Page 323 of Warlords, Witches & Wolves

Chapter 10

Mia

Ishouldn’t have peeked. I should’ve kept my eyes closed, but my pounding heart nearly made me dizzy. Noah acted so strange, and coupled with Thor’s behavior earlier, I wasn’t in the mood for surprises. My mother excelled at delivering them throughout my childhood. Never good ones.

As I peeked, I watched him toss his clothes on the grass until he stood there naked. Completely naked. But before I had the chance to drool over all those muscles covered in ink, the air around his shoulders shifted, vibrations pulsed in the air. His head lowered as his shoulders twitched, his breathing became louder, transforming into a low rumbly growl.

My heart soared. I knew that growl.

Hang on. That growl didn’t come from my wolf. It came from…Noah.

His body jolted, he keeled over at the waist and—

In one swift movement, Noah transformed into a wolf.

My eyes flung wide and I slapped a hand over my mouth holding back a scream.What the hell?

Dizziness threatened to topple me as I gaped at the large black wolf on the lawn where Noah stood only a second ago. Recognition pushed through before panic took hold. Those eyes. The brindle patch on the wolf’s chest. The growl I heard.

That wasn’t just any wolf.

Thor.

Gripping the banister for support, I crept down the stairs, but at the bottom, my legs gave way and I collapsed onto the step. My heart raced, nearly exploding from my chest. How did that happen? How was Noah, the guy I met in the bar last week, the same wolf I befriended fifteen years ago?

How was this possible?

Did my grandma know? Was this why she wanted me to stay here for the summer?

Thor lowered his nose to the grass and whined. Just like he did earlier tonight.

Oh, my Lord. This explained why I sensed a connection with Noah from the moment I saw him. We had met before, just not in person.

I held out my hand and Thor padded closer, licking the inside of my palm.

Once the adrenaline faded, a crazed giggle rose in my chest until it burst from me. I laughed so hard tears trickled down my cheeks. All this time, I thought a wolf was the only living creature who ever understood me. Turned out, that wolf was actually a freaking hot guy.

I raked my fingers through the fur behind Thor’s ear. Once again, I couldn’t wipe the smile from my face.

“I can’t believe you’re an actual person.”

He lowered his head and leaned into my touch.

As much as I wanted to sit here with Thor, I needed to talk about this. So many questions raced around in my head. Some made me giddy, others caused a knot to form low in my belly. Now I knew what animal the hunter hunted.

“Can you, you know, change back so I can talk to you?”

The wolf whined again and angled his head for a better scratch.

“Please?” I gave him an extra good scratch behind the ears. “I really need to talk to you. Not that I don’t enjoying petting you as a wolf.”Okay, that sounded so weird.“But as a wolf you can’t exactly answer my questions.”

He straightened, looked at me, then moved back to put some space between us. I stood, holding the banister for support.

Like before, the air around the wolf rippled, his head shook left and right, shoulders rolled inward. In one swift movement, beast turned into man and Noah was on all fours buck-naked.

“Noah,” I whispered.

He stood. My pulse raced. Not just because a gorgeous guy stood naked in my yard, but because I knew him. I’d always known him. I stared into the familiar blue eyes as all the pieces clicked into place. Why hadn’t I noticed the similarities in their eyes?

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