better. You could always come work at the resort, if you really want a job. But if that isn’t your thing, you know we don’t care if you work or not.”
Corbin grinned at her from above. “I’ve grown fond of your cooking. Beats my minimal BBQ skills any day of the week.”
She frowned. “I’m not spending my life cooking and cleaning for two men, so get that notion out of your head right now.”
“Teasing, babe,” Corbin continued, “Just trying to make you feel better and reinforce the fact that we don’t care if you work or not.”
“I know you don’t.” She groaned. “But working with kids is my passion.”
“How about trying the reservation?” Corbin righted himself and circled to sit on the arm of the chair. “We have more shifters on the rez, tribal members, in fact. I’m betting you’ll find a better reception there.”
“I could do that.” It wasn’t a bad idea.
Zach squeezed her knees. “Rebecca’s human and Caucasian, and she was easily accepted at the hospital where she works as a nurse.”
Laurie chewed her bottom lip. “Okay. I’ll give that a try.”
“In the meantime, how about we go for a run?” Zach stood and hauled Laurie up in front of him by her hands. “There’s still a few more minutes of daylight. We can hit the uninhabited side of the mountain and cover several miles.”
“Who needs daylight?” Corbin asked. “We can go as far as we want. Unless you’ve gotten some sort of nighttime visual impairment,” he teased.
“Ha ha.” Zach headed for the door, dragging Laurie alongside. He grabbed her coat and tossed it to her and then put his own on while Corbin stuffed his arms in his sleeves.
Ten minutes later, they pulled off the road and parked out of sight at the base of a section of the mountain uninhabitable to humans. It was too steep in that area and heavily wooded.
Laurie got excited. She hadn’t shifted since the night she met her mates. In fact, she hadn’t shifted for several weeks before that, either. And she hadn’t run free with them yet. From her spot between the men in the front seat of Corbin’s truck, she tugged off her mittens and then her coat. “If you two don’t hustle, you’ll find a shifted female wolf between you in this car. I’m not going to wait so you can ogle me naked first.” She grinned at Zach and then Corbin.
Neither man commented, and moments later, they all three jumped from the truck into the snow, shifting almost the second they hit the ground. The snow was too cold to stand around in bare human feet.
Laurie stopped in her tracks and stared at her mates. She’d seen Zach before, and his deep brown fur was as gorgeous as she remembered. She had not seen Corbin in wolf form yet. He was stunning. His fur was the same black as his hair, and when he blinked his eyes and nudged her with his nose, she noticed his irises were the same shade of brown as in human form—almost translucent.
“You’re beautiful.” Corbin lifted a paw and set it on hers. “Your fur is the loveliest shade of red. I would recognize you anywhere. I’ve never seen another shifter with quite that color of fur.”
She lowered her head, finding it difficult to take his compliment. “Thank you. You aren’t so bad yourself.”
“Are you two done yapping? We can run while we communicate, you know. Let’s go.” Zach nodded his head behind him and then took off through the snow.
Laurie followed Zach, and Corbin took up the rear. They ran hard, climbing the side of the mountain at a rapid pace. Laurie was breathing heavily, but invigorated when they finally came to a clearing and plopped down on their haunches to rest and admire nature. The sun had gone down, and the sky was clear enough they could stare at the stars.
So quiet.
She loved the solitude afforded to shifters. They could easily go where no man could manage and enjoy peace and quiet. A soft snow fell around them, each flake twinkling in the night air.
A star twinkled above
Corbin grinned at her from above. “I’ve grown fond of your cooking. Beats my minimal BBQ skills any day of the week.”
She frowned. “I’m not spending my life cooking and cleaning for two men, so get that notion out of your head right now.”
“Teasing, babe,” Corbin continued, “Just trying to make you feel better and reinforce the fact that we don’t care if you work or not.”
“I know you don’t.” She groaned. “But working with kids is my passion.”
“How about trying the reservation?” Corbin righted himself and circled to sit on the arm of the chair. “We have more shifters on the rez, tribal members, in fact. I’m betting you’ll find a better reception there.”
“I could do that.” It wasn’t a bad idea.
Zach squeezed her knees. “Rebecca’s human and Caucasian, and she was easily accepted at the hospital where she works as a nurse.”
Laurie chewed her bottom lip. “Okay. I’ll give that a try.”
“In the meantime, how about we go for a run?” Zach stood and hauled Laurie up in front of him by her hands. “There’s still a few more minutes of daylight. We can hit the uninhabited side of the mountain and cover several miles.”
“Who needs daylight?” Corbin asked. “We can go as far as we want. Unless you’ve gotten some sort of nighttime visual impairment,” he teased.
“Ha ha.” Zach headed for the door, dragging Laurie alongside. He grabbed her coat and tossed it to her and then put his own on while Corbin stuffed his arms in his sleeves.
Ten minutes later, they pulled off the road and parked out of sight at the base of a section of the mountain uninhabitable to humans. It was too steep in that area and heavily wooded.
Laurie got excited. She hadn’t shifted since the night she met her mates. In fact, she hadn’t shifted for several weeks before that, either. And she hadn’t run free with them yet. From her spot between the men in the front seat of Corbin’s truck, she tugged off her mittens and then her coat. “If you two don’t hustle, you’ll find a shifted female wolf between you in this car. I’m not going to wait so you can ogle me naked first.” She grinned at Zach and then Corbin.
Neither man commented, and moments later, they all three jumped from the truck into the snow, shifting almost the second they hit the ground. The snow was too cold to stand around in bare human feet.
Laurie stopped in her tracks and stared at her mates. She’d seen Zach before, and his deep brown fur was as gorgeous as she remembered. She had not seen Corbin in wolf form yet. He was stunning. His fur was the same black as his hair, and when he blinked his eyes and nudged her with his nose, she noticed his irises were the same shade of brown as in human form—almost translucent.
“You’re beautiful.” Corbin lifted a paw and set it on hers. “Your fur is the loveliest shade of red. I would recognize you anywhere. I’ve never seen another shifter with quite that color of fur.”
She lowered her head, finding it difficult to take his compliment. “Thank you. You aren’t so bad yourself.”
“Are you two done yapping? We can run while we communicate, you know. Let’s go.” Zach nodded his head behind him and then took off through the snow.
Laurie followed Zach, and Corbin took up the rear. They ran hard, climbing the side of the mountain at a rapid pace. Laurie was breathing heavily, but invigorated when they finally came to a clearing and plopped down on their haunches to rest and admire nature. The sun had gone down, and the sky was clear enough they could stare at the stars.
So quiet.
She loved the solitude afforded to shifters. They could easily go where no man could manage and enjoy peace and quiet. A soft snow fell around them, each flake twinkling in the night air.
A star twinkled above
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