Nicole had just been woken up by weird noises that seemed to be coming from the sitting room downstairs, the sixteen year old was scared and confused. Sitting up slowly, she impulsively called out to her parents but there was no answer.
Curious, she decided to slowly check out what the noise was. As soon as she opened her door, the muffled noise seemed to have become more pure and now she was listening to what seemed to be a struggle. Fear gripped her even more but she kept on walking as slow as she could, making her way down the staircase. Just a few stairs to go, and she realized there was a stranger in their house and her dad was struggling with a man.
The individual had a mask on, concealing his face from them. He wore a black leather coat, he dressed like the other guys who had been coming after them all this while. One thing all the men had in common was that they had superhuman strength to an extent. The events played out quite fast, fear kept her locked in her position as she watched in total disbelief while her dad was being attacked by the ferocious man.
The individual much more stronger and faster than Nicole's dad but his skill seemed to complement a lot.
From the side of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of her mom, Amanda, groaning in pain across their living room.
“mum!” Nicole called out, with tears in her eyes as she ran to her mom to help her. It was obvious that she had encountered the intruder that her dad was trying to fend off, she was soiled in her own blood as she layer helplessly on the pile of the broken glass table.
Nicole helped her mom up, Amanda had pieces of glass embedded in her skin and she was bleeding a lot from her legs where she had sustained a deep cut.
“where are you going mum?” Nicole asked her mom, “I am scared,” she told Amanda.
“Your dad needs my help right now but there is no need to not worry dear, we will come back for you,” she assured Nicole, just before she closed the door.
After about twenty minutes, the noises from the living room stopped and everywhere went quiet. Then Nicole heard footsteps coming towards the basement door, there was no way she could fight off that individual if he attacked her.
Just before the door was opened, Nicole found a place to hide. She was so scared, she made no sound as she slowly heard the door open.
“Nicole, where are you?,” Amanda asked, “you can come out now,” she said.
“okay mom,” Nicole replied as she came out and ran to her mom, “Is dad okay? And who was that scary man I saw earlier?” She inquired, Nicole was still cared from the ordeal.
“Your dad is fine and there is nothing to worry about dear, I just need you to do one thing for me,” her mom said to her, “get a few of your most important stuff, we are leaving this night,” Amanda said to her.
“But you said there was nothing to worry about, so why are we leaving?” Nicole asked her mom, she did not want to leave the town. She had made so many friends already and that had been their fifth relocation in just six months, but that was the longest they stayed in a location and she loved the place.
“Trust me honey, it is all fine. We just want you to be safe,” Amanda uttered, trying to pacify Nicole, “I am truly sorry you are experiencing all this, but it is the only way,” Amanda explained to her, as she gave Nicole a kiss on the forehead.
Even if they had won this battle, it was not over yet and they knew it. They needed to leave the house immediately because they knew that their location had been uncovered by the werewolves, and it was only a matter of time before they face more attacks.
They left most of their belongings in the house, as usual since they mostly left in a hurry. Just before the break of dawn, they had already hit the highway to another location.
This time it was going to be different because unlike before, they were going to be going to a totally different state all together.
This time, the werewolves were actually a step ahead of them. They had placed a monitoring device on Nicole a few days before they attacked, they found out about Nicole’s school initially but they needed her to lead them to her parents.
Neither Nicole’s dad, Leonardo nor Amanda had any idea that they were being tracked. They were both surprised that they had been found, they literally never stepped out, rather they had a few workers to get their works done.
They were being followed and tracked throughout the journey, it was a long journey from Denver to Los Angeles and it was going to take them about seventeen hours to get there.
To ensure that their movements was not followed, they abandoned the initial vehicle after the first few minutes of the journey. Then Leonardo hard to get a brand new car on their way to Los Angeles.
A few hours into the journey, it was about noon and Nicole’s dad, Leonardo received a call while he drove along the highway. It was an unknown call, but he could not forget the voice, it was Peter.
“there is no need to try and escape, your efforts would always end up futile,” Peter told him, “I will always be a step ahead of you, I am inevitable,” Peter uttered, followed by a mischievous laughter.
“you do not scare me,” Leonardo replied to him.
“You should be scared actually, especially when I know your every move, even before you make them,” Peter told him.
“you speak without even thinking of what is possible,” Leonardo uttered.
“we should not have any discussion, whatsoever with this guy, he is only trying to get into your head.” Amanda told Leonardo as she switched off the call.
“arhhhgh!” Nicole screamed as loud as she could, her voice so loud pitched as if her vocal cords would explode. Nicole’s parents were distracted by the call, and a huge truck nearly collided with them.
Although her dad was able to narrowly evade the collision, he lost control of the steering and drove them into the woods.
After several somersaults down the cliff into the woods, their vehicle finally came to a halt when it collided with a tree trunk in the forest. Their vehicle now laid upside down in the middle of nowhere, the four wheels still rotating around the axles as the engines went ablaze. No one was conscious after the crash, but coincidentally a young boy happened to be close by. His name was Henry, the youngest member of the Carter werewolf family. Once he noticed the accident, he went over to offer some help but it was too late for Nicole’s parents, they had already succumbed to their injuries. Henry could hear Nicole’s heart beat faintly, she was in the rear seats still stuck to her seat belts. He was able to yank her out of the burning vehicle, Nicole was on the brink of death and that left Henry with no other choice. Without any hesitation, he slashed his palms with his claws and poured a few drops into her mouth. He was careful not to give her so much of his blood because
The clouds had darkened and thunder rumbled. The trees rustled, the sky dusked and the shadows grew long. “Is it about to rain?” Nicole asked Henry, who was just standing by the window glaring into the woods. “I think so,” he replied to her. “Oh! I do not like rains though, I might catch a cold,” she told Henry, “maybe some of your warmth could help,” Nicole suggested to him, she wanted a curdle from him. Henry paused for a while, he pretended as if he could not hear a word she said before he suggested, “I could get you a blanket or something,” “that would be suitable, I guess.” She told him. “I would be back, please do not go anywhere,” he begged of her. “I will not, but why can you leave and I can not?” she asked him, as she fixed her confused look upon him. “it is not quite safe for you to be out alone in this treacherous forests,” he explained to her, “moreover, you are still recovering from your injuries,” he said. “I definitely
Nicole was just woken up by the crow of a hen, it had become quite a normal. Stretching and yawning, she turned to her side but Henry was not there even if he was with her late the previous night. She had never really wondered what he always went to do deep in the woods, Henry never told her about his family, probably because she never asked. Henry did his best to avoid any suspicions that about the stranger he harboured in his family’s cabin, he was scared that if his family members would freak out if they found out that there was a human in their cabin. As werewolves they were very particular about him getting too close to humans, to avoid anyone from knowing the truth about him. As Nicole got out of bed, she decided to take a short walk inside the woods. Even though Henry warned her against leaving the cabin, her curiosity would not let her stay back. Just a few meters and she began feeling a bit weak and dizzy, she initially ignored it but soon her legs could barely su
“Hmm, so what could this mysterious thing that you want me to see be?” Nicole questioned him. “You will know,” he replied to her, deep down Henry was conflicted about telling her the truth. “We would take a walk into the woods, it is probably going to be our first walk since you recovered,” he told her. Once he uttered the word ‘recovered’ it seemed to have triggered some sort of memory loop in her mind. Another set of memories flashed through her head, this time it seemed to be the last moments just before an accident. She froze in her tracks for a while, unable to speak or move. “are you alright?” Henry asked her, it seemed like Nicole had blanked out yet she was still awake but she made no reply to him. “what is wrong?” he asked again in a more worried tone, this time he grabbed her by the shoulders and tried getting her attention. She snapped out from what seemed to be a trance, her memories were returning and they were returning fast. “what the hell was t
Just a moment ago, Henry and Nicole seemed to be having a good time and all of a it was a race to prevent Nicole from going to the bottom of the river. Fortunately, Henry acted very fast. Without hesitation, he immediately dove into the river and reached out to Nicole. Her black out episodes were getting increasingly frequent and persistent, initially she would experience flashes of her memories but now she was blacking out for minutes. It scared him and Henry blamed himself, since he thought that it was the werewolf blood he had introduced into Nicole's body. Once he brought her to the shore, he began applying some pressure to her chest trying his best to resuscitate her but she was not responding. He panicked when he realized that his efforts to enable her regain consciousness was not working. Even if she had the blood of a wolf, she had never turned so Nicole was still a mere mortal human. “achoo!” Nicole sneezed as she opened her eyes slightly, “Henry, what hap
Just as Nicole was trying avoid waking Henry up, she unknowingly nudged him a little bit waking him up. Twisting and turning, Henry woke up. His eyes struggling to remain steady as he tried holding them open, “Good morning,” Nicole uttered quietly, “I did not mean to wake you up,” she added, feeling quite remorseful for breaking his beauty sleep. “Oh please, it is fine. Moreover I seem to have overslept a bit,” he replied to Nicole. “Anyway, I hope you had a good night sleep?” he inquired. “Of course dear, staying by your side always keeps me at peace,” she said to him, “You look handsome when you sleep,” she commented. “really? You are even more attractive regardless of the situation,” he replied, “Wait a minute!” Henry exclaimed as he began turning his head around like he was in search of something. “what is it?” Nicole asked Henry, she was confused with the sudden mood change. “Do you know what the time is?” he asked, “I think I am already late fo
Henry had not yet gotten a license yet, but that was the only option if they were going to make it in time."hop in, will you?" Henry asked, gesturing at the front seat.Nicole nodded and slid into t.he passenger seat of Henry's car. He hadn't really been expecting much from him when Adam first The seats were covered with a couple of books, that she tossed behind. She sat crisscrossed on one, watching him buckle his seatbelt and turn on the engine. He smiled, then started the car, shifting gears and taking off down the street. It'd be a long drive, but the sooner they got there the better. They wouldn't have time for the usual small talk between friends.Nicole watched him carefully while he drove, until they were on the main road."I just hope we don't meet the cops on our way," Henry uttered, glancing over. He turned towards Nicole briefly, giving her a quick smile.Nicole returned the gesture and looked down at the book she was holding. It wasn't something important or particular
When she finally managed to regain consciousness the next day, her memories had fully been regained. The first thing that occurred to her was the fact that everything hurt. Everything throbbed in pain. She tried to move but it all felt wrong. When she attempted to turn over, a wave of nausea overtook her and she felt something wet dripping down her chin. That's when her eyes snapped open, staring at nothing. Her head felt like someone had jammed cotton balls inside it, and she could barely move. Where am I? As if summoned by her thoughts, there was a soft, familiar voice speaking. She strained her ears, trying to catch what was being said. “Hey, Nicole. How are you feeling?” Who… She tried to speak, but found that her mouth felt incredibly dry. The sound only came out as a croak. Her throat was burning. As she opened her mouth again, however, another unfamiliar voice spoke up. “Don't strain yourself just yet, Nicole." Henry said to her, "you blacked out since yesterday, I've ne