front of him, he looked at the razor sharp claws that
tipped his hands almost as though he had forgotten they were there. Frowning at
them he seemed to come to some kind of decision.
Closing his eyes he
let his hands drop to his sides and then the medallion around his neck began to
glow. Kat stared in shock as his massive body began to shift and change before
her very eyes. Please God, just don’t let him change into something even
scarier. Kat prayed as the werewolf shifted into the form of a muscular
mountain of a man. Golden eyes once again peaked out from under long hunks of
hair that hung in his face. Kat stared in disbelief at the beast’s now familiar
form.
“Benji?” Kat gaped at
him, her mouth hanging open in shock.
“Do not be frightened.
I mean you no harm.” Ronan stayed where he was, giving her time to adjust to
his new appearance.
“I… I… I don’t
understand. How did you do that?” The rock rolled out of her hand forgotten. Rubbing
her dirt streaked hand across her eyes, she struggled to make sense of what she
was seeing.
“What… what are you?”
Kat’s green eyes looked at him in confusion.
Ronan was surprised by
her question but he had suspected as much. “You really don’t know?”
“Why would I know?”
Ronan watched her
closely as he answered. “I am Lykan.” The confusion on her face answered a few
questions he had of his own. Unbelievable, she really didn’t know.
“You mean Lykan as in
werewolf, right?” Kat groaned and scrubbed her forehead with her hand, trying
to get her brain to process everything. “This so can’t be happening. You mean
to tell me werewolves are real!”
“You have never seen a
Lykan before?” Ronan needed to confirm his suspicions.
“Well no! Not until
yesterday when one tried to eat me!” Kat glared angrily at him.
Ronan stared at her in
surprise. She truly didn’t know. How was this possible? “What of your parents?”
“What? Why would my
parents know what a Lykan was?”
Ronan stared at her in
dawning understanding. Not only did she not know what he was, she apparently
didn’t know that she was Lykan either. How the hell had this happened?
“And the other, the
one I shot. What was he?” Kat couldn’t hold back the shiver that racked her
small frame as she pulled her knees up protectively in front of her chest.
“He was Lykan but he
had gone feral.”
“What do you mean
feral? Is that why he attacked me?”
“In part, yes.” Ronan
began to close the distance between them and Kat once again scrambled away and
grabbed her forgotten rock. He was out of patience.
Her fear of him was making
him want to snarl at her in frustration. He was used to others fearing him but
for some reason the fear coming from her bothered him. “I do not have time to
answer all your questions right now. Come with me and I will take you home.” He
would give her the chance to come with him willingly. One way or another though
she was coming with him. It would be easier though if she chose to cooperate.
Kat looked at Ronan’s
outstretched hand and chewed her bottom lip in indecision. The action had Ronan
grinding his teeth as he watched her.
It was all just too
much to take in. How the hell could she trust him? He had been an actual real
life werewolf just a minute ago… a werewolf that had saved her life.
Dropping her rock Kat
stood hesitantly and dusted off her jeans. Eying him cautiously she began to
calm when he made no further moves to grab her. Cautiously she moved away from
the refuge of the cave wall. God, I must be crazy! Right now though all
she wanted was to get out of these woods and back home again in one piece. He
had said he would take her home, right? He had been hanging out outside her
shop for days and never made any move to harm her. Dam it, she had brought the
man ham sandwiches just two days ago but then she had just thought he was a
poor homeless bum, not a honest to goodness
tipped his hands almost as though he had forgotten they were there. Frowning at
them he seemed to come to some kind of decision.
Closing his eyes he
let his hands drop to his sides and then the medallion around his neck began to
glow. Kat stared in shock as his massive body began to shift and change before
her very eyes. Please God, just don’t let him change into something even
scarier. Kat prayed as the werewolf shifted into the form of a muscular
mountain of a man. Golden eyes once again peaked out from under long hunks of
hair that hung in his face. Kat stared in disbelief at the beast’s now familiar
form.
“Benji?” Kat gaped at
him, her mouth hanging open in shock.
“Do not be frightened.
I mean you no harm.” Ronan stayed where he was, giving her time to adjust to
his new appearance.
“I… I… I don’t
understand. How did you do that?” The rock rolled out of her hand forgotten. Rubbing
her dirt streaked hand across her eyes, she struggled to make sense of what she
was seeing.
“What… what are you?”
Kat’s green eyes looked at him in confusion.
Ronan was surprised by
her question but he had suspected as much. “You really don’t know?”
“Why would I know?”
Ronan watched her
closely as he answered. “I am Lykan.” The confusion on her face answered a few
questions he had of his own. Unbelievable, she really didn’t know.
“You mean Lykan as in
werewolf, right?” Kat groaned and scrubbed her forehead with her hand, trying
to get her brain to process everything. “This so can’t be happening. You mean
to tell me werewolves are real!”
“You have never seen a
Lykan before?” Ronan needed to confirm his suspicions.
“Well no! Not until
yesterday when one tried to eat me!” Kat glared angrily at him.
Ronan stared at her in
surprise. She truly didn’t know. How was this possible? “What of your parents?”
“What? Why would my
parents know what a Lykan was?”
Ronan stared at her in
dawning understanding. Not only did she not know what he was, she apparently
didn’t know that she was Lykan either. How the hell had this happened?
“And the other, the
one I shot. What was he?” Kat couldn’t hold back the shiver that racked her
small frame as she pulled her knees up protectively in front of her chest.
“He was Lykan but he
had gone feral.”
“What do you mean
feral? Is that why he attacked me?”
“In part, yes.” Ronan
began to close the distance between them and Kat once again scrambled away and
grabbed her forgotten rock. He was out of patience.
Her fear of him was making
him want to snarl at her in frustration. He was used to others fearing him but
for some reason the fear coming from her bothered him. “I do not have time to
answer all your questions right now. Come with me and I will take you home.” He
would give her the chance to come with him willingly. One way or another though
she was coming with him. It would be easier though if she chose to cooperate.
Kat looked at Ronan’s
outstretched hand and chewed her bottom lip in indecision. The action had Ronan
grinding his teeth as he watched her.
It was all just too
much to take in. How the hell could she trust him? He had been an actual real
life werewolf just a minute ago… a werewolf that had saved her life.
Dropping her rock Kat
stood hesitantly and dusted off her jeans. Eying him cautiously she began to
calm when he made no further moves to grab her. Cautiously she moved away from
the refuge of the cave wall. God, I must be crazy! Right now though all
she wanted was to get out of these woods and back home again in one piece. He
had said he would take her home, right? He had been hanging out outside her
shop for days and never made any move to harm her. Dam it, she had brought the
man ham sandwiches just two days ago but then she had just thought he was a
poor homeless bum, not a honest to goodness
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