before I finally let him go. He looked normal again and I was left imagining what he looked like when he changed inside of me as we made love.
We cleaned up in the lake, dressed and hiked back to the cabin finding it just as we left it. We made ourselves some food, raviolis from a can and some olives that appeared to still be sealed up tight and unspoiled. Afterwards, I was tired. All the excitement, if you could call almost being raped by a half man, half wolf and seeing Jimmy murdered excitement, and the morning with Yeager had gotten to me so I lay down and took a nap. Yeager promised he wouldn’t go far but he said he needed to think. As long as he was around, I felt safe. I was out before he left.
~~O~~
“Hey, sleepyhead. Wake up,” Yeager said to me as he gently shook me awake. I sat up, rubbed my eyes and realized it was dark inside the cabin.
“How long was I asleep?” I asked, stretching to get the kinks out.
“Awhile. It’s not dark yet but the sun is down,” he replied.
“I guess everything took more of a toll than I thought,” I said. Yeager smiled.
“You’ve been through a lot and have a lot of stuff to work through. I don’t blame you. It’s good you slept. You’ll be ready for tonight,” he told me.
“Oh yeah. I’m kind of excited to see you like that,” I admitted.
“I can’t talk. I’m in there and I can perceive what you say but I won’t be able to respond. In my experience, you’ll figure out what I’m thinking by my body language and expressions,” he told me.
“I’m not the first?” I asked disappointed that another woman might have experienced his alter ego.
“The first woman? Yes, you are. I’ve run with other shifters but that’s part of our way. We don’t show our human lovers until we meet our mate. No other true human knows what I am except you,” he told me. My disappointment melted away.
“And the last?” I asked hopefully.
“And the last. Things happen, we lose our mates sometimes. That’s just life. But we never take another. We might take lovers but never another mate. We are human, so to speak. We have needs,” Yeager explained. I liked the sound of that. Mates for life and never another. I suppose it was a bit childish but it sounded like the stuff of fairytales. Beauty and the beast maybe?
“So when do we go?” I wondered, eager to see Yeager as a wolf.
“As soon as it’s dark. The moon is full tonight so it’ll be up just after dark. You’ll be able to see. That’s why I didn’t light a fire. Your eyes are already adjusted to the darkness and the moonlight will make it look like daylight...well, not quite but you’ll be able to see well enough,” Yeager explained. I felt a sense of excitement and wonder. If what Yeager told me was true, and I had no reason to doubt him, I was one of the few women who would ever see a shifter in his animal form. That made me feel rather special.
“What’s it like when you do it, you know, shift or whatever?” I asked.
“It’s painful but it’s worth it. You get used to it. It looks a bit scary but it’s natural and normal for me. No sparkly lights and magic if that’s what you mean. When I shift, I literally change shape. It ain’t pretty,” Yeager explained.
“I can handle it,” I said. I’d seen an American Werewolf in London though I hoped it wasn’t exactly like that for Yeager’s sake.
“I know you can. I’ll try to run slow so you can keep up,” he told me.
“Are you suggesting I’m out of shape?” I asked playfully.
“Never, you’re the perfect shape,” Yeager said and winked at me. I smiled despite myself. “We’ll be running and you’ll be in bare feet,” he explained further.
“Bare feet?” I wondered. Why wouldn’t I wear shoes?
“I’ll be naked, more or less. You will be too. I promise, there are few things in this world that can top a moonlight run au
We cleaned up in the lake, dressed and hiked back to the cabin finding it just as we left it. We made ourselves some food, raviolis from a can and some olives that appeared to still be sealed up tight and unspoiled. Afterwards, I was tired. All the excitement, if you could call almost being raped by a half man, half wolf and seeing Jimmy murdered excitement, and the morning with Yeager had gotten to me so I lay down and took a nap. Yeager promised he wouldn’t go far but he said he needed to think. As long as he was around, I felt safe. I was out before he left.
~~O~~
“Hey, sleepyhead. Wake up,” Yeager said to me as he gently shook me awake. I sat up, rubbed my eyes and realized it was dark inside the cabin.
“How long was I asleep?” I asked, stretching to get the kinks out.
“Awhile. It’s not dark yet but the sun is down,” he replied.
“I guess everything took more of a toll than I thought,” I said. Yeager smiled.
“You’ve been through a lot and have a lot of stuff to work through. I don’t blame you. It’s good you slept. You’ll be ready for tonight,” he told me.
“Oh yeah. I’m kind of excited to see you like that,” I admitted.
“I can’t talk. I’m in there and I can perceive what you say but I won’t be able to respond. In my experience, you’ll figure out what I’m thinking by my body language and expressions,” he told me.
“I’m not the first?” I asked disappointed that another woman might have experienced his alter ego.
“The first woman? Yes, you are. I’ve run with other shifters but that’s part of our way. We don’t show our human lovers until we meet our mate. No other true human knows what I am except you,” he told me. My disappointment melted away.
“And the last?” I asked hopefully.
“And the last. Things happen, we lose our mates sometimes. That’s just life. But we never take another. We might take lovers but never another mate. We are human, so to speak. We have needs,” Yeager explained. I liked the sound of that. Mates for life and never another. I suppose it was a bit childish but it sounded like the stuff of fairytales. Beauty and the beast maybe?
“So when do we go?” I wondered, eager to see Yeager as a wolf.
“As soon as it’s dark. The moon is full tonight so it’ll be up just after dark. You’ll be able to see. That’s why I didn’t light a fire. Your eyes are already adjusted to the darkness and the moonlight will make it look like daylight...well, not quite but you’ll be able to see well enough,” Yeager explained. I felt a sense of excitement and wonder. If what Yeager told me was true, and I had no reason to doubt him, I was one of the few women who would ever see a shifter in his animal form. That made me feel rather special.
“What’s it like when you do it, you know, shift or whatever?” I asked.
“It’s painful but it’s worth it. You get used to it. It looks a bit scary but it’s natural and normal for me. No sparkly lights and magic if that’s what you mean. When I shift, I literally change shape. It ain’t pretty,” Yeager explained.
“I can handle it,” I said. I’d seen an American Werewolf in London though I hoped it wasn’t exactly like that for Yeager’s sake.
“I know you can. I’ll try to run slow so you can keep up,” he told me.
“Are you suggesting I’m out of shape?” I asked playfully.
“Never, you’re the perfect shape,” Yeager said and winked at me. I smiled despite myself. “We’ll be running and you’ll be in bare feet,” he explained further.
“Bare feet?” I wondered. Why wouldn’t I wear shoes?
“I’ll be naked, more or less. You will be too. I promise, there are few things in this world that can top a moonlight run au
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