*Lupo*
As the hansom rattles through the streets, I curse myself. I've nearly told her everything, everything I know about her and who she is, everything she once knew about me. But telling her means ending the farce. Ending the farce means her leaving my household.
I had been quite arrested by her tonight. Her courage, her determination. Her description of laughter. I want it. Balling my fist, I pound it against my thigh. I do not want to be intrigued by her, I do not want to get to know this she-wolf who lives in my residence. I want to be rid of her. And I will be as soon as I have a better grasp of how she came to be in the river.
The driver pulls the cab to a stop in front of The Full Moon Club. For the first time in my life, I am not focused on my responsibilities here. I always w
