and the possibilities yet to come. Most of all, I wondered what being a female shifter meant.
“I was wondering. You were naked like the rest of them. Who’s the biker? Yeager, is it?” Edie asked me.
“He’s...um...my mate,” I told her and decided to just start from the beginning and tell her everything. I told her about our first date, the encounter with Dolan, our escape to the cabin, the mountain lake, the moonlight run, all of it except the part about Dolan being my brother and my mom’s connection to all of it. We may have been related by blood but he wasn’t my brother. I told Edie that somehow I knew through it all that everything was true and that I had strong feelings for Yeager. I still wasn’t sure if my feelings were a destiny beyond my control or they had developed as we ran from and faced Dolan and his pack but I guess it didn’t matter. I loved him and though he hadn’t said as much, probably to keep from freaking me out, he loved me too. I could smell it.
“He seems to like you,” she said.
“Yeah, he does. So that’s it? I tell you I’m a wolf and that’s all you have to say?” I pressed. Edie smiled at me.
“I think it’s so cool. I wish I was a wolf. Please tell me it’s as awesome as I hope,” she said excitedly. Edie was always a bit strange but I loved her. Until Yeager showed up, Edie was all I had.
“It’s pretty fucking amazing,” I assured her. Even though my only experience was during the frightening events of this morning, I knew that being a part-time wolf was pretty special. I had yet to experience being a wolf otherwise and honestly, I looked forward to it. I couldn’t wait to shift and run next to my mate in the moonlight. But this time, I’d be running circles around him.
“You’re leaving, aren’t you?” Edie said after a moment. I wasn’t sure what she meant until I saw the sadness in her eyes.
“I don’t know what’s going on yet. The diner’s going to go out of business. Without all the revenue from the motorcycle run, I can’t see keeping it open for long,” I admitted and for the first time out loud to another person.
“Your mom would want you to go live your life, Cassie,” Edie told me. I looked at my best friend and she smiled reassuringly at me. Sometimes, she knew more than I did.
“I’ve spent the last couple of years trying to keep her dream alive. I need to go live my dreams. I just never knew what they were until now. I’m Yeager’s mate and he’s mine. I can’t explain it but I need to be with him,” I said.
“You should do that then,” she told me.
“Well, in any case it will be a while before I make any big decisions. We haven’t talked about where we go from here. Maybe Yeager and I will stick around,” I explained. Edie smiled and I could tell she didn’t think that would happen any more than I did. I didn’t know what would happen or where Yeager and I would end up but I knew it probably wouldn’t be here. There were too many memories here for me.
“So, what’s with the hair?” she asked. I touched the white shock of hair that apparently matched the white patch on my back when I was shifted.
“It showed up after I shifted. Yeager told me the wolf I become has a white patch on its back but is otherwise as black as the rest of my hair,” I explained.
“That is so freakin’ cool,” Edie exclaimed. I laughed. Part of me wished she could experience what I had. Who knows, maybe there was a shifter out there looking for Edie too.
Edie and I headed back and she told me how slow things had been and how worried she was. I told her what little I knew about Yeager and when we got back I introduced the two formally. I realized I didn’t know much about my mate but I knew all I needed. We made a good team and there were deeper feelings there too. I liked to think it was more than fate that brought us together. I liked to think we would have
“I was wondering. You were naked like the rest of them. Who’s the biker? Yeager, is it?” Edie asked me.
“He’s...um...my mate,” I told her and decided to just start from the beginning and tell her everything. I told her about our first date, the encounter with Dolan, our escape to the cabin, the mountain lake, the moonlight run, all of it except the part about Dolan being my brother and my mom’s connection to all of it. We may have been related by blood but he wasn’t my brother. I told Edie that somehow I knew through it all that everything was true and that I had strong feelings for Yeager. I still wasn’t sure if my feelings were a destiny beyond my control or they had developed as we ran from and faced Dolan and his pack but I guess it didn’t matter. I loved him and though he hadn’t said as much, probably to keep from freaking me out, he loved me too. I could smell it.
“He seems to like you,” she said.
“Yeah, he does. So that’s it? I tell you I’m a wolf and that’s all you have to say?” I pressed. Edie smiled at me.
“I think it’s so cool. I wish I was a wolf. Please tell me it’s as awesome as I hope,” she said excitedly. Edie was always a bit strange but I loved her. Until Yeager showed up, Edie was all I had.
“It’s pretty fucking amazing,” I assured her. Even though my only experience was during the frightening events of this morning, I knew that being a part-time wolf was pretty special. I had yet to experience being a wolf otherwise and honestly, I looked forward to it. I couldn’t wait to shift and run next to my mate in the moonlight. But this time, I’d be running circles around him.
“You’re leaving, aren’t you?” Edie said after a moment. I wasn’t sure what she meant until I saw the sadness in her eyes.
“I don’t know what’s going on yet. The diner’s going to go out of business. Without all the revenue from the motorcycle run, I can’t see keeping it open for long,” I admitted and for the first time out loud to another person.
“Your mom would want you to go live your life, Cassie,” Edie told me. I looked at my best friend and she smiled reassuringly at me. Sometimes, she knew more than I did.
“I’ve spent the last couple of years trying to keep her dream alive. I need to go live my dreams. I just never knew what they were until now. I’m Yeager’s mate and he’s mine. I can’t explain it but I need to be with him,” I said.
“You should do that then,” she told me.
“Well, in any case it will be a while before I make any big decisions. We haven’t talked about where we go from here. Maybe Yeager and I will stick around,” I explained. Edie smiled and I could tell she didn’t think that would happen any more than I did. I didn’t know what would happen or where Yeager and I would end up but I knew it probably wouldn’t be here. There were too many memories here for me.
“So, what’s with the hair?” she asked. I touched the white shock of hair that apparently matched the white patch on my back when I was shifted.
“It showed up after I shifted. Yeager told me the wolf I become has a white patch on its back but is otherwise as black as the rest of my hair,” I explained.
“That is so freakin’ cool,” Edie exclaimed. I laughed. Part of me wished she could experience what I had. Who knows, maybe there was a shifter out there looking for Edie too.
Edie and I headed back and she told me how slow things had been and how worried she was. I told her what little I knew about Yeager and when we got back I introduced the two formally. I realized I didn’t know much about my mate but I knew all I needed. We made a good team and there were deeper feelings there too. I liked to think it was more than fate that brought us together. I liked to think we would have
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