Eternal Damnation

Chapter 2

-Ezekiel POV-  

I walk closer towards the tank while three other scientists walk around the room, distracted with their work. 

My eyes are locked on the tank containing a woman inside. 

She has tubes on her mouth and all over her body. She is completely naked and I can see some sort of scar on the left side of her body.  

I stand there looking at her with my mouth opened. I take a step forward feeling completely enthralled and forgetting about the Ron guy which is why then the alarms start sounding in the lab.  

Ron runs in and points at me. “It’s him, it’s him!”   

I narrow my eyes at Ronald. “That was not cool, Ronald. I thought we were friends.”  

The three scientists in the lab surround me.  

I laugh, purposely showing them my fangs that have now come out. When they notice what I am, they instead take off running. I let them but only because I am very distracted.  

“Theo, they are experimenting on a woman.” I say. 

I walk closer to the tank and see a file next to it, so I take it. 

"A woman?” She asks.  

I look up at the tank and notice that the scars on the girl are burn scars. Besides the burn scars, the woman looks normal but I know how these things work. In labs like these, nothing is what it seems.   

“What a pretty little thing you are.” I say looking up at her as she floats in the clear blue water. She would look peaceful if not for the creases that form on her forehead as if she was having a bad dream.  

I feel intrigued by her.  

There is a door to the tank but it is sealed, there is no handle to it. 

My eyes unwillingly leave her and go to a panel next to me where... there is a red button.  

I smile. “Do I dare?... I think I will.”  

I walk over to it and nonchalantly, push it.   

Another alarm starts blaring. Yellow and red warning lights start twirling.  

“... Well... I think I have a problem.” I say looking at the button. “I might need to get some help for these urges.”  

The door to the tank suddenly opens with all the water coming out and the girl falls. I quickly grab her and carefully lie her down.  

When she is safe, I take all the tubes off of her and get a good look at her. My eyes roam her naked body.   

“You are a beauty...” I whisper.  

Most people would be put off by the burn marks on her face and body but I find it beautiful. To me, her body is like a book. It has a story to tell and I... want to read it.  

My hands go to her chin. I move her head from side to side and look at her face. She is asleep but she looks like she is in pain and I don’t think it is physical.  

"Not even sleeping you can get peace... I know how that feels princess." I whisper. 

(Reminds me of sleeping beauty. I wonder if she’ll wake up with a kiss.) I think as I look at her lips. 

My eyes go down to her breasts and my thoughts take a different turn.  

I lick my lips. (I could really have a taste of her right now. I'm sure she would taste oh so sweet.) 

I am taken from my explicit and wondering thoughts when the guards run inside the room.  

I sigh.  

“This annoys me. I hate being interrupted. I am done playing games.” I say now getting frustrated but not enough that I am angry. 

I take my white lab coat off and put it on the girl, covering her. Then, I zone in on the men in front of me. I rush them with my vampire speed. They all seem to be moving in slow motion to me.   

I s***h one on the throat, then move to the other one who I bite on the neck and rip his flesh off. They all zone in with their guns at me and start shooting. I use the man I have in my arms to shield me from them.   

A few bullets graze me but nothing too bad. When they are out of bullets, I rush them and s***h their throats simultaneously. They fall to the ground, lifeless.  

I stand tall looking down at them. I take a handkerchief out and clean my hands and mouth as I look at the bleeding men. My attention then goes back to the girl.  

I walk over and take her in my arms.  

"They won't hurt you anymore darling." I whisper to her and then run out. 

“I am taking the girl. Is the way clear?” I ask Theo.  

“Yes. Keep going. Wolf is dealing with the last ones now, right at the entrance.”  

I run through the halls that are scattered with bodies all over the floor and I feel a little apprehensive as I get to the end.  

“Is he still in his wolf form?” I ask Theo. 

“Uhm... yes.” Theo says. 

“Is his wolf in control?” I ask warily.  

“Yep.”  

I groan.  

When I reach the entrance, I slow down. Tyr—Wolf’s wolf—is finishing up with one guard and then he turns to me.  

I stop walking. “Okay, buddy... what I did last time was a complete accident.” I say.  

"This is what happens when you throw him down a cliff." Theo says.

"Well, I didn't mean to! He got in the way when I was fighting and threw an enemy. It hit him and he... ended up falling down that stupid cliff. It wasn't that high anyways!" 

"Yea he didn't get hurt but he is still pissed." She says as Tyr continues to stalk towards me.

"Come on... that was weeks ago." I say to Tyr, backing away from him.

“You are going to have to let him bite you or something like that cause he won’t be satisfied any other way.” Theo says.  

(Damn mutt!)  

“Tyr, look at the pretty girl. I found this princess locked in the lab and we need to get her to safety.” I say showing him the girl in my arms.  

Tyr looks at her and then at me with so much anger. He gives a low growl and then he moves and gives me way. I take a deep breath and walk past him with him following me.  

When we make it outside, we run towards the van parked on the other side of the building but suspiciously enough, Wolf doesn’t change back.  

I open the van and put the girl in, then, hand all the documents to Theo.  

I look back to find Tyr, with a menacing look directed at me. In a swift motion, he lunges and bites my leg.  

“s**t! Aww s**t!”  

I hold the van door trying to rid myself of him and so I don’t fall. While all this is happening, Theo is laughing.  

“This is no time to be doing this!” I shout at Tyr. "That hurts fucker!"

He could rip my whole leg off if he wanted to but he is holding back and so am I.

Wolf is no normal omega wolf, he is of beta blood which makes him stronger than most normal wolves. Even so, I am an old noble vampire, which makes me stronger than him... but this still hurts and if I knew that he wouldn’t have it against me and wouldn’t try to get back at me for it later, I would kick his face right now. 

“I get it you stupid wolf! I’ll be more careful next time!” I say hissing in pain.  

He lets me go and growls at me, then gets in the van.  

I take a deep breath, fix my clothes and limp my way inside the van. I close the door and when I look back, Wolf is back in his human form, putting clothes on.  

I narrow my eyes at him while he ignores me, looking at the girl lying on the van’s floor.  

“Who is she?” He asks.  

I look at her. “Don’t know but she’s a pretty little thing, isn't she?”  

“s**t! We got company!” Theo says as she floors the gas.  

Black cars drive into the front of the building but Theo quickly turns to the back of the building where it is clear and we make a clean escape. 

We all relax as Theo drives.  

I look at Theo. Her Japanese ethnicity is resembled on her face. A human who knows of our kind and has proven to be resourceful. Like Wolf and me, she works for the Roma Academy which I own and Marco—my friend for the last twelve to thirteen years— runs. The Roma Academy is a college for people like us. Werewolves, vampires, and other recently discovered supernatural beings. But we also delve in other things. Our special small team tracks suspicious activities that involve our kinds.  

“Stop there. I’m starving.” Wolf says pointing at a fast-food restaurant.  

I look at him. “How many dinners do you have on a day?!”   

Wolf smirks. “The last one I had was vampire and it tasted like s**t!”  

I narrow my eyes at him while he starts to order through the drive-through.  

After, we get to the hotel and quickly make our way up to our suite.  

I lie the girl on the sofa and Theo covers her with a blanket.  

"Why does she look like that?" Wolf asks looking at her scars. 

"I don't know." I say. 

We all sit around; Wolf eats while Theo messes with her computer and I look at the girl's file.  

“So, was this what Marco sent us here for?” Theo asks now looking at the girl.  

“We were here to figure out where all this new funding was going to. We've been watching the Hunters council for a while now and they made a big money deposit to this company. Last time they meddled with our kind, they funded Lavinia Roma for her Lycan experiments.” I say.  

Theo nods. “I’m no werewolf or Vampire but I remember the days that came after that. Many people died because of the vampire sickness though people didn’t know that vampires were the cause of it.”  

“Correction, one vampire was the cause of that.” I say and she nods.  

(A prime. The oldest and first vampires.) 

I sip on a cup with blood in it and look down at my leg that is now healing because of the blood that I am drinking. I give Wolf a nasty look but he doesn’t notice because he is too engrossed in his food.  

(Damn mutt!)  

Don’t get me wrong, I like a beautiful she-wolf but male werewolves are the devil.  

I look at the unknown woman lying on the couch. She has a beautiful delicate-looking face. Even with the scars, she looks beautiful. Her hair is brown, thin but wavy. It is just under her shoulders.   

“She’s not human.” Wolf says as he munches on his burger.  

“What? Why?” I ask.  

“She smells different. I’ve never smelled anything like her.” He puts his burger down and looks up, thinking. “Actually, I think I have smelled this scent before but I can’t really remember from where.”  

“So, she’s not human then...” I mumble.  

He nods. 

I look back at the papers and finally see her profile.  

“Aurora... that’s her name. Aurora Sibyl.” I say. “Born in..." My eyes widen. "Born in sixteen sixty-eight... what?”  

Theo looks at Wolf. “But you said she is not a vampire. I mean you said you didn’t recognize her scent.”   

“I don’t. She’s not a vampire. I’m sure of it.” He says looking sure.  

I continue reading out loud. “Born in sixteen sixty-eight in Essex, Massachusetts and... died in sixteen ninety-two... by burning for the crimes of...”  

I stop and my eyes widen again when I read what is written next.  

“...A witch?!”