ase turned to Helina. "I'll be going out tonight. My housekeeper is sic

, tha

years now and could cook for herself. She unlocked her apartment door, exhausted and her head spi

night also. What an exciting time she was going to have. Chase was going out and since

your

As hot as the man was, s

the kitchen. Chase was there, having a drink of some amber liqu

you'd be gone by

tie resting on his shoulders, no

O

a date. A woman who is a cha

to go if you don't

kness. She wore me down. She has her

interested i

t at all. I'd rathe

sick," He

was home, she wouldn't be home alone. The idea of being by hers

n't lie l

I am your

job description. I'm a grownup and have to deal with my own problems myself. I w

w-empty glass

re we

use, well, I don't want to spend any more time with this person

d. "It was

elina. Tomorrow wi

shook herself. There was nothing to be gained by torturing herself. She'd have to leave him at some point and go back to the woods. She didn't like

ptions were, this adventure migh

frigerator. It wasn't much of a search because there were three items. Chase had a

t vegetables, but she didn't exactly like them. Fruit would be better si

board w

d what were her options. She didn't have a credi

. "Yeah, I know. I'

her a few hours to get used to the height, but she was okay with it now. When

be squirrels and rabbits. They weren't her favorite, but she w

d in the forest would disappear when she shifted.

ere and he'd never figure it out. She'd have to make sure she didn't shed any ha

. To her, it felt like she was freeing her s

had disappeared. She shifted back and her human clothing was there again. Despit

lobby. The doorman eyed her. "You might want to stay in t

his a ni

rug dealers. The cops turn a blind eye as long

but the park was w

her. She searched for the best place to shift and found a copse of trees. When she

onto the path bef

h protection, but it was dark, and hum

. Two men were fighting there. W

ore vulnerable as a human and at the same time s

, a man stepped in front of her. She could tell by his stance th

f my way,"

go home at this point. There was no safe place to shift a

oing here? You lo

rsonal space and shoved

t to sit on the ground. She did have a wolf's s

of the park safe,