I brought over the tea tray, set it on the chair the doctor had occupied, and took a seat on the floor beside Adara. It was rather strange, sitting on the floor, and I don’t think I’d ever done it—except perhaps when in Lupine state, for there was no furniture in my cell. Lupine state. Would it be fair to ask any human young woman to endure that? To put up with someone who was one-quarter beast. To undergo one week per month of separation from me, her spouse? No doubt she’d spend her time on the mainland fraught with anxiety, worrying every minute that I might escape my cage, be caught, and be mistreated—perhaps even killed—by patrolling Enforcement Officers. In my younger days, before becoming a Lupine, I’d had many dalliances, of course. At university, Edin and I had even gotten drunk together and visited brothels. But since I was turned to a werewolf—with the exception of a brief, unfortunate, and forgettable brief fling wi

Miraculously, Fawna emerged from her unconscious state.Adara was incredibly relieved to hear Adara speak to her and say her name.We immediately called the doctor from his nap. He rushed into the room, still doing up the buttons of his shirt, and sat down by the girl’s side. Her gave her a little brandy and a full glass of water, and after examining her, he turned to us and pronounced the words that brought relief to us all:“She’s out of the woods.”However, he insisted that she not be moved far from her present place on the sofa. Edin said the downstairs maid’s room could accommodate her for a few days, and he dispatched a servant to evict the maid and prepare the room for Fawna. I’m sure Edin was thrilled that Fawna would be spending a few days—and nights—under his roof.I would have felt the same had I had that opportunity with Adara.I was impressed with the kindness Adara had shown her s

Adara decided she’d return home that evening.Edin said she was welcome to stay, of course, but she replied that her mother would be concerned with both girls gone and no explanation. Edin offered to send a servant with that explanation, but Adara adamantly refused.Knowing that her mother could be irrationally nervous and anxious, I understood. It would be bad for Mrs. Huntington to learn of Fawna’s ordeal from someone outside the family. Adara, in deciding to go home, was making the best decision, and I approved.What I didn’t approve of was the way she seemed to be trying to sneak away into the gathering darkness.I had just finished showing Doctor Hendricks to the door after our chat. I was halfway into the salon when my Lupine ears detected footsteps, Adara’s footsteps. She was treading up the hall from the maid’s room that had been turned into Fawna’s recovery room, and was quietly making for the door.I st

Could it be that she desired me too?I asked myself this question, and yet, being a wolf, I moved forward in my passion.Of course, being a gentleman, had she said “Stop” I would have stopped.But she didn’t say “Stop.”In contrast, everything about her behavior said, “Continue.”She willingly and ardently gave in to me. Far from crying out, even as I inflicted pain on her with my fingers squeezing and pinching her nipple. Indeed, this pain seemed only to increase her ardor. She moaned in ecstasy; her moans were suppressed only by the pressure of my mouth on hers.By all these signs, she communicated that she wanted me as much as I wanted her.Meanwhile, being a wolf, I was, of course, overcome by my lust.Making love is difficult for Lupines in human form. In wolf form, wolves are so violent with their passions during love making that it’s not unusual for one to kill the other&md

I’m not sure why, but it seemed we had little to say to each other after we had sex together.We stood quietly for a while, among the trees in the afterglow, catching our breaths after the experience of making love.It had been magnificent for both of us.I’d held back long enough for her to climax, and then I’d released, pounding into her and shuddering with ecstasy.Now we stood together, still pressed against the tree, both panting a bit from the exquisite delight of the experience. A light breeze stirred the night air, blowing the pleasant and clean scent of pine trees in our direction, as owls and other nightbirds called out in the woods—perhaps because they sensed a wolf was nearby.I kissed the top of Adara’s head. Then I pulled away and dressed, quickly pulling on my trousers.She, meanwhile, was trying to arrange her clothes, and doing a poor job of it. I managed to keep from laughing, and I moved to he