Page 90 of Pack Captive

Eryn grinned at me, and a trace of that wickedness was back. "You're going to be hunted through the garden. Your job is to get out without getting caught."

As soon as the garden was in sight, he bellowed, nearly making me jump. "You get a thirty second head start! SHIFT AND GO!"

I obeyed, fluidly sliding into my wolf form and hitting the ground running on all fours.

I plunged into the garden through a dense thicket, crashing onto a pebbled path and nearly skidding out on the loose gravel.

I caught my footing just as I heard Eryn plunging into the brush behind me.

That wasn't thirty seconds, asshole!I yelled at him, but he didn't reply.

There was nothing but mental silence, followed by more crashing.

He was going to catch up if I didn't get my ass moving.

Ignoring the protest of my aching muscles, I ran twenty feet down the path and then veered off into more dense thickets, sliding under them easily.

I had the advantage of being a smaller wolf, able to slink between obstacles that would hold him up.

I took advantage of it, slipping between some densely planted trees and under another hedge, and found myself at the fountain where I'd spoken to Calian.

There were no sounds behind me, so I took the time to run around the fountain in a circle, leaving a trail that would hopefully confuse him.

When I vanished into another clump of undergrowth, I finally heard the tell-tale sound of paws on gravel. He was nearby.

Moving as quietly as possible, I headed towards the back of the garden, creeping into a small glade with a broken, moss-covered wolf statue standing guard over it.

The black wolf tore out of the brush like a silent bolt, heading right for me. I had just enough time to realize it wasn't Eryn before he ran into me, knocking me into the grass and sending us both rolling.

We shifted at the same time, ending up in a tangled pile of limbs with Ryden on top of me.

He laid between my legs, holding one of my hands pinned above my head and the other around my waist. The blow had been softened by the cushion of grass and the way he'd wrapped himself around me.

"Hello, beautiful," he breathed, his blue eyes smoldering.

I stared up at him, still gasping for breath and covered in sweat, my entire body longing to wrap itself around him.

I was ridiculous. I already had Calian, but Ryden drew me to him like a moth to a flame. "You planned this whole thing."

Ryden laughed softly. "I did warn you I wasn't going to give up just because of Calian."

He leaned down, his tongue flicking against my earlobe. Then he drew a smooth trail down my neck, making my body arch up against him.

He kissed the hollow of my throat, letting out a low rumble. "And I know you still want me as much as I want you."

My breath was now coming faster from desire, not exertion. Every inch of skin he touched was tingling. "You could've had me much sooner."

Ryden raised his head, searching my eyes. "Is that what it was? All I had to do was remove your shackle, and you would've been mine?"

"Well, no." I smirked at him. "You would've had to work for it first."

He shifted against me, the full length of his body molded against mine, and I felt his hard cock straining against my lower belly.

A small sound escaped me before I could stop it.

"Why Calian?" he asked, watching my face as his hips ground down, the pressure of his cock making my pussy ache. "I tried to give you everything you could've wanted."

"Because he trusted me," I whispered, biting my lip when he ground harder. He was at the perfect angle to rub against my clit, and I was already thinking about rolling over and letting him fuck me from behind. "He protected me. He opened up to me and took off the shackle. He tried to make me feelwantedhere."

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