratitude,” Jared answered, “as well as not being reported to the Council for not giving us information concerning the death of the pair.”
“Fine,” she relented “I first remember them coming around about four, maybe five years ago visiting the Mage who lives in the cottage just north of here. They weren’t as close as the two of you, but they met around here on a regular basis over the years.”
“Why would they meet?” Jensen asked, “I wasn’t aware that they knew each other.”
“Look I don’t know why they were meeting, but the Mage, she is known for her spells and special herbs. I must warn you she isn’t fond of elves,” she said as she looked salaciously at Jensen, “but since you have the backing of the Council perhaps she’ll be more inviting just this once.”
“North, you said,” Jared confirmed.
“Yes, about a mile, you can’t miss the cottage. So, now that I’ve given you what you wanted, are you going to share the pretty elf?” she asked, reaching for Jensen again.
In a possessive gesture, Jared pulled Jensen to his chest and growled at Sandy, “Mine,” he warned and this time she received the message.
“Fine,” she conceded, “just remember that you aren’t the only thing with teeth wandering these woods lately,so if I were you I’d always keep him close,” And disappeared as suddenly as she had appeared.
“Yours, huh?” Jensen blushed as he leaned back into Jared’s hold.
“Yes, mine,” he confirmed, “I will not relieve the past five years for anything knowing that you are mine but someone else has claimed you, so whatever else is out there with teeth had better be prepared to use them.”
As wonderful as it felt to stand there in the circle of Jared’s arms, he knew that they needed to get moving to find the Mages cottage. He wasn’t sure what he’d find there, but hopefully it would be a clue to get them closer to the information they needed to find the killers.
They passed the time by talking more about Rolf, and Jared sang Jensen one of Rolf’s favorite songs while Jensen mock howled at him. The nymph was right; the cottage was easy to locate. The garden was full of beautiful flowers and herbs, and Jensen’s favorite mushrooms popping up everywhere.
“Look, Jared” Jensen pointed excitedly at a patch of mushrooms growing in a shady patch at the edge of the garden. “Josh used to give me those, and they were so delicious!”
“I wouldn’t touch that if I were you, elf,” came a voice from the middle of the garden. Jensen remembered the nymph telling them that the Mage didn’t like elves, but she sounded more amused that angry. She looked friendly; she was a tiny as Sandy with black curly hair and welcomed them with a smile.
“I’ve had these before and they are very good.”
“Those mushrooms are good for two things, stopping or starting heat and to block the magic of elves, fairies and the like,” she explained in that same tone, “however, if your wolf wouldn’t go all growly on me, I’d let you eat your heart’s content and then show you some real magic.”
“You seem to know who we are, who are you?” Jared demanded.
“Most creatures around here call me Mage, but my parents called me Rachel, so that’ll do, I suppose. I have something brewing inside, you,” she pointed at Jared, “can come in, but the elf waits here unless he wants to jump in my pot.”
“If you threaten him again, I’ll show you just how growly I can be and I’ll find my answers elsewhere.” Jared issued threat of his own.
“Calm down, wolf boy, I promise to leave him alone, but I want the two of you gone as soon as possible to I can get the stench of elf off me.” She said as she led Jared in side.
While Jared entered the little cottage with the Mage, Jensen took a closer look at the mushrooms. He’d been so sure that they were the ones that Josh had given him, because he’d remember asking for more of them, and Josh had been adamant that he couldn’t get anymore. He was so deep in thought about the mushrooms that he didn’t hear the growl until the huge gray wolf was on top of him knocking the air from his lungs.
The wolf had landed on Jensen’s back and he landed face down in the mushrooms. Unlike when Jeff attacked him, this time he couldn’t run, but for some reason he couldn’t use his magic on this wolf either. He didn’t feel the ache in his head from trying to get inside the wolfs mind because the searing pain from claws raking down his back tearing fragile skin and leaving long jagged wounds blocked it. As he writhed in agony with pain, he wondered if this is what Josh felt when he had been attacked and if this was the same wolf. He was going to die with his mate was a few away and he couldn’t even call for him.
As soon as the wolf had him supine, he opened his large mouth and Jensen had a closer view than he’d ever wanted to that many teeth. He attempted to lift his heavy arms when he heard a vicious snarl and the wolf had been knocked off his body.
Even though they weren’t mated, Jared both heard and felt Jensen’s distress and looked out the window to see a familiar wolf attacking his mate. Before he was even out the door, he had shed his clothes, shifted and was on the other wolf, snarling and biting at any body part that he could sink his teeth into because he couldn’t get to the other wolf’s throat to rip it out. The two large animals both managed to get to their feet and circle each other, but Jared couldn’t manage to draw the blood that he wanted to. As the gray wolf was trying to get out of Jared’s reach after an unsuccessful attempt at biting him, Jared went low, knocked the grays feet from under him, and used his weight to hold him down while he shifted that weight to go for the grays throat.
Just as he went to bite into the grays throat, the wolf beneath him shifted and turned on his back and offered his belly and neck in submission. Jensen was shocked as he recognized the man as Jared’s friend, the man who had taught Rolf naughty drinking songs. His attacker was Chad.
Jensen moaned as he tried to lift his body from the stench of the muck that the mushrooms were growing in only to find Rachel standing over him holding out her hand to help him get to his feet.
“Thought you didn’t like elves,” Jensen muttered as he gingerly took her hand.
“I don’t,” she reaffirmed as she nodded her head toward Jared where he still had Chad pinned underneath him, “But seeing him go all growly is worse than I imagined, and I don’t want him to turn on me.”
As Jensen stood, he was grateful that Rachel was there to help him keep his balance or else he would have ended back face down in the mushrooms. Once he found his balance, he walked close to where Jared still had Chad pinned until he was in the wolf’s line of vision before advancing towards him.
As Jensen drew closer to the snarling wolf, he kept his green eyes locked on hazel ones, before he carefully reached out and began to stroke the chocolate fur whispering softly and slowly calming Jared down. While Jensen stroked Jared, Chad had been careful not to move, but when he thought that Jared had more of his humanity that wolf, he tried to ease from under the animal only to be pinned down again and faced with teeth still ready to rip out his throat.
No one moved while Jensen stroked and soothed until the large brown wolf was gone and a nude Jared was on his hands and knees, panting and leaning over a naked panting Chad.
“Well, that was entertaining,” Rachel snarked as she stood back and appreciated the perfection that was Jared’s body.
Even though his body was protesting in pain from the claw marks Chad left on his back, Jensen realized that Jared wasn’t the only one who was possessive and he made his way in front of his mate to block the view that Rachel was enjoying.
Mine his voiced screamed inside her head and he realized that his telepathic abilities were once again working because he was no longer touching the mushrooms.
“Oh, the little elf has claws as well,” Rachel said as she shook her head trying to get him out and because he was in such pain, it was easy for her to do so. Once his voice was gone, she made her way into the cottage only to emerge a couple of minutes later holding Jared’s clothes and some kind of poultice to be applied to Jensen back to speed up his healing process.
Jared quickly dressed; growling each time Chad attempted to move. They let his friend lay on the ground nude as Jared opened the cheesecloth and applied the smelly herbs to Jensen’s back. Jensen knew that his shirt was ruined but it would have to do until he returned to the path where Josh’s body had been found, as it was not that far from the palace.
“Okay boys, it’s been fun, but once he’s dressed,” she pointed at Chad, “leave.”
“I have a question first,” Jensen, told her, “Did Josh know the effects of the mushrooms when you gave them to him?”
“Yes, yes he did,” she said with a smile as though she enjoyed the thought that his brother would deliberately try to hurt him. With that parting shot, she turned and went inside her cottage leaving him to wonder why.
“Where are your clothes, Chad?” Jared asked, “Because I don’t want to get this conversation over with and get to the path where Josh was found.”
When Chad moved to get them, Jared grabbed the shifters shoulder and said, “Jensen will get them.”
“Why were you following us? And don’t tell me it was for protection.” Jared demanded.
“The Alpha sent me, he said it was for Rolfie, to protect him from whatever killed Jeff.”
As Jensen made his way back to where the two wolves were standing, he asked Jared, “Why would Josh want to block my magic?”
“So that when a wolf was chasing you, you couldn’t run through trees to avoid him.”
“Oh,” he said and it was as though his body had taken a blow and there was no poultice to stop this pain.
“Go now Jensen,” Josh had encouraged, “mom and dad are in a meeting and will be there for some time, and by the time they are through, you’ll be long gone.”
Jensen had smiled at his older brother and thanked him for helping him escape. “How will I ditch Chris?” he’d asked because he knew that Tom and Mike wouldn’t be a problem.
“The orchards,” Josh had offered, “remember Chris is allergic to bee stings and he is not going to want to chance a sting. Go before someone sees you and it’s too late.”
But why, I don’t understand,” Jensen questioned.
“The same reason I tried, power,” Chad answered. “Jeff and Josh wanted to fulfill the prophesy, to bring back Fenrir, but me? It was simple, if you were my mate I’d have a kingdom and with the kid I’d have two.”
“Is that why you killed them?” Jensen asked
“I didn’t kill anyone,” Chad roared, “The only thing that I am guilty of is greed.”
“That remains to be seen, so let’s go Chad.”
“Are we going to the path now?” Jensen asked anxiously.
“We have Chad now; there’s no need to make that journey now.”
“We need all the proof we can get, and as much as it pains me to say, Chad trying to bond with me might not be enough.” Jensen reasoned.
“Listen to him Jared. I didn’t kill Jeff… or Josh, what is it going to hurt to go where Jensen wants to go.”
The three of them made their way to the path where Josh’s body had been found just over a week ago. Throughout the trip, Jensen worried about Chad making an attempted escape, but he assured Jensen that he had nowhere to go. If he ran he would be branded omega and be on his own, without a pack to protect him and that wasn’t worth the temporary freedom he would get if he could escape from Jared.
When they arrived at the site, Jensen walked to the spot where his brother had lay dead, but this time instead of the outrage, he had felt before now he had mixed feelings. What had his brother done? Had he set him up to be claimed so brutally by Jeff? The blood had dried into the ground and the small patch of grass where his blood had touched wad died as well. All that was left was a memory. As he looked at that spot all he could see was the mischief on his brother’s face as he teased him.
He was standing there staring, unable to make himself move from the spot when he felt Jared walk up behind him and hug him.
“Remember the good, Jensen,” he whispered. “I’m not sure what happened to make them do this, but remember the good times and they will keep the bad memories at bay.”
While Jared comforted him, Jensen heard the sound of footsteps approaching them. He didn’t need to turn around to know who the new arrivals were, his guards Chris, Steve, Tom and Mike to be specific. He should’ve known that he couldn’t have gotten this close to Alfheim and they wouldn’t know about him being there. As much as he wanted to chastise them, he wouldn’t because the seven could cover more ground than three could.
They spent hours going over the area, but nothing was found, and Jensen wasn’t so sure that the trampling from help on the day that the body had been discovered hadn’t destroyed any clues that might have existed.
“Jensen, we have extended our search to well outside the area where Josh was found and, I’m sorry, but we haven’t found anything.” Chris advised.
“We can look longer if we need too,” Mike volunteered.
“I don’t think that would help,” Jensen said, “If there was anything here it would have been found by now.”
“Oh, because you have me you’re just going to give up that easily,” Chad argued “we have plenty of time to look.”
“No we don’t Chad,” Jared stated, “it’s time for you to face the music.”
“Please Jared, Please!” Chad begged, “I didn’t kill them and if you take me in no one is going to believe me.”
“I’m sorry Chad,” shaking his head, Jared apologized, “but there’s nothing here to find.”
Jensen moved back to that spot where his brother took his last breath as the others moved on. Even though he was angry at Chad at his attempt to claim him, he wished that they could have found something to clear him for Jared and Rolf sake. With a final goodbye, Jensen turned to follow the others.
This deep in the woods the sun did not shine through, but when it did, whatever it touched would flourish, like the patch of grass that had grown near where Josh had been found. Because part of it had died, that’s how the sun was able to shine down on the one piece of evidence that they needed causing it to glitter and nearly blind Jensen with its shimmering brightness just as he had turned to walk away. It was Jeff’s necklace.
The scene was similar to the first time they all stood there, but this time Jared stood at Jensen’s side looking at his father across from the aisle. Jensen knew that the guards would bring his mother and Mackenzie even though he didn’t want them here because even though he knew the truth, he wanted his sister to keep her memories of their brother. Genevieve stood behind him sans Rolf and Chad was standing with Rick Worthy, a member of the Council’s guard tethered by a silver collar waiting for his sentence to be meted out.
Even though he didn’t kill their brothers, he would be punished for his attack on Jensen. The ironic thing about it was that had he been able to complete the mating as Jeff had, then there would have been no punishment.
“Prince Jensen, Prince Jared it seems that the two of you have sorted out this matter quicker than we had anticipated,” Jim Beaver began, “I see that we have Murray tethered, but am I correct in understanding that he is not the culprit behind the murders.”
Jensen and Jared looked at one another before Jensen answered, “That’s correct Logretta, and the killer was not the wolf… but his Alpha.”
Once Jensen said the words, the room erupted with the wolves protesting at the accusation against their Alpha. Jensen looked at Jared thinking that he was going to leave him, but he stood steadfast by Jensen’s side.
“Quiet!” The guard, Rick Worthy bellowed over the growling and threats bringing quiet to the room.
“What evidence do you have to accuse an Alpha,” Logretta Bush asked with disdain over the rumblings.
Each time Jensen attempted to answer someone from the pack growled or called him a foul name but he didn’t let it stop him because he knew that somewhere in the mist of the pack were his mother and sister and they needed answers as well.
Logretta Bush attempted to again ask for proof when one of the pack members not satisfied with heckling at both Jensen and Jared decided to take action when Rick Worthy met him in the aisle and had him tethered with a silver collar. Worthy had moved so fast that no one knew what had happened until the wolf was standing next to Chad waiting to be sentenced.
Instead of letting Bush attempt to try to ask the question again, Jensen reached into the pocket of his trousers and presented her with the necklace of Fenrir he’d found near the place Josh had been killed.
As Jensen walked back to his seat, he glanced at the Alpha and noticed that the man had visibly paled at the presentation of the necklace.
“What is this that you’ve presented to us?” Logretta Weaver asked taking the necklace from Logretta Bush.
“Proof that I killed his brother,” The Alpha answered loud and clear, causing a quiet to fall over the room.
“Are… are you admitting to killing a Prince, the ruling member of the elven kingdom?” Beaver asked incredulously.
“Yes I am.” The Alpha simply answered.
“”Why?” Jensen asked from where he stood next to Jared.
“Because he was stupid, because was greedy because he was a lot of things, but most importantly because he was planning to kill my grandson and I couldn’t allow that. I know that I won’t be around to see it, but he will lead both kingdoms one day.”
The room was going to erupt again but this time it was the elves but Worthy tugged on the collared of his two prisoners in warning to quiet them.
Upon hearing his father’s admission, Jared fell to his seat, but Jensen stood beside him and faced his brother’s killer needing all the facts.
“I don’t understand, Alpha.”
“That stupid prophesy. He and Jeff believed that by him taking you as mate and impregnating you, that would put them on the fast track to fulfilling it. They had been meeting for years getting herbs from the Mage, starting with the mushrooms for you.” He nodded at Jensen.
“What they didn’t understand was the fact that the prophesy wasn’t going to come true just because Jeff forced you to mate. It had to be your true mate, who seems to be my other son and a child produced between the two of you would be the one to bring forth Fenrir. When I told them this they didn’t believe me and were going to go forward and kill Rolf.”
“So you killed them instead?” Jared asked.
“No, Jared,” the Alpha shook his head and declared, “Unlike your brother, I couldn’t kill my own child.”
“Then who killed him?” Beaver asked in disbelief.
“I did,” Jensen tensed as he heard his mother’s voice ring out loud and clear sending the room into pandemonium.
Jensen knew that he should address the, well now his kingdom, but what do you say when your brother arranged for you to be raped just so that he could kill the resulting offspring and your mother killed your mate to exact revenge. So instead of facing reality, he has been holed up in his rooms for two weeks. He knows that he would have to show his face soon as tomorrow would be Rolfs fifth birthday.
Danneel and Mackenzie finally managed to talk him into at least taking a bath and eating a real meal. He agreed as long as it didn’t include mushrooms because he no longer had a taste for them. When he returned to his rooms, he noticed that the linen had been changed and windows opened to let in fresh air, but he still wasn’t ready to face the world or more importantly, Jared.
Just as he buried himself under the covers, he heard the door open and someone enter, “Go away Danneel, I ate and I bathed now leave me alone.”
“That’s nice to know,” an amused voice chuckled.
“Jared,” he said as he scrambled from under the covers. “I didn’t think that you’d want to see me ever again.”
“Why would you think that?” Jared asked as he walked towards the bed.
“Because I’m the reason… for all of this, Jared,” Jensen whined.
Jared took off his shoes, crawled over Jensen to the empty side of the bed, and took the elf into his arms.
“No, Jensen you’re not. If you want to place blame, then blame Loki, the gods, our family, but you did nothing wrong.”
“When you didn’t come, I thought that you had changed your mind, that you didn’t want to bond with me.” Jensen confessed with tears welling in his green eyes.
“I had to face challengers for my right to be Alpha, Jensen.” Jared explained as he wiped away the tear that escaped. “And then there was Rolfie.”
“Oh gods what a horrible parent that I would forget about my child,” Jensen moaned and buried his head in Jared’s chest.
“You haven’t had to chance to be a parent yet Jensen, so you can’t say that you’re horrible, but you’ve been a horrible mate to not realize that I’ve been in your castle for three days and you didn’t know it.” Jared teased him.
“Is that why Mack and Danneel have been pushing for me to bathe,” he laughed self-consciously, “Because I couldn’t smell you through my own body odor?”
Jared doesn’t answer; instead, he leans in, plants a kiss on Jensen’s forehead, and slowly kisses his way down until their lips meet in a slow, languid, toe curling kiss. It’s a slow glide of lips and two lovers intent on learning each other’s taste while hands wander and map out the hard planes of their bodies. With each kiss, each touch the level of arousal grew and so did their need for each other.
Jared framed Jensen’s face with his large hands as he stilled Jensen‘s questing lips by sucking in his full bottom one, but he looked up in surprise as his hands wandered to caress his lover’s pointed ears and was greeted with a dick hardening moan.
When Jared touched his ears, Jensen felt as though he had been set on fire, every nerve ending lit up and begged for Jared’s touch. When Jensen moaned from that touch, Jared’s hand went back to his ears, caressed, and stroked until Jensen became heady from the smell of arousal that was a mixture of precome from Jared and his natural slick.
“…clothes, Jensen,” was all he heard so he looked at Jared trying to focus through the haze of lust. He doesn’t know how, but somehow Jared managed to get them both naked and the feel of skin on skin is amazing.
This what Jeff took from him, the ability to experience these explosive twin feelings of want and desire without the blot bond, and didn’t give him the pleasure of knowing what it felt like to be wanted or desired. Now he understood why people wrote bad poetry and sappy love songs trying to try to hold on to this feeling.
Jensen though that Jared’s mouth was more than worth waxing poetically about as it closed over the head of his cock, working his tongue around the large mushroom head until he found that bundle of nerves just under the head and proceeded to drive Jensen crazy. Just when Jensen though he couldn’t take any more, Jared proved that he had experience that his mate didn’t by swallowing him down until cock hit the back of Jared’s throat causing a high-pitched whine to be torn from Jensen’s.
“Jared…please. Please, I need…” he begged as Jared’s head bobbed up and down bringing him close to completion.
Just as he felt his balls tighten signaling his release, Jared took his mouth away and Jensen whined at the loss. He looked up to protest and saw that Jared was bearing his fangs to bite into his wrist to offer to Jensen who latched on and drank. Once the blood coated his tongue and entered his body, he felt as though he’d been electrocuted. His cock became harder, his senses heightened and his slick poured from his body.
“Let go Jensen, I’ve got to open you and drink before I come,” Jared’s husky voice reminded him.
Jensen nodded that he understood, but didn’t let go until Jared forcibly pulled his arm away. After he’d prepped Jensen, Jared licked a stripe down Jensen’s cock from tip to root, and kissed his thigh and bit down drinking from Jensen as greedily as Jensen had from him. When his lover gasped and came, Jared’s balls began to tighten so he flipped Jensen over, pulled him up on his knees, and buried himself inch by inch inside Jensen and had barely bottomed out before his knot had swelled and he was coming.
As Jared pulled Jensen on his side wait for his knot to deflate, Jensen murmured sleepily, “I’m really yours now.”
“As if there was really any doubt.” Jared chuckled.
This was it, today was Rolf’s fifth birthday and he was going to change for the first time. They had kept him under strict watch until tonight because they weren’t sure if someone else would attempt to fulfill Loki’s prophesy and they didn’t want to take any chances.
Jensen had felt uneasy all day waiting for Rolf to change. Jared and Milo, Jared’s new guard and old friend have each tried to reassure Jensen but he knew that he wouldn’t stop worrying until the boy had completed his change. As the day wore on, so did Jensen’s worry, until it started to affect him physically. His entire body itched and his skin felt too tight, he couldn’t relax even after Jared gave him a blowjob. All that seemed to do was to get him more wound up
At dusk, the families in the pack who had small children going through their first change gathered at the palace to make it less scary for them, and the adults were waiting until all the children had changed until they did. As the kids began to change, Jensen noticed that they were all the same color; Genevieve explained that that would change as they got older and at this age, they would be recognized by their smell. Jensen still worried until he noticed Rolf’s pointed ears and was able to single him out from the rest of the pack.
As the families started to take off Jensen was still agitated, Jared pulled Gen aside and told her to take Rolf, and he would catch up with them later because he wanted to reassure Jensen. When he turned back to his mate, he just stared.
“Jensen, look at your hands,” he advised
“What…Jared what’s happening? I feel weird.”
Jared walked over to Jensen and grabbed his hands and lifted them to show him hat Rolf wasn’t the only elf transforming tonight, and just as he had his nephew, Jared talked Jensen through his shift until a beautiful white wolf stood before him prancing and ready to run.
Looks like the Loki didn’t get the show he wanted after all.
Chapter 4 Masterpost