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want to,”

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way—Simon could hear him

ilika said to him, “I

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for the

in the area,” Simon said

et into the stro

heading toward Riversi

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ruth was out of the quest

three-year-old boy that

on just last month that

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he never would have bel

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in the middle of the nigh

normal Manhattan husban

werewolf now, and he’d

had happened to him over t

ns had changed, how it had

to a half-man, half-wolf cr

kill with his bare han

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nd Simon had a double c

ngulfed the ice cream and

a normal pace. Lately it too

times he slacked off, let

. Still, he finished the i

much for Simon’s appetite. Hewas dying to get hom

eir apartment on Columbu

f the electronic babysit

ably seen the episode do

he was as happy as only a

d his craving by cooking

well-done, the smell of

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f when they were about me

e moment. Lately it had

letely, and even when he

re of Jeremy, doing cho

high-protein meal alw

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, cleaning the grill, an

iately recognizing his w

nt, mingling with her perf

, and a nice pearl necklac

company called Primus, cu

and she always had to look

e Simon was in his usual

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job, Alison had been the

o five, though some days

days she entertained docto

sporting events, a

wonderful aroma of her b

tell.” He imagined grabbi

her dress and ravishing he

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