Of all the damn fool women he knew, he had to be saddled with trying to woo the crazy one was Vadim's thought right before Galina tackled him again. He allowed her weight to send him flying again and ducked quickly out of the way of her jaws. He snapped a warning growl at her.
And was astounded when she leapt for him again. He'd never had a female wolf disobey him in such a manner before. He was so startled that he froze for a second and she got in a good nip on his shoulder. As he felt her teeth sink into his skin, fury breached him. In one fluid movement, he flipped her and shifted into his human form, pinning her beneath him. He held his neck out of reach as she writhed beneath him before shifting into her human form.
"Would you cut it out?" Vadim shouted at her as he struggled to hold her down. Galina was a natural born fighter and her generous curves added some weight to her struggles. He straddled her legs and pinned her arms. "Don't make me flip you and pin your arms back."
Galina shuddered a breath out and her deceptively light green eyes met his before a sheen of tears clouded them.
"Shh. Jesus. Would you just stop? Don't cry. Just stop." Vadim hated when the women of his pack cried and often left Flora to handle their issues. He felt helpless and annoyed around tears.
"What were you doing to him? How dare you touch him!" Galina shrieked at Vadim, sobs wracking her body.
"I didn't do a damn thing to him. I was trying to cover him up or find a burial spot for him. I didn't want scavengers to get to his body." Vadim spit at her. Galina continued to shudder against him. "Look!" Vadim gestured to Modar's body. A pile of grass and sticks lay besides the fallen wolf. It was clear that Vadim had been trying to be respectful.
"Okay." Galina hiccupped out.
"Okay? How about I'm sorry? You damn near took my arm off." Vadim said grumpily.
"I'm sorry." Galina said quietly as she shifted uncomfortably under him. Vadim cut off a low grown as he realized that her warm body struggling beneath his had provoked another, more basic, response from his body. He felt the a low tug deep in his belly and his cock began to tighten against the smooth skin of her thighs.
Galina's eyes widened as she watched him carefully. Vadim bit off a curse. Now was not the time or place for this. He moved a bit to take some of his weight off of her but stayed with his face above hers. She was enchantingly beautiful in the pale light of the moon. Her cheeks rounded down to full lips and her white blonde hair looked silver in this light. He wanted to lean down and take a small nip of her lips. Never one to hold back on his impulses, he did just that.
Galina let out a small moan as he captured her bottom lip with his own and gave a gentle tug. His cock tightened in response and his whole body went on alert. Her scent was driving him crazy. Vadim pulled gently back.
"I...I can't. Not here. Not like this." Tears still clung to Galina's eyes and she looked helpless as she lay beneath him.
With a curse, Vadim rolled off of her. He got up and paced over to the long grasses that lined the clearing where Modar lay. He needed a moment and assumed that she did as well.
Vadim walked back and forth and collected his breath and willed his lust to reside. She was here to bury her father, not for a quick coupling with him. Trying to think of how he could help, he turned to see her kneeling by her father's form.
Modar had stayed as a wolf when he had died and he lay peacefully on his side, almost looking as though he was asleep. Galina knelt in front of him and stroked the wolf's face. Vadim closed his eyes as he her sobs reached him. Though he'd never had the likes of someone to call his parents, he still understood loss. With a sigh, he moved to kneel beside her and put his arm around her.
"I'm sorry for your loss. Modar was a good leader." Vadim said gruffly.
"He was a good father and a strong leader. I will try to take the lessons that I have learned from him and teach them to my sisters as well as my own pups."
Vadim got a funny feeling in his stomach when she mentioned having pups. He'd never really considered having children before though he knew it was the responsibility of the Alpha to do so. He'd just thought that he would have more time. Yet, for the first time, the thought interested him. He tried to imagine Galina pregnant, all curves and sexiness. He imagined he would have a hard time staying away from her. He snapped back to attention as Galina reached out to run her hands over Modar's body.
"I had thought to just cover him but it would be better to bury him and to cover his scent. Can you help me?" Galina asked stiffly.
"Of course," Vadim said.