Mr. Walter became spellbound that he couldn't say any word after listening to Jack's conversation with Alicia. Alicia confronted Jack and in the process, Jack revealed he accused Lucas of stealing his mathematics booklet after Lucas said he didn't do the assignment he forced him to do.
Mr. Walter's face turned pale as he slowly lowered his head in shame. He feels bad for every word he has said to Lucas and the embarrassment he made him go through. At this time, Principal Myles asked Lucas and Alicia to go back to their class because the next class will begin in five minutes.
“My son isn't going anywhere until the school authority apologized to him.”Detective White rose to his feet folding his arms. From the look on his face, one can easily tell he could just punch Mr. Walter in the face. He isn't happy with how his son is accused. He has seen some falsely accused victims end up in jail for years before the truth comes out. If this happens to be a major case, his son would have ended up being one of the innocent victims in jail.
Mr. Walter turned and faces Lucas. He squeezes out words in a tiny little voice filled with sorrow.“I'm sorry." His tone wasn't bright. He is ashamed of himself for not listening to Lucas and going far to haul insult at him saying: 'He is a disgrace to his father's badge.’
“You disgraced him in public, you will tender an apology to him in public lest I will sue all of your asses!” Detective White is a man of justice. He is passionate about getting justice for people. His son won't be left out, he too needs justice and the school must see to it or he sues them.
Cases of bully can't be tolerated and if a bully has lied against the son of a cop, he wants to teach that bully a lesson but he can't just go around punching a teenager even though that's what he desires to do but as a cop and a good citizen of the United States, it's against the law to do that. Detective White then cautioned the Principal to do his job in seeing to the end of bullying in his school.
Detective White left the school feeling unhappy after Mr. Walter apologized to Lucas in public. He isn't happy that his son for the past three years since he was transferred to New Orleans as a Detective and his son enrolled in Orleans High School; has been bullied by Jack who often forces Lucas to do his homework for him. He isn't happy that Lucas didn't tell him and has been taken a beat down by the same Jack. The School authority of Orleans High School Promised to handle this and to make sure they suspend Jack.
TWO HOURS LATER
Lucas was standing by the bus stop waiting for a bus to take him home when Jack approaches him with two of his friends. Lucas at first wanted to run but he decided to stay and see what he would do since he heard of Jack's one-week suspension.
“Hey, you got me suspended!”Jack frowns at Lucas. He was cautioned by Mr. Walter to respect his age since he's older than Lucas. Jack is 18 and uses his age against the people he bullies.
When Lucas saw him, he looked away acting as if he didn't see him. He was patiently waiting for the bus since his dad will be working late and can't pick him up from school. He started whistling and walking down to avoid eye contact with Jack.
Lucas' action provoked Jack. Jack grabbed Lucas by the shoulder and pulled him back. He held Lucas against the bus stop sign. “You dare walk out on me whistling, huh?”Jack glared.
“Get your hands off me!" Lucas cried out as he struggled against Jack's grip on him.
“Or what?”
“Hey buddy, Mr. Walter, is driving out," said Philip, one of Jack's buddies.
“Today is your lucky day!” Jack releases Lucas from his grip and lets him slump to the ground. “One more thing, stay away from Alicia,” said Jack as he spat on Lucas.
Before Mr. Walter could drive to Lucas’ spot, they were already gone. He saw Lucas dragging himself to his feet. Some students saw what happened but don’t want to get involved because Jack would come after them once his suspension is lifted in one week. They turned a blind eye to the incident as they avoided having eye contact with Lucas.
Mr. Walter came to a stop near Lucas. He slides down his windscreen. “What happened?” he asked in a soothing voice.
“Nothing sir, I’m fine!” Lucas picked up his backpack turning away from Mr. Walter.
“Let me drop you home!” Mr. Walter offers to help. He was trying to make up for the embarrassment he has caused in the morning. Deep down him, he knew no amount of apology could take it away.
Lucas refused but Mr. Walter's persuasion was much on him that he reluctantly hoop into his car.
“I know you are not comfortable riding with me but that’s the least I could do.”
“Thanks, I appreciate it,” Lucas spoke with a tiny fading voice without even looking at his Geography teacher.
TEN MINUTES LATER
It was a ten minutes drive as Mr. Walter pulled over in front of Lucas’ apartment. Before Lucas walked out of the car, Mr. Walter apologized to him again and promised him he will make sure Jack never bothers him again when his suspension is lifted.
“I will appreciate it if you do that,” Lucas replied as he stepped out of the car. Slowly he shuts the door and walks straight to the front door of his house without looking back. As he was about to step on the porch he saw a white envelope lying on the floor. He picked it up wondering why a letter would be delivered to them in such a way without using the mailbox.
He narrowed his eyes trying to figure out who the letter is meant for. There’s no address on the white envelope but his name: 'Lucas White' was boldly written on the white envelope. With curiosity, he couldn’t waste any time; he tore open the white envelope to reveal the content. Out of the white envelope fell a plain sheet. He flips the sheet open to reveal bold written five words: ‘YOU ARE THE NEXT ALPHA.’
Lucas couldn’t make any sense of what he just read. He has heard the word ‘ALPHA’ before but that’s definitely from his parish priest when he preaches Sunday Homily. He could remember when his parish priest could describe GOD as the ALPHA which means the ‘Beginning.’ For some moments he pondered to himself if actually what he read meant he will be the next GOD. ‘This might be from GOD,’ he thought to himself. That wouldn’t make sense as GOD won’t send a letter to him telling him he is the next ALPHA. He wants this to make sense to him but there’s no address on the letter, not even the sender's address. Without any sender’s address, he can’t make contact with the person that sent the letter to him. He slowly opens the door and walks into his apartment narrowing his eyes over and over again at the five-letter words. “What does this mean?” he mutters under his breath. One thing about Lucas is he never misses Sunday Mass nor has he ever been late. If there is anyo
“Jack, have you gone nuts?” Alicia yelled. It’s obvious that Jack followed Lucas home and it’s quite obvious that Lucas didn’t harken to Jack’s warning when he asked him to stay away from Alicia. Something about Jack is, he never listens either. He takes advantage of his father being a congressman to behave like a 'jackass' Alicia called him. He gives no listening ear to the school rules or even respects the law. He wants to let his anger out on Lucas for getting him suspended and for still hanging out with Alicia. He drags Lucas to his feet and landed him another punch. Alicia wanted to help but he pushed her towards Philip. “Take her to the truck!” said Jack. He makes his way to Lucas and dragged him up once more. “I told you to stay away from her, didn’t I?” “You will not get away with this,” Lucas mutters. He is used to Jack’s beating but this very punch is times two of what Jack has been giving him. “You are wrong; I have already gotten away with this!” Jack held Lucas t
Just as the hairy beasty creature slowly approaches Alicia, the moon disappeared behind a blanket of dark gray clouds. Realizing the moon has disappeared behind the blanket of dark gray clouds, the creature moved at an accelerated speed. It moved faster than a human speed which made it invisible for Alicia’s naked eye to perceive its movement. Alicia gave a sigh of relief and quickly rushed to check on Lucas. “Lucas!” she yelled. She quickly went on her knees and lifted Lucas by the shoulder. “Please stay with me!” she said. Lucas’ breath is fading away and he is bleeding out really fast. She didn’t know where to begin in stopping the bleeding. At this time, Jack and Philip have regained consciousness. They both approached Alicia who at this time is covered in Lucas’ blood. “Oh, my God!” Jack cried out. “What happened?” he added feeling tensed. He didn’t expect anyone to get hurt. He just wants to scare Lucas and nothing more. From what he has seen, Lucas’ bleeding isn’t a result
Detective White didn’t like Captain Harris' decision. He wants to get to the root of this himself since Alicia has given out her testimony as a witness to a crime committed by Jack Styles and Philip. As Sergeant Shark leads Jack and Philip to the congressman’s car instead of the police patrol car, Detective White was enraged. He approached his captain and confronted him in the presence of Congressman Styles. “What the fuck is this? They should be heading to the precinct for further interrogation and not going home with the congressman!” “Watch the tone of your voice Detective, I can have your ass suspended!” said the Captain as he glances at Detective White with a stone face. He frowns at him although he knows the detective was speaking the plain truth. The captain wants to shield Jack and his friend because he’s the son of a congressman. “Truth will never be hidden even if you suspend me! You have to take them to the…” “Enough Detective!” Captain Harris slammed at Detective Whit
Detective White after dropping off Alicia decided to investigate Route 9, the very place his son was attacked by what he believed was a wild bear that also killed his beloved wife. He pulled over by the roadside and slowly walked out of his car. It was still dark and very soon the day would dawn. His police precinct still considered the place as an act of crime scene. They rounded the whole area with police tape. Detective White didn’t have any source of light with him but that didn't dissuade him. He crossed over the police tape and headed towards the almond tree where Jack’s truck ran into. As he was observing the scene, he heard a pitched howl which was followed by many more as the moon peeped through the almond tree leaves and faintly lit up the dark path ahead. Detective White hastily draws out his service revolver. His best guess was the howling came from wolves. The howls were replaced by ferocious barking which made him tremble with fear. Being alone in the woods at t
Lucas didn’t want to scare his father with his new look. He was really scared that his father would see his new look and scream or even disown him. But his fear didn’t come to life. His father was still seeing his lovely son whom he has always loved and will always love. He kissed Lucas on the forehead and helped him up. Lucas wasn’t sure if his father was in the right sense. ‘Who will see a monster and will not run away from such a monster?’ His thought can’t make any sense to him. He quickly rushed to the mirror only to realize, he was looking normal, with no fangs, no claws, and no glowing eyes. He stares at the mirror for a few seconds and then grinned. “Any problem son?” asked Detective White. “Not at all, I’m fine.” “Good, then you have to return to your bed. You need to have enough rest.” “Alright dad,” Lucas replied putting up a cute smile. He wasn’t sure of what happened and what he did to make himself look normal again. Perhaps what he saw at first wasn’t real but j
Bonnie smirked to herself. It’s now clear to her that Lucas is just being religious because she introduced herself as a witch from the white clan. “This is not the time to play religion.” “If you don’t leave right away, I will call in the…” “There’s no need for that,” Bonnie cuts in. “I will leave but not until you hear me out. Please sit.” “Say what you have to say and get the hell out,” Lucas said as he reluctantly sat on the bed. Bonnie sat on the chair with her legs crossed. She fixed her eyes on Lucas as she opened her mouth to speak. “Weeks ago, I saw a vision about a young man named Lucas White. That’s why I wrote to you that you are the next alpha. With what is happening between the witches’ coven and the werewolves’ clan, I see a savior in you.” Hearing the word ‘werewolves’ didn’t seem new to Lucas. He has seen a couple of movies about werewolves and has read a couple of books about the creatures but to him, they are just folktales and nothing more. They aren’t real
“Who is this dude?” Lucas spoke in a frightened voice. His eyes scanned the 10 feet man from head to toe and what terrified him was the man’s eyes were glowing yellow just like the glowing green eyes he saw in the woods. “His name is Stone, one of the werewolves,” Bonnie whispered. On Stone’s neck was a tattoo of a crescent moon. Around his neck was a pedant with a wooden centerpiece carved into a crescent moon. “Lucas, are you with me or not?” Bonnie whispered as she glanced at Lucas in expectation of what he had to say. She was curious if Lucas has made up his made to come with her or not. She doesn’t want to engage with Stone knowing that Lucas will join them. She wants to be sure where his loyalty lies before she risks her life defending him. Lucas took a hurried look at Bonnie and squeezes out his words frightfully, “Yes, I’m with you!” “You don’t know what you are talking about!” roared Stone with a soft snarl. He furrows his brows switching his gaze at Lucas as he continued