“Have mercy?” Kevin got to him, then he stood there looking down at him, watching him beg for his life. “…like the kind of mercy you showed all those women whom you’ve raped?”
“Please, am begging you, I don’t want to die.”
Kevin quickly raised the rod and wiped his face with it. He wiped him again. His eye broke. Kevin then stabbed the rod forcefully through his eye pinning him to the ground with it. Then Kevin walked away.
CHAPTER THIRTHEEN: SWEET TASTE OF LOVE
William was in his office with Frank sitting at the opposite side of the table facing him. William went over the files handed to him by frank for his signature. “I don’t understand…” William said
“…these are the names of every member and officers in this organization. Why are they all having green dots attached beside their names?”Frank explained.
“…the green dots are the members who had been tasted and came out clean. While the red dots signify those who are shifters”
William looked over the list again “but I see no name here with a red dot attached beside it.”
“Exactly my point sir, every one working in this establishment came out clean. We have no shifter here on the task force.”
William looked over the file feeling skeptical about it. Frank then said “we ran a double check on everyone just to be sure. So sir I can assure you, there is no shifter on the task force.”
William was silent for a moment like he had something on his mind. “I was thinking…” William started “…what if we recreate another shifter like Mrs. Eulich only a better and stronger version of her, so it could be able to defend itself even though it is being attacked.”
“Sir, you are suggesting something very dangerous. We will be risking the life of whoever agrees to volunteer for this experiment. I told you already, the chance of succeeding at this experiment is pretty low.”
“I don’t care how you do it but I want it done. Do you know how much could have been achieved if Mrs. Eulich was still alive? –thousands of shifters live in this city and it is only a matter of time before they ravage our fine city.”
Frank immediately became obedient “the experiment would be started right away sir.”
“…and one more thing Mr. Mottek...” William added “… I want this to be between the both of us. No one else can know about it, not even the mayor of this city or the president of this task force can know about it. I hope you understand why I am doing this?”
“…I understand sir.”
Kern brought Kevin in to come see Natasha. She sat at the corner of the bed putting all her attention into the book she was reading that she didn’t noticed when they both came in.
Kevin drew her attention by clearing his throat. When she saw him, she quickly placed a pen between the pages and then covered it. Then she ran and jumped into Kevin’s arm, giving him a really tight hug.
“Where have you been?” she asked pressing her head on his shoulder.
“You left me all alone here with this guy.” She said rolling her eye over to kern who just stood there beside the door, staring at them.
Kevin signaled to kern with his eyes. Kern quickly took the hint. “Alright, I’ll leave you two alone for now.” he said and then left the room.
“Please don’t leave me alone here with him. I can’t stand another second here with him. Take me home to my Dad, please. I want to see him. He would be so worried about me.” Natasha complained.
“Get your things…” Kevin said “… we are leaving now. Am sure your dad would be happy to see you.”
She let out a cheerful smile at him. “Finally---”
She quickly rushed to go pick up the book she had left on the bed but Kevin held her hands and pulled her back into his arms.
“…but first there is something I would like to give to you.” Kevin said with a smile.
“What is it?” she asked looking over him –not sure what to expect.
Still holding her hand softly, he reached for his pocket and then brought out her cell phone and her wrist watch.
Natasha gasped in surprise. She looked over him with her mouth left open.
“I guess this belongs to you…” Kevin said with a smile then he gently placed the watch on her wrist.
She was surprised as she watched him put the watch on her wrist “how did you…”
“I took it from the guys who’d raped you.”
She laughed “you took it from the guys who raped me?” she needed more explanation from him.
“Yeah… I took it from them.”
She hugged him again “I don’t know how you did it but –thank you much.”
“Your friends mentioned how important this watch is to you.”
“Yeah… my mum gave this to me before she left. This watch is all I have to remember her by.”
“…before she left?” Kevin raised his eyebrow at her “is she…?”
“Oh no no…” Natasha laughed it off “My mum is very much alive. She only went for military training. It’s been a while since I last saw her, but her training will be over pretty soon and I will get to see her again.”
She looked over at the watch Kevin had strapped to her wrist “right now, this watch is all I have to remember her by until she gets home.”
Kevin smiled at her “I would very much like to meet her.”
Natasha looked up at his face for a moment then she gave him a warm smile “I am sure you would like her when you meet her.”
Kevin placed his hands on her face caressing her check then he let of the smile again. “Am sure I will…” He felt that burning desire to kiss him. He then lowered his head and pressed his lips onto hers.
He was lost in the ecstasy of love. Natasha wanted to resist but her body wasn’t obeying her anymore. She stood there, paralyzed and unable to move away from him as he kissed her. She felt consumed by an overwhelming desire that she never felt before. Natasha felt strong affection for him which she never knew had been there all along. She finally surrendered.
All the voices in Kevin’s head were telling him to stop. He felt the rush of adrenaline all over his body as he stood there kissing her and running his hands over her hair.
Kevin was overwhelmed with fear as he kissed her –the fear of losing her to T-Rex. Suddenly the tortured images of Loretta crept through his mind. He quivered in fear.
He trembled from his knee then he slowly pull away from her but Natasha quickly stopped him. She wrapped her hands around his neck but he quickly hesitated.
She placed her both hands over his chin then she stood on her toe so she could reach his lips but he quickly moved his face away.
“What’s wrong?” Natasha asked looking over at him. But Kevin just looked the opposite direction. He didn’t utter any single word.
“Am sorry…” she found herself apologizing.
“No, don’t apologizing. Please…” he held her arm and then looked into her eyes “it is not you…. it’s me. I am scared.”
“…scared of what? Are you scared of kissing me?”
“No Tasha…” Kevin said “… you know that’s not what I meant. I am scared for your sake.”
“What are you talking about?”
I am scared of losing you to T-Rex like the way I did with Loretta. He said in his head.
`For a moment Kevin was quiet. He just looked over her like he was looking for the right way to put it in words to her. “I am falling in love with you -and that is scares me.”
Natasha smiled and reached for his chin then she rubbed his chin. “You don’t have to be scared about it… I feel the same way about you too.”
“No….” He quickly withdrew from her. The look on his face worried her.
“…everyone I love dies. The man that attacked you while you were at the hospital, he will come back and then he will torture you the same way he tortured Loretta. Kevin left her and then walked to the window. Without looking back at her, he said, “That’s why I want you to stay away from me –if you want to
live.”
Natasha walked up to him and hugged him from behind. “What is the point of living my life when you are not in it?”
“Tasha, don’t…” Kevin said struggling to free himself from her grip “please don’t throw away your life for a stranger you barely even know. Many people still need you to say alive.”
He then turn to face her “…your dad still needs you. Your mom needs you. After I get you home to your dad, we are through. Please stay away me.” He walked away from her.
“I will be waiting for you outside.” He opened the door and then left.
Kern’s car pulled over at the side walk in front of Natasha beautiful home. Kevin got out first, then he offered to help Natasha.
“Thank you… I can get off on my own” she turned him down.
Kevin stopped at the gate to admire the surrounding environment of her house. Beautiful flowers adorned the walk path that lead up to the door.
“You’ve got a beautiful home.” Kevin said admiring the place.
She got out of the car. She walked past him briskly.
“Thank you…” she said in a reckless tone. It was obvious she was pissed at him and it bothered him. Natasha didn’t turn to look at him. He walked behind her as she led the way up to the door.
She banged the door loudly calling out names. “Dad! Damien!” she hit the door again “…is anybody home?” She tried to avoid eye contact with Kevin as she waited.
When it seemed like no one was coming to open up she raised her hand to knock again but then, the door suddenly swing open and her little brother stood there at the entrance with his mouth open in surprise.
“Daaaaaaaaad!” the little boy screamed to his lung.
Natasha smiled when she heard her dad answered from inside one of the rooms. “Who is at the door Damien?”
“It Natasha Dad, she’s back home.” Damien looked over at Kevin standing behind Natasha. His gaze then fell on Kern, sitting in his car.
“…and she brought some friends along too.” Damien announced.
She heard footstep from inside the room then she saw William standing at the doorway.
“Dad!” She cheered as she stormed through the door to hug William pushing her little brother away.
“heyyyy” Damien yell out from the floor after she had pushed him.
“Natasha I have been so worried about you. Are you okay?” William sounded excited as he looked over her.
“I am okay, Dad.” She hugged him really tight again. “…I’ve really missed you so badly.”
“Great… so now she is back” Damien grumbled. He stood up from the ground cleaning himself. “I was beginning to enjoy being the only child.”
“Damien…” William quickly called out to him “…go to your room.”
Damien walked out of the room grumbling. William looked over at Kevin who still stood at the door watching them.
“…and who is this?” he asked Natasha “the guy the doctor said you were with after the incidence at the hospital? Did he kidnap you?” William frowned at Kevin making a fist with his finger.
Natasha quickly grabbed hold of her Dad. “No Dad, he saved me. The guy who had attacked at the hospital would have taken me if he hadn’t come to save me.”
William looked over at Kevin and then waved his hand at him. “Please come in and make yourself comfortable.”
Kevin walked up to where they both stood.
“Dad, this is Kevin…” Natasha introduced.
Natasha looked at Kevin in an absurd manner, then she said, “Kevin, meet my Dad.”
She then turned over to her dad, forcing a fake smile at him “I’d be in my room now if you don’t mind. Please call me if you need anything.”
“Alright sweetie...” William returned the smile. She pressed a light kiss on his chin and then left the room.
“So… how did you meet my daughter?” William tuned to look at him.
“Actually sir, we attain the same college. That’s where I met her”
“A colleague of hers huh… that’s great. I hope you aint giving my daughter any troubles.”
“Not at all sir…” he answered with a smile.
Just then they heard a knock on the door. They both look towards the door.
William raised a brow at him “…a friend of yours?”
“…Maybe it’s kern. I will get the door.” He walked up to the door and then opened it. He was surprise to find Derik standing at the door.
“Derik...” he wasn’t expecting to see him.
“Kevin?” Derik called out equally surprised. “What are you doing here?”
“I brought Natasha home to her dad.”
“Derik?” William called out walking up to meet them at the door.
“Sir…” Derik had to think fast on what he was going to say to him “…how is Natasha doing? Is she ok?”
“My daughter is fine and she’s down in her room.”
William looked over the bandage on Derik’s chest “how about you? How are you doing? -I see you haven’t fully recovered yet?”
Derik placed his hands over his chest then he said “it hurts just a little bit but am fine.”
“That’s good because I need you back at the office tomorrow.”
There was an awkward silence between them.
“You are giving me back to my job?”
“Well… I wouldn’t put it that way since I didn’t exactly fire you. You quit the job on your own.”
Just then William’s phone buzzed in his pocket. He then looked over it to see who’s calling.
“It’s the president of the task force.” He moved away from them “excuse me… I got to take this call.”
Derik brought out the drawings Kevin had given him in the hospital. “I have figured out what this images mean…” Derik said handing the drawing back to Kevin. “…these are visions of the nearest possible future.”
“You are a seer, Kevin.” Derik said.
“a seer?” Kevin sounded confused “what’s that?”
“It means you have to ability to look into the future.” There was an long silence between them.
Just then William returned back to them fully dressing in his office uniform. “That was Lawrence calling…”
“Lawrence?” Derik sounded a bit confused.
“He has taken command of the force. The mayor replaced me with him as the president of the taskforce. Lawrence wants to convene a meeting and he wants all the officials and officers of the task force to be present there.”
William quickly grabbed his suitcase and then walked past them. He stopped when he stood at the door. He then turned to face Derik “don’t be late!” then he left.
Just then a phone rang in Kevin’s pocket. Derik quickly recognized the ringtone then he said “hey… isn’t that Natasha’s phone ringing in your pocket.”
“Yeah it is...” Kevin took it out from his pocket.
“I thought that was taken from her after she was raped. How did you…” Derik suddenly stopped talking, his face went dark when he finally realized something.
“Oh my God!!!” Derik exclaimed in total shock. ”you were the one who killed those guys whose bodies were found lying on the street this morning.”
Kevin didn’t know how to react or deny it. He just stood there looking over at Derik. Derik paced around the room. He used his hands to scatter his hair. Kevin just stood there watching Derik pace the room back and forth.
An awful thought of killing Derik suddenly came to his mind, but then something stopped him.
“You are one of them, ain’t you?” he heard Derik finally spoke. “You are a shifter!”
Again Kevin’s silence gave Derik the answer he needed.
“Does she know?” Derik asked him.
“Natasha doesn’t have to know about it.” Kevin said “let’s leave her out of this.”
Derik quickly pulls out his shot gun and then pointed it straight at Kevin aiming for his head.
“Raise your h
ands up and keep them where I can see.”
Kevin raised both his hands up in quick surrender.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BURNING DESIRE
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t drop you where you stand.” Derik held his gun up at Kevin, not taking his eye of him.
“Derik wait… am not your enemy. I may be one of them but I am not a killer.”
“You pinned a rod through a man’s eyes, how would you explain that?”
“Look those guys deserved that. They raped Natasha, and walked away free while she suffers in the hospital. I couldn’t live with that, so I had to do something about it.”
Kevin looked over at him. Derik hands tightened around the gun. Fear rushed through Kevin’s body. “We both have one common enemy and that’s T-Rex”
“Who the hell is T-Rex?”
“…the guy that attacked you back there in the hospital and almost kidnapped Natasha. Even though you don’t kill me today, few days from now T-Rex will kill both me and Natasha.”
Derik was now confused “…what do you talking about?”
“The reason T-Rex tried to kidnap Natasha at the hospital was because of me. He had wanted to torture her to death to make me suffer.”
“Why would he want to kidnap Natasha to make you suffer?”
“…because he knew I love her.”
Derik froze. The room was left in sheer silence. He lowered his gun down slowly. He spoke in a low disappointed tune. “…you love Natasha?”
“Yes… ever since I met her.”
Kevin looked over at him and noticed the sudden change on Derik’s face.
He felt a quiver, his suddenly eyes widened when he realized something. “You love her too, don’t you?”
“I’ve loved her ever since she was just a little girl.”
Kevin threw his face away.
“…my love for her doesn’t matter anywhere. I won’t have a chance with her because of what I am. Her dad would never let me be with his daughter after knowing what I am.” Kevin said.
“I am glad you know that…” Derik said.
“…but right now, I need your help finding T-Rex and taking him down. There is this organization called Beocraft. It is run by dangerous shifters. I am positive T-Rex is a member of this organization. I want you to use all the resources at your disposal to find this organization, then investigate what they are all about. I believe that will be the first step in putting an end to the crises here in the city.”
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