Page 143 of His Forsaken Alpha

“Night,baby.”

He wasn’t sure when he’d fallen asleep, but he woke the following morning well before the sun had. Lying on his side, he found Wynter’s soft ass in his crotch. Spooning was far too tempting, as his hard cock attested to. After checking the clock to see if he could linger another minute or two, he carefully slipped out of bed.

“Where are you going?” Wynter asked sleepily.

“I need a shower before we go—and all my stuff’s in the main house.”

“Oh. Okay,” Wynter murmured before rising on his elbows and smiling.“Morning.”

Cav grinned as he stepped back into his jeans. “Morning.”

“I suppose I should shower, too.”

Cav leaned over the bed and kissed Wynter on the lips before snatching his shoes, socks, and shirt from the floor. “Meet you in the kitchen for coffee in thirty.”

“Okay,” Wynter said, grinning and watching Cav go as he piled his hair into a knot on the top of his head.

Cav hated to leave, but he didn’t want their son to make any assumptions, either. Wynter didn’t want to hurt his sons, andhe’d respect that. He crossed the lawn in the early hours and quietly opened the back door. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he found Wilder, Avery, and Emory at the kitchen table.

“Have a nice night?” Avery asked with a grin.

“Nothing happened,”Cav said, eyeing their son. He glanced down, realizing the majority of his clothing was in his hand. “Since there is a potential threat still out there, I thought it prudent to watch over your papa. We slept—and that’s it. I promise you.”

“Yes. So prudent of you,” Avery said, grinning wider.

“I swear,” Cav said. “Wynter just buried Warden. It would be… wrong…” He sighed. “Your papa doesn’t want to upset you boys and told me he wouldn’t disrespect your father. We didn’t doanything.”

“Okay,” Wilder murmured, not smiling.

“We slept. That’sit,”Cav repeated. “I’m going to grab a quick shower and change. I’ll be back down in a few minutes.”

“They’re fated mates,”Cav heard Avery whisper as he left the kitchen.

Wilder sighed. “I know he’s biologically my father—but Warden was my dad my whole life. I can’t help but feel like… I don’t know. This is just happening way too fast.”

“I think they’ve lost enough time,” Avery said. “But your feelings are valid and I get it. You just lost the man you knew as your father. If I was in your shoes, I don’t know how I’d feel about seeing my papa with another alpha.”

“Thank you,”Wilder murmured.

“Even if he was my papa’s fated mate and they’d been viciously forced apart for thirty years.”

“Avery…”

“What?”Avery asked sweetly.

Cav could see the silly smile on Avery’s face simply from the tone. He shook his head and headed up the back stairs, glad for once that he and Wynter hadn’t gone further. No way was he pissing off his newfound son when things were aimed in a positive direction. After a quick shower and shave, Cav changed into fresh clothes and headed downstairs. Not two seconds after pouring himself a cup of coffee, the back door opened and Wynter appeared, freshly showered.

“Morning,” Wynter said, his gaze going straight to Cav’s. He smiled.

Cav handed over his coffee cup before pouring himself another. In silence, they fixed their cups and drank, then leaned their hips against the counter and stared into one another’s eyes over the rims.

Wilder rose, clearing his throat. He didn’t seem capable of looking at either of them. “Are you ready to go? We should get on the road.”

“Yes, of course,” Wynter said, draining the rest of his cup before eyeing Cav with a frown.

Wilder kissed his omega and babe before turning back to them. “I’ll meet you out in the car.”

Wynter kissed Emory’s forehead before leaning in close to do the same to Avery—yet he froze midway and backed off. “Sorry. I don’t know why I did that.”

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