Jeremy’s POV
F#ck. It’s nearly 2 AM, and I cannot sleep. Claire is right there… her scent invades me. F#cking blazing saddles of Christ Almighty in f#cking hell!
She’s my mate, and I am going mad for want of her! When I sleep alone, it’s not so bad because her smell does not undo me as it’s dull enough to soothe instead. Now with her so near me… I need her with me, not my son on another bed! I know it sounds selfish, but this is something I have never felt before.
Jealous of my own child? How many pushups can I do again?
No, unable to take it again, I slip into bed behind her, and an invasion of myself happens.
My animal doesn’t creep in, it surges. A low, silent howl coils through my chest as her warmth brushes mine, as her scent blooms in the small space like something sacred and
