He was about to start down the ramp when one of the Mylians called to him."Tristan, Sir."He turned round and had a laser pulse rifle handed to him. "T...anks." They disembarked and quickly made for the cover of the trees. Once they were safely away from the ship the crew stood looking at him and waiting for orders. Tristan took a deep breath as strange alien woodland scents and smells assailed his nostrils. He looked at the expectant faces in the starlight. He knew as far as they were concerned. Get it straightened up before you leave the house.”Not what I expected! I was upset that I’d failed, and in my frustration I said something really stupid. I looked at her and asked, “Are you serious?”She gave me one of her special looks and said, “Absolutely serious! Are you thinking about testing my resolve on this issue?”Her words and the set of her jaw quickly brought me back to reality. “Um, no. I’ll get it done before I leave.”“Good boy.”So my efforts hadn’t made a dent in her. But as I stared down my snout at the pitiful creature before me, that troubled me. A line needing crossing here. One that made me hesitate. It would make me a killer, a monster. The bite would infect him, cause him to become a wolf in the city. One I could not control or keep track of. Something told me that and while he sobbed, I gave him the mercy of a quick death. A yank and pull and bones in the neck snapped. He dropped like a sack and I continued on. No remorse just jumped to the next roof. When the bus eventually arrived she took her normal place on the first row of the raised seats near the back. As the bus reached the next stop Emily felt a sudden rush of excitement as the familiar man got on and sat on a side facing seat a couple of rows ahead of her. For the last 3 or 4 weeks she had regularly caught the young man staring at her before quickly turning away. She would often however spend much of the journey looking back at him, enjoying the lustful images that played in her.