Wooing the Wolfman by Kinsley Adams

Author:Kinsley Adams [Adams, Kinsley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kinsley Adams

Chapter

Fourteen

I stood on the porch and peered into the surrounding darkness. Thankfully, my eyes were far sharper than they were as a human, but that didn’t mean I could see perfectly. The growing and moving shadows still hindered my sight.

My sense of smell, however, wouldn’t let me down. I stepped off the porch and lifted my chin, inhaling deeply. Sam’s scent practically smacked me in the face, and there beneath it was the attacker’s familiar odor. But if I wasn’t mistaken, there was a third trail. Softer. Almost imperceptible.

I drew another breath and started tracking the markers. Where Sam turned left, I went right. This scent certainly belonged to another wolf, but one I’d never sampled before. Could there be two wolves working together? And if so…

My heart leapt into my throat.

Sam was heading into a trap.

Cursing, I stole a quick glance around and found the neighborhood as silent as the night. It was late enough that most had gone to bed. And those still awake were likely glued to their televisions. Not a soul graced their porches.

Now or never, I told myself.

I couldn’t let myself think about the next step. If I did, I’d talk myself out of it. So before my brain took control of my actions, I dove back into Daniel’s yard and started stripping, discarding my clothes in a pile next to his slightly decrepit fence.

My wolf started prancing in my head, eager now that it understood the plan. She—not it—trotted forward, her tongue lolling out of her mouth as excitement danced through her paws. I paused and silently drew attention to the scent I wanted to track. She pranced in one spot, keen to get this party started.

This had better work.

If I lost control of her—me—and Sam was injured, I’d never forgive myself.

“You hear that?” I whispered under my breath to the impatient beast. “Do not let me down on this. That’s our mate out there.”

Her gaze sharpened at the word mate, and I swear, she lifted a lip in a growl. Not threatening, but reassuring me that she could do this. Our mate could be in trouble. And we—I—was the only one nearby who could help him.

It was difficult, retraining myself to think of the two of us as one entity. But we were. We shared one body, one mind. I couldn’t keep talking about her in third person. She was me, and I was her. And we needed to work together.

In my mind’s eye, I stepped out of the way and allowed my wolf to come forward. The shift began almost instantaneously. I ignored the sound of snapping bones and focused on breathing, on remaining calm. The pain would pass. In fact, the less I fought, the less it hurt. And within moments, I stood on four legs while the wind caressed my furred head.

I took a second to orient myself, then I lifted my snout in the air and sniffed. A decision I immediately regretted when I descended into a sneezing fit. I really needed to take care of this little problem.

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