Page 8 of The Power of a Myth

She let out a quiet mewl.

“Just cat noises?”

This time she nodded.

“But you understand me completely.”

She nodded again.

“I have to say I’m finding it difficult to comprehend the fact you just changed into a puma in front of me, but I’m guessing that’s the reason you came into the jungle tonight.”

Molly nodded.

“Cats love to run and explore—is that what you were doing?”

This time Molly made a meow noise that sounded like ‘yes’.

“Did you hunt?”

She shook her head.

Hayden still couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He placed Molly’s t-shirt on the ground, making sure to keep eye contact with her the entire time. He took tentative steps toward her. He’d seen when she’d changed the large teeth growing in her mouth and the sharp claws that had appeared on her paws. She could kill him in a matter of seconds if she wanted.

She made no effort to move, and on reaching her, he dared to stretch out a hand and touch her head. She nuzzled into him.

“You’re a big cat,” he remarked, stating the obvious, and she wagged her tail as if to say he was stupid.

She got to her paws slowly, and this time, he didn’t step back. He walked around her, looking at her.

“I’ve never seen anything so beautiful. Well, apart from when you were naked a few moments ago. My dick certainly appreciated that.”

Molly nuzzled up against him again.

“Have you always been able to do this?” So many questions filled his head.

She nodded.

“That explains why you hesitated sometimes when we were talking. Like when I advised you to be careful of the wild cats in the Glacial National Park. You couldn’t tell me at the time, but you’re perfectly safe because you are one.” Thought after thought hit him. “The other wild animals there, are they all like you? What about the polar bear my father mentioned he saw? What are you called? What about dragons, do they exist? I have so many questions.”

Molly’s body started to change again, and Hayden watched as she effortlessly shifted back into her human form.

“You certainly do have a lot of questions. I’ll answer as many as I can. In Glacial National Park, there are wild animals as well as shifters like me. However, we don’t just live there—shifters can be found all over the world, but we have to keep our abilities hidden. Not all humans would understand we aren’t wild animals. We don’t kill people, but there are those who would assume we do, and they’d be scared of our power. Hayden, you have to promise me you won’t tell anybody about this. It’s not just my future it will destroy but so many people in the world. Maybe I’ve been foolish, telling you my secret. I’ve put my fellow shifters in danger, but I had to. I can’t risk losing you. An animal instinctively knows when it meets its mate, and you are mine. I sense it in every part of me.” Molly reached out, took his hand, and placed it on her breast just by her heart. “It beats only for you now.”

“I’m sorry. I should have trusted you, but in my wildest dreams, I couldn’t have guessed this was the reason you came in here. I promise your secret is safe with me. You have my silence, and you have my love as well.” He searched her face for any signs of happiness. Eventually, they bloomed on her perfect features.

“My puma was testy, and I made a mistake when I was on duty. I had to run to make sure the same thing didn’t happen again,” she explained. “In my puma form, I was able to travel so much farther tonight. This country is beautiful in the areas that haven’t been ravaged by war. I hope it’ll all heal again one day.”

“I wish I could see it,” Hayden lamented for the beauty of the country and its people. He’d seen the damage the conflict was having on so many.

His gaze dropped down to her naked body again. “I’m sorry. I should let you get dressed.”

“I don’t want to,” Molly replied. “I want you to make love to me. To give me my first time and make me yours. If, as you say, this jungle is used for sex, then show me what the future can be between us when we return home.”

“Are you sure?” Hayden couldn’t believe what he was hearing. His cock was begging to be freed from his pants. He wanted Molly as much as she wanted him. “One thing first, though. About that polar bear my father saw?”

“My alpha,” Molly replied as Hayden crushed his lips to hers.

Chapter Five

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