An excerpt from Wanted By the Wolf (A Werewolf’s Curse #4)
Jeff took a deep breath and pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes. The fattening full moon didn’t help. The lunar rays yanked at him as if they were a leash and he a mere mutt hooked to the end. It always got worse under the moon, but this time there was something else there. A longing had skittered over his heart and clamped down.
Go home.
His wolf didn’t make too many demands as long as Kathy was close, but this morning he was itching for the freedom that only the wooded valley of his childhood home could offer.
Go home. Now.
It was a command Jeff couldn’t ignore.
According to the forecasts, a blizzard would be sweeping over the province within hours. He tensed as his wolf growled away his concerns. He didn’t know why, but he had to go to Little Lothian. Today. He had to stand on his ancestral lands under the full moon.
Jeff took a deep breath and considered the logistics. He would not leave without Kathy. As the lunar magic’s strength intensified, he needed his mate close. She’d be annoyed, but she’d come with him. He was always amazed at how easily she accepted his primitive wolfish instincts considering she’d never grown up with a wolf. She was incredible. His true mate.
And she wouldn’t leave her three children: two girls and a boy. They were headstrong, adventurous and beautiful. In his whirlwind relationship with Kathy, the kids had always been integral to their connection and he’d come to love them as his own. He couldn’t put them at risk. They should go after the storm—
Go home.
He swung his feet over the edge of the mattress. Maybe if he transitioned and went for a run as a wolf under the moonlight. That might help. They lived a few blocks from a ravine. All he had to do was get from here to there and he’d be set. It was still early, but was it early enough to avoid his neighbors’ curious eyes? The last thing he needed was for someone to call Animal Control on him.
From here he could see the night landscape and his little postage stamp backyard. Heavy clouds were crowding over the sky, but the storm hadn’t hit yet. The moon still shone down on them from high in the heavens. It was almost peaceful now that the siren had faded into the distance, but now that he was awake he could pick up the other small sounds. They fed the restlessness inside him.
Behind him Kathy shifted, and her breathing changed. Damn, he’d woken her up. He stayed still, hoping that she would drift off again if he didn’t move and disturb her anymore. But he wasn’t surprised when he felt a light touch on his bare back. “What’s the matter?” she murmured. Her voice was soft and indistinct with sleep.
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