The wolf's heart

sual recent interest i

acing and tur

ting how she listens to our conversation?” “She seems to som

as interested in transferring her to another zoo. But. . . .” He looked at his f

aightened his back. He motioned with his head toward

the railing, and her

s like she understand

Her heart beat so hard it was sure to bruise her ribs. Adrenaline coursed through her body at breakneck speeds, the thought that he’d come to free her giving her hope

h. She couldn’t deny he st

ulders, and denims stretched comfortably down his long, muscular legs to his well-worn western boots. He was every b

e kissed since he’d kissed her? Her veins turned to

he shifted her gaze back to his eyes. His dark brown eye

e caught him in his wolf suit, she’d kno

at. That’s how he’d found her. He must realize the predicament she faced and the danger to all of them. That’s why he’d tried t

the black wrought iron posts, up and down. H

doing?” Tho

s her attention. You think ma

checked out and watched. He’s probably one of those crazy animal rights activists. Doesn’t he realize she’s safer here, with

uldn’t matter to her, as

ted a lo

ikes your suggesti

ssable. He’d filled out into a man-sized hunk, but hi

he continued to stroke the bars. She realized then he smelled she was in heat. The urg

taking him away from her within seconds. She wanted to scream at him to set her free. But in the worst way she wanted him t

all right, don’t

a dog know

d too fast in anger, a gro

and Joe’s mout

d, I swear she though

den from everyone’s view. Insult was right. A

lbeit naked, she could open the door to the wolf’s den. Unless the

ce of the den. She growled so fero

tudied the den. “You can see wh

But wouldn’t they lock the doors to keep others out? Sure.

wolf family, for missing the affection of the grays who had taken her in, and for the love sh

r him, don’t you

ink so.” Thompson folded his arms, his

guy named Volan Smith on the phone who says he’s got t

d she was having an early heart attack. Volan had arranged for Devly

thout some verification that this man has legitimate

shut for the night and all of the personnel had gone home, she’d change into her human

e from him, one mistake in the woods could cost her much more

rn to her under the cover of ni

white-hot flames, the choking smoke, the fire that killed her entire red lupus garou family. Then Devlyn, a lanky immature youngster of a gray werewolf pack

she felt a s

er in the wolves’ pen. A low, menacing gr

alized what had happened right away. She stared at her changed form. No longer did she have the warm pelt of a red wolf, nor fo

nt of the moon. The new moon had arrived and, except for a sprinkli

l stood erect, and so did the hair on the nape of his neck and back. She rose slowly

was bigger and more powerful. But it was too cramped. She stare

m. She had to move slowly so as not to frighten

f he decided to bite? How could she explain why she was naked? And how could she explain

ndary werewolf