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Chapter 13
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2020-10-20 21:20:29"Rachel?"
For a moment, Galen felt alarmed. Perhaps she'd fled after their tryst, but then he noticed her purse and cellphone were still on the nightstand. He breathed deeply in relief. She didn't buck and run. Which could mean only one thing. This was more than a one-night stand and she felt the same way about him, as he did about her.
He sat up in bed, looking around the cabin. She must have gone up to the asylum. Crossing over the dead was her thing, as being a shifter was his.
Galen smiled in the darkness, reliving their encounter in his mind. Of all the women he'd known in his life, none of them affected him as much as Rachel. The sheets were still drenched with the evidence of their passion, but it was so much more than sex. Something about her, brought out a side of him he never knew he had. He would gladly give up his life to protect her and it would all be worthwhile. This must be how Jax felt about Marissa, willing to give up everything to be with the woman he loved. He felt a newfound respect for his brother, being so brave to walk away from all he'd known his entire life, in the name of love.
"Too soon for the 'l' word,"he chided himself. He'd known her what, a week?And already he felt as if he loved her. He had to be careful, he reflected. Saying that word could scare her off, considering what she told him about her marriage. Their relationship needed time to develop, until she was ready to see this as more than a fling. And he would be patient, giving her as much time as she needed. Rachel Murray, was worth the wait.
He reached for his cellphone as it rang on the nightstand next to him, grinning as he saw on the caller id who it was.
"Gustav?"he asked with mock surprise. "My kid brother actually has time to call me?"
He heard his youngest brother laugh on the other end. "I just arrived in New York, hoping to find my brothers, and both of you are gone. . . Galen, what the hell?"
"Yeah,"Galen sighed. "Not the welcome you expected, is it?How are the folks?"
"As closed up and narrow minded as ever. At dinner, I wasn't allowed to mention you or Jax. You have any idea where he is?"
"He's safe for now, Gustav. Don't worry about him. Marissa's ok too. "
"I don't like this, Galen. With both of you gone, what do you expect me to do?They don't even know about me and Domenico yet. . . . can you imagine how they will flip?"
"Oh, I believe I can, "Galen chuckled. "Tell them the old saying of, instead of losing a son, they're gaining another one!"
"How helpful, "Gustav bemoaned him. "Anyway, call me dude. I might have to move to where you are very soon!"
After the call ended, Galen threw on his jeans and walked outside. Immediately, the hair on his arms stood up and a deep growl formed in his throat as he prepared to shift.
Three wolves were advancing towards him, bloodlust in their eyes.
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