Page 57 of The Wolf Prince's Mate

“They spent heat together,” Kody growled back.

“Because she trusts him,” Sydney said.

“She shouldn’t. His wolf?—”

I stopped abruptly, and Kody nearly ran into me. When I turned around, my eyes were narrowed. Nova’s wolf’s face was resting against my chest, her eyes closed.

“Go ahead and finish that sentence,” I said flatly.

Wisely, he kept his mouth shut.

“Seeing as no one else got through to her in the pasttwo days, I am going to drag her back to the land of the living however the fuck I want. Yes, my wolf is insane. And yes, I have successfully kept him from hurting an innocent for longer than you’ve beenalive. So, go ahead and finish what you were saying. Something about my wolf?”

I waited.

“Thank you for coming back to help her,” Sydney said, stepping between me and Kody with a small smile. “We appreciate it.”

I dipped my head toward her, and strode away.

The bastard finally stopped following.

The walkto my cabin wasn’t interrupted again, despite the many sets of eyes I felt on us. Ten minutes later, I was typing in my code to unlock the door, then carrying Nova’s wolf through it.

She was snoring lightly.

I wanted to let her sleep, but I needed to get her to shift first.

So, I carried her through the living room, into my bedroom, and to the bathroom. When I started the water in the shower, she opened her eyes blearily.

“I need you clean,” I said bluntly. “You can stay in this form while I wash you, or you can shift back and wash yourself.”

The wolf eyed me, like she thought I was bluffing.

I wasn’t.

I set her down just inside the shower, careful with her leg. Then, I pulled my shirt over my head.

I thought stripping would make her shift, but she just stared at me.

My pants followed my shirt to the floor, and I kicked them away from the shower. She still watched me, but her fur didn’t disappear.

Guess I was going to have to follow through on my threat.

My boxer-briefs stayed on as I stepped into the shower with her, grabbing her carefully around her middle and carrying her under the stream of water. She yelped as it hit her—and shifted quickly.

Skin replaced fur as Nova’s sexy little body replaced the wolf’s. She was on her hands and knees, immediately dragging my mind back to the way I’d taken her in the bathroom during heat.

My cock hardened instantly.

“What the fuck, Clay?” she snapped, shoving my hands off her waist and dropping her ass to her heels as she sat up.

I couldn’t have taken my eyes off her if I tried.

She pushed hair out of her eyes with her good hand, and went still when she noticed the dried blood on her skin.

Her hand trembled.

“Don’t think about it,” I said. “Let me help you wash up. We’ll get some food in you afterward.”

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