Page 49 of Wolf Forgotten

The entire pack—the thirteen that were in the gym—were staring at her long, bare legs and her gorgeous ass highlighted by the skin-tight black shorts she had on.

Jesus.

Cole clapped me on the shoulder from behind, and I nearly jumped out of my skin. "Why are you standing here-" He fell silent, and his grip tightened. "She can't be serious. It's like she's wearing underwear!"

She must have heard him because her head turned, and she winked. Cole let go of my shoulder, and we walked to where she was standing with Manny, looking over the workout he had programmed for us.

"Ivy, what are you doing?" Cole crossed his arms, and I followed suit.

"Preparing to workout. What are you doing?" Ivy unzipped her hoodie and slid it off. My eyes went wide enough for my eyeballs to pop out. It wasn’t that I didn't recognize the outfit she was wearing was normal workout attire, but I didn't want the horny bastards in the gym to be staring at her in her shorts and skintight tank top. She might as well have been wearing nothing.

Cole cleared his throat. "This workout is pretty rough."

"I see that." She dropped her sweater near the wall and left us staring after her.

Manny laughed. "Good luck with that one. She is something else."

"You can say that again," Cole muttered as he watched her walk away. We both let out growls as everyone else had the same idea.

"I'm going to go workout next to her. Make sure she's safe." I went to the middle of the workout area where Ivy was already setting up her equipment.

Cole made a few grumbles, but didn't follow. Since he was the alpha, it was important he be front and center so others would push themselves. It was rare he was outlifted or beat during a timed workout.

"This isn't something to take lightly, Ivy. You could get hurt." I didn't want to sound like a complete chauvinistic pig, but was afraid it sounded like that anyway. "We've been doing this style of workout for a while. One rep with bad form and you could really injure yourself."

She put two ten-pound plates and collars on the ground next to the empty bar. She frowned at me and shook her head in disbelief. "I know what I'm doing. Arbor Falls does have some things."

"The bar is twenty kilograms, not pounds." I knew as soon as it was out of my mouth it was a mistake. Ivy narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth to say something, but then Manny yelled for us to warm up.

She ran out the door after the others to do a few laps around the building. I followed and tried not to watch the way her hamstrings and calves flexed as she ran. She was in good shape.

I sped up until we were shoulder to shoulder. "I'm sorry."

"You're sorry? You are all sexist pigs! Why is it so hard to believe a woman can lift heavy shit and keep up with the boys? I bet you a blow job I will beat half these fuckers, including you."

Woah.My dick twitched in my pants at how confident she was... and about the blow job. "So, if you beat half of them... so, six of them, then you get what? Oral?" Either way, it was a win for me.

"Yes, and if not, then I will drop to my knees and deep throat you until your eyes roll back and you scream my name loud enough for all the forest creatures to hear."

I tripped over my own feet and fell just before we rounded the corner. My body skidded across the dirt and gravel where we were.

"Oh, shit. Are you all right?" She ran back to me. "Ouch."

I sat up and scooted against the side of the building, my knees, hands, and arms burning and bleeding. My pride was already gushing blood everywhere. How embarrassing. "I'll be fine."

Yeah, I'd be fine if I didn't melt into the ground first. I wasn't clumsy at all. In fact, the last time I'd fallen had been when I was a young cub just learning to walk. Mention of a deep throat was dangerous to my health.

"Let's get you to the house to clean up." She helped me stand, and I winced as the skin near the abrasions on my legs pulled tight.

"I got it; you can just go workout." Really, I just wanted some privacy so I could let a few tears fall. I wasn't above crying if something hurt like a son of a bitch.

She put her hand on the small of my back and guided me along the walkway to the back deck. "Let me kiss it and make it better."

A snort and then a groan escaped as we climbed the few steps to the deck. We both froze at the top step when a growl came from behind us. We turned, and as soon as I saw and smelled the male at the bottom of the steps, I pushed Ivy behind me.

It had been a while since we had a stray wolf who wandered into our territory, but they were dangerous and unpredictable. He had been in the greenhouse, which meant at some point he had shifted to open it or he was a highly skilled wolf.

"Hey there, my friend. Why don't you shift so we can have a friendly conversation?" I showed him the palms of my hands, which was a sign I wasn't a threat.

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