‘Those f*cking Howlers and their f*cking Altered have ruined my f*cking plans!!! Just why the f*ck did they have to come here of all places?!’ Ben internally cursed the appearance of the gang for the umpteenth time as he stared at the pile of documents on his desk with hateful eyes. The paperwork was stacking up to his chin, because he had recently instructed his staff to bring everything that needed his approval directly to him.It wasn’t a coincidence that had led Ben Clove to Slough. The politician had done his fair share of research before he had come to the decision to campaign in this particular Tier-3 town, and unlike what he had claimed during the election period, his true reasons were far less utilitarian.The thing that had made Slough stand out among the dozens of other Tier-3 towns he could have chosen, had been the particularly delicate balance between its underworld. The signs had been there that the two big gangs that controlled most of the town would clash in the fores

Olivia was locked up with Tony Lock and the two goons by his side. While it didn't look like they would give her any trouble. it would still take her a few moments before she could help out the others. With their way out blocked by the rest of the Howlers, the ambushed gang members decided to act. The Rising Dragon that had worked under the mayor the longest took the charge. D leapt up onto the table and began to run across it making his way to the masked intruders. However, before he or his men could reach them, they were met with an incoming bolt.The gang leader managed to avoid the first one, but one of his men wasn’t that lucky. The projectile pierced an inch deep into his body, not enough to kill him but more than enough to make him scream in pain, unable to move his muscles. 'It looks like all that training wasn’t for nought.' Marie thought to herself. A proud, satisfied grin formed on her face as she held the crossbow in her hand. “You b*tch!” The injured gang member yelled

Without learning how to enter into a hybrid state, Austin’s particular beast DNA had allowed the large teenager to enter his fully transformed state. Every once in a while, he would let out a big huff of hot air, and steam would come out of his nostrils. One such moment was exactly when he looked down on Ben Clove on the floor.‘It’s as if this Altered form was specially made for me.’ Austin thought once more. As a Minotaur Altered his strength had gone up an entire level, and the best part about it was that there had been no need to change anything about his particular fighting style. ‘If Innu or Marie would have used it, I’d have certainly regretted it for life, but now I can help the gang defeat anyone who will stand in our way.’As he slowly pushed himself off the floor, the Shark Altered tasted the blood in his mouth. Spitting it out, a few shark teeth also fell on the floor. The attack, which could have killed a normal human, merely dazed him. When he looked up at his opponent,

Tyler was unable to close his mouth, but he didn’t even care that saliva was dropping on his clothes. He had been prepared that things might go a little crazy, especially after what had happened on their way back from the auction, but this was on another level. If someone had told him hours ago he would be a front row witness to the brutal murder of his own mayor, he would have called that person. ‘That's… there is no stopping this now. We have long passed the point where the Howlers can be considered just a small group, and I was simply a driver. I ignored everything that was happening because I trusted that Gary was a good guy, but this Kai… I can’t deal with this.’Dragging his face with his fingers, gathering his resolve to tell Kai that he wishes to quit after this, he noticed that one more person was no longer on the rooftop. Looking around, he noticed that the other members had looks of confusion on their faces as well. They were just as surprised by Kai’s actions, not quite u

Naomi was standing behind the counter with her hand covering her mouth. She was in disbelief at what had happened right in front of her. She hadn’t been running the bakery for a long time, but to be honest, these people that would ask for protection money every once in a while were getting to her.The woman was aware that having to pay protection money was simply a necessary evil if one wanted to work in any town, but the frequency with which those gang members were harassing her about it, was simply getting out of hand. At times she had wanted to slap these members herself, but Naomi knew that it wouldn’t end with that. The Howlers weren’t just any gang in Slough, but the biggest one, so doing any such thing would only make it worse in the end.The woman had merely resisted today because she was out of options, never expecting for someone to intervene on her behalf, much less to witness one of the gang members slump over on her floor with blood dripping out from his mouth.“You fu*ke