Mongrel: MM Paranormal Fantasy Romance by Lee Colgin

Author:Lee Colgin [Colgin, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781970161144
Publisher: Colgin Enterprise
Published: 2021-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Leaving dreams of passion and kisses behind, I come aware gradually. If I squeeze my eyes shut, perhaps dream-Bowie will continue his tender caresses. But it’s too late. I’m awake, and the real Bowie feels just as nice, pressed against my back, his arm slung over my waist.

That’s the only nice thing, though. The ground is hard, my hip is sore, and this cellar stinks of damp onion. I roll over to find he’s already awake.

“Good evening,” he says with a warm smile.

In lieu of words, I take his lips instead. Gentle kisses, which he accepts with a pleased sigh. I slip my hand into his hair, relishing its silken softness against my palm, and push it behind his ear, then follow the length of it down his back. Such beautiful hair and never a tangle. I can’t believe I’m allowed to touch it.

The urge to deepen the kiss and explore him further is hard to resist. But the sun is nearly down, and we have a mission to complete. I lean back to look at him, needing to know what happened before we slept. One moment, I was so high on his touch I feared I might come from kissing alone, and the next, I passed out.

“How are you?” He returns the favor and strokes my mess of wild hair away from my face. My ears twitch, seeking his touch. Somehow, Bowie knows this and scratches them for me. His nails on my scalp work little miracles with each pass.

Before answering, I take stock of my body. I’m a little stiff from sleeping on the stone ground, but the exhaustion from the distance we traveled is entirely gone. My feet and hands feel fine. My bruised arm isn’t the least bit sore. Apparently, Bowie works large miracles as well.

“I feel good.” Stretching against the length of him, I continue my assessment. “Like new. How did you do that?”

“It wasn’t me. Just the blood.” He wraps an arm around me and draws me in. Our legs tangle to make this position work.

“Well, it’s your blood. I’d say that counts. But why did I faint?”

He gives a hint of a shrug, his fingers still combing through my hair, gently unknotting as he goes. “That’s a common side effect when the recipient is as exhausted as you were. You were on the verge of passing out before I gave you the blood. You’re just good at hiding it.”

That makes sense, I suppose. Traveling vast distances four nights in a row was beginning to take its toll. The damned beaver didn’t help. “My arm feels as if it never happened.”

“Mmm,” Bowie murmurs, “it would. Bruises and such heal almost immediately.”

“Does that always happen? If you share blood?”

His lips curl to a grin. “It’s not something I do often, my dear. In fact, I can count all the occasions with my fingers and have a few left to spare. But no, it won’t always be like that. Your body took a lot of wear and tear from the road.

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