So over the next two months I’ll be posting snippets here from the upcoming second novel in the Howling Moon series!!! And here is the first one from chapter one of the upcoming book!
She saw the disgusted look on the cashier’s face as she took her money, careful not to let their skin make contact. It wasn’t directed at the two men either. Emily focused, seeing her distorted reflection in the glass. It looked so different from her tangled shoulder-length hair. The cashier returned the money, careful not to touch her still. The young woman sneered, not even trying in her swift motion dropping the money into Emily’s palm. Emily’s anger grew. She felt the wolf deep down in her stomach. It was dark now, it was sudden, and the wolf had more control when the sun was down. It didn’t matter what cycle the moon was in; the wolf always wanted out when it was dark.
His hands were cold on her waist. “I bet you clean up real nice.” She felt the first man’s hot breath on the back of her neck. She pushed forcefully off the counter, turning, landing on top of him with enlarged canines, just missing the softness of his exposed neck as her jaws snapped fiercely. Emily felt the wolf’s anger. It matched her own at the unwelcome touch of a stranger. The look he gave her was like he was doing her a favor by touching her. She could smell the blood pulsating through his veins, and she wanted to rip his throat open.
“What the fuck?” the other man questioned, quickly moving away, falling over a display of chips, scattering debris all around the store in a loud exchange of events.
Emily could smell the man under her. He had soiled himself. She smiled, wanting to laugh, but all that came was a huff of breath as she snarled. She felt her lip quiver under the presence of her extended canines. Her heart raced. She was enjoying the fear she put into the men who thought they were so much better than her.
“John… her teeth….” The couple from the bathroom was on the other side of her, having rushed to check out the commotion. She could smell their fear and hear their hearts race. The guy even stopped breathing at the sight of her. The brute of a man who was so threatening to her a moment earlier was a heartbeat from running, and she wanted him to. The wolf wanted him to as well so she could chase him down. But she couldn’t let that happen no matter how badly she wanted to hurt the man. She knew if she let the wolf out here and now, she would be the only person to leave the gas station alive.
If this sounds familiar, part of this scene was recently on tiktok and I shared it here as part of the femme narrator takeover!! If you want to read the full first chapter from Full Wolf Moon, well, that is now on my patreon for everyone to read. Or you can preorder the book on kindle! Paperback preorders are also coming very soon!
Steven Paul Watson, Author 