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self. They flooded her mind
with warmth. She almost laughed, because she could feel him acknowledge her in
his mind and still he allowed her to sense his thoughts.
    She shook her head and forced the rest of the words from her
mouth so she could shift as well. The woods were calling to her. With her mind
in tune with Seth’s she could feel the need to run flowing from him. “You are
wondrous in this form. Strong and fast. Your wolf is a part of you, as you are
a part of him. Tonight we will bond the two halves of your mind together.”
    Amber eyes stared at her as she finished speaking. She knew
he understood the meaning of the words. She turned to strip off her clothes and
almost felt self-conscious about being naked in front of him.
    Get over it, girly.
    He was just another lusting male. She’d dealt with hundreds
of them before—this was nothing new.
    If she were honest with herself this was different, though.
She could hear what Seth was thinking, feel his emotions as if they were hers.
He was watching her with rapt attention, drinking in her nudity as though it
were water. His thoughts were filled with images of them in human form and them
in wolf form doing very sensual things. When the image of her sucking his cock
flooded her mind she growled at him and shut down the connection for a moment.
Her cheeks were hot and she was mortified that she was blushing. How could she
act the part of the Alpha if she were going to react like some young bitch in heat?
    With quick movements she shed her clothes and shifted. The
instant relief from human thoughts was overwhelming. She took a deep breath,
reconnected with Seth and shook out her midnight coat. She closed her eyes and
lifted her nose into the air, pulling the scents of the forest into her lungs.
    Come.
    It was the only command she gave him. He would either follow
her or he wouldn’t. If he didn’t, she could attack him for ignoring the pact
he’d made with her as Alpha, but she didn’t think he could ignore her. Lust and
want were still heavy in his thoughts. Watching her run away from him would be
like a red flag waving in front of a bull. His instincts would have him chasing
her tail before he could even think to disobey.
    She raced through the trees, heading toward the clearing.
She poured on the speed, testing his ability to follow her and giving herself
the freedom to let go and just be a wolf. Air sawed in and out of her lungs,
her tongue hung out the side of her mouth and her muscles heated. A howl built in
her chest but she swallowed it back down. They would howl together once in the
clearing. No point in wasting a great vocalization while they were running.
    She skidded to a halt just outside the circle of moonlight,
waiting for Seth to arrive. She was pleasantly surprised that he was right
behind her. He was gasping for air but he’d kept pace with her. Most males
couldn’t keep up with her when she really let go. She was fast and strong,
strengthened further than most by the blood she’d inherited from her father.
She gave him a toothy grin before walking slowly into the light.
    Enter the clearing and raise your voice to the light of
the moon.
    She sat on her haunches, waiting for him to follow her. The
need to howl with him was intense. She wanted to hear his wolf voice echo off
the trees and soar into the night.
    Indecision flooded her mind as Seth’s thoughts moved along
their connection. He strode into the clearing and looked into the sky but
didn’t raise his voice, chagrin and perhaps disgust flowed through their
connection. He turned quickly to look at her.
    I’ve never howled.
    Holy hell. How had he never howled? Wolf shifters howled all
the time, in fur or not. It was just something you did when you were young. His
past echoed through her mind. Damn, what other things hadn’t he experienced?
    Follow my lead and just let your wolf do his thing.
    She stood and tilted her head back, closed her eyes and sang
to the moon. Her voice rose and fell