Susan stood and pulled her dress off, shifting into her slightly smaller wolf. She crawled back onto the couch, laying across his legs as he petted her chest and rubbed her stomach, making her tail whap against the cushion.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, you know them both," Makani said as she hugged Ricardo from behind. "Sit down and let her come to you."

"You're one of them too?"

"My whole life. I'm like you, but with the ability to change into a wolf at will. And like a wolf, I have a mate."

Noelani had gotten Manuel back on the love seat by now. "And my mate is...