Kye's Heart

by Marisa Chenery

  Michaela hovered over the white wolf as he slowly got up on his feet. His assailant looked as if he wanted to try and come at her again, but a loud howl preceded a form covered in light brown fur launching itself at him. The fight between them was vicious and over quickly with the second wolf being the victor. After that the battle wound down.

  “Thanks.”

  Michaela turned her head to see Miles once again human and standing where the white wolf had been. He bled from a number of places. “You’re welcome.”

  “Weren’t you afraid? Most mortals would think twice before wading into the middle of a werewolf fight.”

  She shrugged. “I’m an animal keeper at the zoo. I deal with wild animals every day.”

  Miles threw back his head and laughed. “I have to say you’re the perfect mate for a werewolf.”

  At the sound of her name being called, Michaela looked over to see Kye standing over the defeated wolf in human form. He had a few bite and claw marks on him, but he looked relatively unharmed. Dropping the rake, she ran into his open arms.

  “It’s okay,” he said as he held her close. “It’s over.”

  “I should be losing my mind right now, but during the fight, all I could think about was what I would do if something like this ever happened at the zoo. And that I needed a tranquilizer gun.”

  Kye laughed. “I hope you didn’t want to tranq my ass.”

  She leaned back in his arms and looked at him. “Werewolf, huh?”

  “I had planned to tell you later tonight.”

  “Too late for that.”

  “Come on, let’s go talk.” He looked around them. “The others seem to have everything under control here.”

  Seeing what was left of Curtis’ men and him being tied up, she nodded and let Kye lead her away. She didn’t say anything as he brought her into the house and up to his room. Nor did she speak as he continued on into the bathroom and shut them in.

  “I’m going to make this short, since Miles is still here and I don’t want him to learn some of what I’m about to tell you. Besides being a werewolf, I’m over a thousand years old. I’ve waited a long time for you, my mate.”

  He then proceeded to tell her what it meant to be his, how the mating bond formed between them the first time they’d made love, and how with it in place, they wouldn’t be able to bear being apart.

  “Now this is the part Miles can’t ever know,” Kye said. “As far as he knows, Jaden is the foretold one. She isn’t. Roxie is. That’s why we’re her Protectors. Miles at one time wanted to control the foretold one to rule over all the werewolf packs himself, using her as a figurehead. The way it has worked out with Jaden taking on the role for his benefit, he no longer wants that. But it doesn’t mean we can’t be any less vigilant when it comes to Roxie.” He paused. “Being what she is, she can do things others of our kind can’t. One of them being, she can use a spell to turn a mortal into a werewolf.” His gaze locked on Michaela’s. “Do you know what I’m saying?”

  She blinked a few times as understanding settled over her. “You want Roxie to use the spell on me, so we can be mates in every sense of the word.”

  “Yes, but I won’t push you. But just let me tell you that Eli, Ansley, Jaden and Braelyn already made the choice to be like their mates.”

  Michaela searched Kye’s eyes, seeing the hope there that she would agree to the spell. Did she want to become a werewolf? Looking at the man who had come to mean so much to her, the thought of having a couple of thousand years with him instead of what she’d have as a mortal, was more than she could’ve ever imagined.

  Somehow, all she’d learned wasn’t freaking her out. She wanted to accept it. Slowly, she nodded. “I’ll do it. As long as I have you at my side, I can accept this new way of life.”

  He dragged her into his arms and crushed her against him. Kye kissed the top of her head. “You are my heart, Michaela. I’ll make sure you never regret this for the rest of our days.”

  With all her heart and soul, she believed him. “And you’re mine, Kye.”

  About the Author:

  Marisa Chenery was always a lover of books, but after reading her first historical romance novel she found herself hooked. Having inherited a love for the written word, she soon started writing her own novels.

  After trying her hand at writing historicals, she now writes paranormals.

  Marisa lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and four children.

  Check out Marisa’s website at www.marisachenery.com. She would love to hear from you, so drop her an email while you’re there.