His Damaged Beast: A Waiting Hearts World Romance (Asilo Pride Book 4) by Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart

Author:Jena Wade & Lorelei M. Hart [Wade, Jena & Hart, Lorelei M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Shaw

I didn’t go back to the hotel after our first night together. Even being apart when he was working or I was helping around the pack lands was rough. There was no way either of wanted to be apart overnight, and there was no real reason to be. And after several days of me just staying at Emory’s home, we decided to make it official.

It was weird driving to the hotel that day, but checking out? That felt amazing. It was officially the end of my old life and the beginning of my new one in a way. I stuffed all of my belongings into my duffel and headed back to Emory’s home.

“Is that everything?” he asked when I returned.

I nodded.

“You travel light.” He looked down at my bag, and he was right. There wasn’t much here, but I didn’t need much. I hadn’t even really felt the lack of clothing the past few days I was without. I’d been wearing—or not wearing, as the case might be—the same clothes, and aside from needing to do wash too frequently, it didn’t bug me.

“Believe it or not, this is everything I own,” I said. “This and the truck outside. I haven’t been in one place for a very long time, and in the military, they are big into the government-issued clothes. I didn’t need much of anything there.”

“Is that something you want—to move around often?” He spoke low, as if he was almost scared of the answer.

“I don’t think so. I can see the appeal of growing roots, and I think it would benefit Caleb greatly. And really, it wasn’t the travel I was looking for when I went into the military.”

“What were you looking for?” he asked.

I shrugged. “A sense of purpose. To fight for something outside of myself. To get the hell away from my pride. I didn’t know then that there were different prides out there. I mean, I knew there were others, but for some reason, I assumed they would all function as mine did, which was horrible. It wasn’t the type of pride I wanted to remain in or raise a family in.”

“Were you all alone in the military?”

I shook my head. “There were a few shifters, but not many and not with each deployment. I learned a lot from those I did meet, though. We, of course, had to keep quiet and keep our discussions about ourselves to a minimum, but it opened my eyes to a lot of things.”

“I can’t imagine spending that much time with humans.”

I smiled. “They grow on you. They’re just like we are. They have their own lives, their own hopes and dreams. They just can’t change into animals. Is this going to be a problem?” I asked. “Me staying here?” I took a step forward, putting his hands on my chest, until they snuck their way up around my neck. The beast inside me settled. We liked having our mate’s hands on us. I bet my cat would love if I shifted and Emory could run his hands through my fur.

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