His Dominant Omega by Jarrett, J. (best books for 20 year olds .TXT) 📗

“That was awesome,” Cole said as he finally caught his breath.

“Thanks.” Josef laughed. “I do aim to please.”

“Well you did.” Cole sat up to hover over Josef’s body. “It was perfect.” He stared down into Josef’s eyes. “I love you.”

A smile drew across Josef’s face and he pulled Cole down to his chest. “I love you, too. Forever and ever.”

“Ever and ever.” Cole cuddled close to his mate, not wanting to let him go for even a minute. He yawned wide and settled in. Sleep had never come so easy before, and it was due to the man in his arms. Josef was more than his mate. He was Cole’s salvation. A promise for a better future.

* * * *

The weekend came and went, and on Monday morning Josef drove him to the Hemsworth campus to see about starting the summer session late. He was only behind one semester, so Cole hoped they would let him enroll late. And when the fall semester started, he would be back on track. He didn’t have any desire to be a forever student and was looking forward to graduating.

“That seemed easy enough,” Josef said as they walked out of the administration building.

“Well of course it is when your boyfriend pays for your next year’s tuition up front,” Cole teased.

“Bullshit.” Josef gave him a soft nudge in the shoulder. “They looked at your records, and your grades are what swayed them. It had nothing to do with money.”

Cole’s cheeks heated with embarrassment. He wasn’t used to getting praise. “Maybe not, but it doesn’t hurt.”

“Sure it doesn’t. But the summer session is only two weeks in, so you’ll be able to catch up, and Aiden can help you study. He already agreed to help in any way he can.”

“He did.” Cole smiled. “This all seems too good to be true.”

“What does, baby?” Josef steered him back toward his truck.

“You, your pack, and now school. For once things just seem to be falling into place for me. I’m afraid to say anything out loud for fear I’ll jinx myself.” Cole wasn’t superstitious, but he feared that, if he talked about how great everything was, he’d wake up only to realize he had been dreaming.

“Well it’s real, so get used to it.” Josef stopped him before he could get into the truck and kissed him on the lips. “I don’t expect you to forget your past, but don’t let it spoil your present and future.” Josef grinned at him. “This is only the start of good things to happen for us. We’re together and happy. Noting could ruin this for us.”

Cole could only nod in agreement. To speak his happiness and relief out loud seemed to be tempting fate too much.

Chapter Eleven

Cole had been living with Josef for close to two weeks and attending school during the day. Everything was going great. His days were spent going to class then hanging out with Aiden, Shane, and Skyler. His nights were spent with his loving mate. Josef showed him the wonders of being mated. They’d run in wolf form for hours on end, then when they were too exhausted to go any farther, they would lay under the starry sky and make love.

As Cole left his last class for the day, he wore a smile as bright as the hot summer sun that beat down on his neck as he walked to the Early Bean Café. It was Friday, and Josef had promised to take him camping. Rapid Falls was about an hour away from Nehalem and had a large lake smack dab in the middle. They planned to spend the days hiking and swimming, and their nights making love with the sounds of nature serenading them. He couldn’t wait. The only downer was they would have to stay in human form. Aiden’s dad had warned them a group of hunters had been staking out the area around Rapid Falls. But Cole could live without letting his wolf out for a few days if it meant he got to spend some time alone with his mate.

“Look at that goofy smile on your face,” Shane said as Cole walked into the café. “Let me guess. You’re thinking about you and your boyfriend’s hot, sex-filled weekend.”

Cole should have been embarrassed by what Shane said, but he wasn’t. Nothing was going to get him down. “You know it.”

“So do you have everything packed and ready to go?” Shane went back to wiping down the countertops.

“Yep, I’m all set. Just waiting for Josef to come home from work.” Cole took a seat on one of the high barstools.

“Sorry I’m late,” Aiden apologized as he rushed through the door. “Skyler locked his keys in his car again, and I had to drive back home to grab them then take them to him. How that man functions I’ll never know.”

“No worries. I just got here myself.” About a week ago his beatup old truck blew its last puff of black smoke and died on the side of the highway. Josef had hounded him for two solid days until Cole relented and finally let Josef buy him a new truck. He would have been driving it today, but he had swerved to avoid hitting a deer the previous day and threw the alignment all out of whack. His truck was in the shop getting repaired. Aiden, having taken the summer off, agreed to pick him up from class until he had his truck back.

“Good.” Aiden looked relieved. “Shane, hit me with my usual.” He slapped his hand on the counter then snapped his fingers.

“Boy, you better stop snapping at me like I’m a freaking dog.” Shane narrowed his eyes at