Page 76 of Logan’s Acadian Wolves

“I had a lab set up in the garage today. She doesn’t know yet. I’m going to show it to her tomorrow. It’s important she can test herself, her blood. She’s worried.”

“She may be worried but she looked all wolf to me. Tonight, she didn’t seem any different than the rest of us.”

Logan cocked an eyebrow at Dimitri. “Yeah, except that she almost killed another wolf on her first run with the pack. You ever seen a pup do that? No fucking way. She’s strong…unusually so for a new wolf.”

“Can’t say I’ve ever seen it but damn glad she took down Luci. Don’t get me wrong, Luci can be a great girl, but she’s been eyeing you ever since Marcel died. You knew that wouldn’t sit right with Wyn.”

“She doesn’t want to share her mate,” Logan reasoned.

“And you do?”

“I love you, D, but not really.” Logan shook his head; his face grew tense with concern. “Listen, I don’t know how she’s going to feel when she wakes up. I mean her shift didn’t go so well. I’ve never seen a wolf shake like that. And then she wouldn’t shift. You saw what happened…I had to command her to do it. And what just went down with Luci? I guess we’ll just have to see what happens next. But I need you here.”

“Whatever you want. I won’t lie; I’m looking forward to being with both of you. Must be the moon…or it could be that I remember how sweet she felt in my arms the other night…yeah, that’s it,” he teased.

“Yeah, I’m pretty sure this’ll be a one-time gig for you, so don’t get too attached.”

“Got it.” Dimitri smiled and grabbed a towel.

“Hey D.”

“Yeah.” He stopped before going out the door and turned to his Alpha.

“Thanks.” Logan’s eyes met his beta’s. His voice took on a gentle but serious tone. “I mean it. Thanks for being there. Not just tonight…but the past couple of months. I know Marcel wanted this for me, but if you hadn’t been there…things might have been way different.”

“No problem, man. We all loved him. But he was right about you.” He glanced to Wynter and back to Logan. “And about her shift…you’re right, it was rough. But she’ll be okay. Sometimes things don’t turn out how we think they should be. Just how they’re supposed to be. However the hell it happened, she’s wolf now.”

Logan silently regarded his beta. Words couldn’t be truer. He hadn’t set out to be Alpha nor did he choose a human for a mate. Life, destiny; it chose him, not the other way around. This new chapter in his life may not have been a walk in the park, but he’d come to terms with it.

“Hey, tonight’s a celebration,” Dimitri offered.

Logan gave him a small smile. “Ah, yes. Well, it seems my mate has taken to sleeping. Unusual reaction to shifting but nothing about her is mundane, that’s for sure. Go get a shower and then come join us, okay?”

“I’m gonna check the boat one more time and clean up.” Dimitri gave a final wave and left.

Logan threw back the covers, got in bed and pulled Wynter against his torso. He pillowed her head on his chest and ran his hand over her arm, taking her hand in his. His ferocious little mate had torn up out there tonight. The sight of her forcing Luci into submission was fucking unreal. And a huge turn on to his wolf.

Wynter snuggled into Logan’s warmth. As her senses awakened, so too, did her desire for him. Her eyes fluttered open and she pushed her leg over his so that the length of him rested on her thigh.

“Logan,” she purred.

“Hey baby, how do you feel?”

“Hmm….horny,” she laughed. Too tired to sit up, she took in her surroundings from the safety of Logan’s arms. Bare wooden walls and a tin roof gave no clue to where they’d taken her. “Where are we?”

“Our cabin.”

“You have a cabin?”

“D and I always had one…even before I moved to Philly. So when I got back, we ripped the old one down and put this up. Can you smell that cedar-like scent?”

“Hmm.” She nodded.

“That’s the cypress.”

“Cypress?” Wynter’s voice took on a higher octave as she realized exactly where she was. “Are we in the middle of the swamp? At night? With alligators? Bugs?”

Logan laughed. After hunting a wild boar and nearly killing Luci, his delicate little human was back.