Kiara jumped at the feel of his lips against her neck. She was still in shock when he undressed and shifted, and for a moment just stood there staring at him. “I…” Quickly, she snatched the coat from him and took off towards her store. When she got inside, she went into the back and leaned against the wall as if she could no longer hold herself up. Her breathing was heavy as she looked at the coat, knowing exactly what she should do.
It was going too far now. He was a stranger, a lone wolf, not pack. She shouldn’t have talked to him in the first place, or tried to help him. She definitely shouldn’t have opened her mouth more than necessary or told him that story from her childhood. She shouldn’t have touched him, or let him touch her in return. When Kiara finally did go home, they were going to smell him and come to conclusions. There was no way she could go running with him. If she did, he was sure to see the wall around her heart caused by having to hide her feelings. The next step was obvious. She needed to go home.
Suddenly, she grabbed her chest, surprised at the pain she felt there. It was an emptiness, a longing, that she had never felt before. At first, she had no idea where it was coming from. The minute it died down, Kiara remembered something that she had once been told. Sometimes, the wolf had a mind of its own and when it didn’t like something it made sure the human knew it. “Going home,” she whispered aloud, testing.
The pain hit her like a truck this time and left her bent over and gasping. Don’t like that do you? I suppose you want to go for a run with the strange man who could get us shunned from the pack then? The pain stopped the minute she thought it, but she had no idea why. Was it because she had never really run with anyone outside her family? Or maybe it had just been too long since she had run at all. Either way, she was sure she couldn’t go home.
With no other choice, Kiara undressed, unlocked the doggy flap located on the back door, and changed. Dakeyra was right about something. She was not average in her speed. He wanted to see? She stepped through the flap into the town, stretching out her limbs thoroughly. It really had been too long since her last run, now she was sure of it. When she felt thoroughly calm, she began to run, sprinting right past where she had left him. If a wolf could grin, she was sure she would be doing it now.