and while it did n't affect me anywhere near as strongly as full-blooded wolves , the burning need for sex was still hard to deny and if the moon-spun hunger was that strong already , i was in for a rough but exciting week `` so , '' i said , trying to shake off images of mating with this vamp right there in the hall - and trying not to think of the delicious possibility of shocking mrs. russel 's puritan sensibilities .