Arrow Inferno
Chapter 57: Jeremy Stanton vs. Ryan Hicks ~ Feral attraction in the midst of hatred… Meeting Paige!

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"What?" Paige screeched. "You're kidding me right?" Her eyes bulged out to the extent that Ryan feared they would pop out. "Hey, Jer..." She followed Jeremy into the bathroom and watched as he washed his hands and brushed his teeth. "Tell me it's a joke please." She leaned against the vanity and watched the alpha. "Jeremy seriously, I'm dying here."

Jeremy deliberately took his time to rinse his mouth and clean the cum that still decorated his sexy six-pack. Then he turned to look at Paige. "I'm not kidding." With that, he walked out of the bathroom, straight to his walk-in closet. "Oh my god!" Paige gasped, watching as Jeremy pulled on sweatpants and a t-shirt. He took out another sweats and t-shirt...obviously meant for Ryan. "You're serious." Suddenly, a naughty smile appeared on her face. "Okay, here goes." She started towards Ryan whose wary eyes remain on Paige the whole time.

"Paige..." Jeremy groaned just as the door to the suite opened to admit Philip and Stan. "Guys, you really need to stop barging in here without announcing your... Paige?"

But Paige Harrington was already standing beside Ryan who could feel a blush rising up his neck. That naughty and predatory smile on Paige's face... Ryan didn't know what to think or expect. In no time at all, he was assailed with a full-body blush. What happened next, Ryan wouldn't have been able to predict in a million years. Philip's sister shocked the hell out of him by leaning down and kissing him full on the mouth. Jeremy didn't say a word. Philip and Stan erupted into laughter. Ryan reeled from that surprise kiss...his very first from a woman.

"Your mate will explain all this, Hot Lips." Paige's delighted smile was so infectious Ryan found himself smiling back. "You're breathtakingly yummy by the way."

Ryan grinned. "You got me at Hot Lips. You can kiss me again if you want to." He joked, making Paige howl with laughter whilst Jeremy growled.

"Don't you dare..." Jeremy glared at Ryan as he threw the clothes he held onto Ryan's lap.

"Well, I didn't think you'd mind a second kiss since you didn't react to the first one," Ryan smirked, making Paige laugh even harder.

"I like him." She said as she turned to leave Jeremy and Ryan. "So...he just accepted it and suddenly started loving cock?" Paige asked loudly enough for everyone in the suite to hear, drawing laughter from her brother and Stan who was pouring coffee into mugs at the bar.

"You'll never change, Slip." Philip chuckled, enfolding his big sister in a bear hug. "Missed you, Sis."

"Missed you more, brother," Paige mumbled, hugging Philip back tightly.

"We have a lot of catching up to do." Philip kissed his sister on the forehead. "But let's finish with you first. Whatever news you have must be serious if you didn't want to risk calling to tell us. When Clara called to tell me you're here I almost shit my pants."

"Almost?" Stan drawled, drawing Paige into his arms. "Lucky you, man. I did." He said in his usual jovial way, making Paige and Philip laugh. "Good to see you, Slip. So how bad is it?"

"It's terrible guys." Paige sighed and then turned to look at Jeremy who was giving Ryan a lingering kiss on the bed. "Ugh that's so shocking to see...but so fucking hot and sweet." She muttered, picking up two mugs of coffee...one for herself and one for Jeremy. All three left the bar for the dining area. "If Jeremy could just come out of that cum-scented bed, I could start talking," Paige said loudly enough for the alpha to hear and laughed when Jeremy flipped her a bird even as he continued kissing Ryan.

"Wait... you know-how cum smells like?" Stan drawled. "I guess even lesbians need a good cock action once in a while." He dodged the punch Paige aimed his way.

"Fuck you, Stan." Paige laughed as Stan gave Philip a hi-five. "So tell me...how many girls are you two currently fucking? And who are they?" She asked dryly, making the guys burst into laughter. Paige always insisted that as the eldest amongst them, she needed to know who they were in bed with.

Meanwhile, on Jeremy's bed, Ryan, who was dressed in sweats and a t-shirt, tried to bring his breathing under control.

"Are you okay?" Jeremy asked softly against Ryan's wet lips.

"You mean after that frenchie from Paige?" Ryan whispered shakily. Desire, that had nothing to do with Paige's kiss, was turning his insides to mush.

"Shut up, it wasn't a frenchie." Jeremy laughed. "We had a silly agreement of sorts when we were teens. We get to kiss each other's mates the first time we meet them. Philip and Stan couldn't kiss you because..." "I'm a guy." Ryan nodded.

"Yeah. Paige's a lesbian but I guess that didn't matter to her at all."

"Oh snap. She must have been looking forward to kissing the shit out of your mates." Ryan chuckled. "Too bad she had to settle for a guy's mouth."

"A very sweet mouth if you ask me." The alpha murmured and leaned in for another kiss. "You better not offer it to..." Jeremy trailed off when his cell phone began to ring. "Mum." He muttered when he looked at the caller ID. "Good morning, Ma." He listened for a second and turned to his mate. "She's been calling your phone."

"Shit, I left it in my..."

"He's with me Ma," Jeremy said. "I'm putting you on speaker."

"How are you this morning Ryan?" Gloria asked with a smile in her voice.

"I'm good, Gloria. How about you?"

"Couldn't be better darling. Been laughing my head off this morning. Apparently, the pack is on the lookout for potential attackers." Gloria laughed. "They're all being kept under tight security, I hear for their own safety." Jeremy chuckled at how amused his mother sounded. "Your reputation definitely precedes you honey-buns."

"You mean my reputation is shitty." Ryan groaned.

"We're beasts, darling." Gloria chuckled. "That's the best reputation to have if you want some peace. Anyway, that's not the reason I called. The council will meet you at ten a. m. It's going to be just you two and the council but you can bring your crew for moral support if you want to, Jer. Joel called to tell me Paige is back."

"Yep."

"Perfect timing. She would have been pissed if you'd done this without her." Gloria chuckled.

"I know right." Jeremy sighed. "We'll see you at the council quarters at ten Ma," Jeremy said and hung up. "Would you mind if I meet with those three for a while? Paige is my head of Sentinel. That's like the intelligence arm of the pack." "What's her profession?" Ryan turned his head to look at Paige. The way she was dressed...

Jeremy chuckled. "She's an engineer. Used to lecture at a point actually. Anyway, she's been out of the country to investigate something weird that's been going on of late. She must have very sensitive information for us if she came back without alerting any of us."

"Hey, go do your thing. I'll just go take a shower and get something to eat." Ryan stretched.

"Thanks." Jeremy kissed him again and got to his feet. "And don't kill anyone. Remember, you're the only one I want." He grinned when Ryan rolled his eyes.

Somehow their relationship had sort of taken a different turn after they shared that intimate time in the Jacuzzi the night before. Ryan had always felt free around Jeremy but after the night they'd shared, he felt closer to the alpha. He enjoyed their light banter and loved Jeremy's relaxed and seductive charm. Maybe it was because he'd accepted to mate with Jeremy but Ryan's entire body buzzed with awareness of the man. The look in his eyes as he looked at the alpha said it all. "In fact, order in." Jeremy threw over his shoulder as he opened the sliding door that cut off the bed area from the rest of the suite. "I'll join you when I'm done." He headed for Paige's outstretched arms. 'I love watching you eat.' The alpha added on their mind-link.

'You're nuts, you know that?' Ryan responded, watching as Jeremy gave Paige a tight hug.

'Nuts about you.' Came Jeremy's husky voice which sent a delicious shiver down Ryan's spine.

"Holy shit." Ryan moaned when he felt his cocks twitch inside his sweats. And to think he'd come mere minutes ago, he thought surprised. But then that was how insanely Jeremy turned him on.

The four people didn't even turn to look in Ryan's direction as he left Jeremy's suite via the connecting door between their rooms. They were all listening attentively to Paige as they drank their coffee. Whatever the problem was, Ryan could tell it was very serious. Well, he had faith in his mate to make everything right. He didn't even know how the guy operated when it came to the running of his pack. But Ryan just knew that Jeremy would make sure everything and everyone was okay.

"Fuck." Ryan muttered to himself, surprised at his thoughts on Jeremy. He had so much faith and confidence in Jeremy it surprised him. Despite everything that had happened between his mate and himself, he knew he had it real bad for the guy.