NIKLAS I was sitting at the table alone, watching everyone around me move around with smiling faces and on their best behaviours. Come on. That was one thing no one could take from parties like this; they made everyone act like they were all good and happy. Phil invited Cole and me to the launch of his mother's new hotel. The hotel wasn't far from CustoDia so it was hard to say no. Not like Cole ever considered saying no— he loved parties and I knew why. As much as he loved to act like some big bad wolf— or rather a big, goofy wolf— he liked humans. Since we were kids he had always loved to mingle with humans. Even fell in love with them at times. Man, could that be me? I couldn't date a human girl. Appealing, but scary. Like really, really, really scary. “Champagne?” A chubby man

