Long Road Home by Ryan Chandra

Author:Ryan, Chandra [Ryan, Chandra]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Gay Romance, werewolf, Paranormal Romance, Shape Shifter, LGBT romance, M/M
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Hank stayed in the bed for the remainder of the night. He didn’t sleep worth shit, but being surrounded by the other man’s scent did keep his Wolf from insisting they go find the human and tie him to the bedposts. Why did humans have to be so fucking stubborn and illogical?

Okay, maybe he’d been a little out of line when he’d accused the man of intentionally manipulating him. He should’ve taken a deep breath and asked the man if he’d made him jealous on purpose. Given Thom’s lack of knowledge and experience with Werewolves, he should’ve given him the benefit of the doubt.

He growled at his anger. It fed the guilt plaguing him and made him feel worse. He had to find some way to fix the misunderstanding—some way where he managed to keep his and the pack’s secrets.

When the sun painted the room with golden light, he gave up on the idea of getting any sleep and stumbled out of the bed. Thom had made coffee. The aroma called to him and made him salivate. He forced himself to throw on some sweatpants and a T-shirt before he gave into the temptation of going downstairs. His Wolf had taken an emotional bruising last night. He refused to walk into another fight naked.

He took the stairs two at a time. The action made a loud thumping noise, but he wanted the man to be prepared for his appearance. When he stepped into the kitchen, however, the other man stood at the sink, his weight supported by a pair of crutches, looking out the window, and didn’t turn to acknowledge his arrival. The slight made his gut burn but he pushed down the impulse to react. Instead, he crossed to the coffeepot and poured himself a mug of the brew before making his way to the small table and claiming a chair as his own.

“Sleep well?” Thom asked.

His back was still toward Hank but the trucker decided to take the words as some sort of peace offering. “Nope. You?”

“Like shit.”

Hank took a deep breath. “I owe you an apology.” The words weren’t as difficult to say as he’d originally imagined they would be. “A real apology. My emotions were amped up after the drama of this week. I let them get the better of me. I shouldn’t have accused you of manipulating me.”

He shrugged. “You don’t know me. It’s an understandable assumption. I shouldn’t have taken it so personally. I’m sorry.”

The words were icy daggers in his hard-fought control. “I’d like to think I know you some. Especially after everything we’ve gone through this week.”

“The shooting? You were in the wrong place at the wrong time and chose to do the right thing. Says more about you than it ever will about me.” Thom swung around to face him and Hank wished he hadn’t. He lacked any noticeable emotion. He appeared cold and distant.

“Not true. You followed me out into the yard. Shows you’re brave.”

“Stupid is more like it.” Thom said with a snort.

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