they even existed. Who knew? A few short hours ago, she had been living happily ignorant of werewolves. The thought of were eagles didn’t seem quite so far-fetched now.
Drink.
Kalen sounded angry. He probably was. After all, she hadn’t been very cooperative, but then again, what did he expect? In the last few hours, with the unwitting help of that crazy doctor, Kalen and his friends had managed to turn her entire world upside-down.
Ally bent her head to the stream. The water smelled delicious. As a human, she would never have attempted to drink directly from a stream like this, but as a were, she had a more acute sense of smell, and the scent of this water appealed to her. It smelled clean and a little sweet. She had no doubt she would have drooled had she not been so thirsty she couldn’t even work up a good spit.
Drink your fill, Ally. I’ll watch for other predators and humans.
Sticking her nose down close to the stream, Ally lapped up some of the water. It was delicious! Maybe it was the fact that she hadn’t had a drink in hours, or maybe it was her enhanced taste buds, or maybe this water was just that good. Whatever it was, she continued to lap at the water until her tongue began to ache from the exercise. Being a do—a wolf — sucks. My tongue is tired and I’m still thirsty.
Kalen chuckled. Don’t worry. We’ll follow this stream for a bit. You can have another drink once your tongue has had time to rest.
They followed the winding ribbon of water, the night growing darker as they moved along. Shouldn’t we rest for a bit? It’s getting late.
Yes, it is, but if we travel at night and sleep during the day, there’s less of a chance that anyone will see us.
Ally hated to suggest it, she really did, but the way she saw it, they didn’t really have much of a choice. What if we find the nearest town and you get me a pair of pants, or a leash and rent a room. I want a shower. She needed a shower was more like it. No matter how far they went, or how fast they ran, she couldn’t seem to escape Bobby’s odor, or the stench of their deaths. At the moment, Ally needed to wash that stink off her more than she needed sustenance to live.
Kalen made a choking sound. You want me to lead you into town on a leash?
Why not? Won’t the entire world think I’m a damned dog anyway? A strange odor assaulted her nose. What is that nasty smell? She wrinkled her nose. It smells like a cross between burnt rubber and car exhaust.
Kalen made a sound that sounded suspiciously like a chuckle. Part of it is car exhaust. The other part is skunk.
It smells a lot worse as a wolf than it ever did as a human, she complained.
Come on. I think there’s a town this way. If we’re lucky, you might change back into your human form before we get there.
He didn’t say that if she did, he wouldn’t have to drag her through town on a leash. She wasn’t sure she wouldn’t like it. Her ex-boyfriend used to like experimenting with BDSM and she had found that she did like some of the things he’d come up with from time to time.
Even if I don’t, you could still walk me in like your pet.
No. I can’t. If you change back, how will I explain where my pet went? He gave her a sideways glance. Dare I hope that you’ve finally come to terms with what happened to you?
Ally tried to stick her tongue out at him, but it just didn’t have the same effect in this form . Not really, but what choice do I have? You’ve already said that I can’t change back to being a full human, she said as she continued to follow his lead. We already know that I don’t have the sense of direction to find my own way home. She snorted. I have to rely on you whether I like it or not.
Kalen chuckled into her mind and that made her want to kick him . That’s true.
Her ears perked up at the sound of a car horn. Are we close to a town?
I believe so. I think we’re close to the hotel you worked at.
Oh, he probably shouldn’t have told her that.
Drink.
Kalen sounded angry. He probably was. After all, she hadn’t been very cooperative, but then again, what did he expect? In the last few hours, with the unwitting help of that crazy doctor, Kalen and his friends had managed to turn her entire world upside-down.
Ally bent her head to the stream. The water smelled delicious. As a human, she would never have attempted to drink directly from a stream like this, but as a were, she had a more acute sense of smell, and the scent of this water appealed to her. It smelled clean and a little sweet. She had no doubt she would have drooled had she not been so thirsty she couldn’t even work up a good spit.
Drink your fill, Ally. I’ll watch for other predators and humans.
Sticking her nose down close to the stream, Ally lapped up some of the water. It was delicious! Maybe it was the fact that she hadn’t had a drink in hours, or maybe it was her enhanced taste buds, or maybe this water was just that good. Whatever it was, she continued to lap at the water until her tongue began to ache from the exercise. Being a do—a wolf — sucks. My tongue is tired and I’m still thirsty.
Kalen chuckled. Don’t worry. We’ll follow this stream for a bit. You can have another drink once your tongue has had time to rest.
They followed the winding ribbon of water, the night growing darker as they moved along. Shouldn’t we rest for a bit? It’s getting late.
Yes, it is, but if we travel at night and sleep during the day, there’s less of a chance that anyone will see us.
Ally hated to suggest it, she really did, but the way she saw it, they didn’t really have much of a choice. What if we find the nearest town and you get me a pair of pants, or a leash and rent a room. I want a shower. She needed a shower was more like it. No matter how far they went, or how fast they ran, she couldn’t seem to escape Bobby’s odor, or the stench of their deaths. At the moment, Ally needed to wash that stink off her more than she needed sustenance to live.
Kalen made a choking sound. You want me to lead you into town on a leash?
Why not? Won’t the entire world think I’m a damned dog anyway? A strange odor assaulted her nose. What is that nasty smell? She wrinkled her nose. It smells like a cross between burnt rubber and car exhaust.
Kalen made a sound that sounded suspiciously like a chuckle. Part of it is car exhaust. The other part is skunk.
It smells a lot worse as a wolf than it ever did as a human, she complained.
Come on. I think there’s a town this way. If we’re lucky, you might change back into your human form before we get there.
He didn’t say that if she did, he wouldn’t have to drag her through town on a leash. She wasn’t sure she wouldn’t like it. Her ex-boyfriend used to like experimenting with BDSM and she had found that she did like some of the things he’d come up with from time to time.
Even if I don’t, you could still walk me in like your pet.
No. I can’t. If you change back, how will I explain where my pet went? He gave her a sideways glance. Dare I hope that you’ve finally come to terms with what happened to you?
Ally tried to stick her tongue out at him, but it just didn’t have the same effect in this form . Not really, but what choice do I have? You’ve already said that I can’t change back to being a full human, she said as she continued to follow his lead. We already know that I don’t have the sense of direction to find my own way home. She snorted. I have to rely on you whether I like it or not.
Kalen chuckled into her mind and that made her want to kick him . That’s true.
Her ears perked up at the sound of a car horn. Are we close to a town?
I believe so. I think we’re close to the hotel you worked at.
Oh, he probably shouldn’t have told her that.
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