Chapter 5

Licking her lips, she stared past his shoulder wishing there was something else she could be doing.

“You’re not going to answer. I can live with that. I’ll have you begging soon enough.”

Together they walked out into the night. The warm air washed over her, and she gasped. The scent of the night air called to her wolf, begging to be released. This was the first time she’d kept her change within her. The moment the full moon was high in the night sky she liked to change.

The next three days were important to her as it kept the sickness at bay. When she hadn’t turned one month because she could no longer stand the treatment of the pack, she’d been ill for the entire month. Work had been horrid as she couldn’t stand the noises and scents. The only way she could keep focus was if she turned every full moon.

“Your pack were assholes,” Jason said, taking her away from the open land toward the tree line.

She heard the sound of the flowing water of the river and waterfall she knew was there. The first time she’d found it, Daniella hadn’t left the waterfall for the entire weekend of the full moon.

“What are you talking about?” she asked, trying to keep up with his pace.

He was well over six feet, and she was struggling to keep up with his long strides at her own five foot six.

“There are ways and means to keep the wolf at bay. There are half breeds out there who cannot turn every full moon. They have ways and means to handle themselves. Running, working out, even taking a cold water bath can help with the cravings.”

Daniella hadn’t heard of other ways. Looking back none of the pack wanted to talk to her. Jonathan and Naomi had been nice, but once she controlled the turning and knew what she was doing neither of her leaders offered any advice.

In fact, besides Oliver, no one spoke to her at all. It was like she didn’t exist to anyone. They kept the small room at their house for her to stay in, but she felt more like a pet than a member of the pack. Shaking her head, she kept up with Jason’s paces.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she said. “No, you wouldn’t.”

She recognized where he was going as they walked up the incline of the forest. He was taking her to the top of the waterfall. Daniella concentrated on climbing. Before long she felt out of breath. Jason kept hold of her arm leading her up to the top.

“I don’t trust your wolf, and it’s time for you to know how to control your wolf. Some of the half breeds can’t even wait to the full moon before turning.”

When they got to the top she looked down at the water below.

“Why are we here?” she asked.

“It’s time for you to know how to handle yourself.”

Before she could ask what he meant, he pushed her over the edge. Screaming, Daniella panicked seconds before she plunged into the water below. Jumping over the edge, Jason followed her down. He’d met a half breed in the city, and they’d become close.

During their time together, Jason asked the man how he’d stopped himself from the turning. The man had been bitten by a female wolf. She’d helped him through the change, but she’d been turned out by her pack for turning a mate. Jason didn’t have a problem with half breeds, and he was friends with the young couple. They were not part of his pack as neither of them wanted to be part of a pack.

And he knew he’d be coming a lot more to jump over the edge. Daniella screamed out, pushing the hair out of her eyes. Laughing, Jason dipped down. The water wasn’t cold as it was turning out to be one of the hottest Augusts ever. He loved the heat as it meant not many clothes needed to be worn.

The one thing he hated about life in the city was the fact he had to wear clothes to work. Jason loved being naked, and even though he could afford not to go to work, he’d go insane if he wasn’t kept busy. Working in a busy office kept him driven and also challenged him with the noises and scents. He’d fucked plenty of women in his office, and he’d picked them out because of their response to him. The scent of a welcoming pussy drove him insane.

“What the fuck were you thinking?” Daniella asked, screaming.

He swam over to her, wrapping his arms around her, laughing. “What a rush.”

“I could have died.” She hit him hard. “I’m not some fucking rag doll you can test to see how much you can do until I break. I’m human!”

Taking hold of her face, Jason forced her to look at him. “Is your wolf begging to get out? Are you struggling to keep the little bitch contained?”

She paused in fighting him.

“See, she’s not there, is she? You can think without having to deal with her clawing her way out of you.” He stared into her eyes knowing what he said was the truth.

“How? Only allowing the change has done that.” She was swimming with him without trying to get away.

“You gave your body the same rush the wolf needs. You’ve put her to bed. I’m not saying it will last, and I wouldn’t advise jumping off a building onto concrete, but there are ways and means for you to survive without turning.”

Daniella ran her hand over her face pushing the loose strands of hair out of the way.

Staring into her dark brown eyes, Jason wanted to see those eyes begging him to fuck her. Taking hold of her arm, he moved toward the edge and climbed out, picking her up out of the water. The shirt she wore clung to her curves, showing off the hard buds of her nipples. What would she taste like?

No, he wasn’t going to have a taste of her now. He scented her innocence, and taking her outside wouldn’t be the best idea he had.

“It’s time for us to go.”