incisors and a long, hot pink tongue. My once lengthy stars and moon necklace looked more like a choker, decorating my furry neckline. If not for that, I may have wondered if tricks were being played on me. This was sheer madness.
After a few moments, Markus quietly stepped into the room. “I know this is a huge change Kristen. I’m … so sorry for everything that’s happened to you and your friends. But I know that you will come to love being this way ... it’s a way of life for the clan and we know no different. It’s a wonderful, freeing way to be. Let me show you.”
Turning from my reflection, I looked to Markus. Though I had seen him in both forms, I had never seen him transform. He turned away from me and quickly stripped off his clothes. His broad shoulder physique and smooth, tan skin boasted well-developed back muscles and a fit, tapered waist. I couldn’t help but stare at the spine of his back, imagining my fingers trailing down to touch his smooth, perfect ass.
In shock, I watched as his brawny, muscular body transformed into a huge, strapping creature that was as black as the night sky. My nose perked up as I whiffed him fully—my scent glands running in overdrive as I took in his musty aroma. I couldn’t help but want him fully, to lick him, to touch him … he jerked his head in my direction and I followed him, and soon we were running deep into the woods, far from the cabins.
The rush from running was exhilarating. I could remember in high school trying to will myself to run fast in track. It seemed that if I really wanted it, it should happen. But despite my efforts, I always fell behind almost all of the other kids—if they could only see me now! Every so often I would catch a glimpse of my necklace quickly bouncing off my throat, glistening in the moonlit sky.
Running through the forest, the air felt warm but our swiftness created a breeze. Though the woods were dense, they seemed to open up to us as if by magic. We ran through the foliage, over the rocky terrain. In a few minutes, Markus slowed his pace and stopped. I caught up to him and saw a deer in the distance. The deer was poised as if listening. In a second, she bolted off and Markus chased her. Then suddenly, I heard a snap and the crunching of bones—Markus was on the deer, biting the animal. I could see the animal collapse as he aimed in for the final kill. Strangely, I didn’t feel bad for the creature. This was nature and one must take what one needed to survive. Together, Markus and I snared the deer in our teeth and carried it back to camp. We took it around to the cook’s area in the main dining hall, where I knew it would be skinned and prepared as one of the meats for our meal.
I was shaking when we finished dropping off the deer. Markus rubbed his fur against mine to soothe me. “That was an amazing run. You’re a natural at this.”
I shook my head in amazement. It was obvious that the Lycans could understand what humans were saying while in their wolf form. But though I had tried to interpret their growls and body motions, I hadn’t been able to understand what the wolves were saying when I was in my human form. I didn’t realize that they were actually able to talk to one another in their wolf form, and now that I was one, I could too.
“Let’s head back. I need to make sure I get you to Dorian’s safely,” Markus said reluctantly.
“Yeah, I guess I’d better get back,” I responded. I was still trembling from the rush of the evening. It had been incredible running through the forest and watching Markus slay the deer. Even more fascinating seeing him transform to human form—just seeing his backside I could only imagine what the rest of his naked body would look like. I couldn’t help but wonder if his abs and chest were as developed as his masculine back, and if he was as big as I was imagining in every other way as well…
My disappointment was palpable as we trotted through the woods and the
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