Ryan sat all alone in his office chair, brooding.Drowing in his sea of thoughts, over and over again. His confident posture slouched as he seemed lost in melancholy. His eyes stared blankly at the computer screen, his fingers tapped aimlessly on the desk. The office was dead quiet, except for the sound of his breath and the occasional tick-tock of the clock on the wall.He couldn't shake off the feeling of forlornness that had settled in his heart since he had left Sherry at home. Her words lingered in his mind, haunting him. He wondered if he made the right choice, leaving her there all alone. He couldn't focus on work, as his mind kept wandering back to her.He kept swinging his chair back and forth. Standing up all of a sudden and then slouching back again. His phone had been ringing non- stop for some time. He had intentionally over looked Josh calling him, over and over again. Perhaps he wanted a sinple text or call from the one he had left back home. He knew Josh wasn't calling

As he ran in the dark and eerie night, with the full moon shining through the thick canopy of trees, casting eerie shadows across the forest floor, he had no idea where he was going. He was a new recruit in Josh's team. Seemed like he bit more with the job than he could be chewing. The man ran through the woods, his heart pounding in his chest with every rustle of the leaves and snap of a twig. He could hear the distant sounds in the forest, sending chills down his spine.Suddenly, he heard a growl behind him and spun around, only to come face to face with a ferocious werewolf. Of course he didn't know what the thing was, furry and vicious,a huge bipedal beast. The creature stood towering over him with its razor-sharp claws and snarling jaws, warm drool dripping down his bared fangs. The man screamed in terror as the werewolf lunged at him, knocking him to the ground.He felt the sharp claws of the creature tear into his flesh, and he cried out in agony, convinced that he was about t

"Hold still, Tristen. This wound needs cleaning and stitching.I thought you were an Alpha, why are you whimperimg like a child? "Ryan roared, trying to hold Tristen down at the inn while the healer cauterized the first wound at his abdomen. Tristen winced as the healer tended to the wound. Ryan sat across on his chest, levitating while eyeing him suspiciously."So, Tristen, care to tell us how you managed to escape while the rest of your men fell to the Grey wolf hounds?"Tristen pulled his hand away from the healer's grip and eyed Ryan with counter suspicion. " Does my vulnerability give you the perfect opportunity to question me like this?"He snapped at Ryan. " Don't try to ignore me by giving this conversation another angle Tristen! " Ryan pinned him with his eyes. Tristen stood up, pushing the healer aside and held Ryan's collar differently. "What's your problem, Tristen? Why do you always have to pick a fight?Tristen winced in pain as he fell back,"You.My problem is you,

" He is already inside! "I bluntly said, taking the pot off the stove. " Already inside huh? "My words seemed to stimulate him. He looked at me with playfulness in his eyes. As if encouraging me to tease him on. I couldn't help but giggle as I saw Ryan go and sit on the couch after that. Then he began looking at me with a mixture of curiosity and mischief. I decided to have a little fun with him, so I walked up to him and leaned in close, making sure he could smell my perfume, pretending to fetch an ingredient that I didn't even need in my cooking. "What's up, Ryan?" I asked, batting my eyelashes. "You seem a little tense."Ryan rolled his eyes. "Don't start with me, Sherry. I know you're up to something."I grinned. "Me? Up to something? Whatever do you mean?" I twirled a strand of my hair around my finger and leaned in even closer. "Let's just say I have a little something planned for tonight and I am so excited. "Ryan raised an eyebrow. "A little something with who?Did all th

" Damn it! Damn! " He dealt two hard blows on the steering wheel which made the horn scream twice with the rhythm of his blows. " Why is it happening all over again? No! No! It's not the same. It's not the same thing! "He bent his head over the steering wheel this time as it's loud horn yanked, making the noises in his head fade a little. Two loud thuds over his car roof, made him look up. He signed and frowned as Beck and Josh decended from either sides. " How many times did I ask you not to damage my toys. "The two jumped in through the windows and said, " We went after him. He could barely walk after taking all that Wolfsbane. "" Ah, that Chong! He offered him Aconite as if it was beer! Go on. Tell me you found it's lair! "He asked. Both shook their heads, as Beck began, " He robbed a begger and went straight inside a phone booth and dialed someone. "A person showed up. He was human. The two of them were talking in sign language so we couldn't really make a lot out of t