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.

The bracelet must mess with my scent, too. It bolsters my courage for some reason. "That's because humans like to shower," I

don't smell like

jaw drops. Did he really just say that? The audacity! I'm about to unleash a

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

behind the naked shifter.

Bad move.

through my chest. I can feel the naked shifter stiffen

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

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.

277 Lisa Kollan

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looking for all the world as fascinated

into Grey's Anatomy.

to get between me and the Grand

Unaffected by the fierce visage of a growling apex predator, he gestures in my direction.

Excuse me?

the wolf lets out a remarkably satisfied-sounding huff and turns to rub hard against my thighs, almost knocking me off balance. When I grab

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

before shifting into his wolf form again

everyone lost their

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.

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 way. Would

I think it might snap at the Grand Sage, but then it heaves

breath catches in my throat as the fur recedes, revealing smooth, tanned skin. Muscles ripple and

familiar human form.

Kellan.

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