In a world where anything and everything supernatural exist, there is a girl named Marlene Hendrix who lives in the calm town of Missouri. Or she thought it was calm. Marlene has had a tough childhood. An absentee mom and a toxic dad who can not han...
I woke up the next morning thinking that last night was just a dream, I mean it can't be real there are no such things as werewolves, alphas, witches, warlocks or manticores. I mean, I did research its all mythical.
Werewolves and Alphas trigger the curse by killing a human whether accident(car crash, fight, etc.) or purposefully (murder).
Witches and Warlocks have great power and can do anything they please with slight focus and an incantation.
And Manticores, creature from greek mythology, similar to the Egyptian sphinx. Legend says their true form has the head of a human but the body of a lion and a tail of venomous spines some people say their tails are like porcupines others say its like scorpions. Supposedly the spines can be shot like arrows killing the prey before they devour it with its triple row of sharp teeth. And they can shape shift snd take up any form that they would like. I mean come on that can't be true....can it?
Now that I think about it the dream man and the man from the alley had sharp teeth that looked like it was 3 rows.....but I must have been seeing something or it was my imagination. 'Then how do you explain the dead woman you found in the alley?' My mind said to me. Someone probably killed her and I just caught a glimpse of them. Nothing special about it. I kept playing it off in my head.
I was so deep in my thoughts that I jumped when I got a text message.
"Dress comfortable/cozy see you at 8 😉"
I totally forgot about the date with Chris today. What am I gonna do? I can't just bail he'll know something's up. That's when I got an idea idea, I go but I bring protection I double checked that my mace and taser were still in my purse and they were. I got dressed for the date seeing as it was already 5:45.
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By time I was finished getting dressed it was already 7:50 and Chris had just texted me he was on his way.
That's when I decided to text Harper. I didn't have a great feeling about this and if something went wrong I wanted someone to know where to look but I also didn't want to worry her in case it was really nothing.
"Hey I'm going on a date with Chris tonight, what do you think of this outfit for comfortable and cozy?" I sent her the text with a picture of my outfit.
"Omg date night?!?! You look amazing! Have fun!" and that was the last text she sent me before Chris pulled up and I went on the date.
"Hi"
"Hey, how was your day?"
"It was fine, yours?"
"Okay, but it's about to get even better now that I've seen you." Okay the was cheesy but also cute. 'Mari he's dangerous!' My mind reminded me. Right, Dangerous, no good....but a cute no good. Okay stop!
"Where are we going?" I asked
" It's a surprise."
" I can't even get a clue?"
"If I gave you a clue than it wouldn't be much of a surprise then would it?"
" Okay, fine."
The rest of the ride was short so we sat in silence. He brought me to a really nice newly opened restaurant in town, the new Bayona.
We walked in and I was taken aback, this place just smells expensive
"Hello, table for Harbinger."
"Yes, right this way Mr. Harbinger."
We sit down and I continue to just look around. I've never been anywhere this fancy. How can he even afford this?
"This could quite possibly be the fanciest restaurant I've ever been to." I said right before I opened up the menu. "And definitely the most expensive."
"Don't worry about the price I got it covered." How does he have it covered I don't really know but nor do I care at the moment. We eat and get out drinks in but then I have to go use the bathroom.
"I have to use the restroom be back in a second." In the bathroom I couldn't help but think that tonight as going so well, maybe that wasn't Chris. Maybe it was someone that just looks like him I mean the alley was kind of dark so it could have just been someone that looks like Chris. I finish up in the bathroom and go back tot the table.
"Ok I'm back." I said I sit down and take a sip of my apple cider.
We have simple conversation and then leave while we're in the car and I text Harper while starting to feel weird.
"Hey, wanna watch the BEE movie? My place tomorrow?" Harper and I had a key word just in case something didn't feel right. That word happened to be, well, bee.
I started to get really dizzy.
"Hey, can you pull over for a second. I don't feel so well."
"That's normal, just the sleeping pill I put in your drink." He said so casually
"What?" I said and that's when I passed out.
-Chris POV-
Once we get to the destination I pull over.
"Sir, I've got the girl."
"Great, keep her controlled till I get there."
"Will do sir."
I take Marlene into the abandoned house and tie her to the chair that's there. She won't be awake for another 8 hours thanks to that sleeping pill.
The thing is I knew Marlene saw my boss and I talking in the alley. Only more reason I had to speed the plan up and capture her early, can't let her walk free when she know the secret.
Right when I was about to step outside, she started to stir.
-Mari's POV-
"Where am I?
"Somewhere no one will find you." Chris said, but then his face morphed in to something not human like and his eyes shifted to a red when he blinked.
"What are you?"
"You're worst nightmare." It said looking me dead in the eyes.
