Dizziness washed over me as the shift finally took over, making the trees above me spin. Brock nuzzled me, but he was helpless to stop this curse. If Tianna couldn’t save me, and if my kitsune couldn’t … I was gone. And I’d take our unborn baby with me.
7Dead. Just Kidding.
The momentmy body completed its shift to a kitsune, purple healing light shot from my center, encircling my body. When it wrapped around my neck, I dragged in a deep, gasping breath and shuddered as if a huge fucking boulder had been lifted from my chest. Though it hurt to pull in air, my throat and lungs strained to the point of pain, it also felt good.
Sweet relief. I was alive.
Brock sagged against me, nestling his large wolf body next to mine on the ground as all I could do was focus on breathing in and out.
“Another tail!” Molly squealed excitedly.
Dude.Fuck my tails. I almost died.
A small hand stroked my back. Cass. I’d recognize his tiny, four-fingered hands anywhere. I probably nearly gave my bestie a heart attack.
‘Want me to punch her?’Cass asked, and I chuckled, which as a fox came off as a weird chuffing sound.
‘No. She’s just being Molly.’I lay there, breathing slowly, just allowing my body to fill up with oxygen.
Brock nuzzled my belly, probably worried about the baby.
‘I’m sure she’s fine,’I told him.
‘He,’Brock corrected, and I grinned.
Fucker.
‘I thought I was going to lose you both,’he said, and all thoughts of him being a fucker whisked away.
‘Me too.’With a heavy sigh, I rose to my feet, and he followed. I wobbled at first, but then steadied.
He’d said he loved me. Was that only because he thought I was dying? I hadn’t said it back because I was, you know, dying. Oh God, epic fail. If I said it now, it’d be weird. Maybe he hadn’t meant to say it, but fuck if I didn’t really want him to mean it. Because dammit, somewhere along the line I’d fallen in love with him too, as crazy as that sounded. This one night stand that had turned into a pregnancy had now blossomed into love without any input from me.
Tianna crouched down in front of us and looked between Brock, Cass, and me. “Hate to break up the threesome, but I don’t think Evie should shift back just yet. I fear the curse could still be attached to her human form. I’d like to see a witch friend about it first.”
The cracking of bones signaled Brock changing form. Yep. He was about to lose his shit. Me, on the other hand? I was still too in shock that I’d almost died to really focus on the fact that I might be stuck as a fox for a while.
Once Brock was back to being a beautiful naked man, he roared, “What do you mean, attached to her human form?”
Tianna rolled her eyes. “Calm down, baby daddy. It’s just a hunch, but I’d rather be safe than sorry.”
Brock’s jaw twitched at her use of “baby daddy,” but I guessed Tianna wasn’t fond of being yelled at by a huge naked alpha werewolf, so I didn’t blame her.
‘Ask her if she knows Willemena,’I told Cass.
The furry imp looked up at his woman. “Lover, do you think Willemena Worst could help with this?”
Tianna gave him a smoldering look. “You read my mind, sugar plum.”
Eww.
But I was glad that she thought Willemena could help. Gran trusted the witch, which meant so did I.
“Will she come here?” Brock asked. I knew that me leaving his property wasn’t going to happen right now. The alpha was sure to go into super protective, possessive mode after all that had happened. Besides, I was a fox. Not much I could do to track a killer siren when I was all furry. And I had an ex-boyfriend scheduled to show up tomorrow morning. Fuck!
Tianna shrugged. “For the right price, a witch will go wherever.”
Brock growled low in his throat. “Then have her name her price and tell her it’s done. Evie won’t be leaving my side, and I can’t leave my land after this attack. I have to report it to the werewolf council.”
