Killian sniffed at his arms but couldn’t tell the difference. But the fact that Crush could smell that change... It was enough to make his face hot. “My face is going to burn for eternity. Like it took a trip through Hell and never left.” Crush smiled indulgently at him. “You’re not helping!”
Crush rubbed his furry body against Killian’s legs. “I very much enjoy that you smell like me. You’re carrying my pups.”
Killian looked down at his flat, scarred belly, carefully cupping it with his hands. “So... There is definitely a pup in here. Or pups. Yours.”
“Mine,” Crush growled, nuzzling Killian’s belly again. “My pups.”
Killian’s heart skipped. Carefully, he cupped Crush’s furry snout, his fingers so close to those sharp teeth. “You didn’t eat me in your sleep. Like a chewy rabbit snack.”
Crush snorted. “Why would I?”
“Because I smell tasty?”
“You smell like my mate, sweetheart.” Then Crush froze, his gaze flying up to Killian’s face.
“Y-your mate?” Killian whispered.
“Yes. I said I’m going to court you, remember? You didn’t believe me. So, I’m going to convince you.”
“How?”
“By actually courting you, when we get a chance to breathe. Here, hop on and I’ll give you a ride.”
“Don’t you feel weird, pretending to be a horse?”
Crush narrowed his eyes. “Call me a horse again, bunny, and you’ll get payback.”
Killian glanced at Naddie. “Maybe when we don’t have witnesses.”
Crush laughed. “C’mon, you can even ride me as a rabbit, if you want.”
“Really?” Killian asked disbelievingly.
“Yes.”
Killian was shifting the next moment, shrinking all the way down. And now he was almost Naddie’s size—she was still in her coyote form. “You’re even huger now,” Killian said to Crush.
Crush lay on his belly. “Climb on.”
With some effort, Killian scrambled onto Crush’s back. Then he gripped Crush’s fur tightly, holding his breath when Crush straightened to his full height. The floor looked really far down in his rabbit shape.
“You’re kind of tall,” Killian blurted. “Now I feel like I’m bull-riding. Giddy up, cowboy!”
Crush huffed. “A cowboy is the personsittingon the animal.” He trotted around the living room anyway, Naddie tumbling along beside them.
They did a few laps through the cabin, Crush picking up speed as they grew more comfortable with each other. Then it became easy, and it becamefun,watching everything fly by,
“I could get used to this,” Killian realized. He hadn’t even known this was possible with an alpha—the three of them spending time with each other, with no purpose or consequence. In fact, he was starting to really enjoy Crush’s interactions with Naddie.
Crush was about to reply when the front door burst open.
“Howl Master!” Hansel cried, looking harried. “Bad news. They’re attacking our people. Titan’s bakery was hit. They got Gavric’s car. Bruiser’s trapped in some kind of spell; Uriel’s trying to get him out of it. And Doc just reported a stowaway in his car.”
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Killian swayed dizzilyon Crush’s back. “Oh no.”
