The narrator tells us that the kiss between the wolf and the woman is a lie, because the kiss was made by a "cur" . The narrator explains that young people are "really open" , and when they meet someone, they hug and kiss each other. He says that this curse will turn him into a wolf, and that he had absolutely no intentions of kissing the woman. He tells her that she was too "useless" to even kiss him, and he says that he wants to go home and announce that he's single again. The editor tells him that the publisher hasn't paid for the breach of contract yet, so he can't go back to the publisher.