He strolled into the restaurant, trench coat, fedora and sunglasses; failing to look inconspicuous while being completely oblivious, classic Kevin. He approached the hostess, a bubbly Winston who looked no older than twenty, wearing a nametag that said Bethany.
KEVIN
Table for two.
BETHANY
Oh howdy Mr. Bloodgoode, are you meeting up with Sheriff Mills tonight? She’s beat ya’ by a couple of minutes.
Kevin sighed heavily.
KEVIN
Lead the way.
Bethany took him to a table in the far back, where Sheriff Mills sat in the corner also wearing a trench coat, fedora and sunglasses. Kevin took her in, the beautiful Baker who looked great even while trying to hide her face. Sherriff Mills was doing her best to hide the lip quiver she’d get whenever Kevin was in eyesight. The passion between them could have set the restaurant on fire.
KEVIN
You’re early.
MILLS
You’re late.
BETHANY
Can I get you two some menus?
KEVIN
I’ll take a Whisky neat.
MILLS
Bourbon, same.
Bethany sauntered off with a smile.
KEVIN
Cut to the chase I aint got all night. (How was your day)
MILLS
Then you should learn how to be on time. (Fine thank you)
Mills took out a file and threw it on the table in front of Kevin, he leafed through it.
` KEVIN
What am I looking at?
MILLS
The Guastini family investigation is coming to a close, our informant was able to secure a list of all the shell companies they’ve used to launder their money. One name kept popping up on that list.
KEVIN
Raymond…
MILLS
Bingo, and suspiciously right after we had word that the Guastini’s started to include protection fees, well, all of a sudden his brand new restaurant goes up in flames.
KEVIN
You think Raymond set fire to his own place.
MILLS
All that and brains too.
KEVIN
I’ve had zero contact with my Uncle in about a week, so if you’re asking-
MILLS
I’m not asking you anything; I’m giving you information. As your families main attorney I thought it would be of interest.
KEVIN
You could have said this over the phone.
MILLS
You know damn well, why I didn’t want to say this over the phone.
They took off the sunglasses, staring into each others eyes, their hands touched as they moved closer to each other until they were separated by a whisky glass. Bethany had returned.
BETHANY
That’s one Whisky neat and one Bourbon neat. Before you drink that Sherriff you just got a call at the front desk.
The Sheriff left, quickly returning to Kevin.
MILLS
Get up, the Guastini’s just decided to make a very public move on your Uncle.
KEVIN
Where?
MILLS
Jigglies Showroom.
KEVIN
Candice!
The sirens blared, the red and blue lights beamed as Sherriff Mills drove through the streets of Aldrania, hitting the freeway and using the exclusive Emergency lane that dipped low to the tunnel-way and rose to the freeway. Kevin sat forward in his passenger seat, teeth and fists clenched; he was ready for the unthinkable. Or so he thought.
Getting off the free way Sherriff Mills swerved, narrowly missing what seemed to be the back end of a Rolls Royce laying upside down in the street one block from the Jigglies Showroom parking lot. A helicopter flew overhead, there were four ambulances, Officer Alfie’s car was the only other police vehicle in sight, but they found the rest of Don Amichi Guastani’s severed Rolls Royce in front of the entrance.
The club was in a disarray of broken glass, tables and upturned chairs, red tape was everywhere with all of the patrons evacuated except for Ray & Mitchell who decided to help themselves to full bottles at the bar. Kevin ran into the club screaming out for his sister.
KEVIN
CANDICE! CANDICE!
RAY
Good to see you my boy!
Kevin scuttled over to his Uncle and hugged him.
KEVIN
Ray, good to see you, you too Mitch.
MITCHEL
Hey, hey, hey!
RAY
Now about Candice, she’s fine. She agreed to go to the ambulance with our new friend Mr. Todd.
KEVIN
Did this Mr. Todd guy get caught in the crossfire?
Ray & Mitchell looked towards each other, unsure how to explain what happened.
After his attempt to evade Guastini’s enforcers, Ray ran outside bumping into Don Amachi-Guastani himself. Seconds later, the Don entered the club, holding Ray by the throat and shoving him to the ground. The music stopped, Don Amachi’s voice rang of the wall.
DON AMACHI GUASTINI
I hope that everyone is having a beautiful night! I apalogize profusely but I shall be collecting Mister Ray Armstrong as well as any of his associates and then we will be on our way!
Ant & Nic trained their guns on Jesse & Mitchel who raised their hands, Ant then gestured to Candice.
ANT
You too dollface, lets go.
JESSE
Hey, lea-
SMACK! Nic backhanded Jesse in the jaw so badly he fell too the ground in pain. He had had enough of this day, first Skip and his fiancé, and right when he was adjusting these goons showed up. Jesse had no idea how or why but he felt a rage building inside of him that he could control. He stared at Nic with glowing bright red eyes, then leapt up and spoke with a blackened voice.
JESSE
I said leave her alone!
Then he grew more hair than he already had and his pierce features grew into a baker as his ears ex….
KEVIN
Wait what, are you saying. He was already a wolf, you can’t transform on top of a transformation.
RAY
Nephew, it would be wise to keep listening it only gets crazier.
Jesse grew into this mega-wolf, Ant Guastani took out his laser-Magnum, shooting this beast point blank and having no effect, the creature grabbed him by the head and dragged him around until his neck separated from his body, he turned his attention to Nic, he tore off his arms and broke him in half over his knee. By this time Don Guastini had made it to his car and was pulling out of the parking lot when Jesse leapt on to the care, tearing it in half and flinging both parts. He howled so loud it shook the dome.
RAY
Then the beast collapsed, smoke rising from his body until he was his regular self.
MITCHEL
You just had to be the one to say it huh?
RAY
Can you blame me?
KEVIN
So he reverted back to his human self!?
RAY
Oh no, he’s still a werewolf, just not a….
MITCHEL
A Mega-wolf.
RAY
Yes, I love the ring to that.
The ambulance was headed to Saturn General, the nearby hospital. Candice held Jesse’s hand as he lay on the stretcher. If he hadn’t been there she could be dead right now, but the only reason he was there is because she attacked him. Jesse moaned, he was starting to wake up.
In his mind, that goon had hit him, he fell to the ground, he was furious and blacked out; Jesse wasn’t sure where he was but was happy to see who was holding his hand.
JESSE
Candice?
Her head quickly turned up, she smiled with tears in her eyes.
CANDICE
Yeah Jesse?
JESSE
Am I dreaming?
CANDICE
Not as far as I can tell.
JESSE
So I’m still a Werewolf?
CANDICE
Sure are.
JESSE
And we’re still on the Moon?
CANDICE
Yep.
JESSE
Okay.
He fell back asleep, hitting the stretcher and snoring loudly. She couldn’t help but love him.
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