At the appointed time, the members of Pentagon were already seated in the conference room, ready for the meeting the grand alpha scheduled for six o'clock. The room was brightly lit and sparsely furnished. There was a big screen, a huge table was at the middle having the shape of a Pentagon and five seats surround the edges, one for each member. Calvin came in less than a minute past six and he was glad that everyone was seated. Being the grand alpha, his elevated seat was at the edge. Standing by the entrance, Calvin took a cursory look at the four present. He observed how they sat so stiffly and he did not fail to notice their expensive attires. Even Rufus had a distinctive robe on. Calvin looked down at himself to compare his clothes with theirs. He was wearing a black denim jeans and a black jacket which he wore over a white shirt. Compared to everyone else, he was dressed unceremoniously. Even his black sneakers was the type that would make anyone look at them twice. They we
Standing by the window and observing the dark clouds, John Hayford could tell that it was going to be a full moon the following night. Werewolves were going to be shifting, howling and running through the night. It was what they usually did, the man thought with his face twisted in annoyance. John picked up a glass of wine that was sitting on a stool beside him. He slowly started moving the glass, observing it's content. He then inhaled for a second before taking a sip. He let the wine linger in his mouth as he savored the taste. A smile soon appeared on the man's face that made the wrinkles by the side of his eyes pretty obvious. He was satisfied with the taste of this wine.John Hayford was a tall, lean man with a receding hairline who always wore a monocle over his left eye. He had a sharp gaze and a brilliant face. He was a master minder who easily came up with excellent plans. With all the money he had, the man didn't have friends. He preferred to sit in his cold, dark office a
Calvin felt his wolf swelling with pride inside him but he personally wasn't feeling it. Things couldn't be so simple. If Adolphus so much coveted the position of Grand Alpha, it was possible others did too. There were surely other werewolves that were power hungry and wanted to take over the reigns of authority. He cast his gaze on each of the members of the Pentagon. Rufus didn't like being controlled by anyone. He was the type that would always want to be in charge. Then there was Lucille who always carried this air of authority about her. From what he had seen, these two loved to be in charge. "What are you going on about?" Calvin's wolf grumbled in his head. "The Pentagon is loyal. Stop giving yourself reasons not to trust them."Calvin smiled half-heartedly. It wasn't his fault that he had lost trust in people. In the past, he had seen how far people could go to attain absolute power and it never ended well.While Calvin was busy with his own thoughts, so was everyone else. Fo
With the cold breeze hitting harshly against her window, Charlene could barely get any sleep. The night was long and dawn was slow in coming. She had slept for what she believed was hours and had awakened, only to find out that it was just a little past midnight.It had been almost two hours and she had been unable to go back to sleep. She tossed and turned, trying to get comfortable but sleep continued to elude her. Her mind was occupied with thoughts of one person - Calvin Moss. With her father's plan, she had been able to find out that he was a werewolf. Charlene suddenly sat up, baffled by how she didn't manage to notice from the beginning. Werewolves always masked their scents, so much that other werewolves couldn't detect them in a crowd. However, Charlene had always been able to tell. If she didn't witness how he had reacted at the park, she could have sworn that he wasn't a werewolf. What bothered Charlene the most was what her brother had claimed to see on the night of the
The meeting at the Pentagon lasted till about four in the morning. By this time, everyone was already exhausted. While Lucille was obviously looking tired, Mark could barely keep his eyes open and Rufus didn't even try. Calvin was rounding up the meeting when they heard Rufus' snores. "Alright. I think I've taken too much of your time" Calvin said, standing up. Phiri hit Rufus' arm, making the big man jump as he was startled. He groaned and complained about being very tired. Phiri tried not to laugh at how quickly Rufus went back to sleep."Are we to meet again later in the day before addressing the people?" Lucille asked. "Absolutely" Calvin answered her with a nod.With that, he ended the meeting and permitted everyone to go get some rest. The floor had several rooms and Calvin realized that he was yet to take a tour of the building. He made a mental note to do that some other time.When everyone else had left the conference room, Phiri led him to a huge bedroom which obviously b
It was night and under the bright moonlight, Phiri found herself atop a hill overlooking a very vast valley. The grass was soft under her feet and the breeze was in her hair. It was a beautiful place. She could hear distant chattering and when she looked into the valley, she saw people going about their lives.She wondered what they were all doing there. She could see no houses, no cars and she observed that these people were strangely dressed. Phiri was still trying to understand the scene before her when the moon suddenly darkened. She was going look up to see what had caused the sudden darkness when she witnessed the unimaginable.Like a heavy downpour, coals of fire fell from the sky, raining on the people that were in the valley. In horror, Phiri watched the people burn. If she was going to count, these people would number into hundreds. Probably a thousand, she guessed. She saw men, women and children covered up in flames. Phiri wished she could help these people, but her feet
When Phiri was sure that the others were already awake, she finally left the room she had slept in and joined them at the lounge. The smell of food hit her nose as soon as she got there. She was about to ask where the smell of food was coming from but then she spotted Rufus lying flat on the floor, looking sick. "What...?""He's suffering from a hangover" Mark informed her from where he was sitting. "He had more than a bottle last night.""Oh" Phiri nodded in understanding. "Good Morning" Mark greeted her and she responded, smiling halfheartedly."You don't look so good either" Phiri heard Lucille's voice from behind her and when she turned, she saw that it was the woman who was eating so early. "Lucille's right" Mark seconded. "You look pale.""She always looks pale" Rufus managed to say. "Why not focus on getting better, Rufus?" Lucille asked him. "Goodness! I can't believe that even Calvin has more tolerance for alcohol than you do.""Stay out of my business, Lucille" Rufus war
From the topmost floor, the Pentagon watched as the werewolves were assembling at the parking lot. It wasn't even five yet, but there was already a gathering crowd and their loud murmurings could be heard. The humans in the building, working for Rex Holdings, wondered who these people were and why they were assembling. Someone from the HR department had come to inform Lucille about the situation and she just dismissed the man.The humans had always been suspicious about who their boss really was. There were many speculations as to where Roman got the money to create such an empire. Another thing the humans were suspicious of, was what went on at the topmost floor. None of them were allowed to go there as it was a restricted area. They all knew Roman to be a quiet, yet prolific business man. They were suspicious of the four people he surrounded himself with, but no one knew what business was going on between them.Even Roman's secretary knew nothing about his private life. Her job be
The struggling sounds ceased when Ivy got to the entrance of the building. She touched her back to feel her injury, but it was not completely healed. She knew she had to be careful as the wound made her vulnerable. She could go into shock if she bled anymore so she threaded carefully.Inside the building, Ivy gasped when she saw Adolphus's head detached from his body. She didn't know how to feel about what she was seeing. Adolphus, leader of the zealots and the origin of everyone's problems was finally dead. She quickly turned her head when she heard heavy breathing coming from the opposite direction. When she saw that it was Roman, she quickly ran to him and held him in her arms.She looked him over and saw that he was seriously wounded. Ivy figured that it was Roman that had killed Adolphus. Way to go, she thought proudly. He didn't use to be grand alpha for nothing."Shh. Shh. Shh", she whispered when he tried to say something. She wanted to encourage him by telling him that he wo
As the coven of witches storms the premises, the atmosphere crackles with tension. The werewolves, sensing danger, prepare to defend themselves. Knowing that werewolves draw their strength from the moon, the witches draw clouds over it, hiding it's light.Diana had given the witches an explicit order before this night. They were to invade the premises and put an end to the werewolf race if anything were to happen to her. The women of the coven sensed that their leader was already dead and so, they planned on carrying out her order.The moon, hidden behind dark clouds, casts an eerie shadow over the grounds, adding to the already intense atmosphere."They're here", Phiri mutters as she rises to her feet. Even Adolphus and Roman were now looking in the direction of the gates, while Calvin was more concerned about Ivy. She was still unconscious so he couldn't care less about the presence of witches.The witches, adorned in their mystical cloaks and wielding powerful spells immediately la
Calvin still didn't understand all the screaming and running that was going on around him. He also didn't realize that Diana had just saved his life and was even killed in the process.He had just taken his hand off Ivy's back because it felt wet and when he looked at it, he saw blood. He looked at Ivy and saw that she was unconscious. He shook her gently but he got no response.Calvin called out her name in a whisper, but she still move. He wished her eyelids would just move or even a low moan would have sufficed, but he got nothing.Ivy's unresponsiveness made Calvin panic. He knew that she was still alive but it wouldn't remain that way if she continued losing so much blood. And the fact that he didn't know what to do in order to save her made him feel useless."Help", he wanted to scream, but the words got stuck in his throat. He only breathe a sigh of relief when Lucille and Phiri came to him, both kneeling by his side."Please save her", he pleaded. He was literally begging but
Ivy wasn't sure who the target of Calvin wrath was. There was Roman, who was standing in front of him, acting like a live shield for the second possible target, Diana. The witch was definitely in Calvin's bad books. Irrespective of anything, Ivy didn't want either of the targets to get hurt. While she considered Diana to be the closest thing she had to a mother, there was also Roman who she had shared her first friendhip with. Though he obviously wasn't himself, she still didn't want anything to happen to him.Therefore, she tried to reach out to Calvin's mind again. She really wished that it would work this time, but it didn't. It felt like he had shut the doors to his mind and reasoning that even she couldn't get through."I think we have to evacuate", Ivy heard Lucille whisper. "Because we really don't know how dangerous one attack from him would be."Ivy looked around at all the people. Many of them had shifted into wolves as they could perceive the danger lurking with the formi
The moon hung high in the night sky, casting an eerie glow over the quiet city. From where he was, suspended up in the air, Calvin looked down to the werewolves. He saw them as ferocious beasts which the world no longer needed. But then, there was another side of him that was like a soothing voice whispering in his head. It made him feel like he was one of them. One of the werewolves.For hours, Calvin had battled to maintain his sanity, but he could feel himself slowly losing it. His wolf was trying to accommodate his retrieved powers, but it was too much. Since it proved impossible, the alpha wolf was fighting the sorcery and it just felt like an internal battle.Being a wizard, Calvin was a master of arcane arts and he had dedicated the early years of his life to mastering the powers of magic which he possessed. However, even as powerful as he was, he could not bring himself to connect his powers with his wolf side.Why he was up in the sky, Calvin didn't know. He was unaware of w
Charlene's heart skipped a beat when she saw the Pentagon members. She was even more terrified when she locked eyes with Richard's brother, Mark. He obviously still bore a grudge against her for killing his brother and she instinctively drew back."Ivy" Lucille called, ignoring the presence of the Hayfords. "What happened? We've been waiting for you and Calvin.""He got his powers back. The tree died and he just lost control", Ivy explained. "He doesn't seem to recognize him and he was just roaming the forest all day."While Charlene was trying to make sense of what Ivy had just said, her brother snuck back into the premises to report the Pentagon's arrival to his father. "So that's what happened?" Rufus asked rhetorically as he looked up. "What could he be planning up there?""The question should be how do we get him down here?" Mark said as he looked away from Charlene and up into the sky. Phiri was quiet as she looked from Ivy to Charlene. The latter was supposed to be the succee
"There you are".Ivy slowly came out of hiding when Charlene called out to her. If she were to have it her way, she would have preferred to stay out of Charlene's way. With everything she had been through that day, she didn't have time for this drama.Ivy had been keeping an eye on Calvin ever since he regained his powers. Apparently, things had not turned out the way anybody would have expected. It all spiraled out of control and she was here make sure Calvin didn't hurt anybody.Just hours ago, when Calvin regained his powers, she had tried to talk to him but he had stared at her in a very strange way. She had searched his eyes, but there was no recognition of any sort. It appeared that he had been possessed by something. Everything about him felt different. His eyes, his gaze, his aura... It was all different but Ivy just couldn't describe it. All she knew was that something wasn't right with him.Calvin wasn't himself anymore but even at that, she had tried to get through to him
"I saw a vision this afternoon".Adrian turned to his sister with a curious gaze. They were still outside the Rex building and he wondered if she was sleep talking as she stared at her feet as she spoke. "Stop looking at me like that", she said and then sat up. "Well, I was checking to see if you were sleep talking", her brother responded. "I only did that when I was child", Charlene said with scoff. "I've outgrown that.""Okay. So how could you have had a vision when you havn't gotten any sleep?""I don't know", she answered with a shrug. "It just came to me. It wasn't a reality, so I just concluded that it was a vision.""Was it a good a one?" Adrian asked her. "The vision. What was it about?""In the vision, I saw..."Adrian turned to his sister when she remained silent for too long. She was staring up into dark sky, so he raised his head too, towards the big white moon. "I saw that", Charlene muttered. "What?" Adrian asked, turning to face her and then followed her line of si
The Pentagon members exchanged glances before turning their attention back to the phone screen. They had been following everything that was happening in front of the Rex building."Roman is making us look bad", Mark said. "He's lying to the people.""He's obviously not himself", Phiri said. "I think the witch has somehow manipulated him.""This is not good", Lucille added. "If they succeed in brainwashing everyone, then it's over.""Where is Calvin for heaven's sake?" Rufus growled. "It's been almost twenty four hours. We cannot do much on our own.""Patience", Phiri said with a sigh. "He'll come.""He'd better hurry up" Rufus said under his breath. *******Right outside the Rex building, Adolphus's children and his men stood on guard, mounting every corner of the place, fully prepared for every surprise.As expected, military vehicles soon arrived at the scene, demanding to know what was going on at such late hours. The zealots had their orders. They were to prevent any kind of int