Free Story #12 - Foretold (Chapter 2)

No sex this time, sorry guys!

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After I had admired my past, a deep rumble echoed in my stomach. I suddenly remembered that we hadn't gone shopping at all in the last week. And what with all the members of Jenna's pack round every night and our own needs, it was definitely time to restock.

Jenna's pack had grown to twice its size in the last few weeks. They were all mostly newly transformed duals, one of them had only transformed on the night I met Doug.

So now her pack comprised of herself, Doug, Stephen (Campbell's son), Willow, Andrew and Kari. Willow was about thirty years old with deep black hair that was tinted blue. She was fairly timid but her and Jenna seemed to be friends from a long time ago so as long as her and Jenna were together, she was calm.
Andrew was in his late twenties and fit as a fiddle.

His red hair always was tied back into a ponytail albeit when transformed and his emerald eyes were second only to Doug's. Finally Kari was blond, in her late teens and full of spunk. They were all nice people but somehow me and Andrew didn't seem to gel quite as well as the others did. Maybe it was the fact he too was gay and more than willing to flirt with anyone.

My thoughts trailed from my hunger and Zoe's pack to my own transformation later tonight. If it had been possible for me to forget what Campbell had said to me, I would probably have chosen not to.

The transformation was going to be painful. But at least having something to compare it to gave me some kind of assurance. Especially as most modern media interprets the transformation as something to be feared and looked upon with disgust.

Another rumble told me now was not the time for contemplation. When I went back in the living room, Doug wasn't there but after looking around, I saw a note was clasped to the fridge.

Hey babe
Me and the pack have gone for a hunt before tonight. Love you.
Doug

It was actually a relief to be alone for a change, seeing as how every moment was either spent with supernaturals or people who needed me to serve them food or drink. After making a quick list, I ran out the door and to my car. I arrived at the supermarket within five minutes and started to go round the aisles.
When I got to the dairy aisle, someone had spilt some milk so I tried to dodge it by going left. Unfortunately I hit another trolley and some of the items fell on the floor. Thankfully there was nothing breakable. I picked up all of the stray items and gave them back to the owner.

"I'm so sorry" I said.

"No problem" A familiar voice replied.

Jumping about three feet in the air, I looked up to see my friend Glenn. I blushed then smiled as wide as I could.

"Glenn?" I asked him.

"The only and only" He replied.

There was a pause for a minute while I got my sense of control back. He always gave me quite a shock at least these days. Due to the fact that he wasn't exactly human. He was an Adonis. A man who exuded sexual perfection in both looks and personality. He had been born what he was and so over time had got used to the fact.

The only downside was, if he fell in love with someone who wasn't supernatural and kissed them, they would be transformed into physical perfect themselves. They wouldn't become an Adonis like him, but they would become physically and sexually perfect. Because of this, it was very hard for him to form relationships with normal people.

In fact it was thanks to Glenn that I found out about the supernatural. Because his ex-boyfriend had shown up right before we were about to kiss. Worse luck. Anyway, he had been a human and was screaming about him being cursed, some kind of Adonis or something. And when I had questioned him, I had seen he was right.

I was scared beyond belief that Glenn wasn't human so I ran away from him. That night, Markus appeared and he explained everything. The next day, I went to Glenn and apologised for the way I acted. Since then, we had stayed good friends. Because a relationship based on looks was something neither of us wanted.

"How you doing?" I asked him.

"Not too bad. Dating a vampire at the moment" He replied.

"Bit exotic for you isn't it?" I joked.

"Not really, I've had worse" He laughed.

That was certainly true. He had admitted his ex-boyfriend had only been interested in looks. In fact Glenn had met a lot of people in the fifteen hundred years he had lived. Immortality was highly common among the supernatural I noticed. I was now among their ranks. For better or worse.

"Anyone I know?" I asked.

"Don't think so. He's a new one" Glenn explained.

"Blood transfusion accident?" I asked. Shuddering at the thought because of what happened to Gordy.

"No, bitten. The guy who did was destroyed"

"Ouch"

"Yeah, but the guy raped him first" Glenn said with no air of sympathy in his voice.

"Deserved everything he got then" I replied.

Just then, the vampire in question walked behind him and gave him a kiss. Glenn returned it and for a second they were lost in each other's company. Once it was over, I got a good look at him. And did a double take almost immediately.

It was Doug's former companion, Kevin.

Admittedly, he looked a bit paler than the last time we had met but it was him alright. I realised that Glenn didn't know I knew him. In fact he didn't even know so I decided to act like I hadn't met him. Which in truth, I hadn't.

"Taylor, this is Kevin" Glenn said.

Kevin smiled. His teeth were pearl white just as I had expected.

"Nice to meet you" he spoke.

His voice had a lisp. Probably due to the fact his front fangs had changed shape like most vampires I knew. The only one who I knew closely ran a small pawn shop at the end of the high street. He was a nice guy, but he had a tendency to get overexcited if you came into the shop with a visible cut or scratch.
"Likewise" I said almost at once.

After a few seconds of tense silence, Glenn coughed.

"We'd best be off. Great to see you again" he said.

"Yeah. We'll have to get together sometime"

Glenn and Kevin nodded with respect and left. As they did I couldn't resist turning round and looking at Glenn's perfect physique. Think a young Hugh Jackman mixed with the guy that plays Connor in Primeval. Oh the things I would have done. I met no-one else on my shopping trip and after using the self-scan terminal to pay, I took the bags to my car.

While I was placing them in the boot, I heard a familiar whistling noise coming from behind me.

"Good to see you're so relaxed" I laughed.

It was Stephen. He was dressed in his usual casual clothes and was arm in arm with Kari. The two seemed to be very comfortable together recently and if they weren't careful, a patter of tiny paws may have ensued. But that was not something that any of us wanted to imagine, at least right now.

"Well after the first time, it's really simple" he laughed.

Kari shoved her elbow into his side and he growled slightly at her. She gently licked his face and he was instantly calm. In some ways, I couldn't wait till I could do that. But controlling it in certain company would obviously require a certain amount of restraint.

I bet you are imagining the licks were-animals give each other as all over the face. Well that's only during private moments. If you get my meaning. For simple affection, it's like a gentle brush for a split second. The first few times it creeped me out but now, it doesn't phase me in the least.

"Need a lift?" I asked the two 'lovers'.

"Only if you don't mind" Kari said. Her voice was very similar to Keeley Hawes. Also known to some as the voice of Lara Croft. I shook my head in approval so after a few seconds, we were seated and belted into the car. A few minutes later, I pulled into the driveway outside the house where Campbell and Stephen called home. My two passengers vacated the vehicle and walked up the gravel drive.

"Cheers for the lift" Stephen shouted.

"No problem" I answered and continued driving till I reached home.

When I got through the front door, Zoe was sat on the sofa. Arc was in his cat form spread out on the chair. I rolled my eyes and went to grab a drink from the fridge. After grabbing a can of Cherry Tango, I opened it with a flick of my wrist. I dropped the can in shock as red smoke poured out of the top and formed into a man.

"Colin?" I said.

"Sorry bout that, Marina kicked me out so I needed sometime to stay" the familiar red genie explained.

"In a can of Cherry Tango?" I asked.

"It was either that or the mayonnaise"

"That's not mayo"

Colin looked in the fridge and shivered.

"Cream cheese" I assured him.

Colin breathed a sigh of relief. Which was a big sigh considering his size. I went to the cupboard and got out a small empty bottle of aftershave. It was lucky Doug never threw anything out.

"Think you could live in here?" I asked.

He examined the object for a minute then nodded. He looked at the empty can in my hand and clicked his fingers. A new can of Cherry Tango appeared in my hand ready to drink. I opened the can and no genie emerged from it this time.

"Nothing abnormal in anything else in your fridge" he assured me.

He clapped his hands together and became red smoke once again. He poured himself into the aftershave bottle and a stopper appeared in it. The bottle flashed and it was gone. I drunk the Tango with relief then sat down next to Zoe on the sofa. It was three o'clock. Only four hours till I would transform for the first time.

And as I closed my eyes for a second, I hoped for my sake, I was ready.

I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew, the alarm on my phone went off. Waking up, I sat up and turned it off. Standing on the other side of the room were all of Jenna's pack. After a few seconds, Jenna noticed that I was awake and walked over to help me to my feet.

"How long was I out?" I asked her.

"About three and a half hours" she answered.

That meant it was half past six. I suddenly remembered it was only half an hour before I first transformed. The itching had intensified slightly and my body temperature had definitely risen. It wasn't uncomfortable but it was noticeable. I had also noticed that my already increased sense of smell had grown stronger meaning I could pick up the smell of the rubbish bins outside as well as every smell in the room.

The front door opened and Campbell walked in. He was with his two most trusted allies, Drake and Hax. The two were dressed in leather biker gear in the same style as Campbell but they were appropriately underdressed to show that they were not highly ranked.

Hax was the larger of the two and seemed to be slightly too adoring of his alpha. Every now and again he would look at him with the kind of adoration a child would give to a favourite toy. Drake was toned and ready for action. I remembered how he had launched at me the night after Doug had been exiled and wondered if I could ever truly trust him.

But then again, he had only been following orders. So it was definitely a case of benefit of the doubt.

"You ready pup?" he asked me.

"As I'll ever be" I replied.

Slowly but surely, the packs began to leave the room until the only people that were left were me, Doug and Campbell. Without any warning, I burst into tears and fell to the floor. Doug transformed into his werewolf form and rubbed himself against me for a minute or two. I hugged his massive lupine form and dried my eyes.

When I looked into his eyes, he whined. I stroked his perfectly formed muzzle and stood up carefully. Doug transformed back and put his clothes back on after a second of total nudity. After about a minute of silence, I cleared my throat.

"Sorry about that" I said.

"Don't worry about it. It happens to all new duals" Campbell explained.

Why he hadn't told me about this I wasn't sure. But if I had been expecting it, I probably would have overanalysed it more than I was doing right now. Doug licked me and I returned the gesture.

"Time to go?" Doug asked me.

"Yeah" I answered.

After we had locked the flat, we got into my car and the GPS took us slowly but surely to the place we had decided upon. It was almost pitch dark now and the clouds were just beginning to part. I could feel my muscles in my legs begin to twitch and my face was starting to tingle.

We arrived at the place with only ten minutes to spare. All of Jenna's pack was present as they had been in the flat and to my complete surprise; all of Campbell's pack were there as well. Most of them greeted me with smiles but some of them looked as though I had appeared and proclaimed supremacy.

I gulped at this point. Had I got myself in too deep?

Free Story #11 - Foretold (Chapter 1)

After a brief delay, here is Foretold, the sequel to Guided.

This part contains more scenes of a sexual nature. So you can't say you weren't warned. :)

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If my life had been given a soundtrack this morning, it would have been Don't Stop Movin' by Five. I woke up today with this feeling, that better things were coming my way. In fact, that was the song playing on the radio when my alarm went off. Without looking, I pressed the mute button and got out of bed.

Yawning, I stretched and turned to face the window. Lying fast asleep on the other side of my bed was my very handsome boyfriend Doug. He was snoring as usual but I didn't have the heart to wake him up. After all, he was still recovering from the incident almost two weeks ago when he had died and come back to life.

Speaking of the incident; tonight was the night when at least part of my life would change forever. For those of you that don't know, Doug is a werewolf. And now, I am one too. Doug had bitten me. But only after some hesitation.

This was due to his ex-boyfriend almost killing us because Doug had accidentally changed him. After shooting at both me and his sister Jenna, he finally shot himself. Jenna had survived because she was a werewolf like her brother. The act of transforming me into a werewolf had returned me to full health. And given me a craving for undercooked meat. Which was not exactly a plus but an interesting addition.

It also meant that I was now immortal and could shift into a form that neither was human or wolf. It was the best possible combination of the two, combining strength with beauty. It reminded me, now I thought of it, of the drawings I had seen on deviantArt.

So now, Taylor Michaels, all around nice guy and supermarket clerk was no longer a human but a werewolf. How I was going to explain this to my family, especially my grandmother, wasn't going to be easy. But I knew that it had to be done.

Doug was going to come with me, so it would be a lot easier.

But I thought it would be best to show them after I had transformed for the first time. So I would be able to prove to them that it had happened. Not that they would have needed any proof, but so I didn't make them worried by botching up my transformation. My first was tonight when the moon came from behind the clouds.

It happened to coincide with one of my work shifts up at the pub. But thankfully Larry, one of the regular bar staff had stepped in for me. He completely understood my situation, due to the fact he was a wereleopard. Not by birth, but his girlfriend had bitten him about thirty years ago.

Unfortunately, she had been shot by a hunter and died. It took him a long time to get over her death, which he mostly spent on the mountains of Snowdonia. But thankfully, a local pack of wereleopards had taken him in and given him the therapy he desperately needed.

He was now married to the one who had saved his life, a young dual named Alexandria. In the world of were-animals, a dual was the slang term for anyone who was one of them. Alexandria was the daughter of the alpha, so it meant a lot of responsibility if he died. Meaning that Larry would automatically become the Alpha.

Larry had been only twenty five when he had been transformed so he stayed relatively the same age, as did most transformed duals. He had matured a lot in thirty years, but not enough in his opinion to take over. But respect and maturity had to be earnt, and I was sure it would be.

The first thing I had was make Doug breakfast. About five minutes later, I walked back to the bedroom was a plate loaded with a continental breakfast and a glass of orange juice. Placing it on the tray, I watched as he sniffed the aroma. Now I was a werewolf, I was beginning to smell things that I would never have noticed before.

Particularly, the stench of Doug's feet if he hadn't taken a shower. Doug blinked and he awoke. Seeing the breakfast, he got up and rubbed his eyes. He saw me smiling at him and he grinned back.

"You really mustn't spoil me you know" he said referring to the breakfast.

"I enjoyed doing it. Besides, I've already had mine"

"Really? Well would you fancy a bit of brunch?" he asked and looked down at his crotch area. I blushed when I realised what he was referring to.

But then again, who was I to refuse free sex?

Pulling back the covers, I saw his member was poking out of the hole in his boxer shorts. No doubt because he had been massaging himself during the night, it was already covered in pre. I leapt on the bed and turned myself round so Doug could unzip my trousers. He pulled out my own penis and started to suck it.

I started gorging, licking and moaning in pleasure, eager to please my lover. He repeated the gestures but with far more finesse than I could ever begin to comprehend. About five minutes later, we both came at exactly the same time. Howling with sheer ecstasy, we sucked each other dry.

When we were finished, Doug got changed into the clothes he had left on the floor whilst I carefully zipped up my trousers. Having seen There's Something About Mary, I was taking no chances.

"So, what are you up to today?" I asked my satisfied boyfriend as he scoffed down his breakfast.

"Got to meet Jenna to arrange where to meet tonight. Can't use the woods cause there's a charity camping trip there for a few days"

In case you don't know, Jenna is also Doug's alpha. That title used to belong to another alpha named Campbell but because Doug was exiled for loving a human, he had entrusted his trust in his sister. Campbell had eventually accepted both me and Doug, but only after I took a bullet for my boyfriend.

He had nursed Jenna back to health after she had been shot and because of this, the two had formed a friendship. And that friendship grew to such intensity that they fell in love. Now they were a bone fide couple and completely unashamed about it. Well Jenna was. Campbell was a little reluctant for anyone to believe he wasn't capable of emotion.

It made sense we would have to change location. Even though werewolves were forbidden to attack humans under any circumstance under pain of execution, we didn't exactly want to draw attention to the fact we existed. After a kiss and lick, Doug went out the front door and closed it behind him. As the song had predicted, better things were coming my way.

And I for one, wasn't going to miss a single moment of my new life.

About two hours later, the phone rang. It was one of my oldest friends. His name was Gordon McAlister, and he had been transformed into a vampire in a blood transfusion accident six weeks ago. Any relief or happiness I felt at hearing his voice was extinguished almost immediately by his words.

"Markus just called. He told me what happened"

For a moment I wondered what he meant. Then the shit hit the fan. I wondered how much my ex guardian had informed him about the situation but I decided to play it safe.

"How could you go and save the life of a mutt like that?"

"Didn't he tell you? That mutt as you called him is my boyfriend"

"You're dating one of those flea bitten mongrels?"

I sighed. He was one of those people.

"In case you haven't got the memo Gordy, vampires and werewolves aren't enemies. And anyway, why are you so bothered? It's not like you weren't shy who you shagged in college?"

He laughed a cruel laugh that had a dash of irony.

"This doesn't have anything to do with the old feuds. It's a personal dislike. I never liked dogs before I was changed and I don't like them now. So the fact you are dating one is a bit of a shock"

"Well I've got an even bigger shock for you. I am one now"

The line went quiet for a minute. Then when he spoke, he was choked with both shock and hatred.

"You let him bite you? Why in the world would you do that?"

"It was either that or die"

"I'd have picked the latter if I were you"

That hurt. Big time. If the words had come from anyone else but a friend I would have shrugged them off. But not this time.

"Oh would you. Well the next time, I'll let you know!"

I hung up and placed the phone back on the receiver. So now not only was my friend a racist bigot, he was suggesting I was better off not existing because of my new status? Well screw him; I didn't need friends like that.

Just then, my mobile rang. Thinking it was Gordy again, I walked over in a huff but when I picked it up, the caller ID said it was Campbell.

"Hello?" I said after pressing to accept the call.

"Hey kiddo, big night tonight" Campbell's familiar tones echoed.

"No shit, I'm itching all over" I laughed.

"You'll get used to it in time. But anyway there's something I wanted to tell you about tonight. I won't lie; it's very painful the first time"

"Like dentist painful or paper cut?"

"More like getting your nails pulled out with a pair of tweezers"

I gulped. Only out of reflex than actual fear.

"Don't worry; we'll be there by your side. All the way"

"Thanks Campbell"

Just at that point, the doorbell rang.

"I'll say bye for now. Doug will tell you where we are meeting tonight"

"Ok, see ya later"

I hung up and went to answer the door. To my surprise, it was Arc. He smiled in an embarrassed manner and walked in. Arc was the boyfriend of my witch roommate Zoe. He was also a shapeshifter that liked to take the form of a common tabby cat.

"Sorry Tay, forgot my keys again"

"You should put a bell on them" I joked.

He got the reference and rolled his eyes at the obvious pun. He went into Zoe's bedroom and came out with his keys and his jacket.

"Thanks again Tay, see ya later"

Before I could say another word, he had left.

Well that was new. I had felt happiness, anger, surprise and humour in the space of half an hour. It was like every emotion in the world had decided to make an appearance. This was slightly odd, but understandable given that I was still mostly human.

Before I could think or do anything, the door opened once more and Doug came in. He was carrying a map under his arm and had a contented expression on his face.

"Found the place" he said and placed the map on the table.

I walked over and looked at the map. After looked around, I saw the place where Doug and Campbell had marked. It was just outside a wood about a mile from the flat.

"And you're sure it's safe?" I asked him.

"Perfectly, only riff raff would go there at night" He replied.

"That makes me feel wanted"

For a second he thought I was serious. Then, the sarcasm hit home. He walked over and licked my face. I repeated the gesture and after a second we had another trademark kiss.

After the moment passed, I walked into my bedroom and looked at the notice board where I kept my photos. For a moment, I looked over each of them in turn, and smiled.

Saving The Dead - Prologue #1

I set myself a target of writing 500 words this evening. And I managed to come up with the prologue for one of the books I am writing. The prologue is not 500 words, but the storyline didn't need it.

So without further ado, here is the first draft of the prologue of Saving The Dead.

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A cold wind flew around the vampire, but the only part of it that he felt was the lifting effect that it had on his light fitting tan jacket. He was so intent on completing the task that he set himself that it would have taken a nuclear explosion to break him out of it.

To an external observer, they would have been determined to stop him or at least slow him down. But it didn’t matter now, because it would soon be over. He would either go onto a better place, or the reluctant undead man would finally be at peace.

Shifting his feet closer to the edge of the building, he took a long shuddering breath that rattled the inside of his long dead body. He wasn’t old in vampire years, but it felt like an eternity since he had been alive.

If he had still been human, he would have been terrified of the height that he was looking down from. But any kind of emotion had been stripped bare from him long ago, so it was only a matter of time before he carried out his plan.

Slowly and carefully, he crouched to the ground and jumped off the roof. For a split second, the man seemed to float in between the heavens and the earth. But just as quickly as the sensation began, the natural force of the earth took hold. No matter how powerful, no being of flesh and blood was immune to the effects of gravity.

Many had tried, but all failed eventually. Mother Nature had placed the rules for the creatures own protection, and that was reason enough.

The man sailed down past the windows of the many floors, not caring if anyone saw, or if anyone would salvage the remains. This was his final journey, and when it was done, all would be well.

With a final look at the world he had once called home, the vampire closed his eyes and waited for the stakes to bring him salvation.

After what seemed like an eternity, there was an almighty thud. And that was the end of the life he once lived.

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Future Projects #1

Hey everyone. Hope you liked my review and the first part of one of my older books. I will keep uploading the remainder of the story and then I will upload the sequels.

The purpose of this post is to lay out a basic outline of the two books that I have in the pipeline at the moment. I tried to write just one but I kept getting distracted. (Damn Autistic tendencies)

Without further delay, here are the basic synopsis outlines of the new books.

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Masters of Fate

Leo Sanders is a young werewolf who is tired of living his life in the status quo. He has an over demanding alpha for a father, and a brother who wants nothing more than him to be involved with the  life he has been born into. But when his father decides that he and a wolf from another pack are to be married to ease tensions, Leo is horrified to learn that it is his ex-boyfriend Damon. 

Fed up with the pressures, Leo decides to take a short holiday. When he is away, he discovers an old lamp at the beach market. When he polishes it up he gets the shock of his life. A powerful genie named Owen emerges from the lamp and declares Leo to be his master.

Although he is desperate to escape, Leo does not want to make any of the wishes to change his life, which gains him the respect of the genie, who slowly begins to realise that there is more to their friendship than just the master bond. And both them learn that maybe one day, they will be free to choose their fates for their own.

Saving the Dead

Xander Dinari is a vampire with a difference. He didn't choose to be one and he doesn't want to be any more. After a freak accident changed him from living to undead, Xander is desperate to avoid the clutches of Perone, his maker's own maker who desires nothing more than blinded servants to give him what he needs and the lust of the blood that used to belong to his kind.

Lining up a line of wooden stakes, Xander jumps off the highest building in the city and prays the end of his life. But he didn't count on a man with superhuman powers of his own, who saves the city in nothing but a red superhero costume. Although shaken and angry by the intervention, he is given a new lease of life. A fact that is cut short when his maker is murdered, making him the property of Perone. 

Xander now wants to do three things in his life, find a way to bring his makers murderer to justice, be free of the evil Perone and find the man who flew through the air and saved not only his body, but his heart.