Page 49 of Primal Bonds 1

“Holler.” Both Fred and Harris said in unison.

Janet chuckled and then said, “Good night, boys.”

“Night, Janet,” Fred said.

When she was gone, Harris said to me, “Janet is so nice, right?”

I nodded and then settled down in my bed. As I closed my eyes, the image of the man with wolf ears and tail came into my mind again. He was glowing and as he leaned his face close to me, I could only stare at him.

Adam. He is definitely Adam.

I sighed and touched my lips.

He had kissed me and I felt this warmth flowing from his mouth into mine and…

I felt a hand on my head, and I flashed my eyes open. Standing there on the side of the bed and gazing down at me was Adam, and I felt emotion stir within me.

“Adam,” I said his name softly.

Oh, shit, was I dreaming? Seeing him here?

He smiled at me. “Chase said the surgery went great.”

Oh, he was speaking, which meant I wasn’t dreaming. But just to be sure, I reached out and touched his hand. He felt warm and firm. He was real. I wasn’t dreaming.

I licked my lip and said, “Yeah. Are you going home now?”

He nodded.

“So… tomorrow?” I asked tentatively.

Shit, I knew it was unreasonable of me to feel this way, since I was an adult and we were strangers, but I was scared he’d abandon me. Having grown up without the solid aid of an adult my entire life, now that I had Adam stepping into that role, I was frightened I’d lose it, that someone to lean on for support and comfort, of which I had none since Mom had died.

“I’ll come and pick you up tomorrow,” he said.

I breathed a sigh of relief. “Okay,” I said. “Thanks.”

He ruffled my hair and then leaned down until his face was inches from mine. I held my breath, gazing at him, my heart racing. Was he going to kiss me again?

He planted his lips on my forehead, and I sighed in pleasure. I felt tears brewing in my eyes as emotion played havoc within me.

“Good night, and rest well,” he said. “See you tomorrow.”

I nodded, but couldn’t utter a word.

He turned on his heel then, and he was about to leave when he looked to the other side of the room for a moment. I saw him put a finger to his lips and nod, and then he left the room. Confused, I turned to the other side and saw both Fred and Harris just sitting there, their eyes large. They looked shocked for some reason.

“You guys okay?” I asked.

Both turned to me and Fred asked, “You know him?”

I nodded. “I’m staying with him.”

Both had their mouths dropped open at the same time.

“Anyways,” I said. “We should sleep.”

Fred said, “That’s the guy.”