Rome walked purposefully through the hallowed halls of the house. While it screamed of neglect and abandonment, there were also signs that the structure had once been a beautiful edifice that won the hearts of many.
In the lobby, there was a chandelier dangling from the high roof, however, for as long as Rome had claimed the house as his own, he had never once seen it come on. As a matter of fact, he knew for certain that the damned thing was rusty and could fall off any second. It would be a death trap for whoever was unlucky enough to be under it when it happened.
He took a turn into yet another passage, this was no different from his corner of the house. The curtains were torn and dirty, rags and torn papers littered the floor. There was a thick coat of dust over just about everything. It was a mess, but Rome didn't see any of that. None of the hybrids saw just how dirty and disgusting their abodes were, they were always so focused on other pleasures.
As he walked down the passage, he rolled his eyes as he heard the familiar moans of pleasure. They were from Erica and she had always been a screamer when it came to sex. Many people considered her to be a fiend due to the way she was always horny and sex seemed to be the cure for whatever was ailing her. He wondered what she was trying to fix now as she kept screaming her lungs out in ecstasy.
The door to her bedroom was wide open and Rome walked right into it, he didn't even break a step when he saw her on all fours on the bed, her hair was pulled back by a big burly man whose body was glistening in sweat. The man's body was so shiny that it was reflecting the poor lighting of the room.
With one hand pulling her hair back and the other keeping her waist in place, the man slammed hard into Erica over and over, groaning with pleasure as he sought to satisfy her. His muscles rippled with his movements as he increased his pace, he was so focused that he didn't even notice someone else was in the room.
Erica noticed though, she grinned at Rome from the bed and waved just as the man flipped her over and spread her legs, draping one of them over his shoulders as he slipped his cock right back into her. The moment it hit the right spot, she let out a sharp scream of pleasure, closing her eyes. She hurriedly gestured to Rome to hold on as she grabbed her lover passionately, eliciting an even more passionate response from him.
"This can't wait, Erica." Rome said, raising his voice over her cries of pleasure, "You and I need to talk right now!"
"Come back later!" She huffed, her voice breaking as she struggled to keep her breath under control while the man kept fucking her. Her breasts were also glistening under the light, rising and falling as they danced around in tune to their movement.
"I don't have time for this!" Rome said angrily as he made his way to the bed, he climbed it and immediately wrapped his arm around the man's neck.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Erica cried angrily.
With a growl, Rome snapped her lover's neck with such force that his head was cut cleanly from his body, causing blood to spurt out in torrents from the evered neck, splashing them both. The man's cock was still inside Erica as his body spasmed before falling forward with a thud, soiling the bed with his blood.
"What the fuck, Rome?" Erica cried as she adjusted on the bed to avoid the body, "I was just about to cum, what the fuck were you thinking?"
"You and I need to talk, right now!"
"I'm not interested in whatever you want to talk about. Nothing comes between me and my orgasm, not even you, my fucking boyfriend. You're gonna have to take his place now, you know that I can't start the day being unsatisfied, it's a bad omen."
"Get the fuck off that bed, Erica. Shit has hit the fan, okay? I need you, right now!"
In a flash, Erica jumped out of the bed and threw herself against Rome so they crashed hard into the wall. She pressed her entire body against him and grabbed him by the crotch, "I'm not in the mood for games. That guy you just killed was an impressive lover, it took me a while to groom him just to my liking. Your excuse better be worth it, or you won't be using this cock for the rest of eternity."
"We're fucked, Erica!" Rome told her, "Does that sound worth it to you?"
He then shoved her off him, causing her to crash into the bed. She blew out a breath, running her fingers through her long messy hair as she lowered herself onto the bed, naked and soaked in the blood of her dead lover. She crossed her legs and stared at her boyfriend, "You've got my attention."
"Ulva died last night."
Erica smiled at him, the anger fading from her beautiful face at once, "congratulations baby! But… I thought you had bad news?"
"He didn't die from my bite!" Rome spat the words out as if they hurt him to say out loud. "Someone else killed him!"
"Ooops… that's a bummer. This means the Mantle is in someone else, how do you know who it would be? Besides, does this mean we'd be planning another operation soon? Come on babe, you already know what we went through just to get you to bite Ulva. Do we have what it takes for another of such operation?"
"Well, we're gonna have to think of something." Rome said as he went to the bed and sat beside her, "I've already sent Leo to gather some hybrids who will begin to monitor the Borough and find out who the next alpha is."
"Hold on, you think a wolf killed Ulva?"
"That's the only explanation that makes sense. I know for a fact that Ulva never left the Borough since I bit him, and I doubt an outsider was responsible. So, someone in the Borough killed him and I can bet it that the son of a bitch is already getting ready to be crowned the alpha."
Erica noted the anger in his words as he bunched his fists, itching to punch something. She gently took him by the chin and turned him to face her, "so sorry it didn't work out as you wanted."
"I was so close, baby." Rome muttered, "I could literally feel the Borough within my grasp. And it just slipped from me. Just like that? Fuck no! I can't accept it!"
"You're damn right we can't, we'll find the new alpha and we'd kill him as well. This time, we won't use venom, we'd make sure he's dead. Right in front of us."
"We tried that with Ulva, the bastard was just too stubborn to die. We can try it again though, I'm sure we'd have better luck."
"Of course, you would," she said as she let out a light laughter. She got to her feet and made her way to the bathroom where she washed off all the blood. When she returned, she was toweling her hair dry as she spoke, "Next time you're killing my lover, can you make it less bloody? Or at the very least, not do it right on top of me? I feel like I took a dunk in syrup that tastes like candy."
"Next time, I'll be sure to be more considerate," Rome's words laced with sarcasm.
Erica went to the closet and pulled out a gown which she wore over her form. Rome watched her get dressed. For as long as he had known Erica, she had always been beautiful. She was drop-dead gorgeous and everything about her was just on point. She had the kind of body that could be classified as "slim-thick", her beautiful hourglass figure was always prominent no matter the kind of dress she wore. Her bosom stood proud and firm, threatening to burst out of the binds she used to hold them in place. They would always be a marvel to Rome.
She was one of the first people he met when he turned and she helped him through the process of dealing with it. Becoming a hybrid was always a traumatic experience and for many, they never survived it. Erica had been there for him and she had been there with him since then. If he were to be capable of love in this cruel world, she was the only one he would ever be in love with.
Now, he watched her begin to touch her makeup.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I need to hangout on the outskirts of the Borough," she replied as she applied lipstick that was as red as the blood of her dead lover. "I'm sure there's a wolf or two I can tease into giving me the latest happenings in the Borough."
"That's smart," he nodded. "When we know what the situation of things in there are like, we'd be able to prepare better for what's to come. I need to take control of the Borough as soon as possible, babe. I don't know how long I can hold Mikel off."
At that, Erica left her vanity and walked back to him at the bed, she lowered herself so she was at eye level with him, "babe, we'd make this work, okay? The Borough is as good as yours, this is only a minor setback."
She leaned in and planted a kiss on his lips, then he responded and soon, their tongues were lashing against each other as they kissed deeply. Just then, Rome felt his phone begin to vibrate in his pocket. He pulled away from the kiss at once and took out his phone.
"It's Leo," he muttered as he checked the caller. "He must have gathered the hybrids."
He answered the call at once, "tell me where you are, I'll come meet you. Are the hybrids ready?"
"We're at the shack, Rome." Leo said over the line, "You have to come here at once, we have a problem."
"A problem? What fucking problem?"
"A big one. Get here as soon as you can, Rome."