Chapter 58 Rafa's Kitty Cat

• The Weretiger began to tremble again, snuggling deeper into his arms with a barely audible gasp. Cooing softly, Conri brought the blankets up around himself and his lover, taking a moment to caress Caleb's cheek before wrapping his arm around the other again. Within minutes, he realized the trembling wasn't from the cold, Caleb's growing whimpers and protests telling him so. The weretiger had woken up many times, barely got an hour's sleep before jerking awake from nightmares. So again, Conri ran his hands down the Weretiger's back, shushing him, trying to keep him asleep.
• This time, his lover fell quiet, untensing and resuming his snuggling, a faint smile gracing his lips again. Conri too began to smile, but it faded as the restlessness of his lover began to settle within his heart. He wondered why he wasn't sleeping as soundly as he had done the night of his Rut. Did he perhaps cause it with his absence the entire day? Each time he would jerk awake, he would curl deeper into his side, and his hand around his waist would tighten as if he was afraid of letting him go. He knew Caleb adores his neediness, but now it seems it had doubled tenfold. Conri frowned. He Broke him. He's made him live in constant fear. Fear of a life without his Lycan.
• Nuzzling his cheek against Caleb's, he closed his eyes. He would not be leaving him today. He will stay by his side until he wakes up. His own mind was already beginning to drift back to sleep when Caleb began to shift in his sleep, his brow furrowed in sorrow and his lips parting with small whimpers. There wasn't much hope of getting any more sleep for him. It had been nearly an hour and a half of sleep this time, and Conri decided they wouldn't get any luck for more rest. So gently, he shook the weretiger's shoulders, whispering in his ear it was time to wake. His mate's face worked in confusion, the squirming growing until with a start, Caleb's eyes opened. They immediately fell on Conri and he threw himself at him in a tight embrace which had a smile spread across Conri's face.