Miracle Wolf for Christmas (7 page)

“Um,
good question. At least once a day, I’d say.”

“And
what do you prefer being?”

“I
don’t think I could answer that question,” he said, putting his hand on her
thigh. “I love being a wolf, but if I was just a wolf and not a man, it would
mean I wouldn’t be able to be with you.”

“You
did give me a scare when I saw you standing there at the Research Center.”

He
walked his fingers up into her curls. “Sorry about that.”

“It’s
okay. It made me forget my problems for a while.”

He
put the glass on the side table and turned to look at her. “Happy to hear I
could do that. You looked so sad when you opened that one gift.”

She
looked down, knowing what one he was referring to. “We had the hardest time
getting pregnant that because they found out I had blocked fallopian tubes.
When we found out we were going to be parents, Andy rushed out to buy me
something he said he was keeping for under the tree.” She didn’t want to start
crying again and ruin things for Kent.

“It’s
okay, Ally, really it is. I know so many shifters who have lost babies, or
can’t get pregnant, and they do lots of crying, too.” He leaned over and kissed
her. “I know it seems like the scars are still open and they hurt, but one day,
you’ll be happy again.”

She
smiled. She hoped he was right. In fact, she’d make it this year’s New Year’s
wish.

Chapter Ten

Kent
poured Ally the last of the champagne. She hiccupped as she sipped it.

“Is
someone a little drunk?” he asked.

“Who,
me?” she asked, pointing to herself.

“You
wouldn’t want me to take advantage of you?”

“Would
you do that?”

“We
wolves are sometimes very cunning.” He kissed the side of her face before
running his tongue along her earlobe. “I’m the big bad wolf, Red Riding Hood.”

She
put her glass down and slid under the covers. He turned her on her side and ran
his hands over her gorgeous curvy hips while nibbling on her earlobe.

Kent
moved his hand over her buttocks and nudged one cheek while aiming his cock
toward her pussy. In seconds, he was inside her. He closed his eyes. This was
heaven. Her pussy squeezed him, teased him as he began to thrust. He wrapped
his arms around her, bringing his hand forward so his middle finger could find
her clit. He thrust into her while massaging the tiny nub.

“You
like that, baby?” he whispered in her ear.

“I
love it,” she said.

He
kissed her neck, concentrating on the work at hand. The smell of her arousal
greeted his nostrils and he lifted his chin up and howled. He’d be in need of a
good run after this round of sex.

His
cock tingled as it hit her pussy walls. Her clit grew more erect and hard and
he knew she’d come when her muscles grew tight around his dick. He wanted to
come, too, but he held on because he needed to thrill her some more.

She
tipped her head back as she cried out. He moved his finger faster, feeling her
grow wetter and hotter as he thrust hard and fast. Kent did his best to hang
on, but he couldn’t do it. He had to find his own sweet release.

His
body shook and he howled again.

“I
need to go for a long run as my wolf half. Will you be okay here on your own
for a bit?”

“Sure.”

“How
about you put that dress on and show it off when I get back?”

****

Ally
looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. The dress looked even better on her
now than it had in the fitting room. Maybe it was the glow on her cheeks that
made the color pop. She walked out to the living room and then over to the
window. The wolves had been right about snow heading their way. She hoped Kent
was okay out there. She smiled. She shouldn’t be worried. He was in the
wilderness not as himself, but a wolf. He was in his element.

Maybe
one day he’d let her tag along and she could see him run through the snow. He
was, after all, one of her research wolves.
 
Now that he was logged into the system, she’d have to write reports on
him now and then or it would seem strange.

She
laughed, thinking about what the board of directors would think if they knew
she’d found and radio collared one that could turn into a man.

Poor Ally, it must
be that the stress and grief had finally gotten to her, imaging that one of the
animals would turn into a man.

She
put her head on the window pane, enjoying the coolness and its contrast to the
heat radiating from the fire. She peered outside, trying to see any sign of a
wolf. Actually, one was coming up over the hill and through the woods.

She
straightened out her dress and walked to the door, ready to greet Kent.

****

Kent
ran at top speed through the snow. Nothing better than having flakes of the white
stuff fall onto your pelt. Lots of other wolf packs were roaming around tonight.
By the sound of their howls, they were in major party mode. In fact, he’d heard
a few howls coming from fellow shifters, too.

The party’s this
way.

Normally,
he would have gone and checked it out, but not this time. He had a hot woman
waiting back at the cabin. Maybe it was time to turn around and head back
there.

He
was a lot like his cousin and had grown up very much as a loner, shrugging off
thoughts of finding a mate and settling down. However, since he’d been around
Ally, he’d felt almost downright romantic and wanted to spend every second of
the day with her. Maybe this was how things had started between Nick and Ava.

He
ran over some fallen tree trunks and rounded the corner back near the cabin,
but stopped in his tracks. He had a rival. He peeked at Ally behind some
bushes. She was sitting with her Red Riding Hood coat wrapped around her and
she was petting the wolf who sat beside her.

She
knew that wasn’t him, right?

Sure
she did. The wolf loved the attention and he could hear her talking to it.

She
loved wolves and they loved her. Who couldn’t love that type of human?

Kent
shifted back, found the sweats he’d set under a rock, and slipped them on. He
headed toward the cabin.

“A
wolf’s gone five minutes and a rival moves in on his girl.”

The
wolf snarled at Kent, but when he howled, it went down on all fours and rolled
onto its back, clearly sensing that Kent was the alpha around here.

“Glad
you knew that wasn’t me.”

“I
recognize you by your eyes,” said Ally. “No offense to you, Ted, but he’s got
gorgeous eyes.”

“Ted,
so you’ve already named him,” said Kent.

“Sure
have, and I’m thinking if I can find him again, I might just use him as one of
my research animals, now that I’ve lost my previous specimen.”

“I
think I might be able to help you do that. Okay, Ted, Happy New Year to you. But
now that I don’t have my nice thick coat like you, I’m heading inside.”

“Take
care, Ted, and I’ll see you again,” said Ally, following Kent inside the cabin.

“You
really are great with animals,” he said, moving his backside from side to side
in front of the fire.

Ally
took off her coat.
Wow, that
dress. “I like that. I
like it a lot. Red is definitely your color.” He rubbed his hands together as
she twirled.

“First
piece of clothing I’ve bought since Andy died.”

“Then
I’m glad I offered you an occasion to do just that.”

She
leaned over the countertop and took another strawberry. Kent couldn’t help but
come up behind her and wrap his arms around her waist. She offered him a
strawberry and he opened his mouth, allowing her to lay it on his tongue.

Kent
moved his hands under her dress, quickly realizing she wasn’t wearing panties.

“Ummmm,
I like the no panties feel.”

“I
was brave to step outside like that. Surprising how quickly my pussy got cold.”

“Then
we can’t have that.” He ran his fingers around her entrance, teasing her as if
he was going to push them inside, but he didn’t.

She
nudged her hips, allowing them to slip into her. But he had something much
better than that. Kent pushed down his sweats, lifted his cock, and pushed it
into her channel. He took her hard and rough and was one selfish wolf this time
around. She’d barely had a chance to climax when he found release.

Still,
he’d make it up to her. He lifted her in his arms and carried her to the
bedroom.

****

Ally
had never enjoyed sex as much as she did with Kent. That wasn’t any reflection
on her late husband, but the man-wolf was playful and adventurous with a touch
of naughty. He let her straddle him, impaling herself down on his dick until it
met with her back pussy wall.

She
still wore the dress that was now bunched round her thighs. They held hands,
palm to palm, as he encouraged her to bounce up and down. He lifted his legs,
which caused his cock to touch her G-spot, and brought about orgasm number one.

He
held her hips. “Let me do the work,” he said. He let his cock beat a steady
rhythm inside her.
 

She
liked the sound of that. She closed her eyes, feeling herself falling into warmth
and security. Her first orgasm took her breath away and the second one made her
do some howling of her own. She leaned over and kissed Kent. If she wasn’t
careful, she might start falling for this sexy wolf of a man.

****

Kent
woke up the next morning to find Ally snuggled into his chest. He ran his hands
over her long hair. He’d woken up with female shifters beside him many times,
but it was because he’d been so tired from fucking all night that he’d been too
tired to get dressed and go home. Now he wanted to snuggle and be with Ally,
not because he was tired or lazy, but because of the deep need to be at her
side. He kissed the top of her head and she stirred.

“Um,
is it morning already?” she asked.

Kent
glanced at the clock on the bedside table. It was nearly noon.

“Almost
the first afternoon of the year,” he said.

“You’re
kidding. I haven’t slept that late in forever. I haven’t slept that well in
forever.”

“You
want to go meet my cousin and his wife, who by the way, is human?”

Ally
looked at him. “Your cousin is like you, half wolf, half man, and he married a
human?”

“Not
all of us can be perfect.” He smiled, hoping she knew he was only kidding.

“You
sure you want to introduce me to them?”

“I
am positive. So what do you say? A quick shower and then we’ll head over to
their place.”

****

Ally’s
mouth dropped open the second that Kent approached his cousin’s place. It
looked like it belonged to a movie star. Well, she knew loads of those had homes
in Montana, so this wasn’t really out of the ordinary. However, she’d never
been in one this fancy before. “Just what does your cousin do to afford a home
like this?” she asked.

“He’s
a smart business man, and right now he’s part owner of Downward Facing Wolf.”

“Downward
Facing Wolf, I always get coupons to try out that place.
It’s
co-owner is a wolf?”

“Actually,
both owners are,” said Kent, pulling up outside the double front doors.

Kent
turned off the ignition and they got out of the car. He put his hand to the
small of her back as they made their way up the steps. Kent rang the bell, and
soon a man that looked somewhat like him stood there.

“Happy
New Year,” said Kent. “I’d like you to meet Ally. Ally, this is my cousin,
Nick.”

“Hi,
Ally, pleased to meet you.”

He
stepped aside to let them in. Ally quickly took note of the highly polished
wood floor and kicked off her snow-crusted shoes so as not to ruin it. Kent
took her coat for her and handed it to Nick.

“Come
on through,” said Nick.

Ally
followed him with Kent close behind. They went into a sunken living room with
windows that looked over the valley. This one room was bigger than her whole
house. It was open plan and looked into the kitchen where a woman was standing and
making what looked like hot chocolate.

“Ava,
Kent’s here,” said Nick.

She
looked up and straight at Ally.

“This
is Ally,” said Kent.

Ava
wiped her hands, stepped out into the living room, and extended her hand. “Hi,
Ally, pleased to meet you. We were just going to have some hot chocolate, you
want some?”

“I’d
love some.”

“Mini
marshmallows, too?” asked Ava.

“Of
course.”

“I
can see we’re going to be pals,” said Ava. “How about you, Kent?”

“Sure,
mini marshmallows and all.”

“Let’s
go sit down,” said Nick.

Ally
sat close to Kent as Ava carried in a tray bearing four mugs and placed it on
the coffee table.

“So
what did you guys do last night?” asked Kent.

“We
had a movie marathon,” said Ava.

“Jon
and Renee gone home already?”

Ava
nodded. “They both have to be back at work tomorrow.”

“Jon
is Ava’s son and he just got engaged,” explained Kent.

“You
have a son old enough to get married? You don’t look more than thirty.”

“Well,
I had him when I was in high school, so that helps,” said Ava.

“When’s
the wedding?” asked Ally, remembering back to how excited she had been planning
her own.

“I
think they were talking about May,” said Ava.

Just
then, a baby’s cry was heard over the speaker that sat by the couch. Ally went
cold. Since she’d lost her own child, she couldn’t stand to hear a baby crying.
She tried to keep her composure, but Kent must have read something on her face
because he squeezed her hand.

“That’s
Nick and Ava’s baby,” he said.

“Waking
from her nap. I’ll just go check on her,” said Ava.

Her—the
baby was a girl.