Alec’s eyes bulged and everything fell into place. The meat. The near-monthly absences from set. The insistence that Alec leave, that he wasn’t safe. Lucien Ulman, who played fake-science werewolves on television, was an honest-to-magic real-life werewolf! And he was holding Ray’s prize fan script.
“f**k,” Alec said.
The transformation accelerated. Hair sprouted everywhere over Lucien’s body. His arms lengthened so they could reach the floor. His face elongated and his ears grew. His shirt and jeans ripped strategically. Alec remained stuck, rooted in place, one hand still holding open the cooler of meat.
Lucien collapsed to the floor, uncannily long arms covering his head in some mockery of the safety position they teach kids in school to adopt during tornadoes. Alec needed to flee. Lu
