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They couldn’t rescue them as wolves though. They’d probably scare them into trying to cross to the other side of the stream. That was even more dangerous. There was no way to get down from there.
But there wasn’t any way Kayla and Nate could make it all the way back to the cabin in the time it would take them to run here, even as wolves, so they had no choice but to cross the stream and herd the men back to the safe shore. Kayla and Nateheaded away from the stream so the men wouldn’t see them, then along the stream so they could go further up and cross, then come around the men and force them back to shore.
They had to hurry though. The wolves could see at night. These men couldn’t, and if Kayla and Nate panicked them, the foolhardy men might end up walking or running off the cliff.
When she thought they were far enough from the men to cross, she began to make her way across the slippery stones, her larger wolf feet spreading and the fur between her toes helping keep her from slipping. Nate had moved in beside her, closer to the waterfall, and she knew he meant to rescue her if she lost her footing and was carried downstream. But she was keeping her footing, and so was he. Much easier as wolves with their lower center of gravity.
They reached the other shore and started to hurry toward the cliff edge. The men were snapping selfies.
She and Nate headed into the water and started to move toward them. At first, the men were looking away from them, then one of the men saw them. “Holy hell, are those wolves?”
“Crap. Get moving. Now!” one of the men said.
“Not too fast or we could slip and fall and be carried over the waterfall.”
Which was why they shouldn’t have putthemselves in that position in the first place! Kayla wondered just how many people had risked their necks like this and survived who they’d never known about.
“And the wolves will chase us!” one of the men said.
But Kayla and Nate stayed still, standing in the water, waiting for the men to make their way across the stream the rest of the way safely. They finally reached the bank and glanced back to see the wolves just waiting.
“Keep moving,” the one man said. “I toldyouothers reported wolves out here, and you wanted to see them!”
“Hey, I didn’t believe the others who said they had seen wolves out in the woods here. I figured they were dogs and the people were mistaken.”
“Well, now we know they weren’t.” The men headed down the rocky cliff, and when they were out of sight, Kayla and Nate crossed the stream.
Once they reached the shore, Kayla and Nate peered down at the men, still making their way down the cliff. Then she and Nate sat next to each other and watched the sun set, just like they’d planned to as wolves. She licked his cheek, and he licked hers back. Then he nuzzled her face, and she sighed, loving it up here. Loving the cold weather, the hot wolf, the sun setting. And being mated to the wolf she loved.
Nate adored Kayla, enjoying this time with her, glad they had saved the men who had put themselves in peril and the end result had been good. He couldn’t imagine trying to rescue the men if he’d had to shift and cross the stream naked in that icy-cold water. He was glad that Kayla had come up with the perfect plan when he’d only been still trying to figure out how to get the men to safety without spooking them.
He sighed. This is where he wanted to be. With her as wolves, enjoying the sunset as wolves liked they’d planned to do—albeit after a minor rescue mission.
He licked her face as the last rays of the sun disappeared behind the mountain, the men’s voices fading as they laughed and talked about the wolves, but then they headed off in a different direction, away from the private pack territory, for which he was glad. He certainly didn’t want to have to call Peter about any trespassers this time.
Then Kayla nuzzled Nate and rose to her feet. The sun was gone. Time to make their way down the cliff.
As soon as they reached the bottom of the cliff, they glanced back at the beauty of the waterfall, the moonlight shimmering on the surface of the water and the river below.
Nate was eager to race Kayla back to the cabin—not only to enjoy mated bliss but wedded bliss now too—until Kayla and he spied something shimmering in the water. Fool’s gold was what he first thought, but when they ran to inspect it, they found a diamond ring.
She sniffed around the site, woofed, and he and she began to dig, much faster than as humans could with their bare hands, and discovered a black bag of jewelry. This one wasn’t torn, but the bag hadn’t been cinched closed, and the ring had fallen out.
Nate shifted, put the ring into the bag, tied it closed, shifted back into his wolf, and with the bag clamped in his jaws, they raced back to the cabin. He hoped they wouldn’t run into anyone looking for the jewelry. Okay, so they had one more thing to do before he made love to his lovely wolf mate—call Peter and have him pick up the last bag of jewelry.
When they reached the cabin, they ran into the cabin through the wolf door, shifted, and set the bag of jewelry on the dining room table.
Nate had his phone out and was calling Peter.
Kayla spread out the jewelry on the table and smiled at Nate, then headed for the bathroom.
“Yeah, Peter, we found the last of the bags of missing jewelry from the store robberies. Have someone come and get them. We have other plans for tonight.”
Peter laughed. “You know, you’ll get another hefty reward for it.”
“My reward is waiting for me to join her.”
“Okay, well, you enjoy your time with her. We’ll be there soon and let ourselves in and try not to disturb you.”
