“That’s it!” Bayard pounced and landed on me. The sudden attack and smack to the ground only temporarily paralyzed me before I quickly shoved the boy backwards, grabbed his scruff and pulled him to the ground, now pinned beneath me.“Poor puppy,” my antagonizing sent the adolescent wolf into a squirming rage. Shockingly enough, Julias didn’t move a muscle to defend his packmate. Probably as punishment for not following orders and to keep the boy’s pride in check. “We are Argent Pack members, also called the White Guards of France. Our main purpose is watch over all historical artifacts to werewolf history throughout France."The Argent pack was the third largest pack in the world, spread throughout France with only one main house but branch homes throughout reclusive areas. There were certain werewolves who watched, or guarded, certain parts of France and the entire pack was known for only having white or light grey fur and spent most of their lives in wolf form, only becoming humans
After hopping in the passenger seat, Bayard said, “Take this,” and handed me a blindfold, similar to a superhero mask that partially covered the top of the nose and to top reached my hairline. He tied it tight and I felt the sting of pulled hair. I growling at him and I smelt a twinge of fear before it quickly dissipated. “You can’t see where we’re going if that wasn’t obvious enough,” Bayard snorted before probably securing a mask around Draugluin ’s head with a thorough inspection by his superior that it was on correctly.Once everyone was seated and buckled in, Bayard locked the doors and revved the engine. The truck roared to life, startling some passerby’s as I could hear their squeals of surprise and fright.“When we arrive, you will act as if you were cordially invited as guests,” Julias instructed us as we drove out of the city. “There will be werewolves there that do not have deep knowledge of the inner workings of the pack and don’t need to know the real reason you are there
“Young? She has to be in her early fifties” I crossed my arms but I got no response.“I assume we stay separated for our entire stay here,” Draugluin commented as we were led down steep metal steps into a well fortified hallway.“We have plenty of room,” was all that Julias had the guts to say which confirmed Draugluin ’s suspicions. Bayard passed Draugluin and I to unlock and open the two room doors since Julias certainly couldn’t in his wolf form.I felt like I was entering an animal shelter but completely enclosed with no sign of other life around me. The walls were tan and cushioned with a dull yellow light hanging above me. There was a twin bed in the room which actually didn’t look like a prison bed. There was also a small table and a chair as well as a carpet. Well, they had tried to make it homey. I turned around only to watch Bayard close the door with a resounding four clicks. How many locks were on this door? I also heard a low humming sound. So, we’d be monitored by came
“Oh really,” Julianna wrote that down. “Okay Miss Janitor, would you be willing to take a lie detector test?”“Are you?” My question really made her face twitch in restrained anger. “’Cause the story you just told me wasn’t 100% accurate to what Draugluin probably said. I think you’ve tangoed as much as I have.” My grin made Julianna look more dumbfounded. Now she wouldn’t know what to believe and the lie detector test may not even help her as I would clearly try and fail it on purpose.Just then the phone rang and Julianna tapped the speaker button with her pen. “Miss Julianna,” the secretary’s voiced sounded rusty over the speaker, “Alpha is here to speak with you.”“I’ll be right up,” Julianna stood so fast, her chair wheeled back hitting the wall. “Have a guard come escort Lucian back to her room.” She paused and glared at me, “And you better not try anything.” I merely held my arms up in defense and submission.The door opened immediately after that and a tall man with a scar ru
“We all get sick,” Draugluin bluffed, “he’s the type to be lucky enough to only catch the bad ones, though they don’t last very long.”“Really? My sources tell me he’s been sick for over six months now,” Alpha Jon waved his hand, “but that’s not why we’re here. I want the honest truth, why were you in the catacombs?”“We were looking for something,” Draugluin stated simply.“Looking for what?”“We weren’t sure. All information that was given to us came from a book in our library. I’m sure Lyall could find it for you. Pages 327-375.” Wow, Draugluin had memorized the page numbers. “I could even quote you the contents if that would be less time consuming for you.”“By all means,” Alpha Jon waved his hand.“There was a wolf, his name lost to us, who prided himself on the knowledge of his race and seeking a future for his pack and other packs believing that all wolves could have a chance to either be wolf or man by choice, not predetermined by a curse of unknown origin and even sought answ
Before long, the two of us were served a wonderful meal of steak, fries and bread along with any drink of our choice. I went with cola while Draugluin chose a Merlot from the wine list. The realization that we were almost four years apart strangely made me feel uncomfortable. Was I like a kid to him? It didn’t seem that way from how he treated me but even I treated Draco like someone much younger than me and we were only three years apart.Supper was eaten in silence. Afterwards, Draugluin and I faced back to back to undress into our pajamas. My bed was a bit springy but silent as I huddled under the covers. Draugluin clapped his hands after climbing into bed himself.“Hey Draugluin ?” I stared across the ten feet gap between us.“Hmm?”“How long do you think we’ll be here?”“Who knows,” I heard him yawn.“What are we going to do in the meantime?”“I’m sure they’ll try and interrogate us some more. They most likely won’t let us outside but Alpha Jon said to treat us like guests so I’m
“Thank you,” Ally smiled as Lyall left the kitchen and straight to his father’s office. When he entered, Alpha was already positioned behind his desk with Alpha Mother sitting nervously in one of the opposite facing chairs. All she could do was stare at the back of the open computer and wait for Alpha Jon to answer the video call. The ringing sounded four more times after Lyall placed his father’s coffee on the desk before it pinged and the black screen lightened to reveal a foreign face.“Greetings!” Alpha Jon seemed more chipper than Lyall would imagine an Alpha to be. He also looked older than he sounded. “You must be Draugluin ’s Alpha. How are you?”“Please cut the pleasantries. I find them meaningless and a waste of breath when you’re about to have a business chat.” Alpha grunted, grabbing his coffee as a distraction to once again review Draugluin ’s sheet of paper that held all the answers Alpha needed. It lay in front of the computer, hidden from Alpha Jon's view.“Please excu
Lyall watched his father tap his finger on the edge of the desk while glaring at a loading bar screen. It reminded Lyall of when Alpha had finally consented to getting a computer instead of just using a filing system alone. Alpha still used the ancient, paper files, always afraid the computer system would crash. Now, Alpha could easily download, track and access any file he wanted to with ease as if he were head of the FBI. Not even Lyall was as tech-savvy as his old man. Alpha Mother still sat in her seat, squirming whilst examining her own copy of Draugluin ’s prep sheet. Lyall picked up Alpha's copy. He was surprised at the amount of detail Draugluin had put into a pre-interrogation paper. There weren’t just well-organized questions but follow up questions and types of answers that should be given if the conversation went in one of two or three different directions. The paper was front and back and the font was small, which was a bit inconvenient. Good thing it was Alpha's eyesig