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At\u00a0first,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0rattled\u00a0about\u00a0his\u00a0first\u00a0shift;\u00a0the\u00a0pain\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0shift\u00a0disappeared\u00a0pretty\u00a0quickly\u00a0once\u00a0he\u00a0reached\u00a0his\u00a0full\u00a0wolf\u00a0form.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0slowed\u00a0my\u00a0pace\u00a0and\u00a0shifted\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0large\u00a0oak\u00a0tree\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0keep\u00a0extra\u00a0clothes.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0where\u00a0Judy\u00a0put\u00a0the\u00a0clothes\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0off\u00a0earlier,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0walk\u00a0around\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0them.\u00a0One\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0shirts\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0chest\u00a0was\u00a0big\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0fit\u00a0over\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0small\u00a0frame\u00a0once\u00a0he\u00a0managed\u00a0to\u00a0shift\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0human\u00a0form.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0watched\u00a0me\u00a0curiously\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while\u00a0in\u00a0wolf\u00a0form\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0shifted\u00a0and\u00a0quickly\u00a0changed\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0extra\u00a0clothes.\u00a0I\u00a0then\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0expecting\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0shift\u00a0too,\u00a0but\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t,\u00a0I\u00a0realized\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0how\u00a0to.\u00a0This\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0thing\u00a0needed to\u00a0be\u00a0trained;\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0something\u00a0that\u00a0came\u00a0naturally.\u00a0Especially\u00a0during\u00a0a\u00a0shift\u00a0that\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0expected,\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0one.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knelt\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ground,\u00a0reaching\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0sniff\u00a0His\u00a0wolf\u00a0sees\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0someone\u00a0to\u00a0respect\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0am\u00a0a\u00a0powerful\u00a0Lycan\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0Alpha.<\/p>\n
\u201cCommand\u00a0your\u00a0wolf,\u00a0Matthew.\u00a0Tell\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0relinquish\u00a0control\u00a0and\u00a0shift,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0keeping\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0low\u00a0and\u00a0firm\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0looked\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u2019s\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0stare\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0struggle\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0attempted\u00a0to\u00a0force\u00a0his\u00a0shift.\u00a0With\u00a0an\u00a0exhausted huff,\u00a0he\u00a0lay\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground,\u00a0bowing\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0in\u00a0defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0are\u00a0Landry\u2019s,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0reminded\u00a0him\u00a0firmly.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0quit.\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0shift\u00a0back into\u00a0your\u00a0wolf\u00a0form,\u00a0Matthew.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u2019s\u00a0back,\u00a0digging\u00a0my\u00a0fingers\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0thick\u00a0fur.\u00a0I\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0channel\u00a0my\u00a0Lycan\u00a0powers\u00a0and\u00a0force\u00a0the\u00a0shift,\u00a0or\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0urge\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0to\u00a0relent.<\/p>\n
\u201cShift,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0commanded.<\/p>\n
Listening\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0command,\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0whimpered\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0struggled\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0Lycan\u00a0hold.\u00a0He\u00a0bowed\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0again,\u00a0only\u00a0this\u00a0time\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0admission.\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0wolf\u2019s\u00a0bones\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0crack\u00a0and\u00a0break,\u00a0the\u00a0fur\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0slide\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0body,\u00a0leaving\u00a0nothing\u00a0but\u00a0raw\u00a0and\u00a0exposed\u00a0skin,\u00a0still\u00a0healing\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0shift.\u00a0The\u00a0first\u00a0shift\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0a\u00a0pretty\u00a0process;\u00a0the\u00a0shift\u00a0back\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0much\u00a0easier.\u00a0Our\u00a0bodies\u00a0are\u00a0reformed\u00a0and\u00a0each\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0bones\u00a0are\u00a0broken\u00a0and\u00a0put\u00a0back\u00a0together;\u00a0fur\u00a0rips\u00a0through\u00a0out\u00a0skin\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0gets\u00a0sucked\u00a0back\u00a0in.\u00a0A\u00a0wolf\u00a0is\u00a0being\u00a0trained\u00a0to\u00a0listen\u00a0and\u00a0respect\u00a0their\u00a0human\u00a0when\u00a0all\u00a0they\u00a0really\u00a0wants\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0set\u00a0free\u00a0and\u00a0run\u00a0wild,\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0wild\u00a0rogues.<\/p>\n
Though\u00a0typically\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0of\u00a0age\u00a0and\u00a0can\u00a0handle\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0traumatic\u00a0change\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0bodies.\u00a0We\u00a0are\u00a0aware\u00a0of\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0happen\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0resources\u00a0available\u00a0to\u00a0aid\u00a0us\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0shift.\u00a0But\u00a0with\u00a0Matthew,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0underage\u00a0and\u00a0unprepared.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0more\u00a0brutal\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0than\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0ever\u00a0been\u00a0for\u00a0anyone\u00a0else.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hated\u00a0seeing\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0happening to\u00a0him,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0still\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0triggered\u00a0it.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0I\u00a0needed to\u00a0get\u00a0lum\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u00a0doctor\u00a0immediately.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0second\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0human\u00a0body\u00a0was\u00a0shifted,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0passed\u00a0out\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0pain\u00a0and\u00a0adrenaline\u00a0that\u00a0came\u00a0crashing\u00a0down\u00a0around\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0quickly\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0shirt\u00a0on\u00a0him,\u00a0covering\u00a0his\u00a0naked\u00a0body,\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0lifted\u00a0him\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0arms.\u00a0His\u00a0skin\u00a0was\u00a0red\u00a0and\u00a0patchy\u00a0from\u00a0where\u00a0his\u00a0fur\u00a0had\u00a0broken\u00a0through,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0heartbeat\u00a0was\u00a0rapid.<\/p>\n
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Chapter\u00a0468<\/p>\n
I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0bringing\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0driving;\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0off\u00a0on\u00a0foot.\u00a0At\u00a0this\u00a0point,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0faster\u00a0on\u00a0foot\u00a0than\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0car.\u00a0I\u00a0ran\u00a0as\u00a0fast\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0could,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0pretty\u00a0fast.<\/p>\n
Thankfully,\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0far\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0villa.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0immediately\u00a0greeted\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0receptionist,\u00a0but\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Matt\u00a0lying\u00a0limp\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0arms,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0phone,\u00a0telling\u00a0him\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0emergency.<\/p>\n
Soon,\u00a0Matt\u00a0was\u00a0rushed\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0doctor\u2019s\u00a0office\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0checkup.\u00a0I\u00a0stayed\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0side\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0time\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0nurses\u00a0poked\u00a0and\u00a0prodded\u00a0him,\u00a0hooking\u00a0him\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0various\u00a0machines,\u00a0drawing\u00a0blood,\u00a0taking\u00a0his\u00a0vitals,\u00a0putting\u00a0in\u00a0an\u00a0IV.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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