Free The Forgotten Prince (Shifter Rebellion, 3) by Kelex

existence. He also foretold we
had to come for you. To save you.”
    “ And you believe
him?”
    “ I don’t know what to
believe,” Amaden said honestly.
    “ So where do we go from
here? Suddenly, I go from being a leper no one seems to notice to a
fated mate of three strong warriors. I feel a bit
overwhelmed.”
    “ Overwhelmed? That’s all
you feel when you hear the news?”
    Aleth looked up at Amaden. “What else
should I feel? Or am I doing something wrong in feeling
shocked?”
    Amaden clenched his jaw. He wasn’t
sure what he’d expected, but it had been more than what Aleth had
given him. He spun on his heel and stalked toward the
door.
    “ It makes me feel scared,
too.”
    Amaden paused at the door, not turning
to face Aleth. “Scared?”
    “ I’ve always been pushed
away and called a freak. You’ve just told me that my forever lovers
are here and I feel like you’re pushing me away, too.”
    Amaden turned to look at Prince Aleth.
He looked so lost and lonely, standing there at the end of the
bed.
    “ We’ve been told all our
lives there was no one for males like us. A warrior tends to harden
his heart when he thinks there is no chance.”
    “ And when he doesn’t trust
the person who’s supposedly his, it doesn’t make it any easier,”
Aleth said.
    “ Who is distrustful of
whom?” Amaden asked with a chuckle.
    Aleth smiled wanly. “I’d say we’re
both at fault there. But you never answered my
question.”
    “ What’s that?”
    “ Where do we go from
here?”
    Amaden shook his head. “I don’t know.
For now, we stick to our plan. We take you to your brother, then go
on to our next mission.”
    “ And what’s next for
me?”
    “ That I don’t know,”
Amaden said.
    “ You three don’t plan to
claim me, do you?” Prince Aleth asked suddenly. “No, don’t answer
that. I can see all I need in your eyes. I have been alone my
entire life. I never expected anything less of my
future.”
    Amaden stared. “We don’t know what the
future holds.”
    Aleth lifted his palm. “Please, don’t.
I’d rather assume the worst. Hope gets us nowhere.”
    Amaden stepped closer. The thought of
Aleth losing hope didn’t sit well with Amaden. He grasped the
prince in his arms and sought his mouth, not giving one care to the
deadly power the prince possessed. Amaden feasted hungrily on the
prince’s mouth, tasting him and urging Aleth to open to him. Once
he did, Amaden swept his tongue inside, sampling more of the male’s
flavor.
    He felt dizzied and drunk. Leaning
back, he stared down at the prince, who appeared just as thrown by
the kiss.
    “ I can’t put all my hopes
on the claims of the Oracle,” Amaden said. “Not after just meeting
you. And not with the power you have in those hands.”
    Aleth put his hands out to Amaden.
“I’ve been alone too long. Bind me if you must. If I have to have
my hands tied behind my back for the rest of my days, kneeling at
your feet in submission, I’ll do it. Anything to not be alone
anymore.”
    Amaden knew the loneliness Aleth felt
all too well. Even though he shouldn’t have done it, he couldn’t
fathom the thought of the prince being alone that night. He crawled
into the bed and drew Aleth into it beside him. Knowing the prince
was more than likely sore, there would be no sex between them, not
that night, anyway. They had nearly two weeks before the return to
the base.
    For once in his life, Amaden was going
to let his guard down and give the prince a chance. Hopefully he
wasn’t making the biggest mistake of his life.

Chapter Eleven
     
    Aleth awoke in darkness, his senses
spiraling. Low light filtered into his vision, and he saw stars
outside the small window of the room. He wasn’t sure where he was …
and there was someone in bed beside him. Someone large.
    Amaden.
    Aleth’s raging heart calmed and he
sank back into the warmness of Amaden’s embrace. He listened to
Amaden’s steady breathing and allowed it to lull him back into