Chapter 10

He was still asleep.

“No, no, no, no,” Nick garbled and kicked at Todd’s thigh, trying to back away. “Don’t touch me!” came out loud and clear right before Nick got an arm free, and he slammed a punch into Todd’s shoulder.

Growling and frustrated, Todd pulled them both onto their knees again and hit Nick’s shoulders with both hands, hard. Nick reeled backward, landing flat on his back. Shoulders arching off the ground almost immediately, Nick howled. This time, his cries were pain laced with fear.

Todd pounced, his hands on Nick’s shoulders, latching on with a death grip. He held Nick to the ground while he straddled his hips. Pulling Nick’s upper body quickly forward until his mate was sitting up, Todd dropped all his weight down, forcing Nick back down with enough force it jarred through Todd’s entire body.