"I thought this night wouldn't get any better." Aidan said sarcastically, his eyes glowing with barely concealed anger. His father, once he saw who they were, began to Change from his wolf from to his human self. He walked forward, keeping a safe three meters between himself and his son."You have guts, son. Coming back here." Jacob said. His voice was cutting, but his eyes were calm with a hint of sadness. Lauren could tell that he was trying not to let the emotions get to him."After all that you've done, you shouldn't even think of coming back." He continued. "Release the women to me and go, and never come back again."Aidan on the other hand wasn't as calm as his father. He gripped Katherine convulsively and glowered. Lauren could feel the anger rolling off him in waves. "You're a fine one to talk." He growled."I never wanted to be like this." He continued, his voice quivering "I wanted to have a normal life, finish high school, go to college. And you ruined my life. I could have

Lauren glared at her reflection in the mirror and raked her hands through her chestnut hair. She felt frustrated, hopeless and on edge, moreso because she had been waiting for Lia for hours. Dammit, where was the she-wolf when you needed her?She dropped her hands and picked up her phone to check the time, making a mental note to give the werewolf girl a good shaking when they meet. Her eyes immediately traveled to the metal band around her left wrist and she shook it experimentally, knowing it would do nothing. The band wouldn't break, no matter how many times she shook her wrist. She had tried everything from incessant pulling to screwdrivers and knives to even dipping her hand in the fireplace, hoping the thing would melt off but no luck. She'd suffered a first degree burn but it had healed pretty fast, which made her even more furious. She didn't want to heal if it meant the wretched band would still be on her wrist.She groaned and stood up from her vanity mirror and paced her ro

Lauren led Aidan to her cabin, a safe distance from the funeral site. The place was the same as the last time she'd been there, only that she'd left Aidan in the cabin and he had not locked the door. It swung open easily and she padded in with Aidan following suit.The sleeping bags they had used during the last full moon had been packed, most probably by Aidan. The floor was dusty and the corners were full of cobwebs from weeks of unuse. Lauren walked over to a threadbare sofa before the only window in the room and leaned forward to open the curtains. Then she turned and sat on the sofa, smiling at him."Come on." She said, patting the seat beside her "Come sit with me."He moved forward slowly and came to sit by her. She saw that he tried to leave a safe distance between them on the sofa and she moved forward, closing the space. She looked at his face and saw that he was looking at her with a terrified look. He looked trapped, like a deer before the headlights of a truck, about to b

Lauren felt herself being roughly shoved aside as the others reached her. She slipped to the damp grass, numb and unable to speak. A rushing noise had invaded her ears and she felt arms grab her and pull her close, but she barely noticed. All that was in her head was a recurring and frightful thought.Not Eric. Not Eric, please."Oh, God!" Beth said, her hands covering her mouth in shock.Mike stared into the distance, at the depths of the surrounding forest "Whoever did this couldn't have gone far. We'll go after him." He muttered and tapped Lia, indicating that she should follow him. They both ran into the forest in pursuit, morphing into wolves midway.Axel rushed to Eric's unmoving body and held him, cradling the boy's head in his hands. Lauren watched as his dreadlocks swept the grassy floor. His eyes were staring at the sky eerily, and his skin looked pale and bloodless. Axel placed an ear to the boy's chest and listened for a few seconds. Then he raised his head and looked at

"I think you should go to bed now, Lauren. You've done enough." Beth told Lauren hastily as she and Axel lifted up the bleeding boy and placed him back on the bed.Lauren, with tears in her eyes, shook her head. "No! I'm not going anywhere!" She protested. She hovered around the door way till Aidan reached out and grabbed her shoulders, drawing her back. "Let's go to your room, Lauren." Aidan whispered in her ear. "Come on now. Beth and Axel will fix him up, I promise.""No!" Lauren screamed and freed herself from Aidan's grip. She ran forward and collapsed on the bed beside an unconscious Eric."Lauren!" Beth yelled at her, her eyes full of alarm. "Go to your room, now!"Aidan dragged her out of the room as she sobbed in despair. He led her to her room, opened the door and took her inside.Immediately they got there she collapsed on her bed and sobbed, her tears wetting the bed sheets."I know you feel like you're a terrible person but you're not. All of this isn't your fault, Laure