Chapter 44

KYLIE POV:

I WAKE to the sound of howling right outside the cabin. The hairs on my nape stand up at the eerie cry. One wolf. I look at the clock-four a.m. I passed out in the large, comfortable bed in what I assume was the master bedroom right after Jackson left. And now, it seems he has returned. But he's on four legs, which means I can't let him in.

Thud. That sounded like a body being thrown at the back door. He's trying to get in. I slip out of the bed and limp to the kitchen at the rear of the cabin. I'm wearing nothing but one of Jackson's T-shirts, which I found in the dresser. I peek out the window and see Jackson, in his giant silver wolf form, heaving himself at the barricaded doggy-door.

The black wolf- must be Sam appears behind him nips at his hind quarters. Jackson turns on the smaller wolf and attacks. The two roll on the ground, their horrible growls filing the air. It seems like more than play. Jackson's teeth snap, Sam's answering whine sounds pained.

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