After dinner, Aella followed Aurora to her parents’ office while Aniya and Nick stayed in the dining room, having coffee with the angry grandmother.
She was puzzled because, during dinner, Aurora told her about a secret room that was underground, built by her great-grandfather, who was a Hunter.
As soon as Aella closed the office door, Aurora went to the fireplace. She leaned down, took one loose brick from its place, and put her hand in the hole left by it.
In the morning, there was a knock on the door that alerted Aella, making her jump from the bed and look around, trying to find her bearings. She then frowned, realizing where she was.The knock on the door called for her again, and the sound was coming from the door that led to Aurora’s room.She unlocked it and a pouting blond was staring at her. “Darn it, you didn’t even try… You are a tough nut to crack, Aella! But you look sexy in that nightgown, woman! I just want to bite you!”
Lisa pushed an extensive file across the table and pointed at it. “This is what we could find related to your mission. There is plenty of proof that the Half-Moon Pack is doing a lot of shitty things to make sure the Werewolf Registration goes forward without the changes that Aniya suggested. You have in there reports, surveillance lists, and a USB drive with footage from several security cameras. My people even recorded some conversations between the Alpha and his Omegas, ordering them to dispose of some people. His voice is perfectly clear, as is the video footage in there, which was taken by one of my spies that is infiltrated in his Pack.”Aella opened the file and asked
Aurora smiled when she looked at the name. “Dick face and his weird sister. Don’t tell me the Alpha is thinking about giving the Pack to him when he retires? That would be hilarious to see!”“That is normal, you know? Parents always want their kids to inherit their business and responsibilities. You know that far too well, Aurora. That was why you learned Finances and have been studying all these years. Even your rebellion and search for a different path is just a means to an end. When the time comes, you will be at the head of Rossi Enterprises and you will get Aniya’s Pack to take care of as well. Even if you deny it and you say that you won’t ever d
Lunchtime arrived, and Aurora parked the car in an alley behind a big building nearly at the edge of the City, a few meters before the bridge that would lead to the suburbs.Aella followed the strangely serious blond as she searched for a back door for the restaurant.As they were almost near the trash containers, an employee came from a door and threw two bags in one container, and Aella approached him and asked, “Is that the backdoor that leads to the kitchen of ‘Alfredo’s Joint’?”
When they were having deserts, Aurora used the app on her phone to schedule an Uber car to get her and Aella one block away from the restaurant. That way, they could walk there and wait for the car after Aella and she took care of the siblings’ escorts.After paying, Jules Preshy asked, “Aurora, you… were joking when you said you were going to duct-tape us, right? Because if we are supposed to drive your car...”“That depends. Will you do what I said, or do I need to force yo
Aurora and Aella spent the rest of the afternoon window shopping in the centre of the City, with Aurora dragging Aella a couple of times to some shops to try clothes.During her walk, she sent a message to Aniya to ask her for the phone number of the Alpha of the Half-Moon Pack and made a call to him after she replied, telling him about the kidnapping and the address of the exchange of the kidnapped for his money.After a few minutes, Jules Preshy phoned her and said that his father had called him, and he had sent him a quick message confirming it, pretending that he was able to send the message be
Aella did her best to remain calm and not kiss the smirking blonde in front of her, who was still caressing her hands and said, “I want to know about any plans you think about so that I am prepared. I didn’t like a single bit that you arranged that meeting with those weird siblings or the trap we set for the goons that were escorting them. Lisa told us to flee if we saw a Delta from the Half-Moon Pack, and you did the opposite. That was too risky for my taste, and I would prefer it if you didn’t do anything as reckless ever again.”Aurora asked with a grin, “So… it would probably be a good idea to tell you what I want to do tomorrow morning? And in th
Avoiding Aella’s hands that were trying to grab her, Aurora left for the kitchen while pointing at the back door. “Go ahead, I am going to get some plastic.”She quickly returned after looking in the drawers and joined Aella at the back of the house.After closing the door, she gave one folded plastic cover to Aella and kept the other one, and explained. “We can change on top of this, then we close it, and we take our Human remains with us to bury in the forest. That way, we leave n
Werewolf Enforcer Unit – a group that tracks down and kills Werewolf criminals.Werewolf Organization - twenty people can use the ‘Alpha Light’ in the entire world, meaning that there are few Packs of Werewolves, fully recognized. There are Packs with appointed leaders for the protection of their Pack or organisational purposes. The real Packs that exist around someone that can use the ‘Alpha Light’ are country-sized in numbers.Bounty Hunters Association - sometimes work with the Werewolves Organization, other times, work with the police. Anyone can hire a Bounty Hunter if there is a suspicion that a Werewolf is involved, or if it is a matter of normal Humans threatening or killing Werewolves.Rossi Pack – Aniya Rossi and Nick Kerrish Pack of Werewolves.Half-Moon Pack – rivals of Aniya and Nick, whose Alpha and Luna aim at controlling the Werewolf Organization.Werewolf Registration (original idea) – All Werewolves have to be registered with their name, address, and Werewolf fur colo
Six months after what would go down in the history of Earth as the Dawn of Werewolves, Aella was at the bridge of her fiftieth conquered kingdom ship, looking at the screen that was showing the new planet under Werewolf control, a green planet with one single and massive continent.The Lycans that lived on the surface and were in charge of controlling and increasing the original population were now under her orders.Aurora was seated in the captain’s chair and smiled as she was reading a small 3D screen in front of her eyes, and said, “It seems our cousins Lycans that were on the planet are almost here. Only evolved Lycans and the original species are on the planet. Like the other forty-nine planets under us, they are all very happy to get rid of their oppressors. Among the ships that are arriving, there are a few that have members of the original species that wish to join our fleet and get revenge on our cousins Lycans.”“Nice. Any news about the Lycan Queen and their home World?”“S
Near the moon, the Great Leader was looking at the screen in front of him, staring at the blue plantation planet that almost obliterated his troops.He clenched his claws and said, “Number One, any advice?”“I… I am not sure what to say, Great Leader. Never in the Empire’s history has a kingdom ship suffered such losses. Those Werewolves are truly amazing, and even if we can’t have most of them, we still have a few specimens. Perhaps our scientists can find out what made them like that. Their claws and teeth are by far stronger than ours. They heal as fast as we do, but unlike Lycans that fight with honour, style, and precise movements, those Werewolves fight like animals, and their attacks and movements are erratic. According to the reports, it is as if they don’t mind being hurt. If they are alive, they fight. But they are very similar to us. They only die if they get a sure hit in the heart or the head, but if we fail by millimetres and only wound them, they become savage and almos
Aurora searched for another news channel on her phone and said, “I don’t think this will end so soon. We might end up engaged in a guerrilla war, and if the Lycans lose too many troops, their Empire might give up on harvesting us and blow up the entire planet.”“That… can also happen, yes. Maybe a similar case has already happened, and they are prepared for that. Shit, we need to capture a few of them and find out everything about them. They seem to know a lot about us because they came prepared with those yellow spheres, and their ships are over the biggest Cities. Luckily for us, the Werewolf Organization headquarters is here, in a smaller City. The nearest big City is almost one hour away, and maybe in the morning we can see the spaceship from here, at this distance.”The limousine stopped in front of the tall building, and Aella exited the limousine, holding hands with Aurora.As they walked inside, no one dared stop them, and they went straight to the elevators, with Peter Clarke
On the screen, there was now a man with puffed eyes who looked worried.He glanced at the papers in his hands, put them down, and said, “I was supposed to come here and say that it was too soon to panic because no one knew the intention of those spaceships. But now we know. If what he said was true, the Werewolf gene was planted into our ancestors’ DNA pools, millions of years ago, and it seems that it is like the Werewolves always told us, that they are our next step in mankind’s evolution. It appears we were only meant to be food for those alien Lycans. It is still too soon for me to say anything, but I don’t believe mankind will fall into their plate that easily, because even if he said resistance is futile, and even if I have to fight alone, I won’t be turned into a steak for them to eat without a fight. At this moment, it is still unknown if our Werewolves will stand by our side or join them because the Lycans look like Werewolves. What I know is that my wife is a Werewolf, and k
Aella and Aurora were already in their room, with Aella seated at a table and looking at a report with the number of supplies that arrived during dinner, and Aurora was seated on the edge of the bed, looking at her and thinking.After a while, and since Aella was still too focused on the files over the table, Aurora approached her, massaged her shoulders and said, “You should relax now. You have been stressed all day, and since we arrived, you haven’t stopped worrying. Everything that could be done, you took care of it. Or others did. Today there is nothing more to do. What about if you put that aside, closed your eyes, and just stood still?”Aella sighed and said, “Yeah, but this feeling that I can’t figure out why is happening is bugging me. I don’t feel it now, but it still gives me shivers when I remember how I felt when we were in that room in the Organization building with all those Alphas near us. I guess you are right. Without knowing for sure what made me feel that way, there
The two women left the room, with all the others bowing at their passage. When Aurora closed the door behind her, Nick asked, while looking at the dead bodies, “Is it just me, or did everyone get a little spooked by the easiness Queen Aella killed them? I know she probably killed far too many Werewolves as an Enforcer, but she didn’t even hesitate.”Aniya sighed and said, “I know, and that always worried me. She likes killing Werewolves a tiny bit too much, but since she met Aurora, I think she changed. She used to be always angry, and most probably, the bond she has with Aurora and the new Pack made her realise she was not alone. She looked more at ease today than the first time I met her after she found Aurora. I was expecting her to be far more nervous than she appeared to be in the Auditorium. I am not sure, but maybe her light that made us recognise her as Queen of all Werewolves is also changing her, making her more worthy of ruling us all.”Nick slowly nodded and spoke. “I don’
Not even ten minutes went by, and there was a unanimous decision on all of Aurora’s suggestions. The following minutes were spent on preparing the speech that would be sent to every country with each change clarified and a complete explanation of the Werewolf Registration. They also agreed on a sudden suggestion that Aella made. Every Werewolf in the military of a country would immediately leave and join a Werewolf Pack.But when Aniya called for the voting to start, one woman asked, from her chair on the far left of the Auditorium, “Before we vote, don’t we n
The woman made a slight nod and leaned back in her chair again, thinking.Aurora disguised a grin because she knew her next suggestion would cause turmoil. “Second, prisons for Werewolves. I see no reason why a Werewolf should be killed because he killed a normal Human, and when a normal Human kills a Werewolf, he is arrested by the police and not killed as well. We need to find ways to make sure arrested Werewolves cannot change or escape from their prisons, perhaps with explosive collars around their necks that explode when needed. Either when the prison guards press a button, or when a security fence is breached.”Another man, on the right side of the auditorium, asked, “And those prisons would be controlled by whom? And how will the guards be chosen?”“By Lisa and Davis’ Pack, of course. They are the most impartial people I can think of. Any of you would have doubts about pressing the button that would kill a former member of your Pack, but Lisa and Davis? They won’t even hesitate,