Page 112 of Rogue Wolf

Tamaska paused to think. “Only Ash. Come to think of it, she pushed me off of a vampire. That’s when I hurt my arm.”

“Fuck,” said Kodiak. “Oh, fuck.”

“I need a little more than that to understand what’s going on here.” She snapped the words, as fear and confusion pecked at her.

More silence. Finally Kodiak muttered something then looked at the other shifter. “Would that have worked, Roan?”

“No way of knowing.” The shifter cleared his throat. “It’s not the full moon.”

The panic was in full swing now. Was one of the vampires a different sort of monster? Had it done something terrible to her? Or…Or… “What the fuck are you two talking about?”

“Ash has already turned you,” said Kodiak. “Potentially, anyway.”

Now she couldn’t speak. Tamaska just stared. Thoughts ran like crazy in her brain. But she took deep breaths and made herself speak. “How?”

“She scratched you,” said Kodiak.

“But that was an accident. She can’t turn me, not like that. You’re going to turn me.” Tamaska stood, panic in her voice, in her veins. She stared at Kodiak. Then at Roan, finally at Kodiak once more. “I mean, I can’t be.”

“Nothing like this has ever happened before, I’m not sure if you’ve been fully turned or not.”

More panic rushed her and her throat started to close over. “But isn’t that dangerous?”

Kodiak nodded. “Very dangerous.”

“So, what do I do? Am I going to turn into a wolf at the next full moon?” asked Tamaska. It was a wonder she wasn’t screaming or fainting. She just stood there. Not knowing what the hell she should do.

“Is she, Roan?” asked Kodiak.

“Maybe.” He started to stitch the wound, and she flinched.

“And what happens if I don’t?”

“You could die,” said Roan softly.

“So, what do I do to stop that from happening?” asked Tamaska. She couldn’t stop the panic now, it shook in her voice. A couple of minutes ago she’d been so happy, and now…now…now she might lose him. Fuck, she might lose her life. “Is there?”

“I could bite you on the full moon,” said Kodiak.

“Good. Do that, then.” That didn’t sound so hard. She breathed a small sigh of relief . “Just bite me, and I’ll know that you’re the one who turned me.”

Kodiak remained silent.

“There’s more?”

“If Ash is the one who turned you, then you’ll be linked to her.”

“Like our bond?” Suddenly her eyes widened. “Will that go? Will it?”

“No, nothing can take that away from us,” said Kodiak. “This is different. She’s the one who’ll show you how to be a wolf.”

“So, she needs to bite me?” But…she wanted that to be him, her soon-to-be mate. Or would it just put a stop to that too? Tears burned her eyes and she made a small sound. “I…why can’t it be you?”

“She has to do it, Tamaska. To make sure you transform properly,” said Kodiak.

“No. You’re the one who’s supposed to bite me,” said Tamaska. “You. So I can be your mate. So I can be truly bonded to you. It has to be like that. I might have latent shifter genes, but I’m still on a level human and…if you don’t then what happens to us?”

Kodiak and Roan exchanged a look.

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