She stumbled after me willingly, struggling only to shut the door behind us once we were inside. I still didn’t care if anyone knew, but I wouldn’t stop her.
“Val mentioned this might happen,” she murmured, smiling up at me as I reeled her in — my little siren. I’d dash myself upon the rocks for her.
“Oh?” I asked. “That what might happen?”
“That you’d be like, ah, this after running as a wolf.” Her cheeks suddenly turned pink.
“You were talking about me?” I leaned in to kiss her jawline.
“Well, hypothetically…” Celeste was already starting to whimper. “Look, I didn’t know who else to ask about wolf shifters. I’m training, aren’t I? I thought understanding you would be important.”
“Mhhhm,” I lodged that thought away for later inspection. I wasn’t interested in focusing on anything ou
