40. Epilogue
Shenevershouldhave left me. She should have known I would always come for her. I spent weeks journeying to her location. I had first expected to be able to follow her through scent alone. They couldn”t have taken her too far, but her scent disappeared just outside the cave entrance. What she didn”t know is that we implanted trackers in all of our stock in case any of them escaped.
I”d hit Blackfoot only a few days ago, following the flashing marker on my tracker until it led me to this very building. The structure is immense; it looks like an old rundown church. Or at least that”s what the magic born would have you think. The stone walls are crumbling, and the windows are all boarded up, but I bet once you step through the barrier, the appearance will change drastically.
I”ve been watching the comings and goings of those who live and work here for a couple of days. My plan was to capture one of them and force them to bring her to me. But that”s no longer the case. I saw her a few hours ago when she met another woman at the edge of the barrier. They spoke in hushed tones, and the women hugged before they waved goodbye.
The same woman returns an hour later with an old, rundown car. Black smoke spews from the exhaust, and the engine stutters as she pulls up. The woman locks up the car and walks through the barrier, reappearing a few minutes later. She makes her way down the driveway as I follow behind her. Once she reaches the point where the drive meets the road, I jump from my hiding place. My weight takes her to the ground.
Closing my mouth over her neck, my teeth puncture her jugular and throat before she can scream. Her blood gurgles as she takes her last breath. I release her throat, licking the warm liquid from my lips. Latching my teeth around her foot, I drag her to the edge of the trees and into the woods beyond. I take her far enough that she won”t be seen from the driveway.
My woman”s scent hits my nostrils and I inhale deeply. She must have stepped past the barrier. It”s the first time I”ve caught her scent since the night of the blood moon. I take off, running back to my original position. She walks around the car and pops the trunk, throwing a small suitcase into the back before closing it.
She wears a black beanie over her long blond hair and far more clothes than I like to see her in. Once I get her back, I”ll make her walk around naked all the time. And as her belly swells with my pup, I can watch as her body grows. If I were in my human body right now, just the thought would have my cock hardening.
Her eyes turn to the trees where I lie on my belly inside the shadows at the edge of the treeline. She can”t see me though. With a shake of her head, she climbs into the car and shuts the door behind her, pushing the lock down. Not that it will stop me. The engine turns over, and she switches on the lights. They light up the driveway, but I hide in the shadows where the illumination doesn”t quite reach.
Dropping the car into gear, she pulls away from the building, leaving the safety she”s known for the last few months. I take off from my hiding spot and follow her along the driveway till she reaches the end, her blinker flashes, signaling she is going right, and I wait. The car shifts away from the stop line and out onto the main road.
As soon as she hits the highway heading East, I know exactly where she”s going. Her current direction puts her aiming for the wolf sector. That’s where I”ll strike. That”s my domain. She”ll never see me coming, and when I have her, I will never let her go again. I”ll let her think she”s safe. I can follow her using the tracker.
For now, I”ll head back to the room in the seedy motel that charges by the hour. Not that I paid for it myself. I took great pleasure taking out the occupier and the whore he was fucking, but not before I sated myself in her body.
Don’t worry, little bitch. I’m coming for you.