Preternatural: An Erotic Paranormal Romance Collection (3 Book Bundle) by Cara B. Connor Page B

of to do it.
    Then the full moon came around again. Lucas was so weak he couldn’t  control his thoughts from the beast anymore. When the change came he must have been thinking of her because that is exactly where he went – to her house! He ran and ran and ran – he didn’t even know how the wolf knew where she lived now – but he did. Lucas didn’t want to hurt her, but the wolf, he could never be too sure about him.
    The thoughts of Jen were the only thing in his mind as a man – maybe the wolf now wanted her too. The wolf paced up and down in front of her house in between all the bushes and shrubs and trees just out of sight all night long, growling and grumbling and occasionally howling too. The wolf was an emotional mess too! He knew Jennifer was somewhere inside there, he could smell her, and he could hear her too.
    The next morning after full moon had passed, when the sun reached over the horizon, he finally collapsed in between the hedges and turned back into a man, right there in her front yard. He was so weak he could barely move on the grass, breathing in shallow gasps. His vision was terrible and he could only see images as if through the film of a thick substance.
    Then he heard the front door knob turn on her house. Lucas tried to roll over as he lay there helplessly, desperately trying to cover his nakedness not knowing who it was that was coming over to him. Before he passed out, the last thing he smelled was Jennifer. He heard her walking across the lawn. She was carrying a blanket that she covered his naked body with. Before he passed out, he was sure he smelled salty tears running down her cheeks.
    Lucas woke up hours later… in his own bed. His vision had returned to him somewhat and from the light in the room he knew it must be late afternoon. The smell of coffee surrounded him and there was a tray with toast and a cup of coffee on the night stand next to him. He sat up, hopeful, looking for Jennifer. His house was silent. He was the only person here, he instinctively knew that.
    He stood up, still weak and shaky and walked to the kitchen. No trace of her. Where is she? He wobbled about, still nursing hope. Stepping over to the counter, he looked for a note but found none. As he wandered back through the house he found the rooms had been straightened up – no longer the nasty mess he had been living in for weeks now. Then he just walked back to their old bedroom and lay back down on his bed staring blankly at the plate of food and cup of coffee.

Calming the Wolf: An Erotic Paranormal Romance, Chapter 6
    As he lay there, Lucas had an epiphany. Jennifer! It was Jennifer all along! Her love stopped the change in him, and had given him the strength to control the wolf inside him. It was because he had her in the first place that he was able to curb the monster inside him. Without her… he now understood, that without her, he was nothing more than a bloodthirsty animal… a monster.
    Her love had given him hope, calmness and a purpose. Suddenly he realized that she was the one… it had to be her… she must have brought me home, cared for me and cleaned my house up. He realized that he was clean shaven and wearing clean pants and a nicer shirt too. Jennifer must have given me a bath and dressed me up.
    His new realization brought a smile to his face – there was still something left. Somehow she must still care for me, he figured. So he decided to call her again, even if for one final try. He dialed her number, and waited. She didn’t answer. It went straight through to her voice mail. He redialed and redialed again. After a few more tries, he decided to just leave her a message before he completely gave up.
    “Jennifer… this is Lucas. Please, come home, baby. I love you.” He hesitated, wondering if he should say anything else.
    Then he thought about what he had just said to her in his head. You love her?  Really, is that all you have to say? Can’t you do any better than that? Do you