inside.
He collapsed atop me. And that was fine. Not like I had any energy to care with.
So, Gaia knows how long we laid like that near that creek.
But, I heard something. Could’ve been a rustle in the trees. Could’ve been nothing. Whatever it was, it had me wide awake, looking up and around, afraid to move, afraid to wake Jack.
I knew if Hood had caught up with us, Jack would end up dead in that position. But how to wake him up without him making a noise? I didn’t want to be attacked. And I surely felt eyes on me. On us.
Whispering, “Ja--Jack,” I prodded him in the waist.
He groaned a little but didn’t really move.
Very quietly, I said, “Company. We have company.”
That got his attention. I felt, more than saw, his eyes open. Probably the fluttering of his eyelashes against my cheek. His nose had been buried in my neck. His body tightened, all except the flaccid manhood that still clung to the insides of my vaginal walls, wallowing in the fluids we’d produced.
His throat worked a couple of times before he managed to ask, “Who? Can you see?”
Chapter Eleven
I felt immensely vulnerable. Naked. Human.
That moment made me appreciate my wolf form more than any other in my life. I had never known fear before. I’d had frissons of worry, a few moments of discomfiture, but never had I felt so unprotected. Oh, I knew that Jack’s body would shield me, if nothing else, for a few minutes. Long enough for my emotions to send me into my natural form.
But I envisioned everything terrible. Humans finding us. Wild animals attacking. Hood stepping up, to tower over us. Even Leer and Kayty’s disdainful stares, and the bitches’ snickering insults.
I felt many eyes. I couldn’t see them. I couldn’t smell them. But my instincts, my sixth sense, it was still intact. I wondered if they were all downwind. Surely I should be able to get a whiff?
But my nostrils were full of Jack’s scent. And while he was on top of me and in me, I don’t think I could have noted anything but him. Freaking pheromones--is all I can guess. Perfect chemistry or something. Definitely hard on my thinking capacity.
He eased off, rolled onto his back beside me and promised, “I’ll protect you, don’t worry.”
“Sh. They’ll hear you.”
“The full moon’s still up--somewhere else. I’m sure of it. I could probably go crinos if I got angry.” He winked at me.
I wanted to tell them, whoever was out there, that I was pretty sure he couldn’t do that, even if he tried. Instead, I said, “It’s not funny, Jack. Stop screwing around.”
He made a face, then smiled, tweaked my nipple and said, “It’s been fun. Never think it wasn’t.”
That confused me.
And then he rolled up into a sitting position and called out, “Fucking time.”
The rustling in the bushes got louder.
“Show yourself, ya freaking little voyeurs.”
“Who are you talking to?” I could not even guess--but it sure sounded like he knew who had found us. I was still afraid to move.
As if he didn’t really care, Jack got up and went into the water, rinsed off. His eyes were on me the whole time. “Show yourself off, Princess. Apparently, they want to see what you’ve got, first.”
“How do you--?” I sat up, looked around. “Who’s out there?”
That’s when I smelled them. You could have knocked me over with a feather when the losers started coming out of the trees, sitting on their haunches a distance away from us, ogling us both.
I jumped up, ran into the water, stood behind Jack, screaming, “Holy shit! How did you find us?”
Jack said, “Shh. You want the whole pack to hear?”
My lips clamped shut immediately. I closed my
He collapsed atop me. And that was fine. Not like I had any energy to care with.
So, Gaia knows how long we laid like that near that creek.
But, I heard something. Could’ve been a rustle in the trees. Could’ve been nothing. Whatever it was, it had me wide awake, looking up and around, afraid to move, afraid to wake Jack.
I knew if Hood had caught up with us, Jack would end up dead in that position. But how to wake him up without him making a noise? I didn’t want to be attacked. And I surely felt eyes on me. On us.
Whispering, “Ja--Jack,” I prodded him in the waist.
He groaned a little but didn’t really move.
Very quietly, I said, “Company. We have company.”
That got his attention. I felt, more than saw, his eyes open. Probably the fluttering of his eyelashes against my cheek. His nose had been buried in my neck. His body tightened, all except the flaccid manhood that still clung to the insides of my vaginal walls, wallowing in the fluids we’d produced.
His throat worked a couple of times before he managed to ask, “Who? Can you see?”
Chapter Eleven
I felt immensely vulnerable. Naked. Human.
That moment made me appreciate my wolf form more than any other in my life. I had never known fear before. I’d had frissons of worry, a few moments of discomfiture, but never had I felt so unprotected. Oh, I knew that Jack’s body would shield me, if nothing else, for a few minutes. Long enough for my emotions to send me into my natural form.
But I envisioned everything terrible. Humans finding us. Wild animals attacking. Hood stepping up, to tower over us. Even Leer and Kayty’s disdainful stares, and the bitches’ snickering insults.
I felt many eyes. I couldn’t see them. I couldn’t smell them. But my instincts, my sixth sense, it was still intact. I wondered if they were all downwind. Surely I should be able to get a whiff?
But my nostrils were full of Jack’s scent. And while he was on top of me and in me, I don’t think I could have noted anything but him. Freaking pheromones--is all I can guess. Perfect chemistry or something. Definitely hard on my thinking capacity.
He eased off, rolled onto his back beside me and promised, “I’ll protect you, don’t worry.”
“Sh. They’ll hear you.”
“The full moon’s still up--somewhere else. I’m sure of it. I could probably go crinos if I got angry.” He winked at me.
I wanted to tell them, whoever was out there, that I was pretty sure he couldn’t do that, even if he tried. Instead, I said, “It’s not funny, Jack. Stop screwing around.”
He made a face, then smiled, tweaked my nipple and said, “It’s been fun. Never think it wasn’t.”
That confused me.
And then he rolled up into a sitting position and called out, “Fucking time.”
The rustling in the bushes got louder.
“Show yourself, ya freaking little voyeurs.”
“Who are you talking to?” I could not even guess--but it sure sounded like he knew who had found us. I was still afraid to move.
As if he didn’t really care, Jack got up and went into the water, rinsed off. His eyes were on me the whole time. “Show yourself off, Princess. Apparently, they want to see what you’ve got, first.”
“How do you--?” I sat up, looked around. “Who’s out there?”
That’s when I smelled them. You could have knocked me over with a feather when the losers started coming out of the trees, sitting on their haunches a distance away from us, ogling us both.
I jumped up, ran into the water, stood behind Jack, screaming, “Holy shit! How did you find us?”
Jack said, “Shh. You want the whole pack to hear?”
My lips clamped shut immediately. I closed my
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