Page 56 of Dead Wolf Walking (Bad Moon Academy 1)
Then she yanks the wolf form away and shoves my human body forward, forcing the shift so violently my stomach turns, and when I’m back on two feet, I drop to my knees and groan.
Everett sucks in a breath, and I swing my gaze to meet his, or I would have if he’d been looking at my face. He’s not. His eyes are traveling over every bared inch of me and heat flares within their depths.
Covering my boobs with my arm and reaching to cover my vageen with my hand, I shake my head. “She’s going to pay for this.”
As though the spell breaks, Everett snaps his eyes up. “She forced the shift?”
“Of course she did. You think I wanted to walk around up here without clothes on?”
He rubs the back of his neck and glances away. “If you’d been a shifter longer, I’d say maybe. The more you shift, the less you care about being naked.”
“I don’t know about that,” I say, glancing around.
Whoa. I was so worried about the shift I didn’t realize how high up we are. The peak is fitting since this hill rises at least a mile above the rest of the forest. A green sea of leaves spreads out on all sides. We’ve run so far, I can hardly make out the academy, and even then, I can only see the tallest part of the structure.
“Beautiful,” Everett says.
I nod and bring my gaze back to him. He’s not looking out at the trees or the sunset breaking across the skyline. He’s staring at me. One of his hands is covering his cock, and he makes a low rumbling sound when he notices my attention straying to where it absolutely should not be straying.
Says who? He’s really a good match. I approve. Jump on it.
For fuck’s sake, I’m not going tojump on it, I say.
We’ll see about that.She fights for control of my body, but I’m not that dumb.
I grind my teeth together and shove her far away, cursing at her while I do it.If you make me touch him, I will find a way to bury you so deep in my head you won’t be able to come out.
Ugh. Fine. But I still think you should go for it.
Yeah, I’m sure she does.
Everett doesn’t seem bothered by the idea either. His tongue darts out to wet his lips, and he inches closer.
“She wants us.”
Us. Him and his wolf.
“Yes.” I scowl. “She’s adamant.”
Using his free hand, he lightly traces his finger over the arm I’m using to cover my lady bits. Heat flows in the wake of his touch, and he drags his finger down, trailing it lower and lower until he stops at my wrist. So close.
My core clenches, and I have a hard time looking away from his face which very much readsfuck me now.
“I’m not my wolf.”
Those words cut through the air and he removes his hand. “Of course, I’m sorry for assuming you’d want that as well.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to.” I pause. “So much has happened this week. I don’t know if I can handle adding sex with one of my professors to the burning trash pile that is my life.”
Everett nods. “You don’t have to explain to me. The wolves know what they want and insist on getting it. The human side is a bit trickier to deal with.” His eyes search my face, and I see nothing but kindness and understanding in them.
“If you need someone to help you learn to control her, I can help.”
I shake my hair over my shoulders, letting out a sigh of relief when it covers my arm. A double layer of protection.
“Isn’t that what your class is for?” I ask with a wrinkled brow.
“It is,” he says. “Your wolf is exceptionally strong, so the more you practice, the faster you’ll be able to lasso her when she wants to force you to shift.”
