"Transference," Doc reminded him.
"Ahh."
"I can force the change if you can't do it yourself," Doc explained.
"I will join the pack," Nikolai replied hesitantly, agreeing to the experience.
We all turned to Ash.
"Can you shapeshift?" Doc locked his gaze on Ash.
His eyes darted between Doc, Allan, and me.
"No," he finally replied.
"Do you want to try?" Doc offered in a gentle voice.
Ash hunched his shoulders, gaze going to the ground, but he nodded.
Doc held out his hand to Allan. The werewolf stepped to Doc and slipped his hand into the vampire's. Doc pulled him close and tilted Allan's head back, lowering his fangs to the werewolf's neck. He still hesitated, but finally he took a breath and bit down.
Allan's eyes rolled back in his head. He groaned as Doc took his blood, hands clutching the vampire's back. After a moment, Doc released Allan, though he held the werewolf until he steadied.
Allan's eyes shone and the look he gave Doc would have made me jealous if he'd looked at anyone outside the pack like that.
Doc's gaze was equally heated.
I echoed Allan's groan, completely turned on.
The guys all stared at me, and for a moment I thought the run might be delayed, but we all got a hold of ourselves and refocused on the run.
Doc approached Ash first. "You don't have to."
Ash took a breath and nodded. "I want to."
Doc removed one of the magical reservoir bracelets he wore and sank his fangs into his wrist. Blood welled on his arm and he offered it to Ash. The demon took his arm and hesitantly pulled it to his mouth. Doc shut his eyes when Ash licked the blood, breath quickening.
Though he had to have noticed Doc's reaction, Ash didn't act like he had.
Doc looked at the demon. "You might want to strip."
Ash tugged off his T-shirt. I couldn't help staring at his muscular torso. If I had thought I was turned on before, I about cried when his hands dropped to the button on his jeans.
The guys zeroed in on me and I realized I whimpered out loud.
Ash's eyebrows rose and I blushed hard, ducking my head. Where had that come from? I must be getting greedy, wanting all the men.
Doc licked his lips and turned his attention back to Ash. "Do you think you can change on your own?"
The slither of fabric made me clamp my lips shut against another moan as he finished slipping out of his clothing.
I darted a glance, staring at Nikolai and Allan instead of Ash. Of course, they were both staring appreciatively at the presumably naked demon.
"I don't think I can. Using magic without orders is still difficult."
Ash was having a hard time using his magic anytime he had to really think about what he was doing. More than three hundred years of conditioning had left him a little dependent on others telling him what to do. We were helping him with this, but it would take a while to undo.
"Will you let me help you? I will have to control you."
I turned to look at the two of them. Doc mostly blocked my view of Ash, but I did catch the demon's nod. Fear widened his eyes, but he submitted to Doc's mind control when the vampire took Ash's face in his hands and looked deeply into his husky blue eyes.
It took a while, but finally Ash's skin rippled. He gasped and collapsed to the ground, Doc sinking down with him. He cried out and I watched, fascinated, as his muscles bulged and twisted, his bones stretched or shrank, and white fur sprouted from his skin. It happened quickly, and except for his initial protest, it didn't appear he was in pain.
Ed quickly pulled off his clothing and began his own change so he could be there for Ash.
Ash staggered to his feet, wobbling on four legs. His head swung around, ears forward, hackles up as he worked to understand his new perception.
"It doesn't take too long to get used to," Doc reassured the demon.
Ash huffed and took a few experimental steps before Ed came over and rubbed his cheek against the white wolf's. He followed closely while Ash staggered his way around the yurt until they were at the door.
"Ed will help him get his feet under control while we get the rest of you shifted," Allan explained.
Doc offered his arm to Nikolai next. The mage wrinkled his nose but didn't hesitate to drink the offered blood. Licking Doc's wrist suggestively and pulling matching groans from me and the vampire.
"You all are killing me," I protested.
Allan laughed. "It'll be worth it. We can have the other type of fun later."
It had been a bit of a dry spell with Ash around. We would start building the new cabin soon, and then we could have some privacy. Of course, the way the guys were looking at Ash, well, to be fair, the way everyone but Ed was looking at Ash, maybe we wouldn't need the privacy.
Nikolai shed his clothing and crouched to the ground. He shut his eyes, concentrating, and after a moment, managed to shift on his own.
He also managed four legs a bit more gracefully than Ash had. I wondered if he had some sort of experience doing this before, but I would have to ask later. The dark brown wolf came over and rubbed against my leg. I ran my hand through his thick, silky fur, laughing when he licked my hand.
"Okay, your turn." Doc came over to me. "Ready for this?"
"Hope so."
He bit his wrist and offered it to me. I took his blood, moaning as the power coursed through me. I could feel Allan's energy transfer to me through the blood I drank. Our pack bond let me feel how I needed to shape it and I nodded at Doc. "I've got it."
I slipped out of my clothing and wrapped the wilderness around me, it penetrated my very being and changed me
