Megan O'Hara squinted her green eyes as the parade moved down Bourbon Street. It was Fat Tuesday and this would be Megan's best chance to escape. The parades where starting, and throngs of people in costumes would soon fill the streets. Megan held her breath and stealthily left out of the back entrance.
Her plan was to sneak between two of the bigger floats and act like she belonged there. Megan fluffed her auburn hair and adjusted her mask. She fingered her Mardi Gra beads and took a deep breath. Standing as erect as her Five foot eight frame could carry her, she stepped into the unruly crowd. She moved in behind the King of the Mardi Gra float and tried to blend in.
Megan hoped the scent blocking potion Mama Louisa had given her really worked. She prayed that the Lord above would forgive her for using Voodoo, and kept a look out for Remy Sandorian's goons.
Ten days ago she would never have believed that werewolves actually existed, but what she had seen erased all doubt. She wished she had listened to Mama Louisa. She had warned her to stay away from Remy.
"That one is not natural my baby girl." She said. "I know you don't believe in things of darkness but he is one of them."
"Oh Granny, don't go all Voodoo on me. I am twenty-one now and I am a good judge of character. "Megan whined angrily. "Remy has been nothing but good to me."
"Keep yourself pure my child; do not sleep with this man. He will ruin your future!" Mama Louisa almost screamed these words at her.
Megan flinched seeing the grief in her Grandmother's eyes, the same emerald green as her own.
***
Remy Sandorian smiled evilly and called for his Betas. He heard them moving at great speed down the hallway toward his office, and waited for the knock on the door.
"Come in." he called and three burly men entered the room. They were brothers and had joined his pack, after their uncivilized behavior had gotten them banished from their own. Tall with dark skin and shaved heads they had become Remy's trusted trio and did his bidding without question.
"Is the girl's apartment still being watched?" He asked Joe, the oldest one of the three brothers.
"Yes Alpha." Joe stepped forward an inch and continued. "Alex and Frank are stationed outside her front door."
"Well, keep the watch and if you see anything out of the ordinary let me know."
Remy dismissed the trio and picked up his phone. Dialing Megan's phone he waited for an answer.
"Hello?" Remy's face took on a snarl. "May I speak with Megan please?" He asked the voice on the phone.