Free To Live and To Love (Black Wolf Agency Book 1) by Jessica Swan Page A

long-shot, but how awesome would that be?
    “No, I don’t know, and to tell you the truth; I’m afraid of what might happen if we were to try,” she said, cringing at the thought. Kate was wondering where he was going with all this.
    “You’re afraid it will kill you?”
    “Yes.”
    “Is there any way we can find out from someone? Do you think perhaps another vampire or werewolf would know?”
    “I’m not sure. Maybe.” She didn’t sound very hopeful at all. Could things really be this easy? Could the secret to escaping this wretched life be right in front of her, all this time?
    “You know, I’m surprised Black Wolf Agency doesn’t already know about something like that. It’s shocking how little we know about werewolves, considering how much we’ve discovered about other paranormal creatures out there.”
    “Well, werewolves tend to stay out of the spotlight for a reason. The reason you don’t know much about them is because they don’t want you to know. They generally only shape shift while hunting a vampire and cover up their tracks really well afterward. Otherwise, if you’re not a vampire or another werewolf, with the ability to smell their scent, there would be no way to tell the werewolves apart from the humans.”
    “I see. Well, I’m very curious if it’s possible to convert a vampire to a werewolf.” This was going to be one of the things he would make a point in finding out about.
    “Me, too,” she said, holding him close as they walked.
     

     
    The day went by very quickly. In addition to spending some quality time with James, Kate also got to know Yvonne a little better and met a couple of James’s co-workers, including a nice, middle-aged man named Charlie, and a chipper, young woman named Lin.
    Charlie was very easy going and lovely to have a conversation with. He explained to Kate about how his job was to manage the security at the facility and do research on paranormal creatures, sorting out the myths from reality.
    Lin was a Chinese witch who had recently become an American citizen. She had extensive knowledge on ancient Chinese myths and magic, and was responsible for managing paranormal activities in Chinatown, as well as occasionally assisting James in his adventures around other parts of the city.
    Everyone at Black Wolf Agency was fabulous and shared lots of stories with Kate about the adventures James had in the past. The most intriguing story they told her was when they sent James to track down a succubus. Fortunately, they weren’t very common, but when they made their way into the human population, they were very dangerous.
    It was Charlie who had discovered the succubus. One morning, he was reading about a couple of mysterious murders in the newspaper. Seeing that these were no ordinary murders, he collected the clues from the article and did some research to see what kind of creature could be responsible for the crimes, concluding that a succubus only could have caused them.
    The succubus that James was assigned to track down was a beautiful redhead named Astrid. She was notorious for hooking up with strange men from random bars and going home with them. Then, once she got them alone in their apartments, she would have sex with them and drain the life out of them in the process.
    Charlie worked with Yvonne and Lin to create a potion to give to James to lure the succubus to him and make him immune from her powers long enough so he could stab her in the heart with a silver dagger. That was the only way to vanquish a succubus.
    When Charlie, Yvonne, and Lin were finished telling the story, James walked in the room and concluded the story by saying to Kate, “Even the succubus, who is notorious for her beauty, wasn’t nearly as gorgeous as you.” He kissed her on the cheek, and she smiled.
    “Nice save,” said Kate, smirking at him. Everyone laughed at the exchange between the two of them.
    Kate realized it had been yet another wonderful day for the both of