The Rogue Wolf

Niesha'

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l in shock over her appearance; she was thin and weak, while my body was solid muscle. The p

ather jacket. I put my extra clothes in my storage on the bike, and she kept the b

eing able to shift again. The loss of her wolf affected everything we had in human form as well; the rapid healing, the strength, and the enhanced vision, smell and hearing. It rendered h

pt me cool, but Niesha was not very comfortable behind me. She was sweating through her T-shirt and couldn't

ed my shot," she said. "After a night we'd get

ho

have captured them and made them suffer. They got my sist

me know if it gets to be too much, and

to the bathr

for years and ran the daytime staff that cleaned and maintained the historic mansion. "Malcolm, it's

left me instructions to provid

o see her, and we need to plan ahead for her detox." I'd heard horror stories abou

she's very discreet. I will inform her of the n

. I look forward to

re coming, as is the Coven.

k good. I threw money on the table to cover the bill and went to the bathroom a

and her the backpack. The meticulously manicured formal gardens, the fountain and the cobblestone paths led to the deep and tall two-level porches in front. "Welcome to Mort De La Nuit," Malcol

elve feet tall, with huge windows that opened at the top to let the hottest air out. Air conditioning had tamed the heat and humidity, but large ceiling fans kept air moving.

ur the glasses, staying farther away than normal. "I'll inform the Master you have arrived," he told me. "When you are done, the maids

I said. Niesha

of putting a second be

ade sure Niesha drank plenty of lemonade and ate some pastries before w

e as soon as Niesha was settled. He had been informed of her treatment and that her wolf was gone, and no huma

ng the front housed the Familiars, the trusted staff and willing blood donors for the vampires. Being familiars to vampires was a choice; the group was intensely loyal to Jarrod, and most had been with

e was out like a light. I dressed in a loose hunter-green dress and matching heels and went out of the room. Malcolm was waiting with one of the m

and followed him down the back stairs, and through a keypad-locked door. The door closed before the next door in the vestibule opened, ensuring that

erfect place

standing at the base of the stairs, standing in tailored dres

ttom, and he caught me and spun me arou

cked his arm lightly, then was caught up in hugs by Eduardo, Marceline and Anastasia. "Come, l

r years angered them all. I was considered family and had come to them in large part because of what had happened after my par

out our true natu

I had come to them when the Council went after me. No werewolf would ever approach a Coven unless they wanted an all-out war. Vampires were extremely dangerous to werewolves; incred