Moonlit Dreams: Moon Valley Shifters by B. Caudill

Author:B. Caudill [Caudill, B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

20

Grayson

Grayson watches Chloe scurry away to her bedroom, his chest beginning to relax some. Once his wolf chose her, he knew the pull he’d feel towards her would be strong. Now, knowing she is a virgin on top of that will make it nearly impossible to stay away. But he was determined to take things slow.

When he'd been forced out of Portland with no mate in sight, his life had spun out of control. A tinge of remorse flows through him as he thinks of the women he’d used in the past two years. Sleeping with women trying to bury the pain, thinking that he would never truly be mated for the rest of his life. Six months ago, he’d turned his focus from women to the success of the bar. Focusing solely on work, day in and day out, made it easier to ignore the pain.

Chloe steps out into the living room, her fingers twined together. She looks so beautiful standing there, her over-sized sweatshirt brushing the tops of her knees. When she stops in front of him, he can't help but lean in to touch his lips to hers.

Pulling back slightly dazed, she clears her throat. “I know you probably need to get going, but I had a great time. I was hoping..."

Sweeping her up into his arms, she releases a slight squeal as he carries her towards the bedroom. He pushes it open with his foot before coming to a complete halt. Her unmade bed sits in the middle of a sterile room. He’d been here once before when the movers brought the rest of her things, but he hadn’t had the chance to look around. He knew she didn’t have a lot brought in, but this is not at all the way he’d pictured her space.

A two-drawer dresser with loose knobs sits up against the wall next to the door. A small box beside her bed in place of a nightstand, holding an alarm clock and a small lamp. In the corner opposite her bed sits an empty easel, surrounded by a few small, unopened boxes. He finds it strange that everything has been unpacked besides the art supplies. "You paint?"

Pain flashes in her eyes before it's wiped away. "Not anymore. I don't know why I keep that stuff."

Turning towards the door he spots a small picture frame on the dresser. A young couple is sitting outside on a garden bench. Even sitting, the man looks tall, with short dark hair and piercing blue eyes. He has his arm wrapped around the shoulders of a beautiful blonde woman. They are laughing about something, her head tilted back looking up at him. A young Chloe, around five or six years old, sits on the woman's lap. Staring directly at the camera, a gap-tooth smile spreads wide across her face. Her curly blonde pigtails match perfectly to her mother's hair, but her eyes are from her father.

Glancing back, he sees her lips pressed together as she gazes at the same picture.

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