The Beast Within

Chapter 11- London

By six a.m., I was up and ready for the day with a cup of decent coffee. I didn't need to wake up Traitor yet, since most of the places we needed to visit didn't open until after eight, so there was no point in waking him up yet.

While I waited, I continued to do some research, in hopes of narrowing down the possibilities even further. I didn't find anything knew, but I did manage to study the areas a little more by the time Traitor woke up.

"G'morning, Sleeping Beauty," I teased as he yawned loudly.

"Shut up, early birdy. Not everyone can be as wide away as you at seven in the morning."

I laughed lightly. "Yeah well, this birdy is going to help you fly today. We got places to be, so get ready."

"Someone's bossy."

I looked at him with a raised brow. "And you're not?"

He chuckled lightly as he stood up. "Touché."

He went to the bathroom while I continued working. By the time he came out of the shower, I was ready to go. We both wore long sleeved black shirts and jeans, allowing us to blend into the crowd. Since it was cooler outside, I kept my hair down and wore my beanie, along with a light gray jacket and my boots. After Traitor pulled on his jacket and beanie, we headed out.

We didn't have a car, nor my motorcycle, so we took a cab to the general area we needed to go. A lot of the places where an arm might be is at the heart of London, where a lot of the shops, museums, and popular tourist attractions are. I wanted to hit as many places as I possibly could, so I was going pretty fast, but Traitor?

Not so much.

I had gathered that he had never been outside of the states before, so this was all new to him. I understood that he wanted to milk this opportunity, and tour as many places as possible, but we were cut for time. Maybe he could come back when this was all over, and actually enjoy it with his family. But for now, I was trying to rush.

By two o'clock, we were hungry, and getting tired, so we stopped at a local restaurant to rest and eat. After we ate, I decided to let him pick the next place to visit, since there weren't any contenders in our immediate area, and he surprisingly chose a museum. But this wasn't just any museum.

This museum was like a zoo, only the animals were dead. And stuffed. And kind of creepy. Yet, beautiful at the same time.

It had different sections, like predators, insects, and aquatic animals, but the one we wanted to see were the 'night stalkers.' The wolves, owls, and other creatures of the night lured us in. We took our time walking around, since he hasn't been able to actually enjoy this so far. Though we saw many fascinating things, my favorite had to be the new found spark in Traitor's eyes as he looked at all of the night predators.

It also made me upset to think about how happy he was, because it wouldn't last long. I wasn't going to stick around, and me being here was giving him false hope that I would stay, when I couldn't. I cared for him too much to stay. Even if we managed to finish this, I wouldn't stay. I'm a danger to him, his family, and his pack, and I was not going to be the one to tear his life apart.

After our little detour, we got back on track. We took the bus to a different part of town, where more likely hosts would be. Each place was a disappointment after disappointment, with no key as to where we could find something. Anything would do at this point. Even a clue as to where to look would suffice, but alas, we had nothing.

By nightfall, we headed back to the motel. We went into the room, and chowed down on some instant noodles before we crashed. Traitor feel asleep before me, so I was able to stay up and look into the next set of places to visit tomorrow.