Earning his Stallion's Trust

Nolan had screwed up by hitting on the wrong human - a mated human. In his mind, it's just one more mistake in a long line of screw-ups. After years of hiding his sexuality, the wrong shifter spotted him with a guy in town. He'd been driven from his herd - earning a life-changing injury in the process. Nolan no longer has a sense of smell. Due to that, he hadn't been able to scent the humans in the area when he'd shifted to stretch his horse's legs. He'd been captured and tortured by psychotic humans for months. After over a month of living and recuperating with gargoyles at their massive estate, he's approached by a gargoyle... one that claims they are mates. While Nolan finds Craven super sexy, he doesn't know if he can trust it. He can't smell Craven, after all. Would tasting his blood be different... or would that just be one more screw-up to add to his growing list?