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fast his mind was still fuzzy when the bathroom door swung open.
Phillip exited the bathroom with a navy blue towel low on his hips and one held up to his head,
drying his hair. He had yet to notice Casper sitting on the bed.
Casper sat up on the bed for a better look. The light reflected off Phillip s glistening skin,
highlighting every sinew of muscle as it contracted and rippled. Water sliced down the center of his
chest, dripping into his naval then falling down to illuminate the stretch of dark blond hair visible
above the towel.
Casper s tongue snaked out to lick around his lips. He d never thought another man so handsome
before.
 Holy shit!
Casper snapped his head up once he heard Phillip shout. Out of instinct he hunkered down close
to the bed fearing he d get hit for being caught doing something wrong. He hated being so afraid.
* * * *
Phillip couldn t believe his eyes. A large wolf with a mixture of light brown and golden fur lay
on his bed. Had this happened two years prior he d have pulled out his gun and shot the beast where
it sat but not now. Now he needed to find out how this wolf got into his house and why it was here
which meant getting the wolf to turn back into its human form. Phillip could tell by the sheer size of
the wolf that it wasn t just an animal but a shifter.
 Excuse me. Phillip coughed to clear his voice. His throat had gone dry from shock. The poor
animal whimpered and covered its face with its paws.  Please, don t be scared. He wanted to roll
his eyes for apologizing to the wolf. It should be apologizing to him for breaking into his house. But
he held back his anger. There was something about this wolf that made him want to help it not
chastise it.
The wolf moved its paw uncovering one of its eyes. The deep blue swirled with emotion,
pulling Phillip closer. He took a seat on the bed and reached out to pet the wolf s head. The wolf
shied back, and Phillip hesitated before continuing forward. His fingers lightly combed over the
beast s large head. The fur was softer than he had imagined it to be. The wolf closed its eyes and
pushed its head into Phillip s touch.
 There you go. He continued to stroke the wolf s head, then moved to scratch behind its ears.
 See, I m not going to hurt you. So will you please shift back so that I can talk to you? Phillip didn t
know if it would work but hoped. If he had any chance of figuring out what to do with the wolf, he
needed to be able to talk to it.
The wolf opened its eyes, and Phillip watched as if by magic the air around the wolf started to
waver and become hazy then a naked man sat on his bed. Not just any wolf shifter sat on his bed but
Casper.
Phillip jerked his hand back and gasped for breath. This so wasn t happening to him. The very
man he couldn t get out of his mind sat naked on his bed.
 Hi, Phillip, Casper said in a small voice. His body shook as he kept darting his eyes toward
the door. Phillip feared the man would make a break for it.
 Casper, what are you doing here? He couldn t stop his eyes from drifting lower to take in all
of Casper s bare pale skin. Casper might be on the thin side but he did have lean muscle covering his
body. Little pink marks marred his flesh, old scars from past abuse. Phillip had heard what Casper
had gone through but to see the evidence covering the man s skin pushed Phillip to the edge where he
saw only red. He wanted to punish every single person who caused those marks. Make them suffer
like Casper had.
 I m sorry. Casper flinched back, his eyes welling in tears.  Please don t be mad at me.
His breath came out in rapid succession and his fist clenched tight. The fear in Casper s eyes cut
through his blind fury. He didn t mean to frighten the man further but he didn t like knowing someone
had hurt him.
 I m not mad. He held up his hands in a show of defense.  At least not at you. His eyes
dropped to take in a rather long scar that ran from Casper s right shoulder down under his left nipple.
He looked back up to meet Casper s gaze.  Casper, can you tell me why you re in my house?
Casper pulled his knees up to his chest and hugged his arms tightly around his legs.  Because I
wanted to see you.
Phillip had to lean closer to hear the man speak.  Okay. He drew the word out.  Why did you
want to see me? Is everything okay? Did something happen at the Carsten house? His mind started to
race with worry. Had Bryce shown up to Aiden s after he left and seen one of the wolves?
Casper must have sensed his fear and reached out to grab his hand.  No, nothing like that.
Phillip watched as the man nibbled on his lower lip. After a few seconds had passed he spoke.  Boy,
this sure sounded like a good idea in my head. Casper shook his head.  But now that I m here I feel
like a complete dope.
Huh? Phillip narrowed his eyes at Casper. What did he mean?  Casper, what the hell are you
talking about? It was late, he was tired, and Phillip didn t feel like playing guessing games with
Casper all night. Not that he didn t appreciate the man s company, but the longer he sat in Casper s
presence the harder it was to control his desires. He longed to pull the man onto his lap and kiss his
ruby red lips until his lungs burned for the next breath.
 Sorry. Casper chuckled then rolled his eyes up to stare at the ceiling.  Saying what I need to
say is rather difficult.
 Listen, kid, I m exhausted. Why don t I call Aiden and tell him you re here and that I ll bring
you back home. Phillip started to stand up.  They ll probably be worried sick once they realize
you re gone.
 Don t call me that. Casper with speedy reflexes grabbed ahold of Phillip s arm and pulled
him back to sit on the bed.  I m not a child.
Phillip looked down to where Casper had a hold of him. The skin around where Casper s
fingertips were was indented from the hard pressure.  Casper, he said slowly as he met the man s [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]