Free Zombies Suck by Z Allora Page B

on trying to chase out of the club?” Lafayette grinned but didn’t laugh at Uli’s cousin’s persistence.
    “Cutter and Storm.” Saying the names of his mates out loud made Alex more determined to follow his destiny. “I can sense they each need me but in very different ways.”
    “But you’ve not exchanged seed with them either?” Lafayette pieced together Alex’s predicament.
    Blushing, Alex shook his head.
    “You seem sure they are yours.” Lafayette cocked his head and scrutinized Alex.
    You don’t deserve three mates, let alone one, you abomination. Alex hushed the grating voice of his mother, refusing to let it steal his happiness in all things. “I can’t tell you how I know, but the feelings have grown stronger and stronger. Deep in my gut, I know we belong together.”
    After studying him for a minute longer, Lafayette nodded. “You wouldn’t be the first to have multiple mates. I understand it can be as much of a blessing as it is a curse, but there’s no choice. Others have survived, as will you.”
    The simple acceptance from Lafayette blew Alex away. Uli certainly hadn’t even entertained the idea they could be mates. Alex racked his brain for others in a similar position, but he’d only heard of one trio, currently traipsing around Europe, and, of course, Corey and Jackson, who were waiting for their third. But he’d never heard of a foursome.
    Nodding, Lafayette reached for his phone. “Hold on.” The dark-skinned man texted with surprising speed and dexterity. A response came before he even returned his attention to Alex. “Master Tom will be joining us.” He sat back and kicked his booted feet up on the desk.
    “Dom Thomas?” The guy could be more than a little intimidating.
    Over the next few minutes, Alex grew more comfortable talking to Lafayette. The man sat across from Alex and listened to him as he described his feelings as if they were important. “Tell me about why you feel dominant?”
    “I don’t know, but sometimes I want to just take control and make the situation right. I know I can help my mates get in touch with who they are and what they need so they can fulfill their potential.”
    Once Dom Thomas entered the office and took a seat, Lafayette summed up the conversation. The man regarded Alex with what appeared to be complete understanding.
    Finally, the big guy leaned toward Lafayette and asked, “What do you think?” Dom Thomas sat back in the chair and folded his arms.
    “I think when he transitions fully he’ll be a dominant zombie.”
    “A what?” Alex grabbed a hank of his hair and twirled the strands. He wasn’t dominant. Not really. Was he? He just wanted control and his instructions followed because it would benefit his mates.
    “It’s rare but some of us have a secondary transition at twenty-one and we become dominant.” Lafayette shifted. “The doctor found possible tags in your blood so this isn’t completely unexpected. He didn’t want to alarm you so he and his staff just kept an eye on you when you retrieved your male essence.”
    “What does this mean?” Another transition? Hadn’t he already started the transition?
    Dom Tom sat forward. “Do you have any fantasies in terms of BDSM?”
    “No.” Not really, he’d always tried not to have those fantasies. BDSM? Whips and chains? And why did the mere thought of those items make him pant? He turned away, but he couldn’t avoid the images of bondage and discipline flashing before his eyes. “Maybe.” He wasn’t going to share how Uli calling him “Master” turned him inside out.
    Huffing, Master Thomas swiveled to share a stare with Lafayette, who cleared his throat. “Doesn’t matter. I didn’t, either, but after my secondary transition I needed to dominate Beau completely.”
    “Needed to?”
    “Without question.” He glanced up to catch Lafayette’s grin, which was laced with what appeared to be fond memories.
    “But I can’t dominate anyone. Look at me.” Alex,