Lycan It

Chapter Fourteen

One year later . . .

Raze sat on a stool in front of the long counter in Janine’s kitchen. The smell of cupcakes floated through the air and tantalized his stomach. He loved watching Janine bake, and he smiled when she put an extra thick blob of chocolate icing on a chocolate cupcake and handed it to him. Chocolate was his favorite, although he couldn’t say he’d tasted any flavor she made that he didn’t like.

He wolfed the cake down in two bites and she laughed. “What?”

“I don’t see how you can eat like you do and still look like that.” She motioned up and down at his body with her hand.

He stood, went to her, and pulled her into a hug. “Like what?”

She swiped playfully at him. “You know like what you egotistical male you. You know very well that you look like a freaking Greek god statue.”

He pressed his lips to hers and slid his tongue in her mouth when she sighed. He could taste her forever and still long for more. “Then you are my goddess.”

“Please.” She smirked. “I have to finish these cupcakes up before we leave or you are going to have to explain to Brent, Anthony, Rindy, Karen and the new residents at the sanctuary why they don’t have dessert this weekend.”

He released her. “Hell no. The last time I distracted you from finishing the cupcakes, I thought they’d strangle me.”

She giggled again. “Help me get these in the boxes then so we can get going.”

The two of them had spent every week after the incident with Damon at Janine’s house so she could run the cupcake business. But on Friday afternoon, they packed up and headed for the sanctuary where they stayed until Monday morning. It was a compromise he was more than happy to make for the love of his life.

They had talked about buying some land of their own and building a cabin, but they had both decided that helping out at the sanctuary was more important at this point in time. Not to mention, Brent and Rindy kept a cabin open exclusively for them at all times, and Raze had more than enough room to run.

He helped her load a dozen boxes with chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and carrot cupcakes, all with different flavored butter cream icing. When the last box was full, he pulled her against him again. “I can’t wait until tonight.”

“Me either.” Janine kissed him.

His cock twitched as it always did at some point when Janine was around.

“Are you sure you’re ready?”

“Yes.”

Tonight was the night he would change Janine, and even though he’d been anxious for this night, he was happy that they’d waited until she was sure she wanted to take this step with him. He loved her more than anything, and always strived to make her happy. “I love you.”

“I love you too.”

He kissed her long and deep.

“Ewww. Will you get a room already? Every time I come in here, you two are going at it.” Sherry plopped down on the same stool Raze had been sitting on.

“Sherry, what are you doing here? I thought you and Mark were going out tonight.” Janine began stacking the boxes of cupcakes for Raze to carry to the car they’d packed earlier for their trip to the sanctuary.

“We broke up.” Sherry shrugged.

“What happened? Did you finally figure out you were too good for him?”

Raze smiled at Sherry, hoping she wasn’t too heartbroken over the split.

“Something like that. It’s okay though. I think it’s been a long time coming. We’ve been more friends than anything for a few months now.” She drummed her fingers on the counter.

“Want to come with us?” Raze grunted after Janine elbowed him in the ribs.

“Um, no way. Spending time with nature is not my thing. I’m going to catch a movie with some girlfriends tonight.” Sherry hopped off the stool.

“Just wanted to stop by and say bye before you two headed out for the weekend.”

“You have fun,” Janine called to Sherry’s retreating back, and turned to Raze once she left. “Why would you invite her to come with us? You know it might be dangerous.”

“Not at sanctuary. Besides, to be honest, it could be dangerous for her anywhere.” Raze wanted to kick himself when worry etched Janine’s pretty features.

“I know, but I thought you said it would be less likely for her to be found in the city.” Janine chewed on her index fingernail.

“It is.” He pulled her to him. “I didn’t mean to worry you. She’ll be safe here. I just thought it might be good for her to get used to nature a little bit. I mean, what happens if her mate does find her?”

“Maybe she won’t like him.” She pouted.

“She’ll love him because, like us, they will be soul mates.”

“What if he’s like Damon? Oh God, Raze. I can’t stand the though of —”

He placed his fingers over her mouth. “Stop. It will all turn out okay. I will keep her safe, and if her mate is a punk, I’ll talk some sense into him.

Okay?”

She nodded. “I’ll hold you to that.”

The day he’d met Sherry, he’d known instantly that she was a destined lycan mate. Janine hadn’t liked the news when he’d told her. She’d insisted that Sherry was as far removed from anything that had to do with nature as one could be. While that would pose somewhat of a problem for a lycan, if her mate found her, he’d care for her enough to figure things out.

“Hey. We worked things out all right, and we had a pretty rocky start.”

He nibbled at the soft skin on her neck.

She sighed. “Yeah. We did, didn’t we? I love you.”

“I love you more than anything. Now, can we get out of here because, if we don’t, I’m going to take those cupcakes we just packed, smear them all over you, and spend all night licking every crumb from your body.” He hardened when her blue eyes turned two shades darker with desire.

“Threats like that might backfire on you, Raze.”

He kissed her. “One can only hope.”

“You are incorrigible.” She sighed.

“And you are gorgeous.” He kissed her again. “Let’s go.”

He picked up a stack of the boxed cupcakes and headed for the car with her close behind. He’d never thought a year ago that his life would be like this. He had found his other half, and tonight, he would finally claim her.

The End