Swim Fast

"Does Scott know?", Sebastian worriedly asked.

"I don't think so!", Austin immediately answered. "Did you saw his face earlier when you carried Diana out of the boat? Geez Man.. I can tell he's overly jealous", he enthusiastically clapped his hands in joy realizing that the Alpha has been busted from his act with Lily after seeing his outrageous reaction when Diana was in Sebastian's arms.

They all laughed as they can all relate. Then, David smiled at Sebastian. "You don't have to worry about being rejected, Seb. Were family here. Whatever you choose, or do, we got your back all the time", he ruffled Sebastian's hair gently as he nodded at him..

"We can even help you dig a grave if you murder someone", everyone stared at the extreme support Austin offered. "or… not", he smiled ear to ear.

Sebastion bumped fists on every pack member who had favorable reception on his revelation. He thought, if only he have come out early on, he wouldn't have to distance himself from the pack and hide his identity from his family.

"By the way, sorry for your loss, Seb. Priscilla was a wonderful wolf", David said as he stood up. "Shall we howl for the moon for the clan's loss of another precious life?", David said as the pack followed him.

They circled the field and shapeshifted to their wolf forms as they offered a moment of silence. Before Sebastian shapeshifted to his wolf form, he briefly said, "For Priscilla Devlin". Then, they howled for the moon to pay respects for the most selfless wolf mother they know. The clan members, who were leaving for the boats heard the howls of the pack. They decided to go back to the fields. Then one by one, they joined the clan's wolf pack as they howl sadly together while looking up the moon.

After a few rounds of howling, the pack noticed Cory rushing to the fields in his four paws. They all observed his arrival looking forward to what they have found. "We found the arsonist", he mindtalked the pack as he sprinted out.

"Here we go", Allen trailed after Cory followed by Austin, David and Sebastian. Cory led them on the other end of the lab's means of entry just across the woods, where Reina is waiting. The ground was still warm, and the stairs down was totally burned.

"He's down there", Reina said as she pointed down the entrance. "The stairs are wet, so be careful", she said as she led the pack in. The sound of water dripping echoed in the dark tunnel of the lab. The pack slowly went down as their bare feet touch the wet cemented stairs. The smell of watered down acrid stings their noses making it hard to breathe inside. Just below the entrance, the pack found Damon's boy, with half of his face and body burnt. In a bizarre position, Damon was sitting against the wall with a jerrycan of gasoline still on his hand.

"He's dead", Cory said with great devastation. "Observe carefully, and let us know what you think", he said in a serious tone.

Austin looked closely as he squinted his eyes. "How ironic.. It looked like he's just.. chilling in the fire", Damon looked like he was just sleeping as his face doesn't show any signs of pain considering he's partially burned.

"More like.. he just waited here until the fire eats him alive", Sebastian observed that Damon seemed to have only fired up the entrances, and not merely the entire lab.

"See these markings?", Reina showed the back of Damon's neck. "Familiar?", she asked.

"Hmm.. Aren't those marks of possession?", David asked as he sees a star in the middle of a spiderweb on Damon's nape.

"We think he was possessed..", Reina said. "I noticed that, he's not himself in the past few days, but sadly I didn't looked into it thinking I was wrong. Besides, his scent never changed", she added.

"So that's explains why he's been hanging around the office early in the morning.", Sebastian said. Damon have always been a laid back person who has no interests in getting involved in the company's affairs. But lately, he's been in and out the office working his ass off together with Scott.

"He's been giving drinks to Scott everday. I think, he mixes something in it. Because tonight.." Reina got cut off by Cory.

".. he didn't turned to a lycan", Cory filled Reina's explanations.

"Yea but, doesn't that mean Scott's not really the lycan?", Austin asked as knitted his brows.

"He is! But with the help of Diana's blood he didn't turn..", Allen thought. "But.. why can he still smell of a wolf and he could shapeshift?", he wondered as he folded his arms across his chest.

"EXACTLY!!! Guys, who do you think is the only creature capable of doing magical drugs, freaking spells and all the fucked up curses?", Reina said while everyone has the same person in mind.

"The nagua", Austin answered.

"She used Damon through posession to give Scott something in those drinks, not nearly removing his wolfness. If that's Damon's works, he would've helped Stanley too since he already have Diana", Reina explained with hand gestures.

"But he didn't, right? ", Cory answered as the pack shifted their gaze from Reina. They observed how synchronous the two have become.

"All along, the nagua already have Diana. And now.. Now, I think she's after..", Reina held her breath before she l

"Scott", Sebastian whispered. "So what's in those drinks?" He asked.

"I don't know. But I guess, she's preparing Scott for something", Reina answered. The tunnel began to rumble that alerted the pack.

"This place is going down, we better find Scott". Cory said as the pack hurriedly went out. Before they all shifted to their wolf forms, Cory held Reina's hand and kissed it before they sprinted to the lake dock in their four paws.

As they reach the dock, the clan members have used all the boats going to the opposite direction of the mansion. It seemed like they will not drop off on the Devlins Mansion anymore. With no boats left, the pack growled in agitation as they look over the dark mansion across the lake. Worried that something might have taken place in the grand home, the pack looked ahead as they prepare to jump in the lake. "You guys better swim fast", Sebastian mindtalked the pack as he dive in the water.

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BACK IN THE BALLROOM

Darkness befalls the large hall. The place that collected great memories from several family occasions among the Devlins was stained with bloody killings caused by the catastrophic war between the newborn vampires and the wolves. With only the walls as witnesses, the delta and omega wolves of the Devlins household conquered their fears as they fight for their lives in all the corners of hall.

Scott watched how the housemaids, butlers and the rest of the Devlin household fight alongside him until their last breath. Their inexperience in fighting made it easier for the newborns to break every bone in their bodies. Their blood were spilled in succession against the vampires who have eyes only for death. Kate plead several times to stop the fighting, yet no one seems to hear her cries.

The neverending exchanges of the newborns' death blows and the wolves' strikes engaged for hours that seemed like a battle of wills. The newborn vampires who have no fear nor remorse destroyed the whole place as they savagely kill every wolf they come across.

Driven by anger, the Alpha of the Grayback Clan constantly radiated his powers in every pounce and deadly bite as he face the blood-sucking newborns. His growls filled the room while he massacre the pale blood-thirsty creatures of the night without thinking twice. Killing almost most of the newborns, Roman didn't backed down either as he sink his sharp set of teeth on the vampires' bodies, ripping them apart and turning them into ashes effortlessly. Kate watched in amusement with how the two Alphas nerve-wrackingly fought like no other.

The two great Alphas, being the only wolves left in the hall, snarled as they approach Claudia and her six remaining newborns surrounding Kate. Surely, with only them together, they can win the fight. However, Roman doubts winning successfully given that Kate's head is in between them and the vampires.

Impressed with the undeniably strong wolves, Claudia clapped her gloved hands slowly as she meet their gaze of rage. "Alpha wolves are really impressive. I can't believe I'll live a thousand of years to fight with two Alphas in a same battlefield", she said as she place her hands in her waist.

As Scott was about to take further steps, Claudia waves her hand in the air as she squinted her eyes at the wolves. A newborn vampire holding Stanley by his neck came out in one of the doorway in the hall.

"Are you sure you want to take that one more step?", Claudia dared Scott having the old man captive. This made Scott and Roman stop in the middle of the hall.

"I thought so", Claudia gave them a sinister smile as she smack her lips. "Here's what I want. How about, you give me the girl, and I'll spare the lives of this old fool and this useless woman.", she batted her eyes as she offer a trade. She looked at her wrist watch before staring back at the snarling wolves, "Make up your mind now, I don't have all the time in the world", she said as she strangle Kate with one hand.