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can sign up for that auction, and we can remedy that.” Oh hell’s bells. Did he … does he mean … I’m speechless, but singing like Maria on the Swiss Alps inside. I’m also so red now I’m closer to purple. I manage a bright smile, which he returns. Thank the goddess customers come in. Tourists, since I’ve never seen them before. Guy glances back at them, then at me. “I’ll let you get back to work. Think about what I said.”
“I most definitely will,” I say, trying to stay composed.
He walks toward the door, but just as he steps out he pokes his head back in. “See you around, Mona.”
“Bye, Guy.” The moment the door shuts, I squeal and jump up and down. The tourists are taken aback, but I could give a hoot.
Billie, who probably had her ear to the curtain the whole time, rushes out. “You have to do that auction.”
“He is interested in me, right? I’m not just going nuts?”
“No way. He totally wants in your pants. You’re doing the auction Wednesday, right?”
“Yeah, I guess. I don’t know what to do. This is unprecedented. I haven’t been on a date in ten years. I don’t know how to act. I don’t know if I’m supposed to call him. I suck at flirting. You heard me, I was … horrible.”
“You did fine, obviously. All you have to do is show up at the country club Wednesday. I have a feeling he’ll handle the rest.”
Now I just have to live that long.
Pick up the werewolf
Time flies when you have fifteen potions to concoct, customers to assist, a survival plan to make, and a fantasy wedding to envision. Adam’s had three hours to play wolf when I return to the barn. I did make a quick stop at Walmart to get him some clothes and toiletries. Hope they fit.
As I approach the barn, I hear growling and furious digging. When I’m a few feet away, the sounds stop. “Adam?”
Just as I get within a few feet, out of nowhere a big brown ball of fur crashes into the side of the wall, the whole barn shimmying. Slats of wood fall and slide to the ground, one from the roof landing a foot away from me. I gasp and step back as the growling inside intensifies. Through an opening I see rows of sharp teeth snapping as a claw reaches through a hole in the ground. He found a way around my gate.
I’ve never seen a werewolf after a transformation for this very reason: they’re scary as hell. Whatever the man weighed as a human, he weighs as a wild beast. Like Adam’s normal hair, his pelt is light brown with blonde highlights. Those razor sharp talons continue digging in the dirt in an attempt to get out and eat my liver. But I don’t have time for a hissy fit. I push my fear aside, square my shoulders, and march back to the barn. “Adam Blue, you stop that this instant!” Using my power, I reach into the ground and tell it to close up the hole. There’s a small tremor. The dirt redistributes as the wolf whines and backs away. “Bad boy!”
The wolf stares at me, at first baring his fangs and growling, but then his still bright blue eyes lock on mine. As if a switch was flicked, he calms. The growling is replaced with panting while the vibrating hair along his spine flattens. Guess he remembers me. “Can you understand me?” He keeps panting, pink tongue lolling out of the side of his mouth. I’ll take that as a yes. “I’m going to change you back now, okay?” He whines a little. “I know, but I need you human. Sorry. Hey, the full moon is next week. You can come back then.” The wolf walks up to me, still whining. He’s a good-looking wolf, majestic as hell. I have the strongest urge to run my hand through his soft fur. I don’t though. I like my hands attached to my body, thank you.
“Sorry.” I close my eyes again, calling to the ley lines. The wolf literally howls in agony as I infuse him with power. It finds the man inside the beast and jerks him out of they abyss. Like before I don’t wait and watch the change. I cover my ears as I sprint back to the car. The
“I most definitely will,” I say, trying to stay composed.
He walks toward the door, but just as he steps out he pokes his head back in. “See you around, Mona.”
“Bye, Guy.” The moment the door shuts, I squeal and jump up and down. The tourists are taken aback, but I could give a hoot.
Billie, who probably had her ear to the curtain the whole time, rushes out. “You have to do that auction.”
“He is interested in me, right? I’m not just going nuts?”
“No way. He totally wants in your pants. You’re doing the auction Wednesday, right?”
“Yeah, I guess. I don’t know what to do. This is unprecedented. I haven’t been on a date in ten years. I don’t know how to act. I don’t know if I’m supposed to call him. I suck at flirting. You heard me, I was … horrible.”
“You did fine, obviously. All you have to do is show up at the country club Wednesday. I have a feeling he’ll handle the rest.”
Now I just have to live that long.
Pick up the werewolf
Time flies when you have fifteen potions to concoct, customers to assist, a survival plan to make, and a fantasy wedding to envision. Adam’s had three hours to play wolf when I return to the barn. I did make a quick stop at Walmart to get him some clothes and toiletries. Hope they fit.
As I approach the barn, I hear growling and furious digging. When I’m a few feet away, the sounds stop. “Adam?”
Just as I get within a few feet, out of nowhere a big brown ball of fur crashes into the side of the wall, the whole barn shimmying. Slats of wood fall and slide to the ground, one from the roof landing a foot away from me. I gasp and step back as the growling inside intensifies. Through an opening I see rows of sharp teeth snapping as a claw reaches through a hole in the ground. He found a way around my gate.
I’ve never seen a werewolf after a transformation for this very reason: they’re scary as hell. Whatever the man weighed as a human, he weighs as a wild beast. Like Adam’s normal hair, his pelt is light brown with blonde highlights. Those razor sharp talons continue digging in the dirt in an attempt to get out and eat my liver. But I don’t have time for a hissy fit. I push my fear aside, square my shoulders, and march back to the barn. “Adam Blue, you stop that this instant!” Using my power, I reach into the ground and tell it to close up the hole. There’s a small tremor. The dirt redistributes as the wolf whines and backs away. “Bad boy!”
The wolf stares at me, at first baring his fangs and growling, but then his still bright blue eyes lock on mine. As if a switch was flicked, he calms. The growling is replaced with panting while the vibrating hair along his spine flattens. Guess he remembers me. “Can you understand me?” He keeps panting, pink tongue lolling out of the side of his mouth. I’ll take that as a yes. “I’m going to change you back now, okay?” He whines a little. “I know, but I need you human. Sorry. Hey, the full moon is next week. You can come back then.” The wolf walks up to me, still whining. He’s a good-looking wolf, majestic as hell. I have the strongest urge to run my hand through his soft fur. I don’t though. I like my hands attached to my body, thank you.
“Sorry.” I close my eyes again, calling to the ley lines. The wolf literally howls in agony as I infuse him with power. It finds the man inside the beast and jerks him out of they abyss. Like before I don’t wait and watch the change. I cover my ears as I sprint back to the car. The
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