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2024-09-04 20:00:00VINCENT
It was exhilarating to be able to openly antagonize Mark. He had been a thorn in my flesh since we were kids. I can almost still feel my claws raking through his underbelly and it was easily my most treasured memory ever. The pain of losing Calvin was a fair trade as far as I was concerned. With any luck, Mark would not come back from that but deep down I knew he was too stubborn and life was too unfair for that to happen.
It was going to be light out soon. I could see the eastern skies lighting up with the sun in its wake right from my office.
The door creaked open quite loudly, mirroring the emotions of whoever opened it
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CHLOEMark was rough. He wasn’t like last night. He seemed like a hungry dog that tasted blood for the first time.He pinned me down to the desk with one hand on my neck and shoulder while the other hand wrapped around my waist and pulled me into him as hard as he could, which as a werewolf was really hard. Still I didn’t want him to stop. He didn’t want to either. We went on for hours.After we took a shower I got proper clothes while he went back to the library. He remained there for most of the days for reasons I did not fully understand. When I asked him, he didn’t seem to know either. I guess it was something sentimental. I didn’t want to di
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VINCENT “Boss, your daughter has been taken to your quarters.”I gave a barely perceptible nod to the werewolf who had just spoken, he’d been standing in front of me for about 5 minutes giving his report. And I’d only heard the last thing he said. It didn’t matter though, because in less than 24 hours Chloe would be here and my family could be whole again. Mark will be dealt with and my family shall once again boast peace. I allowed myself to relax a bit when I sniffed her presence.“If I didn’t know better I’d think you had no problems from merely looking at you sitting all relaxed there, son.”Of course, Mother chose this precise moment to come here and haggle with me. It was as though she couldn’t go days without her dose of hounding on me.“Need I remind you whom you address so carelessly?” I spat out with my back turned towards her.I could almost smell the amused look on her face as she dropped her purse on my table.“And who might that be, son?” she asked with a sarcastic smil
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VINCENT “Uncle… you traitor” I winced and spat out through gritted teeth. Pascal just ignored me and walked over to my mother who was also huddled up in pain.“You made me a promise, Jacinta. One small thing I asked of you.”Pascal spoke very calmly but it was very obvious how mad he was. His eyes were bloodshot and despite being calm he had the aura of a walking hurricane in a three piece suit.I wondered what promise he was referring to, but I couldn’t focus through the pain. I could barely pay attention.“Don’t you dare touch her Pascal”, I screamed as loud as I could and tried to stand. Pascal didn’t even turn to look at me but the piercing pain in my head doubled instantly and I fell limp.“I… I didn’t …know” my mother breathed almost silently. The pain enunciated her every word, and it made me furious. The subtle but glaring fact that I could do exactly nothing about it made it worse.“You didn’t know!... really?”, Pascal scolded, hi
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CHLOEI was so close to him I could see the tense rhythmic rise and fall of his chest. He took a step forward and I took one backwards. I could feel the heat of his displeasure come off him in waves.“Where pray tell, do you think you are going?”I knew he heard my conversation, at least part of it. So he already knew where I was going. And some part of me didn’t care. Not when it came to Mackenzie.“I am going to get my daughter back.” I said with steel in my voice I wasn’t aware I had. It shocked him a bit I could see. His expression changed from deadly menace to surprise.“And you think going back to him will get Mackenzie back?” He reasoned.“ I’ve known Vincent longer than you have. I’ve seen parts of him you have never seen, and I tell you this Chloe because I love you. Don’t go to him.”I couldn’t believe my ears, Mark just told me he loved me, he had shown me that over the last couple of weeks. Till he said it a moment ago, I never really realized how much I’d wanted to hear i
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CHLOE“Wolves are social creatures, they move in families called Packs. And when the moon is full, they howl at the moon.”I could hear Mackenzie’s voice over the sound of the radio as she told her little brother stories about animals. She seemed to have a new obsession with wolves, I’d like to think that was a coincidence. The Drewsy Pack usually kept all information about their true nature from their children till the children turned 10 years of age. The change could be too much for the young wolf to bear. It usually ended up in a catastrophe, traumatizing the child and even causing self-alienation from the Pack.“Mummy, can we please get some Ice cream, please? You promised.”I'd been waiting for her to say that Mackenzie could forget her backpack in the house and settle into the car all ready for school, but she never forgot an ice cream promise.“Of course, baby girl.”I said with laughter in my voice at the pleading look on Mackenzie’s face. She started
