Hunter's Moon by Angela Colsin

Author:Angela Colsin [Colsin, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, vampires, paranormal romance, paranormal, witches, fae, human, lupine, wolf shifters, animal shifters
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

2 Days Later

After seven and a half hours of labor, Scarlet Rose Hodgins was born to two tired but loving parents, and a waiting room full of eager family and friends.

About half an hour after the doctor kicked everyone out of the delivery room, Rose walked in to inform them that her new granddaughter was healthy and Ashley was worn out, but doing fine. Several visitors were eager to get their first glimpse of the baby, too, but none more so than Cade's siblings.

They were all excited to meet their niece for the first time, and Caleb soon found himself holding a little girl no bigger than a bag of flour with a tuft of dark hair that came to a curly point at her crown.

Scarlet was nothing less than perfect, and she already had her parents wrapped around her little fingers.

In the early morning hours, Caleb finally departed the hospital while Ashley was sleeping and Cade was sitting in a recliner next to the bed, cradling his newborn against his chest. The eldest Hodgins sibling looked as content and proud as ever, and it wasn't surprising. The delivery of his daughter was miraculous, and Caleb made sure to visit Scarlet again when Ashley took her home two days later.

But one thing the delivery didn't do was erase his worry about a certain human photographer.

Laying in bed that night, he stared up at the ceiling in thought. Nacho was sprawled out by his feet, fast asleep, and with everything so quiet, Caleb couldn't get Emily off of his mind. He wanted to believe she'd come to accept the truth over the course of the past two days, but she hadn't spoken with him or Joslyn about the revelation that they weren't human.

His only consolation was knowing she hadn't abruptly left her home the night they'd admitted the truth to take some drastic measure. Instead, Emily had taken Conner's advice and sought a human perspective from Ashley, who'd told him all about their conversation between contractions on the way to the hospital.

Instead of devastation, Ashley said she only seemed bewildered and skeptical, which was expected of any human dealing with the truth.

But even though Caleb was nowhere near as worried as he could've been, he still felt guilty, wondering if he'd acted too swiftly after letting her know of his interest. After all, her safety wasn't all he wanted—he also desired her company, longing to hold her close the way he'd done by the lake, and promise to do whatever she needed to keep her happy.

At the thought, he rolled onto his side with a low groan, reaching to his nightstand to tug the drawer open. From inside, he retrieved the calendar image, wondering how much longer he could stay away from Emily before his instincts had him impulsively dropping by.

And gazing at her picture, he knew it wouldn't be long. She's so damned beautiful.

Grumbling at the sense of longing the thought induced, he placed the image face down on the nightstand, questioning whether he should try to get any sleep.

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