Adelaide screamed. She scrambled to pull herself upright. It was exactly like her dream, her nightmare. She was shaking herself, the adrenaline telling her fight or flight. She had no idea. The wolf in front of her huffed. She suddenly thought of beauty and the beast, what the hell was she supposed to do? She shakily got up, she wasn't sure if that wolf was Paul or not, but it wasn't attacking her. Maybe she could just walk away, walk back to her home and go to bed and start the day over again. The wolf in front of her looked to the side, out of the tree line more wolves appeared. Adelaide could feel the scream and fear catch in her throat.
"Adelaide, it's okay." Paul said.
Adelaide shakily turned her head. Instead of a wolf it was Paul there. Mostly naked. His hands were clasped in front of him as he stood awkwardly in front of her. A wave of emotions just hit her, she didn't know whether to scream or cry or laugh. She ended up laughing at the predicament. Paul shifted his weight.
"I know this isn't ideal, I... I didn't want to tell you like this, well show you."
Adelaide glanced back at the wolves in the treeline, some of them looked like they were laughing.
"They won't hurt you, none of the wolves will. The black one? That's Sam... Adelaide you saw me in wolf form. It's like the legends, I told you. It is the legends they're true."
Adelaide looked over his shoulder she could see a twitch in the blinds from the house. She swallowed.
"Watch, I can show you again." Paul said.
Paul looked at her with concern then closed his eyes and then the wolf was back. This time she didn't scream, but it felt like her jaw hit the floor. The wolf, well Paul, slowly took steps towards her, almost testing her reaction.
Adelaide bent over, "I need to catch my breath." She felt queasy so she closed her eyes and tried to focus on her breath. Then something hit her shoulder, she could feel the hot breath down her chest. She opened her eyes and raised her head a bit. She was staring directly into Paul's eyes. She stood up straight, no one tells you what to do when you're friend turns into a wolf. Was he a friend? She wasn't sure, she had just met him this was crazy and now he's a wolf!? She could feel the panic rising up again.
"I'm um... going to turn around and sit and you can turn back into a human and then we can talk." Adelaide said.
She turned around and lowered herself to the ground. She glanced over at the line of trees and the other wolves were slowly backing away. She closed her eyes and waited for Paul.