Once Zest was clean they excused themselves and went outside for a breath of air. Well, kind of. The business of the showers served only to remind Morven that she and Zest hadn’t had a moment alone.
The storm had passed. The clouds were high and a strong northerly wind had begun to rip them apart like tissue paper. Hand in hand, they wandered down to the sea. It surged and ebbed relentlessly, dragging pebbles up and down in its iron grip. Waves raced up to their feet and sighed back to the sea. Beneath the crumbling cliffs, breakers spewed up white foaming horses. Neither spoke. Morven thought about what Calix had told her, about the werewolves killing her parents and stealing her away. She searched her soul. Was it true? And, if it were, did it make a difference to how she felt about Zest? To how she felt about the MacGregors?
The wind blew back her hood and snatched at her hair. Zest turned to her and gently drew the hood back up. Morven caught his arm and looked up at him. ‘I wish I were a werewolf,’ she said. ‘A MacGregor or a Wallace, like you.’
He leant down and kissed her softly on the lips. ‘I don’t. I love you just the way you are, Morven Smith.’
She lifted her hands and brushed them lightly through his hair. It felt squeaky clean, springy and soft. His unique scent filled her senses. Of soap, aniseed, and healthy young male. Her mouth closed over his and gently she explored the enticing warmth. Her body held no lingering doubts. It pressed up close. Heat travelled to disturbing parts of her anatomy. She felt utterly right.
Finally, she pulled back a little. She smiled into his eyes. Those brilliant green eyes. ‘I love you, Zest,’ she said. And in that moment she knew that she would never tell Zest about her parents. They were gone. A long time ago. She had a mum and a dad. She had Zest. And Dog. That was enough for Morven Smith.
And Zest was right. It didn’t matter what the name was or what form one was born to. In the end, they were all one and the same. The Children of the Mist.
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