Free Bitter Bonds by Lex Valentine

settled on the submissive. Finn’s eyes held lust and wariness in equal measures. Pain stabbed Jake in the chest. He wasn’t any better than the people who had hurt Finn in the past. He wouldn’t take the boy under his protection. He wouldn’t give Finn anything of himself in order to make the boy feel wanted, needed. He hadn’t given Finn any reason to believe that he was different from the other people who hadn’t wanted him. The pain in his chest radiated outward, shattering his composure and making him want to roar like a wounded animal.
And that was when Jake realized he’d fallen in love with Finn. “Jake?”
Finn’s voice shook slightly, his tone filled with apprehension. When Jake pulled himself together and met the boy’s gaze he knew that fear had begun to get a toehold in the young man. Even if he couldn’t promise Finn forever, Jake knew he had to take away his fear at least for that night.
“You’re so beautiful. Stunning, in fact.” He kept his voice trained low and husky, letting Finn hear arousal in the roughness of his tone. He continued to caress the smooth skin of the submissive’s thighs. “I can’t remember when I’ve wanted a man this much. You’re special, Finn. So very special.”
Unable to stop himself, he leaned forward and kissed the younger man, wanting to mark him, to own him. The taste of Finn on his tongue brought all his possessiveness to the fore. The boy surrendered his mouth and body to Jake and the Dominant wasn’t strong enough to walk away from everything Finn offered.
When he pulled back from Finn’s mouth, Jake found himself searching the boy’s face for any sign that he didn’t want what was happening between them. Finn smiled, the quirk of his pink lips sexy and guileless at the same time. He revealed his desire openly in his expression and every movement of his lithe body. No questions, no hesitancy. Just pure unadulterated want.
The boy’s cock strained against his flat abs, pre-cum pooling on his pale flesh. Jake trailed a finger down its length and Finn sucked in a breath. His eyes pleaded with Jake. With a smile, Jake retreated, his fingers gliding along his lover’s flesh, watching the goosebumps rise in the wake of his touch. Very soon, he’d explore every inch of that gorgeous skin until Finn writhed beneath him in a paroxysm of need. He’d never done vanilla before, never had a lover who wasn’t also his submissive, but with Finn, kinky or vanilla didn’t seem to matter. It had no effect on how much he wanted the young man. He would take Finn anyway he could have him.
When his fingers stroked down the back of Finn’s thigh and brushed against his entrance, the boy shivered. His pale eyes had gone dark with desire as he watched Jake open the lube and coat his fingers. He lay silent, his breathing harsh but no words or murmurs leaving his lips. The instant Jake’s slick fingers touched that tender pucker, Finn gasped loudly, but he still didn’t say a word. He remained motionless, his muscles rippling with the obvious effort to hold himself still as Jake circled his hole teasingly before pressing one finger inside the hot passage.
This time the gasp was Jake’s as Finn tightened around his finger. He pressed deeper, his finger crooking. He found Finn’s gland and stroked it, causing the submissive to gasp yet again. They continued with eyes locked, as Jake worked a second finger into Finn, twisting them, curling them and scissoring to widen Finn’s entrance. By the third finger, Finn no longer lay quiescent beneath Jake’s touch. He bucked his hips, fucking himself on Jake’s hand, his head tossing on the pillow.
Jake pulled his fingers free and leaned over the side of the bed, scrabbling for his jeans, in search of his wallet. Feeling the edge of the leather, he tugged and the contents spilled. With a glance down, he located a condom in the midst of an array of business cards. He snatched it up and tore it open, fitting it over his cock as