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against him in his sleep, and he
grinned. Yes, this was a familiar feeling, and Jasper loved every moment of it.
His eyes closed, he ran his hand up her shirt to cup her breast. They were
under the covers, their bodies tangled and heavy from a long night’s sleep, and
yet all he wanted to do was claim his mate.
    Again.
    She arched against him, that little moan escaping her lips
such a sweet sound and going straight to his cock.
    “Shh, my Willow, don’t moan so loud. We wouldn’t want to
wake anyone.”
    She laughed softly and turned in his arms. The movement
forced him to release her breast, so he moved his hand down to her ass instead.
    “Copping a feel this early?” she asked, her voice warm and
inviting.
    He took her lips, slow and easy, her taste mingling with
his, igniting his wolf. “It’s never too early to cop a feel.”
    They both burst out in laughter, their bodies shaking
together. “Oh my god, that’s got to be the worst line you’ve ever used on me.”
    He frowned. “I’m sure I’ve used worse. I’ll strive to do
better with bringing you horrible pick-up lines.”
    “Oh Jeez. What have we started?” She smiled while her eyes
danced.
    “Well, I know what I started, and it included getting
you out of these shorts and having a breakfast of my own before we get out of
bed.”
    Her eyes darkened. “Don’t let me be the one to stop you.”
    “Mommy! Daddy!” The sound of a little fist knocking on the
door made both of them freeze.
    “Well, at least she’s knocking now,” Willow said deadpan,
and Jasper chuckled.
    “There’s always that, I guess.” He moved off his mate and
ran a hand through his hair. “Come in, Brie.”
    The door opened, and he saw the top of her head at the end
of the bed as she padded in quickly. He reached down when she moved to the side
of the bed and then pulled her to sit between him and Willow. She blinked up at
him and squirmed, her body radiating more energy than usual.
    “Good morning, baby girl. What’s got you all fiery today?”
    His wolf rubbed up against his skin, and he held back a
strained smile. He had a feeling he knew exactly what was going on with Brie,
but he wanted to see what she thought of it first.
    She scrunched up her face and rubbed her arms. “I don’t
know. It’s like my skin is itchy, but I don’t know why.” Her eyes filled with
tears, and her lower lip wobbled. “What’s wrong with me, Daddy?”
    Sweet Jesus, he wanted to crawl in a hole and die or at
least find a way to make everything in the world right again. While the change
was brutal and painful with adults, the moon goddess was kind to children.
Their shift would be painless and feel like a hug. It wouldn’t be until they
hit puberty that it would really hurt.
    Thankfully.
    Most thought that the moon goddess spared the children from
the pain but then couldn’t stop it from happening after a certain point. After
all, the idea of becoming a werewolf had been a punishment for hunting long
ago. Changing one’s shape into something completely different should hurt. It wasn’t magic and rainbows, but a body transforming cell by cell.
    He hugged her close, and Willow leaned into them both. He
wrapped an arm around his girls and tried to be strong in accepting the
realization that his little girl was growing up.
    “It’s your wolf, Brie. You’re almost ready to shift so your
skin feels all itchy because your wolf wants to come out.”
    She blinked then smiled wide, her tears gone in a flash. “I
get to be a wolf like Finn!”
    He snorted. “I take it you’re not scared.”
    “Nuh huh. I get to be a wolf like you and Mommy and Finn.”
She scrambled off the bed and tugged at him. “Come on. Let’s go. Wolfie time!”
She ran off at top speed, screaming and giggling.
    “You heard her. It’s wolfie time,” Willow said, the false cheer
in her voice not hiding her worry from him.
    “She’ll be okay, Willow.”
    “You sure it doesn’t hurt for babies?”
    They both