𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦

three

chapter three:
bad moon rising

Thomas normally slept until the afternoon or whenever his mother forced him out of bed. Today was different, he woke up earlier than usual and when he heard Mason run off for his daily run. He practically threw himself off his bed grabbing a flashlight out of his closet before he walked out of his room slowly. He heard Tyler leave and he let out a breath of relief when his mother followed shortly after. At least he could snoop through his father's belongings without awkwardly having someone catch him. It's not like he was gonna sell anything or steal it, maybe just borrow it for a few days at best and give it to this mystery woman who's trying to kill his entire family for whatever reason.

A moonstone, whatever it was he didn't see any need to keep it anyways. His father had a bunch of secrets and the only one he ever told Thomas was about his wolf genes. It made sense given Thomas broke his curse and had to turn into a monster every time the full moon was out. It hurt like a bitch too,  but after so many years of it he got used to it in his own way.

He walked into his dad's office pushing the flashlight neatly into his armpit as he lowered himself to the ground. His knee ached, at this rate he wasn't sure why but it almost always did. He was like an old man with weak ass bones and muscles. He lifted the piece of wood "jackpot" and grabbed his flashlight fully.

Shining the light inside he could see the outline of documents and all sorts of shit but he grabbed the box with the literal word moonstone on it. "Gee dad, you were so damn smart" his sarcastic tone made even him huff in annoyance as he opened the box.

"What the fuck..." the box was empty "okay fine maybe you were smart". He huffed in annoyance as he checked again but it was empty and all that was left was documents. "Great" he put everything back and stood up as he left his father's office.

He nearly got whiplash by how hard he was thrown into the wall. He groaned, his eyes turning a bright amber color as he glared down angrily at the woman. She didn't flinch once, just kept her hand on his chest as his eyes turned normal. "So did you find it or not, I don't have time to play any games".

He pushed her back slightly as he huffed "it's literally been a single day, you think I'm made of magic?". She rolled her eyes "obviously, you're a werewolf" he snatched his flashlight out of her hands. "You're clearly something too, so don't act all special. It's not here but don't worry your precious heart I'm gonna find it so you'll leave me the hell alone".

She pushed him into the wall again and he chuckled "I wouldn't do that if I were you, I'm extra angry today". He looked at her with a deep glare as he growled almost "and trust me, I'll be far away while you howl at the moon like the cute little doggy you are".

He would've snapped or even insulted her back but the strong scent of his mother entered the house and he panicked. He could tell she sensed it because she let him go so fast he nearly fell. "Oh Thomas, good you're home" he awkwardly smiled as he walked down the stairs. "Uh yeah, just talking to Elena. Apparently Tyler is having some party at the swimming hole tonight so she was telling me about it, because why not I guess".

He huffed slightly as Elena smiled "yeah, it's gonna be fun and everyone's going. I was passing by along the way, and thought I'd stop by". She walked down the steps with such ease and he trailed behind her angrily, she was fast that much he knew. One second his mother was smiling then the next she was pushed into the wall like a rag doll.

Blood running down her neck and her eyes shutting as she passed out from fright. He had never felt such rage in his life before, he slammed the woman into the wall angrily. Blood stained her lips and she looked at him with a smirk as she licked it off her lips. "I think mommy is taking a long cat nap" he slammed her head back making her smirk flatter.