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Cody finished his patrol and thanked the heavens for not bumping into any vampire, or Lycans. He could still feel the result of his last meeting with Randy while he walked. Damn it he even felt it while breathing!

When he got home and went to take a shower, Cody reached back and ran his fingers between his buttocks, flinching when he touched his swollen hole. Luckily he was not bleeding, but it was close. Cody shouldn't like it as much as he did and he felt ashamed of himself for it.

Once finished, Cody left the bathroom and found Mike and Evan waiting for him in his room. They asked question after question, worried about his odd behavior. Of course Cody said nothing about Randy, although he felt he could not hide it for long. The mental effort he was making to keep this secret was exhausting.

But Wade was suspicious. He obviously noticed his change, as he always noticed everything around him.

But Wade was suspicious. He obviously noticed his change, as he always noticed everything around him, and he summoned Cody to talk. Cody meets the request with fear, but there was no way not to obey his leader.

"Cody is everything alright with you?" Wade asked as they walked side by side in a slow pace through the forest.

"Yes I've fully recovered as you know,"

"I don't mean physically, but emotionally. The pack came to me and everyone is worried about you. You have been acting strange recently..."

Oh, no. Had he let slip some thought aboutRandy? But he had avoided thinking about him so hard! "Uh. I don't know why they sought you because I'm fine."

Wade stopped walking and turned to him, looking serious. Cody forced himself to stare back. "You think I don't feel when something happens to you? It's impossible to hide things from us, Cody. I don't know why you want to hide it, but it disappoints me that you don't trust your brothers,"

Cody began to shake, "I trust my brothers, Wade! It's just that ..."

"What? You can't tell us on whom you imprinted?"

Theimprint! Of course Wade would know about it! Cody thought about a quick excuse, because obviously he could not reveal he imprinted on aLycan.

"I'm having trouble to, uh, approached her. I didn't want to fool myself in front of them because you know how they are ... especially Mike."

"I understand. Your imprint is making you suffer? Don't worry, it will pass. An imprint rarely denies the love of another. You'll be fine."

Cody nodded and Wade gave him a slap on the back before leaving. This went better than expected! Or maybe he's better at hiding things than he first thought! What mattered was that at least half of the truth was told. He just needed to prepare the ground to tell the rest.

~8~

Randy was working in the garage anxious to finish his shift and return to the forest.

It's been days since his last encounter with Cody, and the boy had yet to appear again. He seemed to have disappeared into thin air, because not even his scent could be smelled by Randy.

With his shoulder bothering again, Randy left early and went home, thanking Shawn for covering for him. He went straight into the fridge to grab a beer and sat on the couch. He took large sips of cold beer and closed his eyes to relax, but then his doorbell rang.

Grumbling for having his rest interrupted, Randy cursed the unwanted guest and went to the open door, scowling at the visitor.

"John what are you doing here?"

"Hey man don't look at me like that because I bring food to feed you!"

John shook a bag of Chinese food in his nose and entered. Randy wasn't in the mood to put up with him today because he could only think of Cody all the time and he wanted to keep thinking about him, but something wasn't right. Randy narrowed his eyes as he looked at John—he had his back turned to him, his shoulders were tense like rock. He was obviously hiding something. He knew him too well.

"All right, John. Spit it all."

John sighed and stopped fiddling with the bag of food. He turned to Randy with a serious expression on his face. "Fine. If you prefer to go straight to the point, I'm game. I prefer it that way too."

"John-"

"Randy. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" He shouted, startling Randy, "You thought we wouldn't find out, that you could hide this from me? I'm your best friend, man!"

"John I-"

"I know! I know alright? I know about you and the black dog! Is written all over your face, man! You found a beta and it's the damn enemy!"

Shit. "Fuck man, is not like that! You're making it sound like it's a god damn fairytale! Calm down, ok? Relax." Randy sat on the couch again and pointed a chair for him to sit. John obliged.

"First of all, Cody is not a fucking enemy and I don't want you referring to him as such. Second, you're right. I found my beta, it is him and I intend to keep him."

"WHAT? But this is impossible! That never happened before, man! You think Mark would go for that?"

"I don't know ... But I don't want to think about it now."

"Why not? You can't hide this forever Randy! If I noticed it than it's a matter of time before others notice too."

"I KNOW! I know, okay? I just need the fucking time to think of a way out, to think about a solution that doesn't harm us nor the goddamn truce! "

John saw Randy's despair and felt compassion for his friend. Sighing, he got up from the chair and approached, reaching out to put a hand on his shoulder. "Is he really the one?"

Randy closed his eyes. Cody's face immediately came in his mind: full lips, vibrant blue eyes, cute nose… He smiled, feeling his heart beat faster. He was sure.

Randy opened his eyes and looked directly into John's, "Yes he is."

John stared back for several minutes, both unblinking. Finally he sighed, "Then you can count on me. I'll help you anyway I can."

Randy smiled, letting out a breath he didn't even realize he was holding. "Thanks man. It's good to have you on my side."

"That's what friends are for, right?"

Randy nodded gratefully and watched John leave through the door feelings his spirit renewed.

~8~

A few days later, the longing became unbearable to Cody.

After the daily patrol he went straight to the place of his last encounter with Randy, still as werewolf. He was so eager to see the older man again! As he approached the place his heart beat increased, pounding hard in his chest. But when he got there Cody was disappointed- Randy wasn't there, and nor even his smell he could scent. His wolf-ears lowered and he began to dejectedly walk slowly to another place he loved: the waterfall. That was a good place to be alone and think when he was sad.

When Cody came to about six feet from the waterfall, a familiar smell entered his nostrils: Randy was hovering close by. With renewed spirit his wolf-ears raised, alert to any different sound in the woods and his eyes went from side to side trying to catch a glimpse of the Lycan. Cody's anxiety grew to the point that he began to whine softly, without being able to control it.

Randy heard his pathetic whine and took pity on the anxious wolf. He came down from a huge tree, standing right in front of Cody and returning to human form at the same time.

"You look like a real fucking puppy making sounds like that, boy," Randy mocked, but Cody ignored it. His happiness was so great that before thinking about being mad he advanced on top of Randy and began to lick his face. He was sure even his tail was swinging from side to side!

"Hey, take it easy!" Randy complained without heat taking the opportunity to caress the werewolf's black fur, surprised by its softness. It was a huge contrast with the thick, rough fur that he had!

Cody finally came to himself and concentrated to get back to human, much to Randy's delight. "Oh that's much better"
He said, and promptly reached out to kiss Cody on the lips. The younger one kissed back enthusiastically, putting his arms around the taller man's neck while Randy hugged Cody around the waist.

"Where have you been? It's been days since I last smelt you!" Randy asked after the kiss ended.

"I had to disappear, my -" Cody paused before calling Wade his alpha, because Randy's eyes hardened and he didn't want another aggressive reaction from him right now. "-Wade and my brothers were suspicious; they're worried about me."

Randy's eyes softened and he reached up to caress a cheek with his fingertips. "How so? They suspect something?"

"Yes, it's that damn mental link. I can't hide many things from them... and not for long,"

"And what business is theirs to know who you fuck? They need to know everything? Why don't they mind their own fucking lives instead of—"

"Randy, hey calm down! This is how things are, okay? It can't be changed now so there's no point getting angry over this. And besides I managed to do well. I told part of the truth to Wade and he bought it,"

Part of the truth? What part of the truth? Randy cocked his head to the side, studying Cody. The younger man looked away from his intense, questionnaire stare. "What does that mean? What did you tell him?"

Cody felt unsure whether he should tell him about the imprint or not. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, preparing himself because he could hide this from everyone, except Randy. "What do you know about imprinting?"

Randy got confused and thoughtful, but Cody saw that he knew the meaning of it when his eyes widened. "You mean..."

"Yes. I imprinted on you." Cody whispered softly. He swallowed accumulated saliva in his mouth feeling nervous with the man's silence and astonishment. Didn't he want that? Fear started to grow on Cody's heart and it got worse when Randy walked away and turned his back on him, running big hands over his shaved head. Cody hugged himself across the chest, creating an illusion of self-defense against what lay ahead.

There was no person in the world that could hurt him more than Randy, so he stood there waiting for his reaction.

Randy turned, stared at Cody and pulled him by the arms to hug him tight against his chest. Cody squealed when he felt himself being lifted in the air without warning and grabbed the tattooed shoulders for balance. "Randy wait!"

He asked between laughs and was deposited on the floor again. A look at the Lycan's face made Cody realize how confused he was, and his smile vanished.

"Hey. I don't know how this works for you, but I didn't do it on purpose, okay? I had no choice, it just happened."

"When? When did this happen?"—he blurted, taking Cody off guard.

"Uh, the first time we met,"

Randy burst laughing, "Don't tell me you go for that 'love at first sight' crap? This is not a fucking fairy tale, boy"

"I know it's not! If it was I'd be imprinting on a beautiful woman and not you! I said I had no choice!" He mumbled, getting frustrated. Maybe he should've kept his mouth shut…

Randy didn't know what to do now; he never did stuff like this before. Romance wasn't his thing. He started to wonder at what point their relationship changed from hot, crazy sex in the middle of the forest to become a romance novel, because that chapter he missed. While he was pondering that Randy saw Cody move away from him.

"That was a mistake Randy… Forget I said anything"

"No, wait!" Randy stopped him with a hand on his bare shoulder,
"I know that you expect more from me than I'm giving you, but that's all I can give you now, Cody. I don't know what to say and frankly I—"

I want you toobut I don't knowif I'm ready for this...

"Wait, wait! You think I told you this in hopes that you declare undying love to me?" With Randy's confused look Cody was sure it was exactly what he thought. He began to laugh out loud.

"What's so funny?"

"Randy I never expected to hear anything like that coming from you, ok? I know very well that you're not the romantic type"

"So what do you want from me?" Randy sighed, feeling relieved; at least Cody wouldn't pressure him into anything!

Cody stopped laughing and got serious, "I just want to keep seeing you because I like it and because it's… it's a need of mine. I gotta have my imprinted close to me."

"By close you mean-"

"Sex, Randy. Sex." He shrugged when he saw Randy's joyful face, "And some kisses and hugs wouldn't be bad either."

If Cody needed only that from him than Randy would be more than happy to fulfill his wish. To prove that he liked the idea, he approached the smaller man and kissed him fervently, invading the mouth with his tongue and sticking it down his throat. Cody choked on the big tongue but still melted with the older man roughness.

Randy ended the kiss when he went limp in his arms, and smiled to see him looking so dazed. "Look at you ... all surrendered to me. If these moments together are enough for you than I'm game, because I always want to fuck you," To prove his point Randy grabbed a round buttock and squeezed. Cody moaned and pressed back against the hand, and Randy had to kiss him again.

While kissing and caressing the firm, hot body, Randy's head was spinning with thoughts that left him dizzy. Deep down he knew that he was actually deceiving himself; he didn't want to feel trapped in anyone's imprint, but he was already thinking about Cody as his beta. Damn it… he even admitted it to John! So why not to Cody, who was the one who ought to know that? Maybe it was the fact that they are enemies and he feared that someone might find out. He hated these stupid rules, but he didn't want anyone to die because of it too!

Whatever the reason, their relationship was forbidden and losing Cody now would be unbearable to him.

-tbc-