Please Don't Tell

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Please Don't Tell

He's fiddling with his pants, but before he can get them undone, the man has suddenly ripped them away from me.

I spin around in time to see something huge and furry atop him. It looks like a wolf, but wolves don't get that big.

The wolf's long teeth sink into his skin, tearing his throat out.

I realize I'm screaming hysterically, pressed against the car. The wolf looks at me and hesitates. Probably wondering if I'll make a good meal.

It seems to decide that I'm not worth the trouble. It starts walking away.

I'm sobbing, and I can't seem to stop.

The wolf turns back to me.

No, please, leave me alone. Eat the guy you killed, surely he's enough to fill your belly?

I don't see what happens, even though I'm staring right at the wolf. Its shape seems to shift. The fur vanishes and it steps upright, shrinking as it does so.

The wolf is gone. Dylan is in its place.

"Kenzy, it's ok." He takes a hesitant step toward me.

I stumble into his arms, clutching at