Afterward

Gwynn sat on the front porch, letting the heat of the sun steal away the chill of a late afternoon in the Rockies. From behind, she sensed her mate approaching long before he nuzzled the back of her neck.

“Hey, are you okay?”

A rush of love filled her. She reached around and took Aaron’s hand, pulling him around so she could see the crinkle of worry in his forehead. “I’m fine. Stop worrying.”

“Of course I’m worrying. You’ve only just transitioned. And now you’re pregnant. It’s too soon. You should have had time to get used to running as a wolf before the baby.”

“It’s fine. I’m fine.” She placed his hand on her still mostly flat belly. “We’re fine.” She smiled, the warmth of the sun radiating like the warmth of her love. And the mating bond. “I have more than enough nursemaids fussing over me without you fussing too. Besides, this one is little more than a nubbin, we have a long way to go. At least seven more months. Plenty of time for worry. And we have years before he or she is given the bite and we have to deal with an adolescent werewolf.”

“Shifter.” He rolled his eyes at her giggle. “Tease. Seriously, are you feeling okay?”

“Seriously, I’m fine. Dr. Lana says it’s a normal pregnancy, so stop worrying.”

There’d been enough worries to take care of. Making Leon’s death look like it had happened at the hands of the mob. Leaving her job in Denver, her apartment, her friends. Luckily, all she’d had to do was show off her engagement ring and her sexy new fiancé and her friends had wished them all the best and sent her off to live in the wilds of the Rockies.

He knelt down on the wooden deck planks and placed his head on her knee. “I can’t help it.”

“I know. But I need you to be more than a nursemaid. I need you to be my mate.”

“Isn’t that what I’m doing?”

She laughed, and took a deep breath of the fresh mountain air. She wasn’t a city girl any longer. Now she lived on Fated Mountain Ranch in one of the guest cabins and worked in town at the deli owned by the Wulfric brothers. They’d leased out Aaron’s grandfather’s ranch to a fellow shifter since neither one of them wanted to work the land, but somehow she’d still ended up surrounded by sheep, horses, and fences. Not a life she’d ever dreamed of, but it turned out to be the best dream she’d ever had.

“Of course, but I need you to be more than a future dad.” She took his hand and brought it up to her breast. “I still need you to be my lover.” A tremor went through her mate, a tremor reflected inside her own body. “You know, we have months...and it’s perfectly safe.”

They were connected in a way she’d never known she could be with a man—body, heart, and soul. And now, they were sharing so much more than even she’d expected. They could run through the woods together, leap side by side into a cold mountain lake. Curl up in the snow, the fur from their wolf bodies keeping them warm.

And soon they’d be parents.

She was terrified but with her mate beside her, she could face anything. Even being a shifter and a mother.

Aaron’s eyes gleamed. “Are you asking for what I think you’re asking for?” He slid his hand inside her shirt, stroking her breast. Her breathing quickened. “Here? Now?”

“Of course not, silly.” She rose from the chair and gave him a wicked smile as she stripped off her shirt. Her nipples tightened in the breeze. Through their bond she felt his responding rise of desire, and it shuddered through her center, making her wet with desire of her own. She stripped off the rest of her clothes. “Catch me if you can.”

The shift rolled through her. At first shifting into a wolf had been strange and awkward, but now she welcomed it. Becoming a wolf meant freedom. And power. She was strong now, in ways she’d never known she could be. Now, she could fight tooth and claw to protect her mate, just like he’d always protected her. And they could share the wild landscape of Fated Mountain in a way she’d never thought possible, as two wild wolves running through the trees and grass.

She raced past him, laughing at his struggle with belt and boots and jeans. By the time he’d shifted, she was far down the ranch house driveway, heading for the path that would take her to the creek, and the spot they’d claimed as their own. She glanced back. He’d made up for his initial slowness and was almost on her. Should she let him catch her?

Nah. With a joyous yip, she ran faster, glorying in the feel of four paws hitting the dirt. She was a wolf. Soon to be mother. And a mate to the only man she’d ever love. What more could anyone ask for? Two mates, forever. It was fate, and Aaron was her fated mate.

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