Sean laid her back in her crib and turned the mobile on, letting its soothing melody capture her attention and lull her back to sleep. He then stripped off his sweats and crawled into bed. Raul’s scent soothed his frazzled nerves and he managed to drift off to sleep.
The ring of the doorbell jerked Sean out a very pleasant dream, a dream where his mate was going down on him and wrapping his shaft in wet, sucking heat. Sean groaned, staring at his aching erection. The ring of the doorbell followed by the pounding of a fist on wood told Sean in no uncertain terms that he wouldn’t be able to do anything about his dick’s engorged state.
Besides, now that he was awake and remembered Declan’s call last night, he was already wilting.
Sean sighed, pulled his sweats back on, and hustled to the front door. He glanced through the peephole and frowned. It wasn’t anyone he knew. “Who is it?”
“Me name’s Cliff MacDougal. I’m here to take ye to Colin City,” said the man behind the door.
“Who will take care of Lily?” he asked warily.
“I have me mate, Lisa, with me,” Cliff replied.
“Sean, will you open the door, please?” came a woman’s voice, probably Lisa. “I don’t like Abigail being out in the cold like this.”
“Who’s Abigail?” he asked on reflex.
“Me cub,” Cliff responded, agitation working its way into his voice.
Sean’s wolf wanted to obey, and fast, recognizing a more dominant shifter. Opening the door, Sean beckoned them to enter. In trooped a tall, dark-haired wolf shifter and a slender, petite blonde woman carrying a babe wrapped in blankets.
The woman, Lisa, smiled. “Caroline told me how cute Lily is. It’ll be nice for Abigail to have a girl her own age to play with when she gets older.” As she talked, she unwrapped a couple folds to reveal a pink-faced sleeping infant.
“Oh,” Sean breathed. “She’s lovely,” he said, more because he was supposed to than because he really thought the baby was all that. He was a man, after all.
Lisa smiled. “Thanks. Now, just show me where Lilly’s things are and then you can be off. I’m sure you’re eager to see your mate.” She finally looked at him for the first time and smirked. “Maybe you should be less eager and put on some clothes,” she said, hand over her mouth to smother a snort.
Remembering his state of undress, Sean glanced toward Cliff. The shifter was clearly amused more at his wife’s reaction than caring about Sean running around bare-chested. Like most shifters, Sean figured Cliff didn’t care about nudity much.
Sean still scurried to obey because the sooner he dressed, the sooner he could go see his mate. He pulled on jeans, t-shirt, sweatshirt, socks, and boots. Heading to Lily’s room, he found Lisa already in there sitting on the bed. She held a finger to her lips and made a shooing motion with her other hand.
He mouthed thank you , then headed toward the front room.
Cliff took one look at him and started toward the front. Sean grabbed a coat and followed. Once Sean settled in the other man’s sedan, he had to clasp his hands between his legs to keep them from trembling.
“I’m sorry about yer mate,” Cliff murmured, breaking the silence.
Sean nodded, uncertain what to say.
“I have great respect for the man,” Cliff continued. “He’s been invaluable in our fight against the scientists using us as lab rats.” He shook his head, then glanced toward Sean, catching his gaze for a couple seconds before returning his focus to the road. “He’s a tough human, that one. Don’t ye worry. He’ll pull through.”
Somehow, Sean managed to force a weak smile.
Needing something to talk about, Sean murmured, “How long have you known Raul?”
“Oh, a little over a year now. He moved to Stone Ridge with his friend, Jared, after the guy mated with Carson, our enforcer.” Cliff actually snickered. “Gods that be, what a pair. Crazy humans.”
Sean grimaced. He didn’t know if he
The ring of the doorbell jerked Sean out a very pleasant dream, a dream where his mate was going down on him and wrapping his shaft in wet, sucking heat. Sean groaned, staring at his aching erection. The ring of the doorbell followed by the pounding of a fist on wood told Sean in no uncertain terms that he wouldn’t be able to do anything about his dick’s engorged state.
Besides, now that he was awake and remembered Declan’s call last night, he was already wilting.
Sean sighed, pulled his sweats back on, and hustled to the front door. He glanced through the peephole and frowned. It wasn’t anyone he knew. “Who is it?”
“Me name’s Cliff MacDougal. I’m here to take ye to Colin City,” said the man behind the door.
“Who will take care of Lily?” he asked warily.
“I have me mate, Lisa, with me,” Cliff replied.
“Sean, will you open the door, please?” came a woman’s voice, probably Lisa. “I don’t like Abigail being out in the cold like this.”
“Who’s Abigail?” he asked on reflex.
“Me cub,” Cliff responded, agitation working its way into his voice.
Sean’s wolf wanted to obey, and fast, recognizing a more dominant shifter. Opening the door, Sean beckoned them to enter. In trooped a tall, dark-haired wolf shifter and a slender, petite blonde woman carrying a babe wrapped in blankets.
The woman, Lisa, smiled. “Caroline told me how cute Lily is. It’ll be nice for Abigail to have a girl her own age to play with when she gets older.” As she talked, she unwrapped a couple folds to reveal a pink-faced sleeping infant.
“Oh,” Sean breathed. “She’s lovely,” he said, more because he was supposed to than because he really thought the baby was all that. He was a man, after all.
Lisa smiled. “Thanks. Now, just show me where Lilly’s things are and then you can be off. I’m sure you’re eager to see your mate.” She finally looked at him for the first time and smirked. “Maybe you should be less eager and put on some clothes,” she said, hand over her mouth to smother a snort.
Remembering his state of undress, Sean glanced toward Cliff. The shifter was clearly amused more at his wife’s reaction than caring about Sean running around bare-chested. Like most shifters, Sean figured Cliff didn’t care about nudity much.
Sean still scurried to obey because the sooner he dressed, the sooner he could go see his mate. He pulled on jeans, t-shirt, sweatshirt, socks, and boots. Heading to Lily’s room, he found Lisa already in there sitting on the bed. She held a finger to her lips and made a shooing motion with her other hand.
He mouthed thank you , then headed toward the front room.
Cliff took one look at him and started toward the front. Sean grabbed a coat and followed. Once Sean settled in the other man’s sedan, he had to clasp his hands between his legs to keep them from trembling.
“I’m sorry about yer mate,” Cliff murmured, breaking the silence.
Sean nodded, uncertain what to say.
“I have great respect for the man,” Cliff continued. “He’s been invaluable in our fight against the scientists using us as lab rats.” He shook his head, then glanced toward Sean, catching his gaze for a couple seconds before returning his focus to the road. “He’s a tough human, that one. Don’t ye worry. He’ll pull through.”
Somehow, Sean managed to force a weak smile.
Needing something to talk about, Sean murmured, “How long have you known Raul?”
“Oh, a little over a year now. He moved to Stone Ridge with his friend, Jared, after the guy mated with Carson, our enforcer.” Cliff actually snickered. “Gods that be, what a pair. Crazy humans.”
Sean grimaced. He didn’t know if he
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