Kajakti
reached them. Wachei focused his gaze on his wolf brother and mouthed the words
“Go away”, hoping Kajakti would take the hint and leave before Eryn figured out
he was no ordinary timber wolf. Instead, his wolf brother came closer and sat
directly in front of Eryn. Kajakti looked up at her with almost a smile on his
lupine muzzle.
“It’s safe to pet him, right?” Eryn asked.
“Yes, but don’t do it for too long. He’s not supposed to be
out in the front of the house,” Wachei said more for Kajakti’s benefit.
Eryn reached out her hand and stroked the top of his wolf
brother’s head. Since Wachei hadn’t claimed her as his mate yet, it bothered
him a bit, seeing her touch Kajakti, an unmated male, even in his wolf form.
“He doesn’t look like the wolves I normally see around
here,” Eryn said. “His teeth look a lot bigger and sharper, and his legs are a
little more compact.”
Being a hunter, of course Eryn would mark the differences
once she saw Kajakti up close. “That’s because he has some dog in him as well.”
“What’s his name?”
“Dog.”
Eryn chuckled. “You couldn’t come up with a better name than
that for him?”
“No.”
She squatted in front of Kajakti and scratched behind his
ear. “Well, Dog, I’m Wachei’s new girlfriend so don’t decide to take a piece
out of me, all right?”
Wachei scowled when Kajakti licked Eryn’s face. Having had
about enough of his wolf brother, Wachei told Kajakti to go away in Tlingit,
which Kajakti ignored.
“What did you say to him?” Eryn asked.
“I told him to go. He’s making a pest of himself.”
“No, he’s not. He’s cute. He’s just happy to see us and gave
me some kisses. Maybe he wants you to pay some attention to him as well. You
might get kissed too.”
Eryn’s words had Kajakti leaving her and coming over to
Wachei. He then jumped up on his hind legs and put his front paws on Wachei’s
shoulders as Kajakti licked his cheek.
Wachei had to check himself from shifting to his wolf form
and going after his wolf brother for that. At the last second, he remembered
Eryn stood there, watching everything. Instead he pushed Kajakti away and
rubbed at his face. “That was disgusting.”
He heard the sound of Kajakti’s laughter in his head. And
that is for calling me a dog , his wolf brother said in his mind.
A quick look at Eryn showed Kajakti hadn’t projected his
thoughts to her at the same time since she shook her head at him with a smile
tugging at her lips.
“I guess you don’t like wolf-doggie kisses.”
No, he didn’t, especially since it was from his wolf
brother. Man kisses were not on the top of his list of things he wanted. “How
about we go into the house so I can introduce you to everyone?” He sent Kajakti
a meaningful look before he steered Eryn toward the house.
Kajakti fell into step next to Eryn, brushing up against her
leg every once in a while. Wachei knew his wolf brother was doing it on purpose
to rile him. And he was succeeding.
Wachei opened the front door and let Eryn walk in ahead of
him. He tried to shut it behind her, but Kajakti managed to slip past him
before he could get it closed all the way. He followed Wachei and Eryn into the
living room where Cassidy and Edensaw sat watching TV.
He placed his hand on the small of Eryn’s back and walked
her closer to the other couple sitting on the couch. “Eryn, this is Cassidy and
Edensaw, two of the people I live with.”
“Hi,” Eryn said to them both. “I was dropping Wachei off and
he invited me in to meet everyone.”
“I’m glad he did,” Cassidy said as her gaze flitted from
Eryn to Kajakti and back to Eryn again. “Wachei told us about you. The others
are out back.” She looked at her mate. “Edensaw, why don’t you get them, and
take K—”
“Dog,” Wachei interrupted.
“Why don’t you take Dog with you,” Cassidy continued,
looking as if she was trying not to smile.
Edensaw let out a bark of
reached them. Wachei focused his gaze on his wolf brother and mouthed the words
“Go away”, hoping Kajakti would take the hint and leave before Eryn figured out
he was no ordinary timber wolf. Instead, his wolf brother came closer and sat
directly in front of Eryn. Kajakti looked up at her with almost a smile on his
lupine muzzle.
“It’s safe to pet him, right?” Eryn asked.
“Yes, but don’t do it for too long. He’s not supposed to be
out in the front of the house,” Wachei said more for Kajakti’s benefit.
Eryn reached out her hand and stroked the top of his wolf
brother’s head. Since Wachei hadn’t claimed her as his mate yet, it bothered
him a bit, seeing her touch Kajakti, an unmated male, even in his wolf form.
“He doesn’t look like the wolves I normally see around
here,” Eryn said. “His teeth look a lot bigger and sharper, and his legs are a
little more compact.”
Being a hunter, of course Eryn would mark the differences
once she saw Kajakti up close. “That’s because he has some dog in him as well.”
“What’s his name?”
“Dog.”
Eryn chuckled. “You couldn’t come up with a better name than
that for him?”
“No.”
She squatted in front of Kajakti and scratched behind his
ear. “Well, Dog, I’m Wachei’s new girlfriend so don’t decide to take a piece
out of me, all right?”
Wachei scowled when Kajakti licked Eryn’s face. Having had
about enough of his wolf brother, Wachei told Kajakti to go away in Tlingit,
which Kajakti ignored.
“What did you say to him?” Eryn asked.
“I told him to go. He’s making a pest of himself.”
“No, he’s not. He’s cute. He’s just happy to see us and gave
me some kisses. Maybe he wants you to pay some attention to him as well. You
might get kissed too.”
Eryn’s words had Kajakti leaving her and coming over to
Wachei. He then jumped up on his hind legs and put his front paws on Wachei’s
shoulders as Kajakti licked his cheek.
Wachei had to check himself from shifting to his wolf form
and going after his wolf brother for that. At the last second, he remembered
Eryn stood there, watching everything. Instead he pushed Kajakti away and
rubbed at his face. “That was disgusting.”
He heard the sound of Kajakti’s laughter in his head. And
that is for calling me a dog , his wolf brother said in his mind.
A quick look at Eryn showed Kajakti hadn’t projected his
thoughts to her at the same time since she shook her head at him with a smile
tugging at her lips.
“I guess you don’t like wolf-doggie kisses.”
No, he didn’t, especially since it was from his wolf
brother. Man kisses were not on the top of his list of things he wanted. “How
about we go into the house so I can introduce you to everyone?” He sent Kajakti
a meaningful look before he steered Eryn toward the house.
Kajakti fell into step next to Eryn, brushing up against her
leg every once in a while. Wachei knew his wolf brother was doing it on purpose
to rile him. And he was succeeding.
Wachei opened the front door and let Eryn walk in ahead of
him. He tried to shut it behind her, but Kajakti managed to slip past him
before he could get it closed all the way. He followed Wachei and Eryn into the
living room where Cassidy and Edensaw sat watching TV.
He placed his hand on the small of Eryn’s back and walked
her closer to the other couple sitting on the couch. “Eryn, this is Cassidy and
Edensaw, two of the people I live with.”
“Hi,” Eryn said to them both. “I was dropping Wachei off and
he invited me in to meet everyone.”
“I’m glad he did,” Cassidy said as her gaze flitted from
Eryn to Kajakti and back to Eryn again. “Wachei told us about you. The others
are out back.” She looked at her mate. “Edensaw, why don’t you get them, and
take K—”
“Dog,” Wachei interrupted.
“Why don’t you take Dog with you,” Cassidy continued,
looking as if she was trying not to smile.
Edensaw let out a bark of
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