Conor was in his forge when she arrived there the next day. She was wearing a skirt that would allow her to easily show him the scratch. She was sort of sure it was nothing, but her mind was in a daze. When she thought about the beast using her body she became aroused and only wanted to go back to the woods again. At other times she wondered what she was doing, and what people would think. Then for a while she wouldn't care what they thought. What did the werewolf think though? It must think something because it could speak! She wondered how she could find a werewolf in the sunlight. Surely they only appeared at the full moon?
Conor was his usual charming self as they chatted but at the same time, she thought he might be measuring her up, taking in how she moved and looking directly into her eyes, and then at her mouth. She enjoyed that he obviously liked her.
After a few minutes she got up the courage and mentioned that she had been scratched while playing with her dog and wasn't sure if it needed any attention. He looked at her and leaned forward slightly.
"Playing with your dog?"
"Yes" she replied, "and it jumped and scratched me."
"Really?"
She couldn't understand his scepticism and decided to show him. She pulled her skirt up and turned her leg out, showing the mark. She had strong legs and she knew he liked them.
"Why tell me lies when I know the truth?" Conor said.
Eva's mind raced. What did he know, or what did he think he knew? Had someone seen her and told him? Who could it have been? Her face flushed and she stammered.
"It was the dog. It was so playful. You had to be there to see it."
He leaned forward and ran his hand gently along the scratch and looked up.
"But I was there. So, you are not only lying but you can't see what is in front of your eyes. I was there in my moonlight form and now you see my human form "in the sun" and you can't see that both of these forms are me."
Eva's eyes widened. Conor was a werewolf? Conor was *the* werewolf?
She stood up saying "I don't know...I can't...I think I should maybe go."
His hand took a firm grip of the back of neck and brought her closer to him.
"*I* know though. And you aren't going. I've had you before, I'll have you now, and I'll have you again. You are mine now. I have plans for you."