“Carter?” I call out, tapping him hard on his arm as we lie in bed. I hate that I have to wake him, but this pain I’m experiencing is different.

“Yeah?” His voice is groggy.

“Something’s happening to me.” Inside my head, there is a push and pull, like it’s warring against itself. Each thought is like a lead bullet in different parts of my brain. Holding my head in my hands doesn’t help. The ache between my legs isn’t like it was before. Now it’s my head that’s the problem.

“What’s wrong?”

“My head … It hurts bad.”

Carter reaches over and grabs his phone. I want to yell at him for making a phone call at a time like this, but then I hear his words.

“Doctor, get to the house now. She’s changing and needs meds.” He clicks the phone off then turns toward me. “He’ll be here in five minutes. You’re changing, Izzy. He’ll give you something to help. I promise you’ll feel so much better in a little while.”

I groan, hoping like hell he’s right.

Soon, the doctor is there, checking me out and giving me meds. Whatever he gives me instantly helps the throbbing.

“Where were you when all the sex was happenin’?” I quip.

The doctor chuckles, but it’s Carter who speaks.

“No one comes near my mate when she’s in heat. Ever.”

“Will I go into heat often?”

“About once a month, sometime twice, depending on how fertile you are.”

“Great,” I groan.

“Baby.” Carter’s eyes burn inside of me. “Swear to you, you’ll love being in heat. Get past this, and you’ll crave heat every minute of the day.”

Thinking of my time of the month, and the fact that I’m irritable and bitchy, I’m sure he’ll rethink this quickly.

That’s the moment it happens. The moment where my life is forever changed. The moment where I change.

Fur sprouts from my body as I go from two legs to four. As I look, everything is strange. Carter is a bit green tinted, but I notice everything in the room is. I’m not in my body anymore, and this scares the living shit out of me. I’m an animal. How in the hell does this happen?

Under my paws—yes, paws—the carpet feels soft. This is happening so fast, and I’m confused as to what I should be doing.

“Izzy?” Carter asks.

I walk up and lick his chest, letting him know I’m here. Paws are so much different than legs. I almost feel more stable with them.

There is no pain. There is no tension. There is nothing, but freedom, and I love it. Inhaling, I think about how I was right about the heightened smell. Carter’s is unique, and one my wolf really loves. The doctor’s scent is okay, but not one I crave like Carter’s. I can smell food downstairs. Not only that, I can hear really well. There’s a drip of water either downstairs or outside. Everything is heightened and beautiful.

“Izzy, switch back,” Carter orders, and I growl at him. Yes, growl!

If I could laugh in wolf form, I so would.

He repeats himself several times, but the last time is in a tone my wolf won’t deny. It’s dominating and demanding.

Slowly, my wolf recedes, and now in human form, naked and on all fours, I stand quickly, covering my exposed body.

“Why did you do that? I liked learning the world through her.”

“You have plenty of time to do that. I had to make sure you were in control of your wolf. That you could call her back and change. I didn’t tell you that some wolves don’t have that change, and when they don’t, they stay in wolf form forever. I needed to make sure you’d come back to me.”

“Forever?” Forever as a wolf scares the daylights out of me, making me want to rethink this changing thing. To be an animal forever isn’t an option.

He reaches over and pulls me in his arms. “Yeah, forever. But you’re in control of your wolf. How do you feel?”

“Fantastic. Probably better than I’ve ever felt in my life.”

“That’s because you heal now right after something happens to your body. It’s the power of being a wolf.”

“Wow.” This is amazing.

Before I can relish in that, though, my core starts to burn once more. Not as intense as before, but like a calling, wanting its mate.

“Doctor, you can go now,” Carter growls. He must have smelled my arousal.

“Let me know if you need anything,” the doctor says with a smile, leaving the room.

I hear him go out the door and shut it. Then, I pounce, tearing Carter’s shorts off his body in one swipe. I’m amazed at my strength, but I don’t take the time to revel in it.

Both of us naked, I push my man down and place him inside me. Then I begin to move.

My entire body feels different. The way my hair hangs down, I can feel each little brush on my back, only it’s magnified. Each touch is amped up, and the arousal is off the charts. The intensity of the feelings falls over me, rushing me and making me quiver.

“This is hot as hell, babe, but you’ve had your fun for days. It’s my turn.” With that, Carter flips us over, his weight pushing me into the bed while he roams his hands over my body, our kisses becoming frantic. So much so, I don’t know where his starts and mine stops.

He’s demanding, controlled, and I love it.

“Lie back,” he orders as he rises. The cool air of the room hits me, only making my body burn more.

He brings his lips to my core, the heat of his mouth overtaking me. Then he pushes his fingers into me, and with that, combined with this tongue, I combust, exploding in a sea of colors behind my eyelids as I repeatedly scream out his name.

Carter kisses up my body, wrapping his delectable tongue around my nipples. Then his teeth join in for a tug. My back arches off the bed, wanting more, and I lace my fingers through his hair, holding him to my body.

“Carter.” I breath as he moves his way up my neck, taking long moments to lick, nip, and suck.

Closing my eyes, I enjoy the feel, taking it all in. Each time his lips touch me, it’s intensified from before.

His lips come to mine, taking me in a deep kiss that we fight for control of. He wins, and I don’t give a shit.

“Give me that pussy.”

My already parted legs tremble. “You want it, come get it,” I taunt.

In one solid thrust, Carter’s inside me, causing a low groan to leave my lips. His eyes stay connected with mine as he pumps in and out of me, his cock causing wonderful sensations inside me.

He lifts onto his knees, still keeping his eyes on me, and uses the force to press inside me harder and faster, never relenting.

He brings his fingers to my clit and rubs it fast and hard, the sensations spurring on my orgasm as it hits. Then I scream as Carter comes down on top of me, his lips covering mine and muffling the cries. He picks up speed with his hips as he groans out his release.

He lies his weight on me as he breathes out heavily, and I wrap my arms around him. Only moments later, my body is primed and ready to go again. He obliges.

Over and over again, all through the night, my craving for him doesn’t sate. If anything, our bond is tighter. If I could have him inside me for the rest of my days, I’d be happy.

It’s as if my body craves this man on a higher level. And damn, do I love this feeling. This connection that I thought was strong when I was a human, is nothing compared to the connection we have now as wolves. It’s cemented. Never going anywhere.

Knowing he’ll be by my side no matter what, no matter the problems we face, is better than I could have imagined. I love that I’m able to have this with him. I love him.