***MAGGIE POV*** Once Richard stepped out of the shower for, according to him, the first time in almost two months, I could tell that he was a relatively handsome guy, and actually seemed to have an okay head on his shoulders. I mean, if he hated Michael Bartholomew, wanted him dead, and was actively trying to make that happen, how bad could he be? When I asked him how hard and how long it would be for me to be changed into a wolf, Richard explained that he'd have to bite me on the side of the neck and that it would take a few days for the transformation to complete itself. I had no idea what that meant, but he got an IV from the student clinic, hooked me up to it, and bit with everything he had. And boy, did it feel like I was being set on fire. I immediately lost co

