He was the first person to be bitten by Iris and had survived. They either couldn't handle it or Cordelia killed them.
Jacob.
He had just married and wanted to start a family. He wanted to live a normal life with his wife and future kids until one day, he fell sick. He had taken the sickness as a minor thing at first, but it became severe… too severe that he was admitted into the hospital.
"Loss of appetite. Severe fever. Low amount of red blood cells…". That was what he had heard the doctor say. He knew he was going to die but didn't know the cause of his illness.
Jacob was lying down unconscious and weak when the doctor came in. His wife was sitting beside him on the bed caressing his hair. "What's wrong doctor?" She had asked and he wanted her to meet her in the office but she didn't want to leave his side.
"Just say it, he's unconscious, I'll look how to relay it to him in a much positive way". The doctor sighed. "Well, he has those symptoms"
"What symptoms?"
"HIV. It's getting deeper and he won't live too long. I'll give him a year as luck", he said his voice holding no emotions.
"How did he get it?" She asked shaking in fear.
"Remember when I took your blood samples. Seems like the drugs you were taking to suppress isn't that effective. You might end up…"
"Shut up! I didn't know it would get to this. I should have told him", she said weeping seriously. "Isn't there anything you could do?" She asked looking at him with hope but he said nothing crashing her hopes. She didn't expect him to contract the disease.
When the doctor left, Jacob opened his eyes and groaned. She looked at him and cleaned her tears. "You didn't tell me you had it", he said his voice faint but angry. It was full of regret and broken trust.
She had begged and begged but he didn't want to speak to her… He was fucking going to die!
Strangely, Jacob had survived for a year, he was told that out of guilt, his wife had killed herself. He had accepted his death having nothing to live for.
Iris had entered the hospital looking around and hating the smell of disinfectant. Then someone was being rushed in, he was bleeding profusely. She had looked at the person trying to control herself, but as always, the curse took over her. She had turned into that deadly beast and had devoured the people in the hospital. Jacob was passing out, he couldn't breathe and all his strength drained. He could feel his life slipping away and we're at his finger tips.
Then, in sync with time,he had felt something dig into his neck and he screamed with all his strength and finally closed his eyes. He woke up not long after with a renewed strength… That beast had saved his life.
Jacob smiled. He owed Iris a lot, she had always been there for him and although she fled Paris, she was in touch with him. He could die for her if anything were to go wrong. He sighed and went inside, he was not going to let any harm come to her and as for Cordelia.
"Fuck her", he muttered.
He was going to make her pay for everything she had done.
***
Joseph sat with his mother as she went on about how the pack is trying to survive.
"Those bloody vampires attacked us again", she said and he looked at her. "I'm guessing it killed a lot of people". She nodded and made to touch his shoulder and he glared at her, she let her hands drop to her side.
"I'm planning on involving the witches", she said and he said nothing at first . "Those cunning bastards. I don't think you should". He stood to leave but she stopped him.
"You just came and you're leaving"
"I came because father said I should check on you. That your pack was attacked"
His mother sighed rubbing her temples. "I know I made a mistake, Joseph, but I'm back. I just…"
"Fuck you. You think I care about whether you were there or not? I was laughed at and mocked… a fucking hybrid and you suddenly showed up and rejected who I was", he said with no hint of emotion.
Joseph turned and walked out on her. She sighed shaking her head. She suddenly felt sick to the stomach…
He sat on a log of wood thinking about what had just happened. He didn't really mean to shout at her that way but he was fed up with her and her stupid explanations. He sighed standing to go home when he sensed something.
He moaned and looked behind him smiling. "What brings you to the dangerous woods, Lucy", he said and she smiled.
"Didn't know you were here, don't get me wrong. I just wanted to think", she said and snuggled close to him. He kissed her forehead and pinched her nose. She blushed bright pink.
"If you keep blushing I might end up doing things to you here". She smiled and he kissed her sealed lips.
"Think about what?"
"Nothing that you should be worried about, it's just…"
"Is it Iris? If she's the one tell me let me kill her". He looked dead serious like he meant it and so she laughed. "No! Iris is not like that". He still wore a frown on his face so she kissed him and he let her caressing her back.
"I don't like it when you frown". She muttered and he smiled. "I don't like it when you think too much". His voice in a whisper which made her moan.
Suddenly, his phone rang and he looked at it. "I have to take this", he said and kissed her goodbye and increased his steps. He looked worried and that worried her too. "What's wrong", she muttered closing her eyes and opening them.
Clan?
What made her more worried was the person that called. Who would save someone's number with something like that. Was he in some kind of cult or it was just something he called the caller.
Dark Armour clan.
Lucy sighed, she was thinking too much. It wasn't her business how he saved people's number. She decided to leave and probably go have a drink or two with Iris.
From a distance, a fox stared at her as she left the woods… .