Page 39 of Starting Over

Without missing a beat, Wyatt admitted, “Fear.”

The side of Rain’s lip curved up, as he said, “I was afraid too. It’s why I ran.”

“I froze,” Wyatt rasped, “I stood there with absolutely no idea what I needed to do. If not for my men, I… I don’t know what I would have done. Then I found you’d run and I could breathe.”

Rain looked at him curiously, as Wyatt continued to say, “I knew your shrew would take you to a safe place. It wasn’t until after we captured the two men shooting at you that my fear returned. Your shrew is so tiny… what if I couldn’t find you… and then I was reminded about the mind link… I… I couldn’t believe I’d forgotten we shared that with our mate.”

“I’d heard about this ability with dragons from long ago. My mom used to tell me stories about it when I was young. I just thought…” Rain looked directly at Wyatt’s chest, softly saying, “I thought you weren’t ready to do something so intimate with me.”

Wyatt pulled Rain into his arms and softly kissed him before pulling back, “There is nothing in this world I don’t want to do with you, Rain. You’re my mate… my little mouse. I meant what I said. I love you.”

Rain seemed to melt into Wyatt, but never took his eyes off of him, as he whispered, “When I ran away and hid, I hated myself. I kept thinking that you could be hurt… you could be dead and I’d run away. It tore me up inside and I realized something then and there, and it was reinforced when you were talking to me, Wyatt. I love you too. I love you with all that I am. You own my heart. You own my soul, and there is nothing I’m not willing to do and nowhere I’m not willing to go as long as it means we’re together.”

Hearing those words had Wyatt wanting to soar. He loved his mate and his mate loved him.

This kiss was far different then the first. It was hard, needy, and filled with all the love Wyatt could put into it, and damned if Rain wasn’t doing the same. It was as if his entire body was filling… his heart was growing and beating so much harder and faster than it had before.

Right now, Wyatt wanted to shift and soar high, calling out his joy… his happiness… his love, and all because his mate was there with him… loving him.

The vibration against his thigh was confusing for a moment, then realized that it was his damn phone. Wyatt wanted to keep kissing Rain… hell, he wanted to do more than just kiss the man, he wanted to lay him down right where they were and show him just how much he was loved.

But, Wyatt knew he had a duty, and if his phone was ringing it was important.

Reluctantly Wyatt pulled back, rasping, “I’m sorry.”

Shaking his head as he licked his lips, Rain replied, “It’s okay. You better answer that.”

Pulling his phone from his pocket, Wyatt took the call. “Wyatt here.”

“Hey, Wyatt, you need to come back to the cabin. One of the men is talking and what he has to say, I really think you want to hear,” Ryan said.

“On my way,” Wyatt answered and hung up, giving Rain an apologetic look. “We have to go back to the cabin.”

“It’s fine. I need to shower and change anyway,” Rain replied.

Wyatt stepped back and drew in a deep breath. “I happen to love the way you smell, and if I have my way you will wear my clothes often.”

Smiling, Rain said, “I will happily wear your shirts when we’re home.”

“Home. I like the sound of that,” Wyatt said as he started walking with Rain back in the direction of the cabin, asking, “Are you sure you’re okay with moving to Montana?”

Nodding, Rain replied, “I am. Jude offered to make me a partner in his new clinic.”

“He did?” Wyatt asked in surprise.

“Yes.” Rain said, then told him all about the conversation he and Jude had been having just before the shots were fired.

They talked about their move to Montana, and the more they discussed it all, the more Wyatt looked forward to this new chapter in their lives. Before Wyatt knew it, they were walking into the cabin.

Rain immediately went up the stairs as Ryan came up to Wyatt, “We have them separated. You know the guy that tried to shoot you in the back, the other two are Steve Bonet and Rob Tremblay. Rob is a bit pissed because, according to him, he never shot at anyone. He said that he had no idea why Rob and Dupont were shooting, since they needed Rain alive to collect the bounty.”

“Sure he didn’t,” Wyatt muttered.

“I believe him, Wyatt,” Ryan said, then seeing Wyatt’s face, quickly added, “Now hear me out. The man was pissed. I meanreallypissed. He hadn’t come here to kill anyone, and the factthat his ass is going to jail for attempted murder isn’t sitting well with him. I told him if he could help us find and bring Danny in, we would put a good word in for him.”

“I want to know why you believe anything this fucker says,” Wyatt demanded.

Ryan shrugged, “Because he never used his gun. Not one shot was shot out of that gun. I personally checked it and nada.”