Zhang enjoyed her warmth, her scent, and was thankful that he had fed his blood need before coming to see her.  No one would disturb them there, and no matter where the evening led, the room was theirs until they chose to leave.  He luxuriated in the heat of her close body, and when her lips brushed over his, he  moved to deepen that slight touch.  And then she fell to the floor.<br/><br/>He cursed.  Zhang had noticed the wounds, and sensed a change in her.  He reached out with his own inner Beast, in an effort to soothe her own, and scooped her up from the floor, holding her close to his chest.  He leapt slipped out into the very Zen Garden, bounded over the pools, and then over the fence, and ran with all his speed for the nearest section of the forest.  She would be hungry with her first change, and he would have to help her.<br/><br/>"Oh Selena...the Jaguar was a lycanthrope...you're infected..."