~ ZEV ~
Sasha gasped and Zev whipped around to face the bank, pulling her behind him and growling, even as he registered the voice, and who owned it.
"Jhon, we didn't plan this. She came to bathe when others wouldn't be here. She didn't know I would be."
"A likely story," his best friend chuckled. "Better not let the pack get wind of this, Zev. They'll have your hide."
"I know. I was just explaining—she doesn't understand the hierarchy and the mating rituals."
His best friend, tall, muscular, and light everywhere that Zev was dark, finally stepped out of the bushes that rimmed the mineral pools. He was grinning from ear to ear, and Zev internally groaned. He was not going to live this one down soon.
Especially since Jhon knew how he'd pined for her after he'd left the human world. His friend had been a needed support and encouragement during those years. But now there was an edge in his smile that Zev understood.
