Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father (Brooklyn and Aden) novel Chapter 58

Chapter 58
Brooklyn

Hudson shifts back and stands over me as I try and catch my breath.

I shift back, too, still trying to get enough oxygen into my lungs.

“Please,” I pant, on my hands and knees, ignoring the spikes of old dry needles that press into my palms and legs.

“Please, Hudson,” I say, sucking air into my lungs “I just need…just one minute…”

“Okay,” he says, crouching down next to me, looking around warily. “I think we may be safe for now. We may have lost them.”

I’m not sure I believe him. After all, there were plenty of shifters in attendance tonight. They probably know these woods with their eyes closed.

I concentrate on the ground, on getting air back into my lungs, the sweet feel of it bringing clarity to my thoughts, to my panicked emotions.

My wolf works to soothe me, almost as if she’s petting me from the inside.

I’m so off-kilter that I don’t realize I’m naked until now.

Hudson notices that I’ve noticed, and holds his hand out. It’s then when I see that somehow in the midst of all that was happening, he picked up our clothes in his teeth and ran with them.

He’s holding out my dress, and I hurriedly pull it on.

“What was all that, Hudson,” I ask, horror on my face. He’s much calmer than me, both physically and mentally. “Why are you acting like this was a normal day in your life?”

He shrugs. “I’ve been through this before. Once or twice.” He puts a hand on my shoulder. “It doesn’t get…easier. But you stop being so shocked after your first time.”

I laugh ruefully. What Hudson means is that this won’t be the last time this happens to him, or to me.

This is part of the life. My life now.

I open my mouth to ask more when a dark figure comes into sight.

Both Hudson and I scramble back—

“It’s fine,” the figure says, coming forward and stretching out a hand. My fear subsides when I recognize Aden’s voice.

“Dad,” Hudson says, rushing over to him. “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” Aden growls, but I can see that he’s clutching his left arm with his right hand.

Hudson bends down to look at it but Aden flinches away.