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“Well, at least you’re sorry now,” Ze said.

“Barely,” Nate shot back.

“Well, I’m still alive so I’ll let it go. And how the hell did you see past my curtains anyway?” Ze asked.

“Heat vision scope, right?” Colton speculated.

Nate nodded. “My brother was the larger figure, so I knew the other red blob had to have been you. I didn’t expect my brother to use his body as a shield to protect you.”

“You did that?” Raven asked Colton.

He nodded. “I always protect what’s mine.” He looked at his brother. “Using the heat vision scope was a nice touch.”

Nate nodded. “I figured he would have his curtains closed as a precaution after dealing with you.”

“Only a fool wouldn’t.” Colton turned to Ze. “Speaking of that wound, let's get you stitched up,” he said, then he led Ze to his bedroom and shut the door.

“Wow, this is a great bedroom,” Ze said as he looked around at the spacious room. There was a four-poster king-size bed, two cherry wood end tables, a dresser, an armoire, and a sixty-inch TV screen and chair. There was also a bench at the footboard of the bed. Plenty of art and plants added to the beauty and serenity of the room.

“Yeah, I like comfort,” Colton said. “Come on.” He led Ze into his en suite bathroom, which was larger than Ze’s bedroom. Gray marble flooring with silver veining, a jacuzzi tub, separate large walk-in shower. Double sinks in granite counters. The smart toilet was separate as well for privacy.

“Comfort and luxury,” Ze stated as he marveled at his surroundings.

“Do you think Raven is right?” Ze asked him.

“About what?” Colton asked as he gathered his first aid kit. “Sit down.” He pointed to the bench by the vanity. That bathroom was the ideal place to do the stitching as it had the best lighting. He set the kit down and opened it. Next, he washed his hands, then put on latex gloves.

“About what’s going on between us.”

Colton frowned. “What do you mean?”

“When he said that we found love amongst the carnage?” Ze looked up at him, his face searching. He wasn’t an insecure man, at least not about killing, but love was another ball game altogether. He’d never been in love before, so was this what it felt like? At this point, Ze couldn’t imagine his life without Colton.

Colton reached down, running his thumb over Ze’s bottom lip before leaning over to kiss him. He straightened and gave him a slight smile. “You know the rational part of my brain that thinks too much doesn’t want to admit it, because we’ve only just met. But my heart… It says it’s love. I never would have thought love like this was real. Doesn’t seem like it would be, especially not for people like us. But, Ze, I don’t want to know a life without you with me. When I said I’d die to protect you… I meant every fucking word.”

“And I’d do the same for you. You’re right, it almost doesn’t make sense, but is love supposed to make sense?” Ze asked.

“Love is what it is. It’s people who complicate it and try to put logic to it instead of just letting it be. Let’s take ours one day at a time. Now, let me stitch you up. I’ll numb the area first, unless you’re too manly for that,” Colton teased.

Ze shook his head. “I’m a bit of a masochist, I like pain, but I also like when you take care of me. So, you decide what you want me to take and how.”

Colton growled as his gaze grew more heated and his cock stirred in his pants, rising to claim Ze’s surrender. “Take it like a man, you will, then.”

Ze bore the pain of the needle and thread, his cock hard the whole time because a man worthy of his devotion was giving him exactly what he needed. God, he wanted to fuck him again… Could they get away with it, even with his club brothers and Colton’s real brother in the other room? By the time Colton was done sewing him up, he didn’t care. He wanted him.

He reached for Colton’s cock, but the man slapped his hand away. “Behave yourself. The next time we fuck, I plan on breeding you, cub. That means we need to have our most current tests done.”

Ze pouted but nodded. “Yes, Tiger.”

Hearing Ze call him by his codename did things to Colton that made him want to forego his own orders and fuck his man’s ass into the marble floor right then and there, damn the company in the other room. But he really did want to breed his baby, so it would have to wait.

“Let's get you a clean shirt,” Colton said and he walked into his large closet and pulled a black t-shirt out of the drawer and handed it to Ze. His eyes drank in the beauty of Ze’s muscular form and all of the scars, some old, quite a few of them being fresh, thanks to their fights.

“Better get back to them before they start getting ideas,” Ze said.

Colton chuckled but nodded.

“I thought you two were in there fucking,” Nathan said upon their return.