Page 49 of Leave Me
My wolf confirmed, and I found his short answers reassuring. He knew only instinct and was sure in his conviction that Fowler was ours.
“Ri-Riley?” Fowler stuttered, crouching down to look me in the eye. I had no clue if I was bigger than a non-shifter wolf, but I was eye-to-eye with Fowler in this form.
Nodding felt odd, so I went down on my belly and crawled close enough for him to touch me. He let me sniff his hand, and I licked him experimentally. Fowler tasted like pond water and sweat, but also like the man I couldn’t get enough of.
Chuckling at my wolfy tongue bath, Fowler ran his hand along my furry neck to scratch between my ears. “You’re beautiful.”
Chuffing, which felt like a mix of satisfaction and pleasure, I tilted my head to give him better access. He ran his hands along my spine, and through his touch, I could tell I was getting ready for another heat wave. My tail wagged, and Fowler laughed again.
“I’ve never fucked in my wolf form, Ri. I’ll do it if you need me to, but… not sure how that would even work.” Fowler stood and rubbed his beard, looking down at me with calculating eyes. I wondered if mine were gold like his or a different color. “Plus, we need to check on Uncle Clark. Do you think you can shift back?”
Looking up at him in confusion, I tried to convey with my eyes that I didn’t know what to do. I hadn’t exactly been in charge when I shiftedduring the fight. What if I were stuck as a wolf? I couldn’t be a writer in a wolf’s body!
Fowler seemed to understand because he crouched down again. “Imagine your human body. Think about your muscles and bones, how your skin feels when it’s not so furry. Picture it and tell your wolf to shift back.”
It took a minute for my mind to calm down from the panic, but my wolf wanted to do what the Alpha told us to, and I felt the shift come over me slowly, then my human body was back in a blink.
Shifting back didn’t hurt as much as becoming a wolf. I felt better than I had in days, as if the shift had cleared the aches and pains from my heat and our run through the forest. Still, I felt an insistent need to have Fowler fill me.
“Welcome back, Ri.” Fowler grinned at me, and I threw myself in his arms, kissing his face until our mouths met in a kiss.
“I’m a wolf!” I exclaimed between kisses. “I can shift!”
“I saw that,” Fowler laughed, but stopped my rutting against him. Our naked bodies rubbing together were getting both of us horny. “And I can’t wait to claim you…”
“Hey, Alpha King,” Ricky’s voice called out, and I heard the sarcasm in his words. What a brat.
Rolling me so he could sit up and look out across the pond, we found Ricky, bracing Mr. Finley with an arm around his shoulders. Theywere both naked, but I ignored their bits in favor of checking to make sure they were in one piece.
Fowler called out with a growl, “Bears gone?” He was not going to be happy if Ricky was here and the bears were still at large.
“Yep,” Ricky replied with a grin. “Sent Rel to follow them to their bikes.”
“You good, Uncle Clark?” Fowler asked, seeing his body showed no sign of the injury to his wolf, but I assumed he’d still need rest after that fight. He wasn’t as young as the rest of us.
“I’ll heal, Alpha,” he croaked. I couldn’t tell whether the crack in his voice was from pain or emotion, but I felt Fowler tense beside me. “We’ll talk about how to approach the Lakeland Bears when you and Riley reemerge.”
Well, it was confirmed. Everyone in the pack knew I was horny for Fowler.
“Enjoy the rest of your heat,” Ricky called out, and I remembered he was an omega. I’d have to ask him a few questions when we rejoined society.
The men shifted and padded off down the mountain, leaving Fowler and me alone. The waterfall poured around us, creating a Zen space where before I’d felt fear. Nothing was in our way, and I knew exactly what I needed from him.
It was time to claim my Alpha.
Chapter thirty-three
Fowler
Knowing the man of my dreams could shift alongside me was almost as big a shock as hearing Ricky and Clark call me Alpha. I’d assumed he couldn’t shift, like his mother, but presenting as an omega and being around other wolves must have kicked that part of his DNA into gear. Or the magic controlling our shifts.
We didn’t know how it worked, but I was glad Riley was so happy about this turn of events.
Since I was distracted by the knowledge of Riley’s wolf and my packmates seeing me as their Alpha, I almost missed what Riley said next.
“I like the hair,” he purred, tracing the masculine pecs that I still possessed. The hair I’d waxed off was back in full force all over my body. If he liked me hairy, then I would keep it all.
My Alpha cock twitched, and I was glad to see that it hadn’t changed either. Running his hands down my body, as if memorizing everymuscle, he bypassed my dick and felt between my legs. We both gasped to find the front hole I largely ignored was gone.
