Arrow Inferno
Chapter 128: Jeremy Stanton vs. Ryan Hicks ~ Feral attraction in the midst of hatred… Diagnosed!

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"Get the fuck out of here, Stan," Jeremy said lazily as his fingertips tenderly stroked Ryan's, cheeks and jawline. "Better now?" Jeremy's voice dropped to the sexy bass rumble that never ceased to melt Ryan.

He nodded. "I needed that."

"I know." Jeremy's eyes shone with so much love.

"Can you unfreeze these old folks now?" Stan stood staring at the monitor, his hands on his lean hips. "Damn, this is one interesting read." He muttered. "Even to my unprofessional eyes."

Jeremy laughed when Ryan buried his face against his neck with a groan. Now that he was down from his high, he was suddenly mortified he'd acted so shamelessly.

"You can always freeze his arse, you know." Jeremy drawled.

"Oh hell, no," Stan growled, making a dash for the door. That got him raucous laughter from both Jeremy and Ryan.

The satiated couple got themselves presentable after Jeremy cleaned them with his boxers. Then they got back into the position they'd been in before Ryan froze the three. Unlike before, however, they were not humping and kissing. Ryan still straddled Jeremy, but this time, the side of his sated face rested against Jeremy's chest. With a wave of his hand, the three unfroze.

"...not helping matters here." Deloris continued speaking as if she hadn't been stiff for the past thirty minutes. "Oh..."

"How come he's suddenly so calm?" Mama Cora asked with a surprised look.

"Something's not right..." Dr. Sanders stared at the monitor, perplexed.

"Y'all moving and talking now, I see?" Stan's amused face appeared at the door.

"What do you mean moving and talking now?" Deloris asked but her eyes were on the doctor's monitor.

"Ryan froze ya." The grin on Stan's face was downright wicked.

"He did what?" Deloris gasped.

Stan stepped fully into the room with an amused look on his face. "When you gotta fuck, you gotta fuck. You old folks were being enemies of progress. So he froze..."

"They get it, Stan. Jeez." Jeremy finally growled, making Ryan burst into laughter.

"Wait..." Dr. Sanders sniffed the air. "So you two actually... Interesting!" Dr. Sanders gushed, still staring at the monitor. The look on his face could only be described as amazed and excited. He looked like a kid who'd just seen Santa for the first time. "I got more than I bargained for." He began to scribble on the screen of his tablet.

"Care to explain to the rest of us, Sanders?" Mama Cora asked, moving closer to the monitor too.

"Patience. Just two more minutes, then this is done." The people in the room had never seen the elderly doctor so excited. "This is just... Wow!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, is he in heat or what?" Stan growled, causing the flush-faced doctor to turn to stare at the three standing behind him.

"Oh, I thought we were already past that." He said in a surprised tone. "Of course he's in heat. In fact, see these bars?" He pointed at the yellow bars which had begun to move waveringly on the screen.

"What of it?" Mama Cora looked and sounded impatient.

"Wait for it..." The doctor breathed. The colour of the bars soon changed to orange, then to red, and then began to move erratically on the screen. And then as if on cue, they heard heavy breathing coming from the bed. "Aw come on," Stan growled. "Y'all just fucked."

There was a loud beep from the monitor, signaling the end of the reading and the examination as a whole.

"Done." The delighted doctor rubbed his hands together excitedly. It was obvious he thought he'd gotten the research of the century. "Oh boy..."

"Let's get outta here." Jeremy breathed, ripping off the electrodes from Ryan's body. And in the next second, the alpha and his mate were no longer on the bed.

"Talk about bunnies." Stan drawled, pulling a chair to sit and listen to Dr. Sanders' lecture on the very first male to ever be in heat.

And upstairs, Alpha Jeremy and his mate fucked each other to an orgasmic bliss that obliterated every coherent thought. They completely tuned out the world and screwed till neither knew where he ended and the other began.

***

"I'm sorry for what I did." Ryan apologized for the umpteenth time, hugging Deloris.

They were standing beside the chopper that brought the five people earlier that morning. Their work was done and it was time to go home. The nurse and Mama Cora were already on board. Dr. Sanders was talking to some of the male staff. They were all back to work with no threat of any sexual craving thanks to the shots of Zilka the good doctor had given them.

"I've told you not to worry about it." The warlock laughed, hugging Ryan back. "The doctor says your...actions rather enabled him get the best outcome. Besides, it could have been worse." She drawled, making Ryan laugh too. "Listen Ryan..." The laughter left her face, as she looked up at Ryan with solemn eyes. "I remember something your fath... Reynard said when we were at the fortress. Something about your siblings."

"He said a lot of things," Ryan said quietly. "Which one are you referring to?"

"How they kept leaving one organ or the other behind. And how the wrong people kept bringing back the organ that was left behind."

Ryan nodded. "I'm listening." He gave the warlock his complete attention.

"If I remember correctly, he told us that one of your sisters left her womb behind." She said quietly.

"And you think I..."

"I'm just saying don't get freaked out if anything like that happens," Deloris said quietly but firmly.

"Well, I hope I didn't bring back any womb 'cause really, what am I going to do with it?" Ryan chuckled. Then his eyes widened. "Oh god, oh god, oh..."

"Hey, hey, look at me..." Deloris cupped the agitated man's cheeks and forced him to look at her.

"Are you alright, baby?" Jeremy called out, somehow feeling the change in his mate's mood.

"He's fine Jeremy," Deloris called back, hoping the alpha stayed away so she could psych Ryan up for what she strongly suspected was about to happen. "I'm not saying you have it. All I'm saying is don't be surprised if you do. I mean no one thought a male could ever go into heat but you did. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to..." She tenderly reached up and pushed back the hair that had fallen over Ryan's eye. "Even if you get pregnant... big deal." She shrugged. "We are supernatural beings. Nothing shocks us...much. Just don't panic if it happens okay? Hey, do you hear what I'm saying?"

"I do," Ryan answered in a shaky voice. "Oh my god, Deloris what am I going to do if..." He couldn't bring himself to say the words.

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. In the meantime, don't panic if anything like that should happen. Promise me."

Ryan sighed heavily. "I promise."

"Good. And there's no need to worry Jeremy with this because it might not even happen."

"Okay."

"If it happens, know that your baby would be the most beautiful baby. I mean look at you and Jeremy." She grinned, trying to lighten the mood but Ryan didn't crack a smile.

"Come here." Deloris hugged Ryan fiercely. "Hey snap out of it. I only wanted to give you a heads-up in case it happens. It hasn't so don't dwell on it. Okay?" She waited till Ryan nodded. "Good. Call me whenever you need me. I'm just a blink away."

"Okay. Thanks, Deloris." Ryan kissed her on both cheeks. "And tell mum I miss her."

"You sure you miss her?" The warlock asked dryly. "With all that you two have been up to on this Island..." She wiggled her eyebrows teasingly.

"Aw come on..." Ryan laughed softly even as his cheeks reddened. "I miss her every day. Please tell her."

"Will do honey. Take care." She stepped out of Ryan's embrace and moved towards Jeremy's opened arms as Stan moved to Ryan.

"So you two ready for a baby?" Stan drawled as he hugged Ryan. Ryan froze. "Hey, come on...relax." Stan chided, not missing how tensed Ryan had gotten at his words. "It was only a joke."

"Ryan?" Jeremy sounded concerned.

"I'm fine." Ryan smiled at an obviously worried Jeremy when he was released by Stan. He stretched out his hand to Jeremy, who took it and drew him to his side. "Have a safe flight, Stan. Regards to everyone."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, listen." Stan gripped his chin between his thumb and forefinger in a thoughtful posture. "I was thinking..." He ignored Jeremy's groan. "If I could magically bottle all the pheromones around you two, I could sell it as aphrodis..."

"Get the fuck outta here, Stan," Jeremy growled even as Ryan laughed.

"Laters." Stan laughed as he ran to the chopper. Deloris and Dr. Sanders were already on board. "Go continue doing what you do best." He shouted as he climbed in. Of course he couldn't resist giving a final dig. Everyone who heard him laughed.

And as they watched the chopper soar up into the sky, all Ryan could think of was how truly freaky he was. Knowing that his mate wasn't disgusted with him was all that was stopping him from breaking down and bawling his eyes out. He felt Jeremy's unconditional love. And that gave him strength.

"Hey..." Jeremy turned to face Ryan and touched his forehead to his. "You're not okay. What is it?"

"Nothing. I just want you to hold me and never let me go." He whispered.

Jeremy tightened his arms around Ryan's waist as his adorable mate reached up to wrap his arms around his neck. And they just stood there, breathing each other in and drawing strength from each other's bodies. Ryan basked in the joyful feeling of being held and loved by Jeremy. Before long, Jeremy felt the subtle movement and wet glide of Ryan's tongue against his neck and shivered.

"Ryan..." Jeremy felt his heart rate pick up as his cock began to harden between them. One hand came up to cup Ryan's cheek. "Let's get out of here." He murmured huskily.

"Can we go to the cave?" Ryan asked, drawing one of Jeremy's fingers into his mouth to suck on it. The act was so unexpectedly erotic Jeremy threw his head back and let out a guttural moan. His cock went from interested to fully erect in seconds.

'The cave. Now!' Jeremy instructed on their mind-link.

The alpha and his mate were there in the open one moment. In the next, they were gone.