felt rejected
by Den’s sleuth and set out on her own to live a ‘human’ life,
leaving her daughter ignorant of her heritage until Rena’s bear had
come calling.
Yes, unlike them she knew whom she
was, inside and out. There were just darker thoughts that haunted
her heart and mind.
“ It’s okay, Ebony.” Riley
rubbed her back.
“ That first shift is a
bitch. It happened to me without me even realizing it was going
on…I thought I was dreaming.” Rena gave Ebony a kind
smile.
Ebony wiped her eyes and blotted her
cheeks with the back of her hands. “I don’t know what’s wrong with
me, I keep getting emotional like this.”
“ You better not be
breeding. Two pregnant friends that can’t drink with me when I’ve
had a rough day is enough.” Greta pointed a finger at
Ebony.
The ladies laughed, which seemed to
break the tension some.
“ Thanks, Greta.” Ebony
gave her a small smile.
A nod and a sip was her response. She
had really tried to lighten the mood more for her own sake than for
Ebony’s. There was little doubt in her own mind that if she gave in
to her emotions, even if in support of her friend, it may start the
firestorm brewing inside of her since Hansel’s appearance in town.
Correction, since she’d picked up his unique scent in the woods by
the river—woodsy cashmere notes.
A scent both masculine and delicate.
Why couldn’t he just have a simple musky spice like all the other
were-males around Den. To her, none of the other males even drew
her attention by their scent, let alone made her heart race and her
belly tighten with the thought of it. She drank some more wine and
dropped back to the ground with a groan.
“ How do you do
it?”
The three females went silent around
her, cluing Greta into the fact that they may have been awaiting
some sort of response from her. Rolling along the grass she stared
at them. “Do what?”
What had I
missed?
“ You know… shift?” Ebony
asked. “It happened while Rena was sleeping after a marathon of sex
with Cord and that’s no help for me. Dainton and I have torn sheets
up numerous times and—”
“ Hey!” Greta waved her
hand vigorously before Ebony. “My cousin…don’t need details about
you guys’s sexcapades.” Her bottom lip was feeling a little numb
and she could hear her words slurring a little. She almost smiled
at the thought that drunkenness had begun to finally set
in.
“ Anyway. After all the
gymnastics I still open my eyes in the same form I went to sleep
in.” Ebony’s sigh was heavy.
“ Hm.” Greta nodded, the
world tilted some. “I see how that could bother you.”
“ Theo took me through the
paces. However, by then I was already breeding so I think that may
have helped give me strength to shift.” Riley’s shoulder lifted and
fell.
“ There you have it. Get
Dainton to help you. Right paw, left paw, back paws, breathe.”
Greta giggled at her own childish instructions and choked some on
her dink as she finished it off and pushed to her feet. The ground
felt unsteady for a moment but after a few deep breaths it righted
itself.
“ Be serious, Greta. I was
so sure of everything in the corporate world. Never doubted myself.
If there was an issue I solved it. The envy of many.” She glanced
out toward the lake. “However, now, I feel out of sorts.
Uncomfortable. This Were-bear thing is still all too new.” Then she
looked back and met the gaze of each of them slowly. “But, I want
to find a way to do this shift thing myself. For myself and to make
Dainton proud.”
Moving across the lush grass, Greta
squatted before Ebony feeling a little jealous of the love this
person had for her cousin and the fact that she was getting an
intense love in return. “I’ll help you.”
“ Tonight?”
“ Uh, no.” Greta stood up
again, too quickly, and ended up on her backside. “If I even
considered it I think shifting while drunk would cause my bear to
bring up my dinner.”
“ I’m not feeling
by Den’s sleuth and set out on her own to live a ‘human’ life,
leaving her daughter ignorant of her heritage until Rena’s bear had
come calling.
Yes, unlike them she knew whom she
was, inside and out. There were just darker thoughts that haunted
her heart and mind.
“ It’s okay, Ebony.” Riley
rubbed her back.
“ That first shift is a
bitch. It happened to me without me even realizing it was going
on…I thought I was dreaming.” Rena gave Ebony a kind
smile.
Ebony wiped her eyes and blotted her
cheeks with the back of her hands. “I don’t know what’s wrong with
me, I keep getting emotional like this.”
“ You better not be
breeding. Two pregnant friends that can’t drink with me when I’ve
had a rough day is enough.” Greta pointed a finger at
Ebony.
The ladies laughed, which seemed to
break the tension some.
“ Thanks, Greta.” Ebony
gave her a small smile.
A nod and a sip was her response. She
had really tried to lighten the mood more for her own sake than for
Ebony’s. There was little doubt in her own mind that if she gave in
to her emotions, even if in support of her friend, it may start the
firestorm brewing inside of her since Hansel’s appearance in town.
Correction, since she’d picked up his unique scent in the woods by
the river—woodsy cashmere notes.
A scent both masculine and delicate.
Why couldn’t he just have a simple musky spice like all the other
were-males around Den. To her, none of the other males even drew
her attention by their scent, let alone made her heart race and her
belly tighten with the thought of it. She drank some more wine and
dropped back to the ground with a groan.
“ How do you do
it?”
The three females went silent around
her, cluing Greta into the fact that they may have been awaiting
some sort of response from her. Rolling along the grass she stared
at them. “Do what?”
What had I
missed?
“ You know… shift?” Ebony
asked. “It happened while Rena was sleeping after a marathon of sex
with Cord and that’s no help for me. Dainton and I have torn sheets
up numerous times and—”
“ Hey!” Greta waved her
hand vigorously before Ebony. “My cousin…don’t need details about
you guys’s sexcapades.” Her bottom lip was feeling a little numb
and she could hear her words slurring a little. She almost smiled
at the thought that drunkenness had begun to finally set
in.
“ Anyway. After all the
gymnastics I still open my eyes in the same form I went to sleep
in.” Ebony’s sigh was heavy.
“ Hm.” Greta nodded, the
world tilted some. “I see how that could bother you.”
“ Theo took me through the
paces. However, by then I was already breeding so I think that may
have helped give me strength to shift.” Riley’s shoulder lifted and
fell.
“ There you have it. Get
Dainton to help you. Right paw, left paw, back paws, breathe.”
Greta giggled at her own childish instructions and choked some on
her dink as she finished it off and pushed to her feet. The ground
felt unsteady for a moment but after a few deep breaths it righted
itself.
“ Be serious, Greta. I was
so sure of everything in the corporate world. Never doubted myself.
If there was an issue I solved it. The envy of many.” She glanced
out toward the lake. “However, now, I feel out of sorts.
Uncomfortable. This Were-bear thing is still all too new.” Then she
looked back and met the gaze of each of them slowly. “But, I want
to find a way to do this shift thing myself. For myself and to make
Dainton proud.”
Moving across the lush grass, Greta
squatted before Ebony feeling a little jealous of the love this
person had for her cousin and the fact that she was getting an
intense love in return. “I’ll help you.”
“ Tonight?”
“ Uh, no.” Greta stood up
again, too quickly, and ended up on her backside. “If I even
considered it I think shifting while drunk would cause my bear to
bring up my dinner.”
“ I’m not feeling
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