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.One night over dinner hesaid, You need to fill out this application to the fire department, I already told the fire chief to belooking for it. He threw the application at me and asked Sterling, What do you think about Remibeing a fireman? I don t know if it was a threat or not, but I didn t even argue.Besides, Sterlingseemed to think it was cool.Of course, most six-year-olds do, huh? They all want to be firemen,policemen or astronauts& or a sports star.At that age, I wanted to be the quarterback of the DallasCowboys. Ah, that explains your jersey number in high school.Roger Staubach, huh? Remi grinned. Yeah. You were damn good.You probably could have been the Cowboy s quarterback, well a NFLquarterback at least.Tell me truthfully, how many colleges offered you football scholarships? Only two.The scouts were watching other players, not me. Jake didn t ask why Remi didn t take them up on it or seek out a scholarship to a school of hischoice, when it meant he could ve escaped his father.He didn t need to. Jake came to the sudden realization that Remi s sexual orientation and getting him to accept beingJake s mate, were not the only obstacles in the way.He needed to help Remi find a way to protectand care for Sterling while getting the threat of Remi s abusive father out of their lives.Setting his beer on the table, Jake moved a bit closer to Remi. What about your mother? Is shestill around? Since I moved out, it seems like he beats Mom more.Sterling says it s because she makes sureDirk doesn t go after him. The tears Remi had been holding back dripped down his cheek.Turninghis head toward the TV, which was now a blue screen, he rested his cheek on his knee. She s a lostcause.I ve tried.I ve tried so damn hard.She won t leave.Says she loves him and he needs her.Atfirst I thought she was scared, but now& He dashed the tears away with his hand. Now, I think hemeans more to her than we do.Sterling and I have always depended on each other.That s how it sbeen since he was born.If it weren t for Sterling& Remi raised his head, tears no longer on hischeeks, but his eyes were brimming with them. I d have never gotten out of there alive if not forSterling.Now, I need to get him out too before something terrible happens. Jake swallowed the lump in his throat at what Remi implied.The thought of Remi not beingaround twisted Jake s insides in knots.Already, he saw a man he admired, even if Remi weren t hismate.The fact that he was made him that much more special.Remi shook his head, and the tears ran down his cheeks. I don t know why she didn t love usenough to leave.How could she choose him over her own kids? How can ? I should have taken himand run away a long time ago.This is my fault, I failed Sterl Shh.No, you didn t.Looks to me like you re doing a damn good job of looking out for your littlebrother. Jake touched his cheek, half expecting Remi to pull away.He didn t.Running his hand overRemi s face, Jake brushed away the tears.From day one, Remi s smaller size made Jake want toprotect him, but now the feelings were even stronger. It isn t your fault, Remi. Remi leaned forward.His eyes shifted to wolf eyes as his head cocked.Finally, he closed hiseyes.Fuck, if that wasn t a turn-on Jake didn t know what was.His own eyes changed, drawing a groanfrom him.Blood rushed south, right to his cock.Wrapping his hand around the back of Remi s neck, Jake tugged him forward.The smell ofarousal pierced his nose before his lips covered Remi s.Jake didn t mess around.He caught hismate s chin in his other hand and pulled down as his tongue swooped into Remi s mouth.Opening for him, Remi followed Jake s lead.His tongue slid along Jake s as his hands found theirway to Jake s shoulders.Jake ran his tongue over Remi s teeth, feeling the extended canines, and his own reciprocated.He d never lost control over his body his eyes and teeth like he did with Remi around.It was bothfrustrating and fascinating at the same time.He wanted Remi writhing beneath him, wanting to pleaseJake as much as Jake wanted to please him.His need to take over was so intense he was nearly shaking with it.He barely managed tosuppress his more aggressive tendencies.Given Remi s past, Jake didn t want Remi feeling trapped
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