“Pastor Jonathan!” Nadine exclaimed, confused by the fact that her pastor was carrying a pump-action rifle, “What are you doing here?”
At the same time, Lorenzo asked, “Jonathan, who invited you here?”
Jonathan gave both of them a smirk and said, “We heard mutts were afoot, so we decided to come give them a rabies shot.”
“We've got this under control.” Juan said, scowling at Jonathan and his men.
“Wait! Pastor Jonathan, you're with them?” Nadine asked, bewildered.
“But of course, my dear. It's sad that you're one of the devil's creatures. Your parents are my friends, and your death would devastate them. But, it's a sacrifice for the greater good.” Jonathan said, before giving a barely perceptible nod, which was a signal to his men to open fire.
His men did as they were commanded, and silver bullets flew with dazzling velocity, hitting Zander and another of hi
Jonathan brought out his cell phone and made a call. After two rings, Madam Yvonne picked it.“Yes?” She said impatiently.“I didn't get all of them.” Jonathan said through gritted teeth, still angry that Nadine and her accomplice had eluded him.“What?” Madam Yvonne asked disbelievingly.“There were six of them. I killed four. Two got away. I had to kill the twins.” Jonathan said defensively.“What kind of clusterfuck is this? Did you have to kill the twins? You know we need as many people as possible for our plan.” Madam Yvonne said, trying to hide her anger, and failing miserably.“The twins were traitors. You don't have scold me like a child. Remember who's in charge here.” Jonathan said, raising his voice.“Apparently, it shouldn't be you. How could you let two of them get away?” Madam Yvonne could not bring herself to get over Jonathan's failure, “I gave you everything you needed; silver bullets, silver knives and armor. I even gave you the Dragon Rage!”“I have had enough of you
Jonathan, Madam Yvonne and the rest of the Order of Lycan Annihilators, with the exception of the Grand master, eagerly waited at the edge of the woods for a signal.“This is my best plan yet. Don't fuck it up.” Madam Yvonne warned the men.Jonathan did not like the tone she used to address them, but he conceded that her plan was a great one.He turned to the twenty young men he'd recruited from the youth wing of his church.“Knights, the crusade begins! Do not let the Lord, your God down! No matter how pitiable they seem, do not hesitate to kill them! Remember, they're the devil's creatures.” Jonathan said to the brainwashed young men, the oldest among them looked about twenty years.The young men nodded, eager yet nervous to God's bidding.* * *The members of Nick's pack were anxious. Some of the lycanthropes who lived in town were disappearing and ending up dead. Their Alpha; Nick, Dani and th
Nick didn't let Zaq's nonchalance deter him from going ahead with his plans to exterminate the Order of Lycan Annihilators.“We're going to get my car, and then we'll embark on a long road trip.” Nick told Nadine.“Where are we going to?” Nadine asked.“Kaltland.” Nick said with a grimace. Kaltland was a very frigid place all year round. It would also take them forty-eight hours of continuous driving to reach there.“What's in Kaltland? And why don't we just fly there?” Nadine asked.“Help. And we can't fly over because Kaltland is so foggy that airplanes can't land there.” Nick said, unhappy with the situation.“Are you up for this trip?” Nadine asked.Nick's wound was supposed to have healed completely, but whenever Nadine examined it, she found it red and angry.“Yes! Stop babying me!” Nick snapped.“I'm not babying you! It'll be
The next day, at the crack of dawn, Nadine and Nick were already before Katya.“Yesterday, I told my subjects about the threat you mentioned, and eleven of them volunteered to help.” Katya beamed, “I would have come with you, but I need to stay here, to protect my people.” She said.Nick patted her on her shoulder, “You've already done more than enough.” He said.“Thank you, Katya.” Nadine said, sublimely happy that she hadn't rebuffed them.“Anytime. When you're through handling them, if you two want a pack, you're always welcome here.” Katya said.“That's very magnanimous of you. Thank you.” Nadine said, smiling.“Yes. We might take you up on your offer.” Nick said to Katya, while staring at Nadine. Maybe, he wasn't cut out for this Alpha business, he thought. Look at how his pack had ended up. Nick decided that when he was finished with the Lycan Annihilat
Madam Yvonne was torn. Should she stay and fight Nadine and Nick, or should she run for her life? She thought. She and her aunt had run from the lycanthropes that day in the woods, it was time she stopped running and faced them head on.Having decided to stay and fight, Madam Yvonne left her suitcases and picked up a nearby vial of Dragon Rage. She emptied the contents into her mouth, and seeking out a silver sword, she marched into her shop, surprising Nadine and Nick who were looking around.“Surprised to see me?” She asked, wielding the sword.Nadine frowned in remembrance, “That's my sword.” She said.“If you want it, you can have it!” Madam Yvonne said, lunging at her with it.Nadine ducked smoothly and tackled Madam Yvonne, causing her to fall to the floor and lose her sword in the process.Nick came at her, planning to give her a punch, but Madam Yvonne was faster and gave Nick a kick to his groin.
Jonathan paced to and fro in his cluttered study, wondering what to do. While it was prudent to tuck tail and run at the moment, the idea still seemed cowardly to him.Moreover, even if he escaped the clutches of Nick and Nadine, he knew they were not without help. What if he ran into their cohorts? He would surely meet his waterloo too.Jonathan collapsed onto a chair and massaged his temples.He began to recall how he'd become a lycanthrope killer.* * *Five months earlier,Jonathan was returning from a prayer meeting in the middle of the night, when his car ran out of gas, near a cornfield.He came out and began to survey the area, looking to see if he'd spot a gas station at some point.He didn't see any. He was about to give up hope and reenter his car, when he made out a faint outline of a human figure in the cornfield.Jonathan was about to call out to the person, when he saw a fri
Nadine and Nick sat down as Mary introduced her children to them.“This is Samuel,” She said, gesturing to the boy who looked fidgety.“And this is Piety.” She said, gesturing to the girl who looked aloof.“Call me P.” The girl said immediately, as if she didn't like her name.“Hi, Piety and Samuel.” Nadine said cheerfully, trying to defuse the awkwardness that had permeated the room.“So, would you like something to drink? Say, a cup of tea?” Mary asked, still wringing her hands.“No. We're here to see your husband. Could you please tell him we're here?” Nick asked crossly, angry at the fact that he had to kill Jonathan in front of his whole family.“Why do you want to meet him?” Samuel asked, his voice faltering with fear.“It's between your father and I.” Nick said dismissively.“Are you sure you're not thirsty?&rdquo
Since most of the people after her were either dead or in hiding, Nadine decided to go back to her apartment.She and Nick spent the better part of the evening cleaning and arranging it. After that, they were so lethargic, they hit the sack, but Nadine couldn't sleep.After rolling around for a few minutes, She gave up trying to sleep and sat up. Nick followed suit, holding her to him as he kissed her forehead.“Hey, what's up?” He asked drowsily.“I can't sleep. You should probably get some shuteye.” Nadine said, as she tried to pull away from his embrace.Nick held on tight and replied, “I don't mind. What's the problem?”“Nick, after this, what else?” Nadine asked.“What do you mean?” Nick yawned.“I mean, after we kill Jonathan, what do we do? Do I go back to being a teacher? Do you go back to being a detective? Do we just pretend that all these needles