...Doubt...

Rose was shocked, she couldn't believe what she just heard.

" Did I hear him correctly?"

-What...what are you saying, your Highness?

- Come, sit next to me.

- N....No, I will stay here.

- Even if you don't want to, I can use my force to subdue you.

Her heart started racing and her face turned to red.

" What's wrong with him?"

- What will you do, Rose? Show me how are you going to resist me.

He came towards her while she was panicking.

He slammed the door behind her with his hand, then he whispered in her ear:

- If you can't handle such a thing, next time don't underestimate it. Men are like beasts, especially when they found a prey to their liking.

She pushed him away.

- I will not be a prey, and if a beast comes after me, I will hunt him down... Besides, you are not a beast.

Hans smiled while backing off

- Don't be sure about that. I can be wilder than you could imagine. Now tell me what do you want?

- It's about.....the wolf.

Hans's expression suddenly stiffened

- What about it?

- I heard that you are hunting it.

- So, do you want to participate in the hunt?

- NO, OF COURSE NOT, IT SAVED MY LIFE. That animal is really smart. Although I don't know why it is friendly towards me. But that night, if it wasn't for it, I would be killed.

- How did you come back?

- It held me on his back and bring me all the way here while it was injured in his....leg.

" Wait a minute, both of them are injured in the same place on the right above the elbow... No, that's crazy, how could I think like that."

- So, the wolf didn't attack you?

- Yes, I met it before, it was friendly each time. I even named him Blacky.

- Puff...Are we talking about the same animal here?

- Actually, I hope not. Blacky is not a threat to anyone. I heard this is its first time showing in the city. It killed those who deserve to die. Please, let it live.

- What if another accident happens in the future, are you willing to take full responsibility?

- Blacky is not a normal wolf, it knows what it is doing. Maybe I sound ridiculous, but I trust it.

" The prince's expressions are hard to read. well, he doesn't seem annoyed at least"

- If you finished you can go?

-Good night, your Highness.

Hans went to his library and pulled out a book about werewolves.

" How can that be possible? According to this book, werewolves are killers, no one can control them. Every time I turn to that beast I tried my best to stay in the forest to not encounter anyone. The next day, I don't remember anything, it is like I was in deep sleep. But lately, on the nights of my transformation, I kept dreaming about her eyes. Was it because I met her in that form as she said? If my analysis is true, it means that there is something I don't know, something is related to Rose. Puffff, she named me Blacky. That woman is full of surprises"

Rose couldn't forget her previous doubt, it seemed crazy to her, but every time she thought about it, it became more and more reasonable. Started from the eyes, the scent, the sudden pain and the sudden appearance of the wolf, and finally the wound.

- Hey Yvine, I have a question for you.

- Ask me what you want.

- Can normal people turn into...animals?

- What do you mean?

- I mean like turning into a wolf.

Yvine seemed very surprised, she held her hands while screaming:

- MISS ROSE, DID YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING?