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She inhaled sharply.
He grimaced, reaching for her.
She drew back in horror, pushing away his
hands. Don t touch me! Hysteria bubbled in her
throat. This wasn t happening. She was awake in a
nightmare. And to think I was worried how
you d react once you learned about me and my
sisters. My God! You turned into a monster!
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He grimaced. You re not a monster. Stella,
please let me explain.
Explain what? How can you reason anything
that s just happened to me?
Werewolves and vampires have walked the
earth for centuries. My ex was a vampire and we
gave birth to a human child.
She remained silent, her mouth agape.
He continued. Stella, I know this is hard for
you to take in and I m sorry you had to find out so
suddenly.
Her face flamed and her gaze wavered under
his as she recalled how she d brazenly grabbed his
manhood and& and& she remembered what he d
said about the Lycan Legend. She did this! If they
hadn t made love, she d be human now.
It s not your fault, he said, reading her
expression. I couldn t control myself with you
either.
She took a deep breath. I don t want to be a
werewolf. I want things to go back to the way they
were.
You can never go back. There is no cure. And
if you don t want to be a werewolf, you don t have
to be.
What do you mean? she asked in a small
voice.
Werewolves can control their turning, whether
it s a full moon or not. And you can shift into a
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wolf form or a Lycan form.
That& that thing I turned to outside was my
Lycan form?
Yes. You can live your life in your human
form without changing. I would, however,
discourage that. You need to learn how to shift to
protect yourself. Not all werewolves are good.
And we re& we re soul mates, she stated
quietly, her hysteria spent.
Yes. If it hadn t been a full moon tonight, you
would have changed on the next full moon and I
would have had some time to explain everything
to you. To prepare you.
I see. But she didn t. Her mind was in chaos
and she grabbed the first thing she focused on. Is
that why you write paranormal thrillers about
werewolves and vampires?
I wasn t always a writer. Two hundred years
ago, I lived on a farm with my family and then
later I was a woodcutter and then a blacksmith. I
started writing in the late 1800s and have been
doing it ever since.
Oh.
Stella, Derek is a werewolf. I believe he was
changed last month and he s responsible for all the
killings.
She grew cold. What?
Werewolves can sense each other even when
they re not in their Lycan or wolf form. I knew
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that first time I saw him when he delivered your
groceries he was like me.
Oh my God.
And I believe he s working for Marcellus. He s
one of the oldest werewolves, an evil one who
turned to the dark side centuries ago.
What does he want with me?
I m not sure, but of this I am. He wants to turn
you and bring you to the dark side.
Why?
His face was grim. I ll know soon enough. I
just placed a phone call and now have people
working on the inside to get that information.
She felt the blood drain from her face.
How& how can he turn me? You just did that.
You turn into a Lycan in one of two ways.
When you make love to your soul mate who s a
werewolf, or by being bitten by a werewolf on a
full moon. Marcellus believes you re still human.
So Derek wanted to kidnap and bring me to
Marcellus so he can bite me tonight and turn me to
the dark side for whatever reason he has.
Yes. And when Derek shows up, I ll be ready
for him.
She saw his expression darken. Instinctively she
knew this man would fight to the death for her
and in spite of her own personal horror, she was
afraid for him. We& we need to call the police.
I did while you were unconscious. They
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should be here soon. He took her hand. They re
like us, Stella. We have werewolves working in
the police force in every major city and we all live
under the radar. Normal lives. We can t let anyone
know of our existence. He gave her a solemn
look. You ve probably met a few in your lifetime
and didn t know it. He paused. Vampires have
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