She was sacrificing herself for me. All I could do was watch as her bedroom door slammed open and seven moonwalkers walked inside with disgusting smiles over their faces. Seven moonwalkers I would soon memorize and watch for hours as they tortured my mother, unknown that I was in here, witnessing everything.
I couldn’t cry or yell for help. I was hopeless as the tallest one reached out and threw my weeping mother down onto the bed.
I opened my eyes, feeling nothing but pain inside of me at the memory still so raw in my mind.
I cleared my throat and breathed out the hurt that had formed in my lungs. The thumping music from my club rattled my office walls, bringing me back to my senses.
Thinking back only fuelled the anger to the point of no return, thinking what those monsters did to her had me almost shifting with anger.
I lifted my eyes towards my computer screen, looking at the list of names I had formed over time. I’d already memorized these names and I had their locations next to them. I had put each name to the faces of the moonwalkers that killed my mother and father.
Seven moonwalkers and two purebloods have my life this, a living hell, stuck in a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. Alone without anyone. I would make them pay for what they did to my family, especially the pureblood bastard that initiated their deaths out of greed for territory and power.
My phone buzzed on the table, distracting my thoughts, I picked it up.
Hello ?
Colton baby, it’s me. I cringed at her voice.
Oh, hey, I said, trying to control my anger as I started printing off the names.
My plane has been delayed, so I’ll probably meet you at home later. My daddy says that you have a present for me ?
I frowned, what fucking present ?
I don’t know what you’re talking about, Jenny.
I reached over and grabbed hold of the piece of paper that had finished printing, looking down at the list until my eyes came to Jenny’s name.
I took out a pen and circled her name in red. She was going to be the start of my own war, kill Jenny to get back at Marcus, and then one by one hunt down the moonwalkers and kill them, saving him till last.
Oh, I would have thought it was an engagement ring, she sighed and I scowled. As if I would put a ring on her bony finger.
Jenny, I have to work. I ignored her and she giggled down the phone, the noise irking me.
Okay baby, I love you. My wolf growled in disgust.
Yeah, love you too, I lied and hung up just as the glass I’d been holding onto smashed from my grip, shards and whiskey falling and splattering all over my desk.
I folded the piece of paper in half and put it inside my pocket. Jenny was going to die and Marcus would soon understand just how much my anger has built up for years after what he did to my parents, soon he will feel what it was like to lose a family member.
I stood up from my desk, in need to stretch my legs and to see how things were going on with my club.
I could feel that something was going on, but I was too unfocused tonight to get what that was exactly. I made my way down the hallway, passing the security office to see Harry and Joe looking at the screens laughing.
What’s so funny ? I asked with a raised eyebrow. Joe twisted around in the chair and looked surprised to see me. Shouldn’t you be working ?
We just got a call from Andy, sir, he said nervously, glancing at Harry who had gone quiet. It seems there are three underage girls in here tonight, Toby and Jared snuck them in with their moonwalker friend.
I sighed and made my way over towards the screens, really in no mood for Toby and Jared’s antics. Joe twisted back around and zoomed one of the CCTV cameras towards the downstairs bar of the cave, the underground part of my club.
There were three girls surrounded by guys, attracting attention by the mini dresses they had on.
I rolled my eyes, wondering why Jared and Toby would be foolish enough to bring these girls in here. Underage girls coming of age usually made wolves edgy, especially if they were virgins, as perverted as that sounded. In this place, everything is heightened.
Is that what all the fuss is about ?
Joe nodded. Seems so, sir. Do you want me to get the team to escort them out ?
I watched as they knocked back alcohol, looking carefree and young. We’d all been like that once. But I found my eyes fall on a particular girl with dark hair, wearing a very short, black dress that showed off a slender figure. She was tall with legs that would make any man drool and an ass that would make any respectable man stare.
I snapped out of it and shook my head, ignoring the protest from my wolf who was also checking out the view.
No, I’ll do it myself.
I made my way out of security and headed towards the door that would lead me into the club. As soon as I opened the door the loud music shot through me as I walked through the misty club.
I made my way downstairs to the cave and smiled at the feelings that these humans were giving off.
It was addicting and the reason why I built this club in the first place, so we wolves could feed off human emotions to make us stronger against moonwalkers.
I walked around, following my senses, until I stopped dead near the dance floor. My wolf started growling in agitation because something was wrong here.
Let go dickhead ! I heard a girl’s voice protest. I turned to see the same brunette push one of the members from my pack off her, but I was too drawn into her to notice much of anything else.
She looked better in real life than she did on screen. If that wasn’t enough, the moment her scent hit my nostrils I almost groaned out loud.
It was the nicest thing I had ever smelled in my life and for some reason it smelled familiar, like I knew this girl, but couldn’t think where.
I clutched hold of my chest as my wolf started trying to scratch to the surface, trying to get out, but I pushed him back down, not understanding his sudden need to protect her.
Before I had a chance to approach she ran away from Nick, the guy that had been grabbing her.
Nick, obviously angered, ran after her. I started to follow him, getting nervous about his wolf that was ready to burst out. I couldn’t have that, not in front of humans.