'She said she wanted to talk to me face to face. It's the least I can do I am sort of screwing her over.' Alex placated Nikole who clung to his arm as they walked down the moonlit pavement.
'We shouldn't be stopping at all, we should just go.' She said softly, her voice trembling slightly.
'I know baby, I know but it's on the way.' Alex replied nodding gently at her. After they had buried the others they had quickly travelled across town to Alex's old flat where a bemused landlord had returned his security deposit and taken back the keys. While Nikole retrieved a few sentimental possessions from the flat Alex had sent Kate a text message telling her he was quitting, she had responded with a short message which contained her address and a pleading message for him to come and see her.
'Your not fucking her we have to hurry.' Nikole said angrily staring up at him.
'I'm not really in the mood for that kind of thing.' Alex responded darkly, he was feeling a tiny bit guilty about what he had done to the hunter, the man's dying screams would haunt him forever.
'You did the right thing, they didn't deserve what he did.' Nikole said as if reading his mind.
'Even so.' Alex replied curtly closing the subject. 'This is the place.' The two came to a halt at a small detached bungalow with a pristine front yard bathed in the white glow of the moonlight. 'Do you want to stay here?' He asked already knowing the answer, she didn't even speak she just shook her head. He understood, she didn't want to be left alone anywhere. Striding up the path to the doorway he knocked smartly on the front door. He didn't have to wait long for it to be answered, Kate tore the door open angrily then glared at him, she had obviously waiting near the door for him to call.
'Why?!' She exclaimed angrily then her eye's focused on Nikole who was clinging to Alex's arm pathetically. 'Who's this?' She steamed.
'Nikole, she's well. She's mine.' Alex replied simply. Kate glared at him for a full two minutes before sighing exasperatedly.
'All right then. You'd better come in and explain everything.' She said sucking air through her teeth slowly beckoning them into her house.
'You won't believe us.' Nikole said reproachfully as they entered Kate's smartly decorated home.
Kate sat down with her arms and legs folded tightly while Alex relayed the entire story starting with the night he had first met Nikole. He still couldn't believe it was only a few days ago, it felt like a lifetime and a half. When he came to the bit where he had became a werewolf he paused thoughtfully, how could he possibly make it sound sane?
'Well?' She asked tapping her foot impatiently.
'Just change.' Nikole whispered sitting on the couch and staring at the ceiling.
'Change? Change what?' Kate barked looking from Nikole to Alex angrily. 'What the hell's going on here.. OH MY GOD!' She almost screamed as Alex began to transform in front of her eyes.
'Really should have took your clothes off first though baby.' Nikole whispered smiling for the first time all night.
'What the... What the hell?!?' Kate moaned blinking furiously as if that would make the whole thing go away. Alex stood before her as his clothes hung off his muscular hairy frame in tatters. Clutching her chest in disbelief she fought to regain her breath then slowly sat back down, her eyes never left Alex for a moment as spoke again.
'So this is why you suddenly started fucking my brains out? All right, now why are you quitting?' She asked. Her eyes further widened in horror while Alex told her the rest of the story, he refrained from naming the other two for fear of setting Nikole off again but noted that she had started quietly crying again into her hands. He was sure the shock of the whole situation would wear off him soon and he would feel the full force of everything that had happened but for now he had to be strong for her sake.
'And that's why we're leaving.' He finished finally as the story came to an end. Kate stared at him, her eyes travelled up and down his lupine shape. Then her eyes shifted to Nikole who stared back her through her red rimmed sockets. Sighing heavily Kate shifted over up the couch to where Nikole was sitting and put her arm around her.
'It's not your fault. You didn't do anything wrong.' She whispered offering solace to the werewolf. Who smiled back at her softly.
'Thank you.'
'We can take my car.' Kate said turning back to face Alex.
'What? We?' He growled.
'Yes we, I'm coming to. She may be yours but your ass is mine.' Kate replied fiercely glaring into his yellow eyes with such ferocity that he blinked first.
'No! No! You don't understand!' Nikole begged pathetically pushing her away clutching her wounded arm in pain.
'Yes I do, your not going to get far and if you use public transport they'll be able to track your movements. Best we take my car and go as far as we can in it.'
'There is no WE! You are not coming.' Alex growled advancing on her menacingly, surprisingly Kate held her ground and fixed him with such an evil look he actually moved backwards a tiny bit.
'Listen asshole I am thirty two years old, I have worked my ass off climbing to the rank of manager and sacrificed my entire social life to do so. I've wanted what happened the other day to happen for some time between us. I'm not about to watch the closest thing I've ever had to love run off into the woods without putting up a fight.' She barked at him with her hands resting on her hips. Alex looked stunned then looked over at Nikole who was staring at Kate with something regarding admiration in her eyes.
'She comes. Bite her.' She commanded.
'Bite her? Why can't you feed her your milk?'
'Sorry but no, I appreciate you sticking up for me and all but I'm no lesbian and I'm not sucking anyone's tits. I want you not her.' Kate said pointing her thumb at Nikole.
'Besides my blood streams poisoned with silver at the moment, no telling what would happen if she drank from me.' Nikole responded with a smile at Kate's words. Growling angrily at the sudden turn of events Alex advanced on Kate slowly and cautiously.
'I want this.' She said reassuringly but Alex felt the pang of regret over the last time he had heard those words. He paused for a moment thinking the situation over, but Kate thrust her wrist into his jowls.
'Bite.' She commanded now her voice filled with an authority he had come to respect and fear over the years of working with her. He took her soft succulent flesh into his mouth and bit down breaking the skin and letting her crimson blood flow into his mouth.
'I don't feel any different.' She whined nursing her wounded wrist with her other hand.
'You will soon. Now you have to fuck her.' Nikole said patting her on the shoulder and smiling at Alex who was licking his chops hungrily. The blood coursed down his throat, stimulating his primal aggression, he knew what Nikole meant either he grounded his lust now or it would explode outwards at a less opportune moment. As Alex shrank back into the safety of his own mind the wolf reared up and took possession of his body to claim it's new prize.
'Now that you mention it, I do feel sort of strange.' Kate stated faintly as the beast propped her legs around it's muscular shoulders. Nikole stroked her hair lovingly staring down at her as the infection spread across her body.