Coming Home

"I'll show them," the young werewolf growled. "All of them will learn what it's like to lose everything."

20 years later...

Katelyn's POV

My name is Katelyn. My friends call me Katie. I’m headed back to California after way too long living in Arizona with my ex-husband. Lexie, my sister, warned me. She said he wasn’t the right guy, but of course, stubborn me didn’t listen.

Even Carrie Underwood rubbed it in. As I pulled into a gas station, "Good Girl" started playing on the radio. I laughed, but it wasn’t a happy laugh. More of a ‘what-a-mess-I’ve-made’ kind of laugh. The woman filling her car next to me glanced over like I was a weirdo. Well, I kinda am. I wanted to cry instead, and when I did, she got even more weirded out. Fun times.

Back in California now, I’m starving. 

"Siri, find the nearest restaurant…" 

No response. 

"Siri, FIND THE NEAREST RESTAURANT!" 

Still nothing. My patience was already running thin. 

“SIRI! SHOW ME WHERE I CAN GET SOME FOOD!” 

Finally, she wakes up. A restaurant around the corner. “Good enough,” I mutter. Dumb Siri.

I’m just about to make the turn when people start screaming and running. Out of cars, out of buildings, everywhere. I slam on the brakes and stare at the chaos. What the hell is going on?

Before I can make sense of it, a man pounds on my window, making me jump. 

“Why are you sitting here? Are you crazy?!” he yells, sweat pouring down his face. 

I just blink at him, too stunned to react. He shakes his head and takes off with the rest of the crowd. Well, that was weird. Bored, I glance At my phone, scrolling through a mountain of unread messages. Then my car shakes.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

What the fudge? My car shook with every thud. Is it an earthquake? I slumped down in my seat, still holding on to my steering wheel. What am I doing? It was an enormous....mechanical....wolf? I say this again, 'What...the fudge.' What is this place really? Is it a villain and hero city or something like that? I sighed dreamily at the thought. I would love to meet their hero.

What the fudge? My car shook with every thud. Is it an earthquake? I slumped down in my seat, still holding on to my steering wheel. What am I doing? It was an enormous....mechanical....wolf? I say this again, 'What...the fudge.' What is this place really? Is it a villain and hero city or something like that? I sighed dreamily at the thought. I would love to meet their hero.

Then the military rolls in—police cars, helicopters. Missiles.... MISSILES?! Is it really that bad?

“Shoot,” I whisper. Looks like I’ll need to pull a Fast & Furious if I wanna survive this mess.

One of the police cars drifts next to mine and I see my dad step out of the passenger side. I remain silent. I watched the missiles, I watched the gunshots. It's strange that I nearly fell asleep through the entire darn thing. That was until the mechanical wolf fell in front of my car with a loud THUD!

I sit up, heart racing again. Through the debris, I think I see someone—a man—looking right at me. Did he see me? Before I can figure it out, he disappears into the smoke.

Who was that? I know I shouldn’t, but something makes me want to follow. I quietly get out of the car and chase after the shadowy figure. I pause for a second, bending down and resting my hand on my knees.

Jason's POV

Finally, I’ve escaped. The metal casing of the machine has shielded me long enough. The couch practically groans under my weight as I collapse onto it. 

"One more fight like that, and I'll be dead before the chief of police becomes president,” I mutter with a dark chuckle. "Heh. Heh, heh. That's funny."

Hur? Why do I hear screaming? It's close. Too close. I groan, irritated. Can’t people read the signs? 'No Trespassing' means stay out!

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