Behind the Beginning (Becoming the Wolf Book 1) by Joyce T. S

Author:Joyce, T. S. [Joyce, T. S.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Wicked Willow Press
Published: 2020-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The next two weeks passed in a breath. How could time go so fast after it had stalled for so long? Grey couldn’t get enough of Morgan. She was an all-consuming addiction he had no intention of curing. They spent almost every evening together, sometimes at his apartment, sometimes at her house. Grey wasn’t comfortable leaving her alone in an unsafe neighborhood all day, so it was just easier on his instincts if he was around, and thank everything holy, she didn’t seem to mind.

Dean had spoken the truth about Wolf’s overprotective tendencies. Instincts flooded him in a constant loop when he worried over Morgan and Lana. If he wanted to keep them, he would have to find a balance.

During the day, Morgan worked on her website filling orders, but Grey would come over to hang out with Lana, just to have an excuse to be around them. The first time the little girl grew comfortable enough to crawl into his lap and snuggle while she watched cartoons shook his entire foundation and made Wolf devoted to her. This tiny, fragile human trusted him. She felt safe with him. Safe. He could make her feel safe. The realization thawed the scar tissue of Wolf’s cold heart.

Sunday morning, the weather was going to shit. He showered in a rush and got ready to go to Morgan’s before the hailstorms hit. As he brushed his teeth, a weatherman buzzed on the small television he had at the lowest volume. He could hear the warning just fine.

A light knock sounded at the apartment door, and he stilled, listening. Lana quietly asked a question on the other side of the thin, wooden barrier. He spat the minty toothpaste into the sink and rinsed fast. With a ready smile, he opened the door. Morgan’s worried, apologetic look fueled an instant rage in him.

He picked Lana up. “What’s wrong?” he asked automatically, as Morgan closed the door behind them.

“There’re police cars all down my street. I don’t know what’s going on, but I didn’t want to be there for any of that. Sorry for just coming over like this,” she said.

He relaxed, huffed a breath of relief and waved the apology off. “It’s a good surprise. You guys want hot chocolate? I got the kind with rainbow marshmallows for the cretin.” He directed the last statement toward Lana, who’d turned out to be quite the marshmallow connoisseur. She liked when he called her cretin. It always made her smile proudly.

“Yeah!” Lana yelled as he tossed her up and caught her.

He tickled her and set her on the couch then strode to Morgan and pressed his forehead against hers. Wolf needed him to do that sometimes so his instincts would settle down. She was okay. Leaning forward, he tasted her lips, drank in the rightness of her body against his, warm, soft, and inviting. She pulled her winter gloves off and hugged him tightly around the neck. A piece of him, which had been strung so tight in her absence, relaxed.

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