Wolves Of Stone Ridge 9 - Casey's Love Bite by Charlie Richards

Author:Charlie Richards [Richards, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-12-01T04:06:35+00:00

Chapter Seven

Seven hours into the drive from Stone Ridge to Tucson, Caspian caught Casey shifting uncomfortably in the passenger seat. His friends had long since fallen silent, both stretched out in the captain’s chairs that made up the middle row of seats in his SUV.

“Are you all right?” Caspian asked, looking toward Casey again.

“I’m really sorry,” his adorato whispered.“I need to

get out and walk for a while.”

Casey tried to hide it, but Caspian could hear the

pain in his tone. His brows creased as he looked over

and really saw the shifter. Streaks of red and pink

slashed the sky behind Casey’s head, the setting sun

accentuating the man’s pale skin. The pinched look of

his sweet lips and creases at his eyes told Caspian all he

needed to know.

“Ah, adorato, why didn’t you tell me you were in

such pain?” he asked, truly astonished that he hadn’t

picked up on it sooner. Once we establish our bond this

will never happen again.

“The short stroll from SUV to bathroom and back again when you fueled the SUV helped,” Casey murmured.“I wanted to get as far as possible before

having to stop for the night.”

“That was almost three hours ago, my sweet,” he

replied.“We will stop at the next town. It’s only about

another fifteen minutes,” he assured.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Casey nod. He found a small, non-affiliated motel and pulled

into the parking lot. After shutting off the engine, he

leaned over and pulled Casey in for a quick kiss.“I’ll

be right back,” he said. Leaving his adorato in the care

of Seb, he dropped into step beside Dobs.“How are you

holding up?” he asked gently, knowing his friend still

had trouble dealing with shifters.

Dobs gave him his patented half-smile, the one that

said I don’t want to talk about it so leave it the hell

alone. “Everything’s fine.”

“Okay, okay,” he replied, lifting a hand in placation.

He opened the door for his friend and as he passed his

whispered,“If you ever want to talk about it, you know

I’m always there.”

His friend paused halfway through the door, his

brows scrunched into a confused look.“I know,” he

said. After another few seconds, he added,“I actually

think I’m going to like Casey.”

Relief flooded Caspian. He hadn’t wanted to admit,

even to himself, how important his friend’s acceptance

of his beloved had been. It wouldn’t have stopped him

from pursuing Casey, but it sure made his life easier

knowing his friends would back him.“I’m glad to hear

that.”

Striding to the desk, they were met in the lobby by Carson. Caspian lifted a brow when the wolf shifter confirmed a room with a king bed and a hot tub.“Like

to relax, huh?”

Carson grimaced.“Had to,” he muttered,“otherwise

Jared would be back down here requesting a room

change to whatever passed for this hotel’s presidential

suite.”

“Oh, that’s rich,” Dobs sputtered between laughs. “Yeah, he is,” Carson replied with another grimace,

taking the room key from the woman. He grabbed

Caspian’s arm, getting his complete attention while

Dobs put in a room order for two queen beds for him

and Sebastian.“Are you getting a separate room for

Casey?”

Caspian knew he probably should have asked his

beloved, but he hadn’t wanted to give the man a chance

to say no.

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