Saving Sarah by Jennifer Salaiz Read Free Book Online

to turn away before she was tempted to stare longer. She quickly pulled the irresistible blond inside her apartment. “I’m glad.” She inhaled the roses deeply and tried to smile. “Thank you, they’re beautiful.”
    “Are you all right? You’ve been crying. Did you learn what happened with…Devon?”
    Taking the flowers from him, she made her way to the table, placing them in the vase. She nodded at him as she headed over to fill it with water. When she reached the table, she finally looked up.
    “Yes, he told me.”
    “And you’re sure you’re okay?”
    “I will be, I think.” Walking over to the couch, she waited for Gavin to sit down, but he didn’t.
    “And he told you what he is?”
    She narrowed her eyes at him, not sure if he meant what she thought he did, and she wasn’t about to risk Devon’s secret. She might be angry with her ex at the moment, but she’d never betray him no matter what happened in their past.
    “I’m not sure what you mean.”
    Gavin smiled. “You’re getting defensive. I can feel it. I can tell he told you. You’re taking the news of what we are rather well. But I knew you would.”
    “You’re a…a…” Sarah couldn’t get the word out of her mouth. So, that’s what they were talking in code about earlier.
    “Werewolf, yes. Your…ex is afraid I’ll mark you as my mate, but I wasn’t about to do that until you knew and consented. To be marked by a werewolf has its pleasures and pains. For one, we’d never really be able to be apart. It would cause us physical pain much like now, but worse. As for the pleasures, well,” he laughed, “someday maybe we’ll find out that part.”
    “And…” she recalled the conversation earlier, “Ayden, he’s one too?”
    “Yes, he’s alpha for this area. Every major city has one. Houston, Austin, Dallas…Waco.”
    Trying to process all the information, she placed her head in her palms. How was it that no one knew werewolves existed? By the sound of it, they weren’t anywhere near extinct.
    “Wait.” Sarah brought up her head to look at him. “Oh god, Stephen and Brandon are friends with Ayden. And what about Trevor? I’m assuming he’s one, too.”
    “Trevor is., As for Stephen, the name rings a bell, but it’s a pretty common name. If you’re talking about the Brandon I think you’re talking about, then no, he’s not a wolf.”
    “Well, the Brandon I know has dark hair, very pale, with the most gorgeous eyes. He’s one of my friend Evelyn’s boyfriends.”
    “Vampire, not werewolf. And I’ve heard about that couple. It was a first actually, vampire, werewolf, and human. Remarkable, if I say so myself.”
    “Vampire,” Sarah whispered. If she wasn’t shocked before, she sure the hell was now. “If you tell me there are such things as mermaids, I think I’ll go into a shock induced coma. Vampire!”
    Gavin laughed, pulling her into his lap on the couch. “Not that I’m aware of, but I wouldn’t be surprised.”
    “Don’t say that. Just hold me.”
    The warmth felt so inviting Sarah snuggled into his chest. He smelled of the ocean and spring, all wrapped into one. Something about him calmed her and promised she’d never hurt again. She wanted more than anything to believe that, but the fresh pain from tonight told her otherwise.
    “Gavin,” she looked up, “the way I feel with you, is it because of what you are? Because I promise, this is totally out of character for me. I don’t do relationships. At all.”
    He smiled and kissed her forehead. “Yes, but only true mates are supposed to feel like this. It was nearly impossible for me to leave earlier. I didn’t even make it back to the motel before I had to turn around and come back. And the bad thing is I haven’t even marked you yet.”
    “Is it possible for two people to be drawn to one individual?” She tried to think of a different way to word it. “Can two males mark a mate?”
    “I’m sure it’s possible, but rarely heard of.