I put the car in park and turned off its engine. My wolf was not happy, but he had enough common sense to let me take the lead. This had to be done, or else we would be at risk of losing our mate.
'Brand her. Wash away the taint until all that remains is our scent!' Fenrir screamed in my mind.
I took a deep breath to calm myself until the desire to strangle my wolf abated. One of the cons of having a powerful mythical creature as your inner fauna was that he was more sentient than all the others. Add to that his all-consuming hunger and tenacity, most of my day was spent just trying to reel him in.
With a huff, I hauled my luggage out of the car and walked towards the mansion. It was an old colonial one that was renovated to have modern amenities, but the rustic design, both in its exte
