Can I pet you?

It is said the only way one can learn to know a person is by spending time in their company, and Nicolas felt he knew Bella well enough by now to understand her.

The meal was pleasant, and with her slipping up every now and then, over speaking herself on occasions, he felt he never had a better meal with any woman in his life.

Tony sat three seats of the van full behind the driver and behind them sat Deno in the far back of this nine seater, Nicolas thought he heard everything about Bella but the moon was still coming and she kept drawing out those kwerky questions.

"I thought for sure you'd have a limousine?" She asked remembering the time she was kidnapped.

"Oh yes, that's just a decoy, can you imagine this fat body getting into a limousine? Not only will I het stuck but I'll break the suspension" Tony said over his shoulder.

Those in the van laughed with him, but Deno had them instantly silent "Not to spur on any animosity ladies and gentleman, but Bella... Do werewolves prefer skinny or fat people?"

Tony gave him a glare owling his neck as far back as possible, Deno though lifted his hands "No offence"

"None taken!" He said with a cleared throat noise and looked at Bella "So?"

She was angry in fact "How many times! Must I say I don't eat humans!" She said and they all heard that rasp at the end of her voice, its clear her time was near.

"You okay?" Nicolas asked and she folded her arms.

"I'm fine! But I won't say it again! I don't eat human!"

Nicolas sat obediently in his chair and looked forward, for some reason the way she lifted her breasts with those folding arms had him thinking naughty shit, but he kept it tame, she was clearly not going to be worked up in any other way now.

Bella took a breath to calm down but a scent hung in the van she didn't notice at first, it smelled rather attractive and it made her lift her nose to take it in... What was this?

She looked at Tony who lit a cigar, leaned in, no, not him.

She turned to look at Deno but that alone had her instantly smell he's just who he is, nothing more.

Whilst looking at Deno she leaned sideways and upon turning her head forward took a breath past Nicolas, and it was from him!

She held her mouth, took a few more sniffs, yes! That interesting scent came from him, but why? She was in his presence the entire time, why would he have such an alluring scent all of a sudden?

"Nic?" She asked and he looked at her, she saw the slight red on his cheeks, maybe it was because of Tony's cigar, or the fact that there are not much windows open in this van, but she could swear he was blushing.

"What's wrong?" He asked, in that motion of his lips the breath leaving his lungs that scent came out of him, something was coursing through his veins that produced it, even being released through the wind out of his chest, it had a rush run through her, hot under her dress, she felt turned on.

"What are you doing?" She asked trying as best she could to hold het composure and keep her breathing normal.

"I'm... I'm not doing anything?" He said as his eyes widened, then suddenly that smell was gone.

Bella frowned taking a few more sniffs, correct, it really did vanish "Oh, never mind" she said looking forward.

As the sun left the sky the driver brought the van to a halt and turned back "We're here boss"

Tony returned the motion and also looked back "You ready partner?" He asked Bella.

"You say its only to scare him right?"

"Yes, I want you to scare the shit out of him"

She smiled "Can do, although we need to work out a plan, I will go somewhere to shift then come to you once I'm done, what do you plan to do?"

"I will get him tied to a chair at first, beat the socks off him a little and keep up the threats, when you're good and ready you just come to a room bordering that one, when the threats are nice and set I'll call you in to push him over the edge"

"Then let's do that" she said and Tony opened the van door.

As the men from the other vehicles climbed out he twisted a finger in the air "Round up all his men! Make sure that bastard is well subdued!"

"Yes boss" they said and entered the property after breaking the garden gate with a crowbar.

Bella and Nicolas stood by as the men entered, then Deno passed them "I'll go for moral support on Tony's side, you two come when she's ready" he said.

"Sure" Nicolas said.

When Tony and Deno entered only He and Bella stood outside the gate, she lifted a hand and scratched her arm.

"You ready for this?" He asked and her gaze went up to the far horizon, there the moon slowly came to view and Nicolas felt a chill.

"I am, are you?" She asked and looked at him, still scratching.

"Let's go" he said mustering his courage.

She entered the gate with him following through the quiet garden and into the house, Bella heard Tony yell already, they had their targeted man in the chair, so she looked at Nicolas and twitched her head to follow.

In a different room deprived of anyone else she closed the door behind them, Nicolas switched the lights on and saw some sort of bar area.

"No, turn off" she said silently and walked to the center of the room.

"Oh, Okay then" he said and flipped the switch again.

As the darkness returned he still saw her vaguely in the white light of the moon now full outside, her head turned and looking over her shoulder the chill had him again seeing her eyes flicker as it reflected the minimal light now available.

"You said you wouldn't run right?" She whispered in soft tone, Nicolas realized she didn't want to lift her voice, if earlier in the van had that rasp at the end, by now it should be much more clear.

"No..." He said and she scratched herself again "Are you okay? What's with that itch?"

"Its already happening, my skin feels tight" she said still in hushed tone, Nicolas blinked seeing her draw that dress over her head and threw it down.

He wanted to turn away but she had very seductive lingerie on, it halted his turn and looked, though the light was little, he couldn't help feel turned in by that body, as always.

"There it is again!" She said looking over her shoulder, but it was only a second and she turned to him.

"There is what?" He asked.

"That smell..." She said taking a step forward but stopped when a pop noise filled the room and she moaned bending.

"Shit Bella! Are you okay!?"

"How many times are you going to ask if I'm okay!? You think this transformation is subtle?"

He build saliva in his mouth then swallowed to coat his dry throat "Well, no but"

"Only stand there, and watch" she said just as a nother audible pop came from her making her groan.

Nicolas dared not utter a thing watching her bend holding her chest, the noises became more and escalated to a frequent collage of cracks and pops that sent twists up his gut.

Slowly he saw her change, and the way she grunted and gasped made it clear she was in agony, her size increased so much the lingerie lost its struggle and snapped off, leaving her completely naked as she hunched on the floor.

Despite the fact that he already saw her this bare, and this wicked thing was now happening to her, Nicolas couldn't help feel turned on and that made him feel like an idiot.

Her eyes shot up to him with teeth clasped, those glowing eyes accompanied but the gleem of fangs in the moonlight made him take another step back, it was scary, it sounded awful, but Nicolas was stupefied at his own amazement keeping him in place.

"Why does that smell come from you?" She growled and it finally shook him out of that trance.

"I'm sorry?" He asked.

She said nothing as the shift progressed, out of the dark her creme skin hidden by shadow got lit up as the white fur sprawled over her body now three times its size, she stood on the balls of her feet, Nicolas could find it much easier now to see what happened to her thanks to her new coat of white.

Her feet lengthened where's she stood and her hands widened to paws, he blinked when the thick tail dashed behind her, and those beautiful triangular ears batted on her head.

His voice crackled through his gaping open mouth as the once petit short Belladonna now stood twice his length looking down at him, though he knew her eyes had a beautiful indigo the glow from the light made them shine white though her pupils dilated wide to accustom themselves to the dark room.

The pops and cracks subsided and all that remained was the grunting harf's of her panting throat, she took a step forward and Nicolas felt the tremor of her weight run softly but noticeably through the floor under his feet.

"B... Bella?" He asked.

She rose her upper body and stretched her arms wide, through the thick fur he saw her feminine side still present, the breasts hidden by thick white strands, yet below them over her abdomen a healthy layer of muscle now sat where her smooth elegant belly used to be, Nicolas was starstruck.

"So?" She asked finishing her stretch and looked down at him.

"You can speak!?"

"No! This is just noise I make to fool you, you're dreaming" she said sagging her ears.

He smiled with half a lip "My... My goodness, this... This is amazing!"

Her eyes looked down as her head shyed off, the angle allowed Nicolas to see the blues again and the light didn't bounce from that position out of her pupils.

"Wh... What do you think?" She asked hunching herself, wanting her body language to portray she means no harm.

"You... You're beautiful" he said without a lie, what's not beautiful about a wolf? Its a majestic animal, one that should be respected not feared, in the wild watching them hunt, howl, play with each other and protect their own was something your average man only sees on the National Geographic channel...

But here Nicolas found himself in the presence of such an animal, and she was as majestic as the wolves in the wild.

The world was a fool, he thought, if only they could see her like this.

"Nic?" She asked.

"I'm, sorry, its like I said, amazing"

"What? That I can talk as a wolf?"

"No, you... Just... You"

She looked at him, he couldn't read wolf expressions but he felt she was calm, of course no fangs were bared, any human can understand a wolf or dog when its angry, but Bella was none of the sort.

"You lie, you're saying things to make me feel better..." She wanted to say more but Nicolas lifted a hand.

"Can I... Pet you?" He asked, it took tonnes of courage but what does he have left to lose? She is clearly not a threat.

Bella looked at that hand then a feeling came to her, what was it? Anger? No, was it respect? More like disrespect... No wolf will be tamed, no wolf will play dog for man, and this made her draw her lips like curtains and reveal her canines.

Nicolas got the idea and dropped his hand "S, sorry"

"You... Should be afraid if me! I'm a wolf!" She said and snarled.

Nicolas backed off "I told you, I won't fear you"

"Why!?"

"Because..." He clasped his mouth shut when she rose to full posture and widened her claws "Bella?"

"This is the first time I stand revealing myself to a human, and I realized it was wrong, this is wrong!"

"I didn't mean to offend you!" He said staggering back and hitting a table.

Belladonna passed him to the door but halted halfway bent through it "Let's just get this over with" she said and left.