“Why was biting me even an option?”she demands.
My wolf paws at me again, eager for me to get on with it.“There’s so much I have to tell you.”
This won’t go the way we want,I warn him.
He snorts.She wants us.
I close my eyes.She won’t in a minute…
Dillon crosses her arms over her chest, and I steel myself for her reaction.
“I’m a shifter.A wolf shifter.”
She stares at me blankly.
Keep going!my wolf orders.
“I can shift between human and wolf form.”
Still nothing.
“And shifters have fated mates.One person they’re fated to be with.”
She doesn’t blink.
“I know that sounds crazy, but it’s true…and you’re my fated mate.”
“So, you bit me because you think you’re a wolf and we’re meant to be,” she deadpans.
“I bit you because it was the only way to save your life.You were dying.Fuck, when we came up on that scene…it was so bad.Then I smelled you and realized that we were fated mates.You were in rough shape, and your condition deteriorated in the ambulance on the way here.They wheeled you in for surgery, but your injuries were…severe.”
I swallow hard as I remember how panicked I was when I found her.I knew she was dying.I couldn’t handle it.I’d found my fated mate and wasn’t about to lose her.I couldn’t handle that.So I did the only thing I could—I bit her.
Dillon shakes her head.“But I feel fine.”
“That’s because I bit you.Shifters have advanced healing properties, and they transferred to you.It’s the reason why you’re awake right now.The reason you’re not in excruciating pain.”
Her expression is blank.“Right.”
She’s not giving me anything.She’s closed off and won’t trust me easily.
I clear my throat.“I know that this is a lot to take in.”
She laughs, but it lacks humor.“Not really.You’re crazy.I’ve been around crazy.”
“I’m not.I’ll prove it for you.”
“This should be good,” she mumbles.
I stand, tug off my shirt, and reach for my pants.She slams her hands over her eyes as I strip.
“Watch.”
She peeks out from between her fingers.As soon as her eyes meet mine, I start to shift.
The hair on my body grows, my teeth and nails elongate, and in seconds, I land on my paws in front of her hospital bed.
“Holy shit!”she squeaks.
