Nikolai's Wolf by Zena Wynn Page A

guys are serious. They play for keeps. They won’t put up with your games.”
    “Kiesha, chill out. I was just asking a question. I won’t be here long enough to get into trouble. Besides, the only male I’ve met here besides Alex is Shannon’s dickhead brother.
    Sorry, Shannon.”
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    Shannon laughed. “No offense taken. He is a dickhead, among other things. I’m just glad I’m not the only one who sees it.”
    “Don’t worry, Kiesha. If I meet someone here that looks like he could really rock my boat, I’ll run long and hard in the other direction,” Shayla said.
    After I get myself a taste first, she finished in her mind.

    * * * * *
    In a few hours, the moon would rise. Tonight was the first night of the full moon -- a blue moon. Shannon felt hot and itchy, as though something were crawling under her skin.
    Her sex was swollen and sensitive, her pussy weeping for the cock it was being denied. Her heat was at its peak. If she had any sense, she’d be home right now, locked in her panic room where it was safe.
    Her body was broadcasting “come and get me” signals. Fortunately, there weren’t any males around to receive it, which was the only reason she’d ventured out of the house.
    Shayla was done with the computers at the store. Last night she’d worked on Shannon’s computer, getting her networked so that she could work from home. She was driving Shayla over to Kiesha’s so that she could do the same to hers. She said it would only take her about thirty minutes to get the system up and running.
    That was a good thing. There were about three hours until moonrise. Fifteen minutes getting there, thirty minutes on the computer, and then another fifteen-minute ride home.
    That gave her two hours to make it to the basement and safety.
    Rory had said she was crazy for leaving. “Stay home. Let Shayla drive herself to Kiesha’s house. There’s a capable adult in there somewhere, I guess, under all that weird hair.”
    That, of course, had led to yet another round of bickering between Shayla and Rory.
    The night before had been full of them. It seemed to Shannon that he went out of his way to antagonize Shayla.
    After arguing for almost an hour, Shannon said, “Please, Rory. Stay here and make sure everything is secure. If Shay goes by herself, she may get lost. Do we really want her out there alone with a bunch of sex-hungry shifters on the prowl? If we aren’t back in an hour, you have my permission to come get us and drag us back.” Rory finally relented.
    On the way out of the door, Shayla placed a suitcase in the trunk of her rental. “Once I’m finished with Kiesha, I think I’ll leave town for a few days until this blue moon madness is over and done with. You and that brother of yours have argued so much about it the paranoia is spreading.”
    “I think that’s a great idea. I know you think I’m overexaggerating the seriousness of this, but if you’re gone that’s one less thing I have to worry about.” 56 Zena Wynn
    If Shayla didn’t leave, the two of them would have to hole up together. The panic room wasn’t really made for two people, especially when one of them was a shifter at the peak of her heat. Shifters didn’t really tolerate confined spaces. They required the freedom of the outdoors with lots of space to move. If shifters had to be locked up, they needed to be distracted with lots of food or sex or both.
    The sun was already sinking from the sky. Shannon looked at her watch as she pulled up in front of Alex’s home. “Shay, please work as fast as you can. I’m already pushing it.
    Arguing with Rory wasted time I didn’t have.” As they exited the car, Shay responded, “Don’t worry. We’ll be in and out before you know it.”
    Alex answered the door. His eyes grew round when he spotted her and he seemed disturbed, even dismayed, by her appearance. “Shannon, I didn’t know you were coming with Shayla. Shouldn’t you be home preparing for