A Cowboy for Caleb (Great Plains Shifters Book 1) by L.C. Davis

Author:L.C. Davis [Davis, L.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

CALEB

When Caleb woke, Dustin was watching him and from the far-off look in his eyes, Caleb got the feeling he’d been like that for some time. The omega sat up slowly. He was still sore, but the maddening achiness and heat were gone. Guilt had settled perfectly in their place, but he couldn’t bring himself to regret what had happened.

He could perhaps regret how it had happened. Certainly when it had happened, but making love to Dustin just wasn’t something Caleb’s heart could categorize as wrong even if he knew it was in every other sense. They had both needed it so badly. They’d needed the comfort, the warmth, the intimacy of contact with someone who understood the pain that only they shared.

Even if it hadn’t been for the strong attraction Caleb had felt for the Alpha since long before he wanted to admit, he knew that falling for Dustin would only have been a matter of time.

“How’d you sleep?” Dustin asked quietly.

“Fine,” Caleb said, running a hand over his face. The truth was, he’d slept better than fine. For the first time since he’d come to the Meadowlands Pack, he’d slept in peace and without the nightmares that so often plagued him whether he was awake or asleep. “You?”

“Not much,” Dustin murmured.

Caleb watched him fearfully. He could tell the Alpha was thinking, and that couldn’t mean anything good, if only because Dustin was good. Too good for Caleb, certainly too good to accept what they’d done without questioning it.

“Are you sure you’re alright?” Dustin asked, taking his hand. That touch soothed Caleb’s fears in ways that terrified him. Losing Alec had taken such a toll on him, even though their love had formed gradually over time. Could he ever find a way to survive if Dustin turned away from him when the Alpha already had such an impact on him?

“I will be, when I know what you’re thinking,” Caleb admitted, pulling the sheet up over his lap as he sat up.

“I’m thinking I should regret what we did last night, but all I can do is be afraid that you regret it.”

Caleb watched him, fascinated. It was the first time he’d seen a trace of vulnerability in this mountain of a man, but Dustin didn’t seem any weaker as a result of it. Caleb couldn’t resist reaching out to touch the scruff on the Alpha’s jaw. It became him. “Maybe I should, but I don’t,” he murmured. “What does this mean?”

Dustin shook his head, a thoughtful sadness in his gaze. “I don’t know. For the life of me, Caleb, I just don’t know.”

The pounding at the bedroom door made Caleb jolt. He pulled the sheets up to his chest and his heart raced in panic as he and Dustin stared at each other.

“Who is it?” the Alpha demanded.

“It’s your mother.” Noreen’s voice was muffled but shrill.

Caleb’s heart sank. She wasn’t supposed to be back until the afternoon. Leave it to Noreen to end what had been one of the best nights in his life.

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