Wolves Of Secrets Book 2

Shipwrecked

Lloyd smiled as he breathed in the fresh salty air of the ocean. He was walking down to the dock on a nice, warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. He was going to meet his Uncle Wu on his boat so they could spend some time together and hopefully help Lloyd relax after all the stress that had been happening lately. Lloyd was looking forwards to this. He loved everyone in his pack but it was nice to be on his own. He loved his uncle's boat, the Destiny's Bounty.

It was originally his grandfather's boat that he passed to his sons and according to his mother, it had been in their family for many generations.

Even though he loved that old red boat, Uncle Wu refused to let any of the teens in their pack below deck. The only people they saw going into the boat was Uncle Wu and occasionally Ray and Maya. Today, that was about to change, however. Today his uncle promised to soo him when the boat held. Normally Uncle Wu left the boat in an isolated area of the beach, but Misako had convinced him to move it to the docks. As Lloyd got closer, however, he could hear some kind of commotion coming from the other side of the docks.

He soon found his uncle's boat among the countless others and saw that it was in desperate need of repair when compared to the others.

The Destiny's Bounty was a medium-sized, old-fashioned ship made primarily of wood and its prow was adorned with a large red dragon head. A porthole on the port side of the bow accommodated a large anchor that could be raised and lowered on a thick chain. The Destiny's Bounty had a single mast in the middle of its main deck, which was topped by a row of long, thin sails. When fully unfolded, the sails formed a wide fan-like formation and had red dragon designs printed on them.

On the very back of the ship, two small banners were present.

Now though, Lloyd could see the clear problems with the boat. The paint was faded and chipped, the metal was rusted and he could see a few old dents and scratches on the sides of the boat. When he turned the corner, he was shocked to see Harumi shouting at Uncle Wu.

"You shouldn't be here! You're a menace!" He heard Harumi shout at the old werewolf. "Your docking line broke because it's aged through!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't know." Uncle Wu replied calmly as Lloyd walked close to them.

"Wake up old man! Get with the times!"

"Hey Harumi, don't be rude." Lloyd glared as he stepped in between them. "Why don't you give him a chance to speak?" He suggested and they both turned back to his uncle.

"This old freak's boat got loose and crashed into mine and scratched up the whole side of it!" She shouted and pointed to her jet ski, which Lloyd now noticed had a large, messy scratch carved into the side.

"He said he's sorry." Lloyd counted.

"It's not going to pay for the damages, is it? I bet he doesn't even have insurance." She glared. "This boat shouldn't even be here, it's an ugly embarrassment, just like his!"

"You're overreacting, even for you." The teen werewolf glared.

"I am? We'll see what the harbormaster has to say." She hissed before storming off.

"Don't worry, she's all talk." He reassured his uncle once the lead cheerleader was out of hearing range.

"Thank you, Lloyd, why don't you come aboard?" He smiled and helped his nephew onto the boat...

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It had been half an hour since the encounter with Harumi and now Lloyd was sat inside the Destiny's Bounty as the old werewolf made him a cup of green tea. The teen looked around and saw wind chimes, knick-knacks, and other strange items around the 'living room' of the boat. They all looked amazing, but Lloyd didn't see anything to prove the existence of werewolves or anything like that. Just then, Uncle Wu sat next to him and gently pushed the cup in his hands.