Xander growled from irritation. I didn’t blame him, either. Liam was being a b***h about the whole situation.
“Calm down.” I told Xander.
Xander: How? He’s probably f*****g her right now!
Fuck, why did he bring that up? I walked over to the tv stand and leaned against it. I could feel my blood boil just the thought of him f*****g her. That was my f*****g job! I slammed my knuckle onto the wooden desk, trying to keep Xander in. Before anything could happen, Sage contacted us.
Sage: Calm down, guys… We’re fine… He put us in a cage…
That didn’t help at all. Liam had lost his mind and I was tired of his s**t. He could not keep us a part. I walked to the dresser and grabbed me some basketball shorts and a black tank top.
Sage: Tank, where are you going?
“For a run.” I told her. “I need to let Xander out for a little.
Sage whimpered in my head.
Sage: I want to run with you… Ugh, I hate him so much! I want to run on your side, Xander….
I sat on the bed and grabbed my shoes from the side of the bed. I threw them on before i got up and fixed myself. Sage chuckled in my head.
“What now?” I asked her.
“You’re missing something.” She said.
“What’s that?”
“Boxers.”
I smiled formed on my face when she said that.
“You tell her, I don’t like wearing boxers when I run.” I told her before I headed to the door of my room.
I walked out and headed towards the stairs. Garrett, Seth and Deon were standing there, talking. Why weren’t they sleep, I thought to myself as I got to the rail. Garrett turned to me and crossed his arms.
“Where are you going?” Garrett asked me.
“For a run.” I told them.
“Great, I’ll come with you.” Seth said.
I rolled my eyes, rushing down the stairs. I got to the door and unlocked it. I opened the door and the cool breeze came in, brushing across my face and blowing through my damped long locks. I inhaled deeply, then released it out into the air.
“You guys can go your own route.” I said and ran off into the night.
I wanted no parts of them. They showed me their true colors that night. Even though I’ve known them for years, that bullshit that happened that night made me cautious of them. Everyone of them.
As I ran down the empty streets of Los Angeles, I decided to unless Xander. He was still pissed off about Nena and Liam. I didn’t blame him, though. That s**t irritated me, too.
I stopped at the cross street. I looked left, then right. When there was nobody around, I rushed off across the street to the woods. I groaned as Xander forced himself out of me. I dropped onto my knees feeling the sudden bone change. The iron taste filled my mouth as my fangs came through, shoving my regular canines out. Damn, I hated that part. My skin tore as Xander showed his face.
Xander: *Chuckles*... Still not used to the shifting, huh?
The pain subsided and I was no longer human. I was no longer myself. It was just Xander in this dark woods. He stretched his limbs and shook his black fur, violently.
Xander: Where to?
Me: Anywhere, but here… Let’s go by the warehouse…
Xander took off towards the east. As I watched through the eyes of my wolf, I could feel the tension that I felt earlier disappear. I was not about to stay around people who despise me the most. That was not only disrespectful to me, but it was disrespectful to Xander as well.
Xander got closer to the warehouse and something was not right. Smoke rose in the sky, giving me a sick feeling. It looked like it was coming from the warehouse direction.
Me: Xander, go faster….
Xander growled as he rushed to the warehouse. When he got to the location, my suspicions were right. The warehouse was in flames. Xander got close to the burning garage and my heart dropped, immediately. Right by the garage door was a burning corpse.
Me: No, Dig…. What the hell, man?
Xander whimpered when he felt my pain.
Xander: We need to get back and tell the others….
I didn’t respond. I just stared at the burning corpse that rested by Xander’s feet. Another problem popped into my head as the garage burned. Our supplies were gone. Every single drug that we stashed here were burned alive. And I know this s**t was no accident. I could feel my blood boil as I tried to figure out who did this.
Xander: We need to leave….
Me: Xander, our supplies… Our money, man… It’s f*****g gone…. What the… What the f**k, man? Who could have done this s**t?
Xander: I know, Tank…. It’s hurting me as well…. I don’t know what to say about Dig… How did the fire start? You already know what it was… It was a warning… This felt like a threat from a local enemy….
I nodded and Xander rushed back towards the house. Liam needed to know what was going on. This s**t was crazy and we needed to get to the bottom of it. As we returned back to the woods, I could just hear the police sirens and fire department rushing to the arsenic fire. Just thinking about had my stomach turning in knots. Whoever did this wanted us to see. It was like they were threatening us or something. The thing is: I could not figure out who it was and it sucked ass. I sighed before I turned my eyes back to the front of me. I could see the house from a mile away. Without me having to tell him anything, Xander increased his speed, trying to get to the house.
Once we got to the porch, Xander and I changed spots. He was no longer in control; I was. As soon as Xander returned my body to its regular place, I rushed up the stairs and ran into the house.
“LIAM!” I shouted.
I rushed up the stairs and by the time I got to the door, I stopped where I was. Just the sound of Nena moaning and begging Liam to f**k her. His heavy breathing and her moans increased.
“Yes, Liam!” She screamed out.
Xander: Don’t do anything crazy…
I stared at the door for a while. Inside, I wanted to kick that door down and f**k him up. However, I needed to remember that Nena was his Luna.
Xander: He’s testing you…. Don’t pay attention to him…
I couldn’t help it. I slammed my fist against the door before I turned and walked to mine. I see he wanted to play around, I thought to myself. That’s okay. I’ll deal with him myself. Once that thought crossed my arms, a smirk plastered on my face. He was definitely going to get it. He wants to play around. I’ll show him. I walked back to my room and slammed the door.