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Chapter 24 - Lay Low

16:00

Gary was in his study, sleeping.

Vanessa was starting the preparations for dinner. Hayley was watching TV and forcing Jayden to watch with her.

'Of all things, she wants me to watch Mickey Mouse!? I'm 16, for crying out loud!'

The front door opened, and something heavy landed on the floor.

Vanessa's voice resounded from the kitchen, "Young Lady, your bag belongs in your room!"

A sigh was heard, and loud footsteps came later. Loud in Jayden's opinion.

Hayley looked at the person, and jumped off the sofa. "Sofia!"

Hayley ran over to her, and Sofia picked her up.

"Hey little troublemaker. I heard you ran from school today."

Hayley nodded, "Yeah, and I was also hit by a car!"

Hayley spoke as if she didn't have a care in the world, surprising Sofia.

'She nearly died yet she speaks like this!?'

Sofia's gaze shifted from the little girl to the head of black-grey hair on the sofa.

Vanessa yelled, "You can change the channel, if you like, Jayden!*

Jayden called back, " Thanks!" He immediately picked up the remote.

Sofia spoke, "Hi."

Jayden jolted out of the sofa, almost. He whipped his head and turned to look at her.

"Who, me?"

"Yes pretty boy, you."

Jayden stuttered, "H...H...Hi."

Sofia looked at him and smiled. "I'm Sofia.

" I'm Jayden."

She walked upstairs with her sister, and Jayden slumped back into the sofa.

'I have zero experience with talking to girls, that encounter alone proved it.'

Jayden facepalmed himself. 'Why did I stutter? I never stutter! I don't even like her!'

His mind trailed off to his friends, 'I miss you guys,' he said to himself, his thoughts finally fixing on Maya's smiling face.

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Ethan was pacing up and down his room.

"What do you want!?" He spoke , though he was the only one in the room.

A voice answered, "I just want to tell you that we're switching to Plan B"

Ethan asked, "What're you talking about?"

"I want you to pay young Greystone a little visit, tonight."

Ethan smiled, "Finally. But how do I find him I a city this big?"

Shadows covered the room, followed by a growl and a crisp slapping sound.

PA!!!!!!!!!

The Alpha was furious. "What have I been teaching you since you became a Werewolf?"

"Uh.....how to use my senses?"

"Then use them!!! Sight, smell, hearing!!!! Find him!!! "

The shadows left the room, and Ethan stood there while holding the back of his head.

"What was that for? Ass!" He mumbled.

A voice resounded,"I heard that!!" reminding him that he wasn't the only Werewolf in town.

'A few hours left till nightfall, then I'll start my hunt.'

Ethan lay down on the bed.

'Wait for me, my prey.'

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Austin and Maya were in Aiden's room.

Aiden said, "That wallet I have Jayden has a tracking device on it, so we can find him tonight. He probably doesn't know he's off the hook, so we'll tell him ourselves."

Austin nodded in approval while Maya asked, "When did you give him the wallet?"

"Last night, in the park."

Maya frowned. "But you said you didn't find him."

Aiden broke out in cold sweat, Maya had caught his lie.

"Aiden, when was the last time we sparred? Master was always complaining that you've been slacking off, let's test it."

Aiden slowly raised his fists, but as soon as he did, a leg came hurtling towards him.

Aiden fell down, crying out in pain.

Maya was gobsmacked, "But I didn't even hit you?"

Austin picked him up, "Come on, scaredycat, let's go find our friend."

Aiden walked with them, depressed.

'How did I slip up? My lies have never been caught before. Its Austin! His muscle brain mentality has caught on to me!:

If Austin could hear Aiden's thoughts, he'd beat him up.

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Jayden and the Chevenix Family sat down for dinner.

Jayden was awfully quiet, so Sofia took the initiative to talk to him.

"So, Jayden, where do you learn?"

"Westlake."

"Wow, isn't that the most expensive school in the city?"

Jayden didn't know, but he nodded.

Sofia unleashed a barrage of questions, and soon Jayden couldn't even eat.

He was annoyed.

'At least the food's working. I'm healing slowly. Im weakening quite a bit, effect of that damned Moon. I gotta get out of here before I collapse again.'

After dinner, Jayden got up, said his thanks, and prepared to leave.

Gary called out, "I'll escort you to the door."

When they were at the door, Gary said, "Jayden, you're a nice kid. I like you. And because I like you, I'm going to give you one piece of advice. Stay away from Ethan. Its not him I'm worried about, but his father. Stay safe and lay low."

Jayden said, "I'll keep it in mind."

"My daughters seem to like you. Maybe you should come over more often."

Jayden laughed awkwardly.

He left soon after, and thought, 'Okay, so where do I sleep tonight?'

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Ethan woke up and said, "Time to hunt."

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Jayden's three friends were in Aiden's car. Well, it was his father's car, but he wasn't there, so he 'borrowed' it.

Austin yelled, "Turn left!!"

Aiden kept silent and did as told.

"Turn right!!"

Aiden turned right.

"Keep going forward!!!"

Aiden couldn't take it anymore, "Will you shut up!! Do you have to shout!?"

Austin replied, "But, you're shouting?"

Aiden gritted his teeth and fixed his eyes on the road, releasing curses under his breath.

Maya spoke with a calm voice, "Aiden, turn left and go straight for a hundred meters."

Aiden said, "Hear that, Austin? That's how you should speak."

It was hard to think that these two were nobles, sons of the most powerful men in the city under Adrian Greystone.

Meanwhile, a figure was following them from a distance.

"Why use my senses to find a person when I can just follow his friends?" Ethan smiled.

'Blame your friends for helping me find you. Don't worry, the sooner you suffer, the better.'

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Jayden was sitting in the East Wind Park, another safe haven for the likes of him.

He saw lights flashing, and the car stopped at the entrance.

'Who could that be?' He his behind a tree.

"Jay! Jayden!! Its us!!"

He recognized Maya's voice and came out.

"Hey guys!"

They turned to him, and he ran to them, overjoyed.

Before he could get to them, a figure landed on him, and the two of them rolled on the ground.

Jayden and the figure got up and stared at each other.

Jayden's eyes started glowing bright gold, while the figure's glowed blue.

"Nice to meet you, Omega," Ethan smiled.

Jayden's vision turned red, and the both of them let out a terrifying roar.