men a ways off. His shoulders were tense, but he patted Lana’s sleeping back absently and seemed comfortable enough. His gaze collided with hers, as if he could feel her attention, and the corner of his mouth curled up in an irresistible half smile. He winked, and she tried her best to stifle her hammering heart before the others heard it.
“Hubba hubba, now that’s a werewolf!” the blond woman said to the laughter of the table. Morgan thought her name was Sarah, if she remembered correctly.
“They were married last Saturday,” Marissa chimed in.
“You guys are married?” A younger woman, probably in her early twenties, all but squealed.
“Yeah,” Morgan admitted happily. “I don’t wear my rings unless I know I’m probably not going to Change that day.”
“You could do what some married females do and have their husbands brand their ring finger. You could brand him, too. Then there is never a question of whether you are married. I mean, males can smell that you are claimed anyway, but I think it is kind of romantic to get your ring finger branded.”
Morgan leaned back in her chair in surprise. “I’ve never thought about that. I might actually consider it.”
“So, what is the best part of being Silver Wolf?” another asked.
Morgan laughed, thinking. “I don’t think there is any benefit to being Silver Wolf thus far, but the biggest benefit to being a werewolf would be…oh, after I was Turned, I figured out I can eat as much as I want and not gain weight. I almost gave myself theobromine poisoning from eating three giant Hershey kisses to see if I could gain any weight. That experiment isn’t recommended, ladies. Chocolate really does hurt.”
“I save a ton of money because I don’t have to buy wrinkle cream,” an older woman, Doris, offered.
“There is never a lack of horny male attention,” Sarah said.
Marissa snorted. “Who wants that?”
A couple of the other women nodded in agreement with her. The laughter died down and Sarah spoke up again. “I know this is personal, but I think everyone is wondering. Wolves have been talking, and they say you are able to have babies. Are you?”
“I don’t know,” Morgan replied honestly. “It’s something I always think about, but all of the history we’ve been able to find says only some of the Silver Wolves were breeders. I don’t know if I am a breeder or not. I’ve only had two cycles since I was Changed, and they were both unpredictable.”
“Well that’s a good sign, dear,” Doris said. “I haven’t had a cycle since I was Changed.”
The other girls said the same. It was a subject Morgan had been afraid to bring up in front of Rachel, so this was the first she was hearing of it. She squirmed in her seat uncomfortably.
“I’m just glad I got boobs,” Marissa chirped up. “I was convinced I would look like a flat chested ten-year-old for the rest of my life. I’ve never had a cycle, so imagine my surprise when these puppies started coming in.”
Everyone at the table grew quiet for a second, and then burst out laughing. Though her being Changed as a child was no laughing matter, Marissa was kind of awesome at subject changes.
“My mate is the one who changed me,” Doris quipped. “The whole ‘I might die’ thing was of less concern to him than the possibility of my sex drive plummeting after I was Turned. He assumes it messes with our hormones since we are unable to reproduce, so he keeps waiting for the day I grow bored of sex. He keeps waiting, and I keep putting him to work.”
The table erupted in a fit of giggles.
“Okay, I change my answer. That is the best part about being a werewolf,” Morgan said, grinning.
“Is everyone doing the scavenger hunt tomorrow morning?” The young brown-haired woman asked.
Most of them spoke up saying they wanted to.
“I bet if we split it off, boys versus girls, we would win easily,” one of the women said. “No seriously, how much time do you think the
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