Page 76 of Tempting Frey
The yard was empty, but the back door stood ajar, and the kitchen window was open. I could smell something cooking, something with bacon and cream.
I stood on my hind paws and looked through the window. My dad stood by the kitchen counter, cutting tomatoes, and Pa sat at the table, leafing through a book.
I snuffled and made a sound. Huh, I could growl. Good to know.
Pa lifted his head and gazed right at me, his mouth open.
I grinned, my tongue lolling out.
“What in the name…”
“What?” Dad turned to my pa, and Pa pointed at me.
Frozen in place, Dad stared at me. The knife clattered against the countertop.
A few seconds ticked by, during which my fathers studied me in confusion. Beauville crawled with bear shifters, and my parents would recognize one, easily telling the difference between a shifter and a wild bear. But we didn’t usually barge onto folks’ properties in fur without an invitation. It would take them a while to put two and two together. Would they be able to tell it was me? It was subtle, but the resemblance should be there in my eyes, around my muzzle, and even in the color of my fur.
My pa was the first to catch on. “Oliver? Is that you?”
I grinned wider.
Dad jolted as if electrocuted and strode out of the kitchen, disappearing around the corner, only to walk out into the yard.
I hopped down and went to meet him. I shoved my nose right into his chest. I was almost as tall as he was, even on all fours.
“My Ollie,” he breathed, sounding all choked up. Then his hands dove into my fur, scratching around my ears. That felt nice. I turned my head like a dog searching for more pets.
Pa stood in the doorway, smiling through tears. He waved at someone behind me, and I turned to spot Teddy waiting where my parents’ lawn ended and the forest began.
My dad hugged my head and sighed into my fur. “I guess you want to head back to your mate now, huh? But we’re going to go running together soon.”
Instead of a yes, I poked his scruffy cheek with my nose. I couldn’t wait to show him how fast I was. If I could outrun Teddy, I must be faster than Dad.
We couldn’t say goodbye, but we nodded and grunted, while my fathers waved.
When we returned to the creek, I had so much joy in me, I didn’t know what to do with it. I splashed in the water, scaring all the fish away.
Teddy had shifted back. In his human form, gloriously naked, he sat on the bank and watched me, the biggest smile on his face.
For a split second, I worried about shifting back, but it was easy. I barely thought of it, and I was human again. I rinsed my body in the water, plucking twigs and pine needles out of my hair, then I walked over to my mate.
The hungry look Teddy was giving me made me crave his cock. I wanted to make love under the open sky, but at this time of day, the mosquitoes would probably eat us alive.
“Let’s go home,” I said. “I want you naked in bed.”
Teddy gave me a soft smile. “I love you, Oliver. You’re amazing.”
I felt pretty amazing.
We found our clothes on the boulders by the creek, but everything was soaked. I must have splashed them when I was frolicking around in bear form.
Naked and giggling, we sneaked to Teddy’s cabin through the forest. We hung the wet clothes in his living room, and then there was nothing else for us to do but make love.
I straddled my alpha on the sofa, taking his cock into me to the hilt, and I rolled my hips slowly, savoring every second.
He caressed my underbelly where the curve filled out day by day, and I smiled, luxuriating.
“You like fucking your pregnant omega, Mr. Mayor?”
