The Wolf of Dorian Gray - A Werewolf Spawned by the Evil of Man by Brian S. Ference

Author:Brian S. Ference [Ference, Brian S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: werewolf, werewolves, werewolf books, Horror, pride prejudice zombies, werewolf book, pride and prejudice and zombies, Thriller, the wolf of dorian gray, shifter, dorian gray
Publisher: Brian S. Ference
Published: 2016-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

Romani Secrets

Dorian was in the midst of a leisurely breakfast of buttery haddock and ripened fruit when Sage was shown into the room.

She was breathing heavily as though after a brisk walk. “Dorian, thank goodness I have found you. I called on you last night, but they told me you were at the opera. I knew that couldn’t be possible and how heartbroken you must be about the whole dreadful thing. But where have you been? Did you go and see the girl’s poor mother? She must be besotted with grief. What did she say?”

“My dear Sage, how should I know? I was at the opera with Lady Helena. You should have met us there. Let us not discuss such horrid subjects. If one does not discuss a thing, then it has never happened. Now why don’t you tell me about yourself and your latest paintings?”

“You went to the opera?” said Sage, in a slow-strained voice. “You went to the opera after you heard that Sibyl Vane had been brutally murdered in the street?”

Dorian leapt to his feet and yelled. “Stop, Sage! I will not hear it! What is done is done. What is past is in the past.”

“You call yesterday the past?”

“What does it matter how long it has been? A man can master himself and end his sorrow whenever he pleases. I am not at the mercy of my emotions, but rather I control and savor them.”

“Dorian, this is horrible! What has changed in you to make you so callous a person? You look like the same wonderful boy who used to sit in my studio, but you are no longer simple, natural, or affectionate. The world has spoiled you and you speak as if you have no heart or pity whatsoever. This must be Lady Helena’s influence.”

“I owe a great deal to Lady Helena. She has taught me so much about life. You have only taught me about vanity. Now what is it that you want?”

Sage regarded him sadly. “I want back the Dorian Gray that used to sit for me in my studio while I painted, for all those summer afternoons.”

“You are so unfair Sage. You come here to console me and then you are furious when you find me consoled. I am no longer that schoolboy. I have developed new passions, new ideas, and a new understanding of beauty. I am much changed, but we are still friends—are we not? I am very fond of Lady Helena, but you are so much better and stronger. How happy we all used to be together! Please Sage, don’t quarrel with me. I am what I am and there is nothing more to say.”

The painter felt suddenly moved. She could not reproach dear Dorian any further. After all, he had been a great turning point in her art. “I shan’t speak of it again. I trust your name will not be connected to this horrid affair?”

Dorian shook his head. “No, they don’t even know my name.”

“But surely Sibyl knew your name?”

“Only my Christian name and she never mentioned it to anyone.

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