urn of the moon. It would be seven days until the new moon from the beginning of the waning crescent. But three days had pas

am

usual recent interest

pacing and tu

hips. "Now isn't it interesting ho

sometimes. She'

d see me o

was interested in transferring her to another zoo. But..." He looked at his fe

aightened his back. He motioned with his head toward

t the railing, and he

's like she understan

Her heart beat so hard it was sure to bruise her ribs. Adrenaline coursed through her body at breakneck speeds, the thought that he'd come to free her giving her hope

th. She couldn't deny he s

oulders, and denim stretched comfortably down his long, muscular legs to his well-worn western boots. He was every b

kissed since he'd kissed her? Her veins turned to ice

She shifted her gaze back to his eyes. His dark brown ey

he caught him in his wolf suit, she'd kn

That's how he'd found her. He must realize the predicament she faced and the danger to all of them. That's why he'd tried to

the black wrought iron posts, up and down.

doing?" Th

as her attention. You think m

checked out and watched. He'sprobablyy one of those crazy animal rights activists. Doesn't he realize she's safer here, with a

ouldn't matter to her, as

tted a l

ikes your suggestio

ssable. He'd filled out into a man-sized hunk, but hi

he continued to stroke the bars. She realized then he smelled she was in heat. The urg

taking him away from her within seconds. She wanted to scream at him to set her free. But in the worst way she wanted him to

all right, don'

a dog knows

nd too fast in anger, a gr

s and Joe's mou

od, I swear she thoug

dden from everyone's view. Insult was right.

lbeit naked, she could open the door to the wolf's den. Unless the

e of the den. She growled so ferocio

tudied the den." You can see who

But wouldn't they lock the doors to keep others out? Sure.

wolf family, for missing the affection of the grays who had taken her in, and for the love, sh

or him, don't you

hink so." Thompson folded his arms, hi

uy named Ragnar Smith on the phone who says he's got tr

eared she was having an early heart attack. Ragnar had arranged for Ca

ithout some verification that this man has legitimat

shut for the night and all of the personnel had gone home, she'd change into her human

fe from him, one mistake in the woods could cost her much more

rn to her under the cover of ni

e white-hot flames, the choking smoke, the fire that killed her entire red lupus garou family. Then Caleb, a lanky immature youngster of a gray werewolf pack

, she felt a

er in the wolve's pen. A low, menacing gro

t realized what had happened right away. She stared at her changed form. No longer did she have the warm pelt of a red wolf, nor

ent of the moon. The new moon had arrived and, except for a sprinkl

il stood erect, and so did the hair on the nape of his neck and back. She rose slowly

was bigger and more powerful. But it was too cramped. She star

m. She had to move slowly so as not to frighten

f he decided to bite? How could she explain why she was naked? And how could she explain h

endary werewol