Forbidden Daddy Mate: Age Gap Shifter Romance (Silver Wolves Black Ops Book 7) by Ruby Knoxx

Author:Ruby Knoxx [Knoxx, Ruby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12 - Freya

I tossed back and forth, trying to force myself to go to sleep. Instead, I stared up at the ceiling, moonlight streaking across it.

I shivered, pulling the comforter tighter around me, but it didn’t do anything. The insulation in the cabin was virtually nonexistent. That wasn’t even the main reason I couldn’t fall asleep. Every time I closed my eyes, thoughts of the vampires sneaking in in the middle of the night and waking me up the same way they had last night loomed over me, making it impossible for me to close my eyes and sleep soundly. On top of that, my arm continued to ache. I was used to sleeping on that side, but with my arm still in pain, I couldn’t put weight on it and fall asleep.

As I tossed and turned, I kept thinking about Malcolm. He had insisted on sleeping on the couch. I understood why, but I still wished he hadn’t. I could imagine his warm body pressed against mine. His presence soothed me, too. It made the thought of vampires seem less of a threat. He made me feel safe in a way I hadn’t before.

The more I thought about it, the more the chill in the bedroom creeped over me, and the larger and emptier the bed felt. My eyes opened, locking on the ceiling. I listened for any sounds outside the bedroom, wondering if Malcolm was still awake or if maybe he’d managed to drift off. Bizarrely, I hoped he was still awake. I didn’t want to be alone. If he were at least awake, then I could go talk to him until I fell asleep.

I wanted him. Not just physically. I wanted to be near him, to feel the way I always did when he was around. Safe, protected, valued.

My heart thundered when I heard footsteps. He was awake, after all. It still took me a moment of hesitation to get out of bed and walk to the door. My hand hovered over the handle for a long moment before I finally grasped the knob and turned.

Malcolm spun toward the sound, teeth lengthening to fangs and fingers turning to claws, ready to strike at whoever was there. He relaxed when he registered it was just me.

“Couldn’t sleep?” he asked.

I shook her head, pulling the blanket tighter around me. “Weird day, you know?” I said. “I’m still recovering. On top of that, my arm still hurts like hell and it’s freezing in here.”

He let out a snort. “Sounds like a lot,” he said. “Let me take a look at the arm.”

I nodded, sitting down next to him and lowering the blanket. “Do you have a lot of experience with tending wounds?”

“Not as much as Klyte,” he said. “But I’ve had my fair share of near scrapes in my time.”

“Oh?”

He could tell I wanted a story, something to distract me from everything, something to make everything seem less perilous. He gave a warm, knowing smile, then rubbed his chin, eyes glassy as he recalled something.

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