  
“What did you see on the video?” Mishka asked in a whisper. She could not keep her curiosity to herself. She needed to know even before dinner.  
“We saw Myrtle call the cat into the nursery and then she fed it a live rat. She wasn’t even afraid to hold onto the rat by its tail,” Gillian responded.
***
While Mishka Classens practices her singing in the woods one afternoon she runs into Bruce Cameron, a handsome, famous fashion designer. 
When she confides in her friend, Gillian’s mother about the meeting, Joan tells her that Bruce is an estranged cousin of Joan’s and that he is a werewolf. 
So, Joan wants Mishka to keep Gillian away from Bruce and keep the family secret, but Gillian already has a crush on him.
Bruce wants to be a normal human because his human family does not accept him as a wolf, but he also loves his unusual powers and diverse creativity. 
Eventually he and Mishka confide in each other about their burdens in life and become close with regular meetings in the woods, where they exchange creative ideas about fashion and music. They also plan to do shows together. 
Myrtle, Mishka’s bossy grandmother is an undercover fortune teller. She had a premonition about Mishka being involved with a werewolf one day, so she wants to orchestrate Mishka’s life so that this will never happen. 
She almost has a heart attack when she finds out that Mishka is involved with Bruce. She tries everything in her power to split them apart.
After a series of weird and bad events, Mishka and Bruce find out that Myrtle is causing the problems in their lives and in their relationship. They decide to join forces against her by confusing her spells, making them powerless.



The Siren and the Wolf

Mishka sat on the worn but comfortable couch in the Gillian's family farmhouse living room, a steaming mug of hot chocolate warming her hands. The familiar scent of freshly baked bread wafted from the kitchen, where Gillian's mother was preparing a late-night snack for the unexpected guest. The warmth and comfort of the farmhouse felt like a stark contrast to the chaotic world Mishka had left behind. 


Gillian plopped down next to Mishka, her eyes shining with excitement. "Okay, spill! How was the tour with Bruce? I want to hear everything!" 


Mishka felt a knot form in her stomach, tighter than any she'd felt during her performances. She looked at her best friend's eager face and felt a pang of guilt. Gillian had been open about her crush on Bruce, plastering her walls with his fashion magazine covers and following his career religiously. How could Mishka tell her the truth about her relationship with Bruce, who was not only a relative of Gillian's but also a werewolf? 


Unspoken Truths