Midnight Sparks

Just A Friendly Match

Ezra

Ever since that day, Ezra had been in a constant terrible mood.

"Damon told me what happened over the weekend. I told you to be more careful!" Laura angrily stomped around cleaning the kitchen.

Ezra was not in the mood to get lectured, he already blamed himself for the whole situation. All he wanted to do that day was stretch his wolf form since he hadn't transformed in a while. Damon told him not to stray too far and he technically didn't, in fact he was only a few feet away from the bar. He just didn't expect Cain to be there too.

Ezra's face flushed from thinking about Cain. How was he expected to face him now? Or even so what was going to happen to Shay?

"Are you listening to me?"

"Yes." Ezra grumbled.

"Don't give me that attitude. If you followed the rules-"

"I did follow the rules! All I wanted to do was go on a quick run, I didn't even go far!"

"But you got caught."

"Damon told them it was Shay."

"So I've heard. Now Shay is put in danger."

"I know. And it's all my fault."

Laura's voice softened. "Listen Ezra, no ones blames you. I just want to keep you safe. But something happened a few days ago, that's why I've been so busy with work and worried about you."

Ezra understood instantly. "Is it serious?"

"Yes. Lincoln reckons it's another rogue attack."

Ezra's heart dropped. "Where?"

"In town near Windsor."

"Did someone die?"

"....12 people."

"12?!" Ezra stood up from his seat. Rogue attacks had always just been one or two deaths but twelve obviously meant that it was a big attack.

"Calm down, Ezra."

"Calm? How can I be calm? 12 deaths is on another level."

"Listen I'm more worried than anyone. But we don't have much information, I checked around and there isn't any evidence that says that the rogues are still in town."

"So you think they just killed some people and left?"

"No. They came to get information most likely."

"What information?"

Laura gave him a look and Ezra shuddered at the thought that the rogues were here because of him. The howl that he gave caused many to discover that he existed and his location.

"Lincoln says it's probably a rogue pack."

"A pack? Do you know how many?"

"He smelled over 15 different scents."

Ezra felt like crying, he was scared more than anything. He had never fought so many wolves at once before but the fact that they were rogues made it even more chilling. Ezra wasn't afraid of Cain's pack mainly because they were civilised and Ezra knew how Cain behaved. It was the fact that rogues tended to be savages and killed anyone who got in their way.

"Fuck." Ezra cursed.

"News will probably cover the case soon. So I'm going to put a strict curfew in check for you. You have to be at home by 7 the latest, I will drop you to school and Damon will pick you up until all of this is over. Mary will set up a few more jinxes around the house to keep you safe and if you want to go into your wolf form, you do it inside the house, Okay?"