Page 26 of The Hunt

Within seconds, it felt like the earth was moving, but she didn’t get to see what was coming, as she was trying to fight against the beast trying to take her.One look at it, and she was pretty sure she was looking into the eyes of one of the wolves from the pack.Only, that couldn’t be.No one at the pack was allowed to join.

This was part of their childhood imagination, and that was when it clicked.Jaxson was always destined to be a wolf, while she was always destined to be a human.

During one of the full moons, Jaxson witnessed the whole transformation, and the day after, he came and told her every detail, including that of the wolf in front of her.

The wolf let her go but then attempted to bite her, even going for her face, and she cried out as its teeth sunk into the flesh of her arm.Okay, this was not a joke but very fucking real.

She didn’t have to wait long to find out what that earth-shaking noise was.One moment the wolf was biting her, and the next, Jaxson was standing in front of her, his body seemingly larger than ever before.

He was midway through his transformation, and she had never seen him go full wolf.When they were kids, she had often asked him if he would trust her to see it, and he always said yes.They had stopped being close by the time his wolf came out.

Right before her eyes, she watched as Jaxson transformed into a wolf, with thick, rich, black fur, and there appeared to also be strands of blue streaked through his coat.He looked stunning.

She knew, for some humans, seeing a wolf transform was terrifying, but for Calliope, it was beautiful.Jaxson was so tall, so ...muscular, and so damn cute, even as a wolf.

The wolf that had been attacking her went to strike at Jaxson.Whatever their imagination had been, this thing was no match for Jaxson.There was a battle, but she saw it was pointless.Jaxson was strong.He was the one in control.

And, within a matter of minutes, the wolf let out a whimpered howl, and then, like so many of their foes, disappeared in a cloud of magical dust.Only, what was left behind was nothing more than the pain and blood of the attack.

Jaxson changed back into a human, and as he did so, he was completely naked.

The pain didn’t seem to be much of a problem, not when she faced Jaxson and his naked physique.He was amazing.They had never seen each other naked.Usually, if they went swimming, they had on trunks and a bathing suit.This was new.

She couldn’t quite focus.This was so wrong.His dick was like ...within touching distance.How creepy did this make her?She was bleeding.Her ankle burned, as did her arm, and she was more interested in her naked mate.

Jaxson chuckled, clicked his fingers, and pointed up at his face.“My eyes are here.”

She felt her cheeks start to burn.“This isn’t funny.”

“I’m not laughing.”

“You are totally laughing.”The smile on his face was somewhat infectious.“So, once you transform, you’re pretty much naked.”

“Yep, which is why we strip out of our clothes, however, I don’t think you had time for me to do that.”He gripped her arm.“How does it feel?”

“Fine.”

He looked at her.“When you’re not looking, seeing, and thinking about me naked?”

She rolled her eyes.“It hurts, and my ankle does as well.”

He lifted up her jeans leg.“Shit.We’re going to need to get these cleaned.”

“You’re right.”

She pulled away from him, and then tried to lift herself up, only to scream as her whole body seemed to suddenly go on fire.

Jaxson was there, though, and quickly reached for her, picking her up as if she weighed nothing, then he held her in his arms.Arms that were still naked.Very much naked.

“I’ve got you,” he said.

“Please don’t drop me.”

He laughed.“You know, you have no trust.”

“I do, I have trust, but I also know I’m not light.”

“And as it happens, I know I can lift a lot of weight.”

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