All Chapters of Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“You heard that, did you?” Tony asked, looking sheepish, and James nodded, leaning closer towards his friend.“Yes, I did. Now tell me what it meant,” he insisted. Worry ate at James; did he burden them too much with his problems? Which of them could have a problem with him? He glared at Tony, who was hesitant to discuss it.“Swear you won’t tell anyone! Hell, she doesn’t even know that I know,” Tony explained, and James nodded even more confused. Who could it be? Lacy or Sandy? He had thought he was on good terms with both of them; they both seemed excited to have him back in town. Tony took a deep breath and let it out. “It’s Lily. She can’t stand your guts,” he admitted.“The human?” James asked with a scoff, yet irritated by the

Tossing the phone down, Lily wondered if she had waded into waters too deep for her, not that she would ever admit it to anyone. After what happened with Andrew yesterday, she wasn’t about to go crawling toward him, telling him he was right. “No,” she told herself, getting up, “I can handle this. I don’t need anyone’s help!” She dressed and ate a meager breakfast, as she was too nervous to eat more, then went to the University to do just what Dr. Frankenstein wanted her to do.The ringing of a cell phone caused Lily to lift her head up from the keyboard where she’d fallen asleep. She rubbed her keyboard imprinted face, hoping to wake herself up some. Lily had spent the last two days examining the pills she had hidden at her home. She had learned quite a bit, using her own blood as a sample to test the effects of the drug. Lily didn’t have James’ blood to compare it with, which would have given better resul

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.

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

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