They couldn't wait for the elevator to ding. It was going to take a whole lot of time, due to the fact that it was crowded with tenants trying to escape from whatever ruckus was going on on the third floor of the building. The second elevator was at the other end of the hall, a really long distance from Anna's apartment. They took the steps. It wasn't stressful, the men took it and got to the ground floor in time. It was faster than taking the slow elevator and the men gave each other knowing looks as if to tell each other that they'd been wasting time taking the damned elevator. As they walked towards the lobby of the building, Lucian saw a car pull out of the lot through the rotating glass doors and broke into a sprint. It was Walter and he was damned sure that the old dude was returning to his estate. He needed to be stopped at all costs. "Felix, we need to stop Walter, he's returning to the estate. He's going to foil our plans." Lucian communicated using his mind lin
"Wow, I didn't know that." Alma replied, surprise evident in her voice. "How do you know? We just discovered that these people exist." Anna replied. " Wow. That's crazy. Have you been to the so-called estate?" Anna nodded. Alma narrowed her eyes and stood before her friend, a suspicious look on her face. "When was that?" " Few weeks ago?" Anna shrugged. "You met Felix for the first time at the club and you guys had sex? That was when." "You had sex with Felix?" Both of them turned. Petl had a look of disgust on her face and it was evident from where she sat on the floor. "Uhm, yes. I had sex with him." Alma replied, giving her the stink eye. "Really wonderful." Petl muttered and stood up. Before Alma could ask why her tone changed, Lucian's car appeared and she walked off. "Why is she acting that way? Is she in love with Felix? Wait, I thought she liked Lucian? This shit is confusing as hell." Anna shrugged. " I do not know. Let's go." ★
Casey left the balcony in a rush and nearly collided into Nora who was hurrying out of her work area to check what was going on. Augustus still remained where he was, swiftly disconnecting the wires. "Your husband is back," Casey informed, his voice filled with panic. "What do we do?" Even with all the rush, Nora stopped and turned to face Casey. "He is not my husband. Wait here with Gus, I'll be back soon. Do not move away from this room." Casey nodded his head and entered the large office where Augustus disconnected the wires. Nora shut the door and when a click was heard, he knew she'd locked the door from outside. "I need to be quick with this. I still have seven left to disconnect," Augustus muttered and wiped a bead of sweat growing on his forehead. "Why is it taking this long?" Casey asked as he moved closer to where Augustus worked, peering over the man's broad shoulders to see what he was doing. "We have to be careful not to tamper with this wire," H
"What's that howl?" Lucian's hand paused on the ignition key as soon as Petl threw the question. He heard it too. It sounded distant, but they could hear it vividly. Alma shook her head at Anna who shrugged. They'd heard it but it was very faint. Probably a coyote wailing in the woods? They both had no idea. "Can we get the direction it's coming from?" Lucian's reply came from the driver's seat as they waited. He was referring to Petl. She shook her head no. "I'm too weak to start searching for coordinates. I can't." " I know you can't. Are you with the Lycan compass? That can suffice." "No, I left it at the estate. I didn't see the need."Suddenly, Lucian jumped and tried his best to unbuckle his seat belt. The ladies were surprised At the way he was acting like he was actually being maimed by a dagger. Anna was scared and she tried to get to the front but a grip from Petl's strong hand put her in place. "Sit your butt down. Nothing is going on with h
This wasn't going to be funny. Tonight wasn't going to be. With what Casey just saw, it wasn't going to be. Felix, Kanime? When and how did he become one? Augustus had shifted back to his human form, naked. He crouched before Nora who was finding it hard to breath without care. He'd probably heal her or turn her then have her die. Walter. Casey didn't miss the look of frozen shock on the face of the old bastard when he saw Felix. He'd nearly peed in his pants and when Felix stood on his hind feet, he fled for his life or in search of a rifle powerful enough to subdue the deadly Kanime. It was all in vain because Felix– or Kanime was already before him. Casey would've laughed if this wasn't a life and death situation. Everything happening here was new. Nora, trying her best to keep her eye open, Augustus, the jovial and easy going scientist stark naked before the woman he loves, probably holding both of her hands tightly and promising her he'd make sure she's aliv
"Let's hurry before all of his men return. They will find us here." Nora muttered as they took another flight of stairs in the dimly lit area and as soon as she'd finished speaking, they bumped into one of the men. He was taken by surprise, seeing two strange men with the wife of their leader and before he could take action, Casey's arms were around him and squeezing his windpipe. He pulled the struggling man out of the way, letting Nora and Augustus continue their flight down the stairs. The man struggled, raised his hands and tried to wrap it around Casey's neck to no avail. Few minutes later, his body was still and Casey slowly let his body drop to the ground. From above, they could hear the thump of feet against the ground, occasional yells probably from men trying to attack and a few commands here and there. They just hoped Felix was okay. The hatch door was a few meters away and Casey couldn't be more happy. He was the one to pull the door when they finally go
Felix returned hours into the morning. He was bloodied and when the door was opened for him, he dropped to the ground and soon, the whole estate was awake. Lucian feared for the life of his friend and he really needed Augustus, but the man had refused to step out of his house ever since the Arrival of his Nora. He had to let another doctor take care of Lucian. He made sure to tell Wendy to inform the ladies that they had to stay indoors throughout the day. It was nearly dawn, but the estate was awake. They couldn't lose two of their best men when the battle was just about to begin. "I hate this place, I hate being here. I don't know why I keep having the feeling that we'd be dead before sundown," Alma's voice stirred Anna out of her sleep. "What's it, Alma?" "I need to go. Even if I can't go back to our apartment, I need to go see my mother. Patch things up with her. At least, she can provide me security. Here, I'm not sure about that." Anna sighed and
The day was bright and saturated sunlight filtered in from the large bay windows. Anna turned and opened her eyes, letting the sunlight contract her pupils. She yawned and stretched before sitting up. The feeling of having a good sleep was welcoming and she felt energized. "Are you going to sleep the whole day? It's late afternoon."That sentence seemed to bring her out of her mini daydream. Anna climbed out of her bed quickly and hurried to look at the clock ticking at the other end of the wall, beside where Alma sat on a vanity table applying makeup. The time was past three. Anna was shocked. She stood there in her light baby blue shorts and a flannel shirt, mouth hanging open. "What happened? When did you wake up?" Anna asked, her eyes finally leaving the clock. Alma dropped a medium sized makeup brush she was holding and twisted on the vanity chair to look at her friend. Alma assessed her; her messy braids that were all over the place, lines on her face, thanks to the rumpled