SheWolf by Teresa D'Amario

Author:Teresa D'Amario [D'Amario, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781936222483
Amazon: 1936222485
Publisher: Bill
Published: 0101-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

“It’s the safest mode of travel.”

She arched a brow as he handed her a helmet.

“The safest mode of travel to where we’re going. It’s a dual purpose bike. I can ride it on road and off.”

“Are you saying we need an off road bike for this trip?”

“The pack doesn’t make its headquarters in the center of town. We tend to like the woods.”

She met his gaze and smiled. In her mind’s eye, she pictured the tall pines and the underbrush and could almost feel herself running through the trees. “Just a second.” She moved to her car and opened the trunk, shrugged on the backpack she kept inside.

“Do you always keep a pack ready to go?”

She nodded. “Sure. I like to be prepared. Don’t leave home without it.”

“Always ready for anything, aren’t you?” He shook his head and grinned.

He handed her the helmet and, after adjusting her pack, she donned it easily. The bike vibrated beneath them, and she propped her feet on the tiny pegs. The bike lunged forward, and she wrapped her arms around his waist.

Forty minutes later, they turned into the Uwharrie National Forest. Pine trees and turkey oaks dotted the landscape around them. Several stories high, their needles and leaves blocked the sun. The tops of the pines glittered in the clear afternoon light as though decorated in golden Christmas tinsel. The scent of the acidic pine burned her nostrils.

The motorcycle bumped along the dirt path through the trees until they came to a small clearing. Cabins were tucked neatly behind vegetation, built to enhance the environment rather than clash. It exuded a pleasant peacefulness she hadn’t 58

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experienced since she’d visited her grandparents as a child. They too lived in the woods, their house complimenting the vegetation around it.

Anna swung her leg off the bike. Two wolves whipped past them running full speed, their bodies stretched low to the ground. She fell back, and Kieran caught her, his strong arms wrapping around her waist. He stripped her pack from her shoulders and righted her, letting go only after she was steady.

A scream echoed on the other side of the clearing. Kieran glanced at her and without a word sped across the grass, still holding her backpack. Anna ran after him. When they reached the other side, she smelled it. The coppery scent of blood.

Without a word, she pushed her way through the gathering masses, Kieran close behind, to find three wolves lying on the ground. Two gushed blood from their sides, their coats slick and wet. The other had a smaller injury near the ribs.

“My bag,” she said.

Kieran handed it to her without a word. The entire crowd stood hushed. They seemed frozen in shock.

She stepped forward, and growls exploded from the onlookers.

“Excuse me, pushing through. Excuse me.”

“Who do you think you are?” one male snarled, stepping in front of Anna.

Kieran bared his fangs. The man sniffed the air then backed off just as fast as he’d stepped forward.

In the center, next to the wolves, stood a dark shewolf.

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