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I haven’t liked myself for a very long time.”
But just when Donovan thought Polly had finally remembered how to shift, the process suddenly reversed. The cockatoo squawked in agitation and flew from the room.
Donovan quickly followed him. Whatever else was going on, they still had a job to do.
* * * *
“ Okay , that went well,” Wendy said with a sarcastic laugh.
“Actually,” Sogarn said as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace, “that’s more information than we’ve been given since beginning this assignment.”
“Your forty-four year assignment?”
He nodded.
“Do you ever get any time off?”
“We used to,” Sogarn said, glancing at the doorway where Donovan had exited, “but the alpha has never approved of our relationship. That attitude filters through to the rest of the pack, so it was easier to not go home.”
“Relationship?” she asked as something one of them had said earlier slid into place. “You’re a couple?”
Sogarn nodded warily, apparently waiting for her rejection. She shook her head, denying a negative reaction only to realize how her nonverbal response could be misinterpreted. When Sogarn glanced away, it was obvious that he’d dealt with prejudice quite often in his life.
“No,” Wendy said, “that’s not what I meant.” Sogarn looked at her, the sparkle of hope in his eyes almost too painful to witness. “Donovan’s a great guy. Why wouldn’t you love him?”
“I agree,” Sogarn said with a half smile. “Hopefully one day you’ll grow to enjoy his attentions as much as I do.”
“Oh, I couldn’t. I mean, I wouldn’t want to get in the way of what you two have.” She closed her eyes against the memories of already having been in the middle of them both. “I mean…” Her words faded away as she realized she had absolutely no idea what she meant.
“It’s okay, sweetheart,” Sogarn said sympathetically. “Donovan and I have been fantasizing for a while now about you joining us. Having you finally know that we’re not just wolves is a bit like a dream come true.”
“Oh,” Wendy said, trying to process all that this meant. The orgasm they’d given her only a few minutes ago had been truly amazing, and she wasn’t strong enough to deny her chance to feel the same things again. But was she able to have a sexual relationship with them both without giving them her heart as well?
Chapter Seven
Donovan managed to catch up to his feathered charge just as Polly tried to switch off the perimeter alarm.
“That would be easier in humanoid form,” Donovan said, no longer willing to put up with the bird’s attitude. He was obviously planning to fly off again. Keeping him safe was one thing. Keeping him safe while trying to track his sorry ass was something else entirely.
“Fuck off,” the parrot said in a sulky version of his usual insulting tone.
“Believe me, Polly, I would if I didn’t know it would damage Sogarn’s standing in the pack. Things were bad enough when he changed me from human to werewolf without the alpha’s permission. Losing an Alcarn prince would likely get him banished.”
“And you also,” Polly said, looking at him strangely.
Donovan shrugged. He’d never held any real love for any of the bigots who made up the pack hierarchy. They’d always treated him like a stray mongrel dog. It had only been his size and ability to fight that had kept him in the alpha’s favor. But Donovan had lived as a human for twenty-five years before becoming a wolf. He knew there was a different way of life out there. It was only in deference to Sogarn’s belief that pack was important that he stayed.
Sogarn was the important one to him—more important than a few insults from werewolves too cowardly to say anything to his face—so Donovan had stayed with the pack and made a life with the man he loved. Despite the alpha’s reasons for giving them this assignment, it had actually been a relief not
But just when Donovan thought Polly had finally remembered how to shift, the process suddenly reversed. The cockatoo squawked in agitation and flew from the room.
Donovan quickly followed him. Whatever else was going on, they still had a job to do.
* * * *
“ Okay , that went well,” Wendy said with a sarcastic laugh.
“Actually,” Sogarn said as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace, “that’s more information than we’ve been given since beginning this assignment.”
“Your forty-four year assignment?”
He nodded.
“Do you ever get any time off?”
“We used to,” Sogarn said, glancing at the doorway where Donovan had exited, “but the alpha has never approved of our relationship. That attitude filters through to the rest of the pack, so it was easier to not go home.”
“Relationship?” she asked as something one of them had said earlier slid into place. “You’re a couple?”
Sogarn nodded warily, apparently waiting for her rejection. She shook her head, denying a negative reaction only to realize how her nonverbal response could be misinterpreted. When Sogarn glanced away, it was obvious that he’d dealt with prejudice quite often in his life.
“No,” Wendy said, “that’s not what I meant.” Sogarn looked at her, the sparkle of hope in his eyes almost too painful to witness. “Donovan’s a great guy. Why wouldn’t you love him?”
“I agree,” Sogarn said with a half smile. “Hopefully one day you’ll grow to enjoy his attentions as much as I do.”
“Oh, I couldn’t. I mean, I wouldn’t want to get in the way of what you two have.” She closed her eyes against the memories of already having been in the middle of them both. “I mean…” Her words faded away as she realized she had absolutely no idea what she meant.
“It’s okay, sweetheart,” Sogarn said sympathetically. “Donovan and I have been fantasizing for a while now about you joining us. Having you finally know that we’re not just wolves is a bit like a dream come true.”
“Oh,” Wendy said, trying to process all that this meant. The orgasm they’d given her only a few minutes ago had been truly amazing, and she wasn’t strong enough to deny her chance to feel the same things again. But was she able to have a sexual relationship with them both without giving them her heart as well?
Chapter Seven
Donovan managed to catch up to his feathered charge just as Polly tried to switch off the perimeter alarm.
“That would be easier in humanoid form,” Donovan said, no longer willing to put up with the bird’s attitude. He was obviously planning to fly off again. Keeping him safe was one thing. Keeping him safe while trying to track his sorry ass was something else entirely.
“Fuck off,” the parrot said in a sulky version of his usual insulting tone.
“Believe me, Polly, I would if I didn’t know it would damage Sogarn’s standing in the pack. Things were bad enough when he changed me from human to werewolf without the alpha’s permission. Losing an Alcarn prince would likely get him banished.”
“And you also,” Polly said, looking at him strangely.
Donovan shrugged. He’d never held any real love for any of the bigots who made up the pack hierarchy. They’d always treated him like a stray mongrel dog. It had only been his size and ability to fight that had kept him in the alpha’s favor. But Donovan had lived as a human for twenty-five years before becoming a wolf. He knew there was a different way of life out there. It was only in deference to Sogarn’s belief that pack was important that he stayed.
Sogarn was the important one to him—more important than a few insults from werewolves too cowardly to say anything to his face—so Donovan had stayed with the pack and made a life with the man he loved. Despite the alpha’s reasons for giving them this assignment, it had actually been a relief not
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