here.
“Exactly.” Aden smiled as if pleased Marty appreciated his resourcefulness.
“Dad!” Carey’s voice broke through Marty’s paralyzing fear. He’d never been so relieved to see a human in his entire freaking life.
Aden turned to face his son and his entire face transformed. The cold-blooded killer turned into a fond father whose adoration of his offspring transformed a handsome face to a stunning one.
“How are you doing, Carey?”
The two men exchanged hugs. This close together, Marty could see the striking resemblance between father and son. Marty decided Carey’s mother must’ve been stunning. While he resembled Aden, Carey’s face had more delicate beauty than his father’s purely masculine face.
“What are you doing here?” Carey asked.
“Besides coming to see you, I thought I’d see how Eaton’s mate was doing.” Aden’s hard gaze swept across Marty. “He apparently thinks he can walk.”
“Hmm,” Carey shook his head at Marty’s stupidity.
“Speaking of Eaton, where is our eagle?” Aden asked.
Marty relaxed at the fondness in Aden’s tone.
“I sent him to check on Harris. Our bear friend has decided to work for the vamps. I wanted to make sure he chose to stay there.”
Aden nodded. “Good idea. Let me know if you think Eaton needs back up.”
Carey shook his head. “I sent him with some of the hawks. I figure they could at least determine if the situation required further action.”
Aden nodded. “Good plan. Call me if you need anything. I’ll be going out of town for a job and will be gone for a few days.”
“I think we’ll be all right. I expect Eaton will return soon and say everything is fine. Harris can handle himself if he really wanted out of there. I think it’s just a case of poor judgment in romantic partners.”
“He’s got the hots for a vamp, huh?” Aden asked.
Carey nodded. “Rohan.”
Aden threw back his head and laughed. “At least when he goes bad, he goes all the way.”
“Don’t encourage him, Dad,” Carey scolded.
Aden shrugged. “I’m not encouraging him, but you have to admit Harris doesn’t usually pick out guys to fixate on. You need to keep an open mind in case this vampire turns out to be Harris’s mate.”
Carey scowled. “I hope not. Vampires give me the creeps.”
Marty bit back a laugh. Laughter right now would hurt more than anything. Carey must’ve seen his expression.
“What? They are creepy. You don’t think a being that exists only to suck out your blood isn’t wrong?” Carey shuddered.
Marty gave in and laughed. Yep, it hurt just as much as he thought it would.
“Why don’t you take a nap? I’m sure Eaton will wake you when he returns,” Carey said.
With those words, father and son left the room.
Exhausted, Marty moved back to lie down on the bed. The nap idea sounded really good.
Chapter Four
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ome people had an innocent cast about them in slumber. To Eaton’s mind, Marty appeared like a fallen angel, taking a break from sin until he could gather more energy.
Harris had appeared quite content at the vampire coven. Those damn vamps were fawning all over the bear shifter, making sure he had whatever he needed while he sketched out ideas for their mural. Apparently Harris’s attraction to Rohan wasn’t completely one-sided.
Locking the door behind him, Eaton quickly stripped. He knew exactly how to wake Marty from his nap. A quick blowjob, then he’d call Gallen and find out how he could cure Eaton’s mate.
No way would he let Marty become a cripple or go insane just because there might be a price to be paid. Eaton liked Gallen, surely he wouldn’t ask for anything Eaton couldn’t pay.
Marty still didn’t wear a shirt. Eaton hoped that was a sign the man remained stark naked beneath the covers. Curious, Eaton reached out and
around the edge of the wrapped his fingers blanket.
He jumped when around his fingers, trapping them in Marty’s hold.
“I thought you were asleep,” Eaton pouted. “You’ve ruined