it’s gone. Right now all
I care about it getting out of Vegas. I’m thinking we should find an island.
Someplace that’s easier to secure.”
Zeke
perked up, although she doubted he was giving up on his stupid idea so easily.
He never did. “An island’s a good Plan B. You could wear a bikini all day.”
“I’m
not wearing a bikini all day, Ezekiel, I don’t care where we are.”
“Alright, don’t wear one.” His eyebrows waggled. “That will be even better.”
“Pervert.”
He
flashed her a typically perfect Zeke grin. She should’ve known he wasn’t
exactly human. No one could be that attractive without some kind of supernatural
powers.
Scotlyn
felt like she was doing really well at dealing with the madness of the past two
days. She was postponing her freak out like a champ. But that didn’t mean she
didn’t have a lot of questions. “So… What does it mean to be a werewolf exactly? ”
She asked, crunching through broken glass from countless smashed windows.
“You’re the professor. Explain it to me.”
Zeke’s
smile dimmed. “I’m a shape shifter, not werewolf. And it means nothing really. Basically, I’m the same as a human.”
“No,
he’s not.” Caleb interjected.
“Yes,
I am .” Zeke slanted his brother a venomous glare. “During the full
moon there is the thing , but…”
“The
thing where you can magically turn into an animal.” Caleb nodded over at
Scotlyn. “He’s talking about that thing.”
“I
don’t hurt anyone.” Zeke stipulated quickly.
Caleb
arched a brow at him. “You don’t?”
“Not
anyone human . Or cat. That’s what she would care about.” He looked
back at Scotlyn. “And I would never hurt you . Even after I Changed, I
wouldn’t ever harm you.”
“I
know.”
The
wolf had protected her. It had known her.
And
she’d known Zeke.
Zeke
seemed encouraged by that response. “You know, it’s almost like a disease.
Like I have a –ya know-- strange and tragic illness. I have some increased
senses and maybe a little more strength than the average guy, but it’s not like
I asked for that. Would you blame me if I’d been born three eyes or
something?”
“Three
eyes?” Caleb repeated. “ I’d blame you for that. Fucking freak.”
Lord,
she never thought she’d see the day when Zeke was the likable one in a group. “So
you have to be born a shape shifter?”
Zeke
hesitated. “Mostly.”
That
sounded vague. She looked over at Caleb for the newest installment of his DVD
commentary on their conversation. “Mostly?” She prompted, expecting a list of
caveats and snarky remarks.
Zeke
glanced over at Caleb and Scotlyn sensed some silent communication between the
brothers. For two guys who’d spent the last hour bickering over everything
they saw, they seemed to do most of their actual talking without talking, at
all.
“Yeah.”
Caleb cautiously agreed. “Mostly.”
Scotlyn
didn’t believe him. She didn’t want to push too hard or they might stop
telling her anything, though. “So can you guys turn into any animal or
just wolves?”
“We
can become any animal, but, for the Macreadys, the wolf is usually dominant.
It’s what we favor.”
“But
you’re not werewolves?”
“ No .”
Zeke sounded almost insulted. “Werewolves are a whole different species.
They’re sort of in between an animal and… I guess you’d say ‘human.’ They’re
big and mean and drool a lot. It’s like they’re always partially
Changed. And most of all, they hate shifters.”
“They’re
bad guys.” Caleb put in, in case she still didn’t get it. “Don’t go near any
werewolves.”
“That’s
what you said about the vampires.”
“Right.
Don’t go near them either.”
Scotlyn
made a face at him and turned back to Zeke. “What about the salt thing that
woke you up? How did that work?”
“We’re
not supposed
I care about it getting out of Vegas. I’m thinking we should find an island.
Someplace that’s easier to secure.”
Zeke
perked up, although she doubted he was giving up on his stupid idea so easily.
He never did. “An island’s a good Plan B. You could wear a bikini all day.”
“I’m
not wearing a bikini all day, Ezekiel, I don’t care where we are.”
“Alright, don’t wear one.” His eyebrows waggled. “That will be even better.”
“Pervert.”
He
flashed her a typically perfect Zeke grin. She should’ve known he wasn’t
exactly human. No one could be that attractive without some kind of supernatural
powers.
Scotlyn
felt like she was doing really well at dealing with the madness of the past two
days. She was postponing her freak out like a champ. But that didn’t mean she
didn’t have a lot of questions. “So… What does it mean to be a werewolf exactly? ”
She asked, crunching through broken glass from countless smashed windows.
“You’re the professor. Explain it to me.”
Zeke’s
smile dimmed. “I’m a shape shifter, not werewolf. And it means nothing really. Basically, I’m the same as a human.”
“No,
he’s not.” Caleb interjected.
“Yes,
I am .” Zeke slanted his brother a venomous glare. “During the full
moon there is the thing , but…”
“The
thing where you can magically turn into an animal.” Caleb nodded over at
Scotlyn. “He’s talking about that thing.”
“I
don’t hurt anyone.” Zeke stipulated quickly.
Caleb
arched a brow at him. “You don’t?”
“Not
anyone human . Or cat. That’s what she would care about.” He looked
back at Scotlyn. “And I would never hurt you . Even after I Changed, I
wouldn’t ever harm you.”
“I
know.”
The
wolf had protected her. It had known her.
And
she’d known Zeke.
Zeke
seemed encouraged by that response. “You know, it’s almost like a disease.
Like I have a –ya know-- strange and tragic illness. I have some increased
senses and maybe a little more strength than the average guy, but it’s not like
I asked for that. Would you blame me if I’d been born three eyes or
something?”
“Three
eyes?” Caleb repeated. “ I’d blame you for that. Fucking freak.”
Lord,
she never thought she’d see the day when Zeke was the likable one in a group. “So
you have to be born a shape shifter?”
Zeke
hesitated. “Mostly.”
That
sounded vague. She looked over at Caleb for the newest installment of his DVD
commentary on their conversation. “Mostly?” She prompted, expecting a list of
caveats and snarky remarks.
Zeke
glanced over at Caleb and Scotlyn sensed some silent communication between the
brothers. For two guys who’d spent the last hour bickering over everything
they saw, they seemed to do most of their actual talking without talking, at
all.
“Yeah.”
Caleb cautiously agreed. “Mostly.”
Scotlyn
didn’t believe him. She didn’t want to push too hard or they might stop
telling her anything, though. “So can you guys turn into any animal or
just wolves?”
“We
can become any animal, but, for the Macreadys, the wolf is usually dominant.
It’s what we favor.”
“But
you’re not werewolves?”
“ No .”
Zeke sounded almost insulted. “Werewolves are a whole different species.
They’re sort of in between an animal and… I guess you’d say ‘human.’ They’re
big and mean and drool a lot. It’s like they’re always partially
Changed. And most of all, they hate shifters.”
“They’re
bad guys.” Caleb put in, in case she still didn’t get it. “Don’t go near any
werewolves.”
“That’s
what you said about the vampires.”
“Right.
Don’t go near them either.”
Scotlyn
made a face at him and turned back to Zeke. “What about the salt thing that
woke you up? How did that work?”
“We’re
not supposed
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