ECLIPSED BY THE ALPHA

Lun Marshall stepped out of the building where he worked and looked up at the cloudy New York sky with a grimace. It was going to rain in less than twenty minutes, so she hurried to find her car, which was parked two blocks away.He had found it impossible to park in the company's parking lots that day. All the workers at Tyler & Co seemed to have predicted that it would be an excellent day, as Tyler, the factory owner, had arranged for another parking lot to be opened for the use of the rest of the workers. This one was normally used for storage of goods and their respective trucks, but it was Friday, and trucks only ran Monday through Thursday.The company's beautiful new clock read ten minutes after her arrival. And there stood Tyler, waiting for her, looking immaculate and aggressive. She had listened to his terse words before he nodded softly and left for his office. If that hadn't already been the beginning of a long day enduring the rude looks from her boss, her sister Paulina

Was she crazy? Had she had an accident and hit her head? That had to be it. It was impossible for werewolves and people who ran at inhuman speed to exist. Lun put his hands to his ears, closed his eyes and counted to five. After that, nothing like that would have happened.One..."Out!" a man shouted. "All clear!"Two..."Come on, these men have helped us." Someone tugged at her arm but she responded. Three..."Have you killed everyone?" asked a male voice."Some have escaped, no doubt they have taken advantage of the rain so they could feed and cut all the electrical circuits. We found the real parking lot guards with their throats slit, in the adjoining warehouse."Four...They pushed her arm again, pulling her out from under the car. She still didn't open her eyes, she just wanted it all to go away. Someone lifted her up in his arms. She clung tightly to the collar of the man's jacket, who lifted her up without caring that she didn't know who he was, while keeping her eyes closed

Lun pulled his head out of the water and caught his breath. Her lungs were burning from being underwater for so long. It had been five months since the thieves had raided the parking lot and made a killing as well.Everyone, including herself, considered it a miracle that she was still alive.When Paulina had found out, she had hugged her tightly as she cried, complaining that they had almost taken away the only family member she had left.Since the accident, Lun couldn't help but dream every night of faces, grunts and blood. She couldn't make out much, but for some strange reason she saw in her dream's hair-covered monsters that devoured every human they caught. She dreamed of the face of a beautiful woman who had helped her get out of the clutches of one of them alive.Was it true? I didn't remember seeing any woman when the ambulances arrived. Everything was blurry, he could not define anything clearly. And trying to do so caused her intense pain.And what disturbed her most were t

After Lun pulled herself together, she went to the cafeteria bathroom to rinse out her mouth. She even bought a piece of gum to try to get rid of the bitter taste. She had vomited the coffee on the floor. The waiter was not amused, but just smiled and gave her a glass of water.When she came out, she saw Alissa waiting for her with a somewhat sad smile. She was sure she felt guilty about her headaches. What she didn't know was what had set her free.When she reached her, she gestured to her."Let's go for a walk," she rubbed her throat."Sure."They walked down Houston Street talking in hushed, leisurely tones. They didn't stop to look in any stores. Both Alissa and Lun were still feeling a little stunned by what had happened. They didn't know what to do about it. Every time they passed a crosswalk, Lun's eyes darted around the crowd, trying to spot any familiar faces from the accident.The two girls had agreed not to tell the police or family members anything. No one would believe th

Lun blinked and felt his eyes water from the smoke in the shop. Needless to say, she had arrived in half an hour and running! No cab had stopped to take her. She felt her shirt clinging to her body with sweat, the inside of her thighs itched from rubbing.She ran a hand through the locks that had come loose from her ponytail and joined the large crowd in the club. The music was loud, the dance floor full of people dancing and the bar covered with drinkers. There were also tables that made a half circle around the dance floor. The chairs were joined together and were black in color, while the tables were dark wood in color.As she walked around dodging people or hands that were placed on her waist to urge her to dance, Lun watched the men's faces intently, but none of them rang a bell.At the far end of the venue, Lun spotted the bathrooms. She went with large strides and with her heart in a fist. Every time a hand touched her, she was startled and looked at the one who caused the touc