Page 62 of Primal Bonds 1
“Three years,” Adam said. “They’ve known each other for three years.”
“That is a reasonable time.” I sighed and then said, “Adam. Thank you.”
Standing there beside the bed, he ruffled my hair. “You’re welcome.”
I licked my lip and then said, “I didn’t know you were a mafia boss and an alpha.”
“What?” he asked. “You scared of me now?”
I shook my head. “No, I’m not scared of you or anything because I know you’d never hurt me.” I looked him in the eye and said sincerely, “I’m awed. I mean, you’re awesome and I can’t say enough how much it means to me that you helped me out and stuff.”
“Mm-hmm.” He leaned down and kissed me on the forehead.
I sighed, savoring the sweet moment. Shit, I desperately wanted to raise my face to his and kiss him back on the lips. But alas, Adam moved back.
The doorbell rang again, for the third time today, and I still jolted. Well, after that incident with Debra, I think doorbell ringing will get me a little unsettled for a while.
“I’ll get it,” Lan said loudly from the living room.
“Come on,” Adam said. “It has to be Chase this time.” He chuckled.
I nodded. “Third time lucky,” I said as I followed him out the door.
I was just about to enter the living room across the hallway when Lan said loudly, “Holy fuck!”
Since he sounded so shocked, I turned to look at him and it appeared he was standing there, frozen. What was wrong with Lan?
“Shiro, come here!” he shouted. “Shiro! Come quick!”
“Lan?” a familiar voice shouted. “You’re Lan, right?”
I felt my body tense for a second, and then I held my breath.Aka?It sounded like Aka. I rushed down the hallway and came to stand behind Lan, and there I stood frozen, just like Lan, as I stared at Aka in front of the door beside Chase. He was holding a brown bag of something.
Because I couldn’t help myself, I burst into tears as I walked over to Aka, my legs weak. Aka dropped the bag to the floor and then rushed to me, wrapping his arms around me tightly. He was also in tears.
Chase said, “Oh dear.”
I couldn’t believe it. Aka. It really was Aka and he was here. But how? But…
I hugged him tightly, never wanting to let him go.
Aka said, “Shiro. Oh, shit, I thought I’d never see you again, but… I’ve been searching for you and Kuro and…”
“I’ve been searching for you, too,” I said.
Suddenly, I felt Lan behind me, hugging both me and Aka. “Yay! The team is back. Well, not fully yet, but at least three of the four of us are back together.”
Aka laughed as tears ran down his face. “Lan, you silly wolf. Man, I missed you so much. I thought I’d never see you again after they separated us.”
“Yeah, me, too,” Lan said. “I thought I’d actually die in the mine, but I’m tough and persistent, so I won’t die that easily, apparently.”
“What the hell is going on?” Nolan’s voice came from behind us. “Holy shit. What’s with this weird scene? Lan, why the heck are you in tears?”
Lan turned to his boss then and grinned, tears running down his face. “Reunion, Master Nolan. Reunion.”
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