While Francis was looking at Trisha's unmoving body, he felt the long, sharp fangs of Dr. Peyton Giovanni sink into his skin.
Before he could fully grasp what was going on, it dug deeper into him and he felt the skin around that part swell like it will burst open due to the massive influx of blood that through there, escaped his body.
His veins twitched and curled and as the tip of Dr. Giovanni's fang came in contact with the slimy veins that transported blood to the necessary parts of the body, the most momentous wave of pain he had ever experienced in his entire life coursed through his entire body.
Francis' eyelids shut tight and because of the immense pressure with which they were shut, around his eyes were wrinkles that ran into each other. He bit his lips hard, too, as he tried to contain the pain. The taste of blood filled his mouth not long afterwards.
When the pain subsided by a considerable amount, Dr. Pey
Although professor Ericson tried to keep himself sane as he paid his last respect to his dear friend with whom he had grown to know life with before things happened, his wolf had other plans.Because of the full moon which had caused a slight change in the colour of the light that flooded the cavern from above, professor Ericson's wolf grew stronger and he, Ericson, wasn't strong enough to fight the wolf from taking over.His skin peeled and tore which caused waves after waves of pain to quake through his body which shaked like a ragdoll being handled by a child will as the wolf came on board.His bones bent and curved and snapped and shifted and solidified, too, and professor Ericson felt the human part of the wolf through which he communicated with it sever. His veins expanded, became fatter, and firmer, allowing space for more blood to move to where they were needed.On a full moon, it always took extra efforts f
Sarah smiled when she saw that professor Ericson's wolf didn't flinch. His gaze was set on something behind her. Whatever it was, she thought, it was trivial and not worth her attention. It was even possible that there was nothing at all and professor Ericson wanted her attention diverted so that he could pull the same dirty trick Dr. Peyton had on Francis.“Three seconds is all I'm giving you,” she said. The smile was slowly replaced with an intimidating scowl.One tense and stiff second turned to two and two to three. Professor Ericson's wolf didn't move an inch away from where it was because professor Ericson hadn't told it to. It believed firmly in professor Ericson and its gaze was still fixed on what was behind Sarah.The scowl on Sarah's face was once again replaced by a smile. One that spread from one end of her oval and well crafted face to the other.The wolf took two slow steps towards her and stopped. It
At that moment, Harold's wolf shut him out so that he could not say anything as hundreds of emotions filled the wolf all at once.After some seconds as it registered what was going on, the most dominant emotion which happened to be anger filled the wolf from the head all the way to the paws and even to its tail and without thinking twice, the wolf sank its fangs heavily into Sarah's neck.The wolf fell to the ground as it whined and made other funny noises like an entrapped mouse. Harold Girard's wolf didn't take its canines out of its neck. The only words it could register was revenge and it was going to revenge professor Ericson's injury. Dr. Peyton Giovanni was next in line for killing Francis.When Sarah was barely moving, Harold's wolf let go of his neck. Blood had stained the white fur of Sarah's wolf and it looked like a mess.The wolf's gaze settled on Dr. Peyton Giovanni but before the wolf could do a
“About her,” Harold said as he looked at Derek. He knew it wasn't the right time to ask what he was about to but he had kept the question buried in him for so long that now that it had resurfaced, it couldn't go unanswered. “Why did you thank me for saving her, Derek?” He paused, “I did absolutely nothing and I can swear that I've never set my eyes on her.”With wide eyes, Derek looked down at professor Ericson.Despite the state he was in, a sly grin could be seen on his blood stained mouth.“I told him you saved her,” professor Ericson said. He coughed afterwards then fell silent.“Why?” Harold asked. The back of his head was beginning to ache him from all that was going on. There were just too many unanswered questions, world-shattering theories and unspeakable doubts.“So that he could feel he owes you one,” professor Ericson replied as he turned to his left and looked at Harold. “That way, he w
“You will let us go,” Harold said, gritting his teeth against each other in utmost anger as he spoke.“Or what?” Sarah asked. She was more confident than she had been minutes ago and that made Harold doubt himself. What had happened while he attended to professor Ericson? The bite his wolf had given her around her neck was gone and her long white gown wasn't stained with her blood. It was whiter than snow.A long pause followed and when Trisha realised that Harold was defeated verbally, she stepped forward.She didn't know where the new aura of confidence that swirled around her since she got to the cavern had come from but she was grateful for its presence.“Or we will be forced to take you down,” Trisha said.She locked eyes with Sarah. After some seconds, her gaze shifted to Dr. Peyton Giovanni who also had a smile on his face. Trisha had some things to tell him.“As a parent,” s
Derek ran towards Dr. Giovanni before any harm was done to Penelope with his hand stretched forward. His wand was gripped in his hand and as he took steps towards them, his lips trembled as he recalled spells in his head.When he got close to Dr. Giovanni who was now releasing punches on Penelope who had her arm upwards to protect her face and the upper part of her body from the attack, he casted as spell that caused Dr. Giovanni to go flying not too far from where Trisha was.He knelt beside her.“All is well, you're safe,” he whispered to her as he patted her hair the way one will to a little child. “Are you okay?” he asked as he snuggled her closer to himself.Slowly, Penelope let her arms down, revealing her face which was lavishly ornamented with her own blood.Previously, blood trickled only from the side of her face down to her neck but after the physical attack from Dr. Giovanni, a long brui
“What have you done?” Sarah screamed. Her voice echoed all through the room and it pierced the eardrums of Harold, Trisha, Wilkes—who could now get on his feet having healed fast because of his vampire nature, Penelope who had stopped bleeding a little for the same reason as Wilkes' and Derek.Derek looked at her. “We just hit a jackpot.”“And now, its five on one. I'll advice you to give up now and retreat,” Trisha added.“Never!” she screamed.When the spear had hit Dr. Giovanni, out of shock, she had changed from her wolf form to her human one.She looked down on his Dr. Giovanni's body. Yes, he is was dead. Then she looked up at Harold with a very visible touch of animosity in her eyes.“The five of you can't take on me,” she said before changing to her wolf form.When she did change, she howled loudly and all the students but Harold who was in his wolf fo
“Something must kill a man, they say,” Sarah said. She snickered a little then after some seconds, let out a loud laughter that caused Harold's heart to clasp tight as it beat fast. The laughs continued for about ten seconds non-stop, reverberating off the wall. “This time,” she continued, “it's mistakes that'll see the end of her.” She was referring to Trisha.She watched as Harold and Penelope ran to where Trisha was. Derek remained with Wilkes but had his gaze on Trisha.She could easily knock them all out. They were inexperienced. That was their greatest disadvantage.From where she was standing comfortably under the light that bath her from above, she folded her arms into one another gracefully the way a queen about to address her subject will, and watched as Harold knelt beside Trisha.“Are you okay?” Harold asked as he cupped the sides of her face in h