Page 106 of The Hunt
A sudden grin lit his face.
“It already did.”
My gaze dipped to the shirt he was wearing.
“I thought pack runs happened in the fur.”
“They do.”
I opened my mouth to ask another question, but a shout cut me off.
“Found him!”
True frustration crept into Fenris’s gaze. He darted in to lick the tip of my nose then bolted from my arms a second before a wolf dove in front of me. It landed in the snow with a thump and looked up at me, a snarl pulling back its lips.
That dark thing inside of me bristled at the display of impudence, and my vision sharpened. Another wolf darted in, shifting into a lithe form at the same time as the girl on the ground.
So much delightful nudity.
Jenna’s eyes widened at the sight of mine, and she quickly spun around to face the other girl, who surged to her feet.
“You have no business on pack territory, succubus.”
Jenna stepped forward, her hands raised.
“She’s with me, Beth. She’s a friend.”
My fingers, inches from stroking Jenna’s hair, curled into a fist, which I dropped to my side.
“Yourfriendwas just hugging Fenris. No wonder he’s still unclaimed. Aubrey was the only one with claws in your pack. That changes tonight. Get ready to show me your belly, Jenna. Fenris will be mine by dawn.”
The she-wolf shifted to her fur and took off in the direction Fenris had fled.
Jenna turned toward me and gave me an apologetic shrug.
“Beth’s not as bad as she seems.”
“I’m going to have to disagree.”
Jenna grinned.
“There’s a bonfire tonight for those of us who decide to call it quits early. Want to join us?”
“Thank you, but I don’t think that would be smart.”
“They won’t all be like Beth.”
“I’m not concerned with their manners but the blatant nudity. It’s been a long day, and I think I’ll be better off on my own. But thank you for the offer.”
“Are you sure? I can smell you were crying.”
I gave a weak smile.
“So could Fenris.” I gave a small wave goodbye, and her form shimmered back into a wolf.
With relief, I hurried back the way I’d come and let the wind cool my warm cheeks. Talking to Jenna hadn’t been easy. Not only had she unapologetically remained exposed to me and the elements, she’d also reeked of her lust for Fenris. I’d barely kept myself from doing something I would have regretted more than what I’d done at dinner.
On the drive to the cabin, I acknowledged the truth behind that unplanned detour. It hadn’t been to offer my support to Fenris. It had been because I was still so lost. Doing everything Adira and the Council had wanted me to do and letting that thing inside of me loose, should have freed me. Instead, I now better understood how trapped I was. And it wasn’t Uttira’s boundaries binding me. It was my very nature. There was no running from what I needed to do. But how did I come to terms with that?
