Free Burning Ice: 6 (Werewolf Sentinels) by Marisa Chenery Page B

don’t look like my wolf,” Wren said, drawing his attention back to her.
    During the ice age there weren’t any timber wolves, just dire wolves. The shaman used what he knew , Capac projected into Wren’s mind along with everyone else’s in the room.
    “Shit, you’re telepathic?”
    Yes, all sentinels are, including our mates. You should be as well in the end if this works.
    “Perfect. Let’s go then.”
    Wren sat on the floor and waited for Capac to come closer. He padded forward, then nudged the collar of her shirt aside. He didn’t hesitate. He opened his jaws and bit her where her shoulder and neck met, hard enough to break the skin until he tasted blood on his tongue. That done, he backed away and shifted to his human form to wait and see if his bite had worked. It only took a few seconds to show that it had. The bite mark on Wren’s neck healed as if it had never been there.
    She let out a pained-sounding groan. “I think you don’t have to worry about this anymore. It definitely worked. This hurts like a motherfucker. I’m going to shift now.”
    Wren’s body shimmered and blurred as she took on her other form. There was a small difference in her wolf now. She was still a timber wolf, but one that was stockier and had slightly larger teeth. She looked like what she was—a mixture of dire wolf and timber wolf.
    “If you want to communicate with us all, picture who you want to hear you and think of what you want to say,” Capac told her.
    Like this? Wren asked in his mind.
    From the smiles of the others, it was easy to tell they’d heard her as well. “You have it.”
    Wren shifted to her human form and smiled. “It worked. Does this mean I’m now part of your pack?”
    Edensaw stepped over to her and nodded. “Of course. As your alpha, I officially welcome you to the pack.”
    “Sweet. Now I really want to go for a run in the trees and test my new wolf out.”
    “Meadow and I will go with you,” Durlach said as he stood, pulling his mate up along with him. “Our place is on the next property. You should know where it is. Plus, we should also introduce you to Taylor, who lives there as well. He’s a cat shifter, who turns into a cougar. He has some issues when it comes to werewolf kind. It’s better to show you as a friend or he’ll try to chase you off.”
    “A cat shifter? I never knew they even existed.”
    “Neither did we until I met my mate. Come on, let’s go for a run.”
    “Keep an eye out for anything that is suspicious,” Edensaw told Durlach. “I doubt Tanner would be dumb enough to come here, but that doesn’t mean we should let our guard down.”
    Durlach nodded, then he, Meadow and Wren walked out of the living room.
    Capac turned toward Riya. She sat in the chair, her hands gripping the cushioned armrests. Her gaze flitted from one person to another around the room. It was time he got her alone and saw how accepting she was of everything.

Chapter Seven
     
    Riya sat on the bed and watched Capac close the door behind him, then back against it as he stared at her with a worried expression. After Wren had left with Durlach and Meadow, he’d brought her up to his bedroom. It didn’t take much guessing on her part to figure out he was concerned with how she’d taken the news of him being a werewolf.
    Capac pushed away from the door, crossed the room and sat beside her. He took one of her hands in his larger one and laced their fingers together. “How are you?”
    “As good as can be expected when someone learns mythical beasts are actually real.”
    “Are you still scared?”
    “Somewhat.”
    “Of me?”
    She shook her head. “That’s the funny part. I’m not really afraid of you as much as the idea of you being a werewolf. With you, in your human form, here like this, I’m fine. You’re still the man I want to have a relationship with.” She looked down, then back up at Capac. “The one I have feelings for.”
    He reached up and tucked some hair behind her