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When they reached the center of the clearing, Jason stepped toward her, taking her by her upper armsand forcing her to meet his gaze. “Listen to me Kelsey. What you’re going to see will shock you. Youwon’t believe it at first, and then it will frighten you. Don’t be afraid. No harm will come to you as long asyou stay by my side.”

His words confused her even more. What the hell was he talking about?

Oh good God. He wasn’t part of some satanic cult, was he? Her mind whirled with the possibilities. Some kind of secret organization? Hell, what if he was affiliated with terrorists? Could her feelings havebeen all wrong about Jason? What if he wasn’t the man she’d thought he was?

No. She refused to believe it.

Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted more people entering the clearing. Startled, she sucked in abreath. Where had they been hiding? She hadn’t heard or seen them. And yet there had to be over ahundred of them filling the clearing. From young adults to older folks, men and women. She spotted theblonde bimbo from the hotel the other night! They came nearer and nearer to Jason and to her. Shefound herself sidling closer to Jason, feeling more uncomfortable and claustrophobic as the crowdsurrounded them.

Jason grabbed her hand and said something in a language she didn’t understand. She turned to him, andthen he shouted the words in English as he looked at her.

“This is
 
mine
!”

He meant her. Dammit, he meant her. What did he mean by that? She wasn’t his.

Then a low growl caught her attention and she turned to the crowd. They were snarling at her, their eyesglowing an eerie yellow.

Glowing? She blinked, certain the moon played tricks on her. But when she turned to Jason, his eyeshad taken on a golden hue, just as the others.

“Don’t be afraid, Kelsey,” he said, his voice thicker than it had been before. And he had…hair on his

face. Hair that was growing rapidly.

She had to be hallucinating. Sharp cries filled the night air as painful moans and howls surrounded her. Clothes were discarded and bodies sprouted fur. Everyone around her was changing, including Jason!

Chapter Seven

Jason swore under his breath, his body warring with the unavoidable change and his desire to remainhuman.

Dammit, this wasn’t the way he’d wanted to reveal himself to Kelsey. Not during a pack fest. Not whenhe could barely control them all during the full moon. As it was, he’d have to count on his closest allies tomake sure things didn’t get out of hand. He had to keep Kelsey safe, and the only way he knew to dothat was in wolf form. Or at least partial wolf form. Then, he’d have the strength to fight off anychallengers. If he stayed human and they all changed, they might be able to take him down.

Now that he’d staked his claim on Kelsey, he expected challengers. There were a handful of packmembers who felt he shouldn’t lead them. He hadn’t led them very long, so until he firmly establishedhimself as the dominant male, he knew he’d be challenged. During full moon, he always had to defend hisright to be alpha.

He’d win, of course, but he’d have to take care of Kelsey too.

Kelsey, who right now regarded him with fear and loathing. Her eyes were wide with horror as shebegan to back away. She’d no more take a few steps then she’d bump into a changing wolf and scurryforward again.

He had to be in the center of the pack. It was the only way to assert his control. And she had to staywith him.

“Kelsey. Don’t run. Stay with me. It’s the only way you’ll be safe.”

“Safe? You call this safe? What the fuck is happening here, Jason?”

Her high-pitched voice told him she was nearly hysterical. He could only imagine what this must be likeviewed from a human’s eyes. Changing from human to wolf was messy, the sounds of bones shifting andreforming in different positions, muscles expanding and growing thicker, hair spurting out all over. Snarling, growling, elongating of teeth and salivating.

“We’re werewolves, Kelsey. And there are more of us than you think. We come from all different backgrounds and locations. We don’t hunt and kill like you see in the movies. When in human form, we’re just like everyone else. But we are dominant in wolf form.”

“You don’t even look like a regular wolf. You’re still standing, but you look…strange.”

“We take many forms. Human, half-wolf as I am right now, and we can also take on the full wolf form.

In this way, I can still speak to you. In full wolf form I can’t.”

“You have an erection.” He watched her eyes widen as she focused between his legs. Her gaze only

made his cock stand out more prominently.

The change was an erotic experience for a werewolf. During the monthly pack meet there would be sexof every kind imaginable. Sounds of lustful howling would sail through the night, going on until right beforedawn.

He hadn’t wanted to expose Kelsey to all this yet, but now he had no choice. The best he could dowould be to control his own lustful urges. Right now, his blood boiled with the primal urge to take her,throw her to the ground and drive his cock deep into her until she begged for mercy. The need to matewas strong, the lust nearly overpowering. His cock rose between his legs, longer and thicker now than itwas in human form. His balls were tight and hot, aching with the need for release.

But he was stronger than the beast. He had to be. Kelsey’s very life could depend on it. “I won’t lie toyou, Kelsey. The need to fuck you right now is very strong. But if I take you in this form, I will brand youand make you lupine. Once you are turned, you will be like me.”

She stepped back and raised her hands in front of her. “Don’t touch me. Don’t ever touch me again.”

His heart sank at the revulsion on her face. She wouldn’t accept him. Others would know it and wouldchallenge him for her. He didn’t want to use force on her, but he had no choice. He reached for her andclasped his hand around her wrist, careful not to scratch her with his claws. His strength in this form wasmore than enough to keep her next to him.

“Listen carefully. Don’t move. Don’t try to get away. I am alpha of this pack, which means I’m their leader. I’ve claimed you as my mate. If you deny that claim in front of them, it makes you fair game for a challenge by those who seek to take over as alpha. They’ll run after you. They’ll catch you. And when they do, they’ll fuck you until you bleed and scream for mercy.”

“No. You’re saying that to scare me.”

“Look around you. I wish I was just trying to scare you, but it’s the truth.” He held tight to her wrist and

drew her against his chest. “I am no different now than I was before. I’m still the man who loves you.”

Her fingers curled against her palm. “Don’t say that. It’s a lie!”

“Don’t raise your voice to me!” He hated to sound so harsh, but it was imperative the pack not see how she felt. “You can hate me later. Right now, you need to act as if you want to be by my side. I need to touch you, to stake my claim on you in front of everyone. I won’t fuck you, but I’m going to come damn close to it. Trust me on this. If you don’t, you could die tonight.”

Kelsey fought the emotions warring inside her. She didn’t know what to do. Shock made coherentthought impossible. She wanted to be revolted by Jason’s appearance. He looked so different, with hisglowing eyes and facial hair, his chest huge and barrel-like and his cock so goddamn big she wanted tofaint.

Lust filled her. Her panties were soaked, her body on fire as if some strange spell had been cast on her.

Hell, maybe it had.

She didn’t want to desire Jason. Not like this. Not now that she knew what he was. And yet, shecouldn’t help herself. She was still drawn to him.

Somewhere deep inside, past the hurt and anger, she knew he told her the truth. If she didn’t do exactlyas he said, the others would take her. She glanced around at the half-dozen males sniffing the air aroundher, their faces more like a wolves than men. They were so close she could reach out and touch them. They licked their long teeth, their eyes glowing as they kept their focus on her and her alone.

She had to trust Jason. She stepped into his arms, winding her fingers into the thick pelt on his chest. “Ihate this. I want you to know I hate this. And I hate you.”

He hissed but nodded. “Fine. Hate me. I just want to get you out of this alive, so just go along with me.

And for God’s sake, at least pretend you’re enjoying it.”

That wouldn’t be a problem. Her body screamed for his touch, his tongue, his cock. She wanted him topossess her. Hell, she wanted him to fuck her, right in front of this crowd. She might hate him, but shewanted him.

“Undress,” he commanded. “And be quick about it or I’ll tear your clothes off.”

Before she could think about what she was doing, she stripped off her shoes and clothes and stood therenaked, feeling more exposed and vulnerable than she’d ever felt before. Even though everyone else wasnaked, they at least had fur covering parts of their bodies.

Jason turned her around so her back was to him. He ran his hands over her breasts, her traitorousnipples responding to the scrape of his palms. He cupped her, and she noticed he didn’t touch her withhis long claws. Moving his hands down over her abdomen, he brushed her sex with two long fingers. Herlegs trembled and he wrapped his free arm around her middle to hold her steady.

“I could sink my teeth into the nape of your neck right now and fuck you, Kelsey. Do you know how

much I want my cock inside you?”

She wondered if he had any idea how much she wanted the same thing.

“But if I take your pussy and shoot my come into your womb, you become lupine. I won’t do that to

you without your consent.”

She was grateful for that, at least.

As he stroked her moist slit and flicked his thumb over her clit, he whispered harshly in her ear. “But if Itake your ass, you stay human.”

Oh God. Her pussy quaked at the thought of that huge cock buried in her ass. She wanted to scream “No!” as loud as she could. But she didn’t. She wanted to think the reason she didn’t was to protectherself. But that wasn’t true. The real reason was because she wanted him to fuck her that way.

This would be the last time she’d be with him. Damn her soul to hell, she wanted him to fuck her! “Takeme that way, Jason. Take my ass.”

His hot breath sailed across her cheeks as his tongue snaked out and licked her neck. His rumblinggrowl reverberated against her back. “Get down on your knees.”

She did as he commanded, nearly falling to the soft ground. Jason covered her immediately, snarling atthe other wolves who hovered nearby. “This bitch is mine!” he said in a voice that didn’t sound like him. “Watch me fuck her.”

They were all going to watch. Their cocks jutted out from their hairy bodies, glistening with drops ofpre-come. Heaven help her, but the sight of their shafts only added to her excitement. The thought that Jason’s possession of her would be witnessed by all of them, while they could do nothing but stand byand watch, nearly had her climaxing on the spot.

She heard Jason’s sniffing noises behind her as he moved down her back, licking and scraping his teethlightly against her skin. She moaned when he moved his mouth between her legs and licked her nectar,then wound his tongue around her clit and lapped her until she whimpered. He snaked his tongue into thecrevice of her buttocks, licking the puckered hole until sparks of lightning-like pleasure shot to her pussy.

When she thought she couldn’t bear it any longer, he moved over her back, positioning his cockbetween her buttocks. He probed the small entrance with the head and slid partway in.

She stilled, waiting for him to plunge in hard and deep. But he was gentle, taking it inch by inch until hepushed past the tight barrier, then thrust all the way inside her.

Unable to contain her cries, she let them out, tears rolling down her cheeks at the pleasurable pain ofbeing so filled by Jason’s cock. He moved back, then drove harder. Instinctively she reached for her clitand massaged the ache that was making her mad.

“Fuck your pussy for me, Kelsey,” he said, his voice straining. She knew he held back for her, because he didn’t want to hurt her. As she slipped two fingers into her dripping cunt, she no longer wanted safety or a gentle touch.

“Give it to me, Jason. Fuck my ass hard.”

He snarled and grabbed her neck with his teeth, holding her in place as he reared back and drove deep. Sliding her fingers into her pussy, she matched his tempo as he pounded his cock in her ass. When shefelt the first strains of her orgasm approach, she cried out into the already lust-filled night and dove overthe edge, taking Jason with her.

His howls rent the night air. The others watched him climax. His hot seed filled her ass, pouring downher legs and over her pussy. She took his cream and rubbed it over her still-spasming clit. Jasoncollapsed over her back, panting as hard as she was.

She felt as if she were in a dream-like state, unable to even focus on the others any longer, not caringwhat happened to them, or to herself. She was exhausted, mentally and physically. Jason picked her upand carried her back to the house. She felt safe cradled in his strong arms and snuggled closer to hiswarmth.