Love on an Owl's Wing

By Charlie Richards

Having been married at one time, over a century before, Luc Laurent never expected to find another to spend his life with. His confusion is understandable when his son hands him an extra helmet and tells him to hang onto that. Luc understands later that afternoon when he rolls his motorcycle to a stop in front of a fellow shifter’s home and discovers that the shifter’s cousin, Dylan Sudderson, is his mate. While the fact that his mate can walk only with the aid of crutches concerns Luc, it’s certainly not the deal-breaker Dylan seems to think it is. Luc is far more concerned about the fact that Dylan is human, so very young...and in the closet. Dylan is more than happy to get physical with Luc behind closed doors, but he’s afraid of losing his parents if they find out he’s gay.

What will it take to convince Dylan to not only come out of the closet, but accept that Luc shares his spirit with a European Eagle Owl?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Jul 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781771119313

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On the Road: Sometimes intervention comes from the most unexpected places.

Having been married at one time, over a century before, Luc Laurent never expected to find another to spend his life with. His confusion is understandable when his son hands him an extra helmet and tells him to hang onto that. Luc understands later that afternoon when he rolls his motorcycle to a stop in front of a fellow shifter’s home and discovers that the shifter’s cousin, Dylan Sudderson, is his mate. While the fact that his mate can walk only with the aid of crutches concerns Luc, it’s certainly not the deal-breaker Dylan seems to think it is. Luc is far more concerned about the fact that Dylan is human, so very young…and in the closet. Dylan is more than happy to get physical with Luc behind closed doors, but he’s afraid of losing his parents if they find out he’s gay.

What will it take to convince Dylan to not only come out of the closet, but accept that Luc shares his spirit with a European Eagle Owl?

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Love on an Owl’s Wing

Copyright © 2014 Charlie Richards

ISBN: 978-1-77111-931-3

Cover art by Carmen Waters

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Love on an Owl’s Wing

Kontra’s Menagerie: Book Eighteen

By

Charlie Richards

Dedication

To muses everywhere – real and imaginary – thanks for doing what you do.

Chapter One

Luc Laurent’s abs clenched under the light, tentative touch of his mate.

Zut alors! I’ve met my mate!

Dylan Sudderson, cousin of platypus shifter Kai Sudderson, sat behind him on his motorcycle.

Hell, Luc had always thought his mate would end up being a woman. He’d been married, had a son, Tim, who happened to be mated to the pack alpha, Kontra. Yet, the human who Luc had just helped onto the back of his motorcycle was not only a male, but he was barely more than a cub!

Upon arriving at fellow shifter Kai’s home, Luc had caught the soft musky scent floating on the afternoon breeze and his heart had hammered in his chest. His blood had quickly heated and he’d swept his gaze over the assembled group. He found his attention snagged by a blond haired male who sported broad shoulders and heavily muscled arms, probably due to the forearm crutches he leaned on. Incidentally, that made it tough to determine the slightly hunched man’s height.

Male or not, Luc couldn’t deny his attraction to the human. With how hard his shaft had become at just guiding the slow-moving male to his Goldwing, then helping him climb aboard the bike, there was no denying his desire to learn everything about the male…before or after fucking him into the mattress. Luc didn’t care which.

Luc twisted awkwardly a bit and slid Dylan’s crutches into the saddlebag, positioning them so, while they stuck out oddly, they wouldn’t impact his driving. Peering at his mate over his shoulder, he asked, You ready?

Dylan nodded. Yeah. He offered a small smile. Thanks for taking me.

Returning the smile, Luc replied, My pleasure. He hoped the young male didn’t notice the slight deepening of his voice. He couldn’t seem to help himself.

Luc started his motorcycle and pulled away from the curb. He tried to ignore the inquiring expressions of a number of the group he’d left behind. It hadn’t missed his attention that Dylan’s mother, Courtney, hadn’t wanted her son to go with him. He could only guess that the overprotectiveness stemmed from Dylan’s injury. He’d heard through the pack grape vine that the young male had been hit by a drunk driver.

Just thinking of his young mate in pain caused a flash of anger to spike through Luc…and he hadn’t even known the human at that time.

Suddenly, Dylan shifted his weight forward and plastered his front to Luc’s back. His arms tightened around Luc’s waist, his hands sliding inside Luc’s unzipped jacket. Mmm, Luc, Dylan growled into his ear. Your accent is so fucking sexy. French, right?

Renewed heat quickly replaced the flash of anger from seconds before. He glanced over his shoulder, surprised to find Dylan’s face so close to his own, before returning his focus to the road. "Oui," he answered, instinctively responding in French.

Oh, yeah. Fucking sexy. Dylan slid one hand down and rubbed Luc’s stomach, scraping his nails across the fabric of his t-shirt.

Sparks danced across Luc’s stomach, causing his abs to clench at the stimulation.

So, your buddies are gay and back at Kai’s I heard them say that Tim is your son. You swing both ways, Luc? Dylan continued, his voice dropping throatily. You got somethin’ I can play with?

Then, Dylan moved the hand on Luc’s stomach down several inches and palmed his thigh. When he rubbed his thumb along Luc’s erection, trapped hard and aching behind his fly, Luc wobbled the bike.

"Zut, Luc cussed. After righting the bike, he grabbed Dylan’s hand and moved it back to his stomach. Dylan, he growled in warning. Behave."

Dylan wriggled behind him. He rocked his hips and Luc felt the telltale ridge of the young man’s erection just above the small of his back. I want you, Dylan pressed huskily. You want me, too. I felt it. Again, he tried to lower his hand to cup Luc’s erection, forcing Luc to grip his fingers. Why are you denying what your body wants?

Luc fought his visceral response, the need to please Dylan, to take, pleasure, and ravish his young mate, who pressed so eagerly against his backside. Damn, mate-pull. Pausing at a stop sign, Luc twisted his torso so he half-faced his mate. He released Dylan’s hand and cupped Dylan’s jaw and neck between his palms.

"Dylan Sudderson, when I take you, and I will take you, it will not be a hurried coupling in some alley, Luc rumbled. I will lay you down in a quiet, secluded place. I will