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fear was
escalating, flowing over her skin in sickening waves. If she could see auras
she would swear his would be mustard or puke colored. The scent of fear was so
thick that she wanted to plug her nose.
    “Look, don’t worry about it now. Your wolf will know what to
do.” She sighed. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. “If you don’t want to do
this, let me know. Maybe it’s too much too soon.”
    He looked affronted and scowled. “What, like I’m too
delicate or something? Christ, I would’ve gone through this when I was fourteen
if my parents had been alive, right? I think I can handle it.”
    “Fine, then let’s go. It’s a lot cooler if the moon is
directly above us when we do the ceremony.” She headed for the door but stopped
and turned to face him with a mischievous grin. “Oh, and you have to be naked
when we start. Might as well strip in here and come out onto the lawn when
you’re ready.”
    She laughed at his indignation before closing the door
behind her. She needed a minute to access the power to connect with Seth. She’d
done this a few times but wanted the experience to be good for him. Her father
could slip into others’ minds without them feeling a thing. She wasn’t so good
at it. She walked into a small patch of moonlight and closed her eyes,
centering herself and stoking the power flowing through her blood. She loved
using her powers—it always left her exhilarated.
    Seth’s heavy footsteps brought her around and the sight
before took her breath away. He was naked, bathed in moonlight, standing
angrily at the bottom of the steps. His body was magnificent, washed a pale
cream by the filtered light. A statue of a Greek god wouldn’t hold a candle to
the glorious male standing in front of her. She couldn’t help but stare. She
knew it was making him embarrassed but she just couldn’t tear her eyes from
him. How had she ever thought he was physically weak? She forced her eyes to
his and cleared her throat.
    “Okay, let’s get started.” She turned and stepped onto the
lawn, finding a patch of moonlight to stand in. She closed her eyes and could
feel him approach her. She reached out her mind to his. She wrapped her power
around his mind and lightly pressed into his thoughts. Once the connection was
made she started. “Seth Seymour, as your first act as an adult you have been brought
forward to share your First Run with your pack and your Alpha. You have come in
front of me in your human form, devoid of clothing to symbolize your agreement
to remain open and accepting of pack law. Do you accept these words I have
spoken?”
    “Yes.” His voice was rough and deep.
    She didn’t dare to open her eyes, afraid to see what his
face looked like. She continued. “I, Emily Prescott, will act as the Alpha in
this ceremony. Within the confines of my act I have connected my mind to yours.
We will share thoughts and emotions throughout this First Run ritual. I will
act as your compass and your protector until you have completed the ritual and
returned safely to this place. Do you accept these words I have spoken?”
    She could feel that he had stepped closer to her. His
whispered words moved softly over her lips. “Yes, I accept them.”
    She opened her eyes to find him standing close, staring at
her with a very male look in his eyes. She bristled and forced herself not to
take a step back. “To seal the pact we have just accepted, you will transform
yourself into your wolf form and present yourself to me.”
    Seth stepped away from her and closed his eyes. She could
hear him calling his wolf forward in his mind and marveled at the connection
they now had. The change within her was so normal, but to feel it in someone
else was amazing. She could actually feel his mind change and lose the
confining human emotions. With the shift, thought patterns became more
defined—only concrete feelings survived the shift. She gasped as lust and
possessiveness became the main thoughts of his wolf