"JASON’S NOT HOME.” Claude said, walking back into Jamie’s house. “Don’t sugar coat words, Claude.” Jamie said, slumping into a sofa and accepting the glass of whisky his wife offered him. He had unconsciously hoped that the boys were in Claude’s house. That was his last hope. “They’re missing... again" “Take it easy, Jamie boy.” Jaja said, patting Jamie on his slumped shoulder. Lily was in the corner with Jamie’s wife, Charlotte. She cradled a big mug of chocolate with her hands. Charlotte walked to the main room where the men sat.“What else did the kid tell you?” Claude said.“The kid has a name!” Charlotte snapped“I’m sorry. I’m just tired. What did Lily tell you?”“She said she had something like date with Jason...” “I know that much...” Claude said.“They were to meet under the large Oak tree.” “The tree is not near any of our borders, is it?”Claude shook his head. “No" “We have to go see the tree. What do you say?” Jaja suggested. “I think so too.” “We’ll be back, C
YOU’RE HUNGRY, aren’t you?” Jake said beside me. We’ve been walking and resting at intervals. We were following the flow of the stream this time. Hopefully, it would lead us to a bridge or a main road where we’ll see where we are. Because we even have no idea where we were at. “Here.” I handed him the bag I carried. “There are some pieces of meat I reserved there.” “Thanks Jas. You’re a life saver.” He collected the bag from my hand and stuffed his mouth with cold meat. “Where do you think we are?” He asked with a full mouth and in between biting.“I don’t know. Maybe Africa.” “Africa?” His mouth hung open in mock horror. “Maybe... Kenya. We should see some giraffes or elephants anytime soon.”“Stop lying to me.” Jake laughed.“I truthfully have no idea where we are.” I told him. “But we’re really far away...” “Yep.” I nodded in confirmation. “Wow... mad stuffs.” He kept on eating till the sun became too hot and we had to rest underneath a large tree. We still hadn’t seen any
ARE YOU OUT of your mind, Jamie?” Jaja asked. He was astounded. “What? My boys are missing...”“If you walk into the Fey Kingdom and accuse them of kidnapping your son and nephew when they didn’t... you’re just calling for war. You know kidnapping is a huge offence, you might even call up another meeting.” “Sir, Jaja is right.” Claude said. “Beside, we don’t have any evidence that Fey was involved. We will just be acting on a hunch... and you will be made to look very ridiculous.” “I never thought I’d say this Jaja, but you actually made sense.” Jamie said. “I always make sense Jamie boy.” “So what do you propose we do?” Claude turned to Jaja. “We wait.” “Wait?” Both Jamie and Claude asked.“Yes. We wait. Let’s head back to your place, Jamie. We’ll talk strategy and put out word for the boys.” “Sounds like a good idea to me. What do you think, Claude?” Claude shrugged and said, “Do I have any other option?” They walked back to Jamie’s house in relative silence. Each men dee
WE STARED AT each other for close to a minute. I didn’t move a muscle except for eyes which were blinking. Then slowly, he backed away from me and I breathed a sigh of relief. He sat down on his hind limbs and bent his ears back. I glanced on the floor around and saw the torn clothes that he had been putting on before he shifted. I groaned. I suddenly heard a howl.From the tenor, length and strength, it was the howl of an alpha. But I was just imagining things, we were in the middle of nowhere. A werewolf pack can’t just appear out of – There it was, I heard again. Jake raised his nose to the moon and gave a deep and long howl. The howl from the alpha came again and Jake ears perked up. He gave a low whine and shot forward. I scrambled to pack our stuffs and ran after him. He didn’t slow down, He just kept the pace until I thought I could not talk it any longer and was prepared for him to leave me when we burst into a very large compound with a big mansion set far back behin
THE BOYS HUDDLED together in a corner. They couldn’t tell the time of the day because the only window opening had been covered with a thick cloth. It sounded like a canvas or leather curtain. But with the cold, the figured that the sun was going down pretty quickly. The Werewolf blood had melted long before. It had turned into a puddle where Mart had thrown it to the amusement of Ellie and Nina. They could pick out the howl of the wind and stiff flap of the leather material covering the small window. Full moon was tonight and they knew it. A door swung open loudly and Ellie, who was relaxing just outside their cell, jumped to his feet. Nina walked in, closely followed by an elegant white haired woman.She stopped in front of their cell and eyed them glumly. “Where did you get these ones?” She asked.“Just outside Morton's border, Rosetta. Near the first scene.” Ellie said. She made some ‘tsk' sounds at the boys as she patrolled the front of the cells. The boys’ eyes followed her
The four men – Jamie, Jaja, Claude and Henry – all trooped out into the late afternoon. The sun was bright but not hot. It was setting already. “There’s something even more strange than the missing boys.” Henry commented.“And what might that be?” “It’s better to be seen than heard.” They crossed the narrow stream and walked down the path. The territory had started their advancement to proclaim ownership to this part of the land, but the processing was not yet finalised. The whole scene was swarming with half a dozen men from Jamie’s pack. They were investigating what had happened there and looking for clues. They bowed when they saw Jamie and Jaja approaching. Claude’s sharp eyes quickly took in the scene. Ten dead Vampires. He walked closer and stooped beside one. “Gunshot wound.” He whispered to himself, rubbing his index finger on the hole in the Vampire’s head. A shadow fell across him. He looked up at a figure that stood above him, blotting out the sun. He stood up and lo
“I SENT A message to the boys.” Lydia said. She sat in front of the gas fireplace. “A message? How?” Claude asked. He picked up a small remote and pressed a button. There was a low BOOM! sound as fire erupted in the small enclosed space. “HOW I’ve always loved that sound.” He laughed. “Harry! Stop that! Now!” Lydia snapped at the small wolf pup chewing at the rug. The wolf bounded up the stairs and leapt from the hallway upstairs to the ground floor. “We should have commanded him to shift back to human.” Lydia said. “No, darling. Let’s give the wolf a little freedom, don’t you think?” “Yes, love.” She rubbed her temples and sighed. “Now as I was saying...” She paused as the sound of a low THUD! reverberated the whole house. “HARRY! GO OUT NOW! PLAY ON THE STREET!...” They both heard the wolf give a small yelp and leap out the roof window and onto the street below. “You were saying” Claude said. “Here.” He handed her a glass of water. “Thanks, love.” She collected the glass and
“HERE.” Nina thrust five wraps of an aluminium foil and five bottles of table water into the cell. The boys eyed the package warily.“What is that?” Billy asked. Mart, who was closest to the gate unwrapped one and found a chicken hamburger. “Listen, are you boys hungry or not?” They each collected one, still eyeing her warily until Zach bit into his. They all looked at him like they expected him to die of poison immediately. “What?” He queried, looking at them back. When they saw that he did not die, they all munched in unison. “I need to use the toilet.” Jeff said. “number one or number two?” “Wha?”Nina looked at him. “ Do you want to take the piss or take a shit?”“The piss.” “Then do it right there.” She walked away. “This is a good one...” Zach said with a full mouth. “The hamburger, I mean.”“Shut up.” Arthur snapped. “That’s food from the enemy.” “The enemy makes good food.” “You’re a fool.” “Don’t call me that!” “Or what?” Arthur challenged. He stood up now and