The Primal Contract
A young woman sat on her front stoop. A young man walked past. He looked at her once, then glanced again and hurried on. A minute later he came by from the other direction, and once again stole a furtive glance. The woman found this sort of interesting, as he was a fellow with an intriguing look to him. He returned again, stopped in front of her, turned to face her, and took a deep breath. "I am somewhat embarrassed to say to you what I am about to say, but I must nonetheless speak. I have a...