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Kidnapped her. She grabbed
her keys, took her passport and cash out of the safe. She had to move. It would be maybe a day before they could catch up. She’d left the big guy’s satellite phone.
She left the truck in the garage; she’d take her car. She slipped on a pair of sneakers,
stumbled into the bathroom to take a handful of Tylenol. She took them dry, listening to the
sound of her own swallow. Her head was going to explode.
“Why did you do this to me, Kody? Why did you have to use me?” The words tore out of
her, followed by harsh sobs. She sank to the floor, her knees on the cold tile, her head against the base of the sink.
Okay. Okay. Stand up. Get moving.
The sound of the back door opening made her hiccup, her sobs ending as if they’d never
been.
Oh, God. Oh, God. She locked the bedroom door, as quietly as she could. She’d go out
the window. The sound of something clicking on the floors made her shiver. It sounded like
Jurassic Park, with the raptors.
Out the window.
She could do this.
She opened the one by her dresser, grabbed her backpack, her bag. Something heavy hit
the bedroom door, heavy enough that it popped open. Fuck! Fuck.
She scrambled, pulling herself up and almost out. The biggest wolf she’d ever seen was
outside her window. Oh, God. A wolf.
Her eyes rolled, her feet kicking.
No.
No way.
Something touched her foot from inside, cold and wet. She squealed, the headache
leaving her so fast that she went boneless. In fact, every bit of tension fled, replaced by a flood of love and pride.
“Oh…Kody.” She shivered, moaned low.
Yes. Yes, love. She heard it in her head, just as she had every day for the last two years.
The tears came again, and she slumped, half in and half out the window.
The wolf who had broken in her door came and sat next to her legs, leaning on them.
Fuzzy.
She’d lost her mind.
Lost it.
Completely.
There was no way Kody was the wolf. No way.
“I have to go. I don’t know what to do. Maybe I have a brain tumor. My Kody wouldn’t
have cheated on me. Maybe it’s a brain tumor.”
Kody nuzzled her. The big wolf jumped up against the side of the house and woofed.
“Hush. Shoo. I’m crazy, don’t you get it? Eventually they’re going to send the men in the
white coats.” It actually felt better, to just be crazy.
Kody whined behind her, and she could swear the big wolf laughed, tongue lolling.
She pushed herself back into the room, pushed away from the window, because she was
getting light-headed. “I’m going to check myself into the hospital. If you’re Kody, and I’m
hallucinating, make sure you bring my medical history. If you’re a wolf and not Kody, please
don’t poop on the floor. I don’t know when I’ll be back.”
There.
That worked.
She was doing really well, going to get her bag and all, when a naked man appeared
inside her bedroom.
“I’m choosing to believe that you’re another figment of my imagination. I’m taking
myself to the hospital.”
“No, honey.” Mesa, because it was Kody’s lover, smiled. “You’re not crazy.”
“It could be a brain tumor.” That would be okay, she guessed.
“It could, I guess. Thing is, I’m not a figment.”
She shook her head, her fingers moving through the soft, soft fur of her dear Kody. “You
have to be.” God, he was built like an Adonis, and Sammy sort of wanted to rub all over him.
“I’m not.” He moved closer, putting a hand on her shoulder.
“Are…” Her eyes crossed, a wave of pure lust hitting her.
“Not.” He rubbed her shoulder, his thumb massaging.
“Uh…God, what’s happening to me?”
“We told you. You just didn’t listen.” Mesa leaned down, kissing her lightly.
Heat built inside her, and she moaned. Oh, God. Oh, God, she needed. Crazy. She was
crazy.
“Please, just listen to your body, honey.” She heard Kody’s voice, echoing inside her,
encouraging her to step closer, touch.
Feel.
“The Tylenols are
her keys, took her passport and cash out of the safe. She had to move. It would be maybe a day before they could catch up. She’d left the big guy’s satellite phone.
She left the truck in the garage; she’d take her car. She slipped on a pair of sneakers,
stumbled into the bathroom to take a handful of Tylenol. She took them dry, listening to the
sound of her own swallow. Her head was going to explode.
“Why did you do this to me, Kody? Why did you have to use me?” The words tore out of
her, followed by harsh sobs. She sank to the floor, her knees on the cold tile, her head against the base of the sink.
Okay. Okay. Stand up. Get moving.
The sound of the back door opening made her hiccup, her sobs ending as if they’d never
been.
Oh, God. Oh, God. She locked the bedroom door, as quietly as she could. She’d go out
the window. The sound of something clicking on the floors made her shiver. It sounded like
Jurassic Park, with the raptors.
Out the window.
She could do this.
She opened the one by her dresser, grabbed her backpack, her bag. Something heavy hit
the bedroom door, heavy enough that it popped open. Fuck! Fuck.
She scrambled, pulling herself up and almost out. The biggest wolf she’d ever seen was
outside her window. Oh, God. A wolf.
Her eyes rolled, her feet kicking.
No.
No way.
Something touched her foot from inside, cold and wet. She squealed, the headache
leaving her so fast that she went boneless. In fact, every bit of tension fled, replaced by a flood of love and pride.
“Oh…Kody.” She shivered, moaned low.
Yes. Yes, love. She heard it in her head, just as she had every day for the last two years.
The tears came again, and she slumped, half in and half out the window.
The wolf who had broken in her door came and sat next to her legs, leaning on them.
Fuzzy.
She’d lost her mind.
Lost it.
Completely.
There was no way Kody was the wolf. No way.
“I have to go. I don’t know what to do. Maybe I have a brain tumor. My Kody wouldn’t
have cheated on me. Maybe it’s a brain tumor.”
Kody nuzzled her. The big wolf jumped up against the side of the house and woofed.
“Hush. Shoo. I’m crazy, don’t you get it? Eventually they’re going to send the men in the
white coats.” It actually felt better, to just be crazy.
Kody whined behind her, and she could swear the big wolf laughed, tongue lolling.
She pushed herself back into the room, pushed away from the window, because she was
getting light-headed. “I’m going to check myself into the hospital. If you’re Kody, and I’m
hallucinating, make sure you bring my medical history. If you’re a wolf and not Kody, please
don’t poop on the floor. I don’t know when I’ll be back.”
There.
That worked.
She was doing really well, going to get her bag and all, when a naked man appeared
inside her bedroom.
“I’m choosing to believe that you’re another figment of my imagination. I’m taking
myself to the hospital.”
“No, honey.” Mesa, because it was Kody’s lover, smiled. “You’re not crazy.”
“It could be a brain tumor.” That would be okay, she guessed.
“It could, I guess. Thing is, I’m not a figment.”
She shook her head, her fingers moving through the soft, soft fur of her dear Kody. “You
have to be.” God, he was built like an Adonis, and Sammy sort of wanted to rub all over him.
“I’m not.” He moved closer, putting a hand on her shoulder.
“Are…” Her eyes crossed, a wave of pure lust hitting her.
“Not.” He rubbed her shoulder, his thumb massaging.
“Uh…God, what’s happening to me?”
“We told you. You just didn’t listen.” Mesa leaned down, kissing her lightly.
Heat built inside her, and she moaned. Oh, God. Oh, God, she needed. Crazy. She was
crazy.
“Please, just listen to your body, honey.” She heard Kody’s voice, echoing inside her,
encouraging her to step closer, touch.
Feel.
“The Tylenols are
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