I woke up slowly, my body aching and sore in strange yet pleasurable places. Memories of the night before came flooding back - following Xavier into the woods, watching in awe as his body transformed into that of a powerful wolf, then later making passionate love on the forest floor as he changed back to a man. I stretched and groaned, a smile playing on my lips. "Good morning, beautiful," Xavier rumbled, propping himself up on one elbow to gaze down at me. His hair was adorably tousled and eyes still heavy-lidded with sleep and satisfaction. "Mmm, morning," I purred, reaching up to trail my fingers down his chiseled chest. "Quite the night we had. I'm not sure I'll be able to walk properly today." His grin turned wolfish. "Good, that was my intent. Seeing you watch me shift, the hunger

