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.

eye, noticing a mischievous twinkle there. The bracelet must mess with my scent, too. It bolsters my courage for some reason. "That's because humans like to shower,"

"You don't smell like you've showered

say that? The audacity! I'm about to unleash

emerges from nowhere, its teeth bared and hackles raised. Without thinking, I

behind the naked shifter.

Bad move.

through my chest. I can feel the naked shifter stiffen in front of me, his muscles tensing beneath

shoved forward at the animal, nearly losing my balance in the process. The naked shifter holds up his hands once I've been sacrificed, a look of 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.

more sense," I hiss at him, not sure if I should 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 be within bite range of an

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looking for all the world as fascinated as a

into Grey's Anatomy.

swift motion to get

am no Lion for you, woll" Unaffected by the fierce visage of a growling apex predator, he gestures in my direction.

Excuse me?

satisfied-sounding huff and turns to rub hard against my thighs, almost knocking me off balance. When I

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

into his wolf form again and cowering to

everyone lost

how to handle this situation. To my surprise, the beast seems to melt under my touch, its eyes half-closing in bliss as its tail wags. The fierce

going on?" The gnome's eyes twinkle with

loud rumble-growl, clearly displeased by the interruption. For a moment, I think it might snap at

fur recedes, revealing smooth, tanned skin. Muscles ripple and bones realign, the wolf's body stretching and morphing into a human form. A

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 surprises me. My gaze travels from his broad shoulders down his chiseled chest, following the trail