Ever.
Alex was a walking nightmare.
Letting Noah go had been difficult, but now, he had Lawless Jackson, his new partner and husband.
So, he was good.
He no longer needed him.
The only thing worse than being a third wheel was knowing you weren’t needed anymore.
That stung.
Noah had told him that there was no need to worry about him, and that said it all. While he hated that Lawless had replaced him, he loved that Noah finally had a life he deserved.
He was lucky.
Damn.
Lucky.
What wouldn’t Alex give to have that peace? What wouldn’t he give to be wanted and needed?
God knew he’d bedhopped plenty to find it, and hadn’t been able to either.
Only, the bottom line was that he had to let him go because when you loved something, you set it free—even when you knew it would never come back.
So, that’s what he did.
After that, it had been a rough year of bouncing between partners, and feeling lost. It had nearly broken him. One of the things he needed in his life was consistency—to feel safe.
Having no partner to build a bond with only damaged him.
Then, while he was struggling, a miracle happened for him. He’d been paired up with Corbin Price, who was funny as hell, and a decent human being.
He genuinely liked him.
A.
Lot.
There was a deep connection here, and he’d felt it from day one. On top of that, the man was a good investigator, and while he’d been tasked with training him, there wasn’t much he needed to teach him.
In fact, he could probably learn from him.
Without.
A.
Doubt.
The bottom line was that Corbin made him feel like his life had stability, and that if he needed backup, he could trust the man to help him out.
Like with Noah, he had this deep-rooted attraction to the man, and his amazing personality. Some people just made you feel safe, and he absolutely did for him.
Sue him.
He’d grown attached.
