Valentino's Cowboy by Lynn Hagen

Author:Lynn Hagen [Hagen, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampires, Gay, Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance
ISBN: 9781627401432
Goodreads: 17561372
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2013-06-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Valentino finished Whiskers’s chart and sat it on the desk for Damon to file. Clicking his pen and shoving it into his lab coat, he went looking for Abe. He felt like his relationship with Abe was disjointed and he wanted to figure out how to bring them together, not only physically, but emotionally as well.

Something was holding Abe back and Valentino wanted to know what that something was. Their future together didn’t stand a chance unless he could figure out why Abe was keeping him at arm’s length.

Valentino came up short when he noticed a stranger standing in the hallway, peeking around the corner to the holding area. “What do you think you are doing?”

He blinked a few times when the stranger shimmered away. That told him the guy was fey, but that didn’t explain what he had been doing spying on Abe. Valentino walked briskly down the hall, needing to check on his mate.

Abe was cleaning out Roger’s cage, oblivious to being watched. His mate had no clue that a fey had just been standing there spying on him. Valentino leaned into the wall, watching Abe for a moment.

Why would anyone be spying on the man? Was there something going on in Abe’s life that Valentino needed to know about?

“Roger spilled his water.”

Abe hadn’t even turned around. He knew Valentino was watching him. If he knew Valentino was there, did he know about the fey? It could be their bond. Although they hadn’t consummated things yet, that didn’t mean it wasn’t growing stronger. He decided to keep the information about the peeping fey to himself right now.

Abe had been through enough already. “It’s his way of getting your attention.”

“It worked.”

Valentino moved further into the holding room, wagging his finger at the lab. “Watch yourself, bub. Abe is mine.”

His mate arched a blond eyebrow.

“He tends to attach himself quickly,” Valentino explained as he winked at Abe. “I know how he feels when it comes to you.”

His mate looked as if he were grappling for words. His lips parted and then he glanced back at what he was doing. Valentino could see Abe’s ear turning a dark shade of red. The man was easily rattled.

“So, since we didn’t get to have that dinner date, I was thinking about having a nice, romantic dinner at home tonight.” He threw the invitation out there and hoped Abe caught it. Squatting down next to his mate, Valentino said in a low tone, “My sweet tooth is kicking in…hard.”

Abe dropped the bowl he had in his hands, scrambling to pick it up before all the water spilled. Valentino patted Roger on his head when the dog barked and tried to lick Abe’s face. “What did I tell you about flirting with my mate?” he asked the dog.

The water was quickly running toward the small drainage hole in the center of the cage, but his mate went for towels anyway. Valentino helped Abe clean up the mess.

“You don’t have to help,” Abe said. “This is my job.

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