Page 124 of Wolf Cursed
A few of the other wolves inched closer, and I dropped my head to growl at them. But the intent rolling off them wasn’t to harm. Isaac was right. They were coming to welcome me.
“You attack her now; you go against the pack,” Isaac warned. He pinned Drake with a challenging glare. “You want to go against all of us, be my guest.”
Drake spit out a mouthful of blood, glaring at Isaac then at me and Kai. “This isn’t over,” he said and then slowly turned and walked away.
I watched as he disappeared into the trees, but my wolf didn’t relax until all trace of his scent had faded.
The other wolves approached me slowly. I tensed, but Kai stayed close. He didn’t seem too alarmed by them so I forced my wolf to remain still.
One by one, they walked up and dipped their head at me in acknowledgment. My wolf watched in confusion, then curiosity, then satisfaction. She seemed content with their recognition of her. Meanwhile, I wanted to flip them all off. How could they think we were friends—just like that? Wolf customs were going to take some getting used to.
After that, they dispersed, most of them not bothering to shift back as they padded silently into the trees and disappeared.
Silas and Presley were the last to leave.
They stood a healthy distance from us, eyeing my wolf with interest and what she perceived as respect. It was the only reason she didn’t try to attack them outright. Their nakedness didn’t bother her. Me, on the other hand … yeah, this was awkward.
“Look, Kai,” Silas began.
He pulled his lips back and growled at them.
Silas sighed. “You know how our wolves get,” he said. “But I didn’t bite her. And you know I won’t condone it if Drake tries to come at her again.”
“Yeah, dude. She’s one of us now,” Presley said.
Isaac snorted. “Just like that?”
I huffed. Took the words right out of my mouth.
“She fought,” Presley said with a shrug. He eyed Kai. “And she’s important to you.”
It wasn’t a question, and somewhere in the back of my human brain, I knew that was going to be a problem. But Kai merely pressed himself closer to me, confirming Presley’s words as true.
“Drake wants to be the top,” Silas said.
“That’s nothing new,” Isaac said.
Silas frowned, his gaze flicking to me. “He won’t stop now that he knows your weakness.” He looked back at Kai again. “Watch your backs.”
Then he turned and headed for his house.
Presley followed.
When they were gone, Isaac and Idrissa pressed in around us.
My wolf inhaled their scents and noted how they dipped their heads, Idrissa as a wolf, Isaac as a human. Both acknowledging my wolf as part of their group.
No, not group. Pack. I was part of a pack now. Wow. I had so many questions. Mainly, how in the hell did I shift back again?
“Okay,” Isaac said, “It’s just us, baby girl. Time to give up the beast.”
I stared up at him.
“She probably doesn’t know how,” Idrissa said as her wolf shimmered then receded until she stood before me as her human self—naked as a jaybird.
Wow, Idrissa was kinda hot. If I was into that sort of thing.
But then Kai rubbed his furry neck against mine, and I forgot all about Idrissa and Isaac and everyone else, for that matter. My wolf only cared about him.
