Page 44 of Wolf's Whisper

With a loud gasp, I shot up from my bed. Well... My spot of ground. I felt beads of sweat dripping from my forehead as my heart was almost pounding out of my chest. I buried my fists deep into my sockets as I tried to rub the sleep out of them.

It was just a dream, Akira... Just a dream...

I looked at the two bodies curled up on either side of me and felt my heartbeat slow down as both the siblings were soundly asleep.

Just a dream... But that was a hard no to sharing...

"You okay?"

I turned my head towards the direction of the whisper. I gave my eyes a moment to adjust to the darkness as I tried to identify the voice. Danny or Cece?

"You were groaning loudly. Are you alright?"

Cece... Definitely Cece. Danny always slept like a rock. And I could hear the soft snoring that had become almost familiar and soothing.

"Yes... Just a nightmare..." I whispered back, as I let myself fall down on my furs. Just a dream...

"Want to catch some fresh air?" Cece softly proposed and from the muffled sounds, I could hear she was already getting up.

"Sure..." I muttered, pushing my furs away as I slid away from the cuddly twins. Getting out from their embrace was probably not a bad thing.

The air outside was cool and refreshing on my skin. The full moon gave the trees a long, dark shadow that would've scared me if I hadn't grown up at the border of a forest.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

I turned around as Cece emerged from the cave, her long hairs shimmering in the moonlight. She was wearing a slightly skimpy dress that barely covered up her chest. Not that I noticed.

I shook my head, loving the cold wind grazing over my bare skin and blowing through my legs and arms. It almost washed away the memory of hard fingers and nails digging into them. Even though it has been a dream, I could swear I felt the marks they had left behind.

"Full moons are always bad news," Cece muttered from behind me, suddenly standing surprisingly close to me. Her one hand gently touched my hip, while the other snaked around my waist.

A little alarm bell should've gone off in the back of my head, but for some reason, the sound barely registered.

"Are you hurting?" the Puma whispered in my ear, her hand gliding from my stomach down to my thighs.

I knew I should've said no, but I could feel my head shake yes.

"Want me to make you feel all better?" Cece purred, her fingers pulling the fabric away as they grazed over my bare skin.

This time, the alarm was loud enough. I knew this was wrong. I needed to stop her. I didn't want this.

But even with that thought in my head, I barely managed to move my pinky. I was frozen. Frozen to the spot. All the while, Cece's fingertips gently ran over the soft skin of my inner thigh, her breath hot on my neck.

"Relax... This won't hurt... Much."

Stop.

"You might even enjoy this, Akira."

Ashleigh...

"Who knew you were so easy to manipulate?"

Aspen...

"Helping out strangers, tsk tsk tsk, not the smartest thing. Didn't your parents teach you better?"

Help.

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