The Tryouts

"It's all right, Melvin," Karen said, trying to lift my mood. "There were a lot of vampires in New Orleans. We could still find one."

Three hours later, Karen and I found ourselves back in her place. We are seated on the couch with a bridge of deafening silence backgrounding the living area.

If not because my phone dings, the utter silence could have extended. The message comes from Alpha Draku's beta, telling me that Karen and I must fulfill our duty as werewolf commanders with Johndale starting tomorrow.

He also sends me all the details of our salaries and the schedule of reporting to Alpha Draku. Instead of on a monthly basis, Alpha Draku required us to report to him and the elders every quarter of the month or if necessary.

"Karen?" I breathed out her name softly.

"What?" she asked without dragging her face at me.

"I might be out of here sooner." I said. "your wolf was already equipped with the basics of being a werewolf. And we are done with your train