Becoming Her Voice: A fated-mate shifter romance (Wolf Hollow Pack series) by Nicole Howl

Author:Nicole Howl [Howl, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

19

Dean

Amara burst out laughing at my statement. I couldn’t tear my gaze away from her face. I wanted to make her smile like that all the time. My wolf agreed excitedly. When I realized she was staring back at me, I cleared my throat and lifted my hand off of her shoulder. Her touch grounded me enough to hold my wolf back from tearing Tori’s head off.

I grabbed the deer and hefted it toward the log Tori and Oliver had just vacated. I sat down and started to dress it, flicking my hand to release my claws in order to cut through the tough skin. Amara jumped a little at that, but otherwise, she kept her attention on me the whole time, watching what I was doing.

“Have you ever dressed a deer?”

She shook her head. “I’ve never seen one done either.”

“You’re surprisingly nonchalant about the whole thing.”

Amara tilted her head at me, frowning. “What do you mean?”

“Most humans get squeamish and start freaking out when I start pulling things off of the animals. It tends to turn into someone vomiting or passing out.”

Amara snorted, looking amused. She shook her head. “I’ve seen too many horrible things already to let a little animal dressing cause me any discomfort. Don’t worry about me.”

I paused my hands, the blood dripping from my claws, as I stared up at her. I narrowed my eyes, taking a hard look and trying to decipher all of her secrets without having to ask. She was giving me nothing but polite interest. I rolled my eyes and refocused on what I was doing. She wasn’t going to open up to me at this point. We weren’t that close yet.

It took me quite awhile to strip the skin off the deer, but Amara found a pan we could keep the meat in as soon as I got everything settled. It was a long process and my arm was aching by the end of it, but I couldn’t help puffing my chest out in pride. My mate would be taken care of and fed. We didn’t need to worry about that while on this journey.

“I’m going to cook all of this so we can store it safely and not have the meat rot,” Amara announced, standing up and grabbing a few things from her pack. I didn’t bother responding, knowing she was going to do what she wanted regardless of what I said. It was hypnotizing to watch her work. She was surprisingly deft at getting the meat to cook thoroughly while not losing any of its flavor.

The first few pieces she finished, she handed off to me. I ripped off big chunks, savoring the flavor and juices running down my throat. “You did an amazing job with this, Amara. I love the way this tastes.”

Amara’s face broke out in a deep blush and she turned away from me with a small, satisfied smile. She cleared her throat and smoothed her hand down one of her sides. “Thank you. I learned it in the kitchens.

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