Here Lies

Chapter 4

After spending a whole day with Eden and Hannah sadly I was chained once again in the basement, awaiting Marty's return the next day. I was warned by Hannah that Marty would beat, humiliate and overall do anything and everything to hurt me until next Friday morning.

Eden hugged me and even placed a gentle kiss on my forehead and Hannah did too before shutting me in darkness. I had a few hours to kill now, perhaps I could try that latch to see if I could. I can't , not yet, not now.

I need to find out what I can and try to get Hannah and Eden out if at all possible. I hopped back up and nosed the latch and pawed it. Damn...that she-wolf was pretty good looking...

I shook my head, I had to focus besides it was a little shallow for me to be checking out the local wildlife. I had an idea then. I raised my nose and howled a high note, she perked her ears up at the sound.

Then of course light flooded the yard, mother fucker was early...

I jumped down and howled in 'my spot' as Marty got out and banged on the window to try and shut me the hell up. I only howled louder and in a higher pitched voice before dropping my voice as deep as I could.

"Goddamn freak of fucking nature, shut the fuck up!" Marty bellowed at me. I laughed on the inside before taking a breath and howling again, in the house I could hear Eden laughing but Hannah seemed worried. I knew things were going to be worse for me this week because of me doing this but who the fuck cares?!

The she-wolf began howling as well and I was aware of Marty's footsteps stomping down the stairs. I stopped and lay down when he reached the bottom. He stared me down before stomping back upstairs. By now the she-wolf wasn't the only wolf howling.

Others had joined in, I felt saddened that I couldn't be with my brethren. I raised my nose and sang my sadness, their voices rose and fell with mine. This time Marty threw something down the stairs at me.

I growled up at Marty who threatened to throw a beer bottle at me. I snarled at him, I wasn't going to cower at his fucking feet! Marty threw the bottle which hit me in the head and shattered.

I yelped and shook off the glass before growling quietly and laying down as I felt a little . Before I knew it I was fast asleep.

I was awoken after a while by Marty coming down the stairs. I sat up as he made his way over to the chest and pulled out some brass knuckles. "What is it tonight?" I asked quietly.

"What?" Marty asked as he turned and looked at me as if he were seeing me for the first time.

"What are you going to do to me tonight?" I asked him again.

"I'm gonna beat you until every goddamn bone in you is broken." Marty said.

I shuddered inwardly and let out a loud yelp as Marty kicked me in my side. "Maybe tonight will teach you to keep your mouth shut!" Marty said in my ear as he yanked me to my paws. Marty wrapped his hands around my throat and pressed inward as he squeezed.

I couldn't breathe...

I couldn't see past the tears welling in my eyes...

I couldn't fight...

But I could change forms...

Cracks sounded throughout my body and Marty stumbled back in confusion and surprise. I let out a cry of pain that was neither animal nor man. I lay there for a few moments waiting for the pain to pass before sitting up in a kneeling position.

"My name is August Blackstone, I'm a lone wolf and even though I am bound in chains I am no prisoner, captive nor a wild beast to be beat senseless. I take no shame in what I am, half werewolf and half wolf, I am the golden eyes that gaurd against the night and the hunter who is also the tracker. If you kill me now, my wolf will come out with a vengeance no man has seen, even in death I will always be free and I will always be unbroken." I told Marty, the words I spoke were old and spoken by the innocent before being unjustly executed and murdered. In my world the wolf who speaks them cannot be killed, not until proven uninnocent or until he is broken.

Marty got up and I changed again. I lay there as a wolf and Marty went to kick me again but then a shimmery form appeared. It was a wolf made of light, he stepped forward and snarled, he was mine, my guardian, my wolf.

Marty's eyes widened and he backed away before turning to the chest. "I see what you did, I never thought that was real though. I know what will make you break, make you uninnocent." Marty said as he put the brass knuckles away and went upstairs.

When he returned he had Hannah with him as well as Eden. I lunged but Marty was smart and stood out of my reach so when I leaped at him I was yanked back by the chain. I snarled and growled as I fought against the chain, the gaurdian wolf was starting to fade, he was breaking my control. I snapped my teeth at him and lay in the corner before getting up and pacing.

"So August, which shall it be?" Marty asked. "The whore or the brat?" Marty asked. I shoved my anger down, Hannah looked at me with pleading eyes, begging me to say her and not Eden.

"Neither." I growled.

"Not an option." Marty said.

"Me!" I snarled as I snapped my teeth at him.

"I can't, you said the old words." Marty said.

"I revoke my statement, release my protection and let me deal with this fool." I said.

The shimmery wolf looked at me and dipped his head in respect which I returned before he faded away. I turned to Marty who was ready. I walked up to him and as he hit me I stared him in the eyes, crying out uncontrollably but I forced him to look me in the eyes.

Eden and Hannah were both hysterical and I looked at them and I told them it was okay with just my eyes. Marty went upstairs finally and it was just Eden, Hannah and me in the basement.

"Oh August, you didn't have to put yourself through that!" Hannah said.

"I brought this on myself Hannah, I was the one who angered him when he got here and said the old words." I told her.

Marty broke damn near all my bones and I could feel them. I closed my eyes and found myself drifting into a deep blackness until Eden placed a hand on my cheek and gently stroked it. Hannah administered pain killers and made sure I would make it through the night.

Hannah started resetting the bones which healed fairly quickly once they were back in place. Eden was asleep up in his room and Marty was passed out upstairs. Hannah had turned to leave until I whined softly to her. She turned to me then and I took a second before speaking.

"Hannah, don't leave me." I told her. She stopped and looked back at me, then up the stairs.

"Okay, I won't leave." She whispered as she came back over to me. She lay down and slowly so she wouldn't hurt me she leaned on my side as she began petting me and singing softly until I fell asleep...