Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

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Soren shifts, attempting to make even less of himself, pressing me against the wall like we can somehow bleed into the tiles.

Maribel, however, is not one to be put off. “Don’t mind me; we are both girls, after all.” She giggles. “You haven’t got

anything I haven’t got!” She chirps like that is supposed to make me feel better about being spotted naked by my fake mother in law. Oh gosh please don’t open the door.

“Soren disappeared on me. Oh well, I have other things to do,” she says and I try to peer out the frost glass but only see a shadow through the thick shower screen. She seems to be fixing her hair in the mirror.

“So, I was thinking about the something blue for the wedding. We have a traditional family anklet for the wedding, it’s been passed down generations to each bride. But I need to measure your ankle, I was a bit of a porker when I married and Soren’s last wife thought it was gaudy and refused to wear it. It won’t take long, I just need to measure your ankle to see if I need to get the chain and links adjusted.”

I panic internally. Soren’s presence here could not be discovered, especially not like this. “Oh, I’ll just finish up and jump out.”

“No, no, you’re fine, I don’t want to disturb you, just slip a leg out the door I will be quick, I have a measuring tape here, I always carry one you never know,” she insists, and I pull a face at Soren as we both stare at her through the glass. Did she

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just pull a measuring tape from her cleavage? I shake my head at him. I am not having his mothers boob tape measure my ankle! I nudge him, and he nudges me back as we have a silent mouth war, I am almost tempted to shove him out and give him up to his mother!

“You do it!” he mouths and I point at the door, we probably look ridiculous like we are miming at each other in some foreign language neither of us understands. No! I mouth at him and he presses his lips in a line when his mother’s voice reaches us again.

“Don’t be shy. It will only take a second, dear. I won’t even look, promise; just slip a leg out.” I grit my teeth when Soren suddenly lifts his pants leg, and I stare at him before my eyes widen in horror as he slips his leg out the door. Oh goddess! He smirks at me and I cover my mouth with my hands to stop from giggling when he shoves his leg out the door giving it a wiggle.

hairy leg sticks awkwardly through the frosted shower screen, looking completely

breath from

alright?” I ask her and Soren gives me

yes dear. I’m just taken aback a little. Wow, I certainly don‘ t have legs like that, they’re so… so…” she tries to find words as if not to insult me, but I am just staring at his leg in horror and trying

it a werewolf thing?” she asks. Soren jabs me in the

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approaching full moon.” I blurt, and he looks at me like I am nuts. “It looks so coarse.

she gasps, and Soren stiffens when I see his mother’s hand graze up his leg.

part monkey. You put Alaric to shame with this fur! And Soren

tell her as

hairy werewolves are. That will certainly have to

his ankle, noticing

comments. “We are going to have hell trying to find heels to fit these.” she pokes his big

thing; they’ll shrink.” I blurt, covering my mouth to stifle my laugh. Soren glares at me, mouthing

maybe a groomer, I’ve never seen anything

like that all over?” she

Max.” I tell her. Soren slips his leg in

gave me quite the fright myself. Not to worry, we’ll take care of it.” she mutters

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come first.

have to get out now,” I manage to say between my stifled laughter. His face is beet–red with embarrassment, and the way he squirms is just too funny as she strokes his shin like it’s some oddity she needs