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.

eyes narrow. "You don't smell like you've showered

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

massive reddish-brown wolf emerges from nowhere, its teeth bared and hackles raised. Without thinking,

behind the naked shifter.

Bad move.

new wolf's growl intensifies, the sound reverberating through my chest. I can feel the naked shifter stiffen in

I'm 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. Around us, the other wolves drop to the ground, bellies pressed

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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he assures me, looking for all

into Grey's Anatomy.

get between me and the Grand Sage,

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

Excuse me?

knocking me off balance. When I grab

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

he snaps, before shifting into his wolf form again and cowering

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. The fierce growling from moments ago transforms into

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.

clearly displeased by the interruption. For a moment, I think it might snap at the Grand Sage, but then it heaves a heavy sigh. Before

catches in my throat as the fur recedes, revealing smooth, tanned skin. Muscles ripple and bones realign, the wolf's body stretching and

familiar human form.

Kellan.

whose nudity had barely registered, I find myself appreciating Kellan's form with a reverence that surprises me. My gaze travels from his broad