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for. He was never going to let Remi go.
    “Mine.” Jake was so close, his balls tight, he had to make sure Remi was with him.
    Sliding a hand down Remi’s chest, he gripped Remi’s cock and pumped a few times.
    “Yours.” Panting, Remi nodded. “Bite me. Please bite me.” His voice was hoarse, strained, as he continued to writhe.
    Just the thought of Remi’s blood flowing over his tongue catapulted Jake over the edge into orgasm. He thrust forward one last time before his body tensed and tingled. A shiver raced up his spine, taking his breath. Not even bothering to move Remi’s hair, he bit into the top of Remi’s shoulder.
    Remi’s cock jerked then he arched forward. His ass gripped Jake’s prick and he moaned as the musky aroma of spunk pierced the air.
    Jake wasn’t entirely sure how it happened but they both ended up slumped against a shower wall staring dazedly at one another.
    Blood trickled down Remi’s chest. Even as exhausted and sated as he was, Jake had the urge to lick it off. God, Remi was handsome with his hair plastered to his face, sprawled in the shower and… He was sound asleep.
    I love you, pup. Grinning, Jake got up and turned off the water. He was pretty damn exhausted too. Remi and Sterling had taken years off his life tonight. But at least now the hard part was over. Dirk would soon be out of the picture, and Remi and Sterling were safe.
    Remi woke when Jake opened the shower door. Blinking heavy-lidded eyes up at Jake, he smiled. “Hey.”
    “Hey.” Jake helped Remi up and dried him off before allowing him to stumble into the bedroom.
    When he got to the bedroom, Jake found his mate sprawled out on the bed. Gathering Remi to his chest, he covered them both up. He loved how Remi fit in his arms.
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    Jake was nearly asleep when Remi raised his head off Jake’s chest. Jake cracked open one eye to see what his mate was up to.
    Inhaling deeply, Remi turned his head. “Jake?” Remi whispered. “Do you smell that?”
    Jake sniffed. He did smell an unusual scent. Unusual for his house anyway.
    “It smells like alcohol.” Remi’s nose wrinkled and his brow creased.
    It did smell like whiskey. But now there was something else…something stronger.
    Smoke.

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    Jake was right, there was smoke. Remi hadn’t first smelled it. Where was it coming from? He hurried into his pants, not bothering with a shirt, as Jake hopped and skipped toward the door while putting on his jeans. “Don’t open the door without feeling.” Racing to the bedroom door, Remi felt it for heat. There wasn’t any. Touching the doorknob to check it first, he opened the door.
    Jake stepped beside him into the hall, inhaling through his nose. “The backyard.”
    Hurrying toward the back door, he reached for the knob, but Remi got there first and knocked his hand away.
    “Check it.”
    “It’s outside.”
    “Fires happen outside too. How do you know you aren’t opening the door and walking into flames? Besides, it’s a fire-rated door. It will help keep it from spreading if it’s closed.” Remi touched the surface and didn’t feel anything so he opened it.
    Heat fanned his face immediately. The glow of flames came from beside the door.
    The back deck had not yet become an uncontrollable blaze. How had it started? “Get me the fire extinguisher.”
    “Let go of me, you son of a bitch.” A hoarse yell came from the back fence line followed by a canine yelp.
    Jake brushed past Remi and ran out the door.
    What the—? People were fighting. No, not people. Dirk was trying to fight off a couple of wolves. Fuck. Remi frowned but didn’t have time to think about it right now.
    He had to get this fire under control before it grew too big. Where in the hell was the fire extinguisher? Garage. He’d seen one on the wall next to the big toolbox.
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    of Jake’s house was stucco but for some wood railing and the back deck, the fire hadn’t gone any further and Remi was able to get it out without much difficulty.
    Confident that the fire was out, he ditched the extinguisher and turned his attention to the yelling and cursing going on in the backyard.
    “Call these fucking dogs off and get