A Werewolf's Demise

Chapter 33: Realization

My eyes slowly opened as I coughed. blood dripped from my lips and on to the dirt. I coughed hard and blew up dust into my face. I began to cough harder as Blood drizzled out of both corners of my mouth.

"Ugh! Shit!" I split out.

I slid my body upwards to get closer to a rock to help me up. A beam of light shone in the room.

"Where am I?" 

I got to my feet and slowly walked towards the light. I looked up and it looked like I was underground and the light was the sun pouring through a storm drain.

"Derek?" I called out.

I heard grunting in the left corner. Then I heard something rustling in the dirt. The rocks grinded against the object and the ground. It was something approaching me.

"Derek?" I repeated.

"Yeah." He said faintly

I walked towards the dark. I had no idea where I was going or how big the room was. My hand traced the dirt wall as I walked forward.

"Derek? Where are you?" My voice echoed back at me.

All of the sudden I see two red eyes coming closer.

"Derek knock it off! That's not funny! This place gives me the creeps"

He didn't say a word he kept approaching. I started to back up to try and get away then I realized I was trapped.

"Derek?"

I tripped on a rock and fell back on to the dirt. Derek came closer this time he growled at me and perched his claws. His teeth snarled at me as blood dripped from his hands. This was not Derek, at least not the Derek I know. He crouched down and got closer to me. I used my hands to crawl  away from Derek until I was back against the wall. I sly smile peeled across his face. Derek's double fangs hung off his lips. I trembled as both his hands were next to my head. I didn't know how afraid I was of him.

"Aw poor Alex you tremble to my every moment." He smiled and rubbed the back of his hand against my cheek.

I shuddered and I wanted to cry. Derek started laughing and punched the wall besides my face. Then he moved my hair to the side to expose my neck.

"I really should expose my small little secret." He moved closer to where his lips were in my ear."I drink blood and I really enjoy the smell of yours."

Derek then licked my neck softly. Chills went through my spine. I was paralyzed in fear.

"Derek! Derek please!"

He looked up at me and grinned."what isn't this what you wanted? You wanted me to be myself, that's what I'm doing."

I shuddered at the thought of his fangs in my neck. I whimpered in fear scared for my life. I felt his cold fangs scrap across my neck as his warm tongue gilded behind them. It turned me on and frightened me at the same time. All of the sudden I felt his fangs penetrate my skin. A cold feeling ran all throughout my body. I heard Derek slurps and swallows as he drank my blood. I became woozy from all the blood loss. I could feel my life slowly slipping away.

"Derek. . . Derek" I whispered.

I rubbed my hand through his hair.

"Ughhh. . .ahhh" Derek pulled his fangs out and realized what he had done.

The room grew darker than usual.

"Alex! Alex!" He grabbed my face and gave it a shook. "Listen to me, you're going to be okay. I-I don't have much time. Alex, they did something to me. Something isn't right with me. I can't control myself anymore."

"Derek. . .ugh it's going to be okay. You'll control it one day. . . Maybe I'll be there to. . . See it. . ." I was slowly letting go.

"Damn it! Alex I'm not letting you die." He yelled and bit his wrist.

"Derek. . . What are you. . ." Then he shoved his bloody wrist in my mouth.

The warm bitter fluid filled my mouth. I pushed his wrist away and spit it out.

"Derek what the hell?"

His wrist healed then he bit it again and shoved it to my lips.

"Drink!" His eyes turned the fire red.

I slurped it down and began to feel stronger than I have ever felt. The warm fluid slipped down my throat. I kinda liked it and it wasn't half bad. I fell back and relaxed and watched Derek's wound heal super fast.

"Derek what is going on?" I sat up slowly.

"I'm not sure but when they took us. The man injected me with some fluid  from a syringe." Derek looked down at the dirt.

"Derek, who were those people?" I asked.

"Honestly I don't know but I knew their scent." Derek played with the dirt.

Then all of the sudden a door opened. A woman and two guards walked in. The guards had huge guns.

"Stand back!" One of the guards yelled.

"Put your hands on top of your head where I can see them!" The other guard shouted.

"Kneel!" The first guard yelled.

Me and Derek slowly kneeled down to the ground and put our hands on top of our heads.

"Hello Alex," The woman smiled at me then looked over to Derek." Hello Derek."

"Who are you?" Derek asked.

Then the guard hit him in the chest with the large firearm. He coughed up blood. I tensed up and let out a growl.

"You only speak when lady Charlotte speaks to you." The guard said.

"Ohh it's quite Alright Sargent duren. They don't know how to respect their elders. They were never taught." She smiled.

"What? Elders? We have elders?" I said looking at Derek.

He shrugged his shoulders.

"Yes my child you are a royal yourself. You're my granddaughter. Derek is a royal as well. Anyways let's get out of this filthy rat hole. You both need clean clothes and a bath." She smiled warmly.

I almost felt safe with her around.

"But lady Charlotte if Adrian finds out that you let them go then he'll kill me. I cannot let you take them." Said the guard.

"Ugh okay I didn't want to do this." She walked over to him.

"Please don't, I am only following orders." He begged.

"That's the problem, you're following the wrong orders. You stupid mutt." She then clawed his throat out with one swipe.

Blood splattered in my face. My mouth gaped at the horror I just saw. An innocent young werewolf killed before my very eyes.

"Now let's go shall we?" She smiled wiping the blood off her hands and face.

She acted like that was normal. Me and Derek looked at each other in horror.