Chapter One: Fangs and Roses
She followed him to the window, the blood singing in her veins...
Vivian jumped off the roof shaking with the strength of the desire and fear ripping through her.
She hoped Gabriel thought it was just the beginnings of the change; she didn't want to give him any reason to think she was weak or fearful.
She shook her thoughts away as she reached the edge of the tree line. Turning around she could see Gabriel coming towards her, his toned bare chest almost glowing in the subtle moonlight.
Vivian shuddered again as she viewed his power and found herself wondering again if he hit females. In an attempt to cover her emotions she cocked a hip and raised an eyebrow.
"Taking your time wolfman?" she questioned coyly.
"Just enjoying the scenery" he replied smugly. She relished in the deep rumble of his voice.
Taking a deep breath she filled her sensitive nostrils with his dark, spicy scent. She had never really noticed it before but now she was visibly shaking with its potency.
"Scared princess wolf?" he questioned his tone still smug. He moved closer to her capturing her in his strong arms.
His voice turned husky and serious. "Cause there's no reason to be." Vivian tried to suppress the oncoming shudder.
"In your dreams wolfman." She grinned and pressed her lips to his catching him by surprise.
She let them linger there for a moment before pulling away and breaking from his powerful arms. She turned and leaped into the forest completing the full change before she hit the ground.
She ran forward her paws striking the ground powerfully picking up speed. She shook her fur, feeling pure elation in the feel of the wind coursing its way through her pelt.
She could hear Gabriel pursuit behind her; she could hear his paws hitting the ground with equal intensity and each breath that he drew in, and then expelled.
She could smell the excitement radiating from him. Not so fast Gabriel, she thought and put more power and speed into her flight.
Gradually the sound of Gabriel's chase became fainter and fainter. Vivian began to relax. She was still confused over everything that had happened that evening. She needed some time to think before they went any further together.
As she entered a small clearing in the trees; she slowed to a walk and listened.
She could not hear Gabriel at all. She couldn't smell him on the wind either. Confident she had lost him she looked around at her surroundings.
The canopy overhead opened just enough for her to view the crescent moon, bathing her and the clearing in its gentle light. There was a small brook coursing its way across the clearing.
Just beyond the brook there was a small cave, the entrance half hidden by the leaves of a fallen tree. She made her way over to the brook and lowered her head to drink.
She heard a twig snap and her head shot up. She glanced around alert for danger but saw nothing. She sniffed the air and again smelled nothing.
She was about to dismiss it as some prey animal when a group of bushes across the brook quivered. Vivian growled fiercely. Seconds later a dark shape emerged from one of the bushes and turned to face her.
To her astonishment it was smiling at her. This time her growl was one of annoyance as she realized who it was. The little shit had snuck up on her from downwind!
Gabriel leaped easily over the brook and landed beside her still smiling his wolf smile. She knew he was saying, miss me?
He shoved into her side a clear message for her to show him her belly in an act of submission. You may have caught me, but you're going to have to work for your prize Gabriel, she thought.
She shoved him back, and he took the hint. Together they began the ancient dance that all of their kind preformed.
It was an intricate dance not only to determine who had dominance in the pair but to strengthen their bond as mates.
Several minutes later Vivian was on her back and Gabriel was standing over her. Annoyed she phased halfway back so she could speak with him properly.
Following her example he did the same. However just as she was about to reprimand him for his actions, he pressed his lips to hers and kissed her forcefully shocking her back to into her human form.
Despite her original reluctance to give herself to him fully, a mixture of her fierce desire and pure instinct took over and she kissed him back just as forcefully.
She could feel him smile against her lips. In response her nails grew longer and her hair shaggier.
Together they carried on into the night always under the watchful gaze of the moon.
There you have it the first chapter. Please review and let me know what you think! New chapter will be posted soon.
-RiverofSecrets