Chapter 3: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The company in France that Wolfgang was sent to acquire was owned by Claudine Girard who had inherited it from her deceased husband. Her husband had started the company out as a nectary but it was in the process of expanding into the potion and elixir market. This was why they were in need of capital for ramping up production for that segment of the company. And it was why they were willing to consider selling a chunk of their stock to an outsider. The Girards owned 75% of their stock and a local rival had bought up 25% from her husband. The Girards thought they could safely sell 30% and still remain the majority stockholder. Little did they know that Wolfgang's company had already made a deal to sell to that rival at quite a profit. Wolfgang was sent to charm the Girards into selling the stock to his company so they could make a killing.
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His good looks and smooth charm won over Claudine but although she was the nominal head of the company, her daughter, Berthe, was the power behind the scene and the prime influence for the expansion.
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Fortunately he found her attractive and had no problem winning her over.
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He even managed to romance her into staying with him at the inn for his 6 day stay.
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While he was still winning them over he explored the various tombs in the area and went on adventures. He used working toward his visa levels as an excuse to interact with their rival without suspicions and to make sure that the deal went through.
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While Wolfgang was out and about Berthe continued working on her elixir formulas.
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But every evening and every morning Wolfgang renewed Berthe's interest in him. And they were always quite clean.
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One afternoon he went to the nectery to complete a task and every woman in the place, and most of the men, seemed to want a piece of him. He guessed it was the price for being irresistible and he was quite willing to pay.
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As soon as he got back to his inn to get another adventure there was a very attractive woman waiting for him.
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He and Margot Petit fell in instant love/lust, so much so she asked him to go steady and he was unable to resist.
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So of course he took advantage of the situation.
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On the last day of his stay all his business plans fell into place. When he kissed Berthe goodbye for the day she may have been thinking of love but he was thinking of all the money this deal was going to make.
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Wolfgang made a date with Margot to tie up lose ends by breaking up with her. But not before one last time.
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Little did he know that Berthe had found out about his underhanded business deal and came to confront him about it, only to find him in bed with Margot.
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She was furious, accusing him of being a wolf in sheep's clothing and told him his disguise would be harder to maintain in the future. Until he learned to consider others before himself his beastly nature would show through when he least expected it. With that she cast an elixir that turned him into a werewolf.
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Berthe rejected him ending their romantic relationship.
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He got angry for being turned into a werewolf.
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Margot tried to comfort him but he repaid her by breaking up with her.
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That did it for her and she became angry.
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All the anger and heartache triggered his first transformation.
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He took it out on Margot.
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But quickly felt ashamed. She did not deserve his treatment.
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That feeling of shame accompanied him home. He hoped that his mother could not tell. He dreaded her finding out since she had such an aversion to the occult.
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But she already suspected something was wrong.
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