Joseph laid on the soft bed and closed his eyes, his head pounded painfully each time he opened his eyes. Even in the dim room everything appeared much too bright as if the full light of the sun was shining in his eyes. His thoughts turned to his wife Amy and she will feel when he doesn't return home. His legs felt like jelly and he couldn't even shift them, they seemed as heavy as iron weights.
He winced when the front door creaked open as the sound was greatly intensified, Circe's soft footsteps sounded like booming drumbeats over the worn carpet. Circe entered the room and said as quietly as she could, "All your senses are adjusting. You will have greatly enhanced vision, hearing and strength. The reason for you not being able to move is because your muscles are tightening and strengthening. The blinding light, deafening sound and heavy stiffness will wear off in about a day or so. You will need to rest here until then."
He winced and whispered "Good to know; everything is painful." She reached over and touched his arm, the simple contact sent pinpricks of hot pleasure rushing through his body.
"The over sensitivity is the worst part of the change but it will be over soon enough," said Circe before she turned and left the room quietly as she could.
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A tall broad shouldered man walked down an alleyway lit by the dim streetlamps and looked behind him cautiously as he kept getting the feeling of being followed. He continued down the alleyway as a shadow ghosted over the walls; a shudder passed over him. He quickened his pace as he was still unable to shake the uneasy feeling he was getting.