I stared at the white wolf in front of me for what looked like ages before I finally found my voice.

'By the goddess, Theo, you nearly scared me half to death,' I sent him a mind link.

'I'm sorry about that,' he replied. 'Let's shift back to normal so you can get more comfortable.'

'Agreed,' I said in relief.

'You just had to spoil the fun,' Celine said.

'You'll get another chance,' I replied. 'Stop complaining.'

At almost the same time, Theo and I shifted back to our human forms. Having seen each other in the nude and gone beyond the touching phase, there was nothing to be embarrassed...