Free Awaken a Wolf by R. E. Butler

they were ready to call it a night.
    Adam watched her unlock her apartment.  He had surprised her by not inviting her back to his place, considering he’d asked his sister to invite her twice.
    As if reading her mind, he said, “You asked me to give you time to get to know me.  The clock is running down on the full moon, but I can give you some time.”
    She leaned against her closed door.  “What’s going to happen?”
    He rested his hand on her neck, and his thumb stroked her pulse.  “I don’t know.”
    “No, I mean aside from whether I shift or not.  Doc mentioned something about…how the alphas get together.”
    She felt her cheeks heat and Adam chuckled lasciviously.
    “Let’s cross that bridge when we get to it, okay?”
    “No.  No bridge crossing without advance warning.”
    He glanced around and said, “Let’s table this discussion for tomorrow, sweetheart.  I don’t particularly want to discuss bridges out in the open like this.”
    “Thank you for dinner.”
    “You’re welcome, sweetheart.  Did you have a good time?”
    “I did.  I hope you did too.”
    He placed his hands on either side of her head against the door and leaned forward.  “I did.  You’re amazing, and I’m crazy about you.”
    Her heart stuttered a little at his confession.  Hooking her hands over his arms, she tilted her face, silently asking for a kiss.  He didn’t hesitate, pressing his lips to hers.  They’d kissed from time to time while they were dancing, but this was different.  She could feel the heat of his body as he leaned closer, and the wild scent of him intensified.  His tongue swiped at the seam of her lips, and she opened willingly, unable to stop the moan of pleasure when their tongues slid against each other.
    She felt the muscles in his arms grow taut, and there was a sound of metal creaking.  He lifted from her lips with a soft growl and said, “You said I was dangerous, sweetheart.  Your kisses are addictive.”
    They hugged and kissed once more, and she turned to open her door and saw several dents in the metal where his fingers had made impressions.  Looking over her shoulder, she raised her brow and he shrugged with a smile.
    Shaking her head with a chuckle, she said goodnight and walked into her apartment.  After turning the deadbolt, she walked to the window overlooking the parking lot and watched him walk to his SUV.  He stopped before getting inside and looked up at her.  She smiled and waved, watching until he was gone.
    Part of her wanted to call him and ask him to come back and stay with her.  But she knew without a doubt that if he came into her apartment tonight, they’d have sex, which would probably be the most amazing sex of her life, but then what would happen?  He was being docile and letting her have time to know him.  It wasn’t only the whining wolf in her head that wanted to roll over and show him the goodies.  Cinder had never felt so strongly about a man so quickly.  Sure, she’d been attracted to Cyrus and to Leo, but she’d known deep down that what she had with them was nothing more than fun.
    Walking back to her bedroom, she looked at the door to what had been Cyrus’s former room.  It had made her incredibly sad learning he’d moved out, but it didn’t sting so much now.  Adam had done something rash, but she suspected he was jealous and had reacted.  She wouldn’t want an unrelated female living with him either.  She frowned, thinking about what Angie had said about she-wolves being thrilled to be mated to Adam.  She wondered how many females he’d been with.  The wolfy part of her snarled in anger, wanting to go to the pack and threaten anyone who had ever touched him.
    Shaking her head at the bossy wolf in her mind, she unzipped the dress and dropped it into the hamper, trading her sexy dress for a comfortable sleep shirt.  She didn’t want to shower, because she could still smell Adam, as if his scent were cologne that had been