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NINE
I really neededto go to class, though.
And I knew it was a ridiculous thought, I knew I was being obsessive, but I was just trying to cling to whatever semblance of normalcy still existed.
I tried to mentally nudge the wolf to wake up Ford, so he could somehow convince her to shift back and we could go to my classes, but she didn’t respond.
I decided our minds probably weren’t connected at all. Hadn’t Teagan said something like that?
Honestly, I couldn’t remember. I should’ve listened better, or they should’ve printed out a guidebook for me or something.
Ford slept for a bit. I wasn’t sure how long, because my wolf wasn’t looking at the clock on Teagan’s old desk, or at my phone. But it didn’t feel like an insane amount of time had passed when he finally stirred. His fingers buried into my wolf’s fur, and she snuggled up closer to him.
His eyes cracked open, and the dark brown orbs stared into mine. “Your classes,” he murmured, his fingers digging into the wolf’s fur as he looked sideways. “I think we can still make it.”
We?
Was he going to go with me now?
I sure as hell couldn’t go dressed in my fur.
His hands cupped my wolf’s face, and his expression grew serious. “I need you to let your human have control for a while. She didn’t have enough time to get used to the idea of changing, and there’s a lot she doesn’t know. My wolf wants to run with you soon, but right now Ebony needs to go to her classes so that this doesn’t ruin her life.”
Maybe ruin her life was a bit dramatic of a statement, but it seemed to do the trick.
My wolf whined and brushed her face against Ford’s, which made him chuckle, before she sort of… retreated.
The awful cracks and crunches began again, but this time, they were associated with pain. Horrible, horrible pain.
I cried out silently as Ford held my wolf in his arms, not seeming concerned with her sharp claws or teeth as our body slowly broke and changed back. All I could feel or smell was him when I was finally human again.
Human, and panting, and sweating.
And… naked, in Ford’s arms. My wolf seemed to have shucked the pajamas I’d had on at some point.
My sweaty face was pressed up against his neck, and holy shit, the man smelled incredible. Like some kind of deodorant or cologne I’d never smelled before, that made me want to just rub up against him and lick him and—
Wow, okay, yeah, my thoughts had gone right to sexy places.
After I shifted from wolf to human.
What the hell was up with that?
His hands remained respectfully against the back of my head and my lower back. My hair was up in a puff, though I was positive it had seen better days, and my body was…
Well, very naked.
And very pressed against every part of his also-very-naked body.
And he was clearly more interested in me than his polite touches seemed to insinuate.
Clearly.
I inhaled against his neck, knowing I needed to move my face off of his skin, but also knowing that as soon as I did, things would be awkward.
And this was… well, it was hot.
Not gonna lie, my downstairs was definitely liking the feel of Ford’s body.
