Chapter 16: Death Comes To All

"Shit!  Get down."  I hear Eric yell as I fall to the floor trying to escape the bullets.  The stench of Wolf's Bane perforates the air and my eye's start to sting.  The next thing I know, I am laying flat on my back and there are rogues standing over me with shotguns in their hands.

Scared, I find myself wondering something.  This is very strange, because our kind don't usually use guns.  We prefer to hunt and attack in beast form, not use human devices.  So why is it that these rogues are weaponized?

When I try to move, I realize that I can't and look down to see my arms and legs handcuffed to the legs of the bed.  Turning my head, I glare at the rogue in the corner and he quickly comes over and hits me with the butt of his gun, knocking me back out.  

Coming to, I smell smoke and open my eyes to see the house burning around me.  I work at freeing myself and slip the cuffs off of me, standing up I look