the others what I just told you?”
“Of course, and I think Tiw should be told as well. It looks as if we might be stuck with you, because once werewolves find their pack, they typically don’t leave it.”
“What’ll you do if others like me show up, thinking the same thing I did? Will you take them in?”
Dolf snorted. “No fucking way. I hate to say it, Chris, but I think you’re an anomaly. Out of the hundreds of years I’ve hunted my prey, not once has one been anything like you. Not ever. For some unknown reason you turned out to be a good werewolf. Maybe that’s why you ended up going to the mansion. But I do have to say if others of Fenris’ get come and they are the typical bloodthirsty beasts, it’ll make it that much easier to take them down.”
“What shall I do?”
“Do?”
“Yeah, what should I be doing to help in your battle against Fenris’ get? I can shift into a werewolf and wolf form just like you and the others. I can fight on your side.”
Dolf was about to put the car into first gear, but stopped at Chris’ words. “No. You’d never survive one night.”
“Then teach me how to take one of them down. I didn’t ask to be turned. Being a werewolf has made my life a bloody mess, until I met you, that is. I think I have the right to hold a grudge against them, and I want to do something about it.”
“I can understand you feeling that way, but being able to fight with teeth and claws sometimes isn’t enough. Besides, when you shift, you lose your ability to think and speak like a human. You’re more beast than man, unlike Tiw’s warriors.”
“The hell you say,” Chris said vehemently. “That’s bullshit. In my werewolf and wolf forms, I don’t lose any of that. The only thing I can’t do is talk while I’m a wolf. Other than that, it’s still me inside, thinking, knowing the difference between right and wrong.”
Dolf found himself shocked for a second time in a matter of minutes. “I need you to prove that to me. Shift into your werewolf form.”
Chris looked out the car windows before he turned his gaze back on Dolf. “Now? Are you fucking crazy? It’s daylight and someone might see me.”
“Of course not. We’ll go where no one will be around.”
Dolf drove them to the back of a small commercial building that was out of business and closed down. “All right. Show me.”
Chris’ eyes turned wolf as his body blurred and shifted into his werewolf form. Much larger than when in his human one, he now took up a lot more space in the Porsche. He met Dolf’s gaze squarely, then said in a gruffer, deeper voice, “See, I still have the ability of speech. And I haven’t turned into a ravenous beast.”
“Fucking hell,” Dolf said as he shook his head. Chris was so different from other werewolves it wasn’t even funny. “Okay, you’ve given me all the proof I need, but that still doesn’t mean you’re capable of taking down prey. For one thing, if anything happened to you, Maggie would never forgive me.”
“Then train me. I’m a quick learner.”
“No.”
All of a sudden, a sheathed sword appeared on Chris’ lap, and Tiw’s voice filled Dolf’s head. Teach him to be a warrior. Then he was gone.
“I heard Tiw,” Chris said with a satisfied looking smirk. “He’s given me a sword and has told you to show me how to use it. I don’t think you can tell him no without getting your arse in trouble.”
Chris was right. Dolf couldn’t ignore what was basically an order from Tiw. He sighed. “Fine, but don’t expect me to take it easy on you. And just to let you know, out of all of Tiw’s warriors, I’m the one best known for being the fighter.”
“Bring it on. You can be as much of a wanker as you want, but I won’t give up.”
Dolf snorted. “All right, tough guy. Let’s get back to the mansion and see just what you’re made of.”
Chapter Four
After arriving home, Maggie sat in the car for not quite a minute before she felt