Page 73 of The Alpha’s Heir

“Get away from here,” she growled, crouched low and ready to fight.

It was the blonde woman who stood and smiled. She’d also been there that day. The Beta Coral. I knew her from our training records.

She rested a hand on the angry woman’s shoulder.

“Apologies. Roman, isn’t it?” Coral asked.

I nodded, but my gaze was drawn to the cave beyond them. That tug in my chest intensified.

“My niece, Alec, is a little worked up because it’s against our customs for males to be in the general area during this time,” Coral was saying.

Her words seemed to come from underwater and I struggled to make sense of them.

There was something important in that cave.

“That means you need to get the hell out of here.” Claws flashed in my direction.

I jerked back out of instinct, barely missing the sharp edges.

“Alec, don’t!” Coral cried.

Alec shifted into a large brown wolf, landing on paws in the dirt and opening her jaw as she growled.

That got my attention.

I’d seen this on video before—the shift—but it almost felt like a special effect. Something from a movie. A trick that couldn’t happen in real life—until there was really a wolf standing in front of you.

Instinctually, I reached for my weapon, and realized I’d left it back at the Jeep.

De-escalate. Training took over.

I raised my hands and took a step back, trying to see how best to appease the growling wolf, while also looking for a way to neutralize the threat.

A cry came from the cave again.

That sound. My eyes immediately went in that direction as I felt another tug, drawing me there. It was urgent. Full of need.

I needed to help.

Alec’s wolf roared with spittle flying in my face, sending me a few steps back.

The Beta sighed as she stepped between us.

“We should get you out of here.” Coral continued to smile, forcing me to take another step away from the cave. “I think you might be a little lost.”

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Meg

It’s not enough, my wolf howled.

I threw the dildo at the wall and used my fingers instead, finding my aching clit between my legs and slowly stroking it.

Roman coming into the cave, naked from the top down except for his uniform pants. His bare chest, smooth and…

Does he have a hairy chest?

Fur. He’s wearing a fur…