he jumped and nearly
grabbed me.
Crap! Adrenaline kicked my body into super speed, but
everywhere I ran he was right there behind me.
Clawing up a bookcase, I waited from the top. Trying to
catch my breath. My little heart beat like a jackhammer.
Tate’s body twisted and cracked. He hunched to all fours
until I stared down at the largest black wolf I’ve ever laid eyes on. Shit!
Shit! And more shit! This guy was an alpha. How the hell was I supposed to get
away from the brute?
I hissed. Long and threatening.
Tate threw his head back with a snort, almost like a laugh.
Bastard ! I
thought. See if you’re still laughing
with my claws inside you . I leaped off of the bookcase and nearly got
snared by sharp teeth. Then I skidded on the floor and rammed right into an old
grandfather clock.
Snipping, Tate kept his head low. Almost catching my tail in
between his teeth until I leapt on the stair rail and slid down.
Come on! Were there really no other windows opened it the
damn place? Swore there were some earlier. Did the son-of-a-bitch close them?
My muscles
burned. Thirty minutes of dodging the mutt seemed to whiz by. I didn’t know how
much more I could take.
Tate shifted back into a human. He leaned against the wall
and took two sharp breaths. “You’re slippery. I’ll give you that,” he said.
I took the opportunity to try and get back up to the attic,
but something large smashed against my head. A fowl smoke misted around me
making me hack and sputter.
Then I laid still. It took a few moments to realize I was
human. And very naked. Oh crap! How the hell did that happen?
Tate walked up to me slowly. Eyes wide with surprise.
With a few heavy coughs, I backed away. Painful jolts shot
through my body as I tried to shift back. What the hell was happening?
“Don’t bother. It’s a useful drug I acquired by a witch. You
won’t be able to shift for a few hours,” Tate said. Then he squatted down in
front of me. His enormous manhood on display.
I tried to move, but he grabbed my wrists and pulled me
underneath him. His muscular thighs squeezed my hips and his cock pressed
against me. Holy crap! All I had to do was open my legs a little wider and he
would be able to….
“A bit close for comfort don’t you think?” I asked, trying
to keep the shake out of my voice.
He smirked and eyed me like a predator. “But if I get up.
You might get away,” he said in a husky voice. “So, kitty. What are you doing
in my house?”
I licked my lips and smiled. “I’m, um, homeless and I ran
into your place. I swear I was just going to steal some food and leave in the
morning,” I said and leaned up. “I mean you have a lot to go around right?”
He didn’t move. Our faces stood inches apart. The wolf musk
was heavy and I had to admit kind of arousing.
“You’re lying,” he said and raised an eyebrow. “Oh and what
have we here?” He yanked my collar off and out fell the diamond.
“Oh, well how did that get there?” I asked and chuckled. No
good. I needed to come up with something fast. Before the man ripped me apart.
Wolves were notorious for their short tempers.
Tate picked the diamond up with one hand and put it to my
face. “Not many people know about this. How do you?”
I shifted my weight and rubbed on him in the process.
He groaned and narrowed his eyes.
“So many questions,” I said. Then I turned my head away and
yelped when he chomped his teeth in my face. Those razor sharp fangs could do a
big number on a cat. “Okay, I’m not working for anyone. Truth is I’m supposed
to be a retired thief, but I snooped around and found out a lot about you. This
job would set me for life. I was curious to see if I could pull it off.”
“Curiosity killed the cat,” he growled.
I looked back at him. “You know if I could get five bucks
every time I heard that line, I would be rich by now…Um, what are you doing?”
He sniffed my hair and took a deep breath. His green eyes
glowed and
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