Fur & Money (Pack Heiress Book 1) by Meredith Clarke

Author:Meredith Clarke [Clarke, Meredith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

16

RAVEN

“All right, you ready?” Brody asked.

I scoffed. “That depends. You found that witch yet?”

He sighed heavily. “Trust me when I tell you that I’m doing the best I can under the circumstances. I’m close, but I haven’t tracked her down yet.”

“How hard is it to find a witch?” I sighed.

“Hard,” Brody replied. “Especially when that witch doesn’t want to be found.”

“Great,” I murmured.

“So, until that happens,” Dean said as he stepped to the forefront, “what are the three things you need to remember?”

I drew in a deep breath. “One, the best way to control the pack is to follow my instincts. My wolf will know what is needed.”

Levi nodded. “What’s two?”

I clicked my tongue. “Don’t allow the pack’s group-thought to overwhelm me.”

“Three’s company. What’s that third one?” Hudson asked, his voice booming over our heads.

I pivoted my head to look at him. “Don’t give more than I can provide.”

Brody placed his hands on my shoulders. “You can do this. When the sun finally sinks beneath the trees, the pack is going to be ready to shift. They’ll be more energetic than usual. The younger members of our pack will seem damn near feral at times. Don’t let it spook you. Every instinct we have grows stronger underneath a full moon, which is why it’s imperative that you keep your cool. The entire pack will feed off your energy, so if you get angry, they’ll get angry. If you get frustrated, they’ll get frustrated.”

I nodded. “Keep my head screwed on straight, got it.”

“And if you need any help at all,” Dean said as he came up to my left side, “I’ll be right over here over your left shoulder.”

I smiled at him softly. “Thank you.”

He winked down at me. “Not a problem at all.”

“All right,” Brody said as he took a few steps back away from me, “on my count, we shift. Three. Two. One! Go!”

All at once, we bent our heads back and gazed up at the reflection of the full moon barely peeking through the waning sunset. The sounds of fabric ripping and stitches popping filled my ears as we all emerged, slamming into the ground on all fours. I peered over my left shoulder, watching Dean’s desert-colored wolf approach my side. His icy eyes stared forward, locking with the road that led directly through the middle of the pack’s chalets.

And as Hudson’s all-black wolf came up to my right, I felt Levi and Brody behind me.

When are we gonna run?

I need to eat. I need to hunt.

I smell deer.

Chase the deer.

FOOD SOUNDS GOOD! LET’S GET FOOD!

Your wolf is always hungry, huh?

The sound of Hudson’s cheek voice made me look toward my right at him.

And yours isn’t, Mountainman?

As howls erupted toward the night sky, I felt mine bubble in my gut. I raised my head toward the darkening sky, unsure of how to let the howl erupt from my throat. I unhinged my jaw. I clenched my throat. I dug my claws into the dirt, scraping them and sharpening them as my instincts took over.

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