Chapter 10
Later in the evening, after we had eaten dinner, Charles and I were sitting by the fire together, whispering to one another. It seemed as if nature had chosen to be silent for the night, and both of us lowered our voices to let her sleep. I had never been camping and was amazed at how serene it was to sit outdoors under the stars. I had always figured that it would be scary to be deep in the woods, but I was with Charles and I felt safe, and nothing that would have normally scared me about being in the woods in the dark was scaring me anymore.
"You know, even if we do split up, I want you to know that you can come to me if you need anything at all," said Charles. "I've been around this world a long time, so I have my ways of getting what I need and what I want. So don't hesitate, alright? I know we don't know each other very well, but I need you to know that you're not alone. You've got me in your corner. And short of you doing something to change that, that's the way it will always be."
"Loyal to a fault," I whispered. I did not wish to do anything that would change the way that Charles felt for me. It was scary to consider that I might be able to ruin our relationship in some manner. I could not bear the thought of going back to my daily life, sleeping in Dean's apartment and raising a wolf shifter child. Now that I had gotten a taste of life with the shifter, I did not know if anything else would ever be enough. But was I not moving too fast?
"I don't think there is such a thing as broken loyalty. If you care about somebody, then you see it through to the end. You know? Anything less than that isn't anything. There's no use making a commitment to somebody if it's not going to make it all the way through."
"What if we went all the way?" I blurted out. Since Charles cared so much about honesty and fidelity, I might as well be honest about what I was thinking. Most sane people would think it was mad talk, going on about all these strange ways that things could go wrong, but Charles and I had such an odd and intense connection that maybe it would not sound quite so crazy after all.
You mean what if we mated for life?" Charles asked, staring at me. From the way things seemed, it was as if Charles himself had also been asking himself this same question. It did not come as a surprise.
"Yeah, what if we mated for life?" I breathed, returning Charles's stare. Both of us were serious now, and considering the gravity of what we were talking about.
"Actually, I don't believe that is something we should be talking about until you have had the opportunity to see me as a wolf," Charles said, staring down at the ground thoughtfully. "I don't want you to start getting these nice ideas in your head that it would be easy for you when really, you are not going to be able to accept me for what I am.". That's why I've been single this long as it is. Nobody wants to deal with me for who I am. And I'm not apologizing or making any concessions. The way I am works for me and that's just how it's going to be."
"That sounds reasonable," I said, my heart pounding heavily in my chest. I had never seen anyone actually turn into a wolf before. There were videos of it on the Internet that I'd watched once or twice, but I knew that it was nothing compared to witnessing the real thing. And I'd never witnessed anyone change back into human form either. All of this was relatively new to me. Maybe if I had been able to talk to my friend before any of this had happened, he would've been a little better prepared. But I had gotten myself into this, and now I would just have to see it through.
Charles stood up and walked slowly towards me, his eyes gleaming in the firelight.
"I'm not going to do this, and I don't want to scare you. Do you understand? I am not going to harm you. Even if you get scared. And if you are too scared, you just tell me so. I will understand and I will come right back to you as a man. And then, maybe if you can handle me as a wolf, we can talk about mating for life and what that would be like for both of us. For the meantime in your head, as much as I care that's a fairytale. And I would only take it seriously when you know who I am."
"But if I could control you?" I asked, my heart pounding anxiously in my chest. "Would you want to be with me?"
Charles answered with a bitter smile and then immediately began his transformation. My mouth went dry as the man began to shrink and sprout hair. His muscles rearranged themselves, and a warm, pulsating energy radiated from his body as he changed. It must have taken an enormous amount of energy for his body to completely transform into something different, and I had never considered what it would be like to be a person who was observing another person transforming. It was almost erotic in a way as Charles's clothing melted away and the burning energy sent shivers down my flesh.
Finally, a brilliant flash of light temporarily blinded me for a moment. When my vision returned, before me stood a beautiful silver wolf. The wolf's blue eyes locked with mine, and I immediately knew that I was in love with the man standing in front of me. There was not a trace of fear in my heart. Only excitement and awe. I had never seen a creature so beautiful and flawless before. Charles seemed to be able to read my reaction and took a wary step closer before nuzzling my hand. I pressed my forehead against the wolf's, and the wolf's face broke into a huge, goofy grin. It did stand, wagging its tail briefly before it turned on its heel and ran with all its haste in the direction of the woods.
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After some time, roughly 15 minutes later, the wolf returned from the woods. My heart racing with anticipation, I heard the muffled thuds of the wolf's feet hitting the leafy ground. I was happy to see it emerge from the shadows, and when it stopped in front of me I smiled.
"I missed you," I said to it.
The wolf's face again creased into a smile, and then I was blinded by another flash of light. The transformation began again and in no time I was blinking rapidly as the warm solidity of Charles's hand took mine. I was taken aback, but pleasantly, to see that Charles was completely naked in front of me. The clothing had not reappeared magically on his form and was still heaped beside the spot where he had transformed. I'm not sure why I hadn't expected Charles to be naked when he changed back into his human form, but the combination of the erotic energy that was liberated during the process and the sight of Charles's perfect body unveiled right in front of me immediately hardened me.
I didn't speak, and I pulled Charles into me at the waist and enveloped the man's dick in my hot mouth. Charles moaned in surprise and pleasure as I took him deep and soft, sucking him to be hard in my mouth. Charles started taking off my shirt and I stood up so that we could kiss.
Charles's flesh was gleaming golden in the fire's light, and I had never before seen anyone so perfect. I groaned as Charles's rough hands managed to get inside my jeans and grab my swollen shaft, squeezing and stroking it. Every stroke was causing shivers of pleasure up and down my body. I loudly groaned as we pleasured each other, until finally both men were totally nude.
Charles scooped me up and had me pressed up against a tree, kissing me passionately on the neck and down my back. I moaned deep inside when Charles had my cock in his hand and was gripping me firm as Charles was grinding his swollen shaft on my ass cheeks.
"How's that feel?" Charles's low voice grated into my ear, sending another shiver throughout my whole body.
We writhed together until I could not prevent myself from coming. I came hard in Charles's hand, and soon Charles loosened his grip on my shaft. He took the semen in his hand and used it to lubricate his erection, wetting himself so that he could push the burning head of his penis into my opening.
I hissed in a delectable combination of pleasure and pain as Charles started thrusting into me, filling himself up to the brim. It made me hard again immediately and Charles stroked me as I bent myself over for Charles, tremors of pleasure causing me to shudder against the tree where I was supporting myself. Charles emitted a deep moan of pleasure as my body enveloped him again and again, and he picked up his pace, his every thrust warm and needy for release.
I tensed up as I was on the verge of cumming again. Charles seemed to sense this but was not yet ready to come so he slowed down his hips, making teasing waves of desire shuddering through my body. But it seemed too much for Charles to handle, and he quickly went back to his urgent thrusting, expertly satisfying me as he took satisfaction for himself too.
He stopped suddenly and I could feel the guy's enormous cock trembling inside of me, and a little burst of hot semen filled my hole. It was a bit anti-climactic and I was shocked for a moment, until suddenly Charles began rocking his body hard against me, thrusting his cock deeper and harder than I'd ever been filled in my life. With every thrust Charles unleashed another intense wave of cum until I couldn't handle anymore. My body was on fire and I began shooting my load into Charles's hand.
We came together, wave after wave of incendiary delight erupting in me, until finally both men were spent and Charles pulled out. We collapsed into each other panting. Charles recovered first. He reached down and took me by the hands and hauled me up, walked over to the tent and pulled the sleeping bags out beside the fire.
"Let's lie under the stars for a while," Charles whispered, helping me sit down slowly onto the sleeping bag. We slept with our arms over each other, my head on Charles's broad chest. I had never fallen asleep so quickly before, and instantly decided that I loved sleeping under the stars.