Tangled

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277 Lisa: Kellan

After the third time I stumble while walking, the naked shifter stares at me with a curled lip.

"Why are humans so weak?" he asks, his tone grating on my already frayed nerves.

1 bristle at his words. Who does he think he is? "None of your business," I snap, surprising myself

voice. I

with the venom in my ericho said I do pretty well for a human, thank you very much. I'm

just weakened.

I'll get back into shape and then wipe that cocky stare off his face on the mat.

Though, I have yet to have a legitimate win without any handicaps during our training spars...

But a girl can dream, damn it.

The shifter's eyebrows shoot up, clearly taken aback by my sass. He peers at me more closely, his brow furrowing. "Do I know you?"

Before I can answer, he leans in, his nostrils flaring as he sniffs at me. I recoil, but he's already pulling back, a puzzled expression on his face.

"You don't have much of a scent," he says, sounding perplexed.

Grand Sage's eye, noticing a mischievous twinkle there. The bracelet must mess with my scent, too. It bolsters

"You don't smell like you've showered

really just say that? The audacity! I'm about to unleash a tirade on this insensitive jerk when a bone-chilling growl cuts through the

a massive reddish-brown wolf emerges from nowhere, its teeth bared and hackles raised. Without thinking, I stumble backward, instinctively seeking

behind the naked shifter.

Bad move.

growl intensifies, the sound reverberating through my chest. I can feel the naked shifter stiffen in front of me, his

fear flashing across his face. The enormous wolf bounds forward, placing itself between me and the other shifter. Its massive jaws snap at the naked man, a growl so loud it drowns out everything else. Around us, the other wolves drop to the ground,

try to back away or stand still. Which is less likely to get the wolf's attention? It seems angry. I don't want to

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assures me, looking for all the world as fascinated as a

into Grey's Anatomy.

a swift motion to get between me and

woll" Unaffected by the fierce visage of a growling apex

Excuse me?

turns to rub hard against my thighs, almost knocking me off balance. When I grab

the fuck is going on?" I hiss at the naked shifter, who looks

me!" he snaps, before shifting into his wolf form again

everyone lost their

To my surprise, the beast seems to melt under my touch, its eyes half-closing in bliss as its tail

the bitterness from my voice. Bitterness, to be clear, that he was willing to sacrifice me off to a rabid wolf. "What the hell is going on?" The gnome's eyes twinkle with amusement, and I fight the urge to shake him. "If you can't figure it out now, my dear, you will soon enough." He turns to address the wolf. "We need to continue on our

interruption. For a moment, I think it might snap at the

skin. Muscles ripple and

familiar human form.

Kellan.

I take him in, unable to stop myself from drinking in every inch of his naked body. Unlike the other shifter, whose nudity had barely registered, I find myself appreciating Kellan's form with a reverence that