“Well, I can run twice as fast as humans. I guess I can bench-press a hell of a lot of weight, although according to my coach, I’m not spending enough time in the gym. I can jump pretty high. I can see in the dark. You were right. We were being watched in those woods, but I wouldn’t have allowed a single creature to hurt you. My hearing is much keener as well. I could hear a conversation from across a loud party if I concentrated on doing so.”
“And you can read minds.” Yawning, I folded my arms to keep warm, the tension starting to ease.
“Not normally.”
“Mmm… What did you say?” My head was fuzzy and with the engine rumbling, a soft wave of electricity was coursing through me. I was very comfortable in his seat.
“I said not normally. With reading minds, I mean.”
Another yawn and I finally covered my mouth. “What does that… mean? You can read mine. Right?”
Steven chuckled under his breath. “Yeah, I seem to be able to.”
“For the same… reason that we’re so… connected?” I blinked several times, trying to focus. Why was I so tired?
“You mean sexually?”
I managed to turn my head toward him, thankful I was still able to admire his good looks. “Yes.”
“We have a connection.”
“Is there a special reason?” I closed my eyes once again, trying to concentrate on what he was saying.
“Yeah, there is.”
“Mmm… K.”
“You’re not going to like it.”
“K.”
He grumbled under his breath and when he answered, his voice was little more than a soft, husky whisper kissing my skin just like he’d done before with his mouth and tongue, and his…
“Because we’re mates.”
* * *
“Because,” he muttered as he pressed his lips against my neck. When I felt a sharpness, I moaned. A wild mixture of sensations skittered down to my toes. I was wet and hot, reaching out for him. Where had he gone? “We’re mates.”
“Mates,” I mumbled and when I couldn’t feel anything as I reached out, I stirred, shifting so I could find a way of touching him. There was nothing there. Nothing but…
Jerking up, I gasped for air, blinking several times. What the hell?
Light was streaming in through the windows, so bright I winced. What had he told me? “Danny? I mean… Steven? Are you there?”
Hearing nothing but a slight hum, I took a few deep breaths. It took several seconds to realize not only that he wasn’t in the room, but that I was in my bedroom. Whoa. The fear of God tore through me and I shifted again, trying to understand not only what I was seeing, but also what had happened.
Dinner.
My parents.
My sister and her… fiancé.
“I’m a wolf.”It was as if Steven’s words echoed in my ears, but even though I blinked several additional times, I couldn’t see him or anyone in my room.
My bedroom.
I fell back against the pillows, taking more deep breaths. Was I losing my mind? It was entirely possible. How did I get here? What did I remember last? Steven was driving. I’d insisted he take me home. Here I was lying in my bed. In my room.
