The walk to the shed didn’t take too long. It wasn’t all that far from the back yard. But it was strange, walking with Jack in his wolf form. Everly didn’t like that she couldn’t speak to him. She also didn’t like that she had no idea where the other wolves were, especially the Nachtwolves. She knew that Jack could communicate with his own pack mates in his wolf form and that he’d find a way to let her know if she was in danger, but it still made her uneasy.They reached the shed in about fifteen minutes. She pulled the key out of her pocket and unlocked the padlock on the shed, pulling the door open. Walking inside, she tried not to sneeze from the dust and musty smell. It was dark in there as well. A few windows on one side or the other did little good with the big tree branches hanging down over either side of the shed.“How are we supposed to see anything in here?” Everly muttered walking inside. There wasn’t any el

By Thursday, Jack was about ready to come out of his skin, he was so tense about Saturday night. He’d spent Wednesday with Everly, at her house, trying not to carry her into her bedroom, toss her down on her bed, and have his way with her, and it proved to be very difficult. They’d stayed in the living room, mostly watching movies and talking about when they were younger. She’d fallen asleep on his lap, and he’d spent hours just smoothing her hair and rubbing little circles on the back of her hand and her arm.But Thursday, she showed up with her dad around 11:00, bringing pie and rolls, as his mother had said they should, since Jim didn’t want to come emptyhanded, and she looked beautiful in a long blue dress he’d never seen her in before. Jim had on jeans and a brown turtleneck sweater and looked completely uncomfortable.Greta met them at the door. “Oh, this pie smells delicious,” she said, taking the apple pie from Everly

Everly waited until Jack was driving her home later that night to ask about the necklace with the wolf pendant. She knew he’d seen her reaction when she’d opened the box, but he hadn’t asked her anything other than if she’d liked it, and she’d just said, “Yes, it’s beautiful,” and he’d put it around her neck. She knew she couldn’t let her dad see it, though. She’d have to tell Jack what the deal was. Of course, if she just told Jack that she didn’t want her dad to see it because she didn’t want him to be suspicious that Jack might be a wolf shifter, that should be enough, but she wanted to tell Jack the truth.They hadn’t even made it out of the village when he asked, “Did you have fun at your party?”“Yeah, it was great,” Everly said, squeezing his hand. “I had an amazing time. I still can’t believe you guys managed to pull that off.”“Y

It was finally Saturday. Everly woke up with her heart in her throat and her breath catching every time she tried to draw in a lungful of air. She couldn’t believe this day was here.She’d never been one of those girls who spent a long time thinking about guys. She certainly hadn’t allowed herself to daydream about sex all of the time like she knew some people did. But as soon as she’d met Jack, part of her had awoken that she just couldn’t ignore, and she’d be lying if she said she hadn’t been drawn to him in a way she’d never been drawn to anyone else. Now, knowing that the two of them were going to be in bed together in just a few hours, she was both excited and nervous as hell.Since it was a Saturday morning, Everly’s dad didn’t have to go to work. He was never one to sleep in, but he would be up and outside messing around the property when she got out of bed. She usually tried to sleep in a bit on Saturday,

Everly walked out of Alyson’s room on unsteady legs, wondering what would happen when she reached the bottom of the stairs. She had a feeling Jack wasn’t just going to pick her up and carry her back up the stairs so that he could ravage her, but she knew it wouldn’t be long now, and the nervous tension inside of her was almost enough for her to make herself sick.Holding onto the railing so tight, she thought her hand might break through the wood, Everly made her way down the stairs. Before she even reached the bottom, she saw Jack standing near the door, waiting for her, one hand on the stair rail, looking up, expectantly.Her breath caught in her throat as Everly took Jack in. He was wearing a fitted suit, and he looked amazing. She couldn’t believe how hot he was, standing there, casually leaning against the banister, one foot crossed over the other, his right hand in his pocket while his other arm was on the railing.His eyes met hers, and