Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:40:43 -0000
From: Ryan <kasaihowler@gmail.com>
Subject: The Wolfish Stalker Chapter 11

Well guys sorry to keep you all waiting but this is chapter 11 of the
Wolfish Stalker. I took a lot longer than I meant to because of certain
circumstances in my life changing in a big way and it did affect my ability
to write there for a while. I hopefully should be back to normal now, the
good (debatable) bit is that there is only 2 chapters left I believe.
Anyway please enjoy the story and thanks to all the people who wrote to me,
I do enjoy getting the mail so please feel free to rate, comment, question
or anything really.

Chapter 11

Mike had never felt his feet burn as much as they did now, he had been
running for the past ten minutes for home and was desperately trying to get
there still. He still could not believe what he had heard on the phone, his
father.....well something had happened to him and he had to find out
what. He was now in the forest and was running easily at about 21mph, this
was extremely fast for any human being with his build.

Mike didn't hear the other members of the pack behind him, he was too
focused on his own footsteps and how he fast he was going but he guessed
they were still behind him. A thousand different scenarios were going
through his mind, had someone broken in or had there been some sort of
accident. All of those things were likely but he couldn't rule anything
out.

He was still travelling through the forest until he felt something grab him
from behind and slow him down. He felt like biting the hand off from
whoever was holding him. When he looked around he seen Dimetri panting from
the strain on his body and then looked further behind and seen Bobby and
Derek attempting to catch up.

"What the fuck are you stopping me for Dimetri, let me go now" said Mike
snarling at Dimetri. He looked at the concerned look that had appeared on
Derek but he didn't care, something had happened to a member of his family.

"Mikey listen to me, we can't go on like this. Even with our speed we're
going too slow to reach your house in time" said Dimetri as he held his
chest slightly. Mike was feeling the same way but he wouldn't slow down for
anything.

"I need to get there Dimetri, now let me go" said Mike as he threw
Dimetri's arm off of him with a thrust. If Dimetri had been human he would
have broken his arm.

Derek now took the time to get involved in the debate. "Mikey, enough this
isn't going to help anyone. We need to get there quickly so we run" he said
as he began taking off his clothes he was wearing. Dimetri and Bobby
followed suit while Mike was left speechless. It wasn't anything he hadn't
seen but they took a large exposure risk for the sake of time.

"Derek I.....fine let's run" he said and in the blink of an eye Bobby,
Dimetri and Derek stood in their Moon-Born forms ready to run. Mike took a
second to pack up their clothes and then put them into his bag. He then
took off his clothes and put them in also.

Feeling the familiar pulse of his being he felt the fire take a hold of him
and change him into his animal self. Mike felt his body change to become
the Moon-Born and then looking through his wolf eyes he instantly knew the
best way to get home and knew they would be there in no time at all.

Despite having to run Mike was careful to grab their clothes in his mouth
without ripping the bag or anything and then off they set. They ran faster
than most times they had been able to go out together, with Derek taking
the lead but Dimetri and Mike on his left and right. Bobby brought up the
rear.

Mike was careful to keep all his senses on high alert for any sign of
something wrong. He didn't know what had happened to his father and he
wasn't going to take any chances.

Finally they were near Mike's small row of houses in his
neighbourhood. They couldn't risk coming out of the forest but they were
all on alert for any signs of trouble.

Derek quickly changed back to his human self and then said "Bobby, Dimetri
check the area, look out for anything wrong then meet us in the crowd. I'm
sure all of you can smell the large group of humans nearby" said Derek as
quietly as he could.

Mike nodded and then quickly phased back, managing it quicker than ever
before. Both Derek and Mike took the time to get dressed very quickly into
light clothes. Bobby nodded at Derek and then both of them jogged off a
little to the surrounding area.

Mike and Derek quickly exited the forest to the part they would be able to
walk up to Mike's house. As they got there the noise became very noticeable
and loud for Mike, not so much for Derek but he was still looking a little
uncomfortable.

As Mike's house came into view Mike's face was one of horror, quite a few
of the neighbours were out and forming a crowd around Mike's house. There
were about five police officers on the outside with two police cars and an
ambulance outside as well. It as the ambulance that made Mike's heart feel
a little faint.

Mike and Derek approached the crowd and then blended in, before finally
making their way to the front. The gate into the front had been sealed off
by tape and Mike couldn't see much of what was going on inside.

"Watch what you're doing" said a man in the crowd, Mike didn't recognize
him from anywhere, maybe he was new. However Mike's temper rose slightly at
the remark, however Derek interfered.

"Get lost, my friend lives here" said Derek to the stunned man.

It looked like there was going to be an exchange before Mike decided to
make a move. He went over the tape and then began to run into the house. As
he did he was stopped by several officers.

"I'm sorry son, you're not supposed to be in here" one of them said to
Mike.

Mike however wasn't going to hear anything of the sort and instead in a
feat of strength pushed past all of the officers. As he went in the house
he smelled two scents he recognized immediately, his mom and dad.

"Mom, Dad what's happened" said Mike, however before he could go much
further one of the officers stopped Mike dead before he could take another
step.

Before Mike could break the policeman's arm a voice from the kitchen said
"Mi....Mike...is that you?" and sounded hysterical. At this the policeman
had the sense to let Mike go through to his parents.

As Mike came into the kitchen his heard skipped a beat and his eyes began
watering as he beheld his Father being held by his Mother. His Mother
looked at him with eyes of sorrow and remorse. She looked like she had been
crying for days, however the phone call had come in less than a half hour
ago.

Mike's eyes moved to his Father and he felt his throat begin to
constrict. Mike's Dad had medical equipment on him and he looked like he
had been fighting for his life....and lost. He was no longer breathing and
his body was limp. He was wearing his work suit which suggested that he had
been working before he had come home and then whatever had happened.

The other strange thing was that Ethan Ryanson looked like he had claw and
bite marks all over his body. He had several gashes on his arms, most of
which looked painful but not life threatening. He had several marks on his
chest, some more serious ones but the one that must have been fatal was the
mark that was almost center in his chest. It looked like a large cat had
sunk it's claws into him. It made Mike nearly be sick from looking at him
as he had blood all over him.

Mike didn't know what to do he couldn't tear his eyes from his father's
body as if staring at him and feeling the tears begin to well up could
bring him back. However as it was the injuries could hurt even a Moon-Born,
no human could have survived it as it must have been close enough to his
heart to pierce it.

"Kid, come with me you really don't want to be here right now" said a
policeman as he grabbed Mike's hand and led him outside. Mike didn't say
anything about it, he didn't even look at his Mother.

As he was led outside Derek noticed him and came to comfort him. He said
"Mike, Mikey what happened, what's going on?" in a careful voice.

Mike didn't say anything right away, as he felt the misery of what had
transpired begin to infect him. His father, how could anyone have attacked
him. He hadn't done anything to anyone and was well respected individual in
the community. Mike couldn't figure it out.

"My....Dad...he's....." but Mike couldn't finish the sentence as tears
began to burst again. Derek took him in an embrace.

"Mikey....I'm so sorry..." was all he could manage as he simply let his
boyfriend cry into his arms.

"He was bleeding all over....and the marks, the gashes" said Mike as he let
the tears slide down his face. This was the first time in years Mike had
cried and he wasn't afraid of letting it show now.

"Marks....gashes...Mike what are you talking about?" asked Derek as he let
the question hang until Mike was ready to answer.

Mike thought about it for a second until he said "I....he was attacked by
some kind of animal...something big with claws I think" said Mike. However
Mike said this to Derek he could tell that Derek was finding it hard to
believe, even to Mike's ears it sounded strange.

"Could it have been a very big canine?" asked Derek as his face became as
hard as stone at this thought.

Mike quickly thought back to the injuries as he cleaned his eyes and then
thought about it. "No...but...why, what could have done this?" asked Mike
to himself and to Derek. Mike went into a small narrative about what he had
seen in the last five minutes, even the grizzly details.

Derek couldn't figure it out but he was sure that a Moon-Born had to have
done it. There was no normal wolves in the area and no big cats and from
what Mike had said the gashes had to have been caused by
something...Moon-Born sized.

"You don't think....do you Derek?" asked Mike as he looked at Derek and
then to the ground.

As he waited for a reply he happened to look around to something he had
caught on the breeze, a strange scent.

Mike turned his head to see where it was coming from, it had to be close
since the breeze was so light. Mike's nose homed in on it and when he
looked to the source his heart once again skipped a beat.

Standing on four legs in the shadows of the houses a little away from both
Mike and Derek was none other than that Black Wolf. The shadow of the beast
was just as large as the monster itself. It simply waited for the two
Moon-Born to notice him.

Mike let out a large growl that got the attention of the woman who was
standing next to him. Mike leapt like a bullet off the mark, he knew who
had done the deed now. He had found his Father's murderer.

Mike was being followed by Derek who also appeared to have noticed the
wolf. He heard he was being called to but he didn't care too much. He
wanted the Black Wolf to pay for what he had done, an eye for an eye and a
life for a life.

The wolf darted away from the two who were now chasing him. The black wolf
went fast enough so that he could keep away from Mike and Derek but not
fast enough to completely lose them. This fact had not escaped Derek but
Mike seemed too blinded by rage. They ran up the road away from the main
housing in the area, this slowly led them to the more wooded area.

Mike's teeth seethed and he was completely clouded by anger. As soon as
Mike noticed that they were in the cover of the wood he felt his body begin
to erupt in hair and a burning sensation go through him. He soon blinked
for a split second and let his hands become his front paws, and in a second
he was his Moon-Born self.

Mike could smell Derek behind him and even the change in his scent as Derek
too became his Moon-Born self. The two wolves headed after the black wolf
with full speed.

They must have been running for no longer than five minutes when they were
in quite a deep part of the forest, Mike vaguely knew where though he had
not been through this area a lot.

The black wolf finally grinded to a halt up ahead, and Mike did likewise as
he dug his claws in and used them to slow his momentum until he stopped
just a little from the black wolf.

Mike inhaled the scent of the area, using it to learn where the black wolf
was and roughly how he was breathing. Mike also scented Derek stopping
right next to him, it always amazed Mike how precise Derek could be, it was
no wonder he was the leader of the pack.

Mike however didn't take his eyes off the black wolf, he had never looked
at anyone with such hatred now. His father, one of the people he loved was
gone and by the hands of this wolf. And then he had the nerve to stay in
the area to taunt Mike and to see the damage he had done. This would be his
final mistake, he could take the attacks on himself but this had gone too
far, and it would end here and now.

Mike felt something from Derek, it felt like there was something invisible
in front of him that only he could see. Despite this however his focus
remained on the black wolf. He did however turn to the side slightly to see
Derek looking at him with piercing blue eyes.

Mike growled and then leapt off the mark and headed straight for the throat
of the black wolf intending to spill his blood.

The black wolf however must have seen this coming from a mile away as it
side stepped a little and then caught Mike on the throat himself. He swung
Mike around using his own momentum and was even powerful enough to take him
off his own four paws.

Mike was powerless to resist the black wolf, it now had him in its
jaws. Mike felt blood coming out from his neck where the black wolf had his
teeth in, however before he could suffer the pain much longer he felt the
black wolf's jaws release him with a jolt.

As Mike landed on the ground roughly he looked through his eyes to see
Derek's silver form trying to bite into the black wolf and the black wolf
doing the same to him. The two of them were lying on the ground but soon
got to their feet and both still attempting to get a lock on the other's
throat.

Derek had a couple of scrapes on him but the black wolf looked relatively
uninjured in comparison except for his hair being ruffled.

Mike looked for a shot and then ran toward the black wolf intending once
again to get him on the throat. Unlike last time with Derek distracting the
black wolf Mike was able to attack him and pierce the black wolf with his
jaws in much the same way the black wolf had did to him.

Mike felt the black wolf's fur and skin in his mouth as Derek was now
tearing into the black wolf's underbelly trying to tear it open. The black
wolf must have been in a lot of pain at this point, but Mike didn't care he
was going to avenge his father's murder even if it meant killing in
return. He knew that this might be wrong in some level, but the black wolf
was too dangerous to be kept alive.

Mike felt blood in his mouth, he was clearly doing some damage to the black
wolf's throat. However as he did he suddenly felt something in his
head. His head felt like it was going to split from the noise it was so
loud. Mike whined and then got off the black wolf and moved his head from
side to side as if trying to rid himself of a fly.

The noise wasn't going away though, he heard a large thud and then seen
Derek land next to him through blurred eyes. The black wolf was like a
black blur heading into the forest now that he didn't have the two wolves
holding him down. Mike was amazed that the black wolf could still run but
Moon-Born had excellent resilience.

Derek whined a little at Mike as he knew he was in a lot of pain for some
reason he could not fathom. Mike felt like he had an alarm clock going off
louder than anything he had felt in his head. He couldn't get rid of it no
matter what, and Derek couldn't even seem to hear it.

A couple of minutes later Mike could hear a couple of insects and birds as
well as his own and Derek's heavy breathing. He got up from the ground and
shook his head a few times. He could hear perfectly again.

He then came to his senses and remembering what he had been fighting for
before the loud noise had stopped him he looked around for the black wolf
intending to rid his head off.

Mike didn't see the black wolf, and he couldn't smell anything in the air
except for the fading trail of the black wolf. Mike intended to follow it
again until he caught up but before he could he felt the irritating feeling
that meant that Derek wanted him to do something. When he turned he seen
Derek staring at him with a bit more concern on his face before.

Derek then used his front legs to flip himself onto his back paws and then
in that time turned back to his human form, his very naked human form.

"Mikey, what happened there. We had him but then you sort of looked like
you were in pain" said Derek expecting an answer from Mike.

Mike snarled at Derek right at his face as their eyes met, human to
wolf. It would have intimidated anyone normal, but not Derek. Derek looked
at Mike directly without blinking or otherwise showing any emotion.

"Mike shift back, something is wrong with you" said Derek.

Mike then growled again before turning and looking the way he knew that the
black wolf had went. He was so angry at this present moment that he was
having a harder time controlling his inner wolf. He had to make sure that
nobody rubbed him the wrong way otherwise there would be an accident he
wouldn't be able to prevent.

Mike felt his body change back to the way it had been before, human and on
two legs but his face and eyes stayed very much the same, torn and angry.

"Happy now Derek, thanks for letting that murderer get away" said Mike as
he kicked a branch back into the tree it came from without much effort.

Derek watched this and then looked a lot more sympathetic at Mike. "Mikey,
I know please look at me. I know what you've lost but revenge isn't going
to bring your Dad back" said Derek.

Mike turned to Derek as he looked somewhere between hitting Derek and
crying into him. "Revenge, Derek this is so much more than that. This wolf
has been hunting me and now that I am protected by the pack he went after
me where I was most vulnerable and decided to kill one of the people I
love" said Mike as he dropped back down to his knees. "I should have
protected my parents, I shouldn't have....." said Mike before he felt Derek
pick him up to his feet.

"Listen right now Mike, this wasn't your fault. This was something caused
by that fucker. You never did anything to deserve this. That black monster
will die, that I promise you but we'll do it as a pack" said Derek as he
hugged into Mike despite being bigger than him.

Mike felt the tears flow down his cheeks as he felt Derek's strength for
him from his words. He knew that if they worked together they would
eventually discover the identity of the black wolf and kill him once and
for all. Mike was angry but he didn't relish killing another being,
especially one of their own kind.

Soon enough Derek and Mike were on their way back to Mike's house where
they knew that Dimetri and Bobby would be waiting for them.

"Hey where did you two go, we got the scent of our black friend but....."
said Dimetri as he noticed Mike and Derek's faces. He knew something was
wrong.

"The locals are saying that someone was murdered pretty close to here
tonight. Do you two know anything....." said Bobby but he too stopped as he
seen the pain on Mike's face as the words were uttered.

Derek nodded and then gestured to Mike and then began to explain what they
had discovered. Dimetri looked shocked and then said to Mike "I'm so sorry
Mikey, I....I didn't know".

Bobby looked sympathetic also but Derek knew that this was like a flashback
for Bobby since his Mother had been murdered as well and he had killed her
killers. He also knew he had promised his father, and Derek had no
intention of letting him break that promise.

Mike stood with his head down as he heard the other three wolves talk about
him and their plans for the future. He heard them now talking about what
needed to be done now, their parents all needed to be protected which would
be hard considering that Mike's mom didn't even know about him being
Moon-Born and all of them living in different parts of town.

Mike lived in the relatively well off area, Dimetri lived in the posh area
and Bobby and Derek lived in the smaller area. They continued discussing
tactics and parts about how they would be able to protect their parents.

"Guys, if it's OK I'm going to go down and see my mom...." asked Mike as he
turned to leave without an answer.

Derek nodded to the other members of the pack and then said "Let me know if
anything comes up, no matter how small" he smiled slightly and then gave
them a thumbs up as he followed Mike.

As they went into the crowd Mike noticed his Mom and what he presumed to be
his Father's body. He slowly went over to his mom until she noticed him.

Not saying anything both of them hugged as Derek stayed back a respectful
distance. Although he wasn't the smartest person in the world he knew when
to be respectful.

"Mike, what could have done this?" asked Dominique as she looked at her
husband's body and then started crying again.

Mike didn't know what to say about it, he knew what had done it but he
couldn't even tell anyone.

As they stood a couple of people came up to Derek, Mike and his Mom.

The first person was a police officer who wanted to speak to Mike's
Mom. "I'm very sorry Mrs. Ryanson, it looks like some kind of very big
animal....did this. We haven't found it yet but I can assure you we will
find whatever did it and take care of it accordingly" he said to her.

Dominique dipped her head very slightly as Mike and Derek exchanged a look
with each other knowing full well what this type of news meant.

Meanwhile the other person came up to Mike's Mom. It was Derek's Mom Amy.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" asked Derek to his own Mother.

At this she shot him a glare and then said "I'm here for Dominique, now
listen to me..." she said addressing Mike's Mom now.

"Your going to come and stay at our house for a few days" she said as she
looked at both Mike and Derek and then nodded to both of them. "Derek I'm
sure you'll make Mike feel welcome?" she asked as she took Dominique's hand
and led her to the hospital.

Derek however still looked slightly confused at his Mother's appearance
here. "Mom I..." he was about to say but he was stopped due to the
situation.

"Mom, Derek and I will meet you and Mrs. Bradshaw at the hospital. I'm
going to go and collect some things from the house" said Mike as he
gestured toward the house.

There was still some police in the house but Mike was sure they would let
him in considering all of their things were still there.

"OK son, please don't be too long. I couldn't bear it if something...." she
said but she burst into a weeping state again.

Mike however knew exactly what she had been trying to say and indeed he
went over and hugged her one last time feeling like a heel for having to
leave her like this.

As the woman left to go to the hospital Mike looked at Derek and then said
"I swear that son of a bitch is going to die".

Derek then followed Mike into the house which wasn't taped anymore but was
still being guarded. Mike was able to get in to collect his things but
Derek wasn't due to not living there.

When Mike came back with a couple of suitcases full of his Mom's things as
well as his own things. As Derek looked at the suitcases he took the one
containing the woman's items.

As they walked to Derek's house Derek said to Mike "I didn't realise our
Mum's had become such good friends".

Mike nodded slightly but didn't really answer the remark.

"I don't know but what do we do now. Of course your welcome to stay at my
house" said Derek as he tried to think of something to say to cheer Mike
up.

"I know Derek, I'm just not....not sure what's going to happen to my mom
and me now" said Mike as he felt a tear coming up from his eyes. He
couldn't believe his Dad was gone now, how on earth were they going to
survive without him, either emotionally or materially. Mike didn't even
want to think about it right now but it was going to be a reality they
would have to face.

Neither of the two said anything until they were at Derek's house. Derek
opened the door and they both went inside.

Derek took all the bags with him and put them into the kitchen for safe
keeping right now. He knew that it wasn't really where they went but they
were past the point of caring right now.

As soon as he had done this Derek called to Mike "Mikey, come on we have to
get moving" and with that Mike came into the kitchen still looking very
sore and sad.

Both of them left the hospital and then went directly to the hospital, it
only took them about ten minutes thanks to their enhanced speed which let
them get there much quicker.

They stood outside looking for any sign of Mike's mom and Derek's Mom. They
didn't see anything except the usual business you would usually associate
with the medical profession. "Derek where do you think they are?" asked
Mike as he looked at his phone. No missed calls, as he did this he then
tried to ring his mom. He didn't get through, she was obviously inside the
hospital due to the laws about having your phone on.

"I dunno Mikey, don't worry we'll find them though" said Derek as he took
Mike's shoulder and then led him through the large front door. The
reception was a large square shape with enough room to easily sit about 50
people at once, and as Mike knew there were two more reception rooms.

Mike had to wait in line for about five minutes his temper rising all the
second, he thought about swinging a chair to see if that would move people
faster but didn't think it too wise with Derek there.

"Hello there, how can I help you boys?" asked the receptionist shaking Mike
from his daydream of violence.

"Hi there, we're here to see my friend's father. He was brought here
earlier in an ambulance" said Derek as he stared at Mike and then back to
the receptionist.

The receptionist typed in a couple of commands into the computer with a
speed even greater than Mike's, something he would never admit but in a few
seconds she had the file with Mike's father on it.

"Sure, second floor, the morgue" she said as she gave them the rest of the
directions.

Mike didn't even wait a second later after she had said this but instead
leapt off the mark and to the elevator. Mike pressed the button repeatedly
with a great fury in an attempt to get it to move despite Derek not even
being in it.

"I'm sorry about this but thanks" said Derek as he then ran toward the
elevator before Mike took it away.

"Mikey would you wait up" said Derek sounding a little annoyed as he
listened to the terrible music from the elevator and waited to see what was
going to happen.

"No way Derek, I'm not waiting any longer" said Mike slightly irritably, he
knew he probably shouldn't considering that Derek was both his boyfriend
and his alpha.

Finally they arrived at the second floor which was jam packed and full of
people, some who were injured, some in wheel chairs and some that worked
there, like doctors and nurses.

Mike navigated with the directions that he was given by the receptionist
and after a few minutes he finally found the room he was seeking. It was
quite a dark room compared with the rest of them as was befitting its
purpose.

When he looked upon it he seen Derek's mother Amy outside the room on a
chair. She waved slightly to them as she seen them.

"Derek, Mike I'm glad to see your OK" she said as she looked slightly grim
but still able to function. Mike couldn't help but wonder how his Mom was.

"Hey mom, how is Mikey's Mom" asked Derek as he offered Mike the other
seat. Mike just shook his head.

"You should go in and see her Mike, she was asking for you" said Amy as
Derek sat next to her and the two of them began to talk.

Mike went into the room and as he did he seen his Mother and a doctor. They
were both looking at a body that Mike could only assumed belonged to his
Dad. Seeing it Mike skipped a few breaths.

"Michael" said Dominique as she extended her arm to let Mike hug her. Mike
did so and the two of them hugged for a few seconds.

"Mrs. Ryanson, as I was saying your husband sustained several scratch and
bite marks to his body that were bleeding quite profusely. He had several
deeper ones on his body but his life was ended by the large mark that
pierced his heart" said the doctor as he adjusted his glasses and then
looked at a note pad.

"What could have done this" asked Mike, although he knew perfectly well
what had done it, he also knew that he needed to find out as much
information the doctors had about what actually did kill him.

"Well Mrs. Ryanson that's the strangest part about it, no normal animal
could have made the marks on your husband" he said as he showed them a
picture of a really large scratch on his arm. At the sight of it Mike's
stomach revolted and it made a fresh set of tears on Dominique.

"Nothing we have here in White Valley could have made these marks, and to
have happened in a residential area. These marks should have been made by
something even bigger than a lion" said the Doctor. He then looked at a few
other notes before saying "I'm very sorry Mrs. Ryanson but there isn't
anything you can do here. You should go home and get some rest" said the
doctor.

"No, I want to stay...." she said to the doctor quite defiantly but as she
did Mike could tell that she didn't really want to stay and she only said
it out of duty to stay by her husband's side.

Mike on the other hand was only half paying attention, this wasn't
good. The doctor's knew that no normal animal could have done the deed, and
this may even put an alert out on the town about looking out for large
animals which might lead to people being put to hunt down a large animal in
the forest.

Mike's mind raced as he heard the doctor and his mother exchange a few
words.

"Thank you doctor, and....please call me when we can bury my husband" she
said as she burst into tears again. Mike took her out of the room where
they found Derek and his Mom.

They must have heard Mike's Mom crying because they both looked ready. Amy
put her arms around Dominique's shoulders and led her out of the hospital
through the elevator.

Mike attempted to do the same but Amy simply said "Maybe I should do this
Mike, you go with Derek". Mike initially resisted but he thought he should
let his Mom have her space to cry without Mike seeing. It would give Mike
and Derek a chance to talk anyway, which is exactly what they did.

Finally they arrived back at Derek's house and Derek's Dad Daniel and Derek
helped Mike unpack a few things for both Mike and his Mom. "You boys be OK
sharing a room for a couple of days, a week maybe" said Daniel to the two
boys. Derek gave a small nod paying more attention to Mike. Of course
Daniel said a week but he knew that Mike and Dominique were welcome for as
long as Amy decreed.

Dominique more or less went to lie in Derek's bed as they had agreed, with
Mike and Derek sharing the guest room they had converted from their attic.

As Mike unpacked some of the things he had brought from the house he
couldn't help but think of the night's events in silence. His Dad was gone
now, what would become of both he and his Mom. He didn't know how they
would afford the mortgage for the house now, Ethan's job was what paid for
it primarily. Mike tried not to dwell on it but this was questions that
were going to have to be answered eventually.

"Mikey....You...Ok?" asked Derek quite nervously as he approached Mike's
back and then took his arms and then kissed Mike a little. Mike didn't seem
to have the drive that he had before as he didn't melt when Derek kissed
him.

"I'll be Ok Derek....I just can't believe he's gone. Why did the wolf do
this, my Dad hadn't hurt anyone" said Mike as he embraced Derek more
now. Mike knew that Derek would never allow anyone else to see this side of
him.

Mike sat down on the bed while Derek lay on the floor on an inflatable
bed. "Me neither Mikey but I promise you I won't let anything happen to
your mom" said Derek as he put the covers over himself. Mike did the same
as he looked at the time. It was almost half 12 at night now. Normally Mike
would have insisted on going for a run as a Moon-Born but Derek and Daniel
had completely went against this so they wouldn't alert Mike's mom to what
was really going on.

"Mikey there is something else we're going to have to consider" said Derek
as he looked up at Mike on the normal single bed.

Mike looked down at him for a second trying to figure out what he was
talking about. He couldn't figure it out though. "What do you mean Derek,
haven't we been through enough" said Mike.

Derek nodded at this and then said "Yeah but....well your mom doesn't even
understand why your Dad was killed, why her husband had his life
taken. We....we have to tell her the truth" said Derek.

Mike's mouth widened to an "O" shape as he thought about what Derek had
said. All of this would look very strange to Dominique but could she handle
the truth of discovering that a giant canine had murdered her husband and
Mike's Dad. He hoped so because this would also bring about telling what
Mike and the pack actually were.

"I see where you're coming from Derek, and I do agree but let's wait until
after the funeral" said Mike as he lay down again. As he did he felt sleep
begin to catch him up. "Good night Derek" said Mike as he let himself
slowly fall asleep.

"Night Mikey" was the last thing that Derek had said to him before he fell
into a state of unconsciousness.

Over the next week and a half Mike went through a whole range of
emotions. He never let himself get too cheery as he was constantly reminded
of what he had lost. Mike and his mom were still welcome at the Bradshaw
household and even stayed there through Christmas because Dominique's
family mostly lived in France.

Everyone had soon heard of Ethan's Death and had reacted to it in different
ways. Both Kyle and Amanda had been horrified and Kyle had said that he
should come and stay with him but he had simply said that he was staying at
Derek's house and that Kyle's house wouldn't be big enough anyway.

"Mikey, if you ever need anyone to talk to, or a shoulder to cry on please
just tell me. And...I'm sorry about your Dad" said Kyle a couple of days
after the incident. This made Mike feel a little better knowing that he
could come to Kyle.

Even Kevin and his bully friends had shown him a little respect by
completely staying away from him and even showing him some courtesy in the
hallways of school.

Christmas had come and gone but it really hadn't felt like much to
celebrate. Mike had gotten some presents from his friends and family but it
hadn't felt all that special this year despite it being Derek and Mike's
first together.

Finally on the day of the funeral Mike had felt sadness unlike anything in
his entire life. He had let his tears be shown and had cried for his parent
who had been killed by the black monster. His mother had been quite
distraught with the whole affair and was very silent through it except when
she had to speak on her husband's behalf. The funeral was pretty small as
well with some of Dominique's family but none of Ethan's due to the fact
that nobody else was alive now as far as they knew. Some of his father's
work mates had shown up and even the mayor had come. To his utter annoyance
Mr. Granger had come as well as an accomplice to the mayor.

There was a small celebration after the funeral to cheer everyone up as
well as to celebrate the great man his Father was. Mike was there of course
but he still hadn't had anything to drink, he didn't feel in the
mood. Except for Derek and Kyle he mostly kept to himself. Occasionally
people would come over and see how he was or to offer their condolences.

However the greatest surprise of the day had come when the mayor,
Mr. Benton had asked to speak to Dominique personally. He had taken her to
the side and said that he had made a special payment from both himself and
Mr. Granger to their home to completely pay off the mortgage so that they
wouldn't have to move.

"Mayor....I...I don't know what to say" said Dominique as she brought her
hands over her mouth unsure of what to say.

As the mayor shook her hand he said "I'm just sorry that your husband
passed away, he was one of my best and I think this is one of the ways I
can honor him" said Mr. Benton as he nodded to her and then moved somewhere
else in the party.

As the mayor moved away Mr. Granger who had been beside the mayor through
the whole conversation spoke to Dominique. "I'm so sorry for your lose
Mrs. Ryanson. I knew Ethan as I had met him a few times through work. He
was a fair and decent man and his life was ended prematurely" he said as he
kissed her hand.

She then blushed slightly before saying "I know I miss him terribly and I
don't know what I'm going to do without him" said Dominique as she looked
at the floor and then closed her eyes, a tear forming. As the tear fell
Mr. Granger wiped her eye.

"Let me get us both a drink to honor your husband" said Mr. Granger as he
got a couple of wine glasses from the table. Both of them had a small drink
before Mr. Granger said "I'm sorry Mrs. Ryanson I shouldn't keep you from
the guests. However if you need anything then please give me a call" said
Mr. Granger as he put gave Dominique a card with his telephone number on
it.

The rest of the party went quite smoothly until around 7 o clock that
night. Mike only had a few drinks during that party and he didn't get one
bit intoxicated as his Moon-Born side absorbed any of the effects of the
alcohol.

Derek had came with his family but Dimetri and Bobby had stayed away to
give Mike some room despite Mike saying that they should be there. He still
couldn't believe that Mr. Granger had bought them their house, partly with
the mayor but what was Mr. Granger up to. He still couldn't believe he
would have done it to be nice.

A couple of weeks later just after new year Mike was laying down. "Mikey
are you feeling OK" asked Derek as he lay on his bed looking down at Mike
whom had taken to sleeping on the floor on this particular night. He
watched Mike for a few seconds and then took to looking at the roof again.

Mike then turned to look up at Derek and then said "Yeah, I'm fine just a
sore head Derek". Mike put his hand on the middle of his head and then said
"I didn't think I could get headaches anymore" and then stood up off the
floor and stretched.

Derek got up to join Mike and then took Mike's hand before saying "You
shouldn't be, it must be you giving yourself them. Not that I blame you"
said Derek as he went behind Mike and putting his larger hands all over his
body.

Mike then groaned as he grabbed Derek's hands, they felt very good and Mike
moved them to the spots he liked. He moved Derek's hand to his nipples and
then to the rapidly erupting tent in his pants. Mike groaned louder as he
felt Derek slowly make his way inside his pants until it reached his dick
which was now getting bigger and bigger as Derek stroked his dick.

Behind him Mike could feel Derek's cock getting bigger and bigger and
poking into his backside a little. Mike could tell that Derek was feeling
really horny. Mike almost forgot his headache at this point.

"You want me to take care of this Mikey" said Derek as he turned Mike
around and then played with his cock a little more stroking it up and
down. Mike was powerless against it, he simply enjoyed it too much.

"Ye....Yeah" he said as he nodded his head up and down.

Derek then got down to roughly where Mike's cock was hard and rough. Mike
wasn't nearly as big as Derek but he wasn't tiny either. Derek got his dick
out fully and then quite skilfully he put it into his mouth and then began
sucking Mike off as only Derek could. Derek let his tongue do a lot of the
work on Mike's cock, playing with it and wrapping his tongue around It and
then deep throating it.

Mike groaned and grabbed Derek's head and made him come closer to his dick
and take it into his mouth. Mike made Derek deep throat him for a minute
while Derek skilfully sucked him off. Mike let out a large breath as he
felt his hardness being taken by Derek. He always loved this feeling from
his boyfriend. It was one of the things he did so well.

"Derek I'm gonna...Uhhh" said Mike as he spilled his seed within Derek's
mouth. Derek managed to swallow it quite well for the sheer amount. When
Mike felt he was done Derek came up and then touched Mike's hand and
brought it down to his own cock.

"You want to take care of me?" said Derek although Mike knew it was more of
a command than anything else. Derek had a way of making his meaning very
known to people.

Mike smiled like a kid and then he too got down to his knees in front of
Derek. When he pulled Derek's jeans down at the crotch he seen that it
looked ready to break out the front of his jeans by itself. When it came
out the sheer length scared Mike slightly as it always did. It seemed alive
by itself.

"Come on Mikey suck me" said Derek and immediately Mike took the first part
of Derek's length into his mouth. Derek let out a large sigh of relief as
soon as Mike did. It was almost like he was going to demand this all
night. Mike got to work as Derek let out a lot of precum already, Mike
swallowed it as he always did for Derek. "Mikey you do this righ...right"
said Derek as he moaned and then let out a large sigh.

Mike continued this for about ten minutes until Derek said "Mikey, why
don't we try something else?"

At this Mike looked up and into Derek's eyes. It was then and there that
Derek was determined to take Mike. "What do you mean Derek?" he said as
Derek pulled him to his feet.

"This Mikey" he said as he kissed him hard and fast, his tongue demanding
entrance to his mouth. At the same time though Mike yelped as he felt
Derek's finger make its way to the entrance of his ass.

Mike felt it and moaned even harder as Derek continued to ravage both his
ass and his mouth. Derek moved his finger in and out while trying hard not
to hurt Mike. Mike seemed to be enjoying it as he began to adjust to the
intruder in his body.

"OK then Derek, let's go for it" said Mike as he looked around. Derek did
likewise until they simply decided to do it on the bed.

As they did Mike removed his pants and then lay on his back on the bed and
then got ready for what was to come. "Are you absolutely sure Mikey" said
Derek as he got the lube out to put on his cock.

"Absolutely" said Mike as he smiled quite widely at Derek. Derek smiled
back in that evil way he used to do. "OK Derek" said Mike as he lay back.

Derek made his way and then putting some lube on his finger he smeared it
on and then used it on his dick. He did likewise to Mike's ass being
careful to put on a lot, although he was Moon-Born this would still hurt
since it was Mike's first time.

"Breath carefully because when I begin to dominate you I won't want to
stop" said Derek as he positioned himself with his dick close to Mike's
ass. Mike in turn began to slightly feel Derek's meat at his ass.

Slowly but carefully he began to push slightly at Mike's rear, there was
quite a lot of resistance at first especially with the amount of lube but
slowly it began to break in until the head went into Mike's ass.

"Fuck, how big....too big" said Mike as he felt intense pain at the
intrusion. Derek eased it up slightly but waited with his dick in Mike's
ass.

After a couple of minutes he put a bit more in and then more and more. Mike
was still seething slightly from the pain, which was intense at the minute.

"Fuck Mikey, I never imagin....imagined it'd be this tight you've
definitely never been fucked" he said as he was about half way in. Soon
enough though Derek was moving much easier until he finally got all the way
in.

"Derek I don't know how anyone could ever survive you" said Mike as his
face was as red as a tomato. Mike felt like he had something lodged in his
ass, like a golf ball or bigger.

"Me neither Mikey" said Derek as he pulled his cock out and then began
putting it back in. Mike didn't look in as much pain this time but he was
still seething slightly. Soon enough though Derek was building up a good
rhythm. He loved being inside Mike as Mike was a wolf his insides were
burning on Derek's cock.

In turn Mike was beginning to get used to Derek's cock in his ass and it's
length and height. He was loving feeling the big powerful man inside of him
and using his hole. "This....Arghhh this is awesome" said Mike as Derek
nodded but continued pounding Mike.

After a couple of minutes they both had a good rhythm going, Mike was
helping to make Derek feel like Mike was clamping down on him. "Mikey I'm
not gonna last much longer" said Derek as he began to up the tempo quite a
bit.

"Go for it Der....Derek" said Mike as he felt himself getting worked up
again. He knew he was going to cum.

"I'm Arghhh cumming" said Derek as he felt his dick explode with the hot
juices from his body and go from his dick to inside Mike's ass.

Mike was feeling his ass being filled with Derek's cum as he himself let
out another load onto his body and dick hair. It was a messy
situation. When Derek was finished he remained inside Mike for a minute
longer just savouring everything they had done. He breathed quite heavy but
quite proudly as he managed to claim Mike as his own.

"That was intense" said Mike as he felt Derek pull out from him and the
leak that followed after. Derek was fast enough to get a towel though to
clean it up. All the while smiling quite broadly at what they had just
done.

Mike seemed to have a very large grin on his face for the first time in
ages. It felt like such a long time since he had enjoyed himself doing
anything now. He had been that used to living with a large cloud above him
and as bad as he felt now for doing it he knew that he had been both taking
it out on Derek and ignoring him on several occasions but every time Derek
never retaliated or stopped waiting for him.

"Thanks for that Derek, I think I needed it" said Mike as he lay on the
ground to go to sleep on the mattress. He closed his eyes slightly to go to
sleep but knew he would be talking for a bit longer.

"Your welcome Mikey, it's good to see a smile on your face" said Derek as
he too lay down but before he did he leaned down and gave Mike a kiss.

Mike took the kiss and smiled much broader now. He felt like he might
actually be able to sleep a little sounder tonight rather than the constant
nightmares that had been plaguing him for days now.

Time began to move forward now as New Years came and went. By the time
January 5th came Mike and Dominique had moved back into their own house,
which has a new kitchen installed courtesy of Mr. Granger. The house was
now theirs and the deed proved this that they didn't have to pay the
mortgage anymore. Dominique's job would be enough to keep food on the table
and the house running but they couldn't buy themselves a lot of nice things
anymore.

Mike resolved to get a part time job if he could, which would be tough
considering the black wolf was still out there.

"OK Mom I'm off to school, will you be OK?" asked Mike as he got his keys
and bag ready for the day ahead. Mike let out a large yawn and then went
into the kitchen. His mom was making a couple of slices of toast as she
gave Mike two of them.

"Yes Michael, I'll be fine Amy is coming over later and we're going out to
lunch and then I am going to see Mr. Granger later to pick out a new carpet
for the living room. That man has been so nice recently" she said to Mike
but the last part she seemed to say to herself more than anything else.

Mike picked up on what she was saying and with looked silently to the
ground. Mr. Granger was trying to find excuses to hang around with his
mom. What did he want with her he thought to himself.

As he thought about it for a few second his mom said "Shouldn't you be
getting to school".

At this Mike looked at the clock and then finishing the last few bites of
toast he said "Yeah, thanks mom" and then giving her a hug he ran out the
door and then out the gate.

When he got outside he waited for any sign of the car belonging to Kyle. He
waited for a few seconds until he heard the familiar noise of the
engine. Thanks to his Moon-Born hearing he heard it much clearer and much
earlier than before. He found the notion slightly ironic. The Moon-Born
"gift" had given him so much but it had paid the ultimate price for him.

"Howdy stranger, how you feeling?" asked Kyle to Mike as he opened the door
to let Mike in.

Mike got in but didn't say very much besides "morning".

As they got closer to school they talked a little bit about what each of
them had gotten up to over the winter holiday, except from Mike's dad. Kyle
was careful to avoid that subject. "Yeah the guy is insane Mikey, I swear
he is keeping Amanda locked up like a prisoner in her own home" said Kyle
although Mike gave him a funny look. Kyle countered the look by saying
"Come on Mikey, for all intents and purposes it is her home now. Amanda
lives with that maniac she calls a father" said Kyle but as he did he
immediately recognised what he had said.

"It's OK Kyle, the world isn't going to stop for me" and then looked down
silently at his hands in his lap. Both boys were quiet until the end of
their journey at school.

"Well I'll meet you at lunch Mikey, if you wanna sit with me" said Kyle as
he waved and then headed off in the other direction, Mike assumed to look
for Amanda.

Mike nodded his head to him and then waited in the parking lot. As he did
he kept on hearing the sounds around him more sharply than he was meaning
to, and smelling things a lot more sharply than he should be. He shut his
eyes in order to avoid having a sensory overload.

He waited for about five minutes until it was 5 minutes to the bell until
he scented what he was waiting for. He opened his eyes and then smiled
slightly as he seen Derek coming toward him. He wasn't with Dimetri and
Bobby this time which was unusual to say the least since they were
pack. "Morning" said Derek as he smiled at Mike.

Mike smiled back although not quite as big, Mike couldn't help but feel
good being around Derek. Derek seemed to have picked up on this and then
smiled more broadly. "Cocky asshole" said Mike as he laughed a little.

Derek let out a bark of laughter at the outburst of Mike. It wasn't like
him to come out with the first insult. "OK princess you wanna get to class"
said Derek as he took Mike's hand and pulled him to his feet fully. When he
did he began walking to the school.

"Yeah dufas let's go" said Mike as he began walking toward the school.

As usual school was crowded and as usual Mike had to practically hold his
breath for some of the students that didn't shower nearly often
enough. This was perhaps the second most painful part of being Moon-Born,
the first being his temper. He had found out just how dangerous it could be
in the days following his Father's death. He had almost lashed out at
Dimetri and Bobby and also to his shock Derek. The bullies if they had
annoyed or antagonized him would have had their heads up their asses by
now. Kyle had also gotten it too but to a lesser extent since he hadn't
seen him as much over Christmas.

"So what you in first?" asked Derek to Mike as he woke him from his
daydream.

"I'm in maths first, I hate it" said Mike as he rolled his eyes at thinking
of their teacher.

"Cool well I'll see you at lunch OK" said Derek to Mike and smiled warmly
at him.

Mike smiled back but a flashback suddenly made him think of something
else. "Ummm is it OK if Kyle joins us?" asked Mike feeling a little awkward
asking. He often tried to see his best friend and boyfriend separately
since they didn't get on as much but sometimes things would conflict.

Derek's smile faded and he thought about it for a second before saying
"sure, but we need to talk after school then" and then turned and went to
class.

"Sure, I'll see you later" said Mike as he turned and headed to the maths
rooms.

The morning went through very quickly for some strange reason, it seemed to
be granting him his wish of the day going fast.

As he went to the lunch hall he saw both Kyle and Derek sitting in a table
together with a seat for him. Mike's heart skipped a beat when he seen this
as he thought it would be very uneasy for him now.

As he sat down he greeted both of them.

"Hey Mikey" said Derek as he took a bite out of a sandwich he had brought
with him for a change.

"Hey what's up man" said Kyle who didn't appear to have any lunch in front
of him at all.

"Kyle aren't you getting something to eat" asked Mike as he put his bag
down and then got to his feet to get something from the cafeteria. He
didn't like the smell of what he saw up there but he liked what Derek
had. As he looked at Derek's sandwich Derek caught him and then covered it
before smiling.

Mike sighed at having to eat the food from school. As he left the table
Kyle followed him intending to talk to him, or so he guessed.

"What's going on Kyle I didn't think you liked Derek" said Mike.

Kyle laughed and then said "Yeah I don't, he's an asshole but he's an OK
asshole" he said typical of him. "I just thought I would tell you I'm going
to stick around for another five minutes then I'm going to have to book. I
have to talk to Amanda before she goes home because her Dad's picking her
up and she's talking of running away from him" he finished all in one
breath.

Mike's mouth opened agape as he looked stunned at Kyle. He didn't think she
would but he didn't know how far her Dad had pushed her. "That's wrong
Kyle, what's he doing to her to push her that far" asked Mike.

"I dunno man, but according to what she said he's treating her mom like
crap and even worse trying to get with another girl. I don't know who" said
Derek as he shook his head.

Mike nearly fell to the ground as he realised exactly who it was that Kyle
had meant. "Kyle, I think he's wanting to go out with my mom" he said.

Other people in the line looked at him like he was crazy but Mike paid them
no mind. As long as they didn't say anything to him.

"You sure man?" asked Kyle with a disgusted look on his face.

Mike looked slightly pissed at Kyle for his face.

"Sorry man it's not your mom I'm thinking about, it's Amanda's Dad. This is
weird so soon after, well you know" said Kyle as he stopped himself.

Kyle did bring up a good point though as he thought to himself about all
the times Mr. Granger had left her flowers and called up to see if there
was anything she needed, and then the new kitchen and helping to pay the
mortgage for the house. No he had been blind to have missed it.

"Geez Kyle, that's just....yuck" said Mike as he made a rather grossed out
face at Kyle.

"Mikey you can't let your mom date that freak you can't" said Kyle as he
looked at the watch and then said "I have to meet Amanda but you have to
make sure they don't get together. You already know what he's like with
Amanda, he treats her like she's his own property. Don't let that happen to
your mom" said Kyle as he dashed away to meet with Amanda.

"OK I won't, I promise" said Mike as he was about to be served at long
last.

As he got back to the table Mike explained everything that had happened and
what he had found out to Derek. Derek looked a little stunned and then
thought back to the times he had seen the man.

"Is that the thug we met that attacked Kyle?" asked Derek as he remembered
the occasion.

"The same, he's trying to go out with my mom. Over my dead body" said Mike
as he sat down and ate.

As the bell rang for the next class Derek told Mike that he wanted to talk
to him about pack meetings at night time and how they were going to do
them.

"OK Derek I'll be there" said Mike in a rather bored voice as he wished him
good luck for the rest of the classes. After lunch the day seemed to go
fast enough. Chemistry was something that Mike didn't seem to take in at
all today despite normally being good at it.

As the final bell rang Mike suddenly became more alert as he looked up from
his little doodle of his wolf form. It didn't look anything like it but
Mike could see it and that's what counted.

As the whole school was trying to get out Mike simply waited to go out
last. He didn't want to give his Moon-Born side any chance to come out at
all in the middle of school. After a minute he was able to get out of the
class. He turned a few corridors rather slowly until he made his way to the
main doors.

As he got outside he looked around to see if he could see Derek. He
couldn't scent him inside so he must be out here somewhere. He could scent
Dimetri and Bobby and soon after Derek. He then seen them coming up from
the car park and he greeted them.

"We got out a few minutes early after practice" said Derek as he ruffled
Mike's hair which was getting quite long.

"Yeah the coach thinks we're gonna squash these posers next week in the
game" said Bobby as he sniggered at the thought.

Mike rolled his eyes and then said "Well just don't break any bones OK" and
then laughed out loud.

The four of them began talking among themselves as they walked through the
car park while it wasn't too busy.

As they did Mike looked up and then noticed something he had scented on the
wind. As he took a few sniffs he felt a dread tug at him like nothing
else. It brought out a large frenzy of bloodlust for him.

Derek and the pack looked at him concerned and then Dimetri asked "Hey
mate, what's the hold up?"

Mike looked around toward the forest and then back toward the school
building before saying "He's here, the black wolf" and he had to restrain
himself from exploding and going to the source.

As soon as Mike said this he heard Bobby and Derek growl under their
breath, Dimetri had to break them out of it saying "Guy's we need to get
out of here, somewhere we won't be seen" he said as he continued looking
through with the others. Mike and Dimetri were staring at the school while
Bobby and Derek looked toward the forest.

"I can't see him and I can't scent him coming from the forest" said Derek
as he and Bobby turned to look back at the school.

Mike however could smell the scent getting stronger as he began to walk
back. As he scanned the crowd he seen a small gathering of students in the
one spot where the scent was coming from. As he did he seen three people he
recognised.

"Noooo, it can't be" said Mike as his mouth opened wider and wider. As he
said this Derek noticed what he was looking at also. Up almost at the
school was Kyle and Amanda and they were arguing with Amanda's father
Mr. Granger.

Mike could smell the scent, it was that of the black wolf coming from that
direction. It was so strong so it wasn't a lingering scent.

"Mikey come on" said Derek as he took Mike's neck while Bobby and Dimetri
took his arms and they walked backwards as quickly as possible without
drawing attention.

Mike was protesting and flailing his arms and even began muttering "Let me
go and kill that bastard".

When they were in the forest a good distance Bobby and Dimetri let him go,
but Derek didn't.

"Mikey, I know what you're feeling but if you go and charge at him not only
do you risk your own life and your friend's but ours and the whole student
body" said Derek as he looked furious with the development.

Mike however was too worked up to listen. "So you think we should let that
fucking murderer escape" said Mike as he thought of a hundred things at
once, his Mom, she didn't know what Mr. Granger was. Kyle and Amanda, she
Amanda know what her Father must be.

"Mikey get a grip, we need to prepare. Come on" said Derek as he began to
strip down and put his clothes into his bag. As he did Bobby and Dimetri
did the same, Mike followed suit unwillingly.

As he did he felt his furry body hit the ground with his senses
blazing. Even here he could still scent the murderer. Mike heard Derek roar
at him as he was telling him to stay close.

As he growled slightly in acknowledgement Mike ran into the forest
following his pack.

However in his mind he knew exactly what must happen, he was going to kill
Mr. Granger, the black wolf or die trying.