Ryan expected to meet Rogues when they agreed to get out of town. Not this soon though. And now Noah, the one who was afraid of them most, was in danger. Only the worst case scenario came to his mind and that was being too late that the job had already been done. The very idea of a wolf eating its own kind disturbed him and he feared for his best friend.
There wasn’t any sight of him but Ryan could still smell where they went. Alex wasn’t too far behind him. The people who took Noah couldn’t have gone far, they were only inside the store for a few minutes. Not unless they shifted. It’s a possibility and if that’s how it’s going to be, he should get ready before they caught up to them.
Alex was surprised that Ryan suddenly stopped and started doing the last thing she expected. He took off his shirt and started taking his pants off.
“What the hell are you doing?!” She screamed, bewildered.
Ryan only looked at her with confusion as he frantically slid down his pants, leaving him with only his black boxers. She just stared at him with wide eyes, like it wasn’t the time for him to get naked.
“What are you doing?!” He screamed back.
When Ryan reached for the hem of his boxers, Alex looked away and towards the path ahead. She ignored him and resumed to running.
Ryan still remained confused why she kept running before shifting to his wolf form. It doesn’t hurt but it still felt uncomfortable to have your whole body change into a different one since he doesn’t get to do it many times. In this form, his senses were much stronger and the scent of Noah and the Rogues were clearer. After ten seconds he sprinted for its direction. Alex continued to follow the direction of the path when suddenly a giant gray wolf, the size of a bear leapt from behind and ran in front of her. She realized then that it was Ryan and followed his lead. He was too fast and got farther with each step she took.
The scent went off the path and he leapt through bushes before encountering another wolf. Both of them growled as soon as they faced each other. It was as if it was waiting for him which was suspicious.
Between the two of them, Ryan was much smaller in size being the youngest. A Rogue in its wolf form was distinguishable from the rest of the others. Their fur would lose its pattern and it was just a mix of brown and black. They could be mistaken for a coyote if it weren’t for their size and sharper teeth. And the apparent scent of flesh and blood that is stuck to their fur.
It snarled at Ryan, ready to pounce at him with no holds barred. He looked at its fangs and it scared him to imagine that it could snap his neck so easily since there’s a possibility the Rogue has done this many times before. He hesitated but he realized that Noah wasn’t too far away and was just a couple of steps form where they were, behind the Rogue. The need to get to his friend motivated him to face off the one in his way. Since he didn’t make the move first, the Rogue charges at him first.
Alex finally got through the bushes and hid at the side as the two wolves battled each other. Thinking it was a good distraction, she continued to go around them trying to look for Noah. When she got through, she spots him laying beside a tree, unconscious.
“Noah. Hey! Wake up.” She hisses and lightly slaps his cheeks, trying to wake him up.
The snapping of twigs and the pounding of paws against the ground didn’t register to her sooner and she was tackled roughly from her side. She dropped onto her left shoulder, the Rogue successfully capturing her attention now. It’s not going to play around and she knew intends to kill her fast. Its jaws aimed for her throat and quickly she raises her right arm to jar its mouth from shutting. However, its teeth still manages to dig into her skin causing her to scream as she takes out something from her pocket.
Alex shoves her left hand into its mouth. Screaming.
“Illuminate!”
In a split second, a small light sparks from the mouth and the wolf was blown away off of her. It yelps after hitting a tree and falling to the ground. In her hand was a silver dagger with a small red gem stone in its handle.
Quickly, the two of them stagger standing up and without missing a beat, Alex runs towards her opponent with a battle cry. The Rogue also charges for her, snarling. She jumps from a tree root and the wolf opens its mouth to catch her in one snap. But with the dagger in her hands she stabs it in the eye making it cry out. She struggled to keep her hold as the wolf tried to get her away. With a deep breathe, she sinks it deeper and at last it was motionless.
When she knew for sure that it was dead, Alex returns to Noah’s side. But before she could start carrying him, a loud distressed yelp came from Ryan’s direction. He was pushed to the ground and behind him the Rogue was holding his neck in a tight jaw lock. He frantically struggled trying to get away, yelping and growling. Other parts of his body were already bleeding heavily with bite marks.
Alex realized that he was in a critical situation and points her dagger at the wolf on top of him. Screaming the same word from earlier.
A swift spark-light hits the Rogue, forcing its jaw to rip away from Ryan, and sent it flying into a tree trunk. She starts sprinting for it while it’s still defenseless. Before the wolf could recover, she whips her dagger again using the same spell causing it to drop back to the ground. She didn’t waste time before stabbing the Rogue on its neck and tearing it down to bleed.
The wolf spasmed, whimpering. It took a few seconds before it was finally over. And with that, Alex sighed a sigh of relief. After taking a break to calm herself down, she stood up and turned to them.
Ryan limped towards Noah, who was fortunately unharmed upon inspection. Then he noticed the dead wolf a few paces from them with its eye bleeding gorily. Based on what happened earlier, Alex did this and has done it before. No wonder why she didn’t shift, she was something else. She lied about being a werewolf.
Instantly turning to the culprit, putting himself between her and Noah. He bared his fangs in a threatening snarl. It surprised her at first but she understood why he’d get defensive especially after seeing what she was capable of. However there isn’t enough time.
“I’ll explain later but we have to go right now before more will come and find us.” She pleaded to him.
Her words only proved that she knew what was going on. Ryan didn’t budge and remained in his stance. He needed to know the answers now or it’s impossible to trust her anymore. It’s undeniable that he was right all along that she isn’t as nice as she seems. The bloody dagger on her hand proved to be a dangerous tool and she can use it against them. He growls low with his eyes trained to it.
She raises her hand in surrender.
“I’m not going to hurt you. Okay?”
It didn’t sound even a little bit appeasing.
“Ryan.” She sighs, tired of this.
For all he knows, she’s probably taking them somewhere and she just made it seem like it was their choice to run away. If she isn’t sided with the Rogues then it’s by someone else. It’s difficult to think about what her intentions are when everything she showed could’ve been lies. She’s not a werewolf then what is she?
“I’m a witch.”
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