Total pages in book: 7
Estimated words: 5621 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 28(@200wpm)___ 22(@250wpm)___ 19(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 5621 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 28(@200wpm)___ 22(@250wpm)___ 19(@300wpm)
Up ahead, there’s a hallway, and in the distance, I see a dim light come on. It’s followed by a sound like sheets rustling, and my hearing sharpens. Soft footsteps practically echo in the silence, and my mouth waters.
Everything inside of me tightens just before my Megan comes into view.
Chapter Two
MEGAN
I knew writing to Gray was against my pack's wishes, but I had to. He was my best friend, and he was sent away because of me.
When we were little, we would run together in the nearby woods. It was our safe place and where I saw his wolf transform for the first time. We didn’t know it was a bad thing, but I’d heard whispers of hybrid wolves being sent away, so we kept it quiet.
For a few glorious years, we were inseparable. We slept in the same bed, took baths together, and were always within touching distance of one another. He would cut my meat into smaller bites and sometimes feed them to me. He would even wash my long hair and brush it every night before bed. It was my favorite thing in the world, and when they took him away, I chopped it off. I couldn’t stand the feel of it on my skin without his scent, and it made me sad.
Gray is my brother, and no matter what my pack says, they can’t keep him from me. They never let me visit him because they said it was for my own protection. I’ve tried writing to him over the years, but I knew there was no way he was getting my letters. He wouldn’t have kept silent this long otherwise.
When I heard my cousin tell my uncle that he was going to take some clothes to Gray, I knew it was my only chance. I wrote a simple letter but left clues that I prayed Gray would remember and then went to see my cousin. At first, I thought about sneaking the letter in the clothes, but I knew he would scent it out, so I had to be honest.
I told him I had a letter and then let him read it. My cousin only agreed after I begged and then let him look up my skirt. Thank god my aunt came home early because he only got a quick peek, but I could tell he was going to ask for more. After that, I shoved the letter in one of the pockets and ran out of there as fast as I could.
Even after that, I worried that he might have changed his mind and taken the letter out. But two days ago, I had a feeling somewhere inside of me that Gray was coming. I’m not sure what changed after being separated all these years, but tonight when I got ready for bed, I left the door unlocked.
These woods were our secret place when we were kids, and when I turned eighteen, I had a little cabin built out here. My pack protested because it was on the outskirts of their territory, but in the end, they couldn’t stop me. Nothing would stop me from seeing Gray.
I couldn’t sleep as the storm rolled through, and my skin felt hot. Then the sound of grunting outside my cabin had me sitting up in bed and holding my breath. When the door to the cabin opened, I knew he was here. I could feel the air change, and I reached for my bedside lamp.
Part of me was scared that I was wrong, and as I slowly padded out of my bedroom, I prayed that Gray was finally home.
“Mine.” The snarl coming from the other end of the cabin is chilling, and all I can see is a shadow. The size of it is twice as big as my own, and fear grips me.
“Gray?” I whisper hesitantly, scared that a lone wolf has broken in, but then I inhale, and I can get a hint of something familiar. “Is that you?”
“Mine.” The shadow growls and then steps forward into the light.
The hybrid that stands before me is nothing like the Gray from our childhood. He was a sweet boy with dark hair and kind golden eyes. This hybrid is feral and the size of a beast. His dark fur is thick and wet from the rain, and his eyes are solid black. He’s showing his teeth, and there’s saliva dripping from his fangs as he takes another step forward.
That’s when he comes more into the light, and I can see the claws at his side as they reach for the erection between his legs.
“Oh god.” I let out a shaky breath as I watch him stroke his impossibly large length. It’s as thick as my wrist and so long that it juts out from the thick dark hair around it.