Kolton's Story
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“Someone has opened my box?” His voice was barely a whisper. “While I wasn’t there?”
Hellhound Kolton was having a rough couple of months. After the person he thought was his mate died in hospital, Kolton didn't know which way was up, or what he was meant to do next. So finding out from Lord Hades that his collar box, the one mate indicator that hellhounds could rely on, had been opened in his absence, was a huge shock. While he was inclined to just zap his box back to its hiding place and worry about it later, Lord Hades was adamant it was up to him to track down the person who would be his mate forever.
Is my mate a thief, or does he just have really expensive tastes?
Doctor Simon Teeg had been going through hell for the past month, watching the man he knew was his mate care for another terminally ill patient. When the young man dies, and the mate disappears from the hospital, all Simon is left with is a box with a fancy - and very big - collar inside. It certainly wasn't a situation Simon could ever claim to have been in before.
“Your mate should be the one you turn to when times get tough. They will want to help you. That’s what mates do..."
The situation wasn't ideal from the start, but Kolton and Simon did their best to make things work. Kolton worried that his bonds with Simon would never be like the ones he saw among his pack mates because Simon didn't need protecting or saving from anyone - and yet protecting was the core of who he was. Meanwhile Simon was hiding a huge secret that had serious ramifications about the core of who he was as well. Would they ever be on the same page? And what do eggs have to do with anything?
This mpreg MM Paranormal Fated Mates story can be read as standalone. It features a hellhound flying, cameo appearances from Lord Hades and Consort Ali (from The Gods Made Me Do It series), and enough wine bottles to sink a gargoyle. As always this story is intended for adults. Please store your ebooks responsibly.
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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 4
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Protagonist 2 Age: Ageless/Immortal
Tropes: Fated Mates / Soul Mates, Mpreg
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
(From the Prologue of Imperfect Bonds: Kolton’s Story)
“I sense you are conflicted. Do you believe this person on the edge of life is the one chosen for you?”
Yes. No. I don’t fucking know. “Do you think he is?” Kolton took a chance. “I mean, he looks like the other mates my packmates have. He’s small and cute and looks like he’d fit in my pocket, and my hound wants to protect him.”
“Raoul’s mate Jason might take offense at being considered small or cute,” Lord Hades chuckled. “But if you’re asking me for some sign from the divine, and whether or not the person you want to protect is your fated mate, I can only offer this one observation. If the person you care for is dying, as I sense from the turmoil in your soul that he is, then he’s not the one.”
READ MOREKolton spun around, his eyes wide. “How can you even say that?” Shock forced the words from his mouth. “I mean…I apologize. I don’t doubt…shit,” Kolton groaned, covering his face with his hands. “I’m so sorry.” Just strike me down now and send me to the Pits.
“Take a deep breath,” Lord Hades instructed, his hand a comforting weight on Kolton’s shoulder. “Let it out slowly, and then tell me why you believe I am wrong in my assessment of your situation.”
“Ancient gods are never wrong,” Kolton muttered, rubbing his face with his hands before letting them drop to his side.
“Ancient gods’ consorts suggest otherwise.” Lord Hades was smiling. “Your heart is invested in this man?”
“I don’t know. I’m not sure what that feels like. I feel like it should be. The man…he’s like a redheaded Blue. Sweet. Lovely. So kind, even in the hospital, even when I know he’s in so much pain…”
“I can’t take this away from you, although I wish I could. There are times on Earth when people we care for have to follow life’s natural progression. Death is inevitable. You know this.”
“But if he were my mate, then he’d be immortal and wouldn’t have to die,” Kolton insisted.
“Then what do you have to lose by showing him your collar box?” Lord Hades suggested.
“But…” Kolton had thought about doing that a hundred times in the past month. “If I tell him about me, share what he could be to me, and what that would mean, you know, about living forever, and then he couldn’t open the box…that would just be cruel to give him hope and then snatch it away.”
Lord Hades shrugged. “Don’t tell him the story. Have your collar box in a backpack or something and see if it reacts or changes in his presence. You can even say something like, ‘Oh, this catch is sticky, can you open this for me?’”
“Oh, yes, and then when he opens it, I can tell him all about me then, and he’ll be well, and… and…I’ve got to go. Thank you so much, Lord Hades. Thank you.”
Kolton bowed again and then disappeared, leaving the ancient god standing on the path, looking out over the fields.
“You did try and tell him. That dying boy’s not going to be able to open that box, is he?” Consort Ali slipped in under Lord Hades’ arm, hugging him around his waist.
“Kolton answered his own question. Any person born to be immortal would not be in a hospital dying. I see such heartbreak in my hound’s immediate future.”
“I’m not so sure.” Ali snuggled close. “You heard your hound clearly say he felt protective over this person, but he wasn’t sure that was the love that you and I, or your other hounds, enjoy. I’m thinking if he’s drawn to this man, there’s someone else nearby who could be the one Kolton is intended for. Likely, Kolton is distracted because of who he thinks he should be looking for and perhaps impacted by this man’s suffering. But I’m sure Kolton’s forever would have to be nearby. The Fates are canny about things like that.”
“Let’s hope they find each other soon, then.” Lord Hades closed his eyes as a shaft of pain ran through his soul and he shook his head. “Because Kolton’s questions have just been answered. May the poor man’s soul finally find peace and freedom from pain, wherever he may be.”
Across the top of the Elysium Fields, a tiny shining streak fell from the sky, landing to rest among the flowers.
“I guess it did.”
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