Wolf at the Door by Rebecca Brochu

Author:Rebecca Brochu [Brochu, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Darin is pleasantly sore when he makes his way back out of the shower the second time around. Raylan’s lazy, satisfied smirk is still playing in his mind from when he’d hobbled into the bathroom earlier. He’d asked Raylan if he was going to scent mark him all over again if he got cleaned up, but Raylan had just grinned, all sharp teeth and flashing eyes, and shook his head. His scent, Raylan had said, was deep enough inside of Darin now that he could get away with showering, that anything with a sense of smell would be able to tell who he belonged to. That wasn’t of course to say that there wouldn’t be more marking, of an extensive kind, in the future, but for now in the privacy of Darin’s home Raylan’s instincts were appeased.

Dressed in a pair of loose shorts and an old shirt, Darin makes his way towards the kitchen, unable to help the way his toes curl and his heart skips a beat when Raylan catches him in a quick deep kiss as they pass each other in the hall. Raylan’s intent on taking advantage of what’s left of the hot water, and Darin is set on scrounging up some sort of lunch for the two of them. He hears the water turn on as he moves around the kitchen, defrosting what’s left of some frozen lasagna and scraping together other odds and ends since he’s a bit short in the grocery department.

He’s leaning against the counter, a long neck beer bottle dangling from his fingertips and thoughts of Raylan, shower slick and eyes shining, dancing through his mind when there’s a knock on his front door. Jolting out of his daydream, Darin puts his beer down and makes his way to the front door only to feel his brows draw down in confusion when he doesn’t see anyone through the peephole. Curious, Darin unbolts the door and opens it slowly only to be met with the sight of an empty front yard and a unmarked, brown wrapped package lying innocently on his doorstep.

After another look around, Darin bends down and carefully scoops the package up as he moves back into the house, closing and locking the door behind him. He looks it over carefully on his way to the kitchen, but there’s nothing, no postage mark, no name, nothing besides thick brown paper and a few pieces of strategically placed tape. Darin puts the package down gently on the island and tries his best to ignore it, determined to wait for Raylan in case it’s something dangerous.

It doesn’t take long for his curiosity to get the better of him, and after a second’s hesitation Darin’s rummaging around in a drawer for a knife and carefully slicing through the tape and unfolding the brown paper. There’s a wooden box inside, the wood a rich golden color that matches well with the gold catch that holds it closed. The lid is embossed with the outline

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