Page 25 of Rock Pucking Bottom

"Why are you pushing me away? It's not like you."

He grunted and fell to the floor. Hating to see him in pain, I rushed over to hug him, but he pushed me back with his arm. He gritted out, "Stay back."

Then I watched something that I couldn't believe. Body hair spurted all over his body and turned into fur. It was thick.

There were pops of his bones. His body reshaped before my eyes. Then I realized he was turning into a fucking wolf in front of me.

I backed against the wall and cried, "Werewolf."

He laid down and looked me in the eye with those steely grey eyes. He growled out something. I couldn't understand what he said, but I tried to pull myself off the wall and not be so afraid. But I slid down the wall.

I was petrified and sat in the fetal position against the wall hugging my knees. For a long time, I was scared to open my eyes, sure that he was going to attack. But the longer I sat there, the more I realized, he wasn't like what you saw in the movies. He wasn't trying to kill me or bloody thirsty at all.

My fear dissipated over time. Especially after he laid down in front of me.

Instead, he was still my boyfriend and just looking almost pitiful in front of me with his head in his paws. As he sat in front of me with those sorrowful eyes, I petted his head as if he was like any other dog laying in front of me.

Chapter 22

Eoghan

ShiftinginfrontofEmmy was the absolute worst thing to do, and I knew it. I tried to tell her to go, but she refused.

Now I had to find the courage to seal our mating. We weren't ready for sex yet. We just started to date since until now, she was my de facto sponsor. While I was one hundred percent sure she was my mate, I still needed her to buy into the idea that mates existed. But we couldn’t seal that bond, until we had sex and we were barely dating.

The only fucking option was to keep everything a secret from the paranormal powers that be until we sealed everything. Maybe it wasn't so bad that I wasn't with the pack since if I was around Dino and Jayden, they would let the secret out so quickly. Although at least one of them would suggest that we should just have sex.

Also not sitting well was how petrified she was of me. Sure, she warmed up to me as the night went on, but she barely looked at me.

It sucked not being able to run in the woods like normal, but I knew I didn't have enough time to get to Logan's land tonight, so it was going to be close quarters. But not being able to get anything to eat overnight created a knot in my stomach.

I nudged Emmy up to the bedroom after it was clear that she wasn't going to leave the house. Which part of me was glad that she wasn't rushing out to tell anyone. She didn't even look at her phone or anything.

As I shifted back, I stretched out. My mind was still more wolf than man, so I stretched out one arm and one leg, much like a canine. Catching myself, I rolled over and looked at my sweet girl.

She was still sound asleep.

I wanted to touch her, but I didn't know how to act. She’d seen me at my most vulnerable.

It should be fine. She already helped me get sober for real. But showing her my other form was a big fucking deal.

I couldn't keep gazing at her. I would need to go to practice, and she would need to go to work, so I let my finger trail down her body. Her eyes fluttered open. "You're human again."

I nodded and was just relieved that she hadn't run away or wanted to say it was over.

"You probably have a ton of questions. How do you want to do it? We can do it like this here in my bed or I can make you breakfast while you shower."

My stomach gurgled. I closed my eyes and cursed.

My damn stomach didn't need a vote. This was her choice. This was about making sure this wasn't the end for the both of us.

Emmy giggled, "Well, I'm afraid if we don't get breakfast soon, we won't be able to concentrate on anything."

We moved off the bed. I loved the way she stripped off her clothes as she walked into the bathroom.

I was so tempted to join her, but my stomach continued to growl, really making me have to get some food into my belly. It wasn't happy that I didn't eat anything all night.

I grabbed a t-shirt for her and put it on the bathroom counter to wear since she was still in yesterday's clothes and I doubted she wanted to put those back on. Plus, if she still wanted to wear my stuff, it meant that she wasn't going to break up with me.

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