“What happened with Jasper?” “Quite recently he has taken on a strange behavior, perhaps it is because his personal business ventures are not going the way he is expecting, for that reason, he is letting the beast within out on some occasions” “So, the night when I heard a howl, it was him?” “Indeed, he was venting his frustrations to me” “Did it go well?” “Not exactly, he became very angry and I was as the receiving end of a nasty hit” You were? “Really, did it hurt?” “Yes, very much, you know I do not have the physical strength to fight back so I had to reason with him, try to use our friendship to calm him down” “Did it work?” “Fortunately, yes, I promised to help him with whatever problem he was facing and he left” The sinking feeling of my heart was more painful than I have

