only the briefest of eye contact. I took
his hand. “A friend of Kai’s is a friend of mine.”
Shamus’ mate stepped forward and shook
my hand. “I’m Petra.” She had an air of snobbery and wore expensive jewelry and
too much make up. I had my guard up after what Kai had told me.
‘She’s power hungry and money hungry,
but she’s not a horrible person,’ Kai said in my mind.
“Nice to meet you, Petra.” I held her
gaze a little longer than polite and turned to Sadie.
“It’s good to see you both again,”
Sadie greeted them.
Shamus smiled warmly at Sadie. “I
would be one proud Alpha if one of my boys was your mate, Sadie. This is
exciting. Should I have my boys shift and we can see what happens?”
That’s how it was in my dream.
“Yes,” Kai said, and nodded to Sadie
who began to undress and shift. All of the men on the soccer field began to
undress and I cleared my throat, looking at my shoes.
“You will get used to it,” Petra told
me, winking. After a minute of hearing snapping bones and growls, Sadie stood a
few feet ahead of us, facing the approaching wolves. She was a beautiful
reddish wolf with small black spots and sleek fur. We stood in human form, as
well as the women and their mated partners on the field. I noticed there were
only three mated couples and one child, to the twenty or so single males
trotting towards Sadie. My eyes were scanning the wolves one by one, but before
I could get halfway through the approaching pack, I heard Shamus shout out in
joy.
“It’s Brett!”
He looked at me and Kai. “He joined
my pack two summers ago. Was a lone wolf, broke away from an aggressive pack in
Texas. He is such a good guy. They will make a great pair.”
I turned to Kai and saw him swallow
hard. I had forgotten for a minute that this was his ex-girlfriend. Sadie
approached Brett’s wolf and he jogged up to her and put his front paws flat
with his rear up in the air and yipped. He reminded me of a dog asking to play
with his owner. Sadie pounced on him and they rolled a few times before running
off into the park. I knew what they felt. Total trust.
Shamus sighed. “Young love.”
Petra spoke next. “Will you want
Brett to transfer to your pack or–”
Kai shook off his thoughts. “No.
Sadie and I have spoken, and in the event she found her mate today, she told me
she wishes to transfer to Seattle pack. She has my blessing.”
Shamus put his hand on Kai’s
shoulder. “Trusting me with Sadie, with a mated female were and her future pups
is an honor. I will make sure she is well protected and provided for.”
Kai nodded. “I knew you would friend.
That’s why I was happy to oblige her request. I just hope you have a spot for a
dominant female who thinks she should be your next second in command.”
We all shared a laugh at that.
A while later, Sadie and Brett
changed into human form and got dressed. Brett was told that Sadie would be
joining his pack.
He approached Kai and extended his
hand. “Thank you for allowing Sadie to join my pack. I will take care of her.”
Kai shook his hand briskly and
nodded.
Shamus, Petra and Brett started
walking away. I moved to go to the car and give him and Sadie privacy to say
goodbye. Kai grabbed my hand to stop me.
“Breaking pack bonds needs a witness
from the pack, as my second, it’s your job to witness,” Kai told me.
“Oh, okay.” I stood there frozen. My
vision didn’t play this part.
Sadie lifted her shirt to expose her belly.
Her eyes ran up and down Kai’s body. It was as if she was taking one last look
of what she would never have. I had to suppress a growl.
“I’m sorry, but this will hurt,” Kai
told her and she nodded.
Kai undressed quickly and changed
into wolf form. He paused for a second and then lunged at Sadie’s abdomen,
digging his teeth into her side. She whimpered a little, but didn’t scream. Now
I know why Brett walked away. He wouldn’t have been able to see this. Kai
pulled his jaws out
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