As early as 3 a.m. the next morning, both lanes of the road were already busy when a few cars were coming in and out of the streets. Aside from that, I can now see a few houses from a distance, giving me the perfect opportunity to see the image of the place. "Nathan, wake up. We need to move the car now." I rubbed the edge of his face a few times until he opened his eyes. Then, I hopped out of the car to check how bad the wheel was. I slightly crouched and enlarged my claws. The distance between each claw marks we1re two to three fingers apart. It was the same size as I followed the trail of the mark with my claws. For that same reason, I concluded a hundred and one percent that the incident was intentional. Someone wrecked the wheels on purpose for the mission to get delayed. Afterwards, I studied the scenario of what happened last night including the trace of the ground before we stopped the engine of the car. Sadly, even my werewolf senses could barely see any trace
What confused me the most was that he did not even take a closer look at the damage to the car. "Umm, babe, can I talk to you for a sec?" I smiled at the repairman before Nathan turned his face at me. "Just let me know if you still wanted your car to get fixed, all right? In the meantime, I'm just gonna go check it first." The repairman clapped Nathan's shoulder and went to the small room. "What? I'm trying to negotiate with the price." Nathan muttered to me in a soft tone. He rested his arms on my shoulder as though he flirting with me. "He's watching. We better make this realistic." "But we don't have money left. How are we supposed to pay him for his expensive service fee? Can we just borrow his tools and well fix the car ourselves?" I muttered back. "Do you know how to fix it if we could borrow the tools?" Could not blame Nathan for his skeptical tone. "And besides, we need it to get fixed as soon as possible, remember?" "Dude, you're not even listening to
Two seconds after the call ended, the man's phone suddenly dings. Perhaps it has something to do with what he asked from the man he talked to over the phone. Nathan's visual confirmation. He chuckled shortly and whistled while assembling something in the cubicle. I assumed he was assembling some sort of weapon he will be using to finish the job assigned to him. Then, he gets out of the toilet room afterwards. Shit. That was what I am most afraid of. We were supposed to stay low-key in a foreign place as much as possible. But Nathan unfolds his identity to someone we barely know. Perhaps that man next in the cubicle got his information from the reservation officer. After releasing my exploding urinary bladder, I rushed out of the room and followed the man's scent heading to the casino. What worried me more is when my wolf started to lose his scent when the smell of the varieties of perfumes from a bunch of humans around distracted my concentration. Instead of taili
"Nathan, are you hurt? Did he hit you?" Before he could answer me, I immediately grabbed his body and dragged him back to the restaurant when the killer continued showering his bullets in our direction. But then I suddenly remembered the killer got his information about Nathan from someone inside. My first suspicion was that the information comes from the reservation officer. There's no one else who Nathan gave his ID and bank card. That means neither of us is safe inside the restaurant. Neither is the casino. When we were about to rush to the exit, it was no longer bullets that greeted us but blazing arrows as they hit the walls. As soon as the diners saw the fire that crawled to the ceilings, they screamed continuously and were rattled. Some of them courageously rushed outside while some went through the casino. For that same reason, the people in the casino git panicked. "Ghino, what are we gonna do?" Nathan muttered as we settled beneath the table. "We need
"It doesn't matter where I got those eyes, you merciless hunter. What matters to me is I'm gonna stop everyone who will cross my way in making this world a safer place to live not just for the humans but for us, werewolves too." With my immeasurable werewolf strength and power, I pulled the man closer to me before I could pin his face to the floor. I was about to cut off the man's throat but the ceiling started peeling off to the ground. And I just realized most parts of the restaurant and the casino was already swallowed in a blazing fire and dark smoke. So, I quickly scanned the ground if someone did not get the chance to head out of the place. When my senses found none except the two of us, I let go of my hand and run as fast as possible to reach the exit before getting burned along with the building. And my conscience no longer care if the hunter could make it out alive or not. I already give him a second chance to live. He should be thankful for that. As soon as I
Five minutes later, Nathan and I laid our backs on top of the car with a full stomachs. My head rested on his right shoulder with his left hand rubbing my chest. Above us was a clear and open sky surrounded by billions of stars twinkling in numerous colours, staring at us. The billions of stars were the only witness to how delighted I am being with the one I love the most. It was completely benign that night. Just the two of us. The kind of scenario I want to transpire for the rest of our lives. Being away from the main city wasn't that bad after all. Away from people. And away from Victor. "Ghino, do you mind if I ask you something?" Nathan muttered while mesmerizing by the magnificence of the sky. "Okay?" I muttered back, partly sleepy. "But before I'm gonna ask you the question, could you promise me that you'll not say no or at least say to me that you are going think about it?" Nathan adjusted his face and pointed his gaze at me. Before I could answer
The night we spent together on top of the car was close to perfection. Us, making love under the billions of stars in the sky as our sole witness. Who could have thought our journey to San Francisco started with chasing enemies and ending up on each other's chests and arms? It was an exhausting but promising experience. Because my entire body was too weary, I slept faster than I expected. And so is Nathan. "Look what you just did, Ghino? Can you recognize those wolves you killed in your hands?" A bolt of thunder followed by a flash of electrifying lightning struck my ears. The boisterous and rough voice was coming from no other than Victor. Compared to my previous nightmare which I haven't told anyone about, his presence was all over the place but I could barely find utter darkness. So, I dropped my gaze to my hands and found two wolves, both lifeless. I could see fist-size holes on their chest as though their hearts were both ripped off. The worst part is that I c
"Do we really have to park the car there, Ghino? I mean, not that I'm worried but how are we supposed to get back to New York without a car?" Nathan mentioned he's not worried but the tone of his voice tells me the other way around. He cannot let go of the car when it bestowed us a wonderful memory last night. And it has been rare that Nathan and I could have spent time together as special as last night that was worth remembering. He proposed to me. I disagreed because I have my reasons. But in the end, my heart realized there are no reasons for me to say no despite everything that happened in our lives. Seeing us together putting each other's rings in front of our friends and families was worth imagining. "Didn't you realize we were walking on a rocky and descending surface, Nathan?" My mood last night was completely ruined by Roger and his daughter's appearance. Talking with Nathan was even greatly affected as I just raised my voice at him. "Are you still mad at