I've never fit in with the residents of my village. It was very much the land that time forgot, consumed by tradition and a haunting story of a beast. A monster that stalked the forests every full moon.

When I returned for my father's funeral, the old legend was the last thing on my mind. I was distracted by my attraction to John. A woodcutter. His thick muscles and brute strength aroused me like no other, even though I'd promised my mother I wouldn't cause another scandal.

But I figured one night alone with him wouldn't hurt anything. No one would have to know.

Except it was the full moon. And the old legend is more than just a story...