I screamed and skidded backward, toward the stairs.

Through the glass door, I watched as a human body came running toward us, from off to the side of the wolf. It was a guy his hands in the air, his body completely naked.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I recognized Elliot Smiley.

"It's Ford," he yelled through the door. "The wolf is Ford." He pointed over his shoulder. "We shift at night a lot. Lock your doors and Jesse will calm down!"

I let out a shaky breath and ...