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.Yes, Barker.Your Mate.""How?" He could hear Cody inside him, could speak toCody without speaking.How did that happen?"How the hell should I know?""I don't know." He shrugged, pulling out and settlingnext to Cody."I've never heard of it happening before.""We're freaks." Cody didn't sound terribly upset."As long as you're not running away again, I can livewith that."Cody licked his bottom lip."Go back to your night shift,Barker.I'm not running.""I don't know, babe." He shrugged again.The idea wasvery appealing, but honestly, he wanted to see Codymore than just a few minutes between shifts."If they had crappy day labor jobs at night, I'd takethem, but that's why they're called day labor.""Maybe we can find you a crappy night job?"Cody shrugged."Whatever there is.I'm not picky.Ihave just enough to pay for a room and food."Marked - 146 "You're staying here," he growled."Still, I have to help.""I'm not hurting for money." He didn't like thinking ofCody out there being hurt by assholes, mugged, stabbed.God, what had Cody wanted to do, be, all those yearsago? Hadn't the man had dreams? Ambitions? Barkerwracked his brain, trying to remember something aboutCody before things went to hell."If you could doanything.""With what, mate?""With your life.You're not broken anymore, you canturn anytime you want.What do you want?""I don't want anything.""You have to want something." Everybody wantedsomething.Cody shrugged."I don't hurt.It's enough.""Mate." He pressed a fierce kiss on Cody.Cody blinked, surprised, then those lips parted.He slidhis tongue in, tasting his mate again.He would nevertire of this flavor, of the feelings inside.He could feelthe wolf inside Cody now, close to the surface, close tothe edge."You want to go back to my grandfather's cabin thisweekend?" Cody could run and run and not worry aboutMarked - 147 anyone seeing him.He liked it up there, whether he waswolf or man."I would love that.This place is.huge now.The smellsare everywhere.""It's good here, though, right?""This place -- your home -- is good.""Smells like us." At the moment it smelled strongly ofthem having sex."Smells like peace.""Oh." That made him want to kiss Cody hard again.Cody kissed his wrist."I brought food home."On cue, his stomach rumbled loudly.Cody's laughter made him snort, and long fingers tickledhis ribs.He rolled them, trying to get away from thoseunerring fingers.Mate.I know you.It startled him again to hear Cody inside him.Mate.Cody's nose slid on his collarbone, suddenly wet andcold, the change faster now that the moon was closeragain.Mate."I can still hear you!"Marked - 148 Cody blinked at him, chuffing softly, laughing at him.He batted his mate and mentally stuck out his tongue.The wolf -- and Cody was a stunning wolf -- bouncedaway, tail wagging.Come back here!Cody bounced back up to him, muzzle sliding on hischeek.Mate?He chuckled and rubbed Cody's face.Yes.Mate.Mine.Cody flopped on his legs, panting hard.Love you like this, mate.He didn't have to concentrate oranything, his thoughts just slipping into Cody's mindlike they were talking.Cody's tongue lolled.Love being whole.Yeah, it was wonderful.He dug his fingers along Cody'sflanks, rubbing hard.He found a spot that made one legkick, Cody's eyes crossing with pleasure.He couldn'thelp it; he started laughing.Cody's tongue swiped acrosshis belly, the move lazy and happy.This is good, huh? And this being able to talk to Codywhile he was wolfed out was awesome.He wondered ifit would still work when he was shifted as well.Perfect.The satisfaction was obvious, Cody slumpeddown against him.Marked - 149 This moment, right here, this was what made everythingelse worth it.Right now he wouldn't trade their life, all of it, foranything.Marked - 150 Chapter TenBarker nodded at Julio, the night shift bouncer givinghim a little salute."Busy night?" Barker asked, trying not to miss it toomuch.The day shift still sucked, but he wasn't willing togive up being on the same schedule as Cody.Even if theasshole was wolfing out a lot.Julio shrugged, big shoulders moving beneath the tight,black T-shirt."The usual.Broke up a few fights.""Busted some heads?" Barker asked, knowing theanswer already from the feral grin on Julio's face."Got it in one." Julio waved at Matty behind the bar andheaded out.Barker scanned the place before leaning against the endof the bar, from where he could see everything going on.It was pretty empty at this time of day, wouldn't reallyget busy until ten or eleven tonight, long after Barkerhad gone home.It made for long, boring days.By three, Barker was more than happy to be knockingoff
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