Hi everyone. Just a few notes. I am introducing a new villain, but this story will end without her.
Hopefully the next story I write will include her. This tale will end soon. It's in my mind but putting it all down is difficult.
Thanks for hanging in there with me and hopefully I will update sooner than later.
Sultry
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The clearing was eerily quiet as everyone took in the scene before them. Jacques cringed as a strangled cry escaped the man behind him.
Andrew Guyon burst into the clearing and looked at his dying wife. He picked her up and gently laid her down on the ground.
With his supernatural vision he located the silver bullet that was lodged inside of her heart. If he reached in to pull it out she would just die sooner.
He sighed loudly and picked her up once more. He cradled his wife in his arms.
"Jacques; you know what I have to do. I can't just let her die. Tell Drusilla that I am taking her with me. I will contact you all after she is ready to face the world again."
"Take her to the mating cabin, it is just inside the forest east of the dining hall, you can't miss it." Silas told his new friend with a heavy heart.
Andrew was just standing there, and then with a swoosh of air he was gone.
The crowd turned to Fabio who was a sight to see. Every man there was mated and glad of it. No one wanted to experience the torture that Fabio was going through right now.
"Toss the nets and secure him to the ground." Jacques barked out and Fabio was captured like a wild beast.
"Drusilla can cast a spell to incapacitate him and we can transport him to North Dakota to face the new Council there.
"Why don't we just kill him now?" a feminine voice asked from the crowd. Louisa walked up to Joe and hugged his waist.
"This man has caused up so much pain and suffering. I want him eradicated from the planet."
"That is not for you to decide my child." Jacques scolded his daughter.
"We will follow the law; we are not vigilantes to take matters into our own hands."
Joe hugged Louisa close to him and kissed her sweet lips. "Umm sweet potato pie, my favorite. Take me home my sweet."
"Oh by the way Stephan that was a great shot. You and Drusilla should be commended for your great work. That is a secret weapon our enemies will never want to face." Jacques clapped Stephan on his back as they left the clearing.
Fabio was still on the ground. His body would be shifting for hours to come. Some hoped he would make it through the night, others did not.
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As the night grew darker and the Moon shone through the night Luna smiled down on her children and protected them as they slept.
But for one errant child she had plans. The small beam of light that settled on the man lying on the ground slowly grew bigger until it covered his whole body.
Fabio had come to his senses hours ago when the potion had finally worn off. He was fully aware of the light that had encompassed his body.
He had fallen into a gulf of self-pity and wondered what the hell was happening now. His plan had gone horribly wrong. Joe Chambers' wolf definitely wasn't asleep.
That bastard had transformed right before his eyes. He was so big that he knew that winning was not in his future. He hadn't planned on cheating.
Hell he thought that he had the upper hand, but he knew he was done for and he had to do something.
Throwing dirt or sand in someone's eyes was juvenile, but it always worked if done correctly.
But Joe somehow knew what was coming and he had been set up.
Carlotta must have tipped them off. That bitch proved she couldn't be trusted and now she was probably telling all his secrets to the Were Council.
"Hello Fabio." An eerie voice called into the night air.
"Who's there?" The startled wolf asked the darkness. The light surrounding him made it impossible to see into the darkness.
"It is I, the Goddess of your people, Luna the one you said had no control over you. "
"Get the fuck out of here. Luna is a myth. I am real. Carlotta is that you fooling around? Show yourself you bitch!"
Suddenly the silver chains imprisoning him began to heat up. The light intensified and became blindingly bright.
"No one thinks that the Moon has any power, but I will show you that I pack as much heat as my brother the Sun. You will not return to me. I won't accept you Fabio Marconi."
Fabio screamed in pain. His skin was actually frying from the heat and blisters were beginning to form everywhere the chains touched his body.
"You have denied my hold over you and therefor I deny you another life. Your funeral fire will be right now and there will be no goodbyes or pyre for the likes of you."
The screams of Fabio could be heard throughout the compound. As the pack turned on their lights and got out of bed, Fabio burned to the bone.
As they followed the sounds of agony his bones turned to ash and a chilling north wind started to blow. By the time the pack arrived in the pecan grove the only thing left where Fabio had been was the imprint of his body.
The grass around him was charred, but the grove had come to no harm.
"My Family." Silas called out to his pack. "Luna has answered our prayers this night. She has taken our enemy into her own hands and now we have real peace in our lives."
Silas pointed at the singed spot on the ground and lifted his hands in the air to the moon. He threw back his head and howled to his Goddess in thanks.
All of the pack fell down and cried out praises to Luna howling in unison. After a few minutes they all rose and went back home.
"We will remove this rubbish tomorrow for now we shall sleep." Silas started to follow the pack back to the compound; when he saw the confused faces of Raphael and Drusilla.
Drusilla and Raphael were confused. They hadn't seen her mother or father since this afternoon and they knew something was terribly wrong. Carlotta and Andrew were missing, and no one was talking.
Silas took pity on Dru and Raphael and called them to his office since they were up anyway.
After they were settled in his study Silas sighed loudly and looked at the two people before him.
"I have some bad news for you Drusilla and I think that you may want to take some time to yourself after I'm finished."
"It's my parents isn't it Alpha? Where are they? Please Alpha I feel something is terribly wrong."
"Drusilla the man you met as your father was really Fabio Marconi impersonating him. Your mother was helping him to do so and they were here on a mission of revenge."
Drusilla was speechless. She had felt that something wasn't right but she just couldn't put her finger on it.
"Your real father; Andrew Guyon is a Vampire Drusilla. But it wasn't something that you would have known since he never told you. But Carlotta did know."
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But why wasn't she a Vampire too? I know they loved each other."
"I know your father loved your mother very much and he is proving that to her right now."
"Please explain Alpha, I am not following you." Raphael finally said,
"Today Fabio impersonating your father decided to exact revenge against Joe. We were aware of him and his plan and set a trap for him. Instead of coming on the tour alone he forced your mother to come."
"She never looked as if she was being forced to do anything." Raphael interjected thinking back on to all he had observed.
"Wait a minute; my mother gave me all of her diaries for my Christmas present. She was urging me to read them as soon as possible. I think she was trying to warn me." Drusilla began to weep and Raphael pulled her into his arms.
"I owe your mother a great deal Drusilla. Today she proved herself to be a hero. She saved my son's life and I will forever be in her debt."
"What did she do?" Raphael asked.
"When Fabio saw that he couldn't beat Joe fairly he resorted to using a gun loaded with silver bullets. Your mother jumped in front of Joe and took the bullet meant for him."
"Where is she now? Is she in the medical wing I want to see her now?"
"I am afraid that she is not. The shot was fatal my dear."
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NO!" Drusilla screamed. "We had just reconciled I wanted so much more time with her." Dru's tears flowed freely and Raphael held onto her for dear life.
"All may not be lost my child." Silas said hopefully. "Your real father took her away with him. He promised to contact us when Carlotta could be seen again."
"What the hell does that mean? Is he going to arrange her funeral and let us know the details?"
"Actually Drusilla I think your father had something else in mind. As I said the shot was fatal. She was dying. I think your father was going to change her."
"Change her into what? Wait Oh my Luna you mean into a Vampire?" Drusilla asked as she suddenly understood his words.
"If your mother agrees to the change it will be painless and a seamless transition. But if he changes her without her knowledge she may have a hard time accepting her new situation. Then it will take longer for her to make her way back to us."
Drusilla had stopped crying and now an empty feeling enveloped her body. Her stillness alarmed Raphael and he scooped her up into his arms.
"Thank you Alpha for taking the time to let us know what has occurred. We will now take our leave."
"You are welcome Raphael and if you have any questions feel free to come back and we will talk again."
