"Get lost, Evelyn. I don't want to see you again," I shouted from the living room.
"I'm not Evelyn, and I have a lot to explain, my heart." I gasped at the sound of his voice. I was in disbelief that the dream was a foreshadowing of something in the future, but what the fuck for. I fell in love with him night after night only to be crushed. Looking down at what I was wearing, it was the same as in my dream. This must be our final showdown to whatever nonsense was going on.
"You've nothing to explain."
"Carolyn, please listen to me."
I whipped around to look at him finally and he was everything and more than I could have ever dreamed of. "I hate you!" He continued to approach. "Leave now!" I shouted at him but he kept approaching.
"No, never." His words were crueler now that they were real. I hated him so much and yet my heart begged for him. His hand came up and caressed my face. Uncontrollably, I pressed my cheek into his palm. "Never." His mouth came down on mine, crushing it with the passion that I'd always hoped was there, but it wasn't for me. I wouldn't share him or my heart. With the rage I felt, I pushed away and reached up, swinging my arm. Before I could smack him like I did in my dreams, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me to him.
"Damn, Carolyn. I've never made it past this part of the dream because I never knew why you hated me so much. Now that I know it was just a crazy misunderstanding, I can face it. I won't let you push me away. Not now, not ever. You're my mate."
"You were just having sex with my supposed sister. How could you be so evil?"
He lifted my chin and looked me in the eyes. "I didn't have sex with your sister. What you saw was what you wanted to see."
"Go fuck yourself. Why in a million years would I want to see that?" I shoved at him, trying to get away. It worked; he released his hold. I marched back into the living room looking for something to hit him with.
"That's not what I meant. Come here. Don't make me chase you because if I do, I will catch you and you'll be on my cock right after."
I gasped. Even though I hated him, the thought of enveloping his cock sounded so tempting. I shook my head because I was going crazy. "Why won't you just leave?"
"I'm not going anywhere unless you're coming with me." I continued to move away from him. He was dangerous to my common sense. He'd been naked with my sister and sporting a huge hard-on.
"Fuck it, babe. You want to know why I was naked when I saw your sister? It's the same reason our dreams never progressed. Stand back and don't freak out on me." He tore off his shirt and pants.
Oh yeah, stripping naked was going to prove nothing. "That's exactly what I thought. You're not proving anything."
"Just wait, Caro," he pleaded. The way he said my name sent a delicious tingle down my spine.
He stepped back toward the kitchen and what I saw in the next second freaked me out. Not because I was scared, but because it was mystifying and even nuttier than the dreams I'd been having.
Kane transformed into a massive wolf that was almost as tall as me while he was on all fours. What the fuck?!
He gave a tiny howl before slowly working his way toward me. Instead of stepping back like any sane person would do, I moved closer. He nuzzled his snout on my waist then moved back, and right in front of me he shifted back into the stunning man, completely nude. I could see why he took off his pants and shirt; he would have shredded them.
"Carolyn, there's much I have to tell you, but this is the most important. I shifted every night. Every time you told me to leave, it damn near killed me. I thought I wasn't going to make it. Then I dreamed of you this morning and your sister tried to protect herself, so I tackled her to the ground to stop her from doing something dumb like trying to stab me with a kitchen knife. That happened just before you opened the door. I swear I never touched your sister intimately."
"I don't understand this. What are you?" I was staring at his naked form, not in the least bit afraid, and I was super turned on. My lady parts were feeling very achy and needy.
"I'm a wolf shifter. I happen to be the Alpha of my pack in Redding. I know it's scary to consider that you don't live in the world you think you do, but I can't change that fact. You're my mate."
"I'm not scared of your kind, but I don't know if I could trust you as a man."
"Damn it, this is all about your sister, right?"
"Yes." I loved my sister, but she was an actress. The skills of lying and pretending were written into her art. We were twins, but she possessed something special that made her lovable to all. I was missing that in my DNA makeup. I was the outcast, and although we looked identical, I felt like the ugly one. She teased that she wanted him, and I feared that if she offered he'd take. In my mind, I knew she wasn't like that, but my heart was fragile where Kane was concerned.
"Well, there's more you need to know about all wolf shifters. We can't mate with anyone that's not our destiny. Up until this morning, I'd never had an erection and it wasn't for your sister. It didn't get hard because I was on top of her, it only got that way when I saw and smelled you at the door."
A big part of me wanted to believe him. He had that look in his eyes that haunted all my dreams. It was the heartbreaking pain I saw there that gave me the faith I needed to trust.
"I can't control the need I have for you. I'll always be this way according to what my great-uncle told me. Look at it this way, I'm not going to leave until we straighten this out. These past three months have tortured me so much that I could barely function and was ready to give up. You may hate me, but I'm in love with you. I crave you. My wolf craves you and demands you become my mate."
I could see that his body was shaking like an addict needing a fix and I wanted to surrender, but I was so unsure.
He pulled me into his arms, naked body and all. I could feel every inch of his muscular frame as he held me to him. We stayed like that for so long that I could feel his heartbeat like it was my own. "My love, you were meant for me. I know you feel it, but I need more than that from you. I want to have your love."
"My love?" Giving it to him wasn't something I was sure I could handle. If he changed his mind, it would end me.
He tipped my chin and nipped at my lips. "Yes, that's what I want."
"I don't understand what I feel. I've dreamed of you for months and felt like we were something special. Then I walked in to see you rolling around on the ground with her, and the paparazzi have you carrying my sister into her house." My tears started again. Damn it, I was a total freaking mess. Horny, heartbroken, and confused.
"There's something else you need to know. In my position as Alpha, it also means that I have to protect my people. Since you're mine, your sister falls under my protection as well. She was more than uncomfortable with the press, and so was I. Not knowing if I could control my wolf for very long after the day I had, I needed to get out of there. Keeping my cool was a priority." His sincerity sold me, and the feeling of his large cock pressed almost at my breasts was too incredible not to give in.
"I promise there is no one else I want. You're my one and only, Caro." I was done talking. I needed him.
My heart was pounding, but I needed to be as bold as I could because this ravenous feeling in me was building at a rapid pace. "I want you, Kane. Can we save the talking for later?"
With a low growl, he uttered, "Fuck, yeah."
I closed my eyes, letting her words wash over me. It was exactly what I'd hoped to hear come from her sweet pale pink lips. "I want you, Kane." It played over and over in my head in a matter of a few seconds. My wolf heard every little word. I could feel his need for domination. He wanted to possess her as much as I did. The need to claim her as ours before she had a chance to change her mind was coursing through us.
My inner beast demanded to attack her until our seed had been sown in her depths. I growled as I stared at her chest heaving roughly as her heart pounded. The rhythm of her pulse was driving mine. My body craved hers in a way I never thought possible. My eyes moved up to her beautiful blues and stared intently.
I didn't care that we were standing in the kitchen. My cock was still standing at attention and the head was wet with my pre-come. I was so damn eager to claim what was mine that I didn't want to wait to get to the bedroom. I tore off the top she was wearing and the rest of her clothes went just as quickly until she stood before me completely bare. I looked at her breasts and they called to me. I rushed her, too afraid to look down at her pussy that I could smell. It was calling for me, demanding I come in, but I needed to worship her first. My mouth fell onto hers, kissing her possessively.