Unhinged (Necessary Evils, #1)

by Onley James

He nuzzled his nose against Noah’s neck, inhaling deeply. Noah had said he smelled like sweat, which would have been fine with Adam, but it wasn’t true. Noah had his own peculiar scent, something that evoked a sense memory deep in Adam’s lizard brain. Something that made him think home. “Are you sniffing me?” Noah asked sleepily. Adam liked Noah’s voice, not too high, not too deep. Everything about Noah was just right. “Yes.” He felt Noah’s body shake with laughter. “You’re so weird.” Adam grinned, even though Noah couldn’t see it. “Other people think I’m charming.” Noah stretched deeply, craning his head around to look at Adam but making no attempt to leave his arms. “But you also said last night that other people don’t know the real you, so...” Adam let that tumble around in his head for a minute before saying, “So, you think people only find me charming because they don’t know me, but you don’t find me charming because you do?” He didn’t like the idea of Noah not liking him, but he wanted whatever Noah wanted. “Do you want me to be fake charming me or real me?” Noah sighed, rolling to face Adam, wiggling up until they were all but nose to nose on his pillow. “No. I guess I like how weird you are.” “I like your face,” Adam said, sweeping his hand over Noah’s freckles. “Your stars are gone.” “Sorry.” “Don’t be. I like your freckles. They were the first thing I noticed about you.” Noah smiled ruefully. “And here I thought it would be the gun in my hand.” “Nah, I’m used to ...