Scents and Secrets by Sasha Silsbury

Author:Sasha Silsbury [Silsbury, Sasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

THOMAS

warm rain and cups of tea

Thomas is trembling when he gets back to the cabin. Warm drops of rain are just starting to fall, sending the forest into a tizzy of bird song accompanied by the soft patter of rain on leaves.

His whole body is hot and he struggles to get a grip on the door handle because his hands are shaking so hard.

That could have gone better, he thinks. In fact, it couldn’t have gone much worse.

Ivan isn’t in sight when Thomas enters the living room. The bedroom door is still ajar. He must still be sleeping and Thomas thanks his lucky stars for that. He needs a little time to compose himself before his son sees him.

His son. Their son.

Adam was right to be angry. How could it possibly have gone any differently?

Back in the quiet of the cabin, he’s suddenly overwhelmed with a flood of exhaustion that make his knees want to buckle under him.

There’s nowhere to sit. The sofas are rotting out the back of the cabin, and the only chairs have been moved to the kitchen. He sinks to the floor, leans back against the wall of the cabin and tries not to cry.

Ivan might still be sleeping, but someone is up. Thomas can hear them pottering around in the kitchen.

God, he could do with a cup of tea, but he’s not sure he’s got the energy to move. He’s still shaking and if he moves, there is a real chance that he might throw up.

The kitchen door opens and Cam’s slim figure appears holding two mugs. He stops when he sees Thomas. The scent of fear rises. He looks to the front door and then around the room.

“Are you okay?” His voice is a whisper. It’s the first time that Thomas has heard him use it. He sounds even younger than he looks.

“We had an argument. I’m all right. I just need to catch my breath.”

Cam nods. He’s wearing shorts. It’s the first time Thomas has seen his legs. They’re stick thin and covered in scars: thin lines in different stages of healing that crisscross almost every inch of skin.

Thomas looks away.

“They were to keep me right,” Cam says in a low voice. “That’s what my alpha used to say.”

“I’m sorry.” Thomas’ problems suddenly seem a lot less pressing in perspective. He’s never had an alpha hurt him. Not on purpose.

Cam gives him a thin-lipped smile. He looks like he’s about to cry.

“Do you want to talk about it?” Thomas asks.

Cam shakes his head. “Maybe another time. Right now, I just want to have some tea and not think about it.”

He gives Thomas another smile, then disappears into the other room with his mugs.

Thomas draws a deep breath and gets to his feet. Stop being such a sap. No one’s been whipping your legs or making you do anything you don’t want to.

The sooner he can get back to his life helping people like Cam the better.

Cam is right about one thing though. Tea and not thinking about it will definitely help.

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