We talked for a few hours, had a light breakfast, and, then, I sent Max home to shower and cool off after the heated remarks and jabs that he kept slipping to Evan.  I could understand his desire to keep me safe, but I felt that he’d taken it too far with my boarder; especially when I knew it was coming more from jealousy than concern.  Evan offered to go with me to pick up the supplies that I’d need to study the creature and I gladly accepted his company.  We checked on Megan to make sure that she was doing well before we securely locked the house and hopped into his van.He’d barely closed the door and started the engine before the stench of werewolf overwhelmed me.  Although his offer to drive me was considerate, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to tolerate being in such a stinky vehicle for the hour ride to and from the supply place. So, I strongly suggested that we use my car.  He flashed me one of his handsome

We walked at a quickened pace while Max kept his car parallel with us.  I have to agree with Megan.  It did make me feel a bit childish, but I could understand his need to do it since he didn’t want to drive on without us and I was refusing to get into the car.When we reached the driveway, he pulled past us and headed around to the morgue entrance.  I pulled my keys from the pocket in the waist of my yoga pants as we walked around to the back of the house and opened up the door to the morgue.  Max was quick to open the trunk of his car and heave the limp werewolf over his shoulder.  Even though it hung lifeless, I still put a cautious distance between us.  After all, the werewolf that Evan had brought to me had looked dead too.Max heaved the beast onto the examination table with much less grace than Evan had done with his werewolf.  I shook my head and silently chastised myself for comparing the two men.  One was a vampir

I was at the bottom of the stairs when I remembered that Peter had sent me a message through my computer.  I raced back up to my bedroom and grabbed my laptop from the nightstand. The sound of Max singing in the shower made me smile.I headed to the kitchen and opened my laptop to look for Peter’s message while I waited for the coffee to brew.   To my surprise, there was nothing there.  I scowled.  I could have sworn that I saw a message from him before I went to sleep.  Was I seeing things now?  Was it just wishful thinking because he’d yet to reach out to me?  Did I even want him to, now that I knew what I did about him?I scolded myself as I closed the lid on my computer.  I needed to get over Peter once and for all before my mind went crazy and my life was ruined.I’d just finished frying a few eggs to make egg and bagel breakfast sandwiches with when Megan entered the kitchen.“Is M

The sound of Evan’s van pulling into the driveway distracted us from our conversation.Megan placed her hand on my forearm to get my attention as we watched through the kitchen window as he parked his van and hopped out. “A word of warning.  Max isn’t the only one who will feel the effects of the potion.  Any man with love for you will have their emotions enhanced; as you will for him if you harbor any feelings of love for him.  Even the smallest amount will be strengthened and brought forth.  It’ll be especially potent from drinking the tea.  Once you start bathing in it, the energies will align and be less erratic.  You say that you don’t have feelings for him in that way, but I’m telling you that Evan has feelings for you that go beyond sexual, so be careful not to touch him any more than necessary until you’ve completed all of your baths or we’ll have a problem on our hands.”

We went to three upscale jewelry stores before we found a ring that we both agreed on.  Either Max took Megan’s teasing to heart or he was just a very generous man because the ring he insisted upon getting me was a lot bigger than the modest one I’d chosen and ridiculously expensive.  He claimed that diamonds never lost their value, so it was not just a symbol of our love and commitment, it was an investment.  I didn’t know how I felt about carrying the responsibility of such an investment on my finger day in and day out, but there was no changing his mind.My romantic man paid for the ring and then got down on one knee before everyone in the store and formally proposed to me.  It was touchingly romantic.It was early afternoon, so we decided to take a stroll down through the shopping district and window shop. Max wanted to go wild and purchase things for our new life together, but I wasn’t ready to look at china