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  WEREWOLF ROMANCE

  A Werewolf Meant to Be Loved

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  Chapter 1 – Trying to make sense of things

  Chapter 2 – A time to forget

  Chapter 3 – A new journey begins

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  Chapter 1 – Trying to make sense of things

  Pass the ketchup, officer Butler asks? Hey, did you hear me Chandler, Butler repeats? Officer David Chandler is completely distracted by thoughts of recent events. He agreed to go to lunch with his new partner, Officer Michelle Butler to take his mind off of things but, it really hasn’t helped. Hey, David, are you listening to me, Michelle asks again? Snapping back to reality, David replies; yes, I’m sorry, my head was somewhere else. Yeah, I know, she comments. I thought that was why we were going to lunch, to get your mind off whatever has been bothering you. We did Michelle, David agrees; I just get lost sometimes. Okay, well, I still need that ketchup, Michelle jokes.

  The two enjoy their lunch for a few minutes longer before they get a call on the radio; all units in the vicinity of 8th and Euclid, respond to a residential call reporting a sighting of a wild animal roaming the area. Michelle and David look at each; well, do you wanna take it, David asks? We are closest, Michelle replies. David gets on the radio; Butler and Chandler ID 6809 to respond. David leaves the money for their lunch and they head to the squad car.

  David Chandler has been on the force in their small town for more than 25 years. He started at the age of 20 under the mentorship of his father, David senior. David grew up in the small town of Cottonwood Point the youngest of one sister and two brothers. When his older siblings moved away, he stayed to help out his parents. After his father passed, he realized there was no chance of him ever leaving Cottonwood Point. He settled in for the long ride.

  David never married but, has come close three times. The first, his high school sweetheart; she decided Cottonwood Point was not the place for her. The second, a college classmate; again, left for the big city. The last and third; a local woman born and raised in Cottonwood Point as well. The relationship seemed pretty promising until her sudden disappearance. There were a few odd things that happened prior to her disappearing but, David didn’t make a big deal of it. After all, it had happened to him before. He was more surprised at Eileen’s disappearance than the others though. Eileen, was pretty easy going and he thought things were going well but, he let it go.

  Michelle and David quickly arrive at the Euclid address. An old farm backed off the main road about 2 miles, nestled into a small patch of woods. The car slowly rolls up the long graveled road as the two officers assess the parameter. Once comfortable the two park and get out. Hand on gun, David knocks on the old half hung screen door. “Bang, Bang, Bang”, he knocks hard. They can hear noise coming from inside but they don’t see a person yet.

  Suddenly, a little old woman, looks to be 100, appears in front of the screen; the two look at each other wondering where she could have come from. Michelle speaks first; did someone call for the police? The little woman looks over at Michelle then at David. She then addresses David; yes, I did. I seen a wolf, she replies in a deep southern accent. Michelle then asks another question; where did you see the wolf? The woman looks at Michelle again, and then turns to David; it was right up here on my front stoop, right at my front door. It was looking right in my house at me, she replies.

  Realizing the woman won’t talk to Michelle; may we come in mam, David asks? The woman stares at David for a moment then opens the screen door. She holds the door open for David but, lets it go just as Michelle goes to walk in.

  They step into the woman’s living room area. Michelle pulls out a small note pad; David I will let you ask all of the questions since I can’t get answers. David smiles at Michelle then continues questioning the woman; mam, what is your name? Olivia Sullivan she replies; that’s O, L, I, V. Mam, David interrupts, I have it, thanks. Do you take any medications, drugs or drink alcohol, he continues? No sir, she replies; well, some alcohol every now and then but, not today. Ok, mam, David responds; does anyone live here with you? No sir, she responds; just me and my dog Whiskers. Where is Whiskers now Michelle asks? That’s just it she replies frantically, I haven’t seen him since that wolf came around.

  Michelle continues; how long have you been seeing the wolf around your house? Every morning she replies; he is at my door scratching. I get up cause I think it’s Whiskers but, when I open the door, it’s that darn wolf. Okay, mam David interrupts, is there anything else you can tell us or think we should know? No sir, I just want y’all to kill that wolf and bring back my Whiskers, the woman finishes. Okay, thank you mam, we will be in touch when we find out more. David and Michelle proceed out the door and to the car to leave.

  The two sit in the squad car finishing up some reports and notes. David stops for a moment to chat with Michelle about the case; you know Michelle, this is the norm around these parts. People have wolf sightings all the time. Oh yeah, Michelle comments; I suppose with the woods and all, there are plenty of places for them to live. Agreed; David responds; not sure where her dog Whiskers is though. The two laughs then agree to head back to the station. As David is backing the car up, a wolf is standing behind the car about 100 feet back looking at them. Michelle notices there are three others to the right of her car window. David hunks the horn then continues backing up. The wolf walks off to join the other three.

  Later back at the station, Michelle and David finish their reports and decide to go off patrolling the area. They are hoping to spot any dog that might have the name Whiskers. As they patrol the area; slowly riding by the little shops and one or two people standing on corners, an old friend of David’s flags down the car. Hey David he shouts; I got something behind this
building here I think you and your partner should see.

  The two pull slowly around to the back of the old hardware building. They get out of their cars with hand on gun unsure what to expect. The man leads them to the side of a large green dumpster and points out what appears to be a body lying there. Both cops step back quickly unsure what to make of it. It looks like a body but some parts are missing. David steps in closer to take a better look. It looks like a male body and David believes he knows the man. John, David calls; that’s this guy’s name. He’s the local drunk. I see him every night stumbling along the road. I tell him to go home before I take him to jail and he always does. I wonder who could have done this to him; David continues. Michelle steps closer to get a better look. This is horrible, she comments; who could do this and why?

  David radios back to the station for them to send the coroner. Michelle begins to question the guy that showed them the body; Sir, how did you find the body? My name is William the man starts; and I was taking out the trash, he responds in a southern accent. I work right here in the hardware store. David begins to question the man as well; William, what time did you start today? At about 7AM I suppose; I came straight here, unlocked the door and started work. I don’t normally take the trash out until 11AM. So, I’d say I found the body about 11AM, the man explains. Michelle pulls out her camera and begins to take pictures of the scene. Just as the coroner arrives, David tells Michelle he needs to make are run alone; would you mine riding back to the station with the coroner, David asks? Michelle looks a little surprised but agrees. David jumps in the car and speeds off.

  A short while later, David returns to the station where Michelle is waiting at her desk. Hey, she greets; where’d you go? I had to take care of something; it wasn’t important, he replies. Michelle looks at David sideways and replies; must have been, you left pretty quickly. David gets a bit irritated and responds; don’t worry about it Michelle; what happed with the coroner? Nothing; they picked up the body and dropped me off here. I asked them when the autopsy would be done and they said they would let me know, she comments. And you know if we are going to be partners, we shouldn’t keep secrets from each other; she continues. Good to know; David comments, then sits at this desk.

  The remainder of the evening is pretty quiet. No weird calls or crazy behavior. David decides to call it a night early. Michelle ops for the later shift and decides to stay and ride around on patrol the remainder of her shift. David agrees and asks Michelle to drop him off at home. On the way, David begins to talk to Michelle about where he went; listen Michelle, I’m not keeping secrets from you, I just have things going on you wouldn’t understand right now. Some pretty major things happened a year or so back and I’m still dealing with them. Nothing would make me happier to tell you all about it but, I can’t right now, he continues. Michelle understands and agrees to let it go as she drops him at his door steps.

  Chapter 2 – A time to forget

  David heads in the house exhausted from the day. He kicks off his shoes by the door and heads straight up to his bedroom. He sits down on the side of the bed and stares at the clock. It’s 11:50PM. He turns and glances out the window to see the most beautiful moon seen in weeks. He isn’t feeling as happy about the moon though. As he knows, the moment he dreads is about to occur. It’s happened now for the past two years at the start of a new moon. The pain doesn’t last long but those first few minutes are a zinger.

  He lays across the bed on his back staring up at the ceiling; thinking about how this all began. He was out one afternoon searching for his girlfriend that had recently disappeared. All others had given up the search but he was determined to find her. It wasn’t quite dark yet but, you could see the moon in the sky as if it were the sun. With a stick in hand, he searched through the woods looking for any sign or clue of where she might be. It never occurred to him she left on her own, he really believed something happened to her.

  As he got closer to the Mississippi River, he spotted a wolf across the water. He remembered wondering if Eileen might have been attached by a wolf. Maybe her body was somewhere lost in the woods or worse, she was still alive bleeding to death. The river was too deep to cross on foot so he went back to his house to grab a small boat.

  By the time he got back to the river, the only light in the sky was the moon. He jumped in the small boat and began to paddle across. As he met the shore, he noticed the wolf was now joined by two others. With revolver in hand, he points it at the three wolves and begins to shout; hey, get out of here, I may not kill you all but I will take a few of you down with me now run, get! The wolves begin to back into the woods to not be seen. David continues to secure his boat and heads into the woods.

  After walking about ten minutes, he notices through the thick of the trees an open field. Thinking Eileen might run there, he picks up pace to get to the field. When he arrives at the edge of the field, in the distance, there are about four wolves that he can see. Getting nervous as he doesn’t see a way out, he upholsters his gun again. In a matter of seconds, the wolves are a few feet from him. One of the wolves pulls away from the pack and begins to walk toward him. The others spread out and begin to surround him. At this point, David knew he was in trouble. He closes his eyes, cocks his gun and then everything goes black.

  He woke up the next morning still lying in the field. As he gathers himself, he sits up to confirm his surroundings. He stands to his feet and begins to check his body for injuries surprised he is even alive. He notices there is blood on his shirt but not cuts or wounds that he can feel or see. He picks up his stick and runs back to his boat. He heads home as fast as he can.

  Feeling lucky he survived the ordeal, David doesn’t think about or mention the incident to anyone. Not until about a month later, he is in his kitchen, late one night fixing a snack when he is struck by a horrible pain. His body convulsing in uncontrollable muscle jerks. Attempting to reach a phone to call for help, he falls to the floor and everything goes black again.

  Here I am again, he thinks; every new moon; suffering the same fate. He now understands what happened to him two years ago when he encountered those wolves but, he doesn’t know why or how to fix it. He only knows, he has become a part of a pack he didn’t chose and doesn’t like his new life style one bit.

  David looks over at the clock again to check the time. It’s now 11:59PM. He grips the side of his bed and braces for what’s to come. 12:00AM; on the dot, he begins to convulse and jerk about uncontrollably. He falls to the floor of his room shaking and flailing back and forth. He gets on both hands and knees and arches his back like a dog stretching. Long claws begin to protrude from his fingertips. His face distorts and binds out of shape. Long hairs begin to appear all over his body. Moments later, the man we once knew as David is gone; there is some animal; a large wolf has taken his place. The wolf like animal immediately runs down the stairs and out the front door in pursuit of his nights kill.

  Meanwhile, Michelle is patrolling the streets looking for anything strange or a clue to the murder of the body discovered earlier that day. As she rolls past the hardware store again, David runs out into the middle of the street and gets slipped by Michelle’s car. She stops suddenly and jumps out to assist the animal but, he is gone. There appears to be blood on the bumper of her car. She begins to look around to see if she can see the injured animal but, there is nothing. She jumps back in the car and heads for the station.

  David is slightly injured. He hobbles into the woods seeking comfort from the pack. He is greeted by a female wolf. The wolf seems to know he is injured and offers comfort by rubbing her nose on David’s nose. The smell of the female wolf is familiar and comforting to him. Suddenly the female wolf is nipped from behind. She runs away crying in pain. She has been attached by a male wolf that appears to be the alpha male. Behind him are three other wolves snarling at him. David bows in submission to the alpha male. The wolves turn and walk away. David begins to lick his wounds and heads back into town.

  David wonders t
he back allies of the small town. He has a strong desire to hunt people but he resists. He notices a commotion behind the convenient store. He slowly tiptoes over to see what is going on. There are two wolfs attempting to attack a woman. As he gets closer but still unseen by the other wolves, he realizes its Michelle. He rushes over and jumps on the back of one wolf. He then attacks the other one.

  The three begin to tussle about making lots of growling noises and fur flying everywhere. Michelle pulls out her gun and shoots one of the wolves. Fortunately, she just misses David. As she attempts to shoot again, the other wolf flees. David begins to make chase but, stops as he is exhausted from the attack. He lies down in the middle of the road to catch his breath. Michelle begins to slowly walk over unsure if the wolf will attack her. She quickly realizes this is the wolf that saved her life. She kneels down and begins to stroke David’s head in an effort to comfort him. He continues to lie there without moving as she rubs his head.

  Michelle remembers she had shot one of the wolves earlier in the attack. She gets up to walk over and see if the wolf is still there. As she gets closer, she notices the wolf is gone but, a young boy lies there naked with a gun shot in his heart. She appears completely surprised by what she sees. She looks back over to see if David is still there but, he is gone as well. Bewildered, she contacts the coroner to pick up the body. She is unsure what she can tell them once they ask what happened.

  David returns a short time later back at his house. He crawls up the stairs as he begins to change back; he is cold and hurt. He climbs into bed and pulls the covers around himself. His hope is to just get through the remainder of the night until sunrise. About thirty minutes later, there is a knock at his front door. He pulls the blanket off the bed and wraps it around his naked body to go and answer the door. It is Michelle; Hey David, she greets, can I come in? David pauses for a moment then opens the door. She walks in, walks toward the kitchen then back to David. He remained standing in the door way without a word. It was if they each knew what happened but didn’t know how talk about it.