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them, clinging to Aki. Aki curled in on Robbie, crooning
to the Himiko and petting his mate. He's mine! He said it
as a warning while he comforted Robbie.
"He is. He's yours, and you have to protect him. Take
him to bed and claim him." Pietr's voice was sure and
strong, beyond questioning.
Aki growled something incomprehensible, and with a
last threatening glance at Matt, lifted Robbie and carried
his mate through a doorway. Matt could see him laying
Robbie carefully down on the bed in the middle of the
room, and then the door slammed shut.
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It wasn't nearly enough to stop the frenetic,
animalistic desire that radiated from the bedroom and
surrounded Matt, nearly suffocating him.
We have to go. Pietr's inner voice was urgent.
Matt couldn't answer, just nodded. Pietr had to
physically grab his arm and drag him out of the house
before Matt could get his body to move. He couldn't
breathe normally until they were in the car, driving away
from the cottage.
I take it that was a bonding? Matt was shaking a little
bit. Somehow he had a hunch that it had been a close
call in the house.
It was. Matt had a bad feeling that Pietr was
answering both his question and the thought following
it. It was unlike any bonding I've ever witnessed before,
though. To have kept back for that long...
Matt could tell that Pietr was shaken, too. And
scared. He didn't quite understand why.
You're close to Robbie. Being near him during a
bonding could have proved... fatal.
Matt took a deep breath. Pietr reached over and took
his hand.
If it's any consolation, I never saw it coming, either. I
knew that Robbie had an unusually hard time learning
how to shield. No wonder if he was trying to shield from
his mate. Just the thought made Pietr angry. Aki is such
an idiot.
Matt couldn't imagine the pain it would cause to have
your mate in front of you and refuse to bond with him.
Or the strength such denial would require.
It's not strength, it's pure idiocy. Behind his calm
exterior, Pietr was very, very angry. It's a miracle that
they're both still sane. Pietr had started to tremble.
"Pull over."
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Pietr looked up, surprised by hearing Matt's voice,
but he did as he was told. When the car was still, Matt
climbed over, straddling Pietr and hugging him tightly.
Pietr held back at first, trying to compose himself; then
he sobbed and clung to Matt so tightly that it hurt.
He could have killed you. Newly bonded couples are
fucking dangerous.
Matt felt a chill going through him at the memory of
the look in Aki's eyes when his mentor had snarled at
Matt. It was the first time he had seen a Himiko looking
that inhuman.
And the pain he has caused Robbie. Pietr's fury was
returning, and he angrily wiped his eyes.
And himself, Matt reminded his mate. A lot of things
made more sense now; all the things Matt had felt from
Aki while he had been guided through the first hard days
after the surgery, the things that nobody else seemed to
feel.
Pietr took a deep breath. You're right. It can't have
been easy. Under the simple words, there was
incredulity at the amount of pain Aki had been willing to
go through to do what he thought was right.
It was fucking wrong. Pietr took a deep breath and
loosened his iron grip on Matt. I have to go talk to some
people at the clinic. They have to be warned, and I can't
be as detailed as I want to at this distance.
What Pietr really wanted to do was to take Matt
home and never ever let his mate near anybody again.
Matt was so shaken up that it actually was a comfort to
feel that thought.
It's okay. Matt cradled his mate's head. I'm okay, and
Aki and Robbie are, too. In fact, they sounded very...
happy, when we left. Pietr snorted at the understatement;
their lust had been saturating the entire cottage.
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Matt kissed Pietr and climbed back into his seat. Pietr
started the engine and pulled out. Matt didn't let go of
his mate's hand until they reached the clinic.
***
When they entered the building, Pietr leaned in. "Stay
close." His mate put an arm around Matt, guiding him
down the familiar hallway and into the administrator's
office at the end. Matt didn't remember the name of the
man before he saw the nameplate on the door. John
Smith. Well, Robbie wasn't the only Himiko without a
fancy name, he guessed.
Just before they went inside, Pietr did a strange thing
with their shield, sort of contracting it so that Matt was
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