The werefox clans lived in harmony. Everything in accordance and all expected duties rights and obligations carried out until a woman destroyed that balance.
She had no child and like any other woman wanted a child so much that she sort the help of a dark magician… those who practiced the forbidden art of alchemy. This woman gave birth to a beautiful girl but through dark magic and so died . Someone who knew how wrong this was and how it caused disorder in the werefox community sort to kill the child.
This child ran to different parts of the world but the determined fox chased her till the ends of the earth. But as the child ran, she made monsters like her… turning humans into foxes with abilities.
But the fox preserved and in the end killed the child.
Cordelia sighed and closed the book. "What happened to the magic?" She asked no one in particular. She gave a five star to the author of the book, he was like a fortune teller. She looked at the author… Jayson. O.
She smiled dropping the book on the desk and moving to the window. He left out the dark magic part and was going to lay a complaint personally.
"Jayson". She muttered smiling evily.
***
"... Even after everything Lockwood… sorry, I mean Heathcliff was reunited with his true love, Catherine in death…" Lucy said looking at Joseph, he smiled at her and she bit her lips so as to stay focused.
After class, she waited for everyone to leave and she folded her arms at him. He came to her laughing. "Lockwood and Catherine? Hah, what a bad match", he said holding her waist.
"Says the person who said Heathcliff was catholic at a time…" he shut her up by kissing her and she didn't hesitate. She felt those sparks and knew if she didn't stop, she might do something crazy.
"Stop it! Someone might see us"
"Do you think I care, sweetheart", he said caressing her back side.
Yep, he doesn't care
Joseph began to unbutton her shirt then stopped and kissed her neck. He let out a chuckle. "She'll call me crazy 'cause I want to have sex with her in the classroom while others are doing sports", he said and she smiled.
"And someone would come in her because she forgot her clothes or something and see us", she said and they laughed . He buttoned her shirt and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Let's go for sports", he said and she nodded.
***
Iris sat in the bathroom looking at her nails all bloody. She hadn't killed anyone, she'd been fighting that curse and it seemed to be working these days. She had unknowingly injured herself.
The thought of Cordelia made her dig her sharp fox claws into her delicate human skin. She licked the blood and scoffed.
"I should stop thinking of her for now", she muttered.
She had missed school for almost a week now and that meant bad grades, but she scoffed, she was a genius who didn't need to read. Suddenly, her phone buzzed. She looked at it to see Lucy.
"Hey love, you missing me already?" She asked sarcastically.
Lucy groaned. "Ha. Me miss you, you must be dreaming"
"Then why did you call?"
"We had test today and I covered up for you", she said sounding angry. "I'll give you a treat , okay"Iris smirked and she hissed hanging up.
Another call came in; unknown number…
"Hello, this is Iris, how can I help you", she said, her accent french like.
"This is the police, we saw you at the crime scene three weeks ago, we're at your door, we'd like to ask you some questions".
Iris sighed. "These fuckers", she muttered going to open the door for them. "Come in", she said and they entered looking around in awe.
"You're Iris Evans , right?" The officer, Connor asked.
Me? Evans. Scoff. I don't even know my last name. At one time Levi then claricuzio then…
"Yes, sir", she said smiling at him and motioning the two other officers that came in to take some drink.
"We saw you around the crime scene last three weeks. Sure you saw the news"
"I saw the news and thanked my stars that that horrifying beast didn't eat me -" she sniffed holding her chest. " - I can't think of myself losing all these and most especially my life when I haven't even had sex yet", she said sobbing for real and feeling pained that the officer suspected her.
"Wait. You think I'm that horrible beast? Fuck! I can't even kill a fly" she was weeping, her eyes red in tears.
Connor sighed. "That's not what we meant. We're just here to check if you're okay or you.saw the beast mistakenly", he said taking in the view of the house. "I'd like to speak to your parents, Evans", he said and she rolled her eyes though he didn't see it.
These police freaks.
"I live alone", she said and flashed him a smile. "How can you say you live alone?"
" 'cause I do", she said and he rolled his eyes.
"Either way, we'd like to speak with your parents", he said again and she stood up.
"I think I've accommodated you enough, I said I'm okay and didn't see any beast, yet you harass me, is that what an officer of the law does? Harass people?" She said quite angry and putting on a defensive mode.
Connor sighed and apologized. "Sorry for the inconvenience, Miss Iris", he said and stood to leave.
How can an eighteen year old girl say she doesn't have parents and lives alone?
"Very suspicious", he muttered to himself and left.
Immediately he and his men left the building, the memories of them ever being here was wiped out.
"Those fucking officers", she said and smiled evily… Just if they knew they had spent some minutes with the real deal… the beast they were looking for.
***
Cordelia walked briskly into a building. The company is said to be one of the best publishing companies in Nigeria and yet that book was incomplete.
"How can I be of service to you ma", someone said beside her and she smirked. "I'd like to speak with your CEO", she said and he tells her to wait for a minute.
"Sir, someone is here to see you", the secretary said and Jayson looked at her and sighed. "I don't want to see anyone now and I don't think I have any appointments today".
"But sir…"
"Are you dead or something, I …"
"He's not deaf". Someone said from behind and he looked up to see his worst nightmare. His eyes were wife as if he had just seen a ghost. The secretary didn't need to be told to leave, he just left the two alone.
"Cat caught your tongue?"
"Cordelia", he muttered and she smiled sinisterly.
"Hello, Jayson"