Then an idea hits me: maybe if I let my wolf out for a long run, she won’t press on me so much tonight. Maybe it’ll work.After warning Kos that I’m going for a walk, I head toward the forest. I undress and give my wolf her freedom. It’s been so long since I’ve run like this — fast, wild, alive. Instincts take over completely, and I even manage to catch a few partridges and a pheasant. Finally, we’ll have some real meat on the menu.Somehow managing to carry all my prey in my teeth, I head back to where I left my clothes. I want to shift back into human form—but I can’t. The wolf refuses to listen! She just snorts at my attempts to take control and confidently walks toward the house.Near the veranda, I spot Konstantin fiddling with his fishing gear, pulling crayfish out of a makeshift trap and dropping them into a bucket. He hasn’t noticed me yet. But the wolf pup does—and immediately becomes restless, lowering his head and pressing himself flat to the ground.“What’s wrong, buddy?”
Greedy, burning kisses trail over my fevered skin, igniting every nerve, every hidden spark inside me. I can’t hold back the soft sounds escaping my lips — I’m melting in Constantine’s hands, completely lost in the wave of desire that threatens to sweep me away.One of his hands cups my breast, the other slides lower, tracing a path down my stomach, leaving fire in its wake. I sigh raggedly as his finger penetrates me. It's so good. I bend forward to meet this caress. When the man picks up the pace with his fingers, we merge in a passionate kiss. Deep, like the penetration of his fingers, wet, rough. My whole body trembles, reaching that dangerous edge where everything might explode —And then something tickles my nose.At first, I try to ignore it, desperate to hold on to the feeling — just a little more, just one more second — but the tickling doesn’t stop.Oh, come on!I twitch, trying to brush it away, but can’t. The irritation grows until it breaks the last thread of my dream.
DanaI hurry back to the cabin and head straight for the bedroom. My heart is pounding like crazy — too many emotions all at once. It was so damn hard to stop him… especially when every part of me was craving his touch.The dresses and shirts I washed earlier still aren’t dry, so I dig through the chest and pull out a large piece of fabric. I tear off a longer strip and cut a hole in the middle for my head. Once I put it on, I look like one of those kids at the beach wrapped in hooded towels so they don’t get sunburned. Then I find an old bedsheet and tear off a thin, long strip to use as a belt. I tie it around my waist — the main thing is to make sure nothing’s exposed at the sides. The result is something like a light-blue dress that falls below my knees. Well, why not? It’s better than nothing.Besides, I’m not comfortable being without underwear, and my tracksuit has definitely earned a wash after everything it’s been through today.When I step out onto the porch, the wolf pup is
KonstantinI was still shaking from the adrenaline rush after everything that had just happened. I’ve been in fights before — plenty of them — but THIS! This was a real battle. A deadly brawl with a damn bear! And all thanks to who?!Following the girl, I was first completely confused — and honestly stunned — when she started undressing. For a second, I even thought it was about me. Got stupidly excited like a total idiot… but not for long. Danna kept walking straight into the forest. Then I heard the sounds of a struggle, and my thoughts were racing — “No, Danna! Don’t you dare! Stay out of it!”But I was absolutely floored when that delicate, gentle, modest girl threw herself right into the heart of the fight!I had never seen a werewolf transformation before, but the way she shifted — it was unbelievably graceful and so fast. I was speechless, completely awestruck. Everything happened too quickly to process.When I finally snapped out of that stunned admiration, another feeling too
And then, with a final, shuddering breath, the beast went limp — collapsing heavily on top of me.My strength had almost completely left me, and I shifted back into my human form. The bear’s massive body had me pinned to the ground. Konstantin hurriedly pulled the enormous carcass off me, and I finally managed to breathe again, gasping for air.“DANA! What the actual hell?! God, are you okay?!” Kos was shouting at me, frantically running his hands over me — over my very naked body, mind you — checking for injuries. I was covered in blood and dirt from head to toe.“You’re insane! What the actual fuck was that?! That was a fucking BEAR!”I realized he was in shock. The yelling, the swearing — that was his way of calming down.“I was so damn scared for you! You have no idea! Never—do you hear me? NEVER do something like that again!”He exhaled shakily and pulled me into his arms. I could feel the tremor running through his body as he buried his face in my hair, breathing me in as if to
Judging by the carefree look on Kos’s face, he didn’t hear a thing. Understandable—my hearing was much sharper than his. For some reason, my wolf was desperate to break free, to run toward those sounds.“Kos, something’s happening over there,” I said — though my legs were already carrying me toward the forest.“Dana, where are you going? I don’t hear anything!” The man hurried after me, confusion written all over his face. The closer we got, the clearer the sounds of a struggle became. I didn’t even realize I was stripping off my clothes as I ran.“Dana, what are you doing?” Konstantin asked in disbelief, gathering my clothes from the ground as he followed.And then we saw it.On a small clearing in the forest, a terrible scene was unfolding. The torn bodies of several wolf pups lay scattered across the grass, and just a little farther ahead, a massive bear was ruthlessly attacking a she-wolf. She was in a pitiful state, barely standing, but still fighting back with every ounce of str