Everyone was awoken by the frightening howl earlier. Fear gripped their hearts as they thought they were being hunted by the monsters of myth, the werewolves.
Everyone stayed in their rooms while the guards were more alert than they had ever been.
After a few moments had passed with no incident, everyone calmed down and went back to sleep.
Garcia couldn't get rid of the uneasy feeling he had, so he ventured out of the mansion.
'If that beast has come again it must be for brother' he thought.
He went towards his brother's window on the side of the mansion to see if things were alright on his side.
On getting to Matteo's window, what he saw was what he would always describe as the worst shock of his life, for before his very eyes, he saw a frightening beast climb out of Matteo's window.
His mind went blank when he saw Matteo's necklace which their father gave him on his 16th birthday, on the beast. He could recognize it at a glance because Matteo never took it off.
"If that is brother's necklace, then that means..."
The realization was maddening. He tried his best to come to a conclusion contrary to his thoughts but it couldn't be helped, his mind could only tell him one thing, Matteo was the monster he saw...
"I have to follow him." Garcia said to himself.
"Why did it have to turn out like this?!" Matteo asked himself with gritted teeth.
"What came over me?!"
"Have I become the monster I slayed?"
"Will I lose my mind and be slayed too?"
A lot ran through Matteo's mind as he stood there, fighting to gain control of his mind and body.
Suddenly, he turned around as he heard something move in the bushes.
"Oh no, he saw me!" Garcia panicked.
"I have to leave now!"
He started running towards the mansion through the woods.
Matteo's hunter instinct took over him as he saw the unknown man run into the woods, making him run after the man.
As he gave chase, he caught a familiar scent. He was confused as he was trying to gain full control of his mind while trying to remember where he had caught the same scent.
"Shit!! He's catching up." Garcia panicked as he heard the footsteps of the beast drawing closer.
"How on earth do I explain to father that I died by my brother's hands while he was in the form of a beast??!!" Garcia shouted in frustration.
He kept running, but how long could he keep running, how fast could he run?
His path was blocked by the frightening beast, it's menacing gaze locked on him.
"G...g...Garcia?" Matteo managed to speak because his sharp teeth and his snout won't let him speak properly.