FOURTEEN PART 4

"Please, Grayson," she pleaded. "I promise I won't be frightened."

"You may not fear the wolf, but the warrior within, that's what you'll be afraid of. Just like before," he cautioned.

"Perhaps," she acknowledged. "But I still want to see. Will you reveal that part of yourself to me? I didn't have the opportunity to truly observe and comprehend it before. I need to witness that aspect of you."

Reluctantly, he broke away from her, a look of hesitation etched across his face. "Maybe this is for the best."

His lips were as plump as her own, his chest rising and falling as he regained his breath, and she couldn't help but marvel at his incredible beauty.

There was no horrifying crunch of bones, no tearing or rending of flesh, no demonic howls of agony. In an instant, he transitioned from man to a magnificent amber wolf with eyes ablaze like burning embers.

And the tail, oh so fluffy.

"May I touch your tail?" she inquired.

He growled in response.

"No? Alright. Can I touch you, then?"

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