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  They stopped only to eat and speak a few words to each other then the evening was upon them.

  “Will you watch me as I change?” he asked, pinching her nipples over and over with his fingers.

  Terra licked his lips and spread herself for his pleasure. He buried his face in her pussy and licked her from anus to clit, breathing deeply of her scent in that most secret place. He inserted three fingers into her fuck hole and thrust them in and out, over and over, until she was panting for breath.

  “I suppose so,” she said. She hadn’t really given his claims of being a werewolf much thought since they’d made it to his small, cozy cabin deep within the woods yesterday.

  Had it only been yesterday? To Terra it felt like a lifetime. She could no longer imagine how she’d lived without Cassius at her side.

  “Will you be scared?” he asked, gently inserting his thumb into her anus.

  “Probably,” she gasped, stretching wide to receive him as he guided his dick into her body.

  “Don’t be,” he said. “I would never hurt you.” He began a slow, rhythmic thrusting into her body. Over and over again, stretching her until she was so full of him she could hardly breathe. He rocked her, hips slamming home, holding her head still for his thrilling kiss.

  He took her nipple into his mouth and suckled it, wet sounds filling the quiet around them. His finger found her clit and rubbed little circles into it. Her body tightened around his, and she arched up beneath his caress.

  She came with a wild cry that he returned. He slammed into her and filled her with his essence until her body overflowed with him and wet the mattress beneath her. They came back to Earth shuddering and breathless.

  The dark gathered outside and Cassius stood. “Come. The time draws near,” he said, reaching for her hand.

  The moon was full, just as he had said it would be, casting its silvery glow over the white land, turning it to sparkles. Cassius left the porch and stood beneath it, motioning for her to follow.

  “Isn’t the moon beautiful?” he asked, the word “moon” long and drawn out like a small howl.

  “It is,” she said and rubbed her arms with her hands nervously.

  “Don’t be afraid,” he said and his eyes were a warm, brilliant gold. “I’ll come back in a few hours after I’ve hunted,” he said.

  He looked back at the moon and something miraculous happened.

  Terra hadn’t believed him to be a werewolf for a second. But now she was forced to acknowledge the reality. Cassius’ form blurred and a brilliant golden glow suffused his form. A long, lone howl sounded out over the night, stirring the stillness. The glow dimmed, but only just, and in Cassius’ place there stood a dark brown wolf.

  “Holy. Shit,” she said, backing away.

  The wolf came to her and sniffed at her hand. She jerked it back, shrieking. The wolf, eyes glowing gold, licked her knee and she nearly lost it.

  “I don’t believe it,” she said.

  The wolf huffed its breath as if it was scoffing at her words. It turned and fled into the forest.

  “Oh my god, he is a werewolf,” she said as she watched him retreat. “What am I going to tell my mother?” She laughed hysterically and walked backward into the house.

  She thought about locking the door, but knew it was Cassius’ house and she couldn’t bar him from his home. Besides, she was getting over her upset. Slowly but surely.

  Terra returned to Cassius’ bed and lay down upon it. The smell of him was thick here, comforting her, arousing her. She buried her head in his pillow and breathed deep. With a growl she flung the pillow across the room.

  She got up and made her way into the kitchen. She grabbed a bottle of whiskey from Cassius’ fridge and went to bed with it, determined to drown out her current confusion with the confusion of drink. Eventually she fell asleep, the bottle falling empty to the floor…

  When she awoke a few hours later it was to find the furry form of Cassius lying in the bed with her. The wolf turned its head and looked at her with human eyes and she was lost. “Oh Cassius,” she said, rubbing her hand over the soft, silken muzzle of the beast. “I love you.”

  The wolf seemed to smile and licked her cheek. The effects of the drink still heady in her system, Terra smiled…and promptly passed back out.

  Epilogue

  Terra and Cassius returned to her home to gather her things, so that she could start moving into his cabin. They held hands as they walked and made love twice along the way. Terra had never been so happy.

  When they stepped onto her porch and Terra reached for the lock, she noticed a small rectangle of paper wedged in the doorjamb.

  “What’s this?” She frowned, freeing the paper.

  Cassius reached over her and took the card.

  World of the Living Forest

  Adrian Darkwood

  The words were in bold type on the front. Cassius turned the card over and read the elegant, masculine scrawl on the back.

  Been looking for you. Will come back at a better time.

  P.S. Congratulations on finding your mate.

  “Do you know this person?” she asked curiously.

  He smiled up at her. “He knows you’re my mate, whoever he is.”

  “Did it say when he’d come back?”

  “No. But I doubt he’d have any trouble finding us if we didn’t wait here.”

  Terra laughed. “Let him find you. It seems like he knows what you are. Maybe this Living Forest thing can help you find more beings like yourself.”

  “I’m happier with it just being you and me,” Cassius said with a grin and a quick kiss to her cheek. “Come on, let’s get your things. I’m eager to get you home so we can try out the warm spring on my property.”

  Terra laughed and rushed to gather her belongings.

  She couldn’t wait for the trip back home.

  About the Author

  Sherri L. King lives in the American Deep South with her husband, artist and illustrator Darrell King. Critically acclaimed author of The Horde Wars and Moon Lust series, her primary interests lie in the world of action packed paranormals, though she’s been known to dabble in several other genres as time permits.

  Sherri welcomes mail from readers. You can write to her c/o Ellora’s Cave Publishing at 1056 Home Avenue, Akron, OH 44310-3502.

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