Free Kelan's Pursuit by Lavinia Lewis

many men have been in here?” Kelan asked. “No, wait, don’t answer that. I don’t think I want to know.”
    Jake rolled his eyes. “There haven’t been that many men in here. Well, maybe there have, but I hardly left them alone in here. We usually go straight to the bed—”
    “That’s enough information, Jake,” Kelan interrupted, looking at his mate sternly. “Jealous alpha wolf here, remember?”
    Jake grinned. “For what it’s worth, you’re the first person to fuck me in over ten years.”
    Kelan crossed the room and took Jake’s mouth with a fierce possessiveness.
    “And the last,” he said against Jake’s lips.
    Jake groaned into the kiss, grinding his now very interested cock against Kelan’s equally impressive erection.
    “And the last,” he agreed.
     
    * * * *
     
    After another bout of hot sex, Jake called a locksmith to change the locks on his apartment door. They still weren’t sure that someone had got in with a key, but Kelan didn’t want Jake to take any chances. The locksmith put on an extra lock and gave Jake the number for a firm who could come out and talk about the different types of security options available. It was gone five by the time the man left.
    “At least now he won’t be able to get back in here,” Kelan said, wrapping his arms around Jake’s waist. “If he had a key, that is.”
    “Yeah. I just wish I knew what he was doing in here in the first place. What does he want from me?”
    “I don’t know but I intend to find out.”
    “What are your plans for this evening?” Jake asked.
    “I told Cody I’d help him with the rest of the packing. You wanna come?”
    “Thanks, but I need to go to the gym. I’ve put it off all weekend. I need to get a session in before work tomorrow.”
    “Fair enough. Shall I meet you here later?”
    “Okay, I’ll only be a couple of hours.”
    “Cool. Jake?”
    “Yeah?”
    “Watch your back. Until we figure out who broke in here and sent those notes, I don’t like the idea of you going anywhere alone. I know that’s not practical,” Kelan added, when Jake opened his mouth to object. “Just promise me you’ll be careful, okay?”
    Jake nodded his agreement.
    “I’ll be careful.”
     
    After Kelan left, Jake settled himself on the sofa and dialled Tony’s cell. He had to try to apologise to his best friend for the way he’d treated him. Not just on Thursday night, but on more or less every night they’d been together for the past ten years. The more he came to think about it, the more he was surprised Tony had stuck around for as long as he had. Tony didn’t pick up the call, so when Jake got Tony’s voicemail, he left a message telling him where he’d be.
     
    * * * *
     
    Jake wrapped his scarf tighter and quickened his pace as he took his usual route home from the gym. It was only October, but already the temperature had taken a nose-dive and he could feel the onset of winter in the crisp, evening air. As much as he loved New York, he hated its long, cold winters. Texas was starting to look more and more attractive.
    Absurd. Jake could hardly believe he was contemplating a move to Texas, but the more he thought about it, the more the idea grew on him. Yes, he loved the fast pace of the city, but if he wanted things to work between he and Kelan , then he had to at least consider the possibility of moving to be near him.
    As Jake rounded another corner, he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. A shiver passed over his body, and it had nothing to do with the cold. Jake was certain someone was following him, but when he turned around, the sidewalk behind him was empty. Jake rolled his eyes and kept on walking. The letters he’d received and the break-in at his apartment must have had more of an impact on him than he’d first realised.
    Just a couple more blocks and he’d be home. If he was really lucky, Kelan might be there waiting for him when he arrived. He could think of no better way to warm