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

was." She kissed my head, "I am so proud of you. No matter what you choose I love you." She than let go and backed into the shadow she came from, I stared for a long time, feeling a chill creep up my spine and feeling lonlier than I ever had before.

I woke up the sun shining and my over enthusiastic host looming over me. "Good morning! Rise and shine!" I shrieked and jumped falling off the bed and wacking my head against the floor. I rubbed my head than sat up, scowling up at him.

"Oh are you alright little one," Adelino said moving to pick me up.

I whacked his arm away, "I'm not a little kid."

Alfred walked over and helped me up, "Excuse my master Adelino has no manners at all. Like a dog."

I smiled, "I'm sure you're more right than you know."

We walked downstairs and ate breakfast, Alfred had made amazing strawberry creppes which I devoured and I almost forgot about my nightmare. Almost. Little flashes interrupted my day.

Adelino smiled at me, "Why so serious? Come would you like to meet my pack?"

I blinked and nodded, I was curious as to how this werewolf pack could live so well and go undetected from vampire eyes.

Adelino went into the living room and sat himself in a comfortable leather seat. He than took out his phone and started texting and little more than five minutes people were here. I looked up to a pretty blonde girl and an average looking brown haired girl, both looked to be in there 20s than there were 5 more guys all of which had facial hair and spikey gelled hair, save for one guy who wore glasses and had black hair that looked somewhat like a bowl cut.

"This is my pack."

"Pack this is the girl that I am housing she is like us, her name is Raven and she is a welcome friend."

"She's so young," the brown haired one said.

"You're letting her be in your company dressing like that?"

I looked down at myself, just a t shirt and jeans, than again as I looked around I noticed everyone was wearing designer clothes.

I sighed, "I'm not changing. I don't have any clothes nicer than this and frankly I'm comfortable."

The blonde one bit her lip, "Yes well maybe if you'd borrow some of my clothes..."

One of the guys grabbed her arm roughly, "This is our guest remember, we treat our guests with respect." He than kissed her cheek and let her go.

Adelino pat the spot on the couch next to him, "Come here Lindsay."

"I didn't mean any-"

"Come here."

Lindsay sat down next to Adelino looking meek and apologetic. "Now the young lady says that she's comfortable, I told you she is our guest now I don't know how you treat your guests but I treat mine with respect." He raised his hand and motioned to hit her Lindsay flinched raising her arms up, but I stopped Adelino mid swing grabbing him by the arm.

He looked at me suprised, "You are a great deal stronger than you look."

I smiled, "I'm even a great deal tougher than you look." I let go of his hand.

The guy with the glasses raised an eyebrow at me, seeming more intrigued in me than before.
Adelino chuckled and looked at Lindsay suddenly acting as if he had never motioned to hit her." Raven's fond of you, that is good news, hopefully she will bond as quickly with the others."

I looked at him cautiously, "I've never seen any man hit a woman this way and I'm not about to."

The girls looked at me eyes widening, the guys seemed irritated.

Adelino looked at me, "Is that so? You said you were part of a pack didn't you?"

I answered slowly, "Yes..."

Adelino stood, "You have an aura of power, even more impressive is your ability to turn it on and off, in one move you inspired these two ladies and intimidated these men. There's never been an alpha female, we need women within the safety of the pack, we need them to mother more children of our species. It's absolutly paramount they stay and it's essential that they are properly restrained."

"That's not how my pack worked..."

"If it was so great why did you leave?"

"I left to protect my pack...," I got up and stormed out of the room grabbing my backpack.Adelino followed after, "Leaving us so soon?"

"You disgust me... How did you afford this house? Hmmm?"

He looked at me angrily, "We killed another pack for it... we had vampires help us and in exchange for they're help we work for them, killing who they need killed. Doing what they need us to do. Helping their drug trafficing."

I whipped my head around, "You what?! You're working for leeches?! You spineless dog! You're just a leeches pet?!"

"Do you know how hard it is to make it?! I'm this pack's leader and I've given my pack more than many other alpha's have. We may have to work with vampires but we hold the power and luxuries that they possess and why shouldn't we? Because of pride? Because of ancestry?"

"Why would you kill another wolf pack? Why would you ally yourself with vampires? I thought you guys were the good guys..."

Adelino chuckled he put his hand on the wall behind me, his much bigger frame looming over mine.

"Oh my dear... you've been lied to. There have never been good guys or bad guys... we are all just trying to survive... some are weak and agonize over others... the strong take advantage and live another day..."

But if werewolves weren't all good people... than who was I to ally myself with? If werewolves in their nature were just as evil... than I was all by myself. For the first time in a long time I wasn't angry, or sad, but I was scared.

I pushed him away easily, something that seemed to suprise Adelino. I backslapped him ran to my room grabbed my backpack and ran as fast as my legs could carry me. I don't remember how long i ran, i just focused on the heart which beat steadily in my chest and my feet which slapped against the ground. I ran until the sky was painted a dark blue and until once again I was somewhere I did not recognize.

The lonely scared feeling I recieved when Adelino was talking still clung strongly to me. I felt myself sputtering and spitting past it's oppression. The sky vast and open got me to thinking about the realities of life. Of how I very well might live out my days all alone. It was a good thing those days were numbered. When I was human I rushed towards the future now... I didn't have one.

Finally I reached a lone sloping hill which rolled against the backdrop of the night time sky. Looking almost like a wave against the sea all having been frozen in time. I climbed to the top of the hill and collapsed there than fell into the peaceful serenity of sleep.

I woke up in the morning with the sun stabbing at my eyes. I sat up yawned and streached than grabbed my backpack (technically Fang's) and searched the Eldrich Friedman files.

They said he was in Brazil but gave no specifics. I sighed and decided that before I just march into Brazil I should figure out where exactly I was headed and better yet how I was going to get there. So I put the file back in the backpack and than headed into the nearest town.

I walked by a few people before I decided to stop an older woman. It had been awhile since I had interracted with a human so it would be quite interesting.

"Excuse me miss? Do you know where the town library is?"


She smiled warmly, neighborly kindness with no pretense or accusation. The laugh lines of her face acting like the rings of a tree. I could almost see the years if laughter and love etched on her face.

"The library's down this street and,"

Her voice faded and I couldn't help wondering if I'd look like that if I could've aged. What would Adelino look like old. Instantly I regretted the thought, I instantly felt the emptiness in my heart where my brother had been.

The older woman had stopped talking and looked at me concerned than smiled, "Why don't I take you there?"

I nodded and followed her quietly.

"Are you chilly my dear?"

I looked at her, "Should I be?"

The older woman raised an eyebrow, "well winter is coming..."

I blinked, "It is...?" I had become so unaware of my surroundings.

The older woman looked more concerned and walked beside me, "Where are you from dear?"

"Huh?"

"Where are you from?" The older woman smiled, "you're obviously not from around here."

"Oh.... yes, I'm from America."

"America how is it there?"

It was a simple enough question but I had really only lived in New Hampshire the rest of America was a mystery to me.

"Where I come from looks alot like here..."

"So what are you doing here all by yourself?"

"...backpacking."

"Oh that must be very exciting. Well here we are," she smiled warmly.

I looked at the building, it was pretty small it could be mistaken for a nice home. Oh well I only wanted to use the computers.

I walked inside, could sense the air softening and easing as I entered. A sense of zen washed over me I than searched around the library somewhat losing sight of my goal. I traced my fingertips over the spines of the books, feeling relief at the familiar texture. Libraries and bookstores had always acted as somewhat of a haven for me and this seemed to be no exception. It's familiarity made me feel at ease.

Than shortly after I left that section whose aisles were exactly that of a library that this was a bookstore. I sighed, and at first thought to leave and than I decided that libraries were a resource and thought that maybe I could still find something useful.

I looked around and realized that I was in the "nonfiction" section. It seemed ironic now that to find out the truth I might have to stick to the fiction section.

It didn't take me long to find it, these books were leaning against the wall with a much nicer display. I looked around for awhile reading the backs of books. It took no time to find a vampire book either. In fact the whole wall was covered in them... all painting them in a at least half sympathetic light. As if they were just superheroes who just had the occasional need for blood. As if they weren't a cruel albeit well established society who laughed while practically bathing in human blood.

I read the backs of some books and stuffed them in my backpack. Than I glanced over the comic book section when I saw it. Blade.

I emptied my backpack and saw a stack of the comics. I remembered as a kid watching Blade, admittadly I'd never read the comics but frankly I didn't care. It wasn't like all the other cheeky vampire books I was looking at (though to be fair