Tough Love [Book Two in the Hard at Heart series]

The One Where There's a Lost Puppy

Chapter Two

Grayson's pov

January 1st 2017

"Can you be any more annoying?" Megan groaned while rolling her eyes. I chuckled. "Just because I'm not letting you play video games with me doesn't mean you can call me names." Megan scoffed "What are you talking about, of course it does." She responded. I shook my head at her.

Megs stood up and went to my PS4, unplugging it and walking away with the cable. "Hey!" I called out. I glared at her and rose to my feet. She understood where this was going and she darted out of the living room and down the hall. I shouted her name and ran as fast as I could. She was definitely faster than me. She's quite different than other wolves. Ever since the incident her wolf powers are amplified more than they should be.

But I mean - hey, I'm only complaining when she steals my stuff. Aside from that it makes her a total badass and her being a badass makes her even hotter than she was before. She slowed to catch her breath and my arms luckily snaked around her waist. "Got you." I mumbled breathily. Megan was panting as was I. Her body turned slowly in my arms so that her hazel eyes could look into my bright blue ones.

I glanced down at her rosy lips and then back up to her eyes. I lifted my large hand to push her chocolate brown hair out of her face and tuck it behind her ear. Now it was her turn to look at my lips; when her eyes reconnected with mine they flashed from hazel to a glowing gold. "Don't play with me." I grumbled. She smirked and flipped me over her shoulder where I landed flat on my back.

Megan left the cord with me and was running. For a moment I thought that maybe she hadn't noticed that she dropped it but then I realized she just wanted to be chased and have fun. Hmm. Seems like I'm always chasing after this damn girl. I bit my lip and stripped down to nothing.

I felt the bones in my body rearrange and it gave me a shiver. It hurt terribly in the beginning but now it just feels like a small tingle. Training and time have shown me how to control the shift. Soon I was looking at two hazelnut brown paws on the floor. The world I saw was different and everything was accelerated.

I could smell things, see things, and hear things differently.

Using my heightened senses I searched for her classic vanilla scent. I tracked her scent down to the shifting spot behind our pack house but then I was at a crossroads. She wasn't to be seen. But her smell was surrounding me.

"What? Are you confused Gray?" Megan taunted through our mate link.

I touched my black nose to the ground and taking in the smells. My head snapped in the direction of a twig snapping. I saw her. Granted, she was naked and in human form.. But I saw her. I shifted back in a single breath it felt and I stood before her in matching attire. Megan walked closer to me.

As soon as she reached me I pushed her up against the nearest tree with my hand on her throat. I connected my lips to hers and my other hand touched whatever it wanted. "You're mine." I mumbled between our lips. I released her delicate neck from my hands and I took a step back. Megan was left breathless as I shifted back.

Once she caught herself she changed as well. A dark brown, almost black wolf stood by my side. I lead my lost puppy home where we put on cozy clothes and relaxed for the rest of the day.

xxxxx

Megan laid against me while we watched old Disney movies and she spent her time more focused on tracing my rose tattoo with her fingers. She paused to kiss my lightly freckled nose and then I shifted so that my head was resting on her breasts. Megs played mindlessly with my hazelnut brown hair until I fell asleep in the comfort that she gave me.