Talan's Treasure by Amber Kell Page B

he’d wear home. His fastidious lover would never wear the same clothes twice. A suit had never occurred to him.
    “And the perfume?”
    “I hugged Kade on the way out. Helen bought him some cologne.” Ahh. Adrian’s sister-in-law was human and probably couldn’t smell her husband’s natural scent. It was a testament to Kade’s devotion to his wife that he didn’t tell her wolves didn’t wear cologne. “How is our sweet sister-in-law?”
    “I think she’s having sextuplets.” Adrian wrinkled his nose as he thought it over.
    Talan burst out laughing. “She’s not that big.”
    “She’s huge. I’ve seen SUV’s smaller than that woman’s stomach.”
    “I’m telling her what you said,” Talan snickered.
    “No you won’t,” Adrian said in a calm voice. “If you tell her, she’ll murder me and then you’ll be missing a perfectly good mate and since you’re inherently laid back, you wouldn’t do anything that would require you to have to try and hunt down another one.” Talan looked down at Adrian. “Are you saying I’m lazy?”
    “I said laid back. I thought it sounded better.” Adrian’s green eyes sparkled with mischief and before Talan could catch on to his mate’s plan, the wolf shifter danced out of reach and ran towards their house. “First one in bed gets to choose the position,” he shouted to Talan over his shoulder.
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    Sneaky, beautiful wolf. With a happy roar, Talan gave chase.
    Adrian beat him by a mile. In his human shape, the wolf shifter was lighter on his feet than Talan. However, Talan didn’t complain as he found his man stripped bare and lying on their bed. The vision of his naked mate promptly scrambled Talan’s thoughts.
    He didn’t care what position they were in as long as it involved the two of them together. No one was sexier than his man. No one.
    With a growl he leapt onto the bed, pinning Adrian to the mattress. “Mine!” Even after a year together, he still felt the need to proclaim the amazing wolf his. The worry that someone else would come along and try to take Adrian ate at him. He’d almost lost Adrian once to his own arrogance. He never wanted to experience that feeling again.
    As if reading his mind, Adrian wrapped his legs around Talan and flipped them over.
    “Why do you worry so much? I told you I wouldn’t leave you again.” Adrian’s words settled the lion lurking inside. The cat felt an obsessive need for constant reassurance and affection from his wolf mate, especially lately. Even though he was the lion pride’s Alpha, Talan didn’t feel as confident in his place when it came to his lover.
    Adrian was a beautiful, brilliant man and, in the back of his mind, Talan sometimes wondered whether Adrian would have chosen him for a partner if fate hadn’t thrown them together.
    A sharp tug at his hair shifted his attention back to the man lying on top of his chest. “I don’t know where this insecurity comes from because you have no problem bossing everyone else around.”
    Talan smiled. “I don’t care about everyone else. I only care about you.” Adrian made a soft sound of disagreement before shaking his head. “You care about everyone—it’s one of the reasons I love you.” He placed a hot kiss on his mate’s lips.
    Talan’s lion curled up and purred inside him.
    Feeling the vibration, Adrian laughed.
    “I know I’m being an idiot but sometimes my cat needs reassurance.” He gave Adrian his most appealing look, the one that had always got him the pretty boys in bars, back when that’s how he chose his companionship for the evening.
    “Just your cat?”
    Talan’s lips curled into a rueful smile. “That’s all I’m admitting to.” www.total-e-bound.com
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    The look in Adrian’s eyes showed he saw no deficiencies in Talan. Only adoration filled his gaze as he met Talan’s searching expression. “That’s why we need to get away for