Dolph knew who that group of men was. He also believed in the philosophy of minding his own business. The one thing he liked about Taverton was the laid back attitude toward those of the preternatural persuasion. They lived off the grid. They lived and let live and if once in a while the liberal minded mortals fell prey, well, that was just life. Vampires seemed to dominate the landscape as opposed to the minority of weres and the smattering of fae. Witches like Isolde were as rare as hen's teeth although there was a local coven of mortal witches. One thing Dolph hated about vampires was the way they smelled. Especially those clans members, as if they rolled in old blood with a kick of opiate. Those who came in tonight were almost intolerable and unlike other vampires, their scent was so co-mingled, he couldn't distinguish one from another. He was glad as they left one by one.<br/><br/>He stayed til closing time, torn between the desire to take to the woods in preparation of shifting and the urge to take Isolde to bed one more time before shifting. Several women had bought him drinks and tried to lure him to their homes for the night but after the witch, other women had lost their appeal. He had watched a couple of vampires take mortal women home.<br/><br/><br/>Vampires were an extremely sexy specie and mortals were sheep, he thought with disdain. No, not sheep, sheep at least had the sense to run away when a wolf approached. Mortals were drawn into a vampire like a hare to a snake. A fine looking vampire said to Rex,<br/>"Make her a drink and another for me," causing Dolph to take a closer look.<br/><br/>"Hey," he nodded to the vampire who ignored him as he walked over to a girl with a singleminded purpose. Dolph watched with a frown. How do they do it?<br/><br/>Something about this exchange was different than the others ones during the evening, so he went over and without asking, sat at the table with them.<br/><br/>"Hey," he nodded to the vampire and the girl.<br/>"How does this seduction thing work? I think it would come in quite handy. " He spoke casually, noticing a scent that felt as if it should be familiar. He shoved that thought aside, vampires just stink.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Dolph  exchanged looks with the vampire  and then just shrugged, drained his mug and stood up.<br/><br/>"You drive safe now. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." and walked off. Soon after, the vampire and the girl left.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Finally, Rex forced him to leave. Dolph stood in the blowing snow for a while and finally decided to take Isolde to bed one more time. With a sappy smile on his face, he hurried toward her cottage. He stood outside the door before going inside, smelling the foul smell of vampire. It was a different scent than Dr. Ray but not unlike the scent that lingered on the girl's skin. Dolph frowned and looked around, allowing his animal senses to take over. Whoever it had been was long gone. Then the sweet smell of incense drifted under the windowsills and door jam.<br/><br/>Dolph entered quietly to find Isolde sitting in the middle of a salt circle, legs folded gracefully without a stitch of clothes on, eyes closed and chanting with incense curling around her head. She was running an atheme through the fire of a red candle calling for protection for him, for Kyrie and for herself. He stood entranced by the sight of her at her spell casting. A brilliant deep red light glowed around her as if encasing her in power. The red hair on her head danced about her as if drawing from electricity.  Without opening her eyes, she rose, and turned toward him as she reached out her arms and moved as if throwing fire from her fingertips toward him. Dolph saw that same deep red shoot out from her and he felt it hit him in the solar plexus.<br/><br/>"Come Wolf, make love to me before the Goddess claims you tomorrow. Make love to me in my Magik and you will gain Power. I see need for Power this moon time." Isolde said as from a place ancient and far away.<br/><br/>She came to him, her eyes glazed over, still wrapped in the mystical. He followed her willingly to do her bidding.