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2024-10-18 15:09:10The next day, James and Tony hit some more local hot spots, but the cold rainy weather meant very few people were out and about. It was Sunday afternoon; James shook off the rain from his jacket and entered the diner where he’d eaten on Friday. The murmur of the diner quieted and people turned to look at him. It flared his irritation, and he wanted to shout at all of them to turn around and stick their noses in their own business. Instead, he walked over to the large corner booth where Tony, Lacy, and their mates sat.
“Hey everyone,” he greeted as he sat down next to Lacy. Chris held out his hand and James took it for a moment, then released it.
“Heya James, nice to see ya,” Chris greeted with a laid-back ease that surprised James a little since laid back or ease didn’t describe the typical reaction he got from people. James hadn’t spoken to the werewolf much,
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James arrived at the small apartment complex on the edge of town. He couldn’t help but wonder why Greg wouldn’t have done what the Alpha told him to do; if Greg was anything like he remembered, he wouldn’t ever do anything that could make the alpha angry. As he walked the concrete steps to the second floor, he got the nagging feeling that something was wrong. He knocked on the door and part of him relaxed a little when Lily answered the door. She frowned at him and gave him that look Tony had told him about earlier. What the hell did he ever do to make her look at him like that?“What’s up?” she asked and moved aside so he could come inside. He walked into the quaint little living room and was about to explain why he was there when he smelled it, the scent of the werewolf he had been searching for these past days. James tensed, looking around for the werewolf.
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Lily watched the two werewolves, if they could be called that anymore, fight each other. James flew crashing close to where she was. She shrieked, backing up away from him, afraid to be caught in the middle. He turned his attention toward her with a soft growl and she shrank against the wall, not sure just how much of him was James the man and how much was an uncontrollable rabid beast. The fake Greg came crashing down onto the distracted James. She cried out in surprise and realized she had to get out of the house. She ran towards the door of the apartment just as they wrestled over to the spot where she was at.Lily took a deep breath of fresh air once she got out of the apartment and thanked God she had left her phone in her pocket after that strange call instead of leaving it where she did. She tried to dial the familiar number, but her fingers were shaking so much it was difficult to hit the correct b
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Once they arrived at the house, Sandy swallowed Lily in a suffocating hug, showering her in kisses while Andrew, Chris and Tony took James out of the car. Sandy released Lily for a moment to check on James. Lily heard her take a sharp intake of breath as she looked over at him. “My poor boy,” she said with a saddened tone. “Go on and take him to the guest room. It’s already prepared, thank goodness,” Sandy added, then turned back to Lily and gave her another hug.“It’s good that James went over there when he did,” Sandy stated. Lily remained silent, not wanting to admit how right her mother was. “Go on upstairs and put your things in your old room, Sunshine,” Sandy told her, and Lily gave her a tight squeeze. She hated to have to depend on them again. Especially since she wanted nothing more than to stand on her own two feet, but she knew that if
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Lacy entered Lily’s room during the evening with a steaming bowl of Sandy’s special chicken noodle soup. “Hey Lily pad, how are you feeling?” she asked with a soft tone and Lily smiled at her.“I am fine, just hot,” she told her friend, who set the little tray on the bed. Lily had opened the window and made a paper fan to fan herself with. She’d changed into a small tank top, and small thin short but she was still sweating like crazy. “My luck sucks right now,” she added, pulling the tray into her lap. “I get threatened, beaten, robbed, threatened again, lied to; witness two giant beasts fight each other and now a cold,” she listed grumpily, and Lacy smiled.“Did a black cat cross your path or something?” Lacy teased, and she smiled a little at the blond.
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The young boy pushed his soggy hair out of his eyes. Powerful gusts of wind lashed at him, and the rain beat him to the point the drops almost hurt when they crashed into him. The thunder roared in fury, a fury James felt inside him, but he didn’t know why or what against. Lightning tore across the dark sky, allowing him brief seconds to glimpse the surrounding forest. He heard a hint of something on the wind that chilled him. Was the man coming after him? Terror struck the boy like he had never felt before.He couldn’t let that man take him back to the dark room. The boy ran as fast as he could. James wasn’t sure where he was going, and he didn’t care as long as it was away from the man, the dark room, and the needles. Bright lightning ripped through the sky and blinded James, causing him to trip on a tree root. He could hear them coming after him now. They most likely were the man
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He returned to the alpha’s, house keeping his eyes and nose alert for anything that he might have missed the first time. The alpha looked hopeful when he returned, but James shook his head from side to side.“Nothing?” Andrew asked, the disappointment clear in his voice.“I wasn’t able to find Greg, but I found something. The imposter crossed paths with Greg. I can’t tell if it was at the same time or not, but I am pretty sure it means that they got him,” James explained.“They took Greg, but why? Greg isn’t strong; he doesn’t have a prominent position and what could they want from him?” Andrew asked, echoing James’ own doubts.“What worries me more is why they removed the real Greg to put some
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That evening Lily felt uneasy and uncomfortable when Andrew called the Roberts family, Doctor Thompson, and James, into the living room to explain what she had told him. Lily feared how everyone would take the news, especially Liz and Chris. Would they understand or would they end up thinking that she was just like what the rest of the pack thought of her: a wannabe werewolf that wormed her way into the alpha’s family?“First, until we know who the traitor is, none of the information of which I’m about to discuss can go outside this room. Is that understood?” Andrew started and everyone nodded, looking a little confused. “I’ll go straight to the point...it is quite possible that Lily will be one of us after the full moon,” he started, and everyone gasped in surprise. They began shooting off questions, but Andrew held up his hands to silence the room.
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Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -93- Lily
Lily sat in the little cafe sipping on her hot coffee, enjoying the warmth it provided her as she listened to detail what Veronica wanted to do and the offer of a job with the Aequivalere. “Honestly, ever since I heard of James Lacrosse, I’ve wanted to get my hands on a genetic sample, but he never stayed in one place too long and when he was in town, I only found out after he left. Though, I’m kind of glad if everything they said is true,” Veronica told her.Lily couldn’t resist the small smile appearing on her lips. “Well, first Veronica I’m going to check you out,” Lily started, and she nodded. “If you’re lying, I will probably kill you,” she said, intending to scare the vampire. “When I confirm that you’re with the Aequivalere, then you have yourself a little lab rat,” Lily told her, and Veronica smiled.Lily sighed, looking out the window. It looks
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -92- Lily
For the next few hours, everyone sat at the dinner table, eating one of Sandy’s gloriously delicious meals. James was there, staying in the guest bedroom until he decided what he wanted to do. Or at least, that was what Andrew told her, because James didn’t speak three words to her or look in her direction.Tony explained to her about the shift of power from Andrew to him and Lily looked over at Andrew. He was looking very proud as he listened to Tony. She smiled as she saw the powerful man she knew as father had returned. He may not be the alpha anymore, but he seemed happy and back to his old self again. Once Tony finished, he exchanged a look with Liz, who had a large ear to ear grin clearing her throat.“Tony and I wanted to let you all know that in six months we will be expecting our first,” she announced.
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -91- Lily
That night, there was a celebration for the rescue of the children. Also, even though no one dared say it out loud, they were also celebrating the doctor’s death. Wendy led Lily around the center of town, talking almost nonstop. With a smile, Lily let the teen pull her around and introduce her to all of her friends. Besides the weirdness of it all, she felt almost back to herself and that felt good. She could almost forget what had happened earlier with James. It made her feel awful things ended like that, but at least now he could think for himself.Pushing away her dark thoughts, she enjoyed herself. When she was finally free from Wendy, she looked around the crowded park where most of the celebrations were taking place. She smiled at Crocell and Karya. She bet they knew how to have a good time. “To the victory,” Karya cheered, handing her a drink as soon as Lily walked up to them.“To the victory,” Lily repeated, downing her drink, earning a look of approval from Crocell. They fill
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With a wild look in her eyes, Lily continued. “I guess you want to hear how I continued to lose it to the point I enjoyed all the pain I caused Xavier much more than any good and sane person should! Or how when I was finished, and I found that Wendy was still waiting for me, I was tempted to do the same to her.” She turned away from James to throw herself into a chair. “It’s a miracle I managed to come back... but not completely,” she said, the anger suddenly gone from her face. “I’m not the good person I thought I was. I have darkness inside me,” she finished.“You’re a good person. The darkness comes from your vampire and the wildness of the beast,” James told her, wanting to comfort her, but she glared at him, her anger returning.“You don’t know anything, James Lacrosse,” she snapped, shooting up from the chair. “You want to know what that is,” she said, looking at the vial he still held. “It’s what Xavier gave to Lacy, so she wouldn’t be mated to Chris anymore,” she told him, and
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -89- James
At the alpha's office in the police station, Wendy explained how Xavier tricked her into coming with him and her time with the doctor. He would make her listen to hours-long speeches about the new world order he intended to create and make her a part of, watch as he experimented on rogue wolves and vampires, threatening to let them rip her apart if she ever left her room. “Then today he came and got me out of my room looking panicked,” she explained, getting to the part James wanted to hear most.“He pulled me into one of the rooms he used to test on people and held a needle to my neck when Lily came into the room, though she was different from she was now,” Wendy went on.“What do you mean?” Nick asked with curiosity.“She was... different. I don’t know how to describ
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -88- James
James watched Lily walk past him with the alpha’s daughter clinging to her waist. As much as he was glad to see she was okay, he was furious she had done something so stupid as to go off on her own. If that wasn’t bad enough, she didn’t even have the tiniest amount of courtesy to at least apologize for worrying him, no she had thrown it in his face how little she cared for him and his concern for her safety.Once they arrived back at the hotel, all the vampires practically ran to their homes, except for Bianca and Dorin. “So what happened Lily?” Nick demanded.“Xavier is dead. I killed him myself. Can the rest wait until I can recover some?” Lily replied, and James noticed her typical sardonic tone was gone.“No, no, it can’t!” Nick barked right back at her
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -87- Lily
Lily turned away from her, taking deep breaths. Neither the beast nor the vampire wanted to go back. They like being this in control and fighting against her. She growled as she attempted to dig deep inside herself to find her humanity and herself forcing the others back down into their cages within her. Little by little she grew stronger than them. With a sigh of relief and exhaustion, Lily felt herself return to normal as her body gave out from the exertion.The teen grabbed her around her waist. “Are you alright?” she asked, worried, and Lily nodded without looking at her. “What are you?” Wendy asked again, sounding curious. Lily couldn’t help but laugh as she leaned against the wall.“That is a good question. I don’t think they have a name for me since I am not really a hybrid,” she replied. “I sort of h
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -86- Lily
“No,” Lily told Xavier, and he looked surprised and insisted that he would be good at his word. “I said no Xavier, tonight you die. You see, I’ve got silver bullets loaded in this gun. I am going to fill you with so much silver they will make silverware out of your ass when I am done. Now you can be a good guy. Let the girl go so I don’t have to take her down with you because quite honestly I am not a very good shot,” Lily explained, in turn ignoring the girl’s anguished sob.“Nice try Lily, but you’d never hurt her,” he replied with smug arrogance.“Yeah, normally you’d be right, but not this time. I have to take you down here and now. I would hurt one girl to keep you from hurting hundreds, thousands, and maybe even millions of people,” she replied in turn with cold seriousness in h
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -85- Lily
Xavier’s arrogant expression told Lily he knew exactly what was going on in her head. What the hell am I doing? She scolded herself. “Screw yourself, Xavier, I will never help you. Not even with the bribe of getting rid of James,” she snapped at him.His face twisted into a furious rage. “Foolish woman, I don’t need to get your blood from you alive,” Xavier screamed at her, and one of the black metal doors opened. An enormous creature slowly entered the room; to say it was hideous was an understatement. It looked similar to James’ beast, but there were bald spots on him everywhere. Fur covered one arm and clawed while the other was smooth and more humanlike.“This is one of my many attempts to recreate what you are. As you can see, he is a clear failure, but he does serve for other purposes. He has proven to be qu
