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naked , I would have. . .”
    “You would have what ?” Emma interrupted, her face turning bright red with anger.
    “Well, to be blunt, I would have grabbed a camera so that there would be proof of the two of you in such a compromising position. No one would ever believe me if I told them. It’s a shame I didn’t know. It would have been nice to have some photographic evidence,” Bennett chuckled before quickly dissolving into thin air to avoid her wrath.
    Emma turned back to Colby. “Ugh! He’s such a creep sometimes. I hate how he’s always trying to catch us in ‘compromising positions’, as he likes to call it.”
    “I know,” Colby replied. “Oh, well. Let’s just ignore him and go back to exploring each other.” He winked at her.
    “Um, definitely not! You can thank Bennett for that. He completely ruined the mood for me,” she replied with a huff before climbing out of the shower, leaving Colby standing there alone.
    Once she left the room, he let out a low growl. “Bennett! You’re going to pay for this,” he said grumpily.
     
    *
     
    “So, what do we do?” Emma asked as she stood next to the kitchen island, shaking Colby out of his memory.
    He met her gaze. “Easy. We just carry on with what we were going to do and don’t worry about Bennett. We pretend he isn’t even there,” Colby replied, bringing his lips down on Emma’s again, but she pulled away from him.
    “Don’t worry,” Bennett’s voice echoed throughout the room. “I’m leaving. No one wants to see your furry behinds.”
    Colby pulled her back into his arms. “See? He’s gone.”
    She seemed hesitant at first, but after a few moments, she gave into his kiss. She pulled her own tank top off again and unzipped his pants as he hoisted her onto the counter.

 
     
     
    Chapter 12: Emma
     
    The following evening, Emma stood in front of her mom’s house. Her mom’s car was parked in the driveway, so she was definitely home.
    Emma glanced down at her watch for about the tenth time since she’d gotten there. It was already ten minutes after six. A part of her couldn’t help but worry that maybe her stepdad was standing her up. Maybe he’d thought more about what they’d agreed on, and he’d decided that it wasn’t a good idea anymore.
    Hell, even Emma wasn’t sure if it was the best idea in the world, but she wanted to at least give it a try. Because if there was a chance—no matter how small—that her mom might agree to become a werewolf, she was willing to take it. The truth was, she really missed her mom—and more than anything else, she wanted her mom to be there when the baby that she was probably having was born.
    Just as she was about ready to leave, she saw Gary walking towards her. Just like when he was in his wolf form, she could see that he’d lost a lot of weight. His clothes were also raggedy and his hair had grown out to a fairly long length, but it was definitely him.
    As he approached her, he said, “Are you ready to do this?”
    Emma gulped, suddenly beginning to feel nervous. “I-I don’t think so. . .”
    Gary glanced over at her sharply. “Do you mean to tell me that you talked me into doing this, but now you’re going to back out on me ?”
    “I . . . No, I just have a lot of other stuff on my mind,” Emma stammered. “I’m fine.”
    “Good. Because I want you to be the one to ask her to go through with this.”
    “But I don’t wanna ask,” she protested. “Why can’t you ask?”
    “It was your crazy idea.” Gary shrugged. “Do you want her to become a werewolf or not?”
    Emma put her hands on her hips. “Do you want her to become a werewolf?” she asked in a hushed voice, hoping that the neighbors wouldn’t overhear their conversation.
    “No, I would never choose this life for her,” Gary replied, but as he said the words, a loud humming sounded in Emma’s ears. It was the same sound she always heard when someone was lying.
    She felt slightly relieved that she hadn’t