Bitten by Love

g to shake off the remnants of sleep. As she sat up in bed, she glanced at t

gh her morning routine. She quickly showered, dressed,

cy in the city. As she arrived at the office, she was greeted by

in the conference room. "Mia, glad you could join us," Rachel said dryly, raising an eyebrow. "We've

to get to work. She spent the next few hours frantically ty

here was Jamie, the resident office clown, who always seemed to have a joke or a prank up his sleeve. Then

focus. Her mind kept wandering back to the mysterious stranger from the night bef

the meeting, and the presentation had been a success. But as she packed up her things and prep

, something to distract her from the strange, gn

er work. Mia's face brightened at the thought of seeing her fr

work," Mia typed. "Meet y

diately. "Can't wait to see

She was ready to spill all the details of her strange encoun

t a sense of freedom and release. She was ready to leave the stresses

of freshly brewed coffee and baked goods enveloped her, immediately lifting her spiri

ping on a latte and chatting away on her phone. She hung up

holding Mia at arm's length to examine her. "You

azy day, that's all," she replied, taking a seat across from Sarah. "I had a

. "But I'm sure it's not just work that's got you stressed o

put her at ease. "It's just...I had this really weird encounter last night," Mia began, her voice barely a

oncern. "Oh no, that sounds

and I was standing there, trying to figure out what to do, when I heard this noise in the woods. At

ression rapt with attention. "What did you do?

y like they were stuck to the ground. And then...and then this figu

creature?" she asked, her vo

don't know," she admitted. "It was big and hairy, with glo

nd what about the figure who saved you?" she asked,

h piercing blue eyes and chiseled features," she replied, feeling a shiver run do

his mystery," she said, pulling out her phone. "I'm going to do some resea

. She was glad to have Sarah on her side, helping h

change in ways she couldn't even imagine. The stranger's piercing blue eyes seemed to haunt her, an

nger, discussing everything from work to their personal lives. But as the evening wore on, Mia couldn't help but feel

to the bottom of this, Mia," she promised. "I'll do some research and see what I can find out. I

had stumbled into something much bigger than herself, and she was g

the future held. Would she uncover the truth about the s