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"Like what you see?" the Detective's voice came up from behind me, I stayed silent as I observed the dry blood splashed on the ground, they didn't even bother to clean it up. The detective ordered the guards to drag and seat me inside the cage, then they closed and locked the metal door. I sat on the cleanest spot I could find on the ground, shivering from cold and anticipation, I kind of knew what they were planning to do to me, looking up I saw the scientists standing at the high windows with their pens in their hands- observing me, writing down notes about me, is this how animals in the Zoo feel? fear ?humiliation?.
My line of thoughts was cut when I heard a huge metal door sliding open, then there was a sound that I knew too much, heavy thumping footsteps approaching me slowly, heavy breathing, grunting and growling, then I smelled the stench of wet dog and rotten meat, the growling sound turned higher and I slowly raised my head, I wanted it to be Cedric or Zevrus and in one crazy moment I wished it would be Cyprus or Darious- but when I looked at the werewolf in front of me, it was a stranger.
I gasped and stood up quickly, the werewolf straightened up and snarled at me, I scrambled backwoods until my back hit the cold metal bar behind me, the werewolf studied me, but I saw it in his eyes- those looks were not lustful, they were out of hunger, like someone looking at a hamburger after a long day of hard physical work. Detective Mayers' voice came up through a microphone somewhere in the dark corners in the room "this werewolf had been starved for almost a month now, the way he's looking at you, I can tell he's about to pounce, this means that this is not your alpha- too bad" the second he finished his sentence the werewolf was shot in the head with a huge mugshot, I screamed as his body fell limp on the dirty ground.
I stared at him in shock, I was shaking all over as I grabbed the metal bars to keep myself on my feet. my tears rolled down my cheeks, this werewolf lying dead with his head blown out in front me, had no fault in all of this, I wouldn't blame him if he had attacked me- it's not like he wanted to be caught and starved by the government. The metal door slid open again, I looked away and shut my eyes tight, I didn't want to see the next victim- their eyes would forever haunt me.
I waited as the footsteps came closer, but then I smelled something familiar, wild flowers, sandalwood, I opened my eyes slowly and looked towards the door, only to see Zevrus in his werewolf form, he stood there with his head cocked sideways- he looked confused, then it dawned on me that I forgot about my new look, I took a deep breath and wiped away my tears , then I faced him fully, not caring about my half naked state, "Zevrus" my voice came out as a broken whisper, but it was enough for him to hear, he jolted and made a groaning sound, then he took a few steps towards me and I didn't hesitate to run to him and hug him, he engulfed me in a warm hug, sending warmth all over my exposed body, the microphone made a loud sound, Zevrous and I broke the hug and he growled and stood in front of me, "interesting, this werewolf, he was here before and managed to escape, he seems quite fond of you and intimacy is obvious, however, we already have a DNA sample of his blood, it doesn't match the DNA sample in the bite wound on your neck, so who's the true alpha? Mrs.Rivers?" I shiver and look at Zevrus who looks back at me in a strange way, I gulp and keep quiet, this time Detective Myers enters the room and steps in front of the cage with his hands behind his back he stares at Zevrus and I then he nods "this werewolf clearly has a strong connection with you as well" he calls out for a guard who's carrying a huge weapon in his hands, the guard points the weapon towards Zevrus, I instantly jump in front of him with my arms opened "NO!", Zevrus growls and snarls viciously behind me, and I can't stop shaking yet glaring at the detective.
"oh the drama" he rolls his eyes and waves his hand in a disposing matter, "judging your reaction I believe I am right" he nods again and looks behind him, a huge screen lights up and shows multiple profile pictures of werewolves, my eyes roam all over it ,"so many" ,my voice comes out in a whisper again and Zevrus grunts behind me as if he agrees. My eyes locate Cedric's wolf, those golden eyes can't be mistaken, the same eyes that rocked my world, scared me, showed me sadness and showed me happiness.
"So, Mrs.Rivers, here are all of the werewolves we have here, I can't risk all of them being shot to death- so how about you save their lives and tell me which one is your alpha?" I close my eyes and think of a plan , then I open them again ,"he's not here", Detective Mayers stares at me for a second, then he bursts into a fit of laughter "my god Mrs.Rivers, did you actually think that I would believe that?" he sombers and fixes his tie "if you won't tell us who the alpha is, I'll have to shoot each and everyone of the subjects in the picture, fuck the risk of losing them all" he points behind me "starting with this one" the guard fires and hits Zevrus in the shoulder, I scream as he roars and grans his shoulder in agony, panic surges through me and I cry and sob hard as I touch his hands, head, ears, "Oh my god, Zevrus, oh my god!" He coughs and a black liquid comes out of his mouth, my eyes almost bulge out of my head, "wolf's bane" says Detective Mayers, I look at him, his smirk shows that he's enjoying Zevrus' miserable state.
Detective Mayers nods to the guard once again , but before the guard could do anything , I hug Zevrus' head that is now leveled with my shoulder since he's on his knees, the Detective laughs and signals to the guard to lower his weapon, "I hope this means that you're going to tell me who your alpha is" I hesitate and look at Zevrus who's breathing hard and barely conscious, I can't risk losing him like that , I look at the detective and nod "I will tell you- on one condition" the detective jerks his chin towards me "name it", I take a breath "this werewolf gets treated right now, when he's on his feet again, I'll give you my alpha's name".
The detective puts his hands in his pockets and thinks about it for an agonizing few seconds, but then he raises his head and nods "deal".