Chapter 0451

“R–run?” I must have reached the point of my wild–temptation where I was beginning to hallucinate, because there was no way that Julian had actually just suggested to me that we go for a run, here, now, by the light of the moonlight.

“I’m serious,” he said.

“But… last time…” I didn’t need to remind him that last time I had let free my wolf, I had disappeared for three days. A search party had been sent out to find me. It was Julian himself who had finally caught up with me and convinced me to return to my human form.

Now, the same man was suggesting I do it again? 1

The temptation was pure and raw. It pulsed in the back of my mind loudly, like someone beating on a bass drum back behind my thoughts. The rhythm was alluring. My wolf had already fallen prey to the call. I was so close, I felt like I was holding on with my fingernails. “It’s dangerous,” I said. “I could

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Julian held

my upper arms in a tight grip. “You won’t. I won’t let you.” His gaze was steady, clear and confident in a way it hadn’t been since Bridget’s arrival. “I will be with you every step, and I will bring you back to yourself before it’s too late.”

“The call is so strong. What if I

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said, and his excess of confidence blossomed some within me as well. Listen to me, piper. I will be able to call your back. This thing you’ve been doing… Trying to fully ignore the call. It’s not good for you. Or your wolf. Totally ignoring your wolf is not going to help you bond with it.”

delirium to assess whether what he was saying made sense or not. It was difficult, but, yes. Yes, that could be true. My wolf and I were bonding slowly, but I almost felt a sense of resentment from it. Too long, I’ve

promised I wouldn’t do when I reclaimed it, knowing what it

have wolves,” Julian said. “We have

at once. “Okay.”

surrendering too quickly. Maybe I should

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was so on–edge, I would have easily agreed to anything

at all.

He released me, and together we looked out at the woods

reply. A heartbeat later, he did the same, and together we rushed into the night, two wolves lost to the call of

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