They didn’t waste any more time. As soon as they were given the permission, the three of them went to sleep early that night.“Good night, boys. Don’t forget to wake up at 4 am tomorrow morning, okay? We have a long way ahead of us.” - Damon said and closed the door to his secluded room. He didn’t wait for the response of the boys anymore. Surely, they would only affirm what he said“Congratulations today, Damon. You did great out there.” – said Asher“You both did great. I’m so proud.” – said Norton, blushingDamon smiled at the other side of the door. He heard them say that, luckily the walls and doors of the conjoined rooms weren’t soundproof. He stopped eavesdropping on the other room when he heard Asher talk Norton out of his insecurity. It was out of his business so he didn’t listen any longer. Instead, he crashed on the bed. His whole body aches, including the cut he obtained on his right leg. Thankfully, after that short welcome ceremony Marion did in their honor, he was cure
“You’re saying the moon goddess herself went to your room to talk to you?”Damon could only nodded. There’s nothing else to say. He has said the important words, and now he could only wait for Asher to either laugh at him or take him seriously. Hopefully, it would be the latter. It would be great to have someone who would believe it so he could say something more.“I… I think that would be possible. You have the ring of strength.” – Asher saidThat brought up light to Damon’s eyes.“Exactly! That’s what she told me. She said I need to discover what I can do with this special ring.”Asher looked amazed.“Wow, and she told you that NOW?”“I know.”“MAN! It could’ve been easier if she told you about it before our initiation rites!”I nodded… but now, in retrospect, I got the moon goddess’ point. I got the fact that she wanted us to play fair and square with the initiation rites. She also wanted us to be accepted here in the Virgo using our own skills. Not with a magic ring or whatever.
Damon knew what to do the moment they arrived in the city. He chose to get down at the nearest school supply center at the end of the road. Asher and Norton were curious on why they stopped there rather than the usual bus stop towards the city. “I need to write a letter to Marion. Now that we’re brothers, we can count on the pack to defend us. If what Anthony said is true, and that they’re coming to the city as we speak, we have no specifics on what and where they are now. Who knows? They might be just around the corner.” – Damon explained as they walked briskly to the store“Yes, but that would take a day before the letter reaches them.” – Norton answered“I know… it’s only a risk. They’re going to be the backup plan. But we’re the main defenders.” – clarified Damon“Anthony is with Harper now, correct?” – Asher askedDamon answered with a nod.“That means Brayden already knows something is up. He now knows that Anthony was an insider.” - Asher pointed outDamon figured that out th
Harper didn’t say anything to Damon though. Or at least not yet. However, she’s certain she’s seen that ring before in her life. She has seen it in her childhood, worn by her mother herself. That only meant it belonged to her family. The question is how did it come into Damon’s possession?She knows that it wasn’t the great time to ask it so she kept her mouth shut. That can wait. Perhaps later when there’s only her and him on a room or something. There are a lot of questions in her head that needs Damon’s answer anyway. Later, later. “This Marion you’re talking about… where did he come from? Why did we only hear about him now?” – Anthony askedDamon cleared his throat before answering. He already expected there will be a lot of questions that will be asked of them. And it’s justified. Though he knows he has to tell him about the initiation rites he has to undergo before being a part of the Virgo. The initiation rites for men alone.“He’s friends with my father, he said. They came a
Harper chose to trust, to at least rely on her guts and take a leap of faith. There’s no guarantee that Damon’s plan would work, not to mention that they’re doing it in the city. It’s not only an issue of safety, they’re also risking their exposure to the humans. For all she knows, some have already noticed what’s happening now. Wolves chasing after a black car on a highway street. It would look crazy on the headlines. “Do you trust me, Harper?” – Damon askedThe three men on the back seat has already prepared themselves, only waiting for Damon’s signal to jump off. Asher was holding the door on the right side while Anthony was on the left. This has to end. This has to be over as soon as possible.“Of course, I do, Damon.” – This isn’t an issue of trust. It’s the possibility of death and exposure that scares her.Damon gave her a sad smile.“Nothing’s going to happen with you and Hector. I’ll make sure of it.”Harper chose to believe him. Or at least just to calm her drumming heart.
“I know the world’s fucked up with you in it… but you, with your father makes it a living hell. I cannot just stand on the side and watch that happen. I have to interfere. I have to make sure nothing like the Great Rebellion happens again.”This time, Brayden laughed. Hysterically. Was Damon laughing? Hasn’t he realized it’s too late to wish for that now? After all, this is what is happening. Which part of all these does he not get as a preparatory for war?“Are you for real? What do you think’s happening now then? All of this stuff? Don’t you think this is war enough?”Damon was silenced. Perhaps denial of what’s obvious would make the impending truth disappear. Or not. “I see what you’re doing, Brayden… but know that waging war requires a huge casualty. You don’t want that, do you?”“Why wouldn’t I?” And then Brayden got enough of the foreplay. He has waited too long to play this game with Damon that he couldn’t wait for it. He did the first strike, jumping at him with his full s
To Asher’s disappointment, Damon didn’t kill nor order them to kill the Beta. Instead, he told everyone to help him carry Brayden to a safe place. Seeing that the attack was over, all of the wolves transformed into their vulnerable human self. The crowd gasped, but it’s too late to concern themselves of the exposure now. Damon thought they would be leaving anyway. They’d be with the Virgo in a short while anyway. “DID YOU ALL SEE THAT?!” “I CAN’T BELIEVE IT!!!”“I WAS RIGHT! I WAS RIGHT!”“GOOD THING I HAVE IT IN CAMERA!”“CAN WE GO NEAR THEM FOR A PICTURE, DADDY?”Those are some of the words spoken by the crowd. However, despite whatever they said, there’s still one thing they cannot do because of their fear: they cannot go near the werewolves. They were too afraid to do so. After seeing all the bloodshed, they would only be set of fools to risk their lives by putting it in clear danger.“Don’t tell me you want us to take the Beta to the Virgo?” – Asher asked, shock written all ov
Jonathan drove a van, at least it was slightly bigger and could hold more passengers than a usual car. With Damon on the passenger’s seat, Asher, Norton and Anthony were on the first row of seats at the back. The second row was occupied by a sleeping Brayden. He was placed on a side position“Are you sure you don’t want to stop by a nearby clinic or hospital? Your companion has lost a lot of blood from his wound.” – Jonathan asked, looking at the rearview mirror to check on the backseat.“Nah, it’s fine. Don’t worry about him. We have healing witches at the Virgo. They’re specialized with accelerated healing approaches.” - Damon repliedJonathan nodded. So not just werewolves are real, then. So are witches. Looks like there’s a lot of things he doesn’t know about the world then. Perhaps he ca use this opportunity to ask. Whatever he has in mind, he can always ask it now. A first-hand experience would always help him in his profession.“So witches are real too? What do they look like?