His cock was annoyed. He felt ready to burst with need for her as she now was tucked so perfectly against him. Her round little butt pressed into his swollen cocked, teased him. But he knew he still needed to be patient. He'd given her a taste of what her life would be. Of what he could stir within her. Though her mind still wanted to fight him, her body now lay soft and yielding against him as she recovered her breath.
He stood, picking her up smoothly and pressing her into his chest. She whimpered but her hands clung to his arm as he made his way back to their camp. He couldn't help giving her butt a few squeezes as he carried her, happy when she didn't try to jerk away, instead she just tightened her grip on his arm. He wanted to hum with delight. All his searching had been worth it.
He set her down gently on the thick fur blanket, pulled another blanket up around her shoulders as she curled into herself, wide eyes watching him warily. It was then he noticed the abrasions on her hands, on her knees from when she'd fallen. He tsked, picked up a towel and moistened it with a bit of warm water from the pot by the fire.
He sat next to her, met her eye, "Your hands. Do they hurt?"
She blinked in confusion, then looked down at her palms. "A little," she finally shrugged.
He reached carefully for her, took one of her hands in his and tenderly wiped at the blood. He glanced to her face, saw her grit her teeth against the sting. He grimaced an apology.
"You were a wolf," she said abruptly.
He chuckled, met her eye. "I suppose."
"That was real?"
He nodded, "It was."
"It wasn't some magic trick?" Anahid asked. He gently set her hand back down, picked up the other to clean.
"No. That's my true form."
He looked back to her face and his heart flipped as he watched her eyes scan up and down his body. She met his gaze and flushed, seeing that he'd caught her examining him.
"Are you going to kill me?" she asked.
He barked a laugh. "Of course not. You're my mate."
She jerked, tried pull her hand from his but he held on tight, ignoring her attempts as he continued to gently clean her wound.
"Your mate!?" she snapped.
"Yes. Though, I didn't know until I smelled you. I thought I was just repaying a debt tracking you down."
He could feel her tensing, sensed her rising confusion and annoyance. "Why? What debt?"
He shrugged, finally met her eyes again as he sat back. He supposed it was past due, explaining who she was. "I knew your father. He saved my life, long, long ago. When he was dying, some twenty years ago, his last words were to ask me to find his child. A girl he'd sired with a human. He wanted me to find her, bring her into my pack to protect her. So I've been looking for you ever since. It wasn't until I finally caught your scent that I realized who you would be to me."
She gaped at him, slowly shook her head. "No. You have the wrong person. I know my parents."
He laughed. "Humans that took in an orphaned baby girl, nothing more. Sheep raising a wolf."
She tried to scoot away from him across the blanket, but found herself hopelessly tangled and unable to move more than a few inches. "You're lying."
He cocked his head. "Why would I do that?"
"I'm not like you. I can't change into a fucking monster."
He frowned. "The human blood in you prevented it." He motioned to her shoulder, "I fixed that though. My bite is awakening your true self. You WILL turn into a fucking monster, soon."
Her hand moved to the bite, eyes still wide and unbelieving. "You're lying," she whispered.
Kaev stood, annoyance growing in him. He grabbed up his breeches and began dressing quickly. "We'll see I suppose. The full moon is tomorrow night."
"You're lying!" she screamed at him as she clutched the fur blanket tighter around her bare shoulders.
Anger rippled through him and he crouched in front of her, grabbed her chin in his hand to force her to meet his eye. "Your body knows I'm not."
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Kaev tossed her one of his shirts. She pulled the soft cotton tunic over her head and it fell nearly to her knees. It smelled like him and she blushed, feeling as if he again wrapped her arms around her. She gritted her teeth, trying to ignore the sudden ache his scent elicited. Curling back down on the soft fur blanket she watched him move around the small camp. Was he...preparing dinner? She wanted to laugh at the absurdity. This man-wolf creature was acting like this was the most normal evening of his life. He was actually humming as he stirred at the pot on the fire.
She refused to believe him. It just couldn't be real. SHE was not a monster like him. She still wasn't even sure if what'd she'd seen had been real, so impossible was the vision of him transforming from that monstrous wolf. She was going mad. That was the only option. His madness was likely wearing off on her she decided.
But still she watched him as she clung to the small protection of the fur blanket. His broad, well muscled back rippled, even under the cotton shirt. The cuffs were rolled up so she could see his strong forearms, covered in dark hair. She winced, remembering the fur of the wolf. He glanced to her as if he sensed her studying him. And he smiled. She gulped, looked away. That was dangerous. His face which had seemed so terrifying, so savage transformed when he smiled. His gray eyes danced and he seemed genuinely giddy to be near her.
He was insane. It was the only explanation. He had bit her after all...