Baby's First Howl (The First Shift Book 1) by Letty Frame

Author:Letty Frame [Frame, Letty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-11T00:00:00+00:00

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MAIA

“How was your shower?” Topher asks, as I enter the living room. He doesn’t hide the sniff he does in the air, his lips quirking up in amusement. I roll my eyes, as he sprawls out even further on the armchair.

“Not only is that scenting thing of yours severely creepy, it’s none of your business what me, my hands, and my, well… shower do.”

“Oh, princess,” he murmurs, rising from the chair he was sitting in to stride over to me. My nerves light up in anticipation, and he doesn’t disappoint.

Topher comes to a stop right in front of me, gently cupping my cheek in his hand, the familiar sparks indicating our bond flying between us. They set the tone.

But the softness of his touch does not match the intensity in his gaze, the pure heat that seems to be leaking out of him.

“Everything about you and your pleasure concerns me,” he says with a smirk. He lowers his head forward and presses a gentle kiss to my lips. I sigh into it, loving the familiarity as his lips brush against mine.

I take every offered kiss, and then more. When we pull apart, I’m breathless, and he’s grinning.

“Now, Seb is handling our little... friend, and the other two will be back soon enough. Help me cook?”

“Can you cook?” I raise an eyebrow, my tone showing my humour, as I look him up and down. He claims to have talented hands, but I’ve seen no evidence of that.

He laughs. “You’d doubt me?”

“Considering you’re the only one who I’ve never seen cook in the entire seven weeks I’ve lived here...” I trail off and laugh at the outrage that flashes across his face.

The conversation of me moving out came up a couple of weeks ago, but it was shut down almost immediately. I didn’t try to put up much of an argument if I’m being honest with myself.

I like it here. Despite the break in, and the visits, it still feels safer than my home. There’s a warmth in the walls, a level of safety that I’ve never felt since I lost my parents.

“Hm, I definitely think that this is another area where you’re all talk.” My words are flirty, my grin teasing, but like his, I have no doubt my eyes are filled with the same desire.

His eyes darken, a dangerous, but playful aura emanating from him as he growls out, “You think I’m all talk?”

I bite my lip, my eyes darting over to where Phoebe is asleep in her crib, and I nod my head. At the shock on his face, I laugh and dart away from him, heading through to the kitchen.

It’s nice and clean, the dishes all dry on the drainer from where I washed them earlier on. There’s a hint of lemon and bleach from where I had scrubbed at the tiles, but the entire room gleams and glistens.

As expected, Topher is hot on my heels, and I never really thought my escape through. I dart around the island, grinning at him as he enters the room.

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