Free Love, Always, Promise [Wolf Creek Pack 5] by Stormy Glenn Page B

perfectly formed. Jace couldn’t understand how he could ever forget making love to him. He felt an urgent need to map out every square inch of flesh he could find just so he’d never forget again.
    With that single thought in mind, Jace pushed Ethan’s boxers down his legs and flung them across the room. He grinned up at Ethan feeling wild and free for the first time in a very long time, then lowered his lips to Ethan’s body, ready to get the exploration started.

    Chapter 5
    Ethan squirmed beneath Jace’s larger body as the man began to lick him. He was stunned Jace was even here, that the lips gently sucking on his nipples belonged to the man he thought he would never see again, let alone be intimate with.
    He just couldn’t believe that an hour ago he figured he would be alone for the rest of his life. Now, Jace was here, loving on him, saying they would be together as mates. Ethan still wasn’t sure he believed that. Too much happened.
    But the alternative, being without Jace for the rest of his life, just didn’t seem worth considering. Jace was everything Ethan always wanted in a mate. Ethan needed to believe this was real. If he didn’t, he might actually lose his mind for good. He wasn’t so sure he hadn’t started to.
    Ethan moaned as Jace tugged gently on one nipple before moving to the other, giving it the same treatment. He remembered how good it had been with Jace the first time. He also remembered Jace being gone when he woke up.
    “Sweetness? What’s wrong?” Jace asked as he lifted his head. “Are you not enjoying yourself?”
    Ethan frowned. “What do you mean?”
    Jace lifted his body up and pointed to Ethan’s semi-hard cock which had been rock hard moments ago. “Am I hurting you?”
    Ethan felt his face flush. He shook his head.
    Jace crawled up the bed to stretch out next to him, leaning on his elbow. Ethan closed his eyes, filled with embarrassment. He just knew he was going to fuck this up. Jace would leave and he’d never see him again. Ethan turned his face away to hide the sudden tears that prickled his eyes.
    “Ethan?” Jace whispered close to his ear. “Do you want me to leave? I’ll go if that’s what you want. I don’t want to do anything to hurt you, not again.”
    Ethan shook his head rapidly. No, he didn’t want Jace to leave. That seemed to be his whole problem. He wanted Jace to stay forever. He just wanted Jace to want it, too, and he felt terribly afraid that he’d wake up in the morning and Jace would be gone again.
    Ethan felt Jace’s fingers caress the side of his face. “Please tell me what’s wrong, Ethan. I can’t fix it if I don’t know what’s wrong.”
    Ethan wiped his eyes then turned to look at Jace. “Will you be here when I wake up?”
    “Is that what this is all about?” Jace asked looking decidedly confused. “Ethan, I told you that I’m here for good. I’ve left my pack to be here with you. I’m not going anywhere.”
    Ethan shook his head. “No, you didn’t.”
“Yes, I di—”
    Ethan held his breath as a perplexed look came over Jace’s face. Would he leave now? Would he decide that Ethan was too needy and leave? Ethan’s heart thudded in his chest as Jace suddenly jumped up from the bed and grabbed his jeans. This was it. Jace was leaving. Ethan didn’t know if he could bear it.
    He held his breath to keep from sobbing as he watched Jace pull his jeans on. He prayed that he could keep his sorrow locked safely behind his lips until Jace left. He wanted some dignity. He didn’t want Jace’s last memories to be of him begging.
    “I’ll be right back,” Jace said, pointing a finger at Ethan. “Don’t move from that spot.”
“Wha—”
    Ethan watched Jace race out of the room, his jeans barely buttoned. He pushed himself up farther on the bed and pulled the blankets up to cover his naked body. He didn’t understand what Jace was up to.
    Before he could continue with his thoughts, the bedroom door swung open and Jace