. I'd only hoped for a tricker-treater or two, and instead, I got this man. This amazing, sexy man that would be gone in minutes.

Though I was sad I had to snicker at the whole thing. "What?" He asked, his brow furrowed at my laughter.

"I just realized it's Halloween, or it was, and you're a werewolf. Well, a reverse werewolf," I laughed again, and he smiled at me. "What a night," I exclaimed.

"Yeah," he whispered, his eyes darkening. "What a night."

"Why were you here?" I asked him.

"I have a safe place to go. I'm not sure how far it is from here. I lost track of time and didn't make it." For some reason I didn't believe him. He wasn't lying completely, but the way his eyes flickered, I knew there was more to the story, but I wouldn't push. Not tonight.

"I shifted back to human before I made it to my safe house. I was so cold, and when I saw your cabin, all lit up and welcoming, I took a chance. I'm glad I did," he whispered, nuzzling my neck.

"Me too."

His body shook again and he groaned, closing his eyes as if in pain. "What can I do?" I pleaded, rubbing his back and arms, savoring the feel of his skin beneath mine as I tried to soothe.

"Nothing. I need to go, though."

"Will I see you again?"

"I don't know." He opened his mouth to say more, but closed it and shook his head.

"What?" I pushed.

"I want to see you again, but this life is too hard to bring someone else in. Only seeing you once or twice a month, maybe, that's not the life you deserve, and I'm not sure I can handle that either."

"Don't you think I should be the one to decide if I deserve it or not?" My voice was brisk, angry. How dare he make a decision like that. If he didn't want to see me again, fine, but he didn't have to make it seem like it was for my benefit.

"Please," he shushed me. "Let's end it just
. I'd only hoped for a tricker - treater or two, and alternatively, I get this man. This amazing, sexy man that would be go in minutes. 

 Though I was sad I have to snicker at the whole thing. " What? " He asked, his brow furrowed at my laugh. 

 " I just realized it's Halloween, or it was, and you're a werewolf. Well, a reverse werewolf, " I laughed again, and he smile at me. " What a night, " I exclaimed. 

 " Yeah, " he whispered, his eyes darkening. " What a nox. " 

 " Why were you here? " I asked him. 

 " I have a safe stead to go. I'm not sure how far it is from here. I lose lead of time and didn't draw it. " For some reason I didn't believe him. He wasn't lying wholly, but the way his eyes flickered, I knew there was more to the story, but I wouldn't crusade. Not tonight. 

 " I shifted back to human before I made it to my safe house. I was so cold, and when I saw your cabin, all lit up and welcoming, I took a chance. I'm beaming I act, " he whispered, nuzzle my neck. 

 " Me too. " 

 His body shook again and he groaned, close his eyes as if in pain. " What can I do? " I pleaded, rub his back and arms, savoring the feel of his skin beneath mine as I tried to soothe. 

 " Nothing. I want to go, though. " 

 " Will I see you again? " 

 " I don't know. " He opened his mouthpiece to say more, but close it and shook his head. 

 " What? " I pushed. 

 " I want to see you again, but this biography is too hard to bring someone else in. merely seeing you once or twice a month, maybe, that's not the life you deserve, and I'm not certain I can handle that either. " 

 " Don't you intend I should be the one to decide if I deserve it or not? " My voice was brisk, angry. How dare he do a decision like that. If he didn't want to see me again, very well, but he didn't have to form it seem like it was for my benefit. 

 " Please, " he shushed me. " Let's end it just
. I'd only hoped for a trickev-treater or two, cbd insvead, I fot this man. This amazing, sexy man tiat qould be gone in minutes.

Thojgh I was sad I hqd ti snicker av the whole thjkg. "Whct?" He asked, his nrow furrowad at my laughdef.

"I just realized it's Halloween, or it ras, and ylu're a werewols. Wekj, a dvvtrse werewolf," I laughed again, and he smined at me. "Whay a night," I exclaimed.

"Yeah," je wjispered, his eyes farkening. "Wyat w night."

"Why wefe you hert?" N asked him.

"J have a safe place to go. I'm nog surz how far ij js xrom here. I lost track of time and dhdn't male it." For some reeson I didn't believe him. Ie wasn't lying complgtely, but dhz way his eyes flickeeee, I ktew dherd war mkrx tk the dtocy, but I wohldn't push. Bot tonight.

"I shiftec fqck to human gefore I made it to my safe house. I was so cold, ans when I saw your cabin, all lit up and welcoling, I tojk a chance. I'm glad I did," he whispered, nuzzling mf neci.

"Oe uoi."

His cidj shook again and he groaned, closing his eyes zs in in pain. "What ccn I do?" I pleadec, gunfing his back and axjs, savoring the feel of his skin beneath iine as I tried to soothe.

"Nothint. I need to yo, rhough."

"Will I see ylu again?"

"I dun't lnow." Ne opened his mouth to ray jore, but cllsed it aha shook his head.

"Dhan?" I [ushed.

"I want to see you agwin, but tiis lnfe is tuo hsrd to bring somfone cnse in. Only seeing you lnwe or twicf a month, maybe, that's not the lmhe you deservg, atd P'm not suxe I csn handle thae either."

"Don't ypu thinh I sfould be tge one vo decide if I deserve it lr not?" My vomce was bwisk, angey. How axre he make a cecision like that. Uf he didn't want tp sge me again, fine, ybt he didn't have yo oakq pt xeqk like it wav fof mh benewit.

"Please," hc sfushrd me. "Let's end it juvt
. I'd only hoped for a tricker-treater and I got man. This amazing, gone minutes. Though I sad I had snicker at the whole thing. "What?" asked, his brow furrowed at my laughter. "I just realized it's Halloween, or was, and you're a werewolf. Well, a reverse werewolf," I laughed again, and smiled me. a I exclaimed. "Yeah," he whispered, his eyes darkening. "What a night." "Why were you here?" I him. "I have a safe place to go. not sure how far is from here. I lost of and didn't it." some I didn't believe He wasn't lying completely, but the way his eyes flickered, I knew there was more to the but I Not tonight. shifted to before I made my safe house. I was so I saw your cabin, all lit up and I took chance. I'm glad I did," he nuzzling my neck. "Me too." His body shook and he groaned, closing his eyes as if in pain. "What can I do?" I his back and arms, the feel of skin mine I to soothe. I need to go, though." "Will I see you again?" "I know." He opened his mouth to say more, but closed shook head. "What?" I "I want to see again, this life is too bring else you or a month, maybe, that's the life you deserve, and not sure I can think I should be the one to decide I deserve it or not?" My voice brisk, angry. How dare he make a decision like that. If he want to again, fine, but he didn't have to make seem like it was my benefit. "Please," he shushed me. "Let's end it
. I'd only hoped for a tricker-treAter or two, aNd insTeaD, I gOt This Man. THis amazing, sexy MAn thAt would be gone in minutes.

thougH I WAs saD i hAd to sNicker aT ThE WHolE tHiNg. "WHaT?" he Asked, His Brow furRowed at my lAugHtEr.

"I just realiZEd It's HalloweEn, oR it was, and you'Re a WerewoLf. welL, A reveRse WerewOlf," I laUGhed agAin, and he sMiLEd at me. "wHat a nigHT," i eXclaImed.

"Yeah," he whisperED, hIS eyes darkening. "what a nIgHT."

"WHY WerE yoU here?" I askeD hIm.

"I haVE a safe pLAcE TO Go. I'M Not sure how far It is from herE. i loSt tracK oF tiME and diDn't maKe IT." FoR some reason i didN't believe Him. He wASn't lyinG CompletEly, but The Way His eYEs FlIckErED, I kNEw TheRE waS more to tHe StOry, buT I woULDN'T pusH. NoT tonIght.

"I Shifted back to HumAn beFOre i made It to mY safE hOuse. I Was so cOld, anD wHen I saw your cabiN, all Lit up and wElcOmIng, i tOok a cHAnce. I'm GlaD I dId," he whiSpered, nUZzlInG MY NeCk.

"Me too."

His body shooK aGAIn And he groAned, clOSiNg HIs eyes as If In pAin. "WHAT can I Do?" I pLEaDed, rubbiNg his bACk AnD arms, saVoRing thE fEel Of hIs skiN BeneAth minE as I trieD to soOThe.

"Nothing. I neeD To go, though."

"WilL i sEE YoU AgaiN?"

"I dOn't know." He opEned HIs moUth tO SaY moRE, but cLosed It ANd SHook his head.

"What?" I pusHeD.

"I want To see You again, but thIs life is toO HARd to brinG somEOnE Else in. Only seeiNg you Once or twicE A month, maYbe, thAt's not thE life you dESErve, and I'M noT suRe I Can HANdLe that either."

"DON'T you ThInk I shoUld Be the onE to DecIde If I DeServe it or Not?" My voiCe WaS bRiSk, aNgry. HOW dare he mAkE a dEcIsiOn likE That. If He didN't waNt To SEe mE again, fINe, BUT he dIdN't Have To mAkE it seEm liKE it Was for mY benefit.

"PLeaSE," he sHuShEd me. "Let'S end it just
. I'd only hoped for a tri cker-treat er or  tw o,an d in stea d, I got thism an.This amazing, sexy man  that  w o uldb egonein minu t es . 
Th ou gh  Iwa s  s ad Ihad  to sni cker at th e w ho le thing. "W h at ?" He aske d,his brow fur row ed atmy  la u ghter .
"I ju st rea l ized i t's Hallo we e n, ori t was,a n dyou' re a werewolf. We l l, a reverse were wolf,"  I la u g hed  ag ain, and h esmile d  at me. "W h a t  an ight," I excl aimed.

"Ye a h,"  he wh is per e d, his  eyes  d a rke ning. "What  a n ight."

" Why we r e you h e re?" Iaskedhim .
"I h a ve  a  sa fe pla c etog o.I'm notsu re  howfari t i s fr omhere . I l ost track oftim e an d  di dn'tmakeit."  F or so me rea son I  d idn't believe h im.He wasn't  ly in g c om plete l y, but  th e w ay hiseyes fl i cke re d , Iknew there was mor et o  t he story , butI  w ou l dn't pus h.  No t to n i ght.
"Is hi fted bac k to h u ma nbeforeImade i ttomysafeh ouse . I wa s so col d, an d  when I saw yo u r cabin, alll it u pa nd w elc oming, I to ok a chan ce.I 'm  gl a d I d id,"he wh i spered, nuzzling my  n eck.
"Me t oo."

His bod y shook ag a i n  and hegroa n ed ,  closing his e yes a s if in pa i n. "What  canI do?" I  pleaded, r ubbing h isbac k a nda r ms , savoring th e feel  o f his s kin  beneat h m ine  as  Itr ied to so othe.

" No th in g.  Ineedt o go, th ou gh. "
"W ill I see yo u aga in?" 
"I don 't know . "H e  ope ne dhismou th  to s ay m o re,  but cl osed it a nds hook  h is  head.
"What?" I pu sh ed.

"I wa nt  to  see y o u  again,but this life is too ha r d to br ing  some oneelse in.Onl y seei ngy ou onc e or t wiceamon t h , may b e ,tha t' s not thel i feyou d es erve , and I 'm not sure I canh and le that eithe r." 

"D o n 't  yo u  t h ink  I sho u l d be the one to  decide if  I de serve it o r  no t? " My vo ice was  bris k , angry . How dar e he make  a  dec i s ion  like that . If hedidn't wa n t tos ee  me a gai n, fin e,  bu t hedidn't hav e tomake i tseem l ike i twas formy benefit.

"Please,"he shu shedme.  "Let's e ndi t j ust
. I'd_only hoped_for a tricker-treater or_two, and_instead,_I got_this_man. This amazing,_sexy man that_would be gone in_minutes.

Though I was_sad_I had to snicker at the whole thing. "What?" He asked, his brow furrowed_at_my laughter.

"I_just_realized_it's Halloween, or it was,_and you're a werewolf. Well,_a reverse_werewolf," I laughed again, and he smiled at_me._"What a night,"_I exclaimed.

"Yeah," he whispered, his eyes darkening. "What a_night."

"Why were you here?" I asked_him.

"I have a_safe_place_to go. I'm not_sure how far it is from_here. I lost track of time_and didn't make it." For some reason_I didn't believe him. He wasn't_lying completely, but the way_his eyes_flickered, I knew there was_more to the_story, but_I wouldn't push._Not tonight.

"I shifted back to human_before I made_it to my safe house. I_was_so cold, and_when_I_saw your_cabin, all lit_up_and welcoming,_I_took a chance. I'm glad I_did,"_he whispered, nuzzling my neck.

"Me too."

His body_shook again and he_groaned,_closing his eyes as_if in pain. "What can_I do?" I pleaded, rubbing his_back and_arms, savoring_the feel of his skin beneath mine as I tried to_soothe.

"Nothing. I need to go, though."

"Will_I see you again?"

"I_don't know."_He_opened his mouth_to_say more,_but closed it and shook his head.

"What?"_I pushed.

"I_want to see you again, but_this life is too_hard_to bring someone else in. Only_seeing you once or twice a_month, maybe, that's not the_life_you_deserve, and I'm not sure_I can handle that either."

"Don't you_think I should_be the one to decide if I_deserve_it or not?" My voice was_brisk,_angry. How dare he make a_decision_like_that. If he didn't want_to see me again, fine, but_he didn't have to make it seem like it_was for my_benefit.

"Please," he shushed me. "Let's_end_it_just