Evans, Gabrielle - Monsters and Mayhem [Midnight Matings] (Siren Publishing Classic ManLove) by Gabrielle Evans

Author:Gabrielle Evans [Evans, Gabrielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2012-01-06T17:34:30+00:00

Chapter Eight

“I don’t remember agreeing to this.” They were back in Pennsylvania, standing beside Blue Lake as the cold wind howled through the trees. The icy water wouldn’t affect him once he shifted, but he’d have to wade out there butt naked before that could happen.

“Coby, don’t be this way. You know that you’re going to have to prove what you are, or no one is ever going to believe it. Then all this will have been for nothing.” Samuel wasn’t being condescending or reprimanding. He was simply stating a fact.

“Yeah.” Coby sighed and looked out over the water. “I know, but it doesn’t mean I’m not nervous about it.”

Samuel moved a little closer but stopped before they actually touched. His hand twitched as if he wanted to reach out but then fisted at his side, and he shoved it into his jacket pocket. Couldn’t have the camera crew seeing something like that, could they?

Coby swallowed back his bitterness because he knew he wasn’t being fair. In the days following their little interlude at the museum, Samuel had gone out of his way to be caring and attentive to Coby’s needs. He was trying so hard, really trying, and Coby adored him for it.

Not being able to touch his mate whenever he wanted was eating away at him, though. He’d been just as adamant about hiding their relationship as Samuel—maybe even more so. The idea of his lover resenting him if word leaked out was more than Coby could handle. If he could only have his Sammy in secrecy, well, it was better than nothing.

“Hey,” Samuel whispered quietly. “Look at me.”

He didn’t want to, though. Every time he looked into the man’s eyes, he completely lost all resistance to anything Samuel wanted from him. “What?” he asked instead, still staring out over the lake, watching the morning sun glisten off the top of the ripples.

“Look at me,” Samuel repeated, stepping closer to crowd him until he had no choice but to step back or bump against him.

With an annoyed huff, Coby tilted his head back on his shoulder and looked at his mate. “What?” he asked a bit more tartly this time.

“I’m right here, remember? You don’t have to do this on your own. I’m not going to let anyone hurt you.”

He hadn’t been worried about someone trying to hurt him, but now that Samuel had brought it up, it was the only thought in his head. “Do you think that’s likely?”

Samuel chuckled and reached out, looped his fingers in the pocket of Coby’s jacket, and tugged him closer. “No, but I see how you get sometimes, and I know that sharp tongue of yours is all for show. You’re pretty good at hiding it, but I know you’re always a little scared that something bad will happen. I’m just letting you know that it won’t. I won’t let it. Okay?”

“Why are you being so nice to me?” It was a welcomed change, but Coby wasn’t sure he could trust it.

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