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.

too. It bolsters my courage for some reason.

eyes narrow. "You don't smell like

The audacity! I'm about to unleash a tirade on this

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

behind the naked shifter.

Bad move.

sound reverberating through my chest. I can feel the naked

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, bellies pressed to the earth in submission. The air crackles with tension, and I find myself frozen in

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

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make sense soon, he assures me, looking for all the world as fascinated as a

into Grey's Anatomy.

again, this time turning in a swift motion to get between me and the Grand Sage, snapping

the fierce visage of a growling apex predator, he

Excuse me?

a remarkably satisfied-sounding huff and turns to rub hard against my thighs, almost knocking me off balance. When I grab at its fur to hold me up,

I hiss at the naked shifter, who

shifting into his wolf form again

lost their

fur, unsure of 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 growling from moments ago transforms into a contented rumble that vibrates. through

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

displeased by the interruption. For a moment, I think it might snap at the Grand Sage,

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

familiar human form.

Kellan.

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 of hair that leads