We have to go, another time.A large, strong hand was placed on Lun's shoulder, making a gentle pressure that carried a clear message: sit back down. He looked at Eric, who was the one making that gentle contact. Alissa was hopelessly struggling against Gideon's hands, who was forcing her to stay in place.At that moment a waitress approached. She had long red hair that contrasted with her green eyes. She looked at all the men with a big smile, but when she stopped at Ben, her smile deepened."Can I get you something?"Eric looked at Lun sharply. He had one of his hands on his knee, pressing down. She closed her eyes and bit her lip hard, fighting that part of herself that was forcing her to scream at the moment. Where his hand was, for some strange reason she felt warmth, a soothing warmth slowly creeping up her leg. She wanted to shake it off."Beer," replied Ethan, folding his arms."And me" replied Gideon. "What do you want, Alissa?""Another would be nice" he whispered looking at
Lun Marshall stepped out of the building where he worked and looked up at the cloudy New York sky with a grimace. It was going to rain in less than twenty minutes, so she hurried to find her car, which was parked two blocks away.He had found it impossible to park in the company's parking lots that day. All the workers at Tyler & Co seemed to have predicted that it would be an excellent day, as Tyler, the factory owner, had arranged for another parking lot to be opened for the use of the rest of the workers. This one was normally used for storage of goods and their respective trucks, but it was Friday, and trucks only ran Monday through Thursday.The company's beautiful new clock read ten minutes after her arrival. And there stood Tyler, waiting for her, looking immaculate and aggressive. She had listened to his terse words before he nodded softly and left for his office. If that hadn't already been the beginning of a long day enduring the rude looks from her boss, her sister Paulina
Everyone started running and screaming, hiding in their cars and turning on their headlights. Lun watched in terror as the guards ripped off their clothes and began to grow to over six feet tall. Their bodies were covered with long dark hair all over, their faces deformed into a new elongated wolf-like shape, their eyes grew smaller and their mouths tripled in size.They began to howl and growl before getting down on all fours and attacking cars, lashing out with their large claws and leaving marks wherever they placed them. Their eyes were black as night, on their hands were huge sharp nails that lifted the doors and hoods of vehicles, pulling out the drivers and tearing them apart and then engulfing them.Lun felt bile rise in his throat.She turned and saw that the security guard who had been holding both women by the arm was smiling. In his eyes there was a yellow gleam and, on his lips, a wolfish grin.At that moment her body was run through with huge spasms, her clothes tattered
Was she crazy? Had she had an accident and hit her head? That had to be it. It was impossible for werewolves and people who ran at inhuman speed to exist. Lun put his hands to his ears, closed his eyes and counted to five. After that, nothing like that would have happened.One..."Out!" a man shouted. "All clear!"Two..."Come on, these men have helped us." Someone tugged at her arm but she responded. Three..."Have you killed everyone?" asked a male voice."Some have escaped, no doubt they have taken advantage of the rain so they could feed and cut all the electrical circuits. We found the real parking lot guards with their throats slit, in the adjoining warehouse."Four...They pushed her arm again, pulling her out from under the car. She still didn't open her eyes, she just wanted it all to go away. Someone lifted her up in his arms. She clung tightly to the collar of the man's jacket, who lifted her up without caring that she didn't know who he was, while keeping her eyes closed
Both Eric and the others were dedicated to leaving the crime scene so that it was a heist and not werewolves desperately trying to get their food. Seeing the carnage in the parking lot, they had to take many bodies away due to their poor condition.He felt bad that he hadn't gotten there sooner. Gideon had warned them two weeks earlier that the werewolves were starving after the Valkyries released them. Apparently, those women resented the werewolves for some reason unknown to them, and were capturing them. They would drop them off near some city in the United States and then wipe their hands clean.Did these women not realize what they were doing? They were trying to keep their identity from the humans, not sow chaos. Of course, it was no secret that vampires had been at odds with werewolves since the beginning of both creations. The two had always fought for dominance, though Eric had suspected about something else. Meanwhile, the Valkyries were busy getting in the way of both of th
Lun pulled his head out of the water and caught his breath. Her lungs were burning from being underwater for so long. It had been five months since the thieves had raided the parking lot and made a killing as well.Everyone, including herself, considered it a miracle that she was still alive.When Paulina had found out, she had hugged her tightly as she cried, complaining that they had almost taken away the only family member she had left.Since the accident, Lun couldn't help but dream every night of faces, grunts and blood. She couldn't make out much, but for some strange reason she saw in her dream's hair-covered monsters that devoured every human they caught. She dreamed of the face of a beautiful woman who had helped her get out of the clutches of one of them alive.Was it true? I didn't remember seeing any woman when the ambulances arrived. Everything was blurry, he could not define anything clearly. And trying to do so caused her intense pain.And what disturbed her most were t
Was she going crazy? When she was forced to go to a psychologist, the man who had treated her told her that she perceived reality better than others. She was not crazy, just frightened by the episode she had lived through. He told her that if she didn't remember anything, it was because she was afraid of facing the unknown.Those were the words she repeated to herself every morning so as not to distrust herself and what she perceived."You can call me Alissa, that's what everyone calls me. I am Spanish and I have come to New York looking for a job, since I have more possibilities here than in my native country. Do you want more information? Well, we met in the parking lot near a home cooking restaurant. I was complaining because we couldn't get out of there because of a stupid storm, what's more, they said the water had cut all the electrical circuits!". Alissa looked around before speaking again. "The security guards were saying we couldn't get out of there because the doors were pow
After Lun pulled herself together, she went to the cafeteria bathroom to rinse out her mouth. She even bought a piece of gum to try to get rid of the bitter taste. She had vomited the coffee on the floor. The waiter was not amused, but just smiled and gave her a glass of water.When she came out, she saw Alissa waiting for her with a somewhat sad smile. She was sure she felt guilty about her headaches. What she didn't know was what had set her free.When she reached her, she gestured to her."Let's go for a walk," she rubbed her throat."Sure."They walked down Houston Street talking in hushed, leisurely tones. They didn't stop to look in any stores. Both Alissa and Lun were still feeling a little stunned by what had happened. They didn't know what to do about it. Every time they passed a crosswalk, Lun's eyes darted around the crowd, trying to spot any familiar faces from the accident.The two girls had agreed not to tell the police or family members anything. No one would believe th