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opened his eyes. “Nothing’s happening.”
    “You need to get angry.” She told him.
    “Oh, that’ll be easy. I’ll just turn that emotion on then.” He rolled his eyes at her.
    I suppose I could attack him.
    She shook her head. She didn’t want to attack him. She thought about it for a moment. “Ooh, I know. Are you a jealous type of guy?”
    “How would I know that? I don’t even know if I like pudding.”
    “Everyone likes pudding,” she said.
    “Not the point.”
    “Well, let’s just try something, okay?”
    “Okay.” He shrugged.
    “You know when that creature pretended to be you, and I thought he was you?”
    “Yes.”
    “He kissed me, twice.”
    Ben narrowed his eyes. “Did you kiss him back?”
    “Yes. It was nice.” She lied. Fake-Ben’s kisses had been cold and angry, nothing like the real thing. “In fact, your kisses were boring compared to his.”
    He scowled at her and clenched his fists.
    “There’s something sexy about a dangerous man, don’t you think?” She twirled her hair around her fingers. “For all his evil intentions, there was something hot in his kisses.”
    His eyes darkened.
    “I do wonder what kind of things he’d do to me if he caught me.” She continued, trying to spur him into changing. She flashed what she hoped was a seductive smile. “What a real man would be like, rather than just a boy.” She gestured in his direction. “You’re not angry, are you?
    He let out a guttural growl, and she took an involuntary step back. His eyes filled with fire as he tensed his muscles.
    Okay, maybe getting him pissed off with me wasn’t the best idea.
    His face rounded and black fur appeared on it. He grew in size, his shoulders becoming even broader and his limbs elongating. The short snout of a bear grew into his features, and his eyes glowed red. He let out a roar, baring his fangs at her. Unlike the other creature she had seen up close, he appeared less canine in his features and more like a bear.
    Sharp claws popped out of his paws, and he took a swipe at her. She jumped backwards and stumbled into the stage. A shiver of fear shot up her spine.
    “Okay, turn it off. Ben, can you hear me? It worked. Go back to human!”
    His powerful muscles tensed as he charged at her.
    Oh shit!
    She sidestepped and tried to run away, but tripped backwards onto the floor, landing on her backside.
    He faced her, pure animal.
    “Ben, stop!” she cried, but he kept coming. She rolled over onto all fours and scrambled down the aisle.
    A huge paw grabbed her ankle and dragged her backwards.
    No, no, no!
    She kicked back, which only seemed to enrage him more. He roared, quickly yanking her back towards him and causing the carpet to graze her skin.
    She rolled over onto her back. She couldn’t get angry. She didn’t want to hurt him. Her vision blurred with tears. It hadn’t worked. He wasn’t coming back.
    “Please, Ben. Let it go. Don’t let it control you.”
    He hovered over her, pinning her down with his heavy body. His sharp claws dug into her shoulders, his face close enough to bite hers with his massive fangs.
    She trembled when he snarled, his hot breath blasting into her face.
    Her heart weighed heavy in her chest. With her memories restored, she realized that Ben had been the best thing that had happened in her life. Most of her life, she had been fighting to survive, and she’d had to do it on her own. He was the first person she had ever connected with on any level. It wasn’t until her memories returned, that she’d realized how much his presence in her life made it better.
    And now he’s going to bite my face off.
    She knew she should kill him. She had promised to, but the idea of going back to her lonely life without him in it seemed bleaker than death. She couldn’t muster any anger towards him even if she wanted to. Sadness was the only emotion she had left.
    “Come back to me,” she whispered. “I need you.”
    His red eyes faded to green.
    A sprig of