I slept fitfully, hearing echoes of my men’s voices in my dreams, though Wulfgar was gone all night, and Fergus was in wolf form. “The bond, do you feel it?” ‘Not yet, Little Red.” “I thought it would form when we took her together.” “Perhaps after a few nights. It will soon.” I woke with newfound determination to form the bond. Fergus had Changed into a man as he’d slept. As usual, he woke hungry. “Mmm,” he nuzzled my neck. “Fergus, that tickles.” His teeth grazed my shoulders and I closed my eyes. The door slammed and Wulfgar loomed over us. “None of that, brother,” Wulfgar growled to Fergus. With his elongated canines, Fergus’ teeth looked wicked. “I was just going to take a wee bite.” “Not yet,” Wulfgar said. I sighed and sagged back onto the bed. I had to win over my gia

