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She lowers her eyes and says, “All of you.”

I’m not sure what’s going on, but I take her by the hand and lead her to my favorite tree in the clearing.

Of course, I give her a show. I strip to keep my clothes from tearing during the change. She watches me with a smile on her face.

She stands in front of me, unafraid as my bones, muscles, and skin change before her.

My bull takes a seat against the tree. Shay approaches him and places a hand on his cheek. “Thank you.”

“For what?” he says with his voice.

“For stopping the one who tried to take me.”

“I’ll never let anyone take you from us.”

“I know. Do you have a name?”

“What do you mean?”

“I can’t keep calling you Jayce’s bull.”

“Call me Shay’s bull.” He smiles, raising his tusks higher toward his eyes.

She chuckles. “That’s sweet, but you need your own name for me to call you.”

“Like what?”

Shay taps her chin with her finger before sitting down next to him.

Affection and attention he’s never received.

“Sam.”

“Like Sam Crow?” he says with pride.

“You watch Sons of Anarchy with us?”

“I do everything with you both. I’m always here.”

“I like that, Sam.”

“Good.”

Shay says my name is Sam now. You have to call me Sam, Sam says while linked to the men of the herd.

Great. Now all the bulls are going to want names. I can handle the ball busting, but she could have warned me.

“This is nice. Sam enjoys sitting with his Shay.”

“We’ll have to do it all the time,” she promises.

He sits up a little taller. “Sam loves Shay.”

“I love you too, Sam.”

Chapter 40

Shay

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