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into the soft haze. “Shh…sleep now, Sweetness. It was only a dream.”
    As I followed his instructions a part of me wished that it hadn’t been.
    * * * *
    “Samuel, did you have to do that?” Alec asked in a harsh whisper as I was carried in his arms.
    “Yes. She was starting to freak out,” Samuel’s weary voice answered him. “She’s not ready yet, Alec.”
    Alec gently laid me down on the bed. “I don’t know how much longer I can hang on.”
    A part of me responded to the emotion in his voice and tried to wake but a soft, unintelligible whisper dragged me back down.
    Alec continued, “It took everything I had not to pin her to the floor and claim her.”
    “You have to hang on a little longer.”
    Alec gave a bitter laugh. “I’ve been waiting over eighteen years.”
    “So have I, but if we push too hard she could run from us.” Samuel’s finger traced my cheek. “I know she will be everything we’ve prayed for but we have to ease her into it or…” He sighed. “She’s worth the wait.”
    Alec took my hand. “Yes, she is… and so much more. I’m just afraid of not being strong enough to give her the time she needs.” He sighed. “We shouldn’t have touched her tonight.”
    “I know, but Gods, her desire and need were so sweet… and strong. I have never felt anything like that before… I couldn’t walk away from her, could you?”
    “No. When I saw the way she watched me… No, I would’ve done anything for her then.” Alec sighed. “And now for that matter.”
    There was silence then I felt them leave the room and the dream faded away.
     

Chapter Two
    When my eyes opened, I had to blink at the sunlight leaking through the blue curtains. I was naked. Confused, I turned to the dresser. My clothes were still folded, right where I had left them.
    More dreams? What the hell is in this mountain air?
    After another minute, I stumbled into the bathroom and started getting ready. I had a few brief moments of déjà vu like when I automatically reached for the shampoo in the shower without having to look for it or check the bottle. Weird.
    Even stranger was when I went to shave only to see I didn’t have nearly the stubble I had thought I had. Almost as if I…
    No, not possible.
    My thoughts drifted as I towel dried my hair, and fragments of the dreams teased the outer edges of my mind. And not just the sexy ones either.
    It was almost as if I’d had a lifetime of dreams in one night.
    Most had been of me as a young girl, playing in the woods near Papa’s cabin. My times spent there had been some of the happiest of my life, so dreaming of that time hadn’t surprised me. But dreaming of playing with a wolf had.
    Now I remembered that I used to dream of that wolf often back then. Chasing after him and squealing with laughter when he had let me catch him and a voice teasing and laughing along with us as we played.
    A voice that I almost recognized.
    More and more fragments came to me as I brushed out my hair. How could I possibly have had that many dreams in one night? And why did they feel almost… real?
    I shook off the dreams as best I could. You have other things to worry about, Becca.
    Wasn’t that the fucking truth? After securing my hair in a thick French braid that went halfway down my back, I straightened up the bathroom, wiping over the tub to clean up any hair I had left behind. When I finished making the bed I realized I couldn’t put off facing the day any longer.
    Alec and Samuel were already up, sitting on stools by the long, narrow island, and they had steaming mugs of coffee in their hands. The rich aroma had me salivating. “Is there any more?”
    “Oh yeah. Alec fixed an industrial-sized pot this morning. There’s sugar and sweetener in the cabinet right above the coffee maker. Milk is in the fridge if you like that.” Samuel smirked at Alec. “There’s also three containers of a white chocolate raspberry creamer that he’s addicted to.”
    Alec’s shoulders