Chained To The Alpha: A Paranormal Shifter Romance Standalone by JJ Jones

Author:JJ Jones [Jones, JJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-06-13T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

We had set up the camp in relative silence, but we were going to have a cold night in the woods. I wondered if we were going to make it through this without a blanket, nothing to hold warmth. Devin had extended the shelter to cover the fire, a way to hold the warmth inside. There was a hole above the fire that allowed the smoke to escape from the small, temporary home that we had made.

We were going to have to cuddle together for the night. The snow was starting to fall harder and harder. It was going to be a cold night. Somehow, in the time that I had gathered the wood and started the fire, he had made a nice little bed in the tent. It was actually rather comfortable as we settled in for the night.

“Should someone keep an eye out, in case the shifters come around?” he asked. He was chewing on his lip.

I almost laughed at how cute he looked when he was nervous. “I think we’ll be fine, but if you’re more comfortable that way, you can go out into the snow.”

“The snow doesn’t look very comfortable. It’s starting to get kind of warm in here.”

“I just wish that the cold hadn’t gotten into my bones.” I groaned.

Now that we had found a way to start the conversation, it was easy to talk to him. It felt like nothing had really changed between us. We were quite possibly closer than we had been before the strained admissions that we had made. I wrapped my arm around him.

“Can I borrow some of that body heat?” I knew what I was actually asking, but didn’t know if I wanted him to be able to translate my question or not.

“Sure.” He turned toward me.

We were burrowed in the leaves with some meat heating up over the fire. We had half a bottle of water each. It was all we had left and we had to make it last. I was going to save mine, carefully guarding it for a couple of sips after I had eaten the dried meat.

“I’m sorry you have to go through this.” I somehow felt like it was my fault. I didn’t know why I felt like that. Maybe it was my own nature to blame myself.

“I don’t think this is your fault,” he mumbled in my ear.

His hot breath sent shudders down my back. “I just wanted to say that, in case we find out that it’s my fault,” I told him. “I’m so sorry.”

“This can’t be your fault,” he assured me. “It has to be someone trying to hurt me.” He made the statement and I really didn’t know how to respond to his assertion. Instead I let him continue to speak. “I won’t let you get hurt by this. I promise you.”

“What if it’s not your fault? What if it’s something from my past?” I asked, knowing that we could suffer so much more if he felt like I had betrayed him.

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