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He lied, and she was sure of it.
“Sophia, you need to move quickly. If you’re worried about Sebastian, I told you—”
“It’s not that.” She chewed her lip, worrying over his reaction to her words. “Did you know there are kids who are shifters? Sebastian said there aren’t that many, although I don’t understand why. He said low birth rates and some other things.”
“The shifters have a hard time getting pregnant,” he explained. “So there are far more adults and very few children.”
“How have they survived all this time? Why haven’t they died out?”
“They are a hardy people with long lifespans.”
“How long?”
“Long. Listen, Sophia, you can’t let what Sebastian tells you make you doubt the wisdom of what we’re planning. The safety of humans is at stake here.”
“Sebastian didn’t tell me anything.” In fact, he had run off without any explanation. He was gone all day and still hadn’t returned when she went to bed. She had phoned him, but there was no answer. As much as her husband told her about his people, he seemed to leave out a lot more.
“Are you going to help me or not?”
She started to snap back at Jack’s anger but resisted. He must have seen a lot more than she did. Maybe he lost some of his friends in the hunter organization and had little sympathy for shifters.
“I-I’ll help,” she said.
“Good. Meet me tomorrow.”
“Do you realize how hard it is to pee by myself let alone get away? I always have someone guarding me.”
“You can work it out.”
“Your understanding leaves a lot to be desired!”
He said nothing, and she sighed.
“Fine. I’ll figure something out. I’ll text you when I can pin down a time.”
“Good.” He disconnected the call without another word, and she dropped onto the bed in a huff. If she managed to escape the mansion unseen, it would be a miracle. Jack didn’t get it. He might know a lot of facts about the shifters, but he didn’t see the challenges she dealt with up close and personal.
While she mulled over how to get away, a sound at the window caught her attention. She padded over to it and threw the curtain aside. With the moon bright in the sky she couldn’t miss the wolf standing on the slanted roof just outside. A scream rose to her lips, but she suppressed it. Her heart hammered, and she willed herself to back away, but her feet wouldn’t move.
Her gaze locked onto the silver and black creature that was unnaturally huge for a normal wolf, but movement in her peripheral made her look beyond him. On the ground were three other wolves. That’s when she realized the one at the window must be Sebastian. Why in the world did he show up like that instead of changing before she saw him?
The wolf made a low howling noise and bumped his nose against the window. She knew he wanted her to open the window, but she hesitated. “How do I know you won’t eat me?”
He gave her a look as if he actually understood. She recalled Sebastian saying so many times how much he loved her, how she was the love of his life and that he would die for her. She swallowed and unlocked the window before opening it. The wolf jumped to the ledge and let himself into the room. He turned once he landed softly and barked something to the others. Each of them turned and disappeared somewhere under the porch roof.
The wolf took a step toward her, but she backed up, hugging herself. He stopped, and just like that he changed. One minute a wolf stood before her and the next her husband—in all his glory.
“Sebastian, where have you been?”
His eyes never changed, she realized. While it was too dark to see the color, they reflected the moonlight. He said nothing but moved toward her and dragged her into his arms. She brought her hands up to push him away. He crushed them between their bodies as he claimed her lips.
The violence of his hungry kiss stole her breath and her will. She parted her lips, and he thrust his tongue between them, and swept the interior. While he kissed her, his hands moved along her sides and around to her ass. He drew her tighter to his chest, and she felt the hardness of his naked erection.
He ravaged her mouth until the sensations overwhelmed her. His hands and his mouth were so rough, like he had never touched her before. She wrenched away from his hold and backed up a step panting. He came after her, and shadows passed over his face as he moved. For a moment she was nervous and didn’t know what to expect. His anger seemed to reach out to her, but she couldn’t figure out why he was so mad.
“What happened tonight, Sebastian?”
He was still coming, and she continued to retreat. The wall bumped at her back, and she was trapped with nowhere else to go. He stood with inches between them, towering over her.
