Free Standing Before Monsters (Vorans and Vampires) by Donald Wigboldy Page A

if she didn’t know, “He’s more than a human. He’s a voran. Apparently he can keep vampires from becoming monsters and is compatible with werewolves, even though our bite can’t turn them.”
    Charlotte held her arms looking sad as she trailed the couple beside Nick. Putting his arm around her comfortingly, the dark haired beauty leaned her head on his shoulder with a forlorn sigh.
    Kate tried to avoid making things worse and spoke quietly to Logan asking, “If being in heat requires more than what we had, does that mean they...?”
    Shaking his head hoping that Charlotte’s sensitive ears didn’t catch the conversation to upset her more; the man said quietly, “No, he’s still with Nicola, but they discovered that the oils from the intended mate are held on their clothing. That’s why we brought the towel and some of my clothes to change into for you. Charlotte’s just wearing his shirt and shorts to keep the itching from returning. Even Eric didn’t know that trick. Nick figured it out after realizing that his touch could make the pain go away.
    “When they asked if we had done it,” he turned slightly red at the mention of the proposed cure given by Eric for werewolves, “Nick guessed that there had only been about an hour between their contact and the reaction to being apart. When you called, we knew how to help you since Charlotte went through it this morning.”
    Her green eyes questioned, “Are the other werewolf women in the pack having the same problem at the same time?”
    “No, just you two, Eric figures that you were turned about the same time, so you’re on the same cycle.”
    Making a face, Kate looked back and begged forgiveness with her eyes as she almost started to cry as well, “I’m sorry, Charlotte. This is all my fault. If I had known the wolf that attacked me was a werewolf, I never would have risked exposing Logan or you.”
    “Wolves are considered extinct in Kentucky,” Logan replied considering the information he had discovered on the internet years before when the incident had first happened. “Only coyotes are common now. Too bad no one knew to warn us, not that anyone would realize that it was a werewolf that attacked you instead.”
    After unlocking the Escape, the two women moved into the back seat for Kate to strip off her clothes to put Logan’s shirt on instead. He was much larger than the girl, so she could wear it like a dress. The towel was used to rub her down removing the last of the itching and pain.
    Not for the first time, the fact that the vehicle had tinted windows on all but the front window helped Nick out yet again. The two men stood leaning against the hood keeping an eye out for curious eyes to help keep Kate’s privacy, but the voran noted Logan’s smile as he snuck a peek through the front window for himself.
    “Keep peeking and you won’t have any surprises for the wedding night. That is if you plan to go that far,” Nick started to chuckle and realized that maybe it wasn’t as funny as he first thought. Unlike the werewolf, he kept his eyes averted still.
    “There will be plenty of surprises, I think,” Logan started and suddenly turned away looking concerned. “I’ve known her for five years, and I think that I’ve always loved her. The pain of losing my family that way kept me from truly loving anyone, however.
    “I’m a monster, Nick, and I don’t want to hurt anyone. I hurt Charlotte and I vowed to try and protect her from then on; but it was you who came to our aid and saved us. Even after we left the pack, you helped bridge that gap and kept them from hunting us down. Now Kate is here and I’m not sure what to do.”
    “Do you love her or is it just the pheromones talking?” the voran asked not looking at the man’s face.
    A moment’s pause brought a definitive nod as Logan answered, “I love her. I’ve just been afraid to do anything about it.”
    “Well, Eric said that if a female doesn’t get what she wants before