Bitten By Mistake by Annabelle Jacobs Page B

got closer. The familiar scent eased his nerves somewhat.
    “Gareth.” Nathan opened the door wide and ushered his beta inside. “What’s up?”
    Gareth shook his head. “Can’t stop, I’ve got Kara waiting for me downstairs.”
    Nathan had forgotten that pair were working today. “Everything okay?”
    “Not really.” Gareth put his hand on Nathan’s arm and ran his palm over his bicep and up to his neck, scent-marking him. The gesture was both comforting and worry inducing. Gareth had scented them to instil calm, but Nathan wasn’t sure who out of the two of them needed calming down. “The pack meeting was a little… tense yesterday.”
    Nathan bristled. That didn’t sound good. “Should I be worried?”
    “Alec was his usual self, and you are not his favourite person at the best of times.” Gareth smiled at Nathan’s huff of laughter. That was putting it mildly. “If you’ve got somewhere else to be today, then I suggest you go be there. Soon.”
    Fuck. “Should I expect more visitors?” The last thing he wanted was Alec in his flat.
    “It’s a strong possibility.” Gareth gave Nathan’s neck a squeeze before letting go. “He needs a couple of days to calm down so we can talk some sense into him.”
    “Good luck with that.”
    Gareth smiled as he stepped away from the door. “He’s not all bad when he listens to reason.” Nathan would beg to differ, but he kept his mouth shut. “Apart from Kara and me, I believe you’re the only one awake.” Nathan couldn’t decipher the look Gareth gave him, but it made the hairs stand up on the back of his neck. “I’d hurry if I were you.”
    With that, he turned and jogged down the hallway to the stairs.
    Nathan watched him go, frozen in place until the slamming of the stairwell door startled him into action. “Shit.”
    He quickly shut the front door and raced back into the bedroom, slinging the towel on the floor as soon as he got inside. “We need to get dressed and go. Really fucking fast.”
    Jared jumped out of bed and started to pull on his clothes from yesterday. “What’s happened?”
    Those jogging bottoms had been clean when Jared put them on yesterday, and that wouldn’t do. “No, put these on.”
    Nathan threw his own jeans from yesterday at him, and Jared put them on without complaint. They were far too big around the waist, but that was what belts were for. He gave Jared his worn T-shirt as well. The more Jared smelled like him the better. “Alec is out for my blood, apparently, so we need to be elsewhere today.”
    Jared paused, one shoe on and the other in his hand. “He’s coming here?”
    “Yes.”
    “Shit.”
    “My sentiments exactly.” Nathan grabbed one of his jackets for Jared to wear and gestured at the door. “Ready?”
    Jared pulled his other shoe on and hurriedly tied the laces. “Do I have time to at least clean my teeth?” Nathan glared at him. “Fine, fine. I’ll do them when we get to my place.”
     
     
    The halls were empty, but Nathan dragged Jared out of the building at a jog just in case. The street outside didn’t cause them any problems either, but Nathan didn’t relax until they were safely inside his van and on their way.
    “Was that really necessary?” Jared turned to face him, looking a little flushed. “There was no one around. Why did we have to sprint out of there?”
    Nathan snorted. “Yes, it was necessary. And we jogged. It’s not my fault you’re so unfit.”
    “You have supernatural genes, hardly a fair comparison.”
    “True, but you shouldn’t be out of breath after jogging down some stairs and along the street.” Nathan’s gaze travelled the length of Jared’s body, then back up again. Jared had no fat on him, so Nathan had expected him to be athletic, but apparently not.
    Jared pointed at the street ahead. “Eyes on the road.”
    Nathan pulled up at the traffic lights and turned on his satnav. “What’s your postcode?”
    Jared rattled it off, followed by his