Chapter 49

• He pulled his shirt back on quickly. If it were just the guys from the shop around, it didn’t bother him as much, but with so many around here, he didn’t need to see those looks on their faces. The ones that bled pity when they saw his scars.
• As he stepped out through the gate to the yard, Julian came running toward him, shirt and shoes in his hands. Noah paused to tell him to put his shoes on because it was snowing, then he saw tears on his face and froze. He’d had to persuade him to shift, promised him it would be different from before. He frowned, Julian had run like the wind and jumped any obstacle out there, he thought he’d enjoyed it. He prepared to apologize when Julian threw himself at him and hugged him tightly. Noah sucked in a breath and held it, trying not to panic but wanting to console him at the same time. When his grip loosened, he looked down to see Julian smiling.
• “That was amazing.”