The Human in The Wolf's Den

Chapter 15: w***e

The low voices of the pack are not low enough for Xander to miss as he carries a crying Cassian back to their room. His clothes were in shreds so now he wears Xanders tuxedo jacket over everything.

"We knew this would happen."

Another shakes their head in disappointment.

"Disgusting humans. I never condoned interspecies mating because humans are such sluts." One says.

The whispers continue as Cassian is carried through the pack house. All the wolves smell the strong scent of another man on him. The pack is pissed. Xander tries to ignore them in favor of taking care of his broken mate. He can explain the situation later if he needs to. So instead of setting the record straight they continue to their room.

It's one last whisper that makes Xander lose his cool and stop walking Cassian back to the alpha suit.

"What a whore.."

Xander places Cassian down on the floor amd quickly rounds on the wolf who insulted his mate. In the blink of an eye Xander has the young male by the throat and pressed painfully against a wall.

"Care to repeat that Kaus?" Xander hisses in the younger mans face.

"What did I say wrong alpha?" Kaus asked confused. The alpha's mate clearly slept with someone other than the alpha tonight.

"My. Mate. Is. Not. A. w***e. If I hear that word come out of anyone's mouth when referring to Cassian I will not hesitate to kill you or anyone else for high treason. You insult him you are insulting me. Got it?"

Kaus choked out a small 'yes' before being dropped. Xander left him gasping for air and returned to Cassian. The boy seemed to be in his own little world crying quietly to himself as if he didn't hear a word that was being said.

But Cassian heard everything that they said. They were probably right. Cassian was a w***e. He didn't deserve a mate. Especially not one like Xander. Cassian should have never been mated to Xander. He didn't know why Xander was holding him and comforting him. He had done a terrible thing.

When Xander finally finished laying down the law he continued on his way to the alpha suit. No one was going to call Cassian a f*****g w***e and get away with it. Once in the room Xander put Cassian down on the bed. The boy instantly moved to leave the bed and get to his cage but Xander caught him and placed him back on the bed.

Cassian gave Xander a questioning look. Why was master laying him on his bed? Cassian should be on the floor of his cage, his matress taken away for good.

Xander was torn. He really needed to scent mark Cassian but after almost being r***d he wasn't sure that getting the boy naked and rubbing all over him was very therapeutic.

"Cassian, my wolf really needs to get his scent off of you. Will that be ok?" Xander never thought he would have to ask this question before. Usually, like the last time, Xander would have just done it.

Why was his master asking Cassian? Cassian had no power to stop him. Why didn't he just do it?

"Because then I would be like him. Your my mate Cass. I'm not going to do it yet if you don't want me to. Although it will have to be done sooner rather than later." Xander was a little blown away by the sudden strength of their bond now. Being able to tell what his mate was thinking meant the mate bond was at half strength. Once at full he would be able to hear Cassian's thoughts word for word.

Cassian looked up at Xander in aww. His master was not going to throw him away? Cassian couldn't help the need to throw himself at Xander and hug him tight.

"Thank you for not being disgusted by me master. I'm such a horrible mate letting that human touch me and yet you still keep me!" His words were muffled as Cassian buried his head into Xander's chest.

Xander was surprised by the sudden hug but relaxed into it after a moment.

"It wasn't your fault. You hear me? There was no way you could stop him. I'm just pissed I let you go with him. God just thinking about it is pissing me off. Can I please scent you now?" Xander's voice deepened making it obvious his wolf was having trouble staying under the surface.

"Of course master! I can't believe your forgiving me so easily. I'll be a good boy from now on master. I'll stay in my cage all the time and won't bother you." Cassian promised eagerly. He was being forgiven! Now all he had to do was let Xander Scent him.

Would it be like last time? Cassian wondered. He blushed at the memory.

Xander smiled at his blushing mate knowing he was remembering the last time Xander scented him. The feel of his mates tongue on his c**k still haunted him. Xander wondered for a brief moment if he would repeat it but quickly shook the thought away. Cassian needed to be treated carefully after what just happened to him.

"We'll talk after the scenting." Was all Xander said before stripping his clothes.

Cassian nodded before removing Xanders jacket and pulling off the pieces of shirt and pants that still covered him. He frowned at their ruin. Xander had helped him dress in these clothes and told him he looked nice. Looking good in clothing was never a concept Cassian had considered previously in the dress like slave rags he wore his entire life. When Xander had complimented him Cassian had felt like he was on cloud nine.

Once both men were completely naked Xander went about things much more gently then the previous scenting. He didn't wan't to scare Cassian anymore then the boy was already. How Xander wanted to kill that disgusting human for touching his mate in such a way. A way Xander himself hadn't been able to touch Cassian without the excuse of a rage fueled attack.

This was Xander's first chance to be intimate with Cassian without the guise of punishment or anger. Xander was going to do this much more slowly and thoroughly. Enjoying every second.

He moved Cassian from a sitting position on the edge of the bed to laying down in the center. Once his mate was comfortable Xander began his own slow torture. A scenting done correctly could take up to an hour. Most mates took the time to enjoy it and relish in the feeling of closeness it brought. The last scenting was nothing like this one would be. The last one was a completely desperate race to the finish so Xander could get away from his mate as fast as possible. This new scenting would surely strengthen their bond. Xander wasn't sure how much it would effect it but was only slightly worried. Only s*x could make the bond unbreakable so Xander would still have an out. But after this scenting Xander's and Cassian's bond might be so strong that Xander wouldn't want an out.

He swallowed nervously at the thought but then realized he didn't care. As he looked down at Cassian's naked form he thought about how it no longer gave him shivers of fear, and disgust. The arousal Xander now felt wasn't laced with a sick feeling any longer, now he was able to relax and enjoy the unhindered sight of his naked mate.

Cassian looked up at the beautiful man towering over him and shivered in anticipation. Would he let me touch myself like last time? That had felt really good.

Cassian hadn't attempted to touch himself since the last scenting unsure if he was allowed to or not. It wasn't as if Xander had been in any mood to tolerated his slaves questions these past weeks.

Cassian's breath hitches as Xander suddenly drew his face down to his. The boy stilled and waited for his masters next moves in excitement and maybe a little apprehension? After what happened with David Cassian was a little afraid but knew that unlike David this was his master. Xander had every right to Cassian's body, even more so than Cassian himself.

Xander still standing off to the side of the bed noticed Cassian's suppressed fear and gave him a comforting smile that Cassian was too lost in thought to even pay attention to. So leaning down Xander touched his forehead to Cassian's to get the boys attention. He wanted to make something very clear to Cassian before they started.

"You are not a whore."