She pushed the covers down and slipped on top of him.
 
 “Ochre,” she purred, her eyes gleaming. “I want all of your love. Right. Now.”
 
 “Right now?” he asked, holding her up.
 
 “Now,” she growled.
 
 “What about a minute from now?” he offered, teasing his cock across her wet center, but keeping his hands firmly locked around her ass.
 
 “Now!” she breathed.
 
 He dipped just the tip inside her, letting her feel him, and they both groaned.
 
 “Now?” she gasped.
 
 “Soon?” he offered, pulling back.
 
 “Now!” Her outraged bark nearly made him laugh.
 
 He thrust upward, sinking his entire length in one shot.
 
 “Oh fucking yes!” Her head tilted back, eyes closing. He understood the sentiment. Being inside her was perfection brought into being.
 
 Anna moved, riding him gently at first, her eyes half-closed. He loved watching her breasts heave as he thrust upward into her. He ran his palms over them, cupping them, pulling gently at her nipples. They weren’t chasing anything, but each time their bodies came together, it was a sweet and tantalizing promise of the pleasure yet to come.
 
 Finally, unable to take it anymore, he rolled her underneath him and scooped a hand under her ass, lifting it, so he could take her properly. The speed of their movements increased. The bed swayed and creaked as they moved together. Ochre could feel that he would come if he kept the rhythm, but he had no intention of coming before she did. Abruptly, he thrust in and then leaned down and kissed her. She growled at the disruption but then kissed him furiously. He gave it a bit less time and then did it again. She growled at the broken rhythm and then whimpered as he went faster. He could feel that each disruption was bringing her closer to the edge. So he did it again, pushing his mouth against hers, their tongues mingling. He pulled back, and she whimpered.
 
 “Ochre!”
 
 He gave in. It wasn’t like he had any willpower when it came to her anyway. Driving furiously, he felt her teeter over the edge, and he let himself go with her.
 
 Ochre pressed his forehead against Anna’s, still breathing heavily. He could feel that her heartbeat was in synch with his.
 
 “The world is beating with the sound of your heart,” she murmured.
 
 “Your heartbeat is my world,” said Ochre.
 
 “Take all my loves, my love,” she whispered.
 
 “My love is already yours,” said Ochre. He put his lips to hers and kissed her deeply, and when they finally parted, he wrapped his arms around and fell asleep without any doubts that he was in the right place at the right time with the right person.
 
 Episode 28
 
 The Cure
 
 Anna
 
 Anna stared at the clear liquid in Charlie’s twenty vials. The vaccine doses were racked, stacked, and ready for distribution. Now they just needed to convince the wolves to trust them.
 
 On the other picnic table, away from all of Charlie’s equipment, Azure poured celebratory wine into a row of glasses as Charlie loaded the vaccines into coolers. Rafe was sitting in wolf form, staring at Azure. He’d gotten his shot this morning. Anna thought that it had made Azure nervous, but Rafe had taken it without hesitation. He turned his head and looked at Anna, and she laughed. The shot had obviously kicked in. His expression could not have been any clearer.
 
 This shit is bananas!
 
 “I told you,” Anna said. “It’s like… bam. Magnet in your head.”
 
 Azure looked up, clearly frustrated. “I don’t understand. I already love him. He’s already…” She made a gesture around her chest. “In my soul. How is this different?”
 
 “It’s like your puzzle pieces all align,” said Ochre, from where he was lying on a hay bale, staring up at the old beams of his grandmother’s barn. “And you just know that’s your person and that you need them.”