A lone car drove down a frozen lane. The path was so curvy and treacherous that they had to go slow.
The tires screeched now and then, crunching the layer of ice that was forming on the roadways.
These were the only sounds soothing his anxious soul. Nicolai closed his eyes tightly, holding back the puke that was rising in his throat.
“Whoa, whoa kid, are you going to throw up!” his dad glanced back. His muddy grey eyes were looking at him with worry. “Umm, we will be there soon kid. Just hold on for a bit... is your stomach okay now...”
“Y-yes... I think so...okay i take that back….” he held his stomach tightly. “dad, stop the car.....”
“Tsk can’t, it’s a curvy road. It’s too dangerous to stop here. Try to hold it back or.. or... wait a bit..” he hurried searched through the dashboard and came out with a plastic bag. “use this!” he happily handed it over.
Nicolai peered at his dad’s wrinkled hands and then at the plastic bag with a small sigh. “There's a big hole in the bottom of your bag...” even so, he took the offered bag and kept it just in case.
He knew the accident was prone to happen so he carefully lowered the window halfway letting the cold wind gush inside the car.
His eyebrows almost froze off in the cold.
“Shit I’m freezing....” his dad glanced back through the rearview mirror with a soft smile.
Kieran, one of the seven vampire elders, was his father. He had that natural vampire-like look with his pale skin and very beautiful grey-colored eyes. Unlike the description of vampires in fantasy novels, his father was not eternally young. He looked about forty with his hair turning grey, his skin wrinkling.
“You cold kid? Come on, raise the window you might freeze to death,” he glanced back with a bright smile.
“We are cold-blooded, we can’t, freeze dad,” he rolled his eyes.
His aged dad let out a small chuckle. “I know you are going through your teen against phase but don’t torture your old man with your attitude kid,”
“I’m not going through a phase. I’m an adult and I expect you to treat me so,”
Nicolai was spiteful. This place was not where he wanted to be. He got into a great college yet his father insisted that he would move in with him all the way to the other part of the world. His reason, he was too young to live alone.
It sounded like bullshit to him.
“You’re a youngling, and you can’t change that. Unless you find a magical growth serum or something I’m still going to treat you like a child you are, my little vampire,” his old man mumbled softly.
Nicolai did not glance his way.
“Nicolai, I can’t leave you alone at the coven. You know why.”
Nicolai grumbled. “I know. I could have stayed in a human hostel. I can eat human food. I can do anything and everything humans can. My identity makes it easy for me to blend in....”
“There is no further discussion buddy you are staying close to me and that’s that,” he handed him a small Starbucks grande cup.
Grumbling, he took a sip out of it. The bloody tasty filed his palate along with a slight bitterness. “It’s gone bad.” He just placed it in the cup holder, sighing loudly. “can we get a froyo?”
“a froyo? Yeah, maybe.... if we find a restaurant or.. Anything nearby,”
“Great so we don’t even have fast food here,” he leaned back with his legs raised in the back seat. “I hate it here....”
His old man slowed the car down a bit and glanced back. his eyebrows were scrunched up in worry and his wrinkles were making a full show. His warm grey eyes peered at him with worry. “You will make new friends. Just open your heart kid,” he reached out and tapped his thighs.
“With whom? With the wolves? Dad, they hate us and we hate them. they are our enemy! How do expect me to become their friends!” he pushed his hands away. “worse you even moved us to godforsaken place. There is no froyo! I bet there is only one diner in this town that too with shitty burgers.”
He knew he was being a whiny bitch... but he couldn’t help it. he really wanted to go to Yale university along with the ‘humans’ but his father decided it was not ‘safe’ for him to live along with them and dragged him over to a small town in the arctic.
Yes, the arctic. There was nothing but ice miles and miles as far as he could see.
The sun was never out, and it fucking snowed every single day.
Even though his body could handle it, he loathed the sight of ice.
“you will do fine. The wolves won’t treat you badly all thanks to your daddy dearest’s position. As for this town, you will come to love it. Us vampires have been living in cold climates hiding from the sun for a very long time. It’s refreshing to see the white expanse...”
Nicolai plugged in his airpods and drowned his father’s nonsense with mellow music.
Something about this place made him feel anxious and nervous. Up until they got down from the flight everything was fine and dandy but as soon as he stepped on this frozen land, something.. something felt off.
His heart was pounding.
he placed a hand over his chest, wishing for it to stop beating.
Vampires never had a betting heart, but he was a normal one. a half-breed to be specific. His mother was human and his father was a pure-blooded elderly vampire. They fell in love and had him. his mother passed away from childbirth and left them all alone.
He loved his father a lot... but sometimes he felt like his father could not understand the human part of him.
Kieran gave him a worried glance.
“I’m fine... it’s just my heart has been beating very fast. Maybe I have high blood pressure from drinking all those bad blood,”
“Maybe it’s all those cheeseburgers and pizzas finally showing effect”
Nicolai pouted. “Maybe who knows..... i don’t know dad, this place has a weird vibe to it. It’s making my stomach roll,”’
“I can feel it too.” Came his silent reply.
Nicolai sat up straight. “We are not just here for research right? you’re here for something else.”
“yes, we are here to keep the Arctic wolves under control. We have been assigned this area to overlook,”
Contrary to the belief the wolves were not free. They were still monitored and under the control of the powerful elder vampires. His father being one was tasked to overlook a territory as well.
In the past few years, the wolves have been acting weird. They have been acting more courageous and smug as if something was going to happen.
Nicolai was curious about that too. One day, he snuck into his father’s study and snooped through his documents. The only thing that stood out were the words ‘alpha king.’
“Is.. is this about the alpha king?”
His father suddenly went silent.
“So the alpha king is not a myth?”
“Don’t talk about that, Nicolai. Don’t ever mention that in front of the wolves! You got that?” he suddenly said in a stern way.
Nicolai froze. “Yeah okay.. Fine. I won’t talk about it..”
The alpha king, was just a prophecy spread by fanatic werewolves ages ago. It was said an alpha will be born with the blood to take control of all living beings. With eternal life, he will awaken a new world, a world where humans, vampires, and werewolves live peacefully together.Nicolai unwrapped a piece of gum and tossed it in his mouth. The taste of that spoiled blood still lingered in his mouth, along with the taste of regurgitating puke it just made his mood much worse.The prophecy of the alpha king was awesome and all but the only problem was this mythical prophecy also mentioned a lot of bloodshed before the start of this new world.The vampire elders who have been the keepers of knowledge became fearful. If the werewolves got control of all the races, then their race will be the first to get annihilated.Thousands and thousands upon years these races have been crossed with each other.s the lone wolves who prayed the moon goddess an
After that dramatic meeting, his father looked completely dispirited.“Dad... what’s exactly going on? Why were you even sent here to this place? You know how strong the wolves here are. Why would the elder council send you here... please... just tell me? We can find a solution to this,”He held his stiff shoulders.“no... we... you.. have to stay here. It’s your mother’s last dying wish. That’s why I volunteered to come here,” he turned over with a sad smile on his face. His eyes, we’re tearing up.Nicolai gently caressed his cheeks. “Why this house? Is it a memorable spot? You never mentioned this place before...”“I was waiting for you to turn eighteen. This place will change your future Nico. So remember, don’t head butt into the werewolves. Make friends with them..” he walked towards the door that was left half-open. Snow was fluttering in with th
The admission process went smoother than expected. He submitted his documents and got the class schedule his father has chosen for him. Art, music, advanced algebra,.....It was very unusual.It was not the elective he had chosen in his previous school. for his father to choose this schedule, there must have been a very good reason.Nicolai picked up the sports uniform and walked over to the locker.He threw all the books in and left for his class. The first elective was English. he was, of course, ten minutes late. He walked through the empty hallway and reached the class.Nicolai didn’t want to attend classes today but this new class schedule really piqued his interest.He knocked on the door. The teacher opened it for him.“Ah you must be the new student, come on come in,” the older balding man with clear specks called him in.Nicolai walked in glancing at all the students. As she had expected
Nicolai hugged his dad tightly. “I thought you were suicidal again. Oh, thank gods, I’m wrong,” He mumbled softly.Right after his mum died, his dad was said to have lost hope. The vampires described his state as suicidal.Nicolai was just a baby then, so he was not aware.When he was fifteen, his father quit his job to stay with him 24/7. that’s when the rumors started to resurface.Rumors that his dad was trying to kill himself again.After hearing that, Nicolai started to fear that possibility. He kept a close eye on him.Years passed, nothing happened, and that fear left his being.‘And now it’s back. That illogical fear that dad will one day disappear…’ he hugged him tightly.“Why would you even think I’m suicidal? As long as you are here in this world I will be too,” he whispered gently caressing his head.Nicolai pouted. “it was
Chapter 6The next day at school, everything was normal. He got the usual dose of stares, leers, and growls and, as an added touch, a few scoffs. Nicolai ignored all of them as usual and got to his class.It was a class he shared with rue. In fact, he shared all his classes with rue.She waved at him from the front seat.The wolves behind her were growing loudly.He peered at her. She genuinely looked excited to see him.But he was not. After what she said yesterday he became cautious of her.He walked past her and took the third-row seat. The werewolf next to him was a nerdy guy with glasses and a starched shirt. He gave him a shy look.“Nicolai,”“Gary,” he said softly, exposing his gappy tooth.“Nice to meet you, Gary. Say, show me your schedule.”“y-yeah.. sure.” He readily handed him his schedule. They shared four out of five classes.“Can yo
While his son was getting dressed, Kieran silently walked out of the room. the information he just gave was weird. Why did the alpha daughter call his son out to that particular house.... why.... Werewolves did not like sharing the information of their clan’s witch’s location. Even if it was an abandoned house, it would have been kept a secret from anyone. Then why... why did his son know? He did not want Nico to learn about anything beforehand. It will only put him in danger from all three species. “I’m running out of time.. I need to see this Rue girl.” With a determined mind, he set out to the local high school. Lunch break had started and the wolf children were all making a racket playing and laughing in the lawn. He got down from his car. As he walked, the wolves became silent. It was not his intention, but his body exuded a sense of blood lust after years of being the top predator. The younger wolve
Kieran heard soundless footsteps following him. Even though the person following him made sure not to make any obvious sounds, he could still hear it with his keen hearing. “what?” he glanced back.Rue stood there blankly. “Well, you have to make your son agree to my plan. He thinks I’m a weirdo,” he grimaced.“I still don’t trust you,”Rue frowned. “I told you everything. What else do you need to prove my sincerity?”“There was an obvious flaw in your story. You said you were born on an eclipse and the moon goddess did not gift you with a mate, if so, then the whole clan must have known about this. There is no use for you to act out a charade. If you clan doubts your lies then Nico will be in even greater danger,”He sighed loudly. This young girl was smart, but sometimes younglings were quite naive.Kieran glanced at her but she had a triumphant smile on
Nico silently left to his room after that. he did not even bother to ask. He knew he will only get radio silence for his questions... Laying on his cold bed, he peered up at his ceiling. The paint was peeling off and hanging by a small bit. ‘that’s my life right now. It’s hanging by a thread. So many lies and so many hidden truths. I don’t know..... dad doesn’t have to complicate things. He can just tell me the truth. I can handle it... I can...’ But his father only treated him as a baby boy. It was so unfair. He silently hummed a song waiting for nighttime to arrive. By then his stomach started to growl. He tottered over to the small mini-fridge in his room and drank some goat blood his father got from the local butcher. It was tasted grassy and kind of different. He was not used to the taste. Grimacing, he placed the bottle in the fridge. ‘Pancakes. I saw pancake mixture down.’ He decided to give up on blood and chose