The Wolf In Me novel Chapter 35

Part 1 To a better future

Jake's POV

"Dr Biorn is dead alpha," I started, breaking the first news.

"Dead? How? Damn. I needed more information from him."

"There was blood everywhere. It looks like it was either one of ours that did this or it could have been a suicide," I said reimagining what could have lead to his death.

Luka frowned and stood up abruptly, moving from one side of the room to the other.

"What else?" He asked, looking away.

"Well, Dr Write said that he was not involved in the fire accident and that he suspects Brian to have done it. It seems like he had some friends that were on his side that were willing to be of a helping hand. What I am assuming is that they planned on destroying Dr Write's building, clearing out his long time experiments. Dr Write remained silent when I asked him about what he was planning on doing."

"There is only one way we can find out," the alpha said, sipping from his glass.

I joined him, sipping a bit of mine as I stood up to be on his level.

"Don't worry Luka, we have managed to win before. I don't see why we shouldn't win against such evil once again."

"To a better future," he said raising his glass clinging it to mine.

We both took the last sip of whiskey, then started to discuss other packhouse matters before we decided to call it a day.

It was already dark outside and Melody has been in the bathroom for way too long.

"Mells, are you still alive in there?" I asked sarcastically, waiting for her response.

As I heard the bathroom door open I looked up from my book, gaping at Melody's beautiful body. She was wearing her new pink nightdress that was made of soft silk which made her pregnant belly look sexy.

"What do you think?" She asked, turning around for me with her mouth quirked up.

I stared at her for a while longer, enjoying my view, then as I watched her smile and dance for me I grinned at her, pushing myself not to turn into my wolf form.

"Come here so I show you what I think," I said as I closed the book and placed it on the bedside table next to me.

The next day I was called to the alpha's office again where the enchantress and Luka have been waiting for my arrival.

"It seems like you have had a good night sleep. I could scent your sweat from miles away," he grinned at me as I took my seat.

"I had no time to shower this morning, considering our unexpected early meeting," I said, looking at the still-dark sky from the outside window.

"Apologies to you both for waking you up at this hour, but I decided we should have a word with our prisoner and see what else we must know about his experiments."

"Well then. I am fully charged and ready to go," the enchantress said, standing up from her seat.

"Hold on a second. What should we ask Dr Write? What is it that we need to know at this point?" I asked, wanting to be more prepared than the day before.

"There's only one way to find out," Luka said, looking at the enchantress with a grin.

We headed to the dark stinking dungeons where Dr Write was still fast asleep on the prison-like bed looking and smelling dirty. Of course, he had no luxury in his cell and he was lucky to have a toilet where he could dispose of his needs.

Luka exposed his wolf nails and scraped them against the metal gate, shaking Dr Write up from his sleep. Gasping, he quickly stood up, almost getting dizzy from his abrupt movement.

"What the hell," he snapped, raising his hand against his forehead, steadying himself on his feet.

"It is time for your breakfast doctor," Luka grinned, opening the gate to his cell, "Ladies first," he continued, motioning for the enchantress to go in.

The enchantress quickly made her way towards the doctor and without hesitating and giving Dr Write the chance to speak, she placed her hands around his head, focusing on her magic.

All the alpha and I could do was wait and observe whilst she does her magic.

"I must know his plans. One of his subjects still survives. We know nothing about her and I fear she is a trap. How did she manage to make her way here? And the fact that she doesn't speak, well," Luka said, pacing from left to right.

"We have to wait and see, but that is what I am thinking. This is some kind of a trap and this guy here thinks our pack is weak.

"They had no interest in teaching her how to live and survive," the enchantress said, wrapping her arms around Dr Write's neck strangling him.

Her eyes were dilated, as her nostrils flared and her jaw clenched, screaming in his face.

"You piece of shit! F**k you moron! You deserve nothing but hate!"

As the doctor was suffocating, with his face turning red, Luka pushed the enchantress, trying to stop her from killing him.

"No, we still need him," he growled as his eyes turned ice blue.

I stared at everyone, trying to understand what was going on with my eyes wide open.

"Let me kill him. I know what we need to know. He doesn't deserve to share the earth's oxygen with us!" She insisted, standing up from the floor, rushing back to finish what she started.

"Enough!" I screamed, now getting angry at her as she tried to ignore the alpha.

She stopped and glared at me for a moment whilst the doctor was on the floor trying to catch his breath back and Luka standing between them.

"We need to let him live for now. You can never tell if there is more we need from him," I continued.

The enchantress screamed in frustration as she walked out of the cell fuming. I followed her as she walked up the dungeon stairs, stopping her halfway.

"There is something else we need from you enchantress."

She gaped into my eyes for a moment, then exhaled and allowed herself to calm down.

We walked towards Dr Brian's corpse, showing her the gore scene.

"This is a wolf's doing. But I am sure you knew that already," she said, kneeling closer to a pool of blood.

She touched it with her index finger and brought it closer to her eyes, chanting in a whisper.

Suddenly I could hear faint whispers coming from all around me as my body felt cold. A whiff of wind picked up for a moment then everything calmed down.

"There were a lot of deaths that occurred here. Those were their souls," she said, still observing the scene.

Finally, she decided to stand up and look at me.

"Whoever did this to him will remain anonymous for the fact that she did it to take vengeance for what he did to her husband."

I frowned at her thinking that she was now attempting to keep everything she discovered a secret from all of us, but it was not my place to fight so I decided to keep my mouth shut.

Moments later Luka joined our conversation, taking the last steps towards us.

"Don't forget we saved your life enchantress. It is time for you to trust us. Why are you burying all these secrets from the alpha king?" he said exposing his wolf eyes at her.

As she looked away Luka exposed his wolf nails, bringing the index finger below her chin.

"Tell us, Diane, what are you hiding from us?"

Suddenly the mighty enchantress widened her eyes at the mention of her true name as she glared at Luka with a surprised expression. It was the first time that she showed us her frightened face since we brought her in, looking ready to speak.

"Well, not so enchanting are we now?"

"How do you know my true name? No one has ever spoken of it since my childhood."

"You first. Tell us what you know, then I will consider telling you how I came to know your name," he simpered, knowing that he defeated her.

She strongly exhaled as Luka released his pointy nail from under her chin, allowing her the space she needed to focus on telling the truth.

"Fine," she said, pursing her lips, "but promise me you will let me give Dr Write the worst death he can possibly endure.