It was well past midnight, and Serena's living room was silent, broken only by the occasional rise and fall of Nathan's chest - still in the form of a massive black wolf. Serena sat across from him, her brow furrowed as she looked at him with a mixture of frustration and perplexity. What was she supposed to do with a giant wolf pet that wouldn't return to its human form until dawn?

She finally reached for her phone, determined to call Nathan's beta - maybe he'd know what to do. Nathan, who had been lying quietly until then, sat up at the suggestion, a deep growl coming from his throat....