Tomorrow Never Dies (Moonlight 3)

Chapter 10-Investigation

It was early the next morning when the four of took off in Michael's car towards the nearby town. I looked around at the tired expressions of my friends as we neared the address. As much as we'd made progress last night it had been exhausting explaining ourselves to the hunters and dealing with the fall-out from that.

Michael and I had been quiet all morning. Michael had picked at his breakfast and I'd kept quietly to myself. The bond was slightly numb as Michael blocked us out and I tried to do the same. I'd noticed Ashton and Calum looking at us suspiciously, but they didn't ask what was wrong. Neither of us had spoken to the others this morning about the dream we'd had last night. Both of us were far too spooked by it still. We hadn't even talked about it again between the two of us since.

Michael stopped the car at the end of an almost vacant street. There an old dilapidated house that looked as though it could be something out of a horror movie sat. Some of the slats on either side of the house were broken and falling. There were windows, but many of them had none or broken glass inside of them. The path leading up to the house was completely overgrown. However, I noticed there was a section where someone had clearly chopped right through the foliage to get inside.

I was starting to become sceptical though. How could an old abandoned place like this even handle the internet let alone allow such a site and possibly a business run out from it? I frowned, unless that was just what they wanted us to think.

The four of us climbed out the car. I noticed Calum snapped a picture of the house on his phone declaring it to be evidence. We'd barely taken a step up the path when I hear an engine pull up behind us. The four of us stop, turning our heads towards the noise.

I notice a shiny blue ute pull up and park directly behind us. My throat catches until I realise that it looks familiar. My eyes scan the number plate as two people exit the car.

"Lauchie? Felicia?" Michael questions stunned at the two hunter's appearance.

"Uh, hey guys." Lauchie spoke, he raised an eyebrow at Felicia who didn't respond. She was looking between the four of us carefully.

My stomach tightens, I couldn't help but wonder if they'd been sent to follow us somehow. What would the hunters think of us turning up at some abandoned house two towns away?

"So, uh, what are you guys doing here?" Michael asked, "I didn't realise the creepy haunted house out of town could be such an attraction."

"No, we didn't either." Felicia smirked, "The hunters sent the two of us to scout out this place. Apparently, a hate website was set up from here against werewolves. Obviously, we can't have someone spreading information about werewolves like that."

"In any case, I take it you four are probably here for the same reason we are?" Lauchie questioned when Felicia was done.

"We sure are." Calum nodded, "You don't mind, do you?"

"No not at all, in fact we could probably use the help." Felicia admitted, Lauchie beside her nodded in affirmation.

"Excellent."

With those words the six of us made our way up the treacherous path to the doorway. Michael went first, opening the door with ease. I frowned, so it wasn't locked. That was unusual for some place that I'd assume someone would want to keep secret.

We made our way into the hallway, I coughed a little as the dust went shooting up my airway. Cobwebs and a thick layer of dust was over everything. This place clearly hadn't been cleaned in months or perhaps even decades. The house was well ornate with decorations on the wall. However, the rooms themselves were basically empty and devoid of any furniture which was another thing that I found odd.