Gregory stared as the flames licked at the house. He had waited until almost dawn to do the errand that Ethan had sent him on. He hated to be cliché and do things in the middle of the night. He prided himself on getting his prey regardless of the time or place. Obviously he had fucked up this time. Flames shot through the roof and he winced when the sirens pierced the silence of the morning. Turning, he went back to his car.
Greg looked down the road then slowly turned when a man cleared his throat.
“Yeah?”
“Is this your residence sir?”
“Nope.”
“Then might I ask what you’re doing here?” the fireman asked suddenly suspicious.
Greg shrugged his shoulders. “Sure you can ask.”
The silence stretched on until the man realized that Greg wasn’t going to say anything else. He eyed Greg until one of his companions yelled for him to get a move on.
Greg sat on the car and watched as they extinguish the fire. He sat as the police came and looked around the rumble. The only time he spoke was when a detective came over and began to question him. Greg dropped Ethan’s name and the detective quickly dropped his line of questioning.
Greg rubbed a hand over the back of his neck as he heard claws clicking on the sidewalk. He didn’t bother to look down. Corey, his brother, was never far from his side. He just preferred to stay in his wolf form.
“I’m screwed Corey,” Greg said when he padded up to him as the fire truck pulled away. He rubbed absently at his sore knuckles, he had an incident last night and still hadn’t fully healed. He sat and stared into space until Corey barked at him then sighing he slipped off the car and dug his cell phone from the front pocket of his frayed jeans. Grimacing, he punched in a number.
The phone rang for half a second before it was picked up.
“Is it done? How close are you from the meeting place?”
Never one to beat around the bush, something that made him very good at his job, Greg shrugged his shoulders. “’Fraid not.”
There was a beat of silence then, “I beg your pardon?”
“Someone got here before I did. The house is totally destroyed. I don’t even know if the girl is still alive. I have to dig through it all but it’s going to be slow work since so many people were here already. Do-”
“You incompetent fool! I trusted you to handle this for me! You’re supposed to be the best at-”
“Screw you Ethan,” Greg snarled. “I’m not part of your pack so I don’t have to take your shit! I am the best at my job. I’ve been taking down people that your pack couldn’t find since I was a pup. I’m the one you called when you needed all those still loyal to Bernard hunted down. Don’t you talk down to me.”
A snarl came from the other end of the phone before a silence fell.
“How long,” Ethan began in a strained tones, “Do you think it will take you?”
Greg shrugged. “I don’t do rush jobs. I’ll contact you when I have something. And Ethan?”
“Yes?”
That one word had been torn from the alpha and Greg had to smile. “Don’t send someone to check up on me. If you do our agreement is void and you can come out from your ivory tower and do the job yourself.”
Greg ended the call and was about to slip the phone back into his pocket when he turned and stared at the burnt shell of the house. He inhaled deeply then stiffened as a scent drifted to him on the breeze.
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Just wanted to mention…
“Gregory” is better known as Jayden from my girl Cherie’s Sims story which can be found Dark Eyes. All I did was change his hair and eye color and give him some scars(I love guys with scars, if you can’t tell).
Thanks so much for letting me use him Cherie! I really appreciate it.
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It’s nice to get a view of some of Ethan’s underlings. I wonder to what extent Gregory believes in Ethan’s rightful authority. Maybe he’s totally loyal, maybe he’s just scared of getting killed; my guess is he’s somewhere in between.
And yaaaaay for Caine! Getting Alana out of there like that–now they can make pups. Well, not immediately I guess.
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Alana is going to FREAK when she wakes up! And I will be amused. hehehe
Where did Caine learn about cars? And actually, how did he learn to drive?!?
All of those headless shots of Caine made me think he was going to look slightly different when we finally saw him. Drat!
So whose pack is Greg a member of?
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but it is way better than waking up in Ethan’s….
I wonder if Caine will explain the whole situation, you know, he a lycan, and all that unimportant stuff!!
Well if she doesn’t want to die, she has to stay by his side… poor Alana, I wonder who will go insane first… lol
And Gregory looks really nice!!! I looked at him for a long time and said to me… I know him… but where? and then I said… looks like Jay but it couldn’t be… lol I’m glad it is…
Great job!!!
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really nice pics…
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Yes! Caine to the rescue! At first, I had a sinking feeling it was going to be Ethan but phew!
Gregory was a few minutes too late. Take that, Ethan!!
Great update, as always!
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I do not know how you got some of those shots but they are fantastic! I sat here with my mouth open! Under the bed??? Wow!!!
And leaving Caine’s face hidden until he got Alana in the car, and his suspicion about the tranks — perfect!
I loved the interaction with Greg and Ethan! And the fact that Ethan backed down — wonderful! So he is not the all powerful alpha totally in control all the time…wake up and sniff the…ummm…stuff wolves sniff.
Fabulous update! I adore this one!
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I’m just guessing Gregory caught Caine’s scent at the end there, so not quite a clean getaway, but I suspect Gregory won’t just give over info like that and will be just arrogant enough to think he might get a bit extra out of this whole deal.
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I am in awe of your shots, I don’t know how you do them, you MUST do a tutorial at your photo blog, LOL!
The plot indeed thickens. Caine certainly moved swiftly.
I thought I recognized Gregory, LOL! I like scars too! Adds character, I think!
Poor Alana, everything is gone! She will be reliant on Caine, this should be good, great update!!
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Well done Cheryl! I think my favorite shot was the one where Caine was carrying her out to the car. And quite frankly all the rest…really really good!
Loved the suspense at first not knowing who was really there. That was a great touch. And Gregory is certainly a strong character. So Ethan is not the be all, end all of lycans…
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I was sitting here chewing my fingernail, thinking OH NO! Ethan got there first, LOL! What a wonderful beginning and I have to concur with everyone else, LOL! I was looking at gregory going, wow that sims looks familiar, LMAO!!! Geez I feel dumb now, LOL!
You did a fantastic job with him!!! I love the look you gave him!!! please feel free chop him apart and make him entirely your own…
I am so glad Caine got to Alana first, although I am sure she is not going to be none to pleased when she finds herself with him. 80)
Stunning shots, Amazing writing I absolutely adore this story!!!
Oh yeah glad to see Ethan being forced to back down too!!! LOL!!!
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I love that finally someone was able to tell Ethan to shove it. But then I think about the fact that he’s chasing after Caine and Alana now and I can hear myself going, “uh oh!”
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Greg isn’t even an underling…he does his own thing when he wants…I guess you’d call him a rouge? Everything he does comes with a price!
I think Ethan’s actually scare of him. Because he’s THAT
LOL!! Yeah, I don’t think that’s going to come anytime soon! Alana is gonna be mad!!!
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LOL! Yes, yes she is!! OMG! Can you just imagine! I have it all played out in my head! But I must resist to work on RG!
I KNEW you were going to be the one to ask that Pen! I knew it, I knew it!! And the answer will be in the next prompt!
LOL! Nah, I just didn’t want people to know it was Caine yet…he won’t change appearances for a few more chapters yet.
Greg doesn’t have a pack. Consider him the lone wolf…
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Hahaha!! Bwahaha!! Oh god! I already have that planned out Sandy! Wait and see! I don’t think the germophobe will think about that! At least not until more later…
Caine is pretty abrupt. He might think just because he did a small thing, like save her life, that she won’t worry about the bigger picture! *shakes head* He’ll be surprised!
Hahaha! I tried to keep him as close to Jay as possible without looking like Jay!
Thanks Sandy!
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Good, that’s what I wanted people to think!I wanted them to not know exactly who that was!
Caine has his moments! I love that guy!
Greg…well Greg is very good at his job!
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Thanks Beth! Which shots are you talking about? I can tell you how I got it if you want!
Haha! Thanks! I didn’t want you guys to know it was Caine right off! He…acquired a few more outfits.
No, Ethan isn’t a powerful as he likes to think which will definitely put his back up and have a trickle down effect!
LMAO @ stuff wolves sniff!
Glad you liked it Beth!
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Oh hey! That’s a good idea Karen! I might just do that! It should be fun…yeah…good idea….
*snaps back to present*
Thanks Karen! I appreciate it it! I love taking the pics!
Caine did indeed move quickly. He has the makings of an alpha and doesn’t even realize it.
I’m glad Greg/Jayden is still recognizable. I worried that he wouldn’t be! *whew*
Oh gosh! She’ll have to depend on Caine…after she bashes his head in!
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Thanks Gayl! That’s one of my favorites as well.
No, Ethan likes to think so, in his own little world, but he definitely is not.
I’m so happy you enjoyed this!
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Awesome! That’s what I was going for! Haha!
LMAO!! Cherie! I told you that Jayden was going to appear in this chapter!! *shakes head* Haha!! Too much! I’m glad he still looks like Jayden! I was worried about that!
No, she’s not going to be pleased at all!
I’m so glad your enjoying this!! I’m really having a blast doing it!
No doubt! With Greg Ethan doesn’t have a choice!
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LOL!! Exactly Lunar Fox! Greg is like a dog with a bone…or a wolf with a bone…you get my meaning!!
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*good. Good is supposed to be tacked onto the end of the comment posted at 11:07. Right after the bolded THAT! *Slaps forehead*
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Wow, I was so excited reading this I missed the whole Jayden look alike thing! All I knew was he was hot! LOL.
Love the hiding of Caine’s face, really made that scene more exciting! I mean, we didn’t know who was setting her house on fire!
Can’t wait until she wakes up!
Greg is one interesting dude. And is that Caine he is smelling? Ack! Can’t wait for the next update!!!
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LOL!! I think he’s hot either way! Haha!!
Oh god! Caine’s going to wish that she didn’t wake up by that time! His poor ears! *shakes head*
I know exactly where I’m going with Greg(unlike anyone else)…I think he’s going to be a great character to work with!
Thanks so much Emily!
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I’m intrigued to see where this will end up, and especially want to know how Alana will react to having been taken out of her house; even more to know when Caine will figure out that she’s a lycan now.
I do wish that this story moved a little faster, but I understand that 1) you’re doing a challenge and 2) that certain characters need to be introduced so that they are recognizable later in the story.
Keep up the great work!
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LOL!! LOL!! You are too much! You just want to what’s making the story interesting! I can’t tell you that followingwords!!
Thanks so much for dropping by here!
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About time, Caine! Time to channel whatever you happened to luckily inherit from that father of yours. Seems quite a bit. Definitely a good thing that he got to her when he did.
I can’t wait until he figures out what she really is, LOL!
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January 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 AM
Amen! He was taking forever(I love how I talk as if I didn’t write it!) to finally realize some things! And yeah, it was a good thing. Although…
Yeah, that’s gonna be all awkward for him!
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