Ariel by Donna McDonald

just as big as he is as a wolf—maybe bigger. He was right about your size being equal to his.”
     
    Nose down, Matt walked forward and nudged her hand until it went to his head to stroke. Ariel laughed softly, and ran her hand over his crown and down his sleek neck. His whimper of pleasure was soft, but she heard it. The sound had her dropping to her knees to embrace him. It was all she could do to hold his giant wolf form in her arms. When he licked the side of her face, she giggled.
     
    “Your wolf’s just a big old puppy dog, isn’t he?”
     
    It only took a tiny push from Matt’s large form to put her flat on her back and staring up at a set of snarling teeth. Instead of shivering in fear, she had to fight another giggle.
     
    “Now shift back to human form and make all my fantasies come true,” Ariel ordered, laughing at his wolf’s shocked reaction.
     
    Whimpering and shaking his head, Matt backed up and away from her. His shift to human form had her swearing.
     
    “I will give you the sexual favor of your choice if you will tell me right now how to shift with my clothes on,” Ariel said.
     
    Matt chuckled as he reached down a hand. “I wish I could tell you just to see if you’d keep your word about the favor, but I swear I don’t know. One day it just happened. I’ve been able to do it since. I was probably around your age when I figured it out.”
     
    “A declaration of what you can do is not the same as an explanation of how it is done. No special sex for you today,” Ariel declared.
     
    Matt laughed as he pulled Ariel up to stand and it felt good when he saw Reed smiling at them. It was like gaining approval of his unwilling courtship. He also imagined the Black Wolf Alpha was hearing every word they said to each other as well.
     
    “Come home with me and I’ll feed you again. I called Nanuka and asked her to shop for food. I made sure she bought more ham.”
     
    As if on cue, her stomach rumbled at the thought of meat. “You sure are saying all the right things. I’m starved…and for more than just food this time, Matthew Gray Wolf.”
     
    Smiling, Matt grabbed her hand and tugged her with him up the yard.
     
    “We’re going home,” he told the Black Wolf Alpha when they were level with the deck.
     
    “Good,” Reed said, grinning. “About time.”
     
    “I want to be involved in any discussion involving the women. One of them may be joining my pack soon,” Matt declared.
     
    Ariel snorted. “Don’t go getting any ideas about us.”
     
    Matt looked sideways. “I was talking about Heidi. Ryan called me several times asking how to get her to admit she likes him.”
     
    Ariel rolled her eyes and swore. “Sorry I presumed.”
     
    Matt smiled at Reed when Ariel refused to look at him.
     
    Reed smiled back. “I have no problem with you knowing my truth, Matt.”
     
    Matt had to let go when Ariel rushed to Reed and hugged him tightly. He looked off to keep from glaring over it.
     
    Ariel smacked his arm hard as she stomped back to him. “Reed’s like my father. Get over that shit before I look for someone who can better handle how screwed-up my life is.”
     
    Matt grunted and smacked her ass as he flew passed her in a full-out run.
     
    “Hey. I killed a man for doing that, Matthew Gray Wolf. Don’t make me sick my wolf on you.”
     
    Behind her, she heard Reed laughing as she rubbed her butt.
     

Chapter 9
     
    “You’ve kept me waiting so long, I don’t know what to do first. I’m like a starving man at a feast.”
     
    Ariel groaned at his sexy declaration and raised as far as she could until her mouth latched onto his. Matt had hold of her wrists so she couldn’t drag him down to her. She probably should have been offended at being restrained, but she could tell he was doing it more for his benefit than hers. It made her wonder what Matt was holding back from her.
     
    She spun out of their kiss until his mouth followed hers back to the pillow her