Love me tender

<3!

He was a black specter, a haunt. That his presence went undetected did not surprise him. He stole closer so that his dark eyes may scrutinize the contours of her body while she was distracted by a passing seabird. His appraisal was quick; she did not possess the features he was looking for — she was as wolfish as could be, as he suspected when he first came upon her trail. No matter.

His sleek body bent as he started to turn away, but he paused mid-step, with a inky paw suspended above the ground. His ear twitched in contemplation, and then he turned back. With softer steps than a rodent could make, he crept even closer. How near could he get before she became aware of her company?