Chapter Eleven
Charlie couldn’t wait to see Shannon. She’d lain in bed for two days after Reese and Blane had bitten her, changing her into a werewolf. Although she didn’t remember much during that time, coming in and out of consciousness every once in a while, she did remember the way her men had taken care of her.
Whenever Reese was away, Blane was there. Then Reese would take over and tell her where Blane was. They’d managed to move her personal belongings out of the rental home and into her new home. She’d overheard arguing with a voice she recognized as Richmand, the owner of the rental home, but once Blane had promised they’d pay off the remainder of her rental agreement, he’d gone away satisfied.
Her men took good care of her. They urged her to drink and eat, even going so far as to bring her meals to her on a tray with a single red rose in a bud vase. Other flowers filled her bedroom, and Reese explained in a slightly embarrassed manner that he and Blane were responsible for the multitude of floral arrangements. He laughed when she told him her room looked like either a hospital room or a funeral parlor, but she loved that they’d given her so many flowers.
Charlie gazed out the window at the moon overhead and wished it was a full moon. But she couldn’t wait any longer. She and her men were going to run tonight.
“Charlie, get your sweet ass moving.”
She grinned at Reese’s blunt command. He was a hard shell with a soft filling. She’d never tell him that or he’d try to prove her wrong.
“We’re ready whenever you are.”
Blane was the opposite side of the twin coin. He was even tempered and always tried to compromise, but he was one badass werewolf when he needed to be.
She dropped her robe to the floor and hurried down the stairs. Blane and Reese waited for her at the bottom and, as they always did, slid their hot and loving gazes over her naked body.
“You’re beautiful. More gorgeous than a full moon.” Blane’s eyes sparkled as he waited for her, his cock already at full force.
“Yeah. What he said.” Reese licked his lips, signaling his desire.
She held up a finger. “Oh, no you don’t, you two. We are not missing another run so you two can fuck me. I need to see my sister, and you’re not going to stop me.”
“Listen to her give the orders.” But Blane’s wink told her he wasn’t angry.
“Maybe she needs another lesson,” joked Reese.
“Like hell I do.” She bounded the rest of the way down the stairs then jogged to the right, dodging their attempts to catch her. Becoming a werewolf had made her as fast as they were. She laughed, shifting as she raced to the back door.
The transformation was hard, the pain of her bones breaking and re-forming slowing her down, but she remembered what the men had told her, and she pushed through the ordeal. By the time she ran out the door, she’d changed into her dark-brown werewolf form.
She loved running at night. Her sensitive hearing picked up sounds she’d never heard before while new scents hit her nose and thrilled her senses. Her padded feet struck the ground, and, although she ran as hard as she could, Reese and Blane in their werewolf bodies soon caught up with her. They loped together, their tongues lolling out of the mouths, toward the meeting place the Holms cousins had suggested.
Charlie rounded the corner of the road and skidded to a stop. Her sister, her yellow fur shining under the moonlight, greeted her by playfully nipping at her. The men, their human personalities showing through, greeted each other by bumping into each other or rolling in a quick wrestling match.
Shannon pushed at her side, urging her to get farther from the males. Not understanding what her sister was up to, Charlie followed her anyway until they’d gone back around the bend in the road.
Shifting, Shannon stood up, unashamed in her beautiful human body. Charlie did the same, curious to see what her sister wanted.
“You’d better hope no one comes around the bend and sees two naked women standing in the middle of the road.”
Her sister’s laugh was bright and airy. “It won’t be the first time it’s happened. But folks around here take it in stride.”
Charlie squinted at her sister. “What’s going on? You’ve got some news, don’t you? Is it our father or mother?”
“Ack. No, thank goodness. What I have to share is good news.”
“Then tell me already. The guys aren’t going to wait on us much longer.” She crossed her arms over her chest, shielding her as well as helping to keep her nervous excitement at bay.
“This is the last time I’m going to go running for a while.” Shannon’s eyes sparkled.