Free Phoenix Arizona by Lynn Hagen Page A

to throw at me, I’m going to deck him again.”
    “I think Armando is done having his fit,” Phoenix replied as he glanced at the door. He sure as shit hoped Armando was done. With his best friend, one never knew. “You do have to admit, you scared the shit out of both of us by changing into a wolf.”
    “I guess,” Matt grumbled as his arms tightened around Phoenix. He wanted to groan knowing Matt was naked and holding him. Phoenix was dying to look at the man’s scrumptious body. He had sex with Matt last night, but the guy was totally nude and standing in his bedroom. Talk about a fantasy come to life.
    Phoenix patted his palm on Matt’s broad and bare chest. “Okay. You can put me down now.”
    “What if I don’t want to?”
    Phoenix saw the heat in Matt’s hazel eyes. The man’s pretty eyes were blazing with desire, and it was all for him. He swallowed hard, feeling his cock filling out his jeans. “Fine.”
    Matt grinned like he’d won and then carried Phoenix into the kitchen. God, how embarrassing. Phoenix wasn’t going to admit that he liked Matt treating him like this. The guy was already going overboard. But Phoenix wasn’t too happy that Armando had seen Matt naked.
    Matt growled as he came to a stop and glared down at the floor. Phoenix turned his head to see that a bowl was placed on the floor with water in it.
    “Armando! No you didn’t,” Phoenix yelled.
    “Oh, yes, I did,” he called out as he emerged from his bedroom. “And he better be housebroken.” There was a smug smile on his best friend’s face as he crossed his arms over his massive chest. “I’m not cleaning up any urine if he has an accident.”
    Matt’s chest rumbled as his arms tightened around Phoenix. “Fuck you, queeny.”
    Armando snorted as he raked Matt with his eyes. “No thanks. I don’t do doggies, or cops.” Armando’s lips quivered and then a smile appeared, followed by laughter. Matt stiffened and then relaxed, chuckling as he shook his head.
    This was so damn strange. Phoenix couldn’t believe Matt was standing in the middle of his kitchen, naked, arguing with Armando. Never in his life could he have imagined a moment like this.
    “Fucker,” Armando said under his breath.
    “Bitch,” Matt countered.
    Phoenix could see both of them gearing up again. If he didn’t put a stop to both of them, the kitchen might be destroyed. He had never seen Armando act this way, and it wasn’t funny. Phoenix could tell Armando was having a blast arguing with Matt, but it wasn’t his best friend who would have to replace the furniture. The man hated shopping, so the task would be left up to Phoenix. And he hated shopping just as much. “Enough, you two. I want you both to behave. I’m keeping both of you, so you better learn how to get along.” Phoenix prayed it was that easy, but he had a feeling it was going to be anything but.
    Armando shook his head as he pointed a finger at Phoenix. “You can’t keep him, Nix. The landlord specifically stated that we are not allowed to have any pets.”
    Phoenix groaned.
    This was going to be a headache every time Matt came over. He could see that already. Armando was getting just a little too much enjoyment out of this, and Matt didn’t seem the type to let anything slide. This was going to be so much fun. Not.
    Matt took a seat, ignoring Armando. Thank fuck for small favors. Phoenix turned in Matt’s lap, resting his back against Matt’s chest. He had to admit, it felt nice. He could get used to being in Matt’s arms.
    “Listen, queeny,” Matt said, gaining a low growl from Armando. “We need to talk about Phoenix’s safety.”
    Armando glared at Matt, but sat down at the table.
    Phoenix listened as Matt told Armando about the killer and how Phoenix matched the description of the victims. Armando’s mouth twisted up in anger as he listened to Matt. Phoenix knew how the man felt. It was frightening as hell to know he fit a serial killer’s profile. Phoenix