There Will Be Blood by Brieanna Boyce (bookstand for reading txt) 📕

tree above me while Cassius studied me from behind a tree a few paces away. Both were sweating and breathing heavily, both were nervous, both were afraid.

Fang tried to vault down ontop of me I easily stepped out of the way and than I cooed. "Where are you Cassius... I have your files... I suggest you come get them."

Cassius walked out slowly, "We must kill you Skylar, you know that don't you?"

I smiled, walking around them both, "I'm very well aware, but I think it's you who's overlooking my perspective, now it's essential for me to kill you both. I have killed many of the queen's knights and have brought her castle down to it's knees, I've killed many far older than I and probably older than yourselves."

Both of them paled and looked at each other, they weren't suprised but they were perhaps hoping I would not be this confident. But how could I not be?

They both lunged at me at once, I pushed Fang away but let Cassius come at me. I defected his punch and made my hand a shackle around his wrist, I cradled the back of his neck and brought it to my mouth. He struggled weakly, I felt a surge of power as I drank him, as he whimpered in my ear, and as he finally died in my arms.


Fang

I watched in horror as she drained my maker's life away, as she wore a grim smile upon her face. How could I have fallen in love with this monster? I felt the tears spill over as she walked toward me. She wasn't quiet, reserved Raven anymore she was a fearsome animal now. Skylar. Her hair was no longer a dark rich red but now seemed bright and firey, her eyes were bright with malicious intent. No mercy. She grabbed me by my hair and dragged me over to Cassius's body. I kicked and screamed begging for mercy pleading for a God. She didn't hear me, she was past the point of mercy her eyes were set upon a grim purpose. I looked at Cassius's body screaming. Skylar tilted my head to the side her teeth gently scraping against my neck like the first night we had met.
"Look upon your master," she whispered, "know that death is coming, accept it, be comforted with the knowledge that you will join him."

I did as she commanded even now as she pierced my flesh and drank me gently. She did not make it painful, it was in fact intimant and I couldn't help but smile as the last tear rolled down my cheek and all faded into black.

Skylar
I chose to allow Fang the intimacy she had always craved in life to be her final minutes. Now that they were mere bodies I carelessly tossed one onto the other and got rid of the problem the only way I knew how. I burned it away.

I didn't stay to watch the destruction, it would only be moments now until the others smelled the burning corpses. I fled letting my feet carry me as fast as they'd take me and since I was in the woods I let my body shift allowing the she wolf to be free. She was elated with the vampires' death and our body moved effortlessly. Our sinewy muscles contracting and releasing fluidly, we weaved easily through trees niether of us intent on slowing down. Even though we were running from danger we at least had those few moments to shut out the growing darkness.


Kale

Everything had been running smoothly since we left New York City behind. The pack seemed all but normal save for one person. Gerard. Now normally he had only a few mood spells here and there however lately he seems worse than usual. The worst part is his anger is directed at everyone so no one can guess the problem.

Meg has seemed concerned by this and tried to comfort him but he treated her as he would anyone else. He had even less control when he changed to a wolf. He had even gone as far as to attack me. I had fought back and injured him in the process and when I changed into a human I was swamped with remorse.

I had even eavesdropped on Meg cleaning his wound out and wrapping it with gauze.

"Kale didn't mean it you know..."

Gerard looked at her and pulled his hand away, "I know that! He was acting as an alpha should!"

Meg pouted and tried to reach for his arm but he wouldn't have it.

"Why are you so angry?! Why have you always been mad at me?! Do you hate me?! Why won't you let me help you?!" Tears streamed down her face.

Gerard sighed rubbing the bridge of his nose, "Of course I don't hate you Meg..."

"Than why...?"

Gerard saw me than looked at Meg, "I don't hate you okay? I don't hate anyone..." he hesitated but than left the room.

Meg ran to me and started crying wrapping her arms around me I gently pet her head.
Gerard since than wasn't quite so physical about his anger but he did seem to still be quietly brooding.I thought at first maybe he was an alpha male as I had acted similar when I started to reach puberty and shift. However Gerard wasn't an alpha male, he had never had problems taking orders, it had to be something but what?

Derek had always been more perceptive than me but when I asked him he refused to tell me.

"The best thing you can do right now is leave him alone, he'll get over it eventually."

Just when I decided to stop worrying about Gerard a new issue was showing itself on the horizon, another pack had moved closer to our area.

Not all werewolves were like our pack some werewolves were as bad as vampires. They were territorial, viscious, and let themselves be overrun by their wolf psyche living off impulse.

This pack seemed to be like that, they acted no better than some idiotic gang. They marked their territory with flags, made money by selling and intimidated people with their strength.
They gained closer and closer until one night we ran into them at a club. The alpha male was older than me, the whole pack consisted of people in their mid 20's to early 30's.
There were 3 or 4 girls surrounding the leader, a hispanic with stubble and long curling black hair.

I whispered to everyone to expect a fight. I told Gerard and Jason to stay on the edge of the club and watch out for any trouble, Meg was to act casual and extract what information she could. While Derek and I stayed at opposite ends of the bar waiting for any sign of trouble.

The alpha male looked at Meg and signaled at one of the other males, my guess is that was his second in command. He was a tall, muscular black man, who nodded and approached Meg he whispered to her mudering and occasionally looking back at his alpha male. Meg looked at me for less than a second and I subtly nodded, The alpha male wanted her and if she could extract information from him it's that much better.

Meg nodded to the second in command, she walked over to the alpha male and sat next to him. She laughed, smiled, and flirted with him Than tilted her head to the side looking innocent as she asked questions. I could hear Meg asking how he attained so much money and power, he hinted to illegal acts. Meg pretended not to be revolted. Than suddenly the alpha male kissed her, Meg tried not to pull away and blow everything but than his hands slid over her body and she pulled away backhanding him. I approached as he went to hit her and caught his arm. "I don't suggest you do that."

The alpha male looked at me and tried to feign a smile, but this guy was more wolf than man. He was only trying to seem aloof. Gerard was there in an instant he took Meg and helped her up than shielded her behind his body.

One of the girls who had been fawning over him left. The other two stood one cracking her knuckles the other her neck. The black man was staring down Derek, Jason was staring down one of the women.

The alpha male leapt at me, we rolled punching each other blow for blow. After that the two packs exploded into a brawl. We were 4 to 7. I had hurt the alpha male and knocked out one man by hitting him over the head with a pool table. One woman was hitting Meg's head against the bar and Gerard was getting kicked in the stomach. Jason although able to beat his female counterpart was having a rougher time with the male. I had alot longer with my werewolf abilities and therefore only I was able to keep up, I didn't want to lose our home but I more so didn't want anyone hurt.

I looked at the alpha male and sighed going on one knee as was customary and surrendered. "We will retreat from the area."

The fighting instantly stopped.

The alpha male laughed, "You fought good, too bad your stuck with this pack." He snapped and all of his pack members gathered around him and left.

"We could've taken them!" Derek yelled.

"You just gave up our home!" Meg shouted.

I looked at them quietly, if the violence had escalated, if we had all changed to werewolf form this fight could have been fatal but they wouldn't understand. The responsability, the danger, any of it.

I sighed, "go home grab your things and we'll go to another place."

My pack gaped at me dissapointed, "So that's it than?"

Derek didn't question me, not in front of the others, he would ask me quietly when we were alone. We went back to the hotel, Meg packed our things and Gerard was at the door his look grim.

"I've already packed can I talk to you alone Kale?"

I sighed and nodded, "sure Gerard."

I walked out into the hall where no one else was and shut the door hoping to avoid Meg's eavesdropping.

Gerard looked away his jaw working clearly upset, "You can't let Meg do that anymore."

I blinked suprised, thinking he would yell at me for giving up our home. "We can't let her do what?"

"Leave herself that vulnerable, Meg pretends she's alot stronger than she actually is. She could've really gotten hurt by that scumbag."

I sighed, "I honestly never thought of that, she's so comfortable in her sexuality and so physically appealing I thought we could take advantage of that."

Gerard gritted his teeth, "For a boyfriend you don't seem to concerned for her safety."

"I can't let emotions get in the way, I have to protect ALL of you."

"Yeah and you've been doing a fantastic job," he grumbled, "look just maybe remember that Meg's a girl, I respect her just as much as any other member of the pack and I know she can fight but..."

I sighed, "Fine, I'll talk to her, I'll do whatever I can to keep you all safe. Like I did tonight."

Gerard grumbled and went to his room.

When I walked in Meg's eyes were full of tears,