Cole and Vanessa go back inside, and Cole says, “Yes, let’s eat breakfast, I’m starving. But after that I’m going with David to see the new brown werewolves, would you like to come with me?”
“Sure, why not. But also, don’t forget to call Danny about Vlad then.”
“I know, I know,” Cole replies, as they walk into the kitchen.
Chapter six Blood moon
It is New Year’s Eve and Cole and Vanessa are inside of their suite in a luxurious hotel in Paris. Cole is wearing a black suit and Vanessa is wearing a long blue dress. While Vanessa is still doing her hair, Cole walks onto the balcony and looks at the Eiffel tower. “Hurry up, we should be there within ten minutes,” Cole says.
“Yes, I’m ready! It’s only a five-minute walk, calm down.”
Cole walks back into the living room of the suite and looks at Vanessa, who just walked out of the bathroom. “Wow, you look gorgeous.”
“I know,” Vanessa replies with a smirk.
Cole gives her a kiss and Vanessa says, “Shouldn’t we hurry? Don’t forget that we should be at the restaurant within ten minutes.”
Cole smiles and replies, “Funny, very funny. But yes, we should go. So, let’s go.” Cole grabs Vanessa’s hand and they walk out of their suite, where two brown werewolves, also in suits, are already waiting for them. Cole and Vanessa greet them and while they all take the elevator down, Vanessa asks, “Tell me, why do we need bodyguards again?”
“Because the vampires are acting strangely. Daniel and Danny still don’t know anything more about it or why they act the way they do, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be careful. You never know what can happen.”
They step out of the elevator, walk through the lobby and go outside. Cole and Vanessa walk, with one brown werewolf in front of them and one behind them, towards the restaurant and Vanessa says, “I get that, but now we don’t really have private time.”
“Don’t worry, you won’t even know that they’re here. They will wait outside of the restaurant.”
“Won’t even know that they’re here? One is walking in front of us and one is walking behind us. So, it’s pretty obvious that they are here. But okay, it’s no problem. But, shouldn’t they eat something as well?”
“Oh, don’t worry. They had plenty to eat back at the hotel already. I made sure of that,” Cole replies.
Then they reach the restaurant and while the two brown werewolves wait in front of it, Cole and Vanessa step inside and the manager brings them to their table in the corner, at which they have more privacy.
“Welcome to our restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Harrison. I hope you will enjoy the food.”
“I’m sure we will, thank you,” Cole replies.
“Oh, before I forget. If you look at the wall next to you, you will see pictures of a lot of lovely couples,” the manager says, as he then walks off, but still keeps an eye on Cole and Vanessa.
Cole and Vanessa look at all the pictures and Vanessa says, “They all look so happy.”
“I know, but why would their pictures be on the wall inside of this restaurant?”
“Don’t ask me, I have no clue.”
But then Cole sees a picture of Jack and Julia standing in front of the Eiffel tower! “Would you look at that,” Cole says.
“What is it?” Vanessa asks.
Cole points with his finger at the picture of his mother and father and Vanessa says, “Wow, even your mom and dad’s picture is on this wall. Wait, don’t you have the same one on your nightstand?”
“Yeah, it’s exactly the same. I believe this picture was taken when they were just engaged. I don’t know why they’re picture is hanging here, but it’s nice to see.”
“Yes, I can’t believe it. It either is a coincidence or we were meant to sit here and see it.”
“Wow, that’s really deep,” Cole replies with a smirk.
The manager then walks over to the bartender and says, “Let our contact know that the person of interest did not take the bait.”
The bartender nods and the manager sends a waiter over to Cole and Vanessa’s table. The waiter puts a very expensive bottle of wine on their table with two nice looking glasses and gives them both a menu. “Please let me know when you and the lady are ready to order, sir.”
“Will do, thank you,” Cole replies.
Vanessa stares at the bottle and says, “You don’t even know how bad I want to take a sip right now.”
Cole smiles and replies, “I understand. But I will ask the waiter to bring something else.”
“Only for me, or for you as well?”
“For me as well.”
“Why is that? That wine looks very expensive and it also looks like it tastes really good. I’m sure you’re going to regret not drinking it.”
“It is very expensive, and it indeed looks very delicious, but since you can’t drink, I won’t drink either.”
With a smirk, Vanessa replies, “That is very nice of you, king Harrison. You’re such a gentlemen.”
“I know, my queen,” Cole says with a smile.
They order something new to drink, order some food, and talk some more about everything. The hours fly by and about fifteen minutes before the new year begins, Cole, Vanessa, and the two brown werewolves get inside of a taxi and drive towards the Eiffel tower.
A short while later they arrive and Cole, Vanessa, and the brown werewolves quickly get out of the taxi. A lot of people have already gathered up there and Cole puts his arm around Vanessa and says, “The fireworks can start any minute now, are you excited?”
“Yes, I love fireworks but I’m sure I never saw a firework show like we’re about to see.”
“I know, me neither. But, so what do you think of Paris?”
“I love it, it’s beautiful here. It’s a good thing that we’re still staying here for a couple of more days.”
“Yeah, I know. But, did you know that my father asked my mother to marry him right in front of the Eiffel tower?”
“Really? That is so romantic, but I wouldn’t really like it.”
“Why is that?”
“I don’t know, I feel like, so many people already get engaged here, I would like it to be… I don’t know how to say it, but just different. Not at a location where it’s pretty normal for people to get engaged. I would like it to be somewhere special and new.”
Cole smiles and asks, “So, where would you want me to go down on a knee then?”
“I don’t know, that’s your job to figure out where,” Vanessa replies with a smirk.
Cole laughs, but then his mobile phone rings. He grabs it out of his pocket and says, “It’s your brother.” He picks up and answers, “Hey, are you in Paris as well?”
“Not yet, I’m on my way. I’m in the air right now, but I’m calling you because Igor called me, and he wants an emergency alpha meeting tomorrow at Packs United Motors in Paris.”
“Really? Why is that?”
“I’m not really sure, he said he couldn’t talk long because he is being watched. That is also the reason why we haven’t heard from him. But he said something big happened and that we needed to talk immediately. And I have to admit, he sounded pretty serious.”
“Strange, but yeah, then we will have a meeting tomorrow morning. Then we can also directly ask Daniel and Danny if they know more about the behavior of the vampires and if Danny found Vlad.”
“Yes, and by the way, I already called Daniel and Danny, they’re on their way as well. But honestly, I knew that we wouldn’t have peace for long. Something just had to come up, it always does.”
“Yeah, maybe, we’re not sure yet. It could be anything, but we will find out tomorrow morning.”
Right at that moment, the crowd starts to count down and Cole says, “Alright, I really have to hang up now, but I want to wish you a happy new year already!”
“That’s fine, see you tomorrow. Happy new year!”
Cole hangs up, puts his mobile phone back in his pocket an
d Vanessa asks, “Why did he call? Is he coming?”
But right before Cole can answer that, the firework show starts! Everyone is celebrating, and Cole gives Vanessa a big hug and kiss and says, “Happy new year!”
“Yes, happy new year!”
They also shake hands with the brown werewolves behind them and then Cole puts his arm around Vanessa and they all enjoy the fireworks show.
The next morning, Cole and Vanessa are seated at a long table inside of a big conference room in the skyscraper of Packs United Motors in Paris, while the two brown werewolves are waiting in front of the door of the conference room. “What do you think happened?” Vanessa asks.
“I don’t know, but let’s just hope that it’s not something that will disturb the peace that we have now.”
Right at that moment, Brian comes walking in with Daniel. They take a seat and Cole asks, “Where is Danny?”
“I don’t know, he said he was on his way,” Daniel replies.
“And Igor?” Cole asks.
“I haven’t heard anything from him anymore, but I told him that we would meet here,” Brian replies.
“Did you guys bring wolves as well?” Cole asks.
“Yes, we both did, they’re waiting downstairs, why?” Daniel asks.
“I don’t know, but I get a bad feeling about this,” Cole replies.
“I wouldn’t worry too much about it, Igor likes to make things worse than they actually are,” Vanessa says.
“That may be true, but he sounded pretty serious,” Brian replies.
Then, Danny comes walking in and he’s visibly concerned! He takes a seat and Cole asks, “What’s going on?”
“I have some very bad news!”
“Why? What happened?!” Daniel asks.
“Well, when you, Cole, called me a couple of days ago if I could look for Vlad, I realized that I didn’t hear anything back from the wolves that I send to spy on the vampires. So, I send some more wolves to check it out and also to go look for Vlad, but yesterday only one of them returned, heavily wounded! I asked him what happened, and he told me that they followed the vampires to the mansions close to London. And, he said that there were a lot of Dracul vampires around and inside of the mansions, and I really mean a lot! He is the only one that got away, the rest of my wolves got killed! This is bad, really bad!”
They’re all visibly shocked! “A lot of Dracul vampires? How is that possible?” Vanessa asks.
“Yes, but not only that, I find it hard to believe that your gray werewolf could escape. Dracul vampires are strong and very fast, I have a feeling that they let him escape to let us know that they are back or something,” Daniel replies.
“But, why? Why would they want us to know that there are so many of them? And like Vanessa said, how come they are with so many again?” Cole asks.
“Wait, have you heard anything back from your shadow werewolves in Romania?” Brian asks.
“Now that you ask, no, I haven’t heard anything back from them yet.”
Brian takes a deep breath and replies, “Oh my god, that can only mean one thing.”
“What do you mean?” Cole asks.
“Think about it, there is only one creature in this world that has the ability to create Dracul vampires, and that creature lives, as far as we know, in Romania.”
“Dracula!” Danny replies. “That must be the reason why the vampires have been acting strange!”
Then there is a moment of silence. “But, how?! How is that possible?! I thought you said that he died many years ago?!” Cole asks.
“I told you that most of the Dracul vampires disappeared years ago, and yes, Dracula apparently did as well. But no one actually knows if he just disappeared or that he was killed,” Brian replies.
“Oh my god, if he created an army of Dracul vampires, then we’re all in deep trouble,” Vanessa says.
“She’s right! So, what should we do?!” Danny asks.
“Yes, this is very bad!” Daniel says.
“Wait, let me think!” Cole replies. “Look, the vampires have been acting strange for some time already, which probably means Dracula is alive for some time already. But, he hasn’t attacked us yet, nor did he show us that he’s alive. Now, that must mean something.”
“Like what?” Danny asks.
“Maybe he’s planning something, and he needed time for that,” Daniel replies.
“Yeah, he needed time to create an army. We don’t exactly know what’s going on, but we can be sure that Dracula will attack us and that he will try to take over this world!” Vanessa says.
“If that’s true, then why would it now be a good time to show that he’s alive? I mean, Dracula can create Dracul vampires by just biting them, which means he must have had created a lot of Dracul vampires a while back already. But, like I said, why now? Why would they send a message, if it was meant as a message, that he’s alive, now?” Cole asks.
They all get quiet and think, but then Brian says, “Blood moon!”
They’re all in shock! Well, except for Cole, he asks, “What does blood moon mean?”
“Once every year, the moon turns completely red, we call that the blood moon. Normal humans can’t see it, but creatures can. But the problem is, that vampires, warlocks, and witches aren't affected by it, but werewolves are. Whenever the blood moon appears in the sky, the werewolves go insane. I don’t know why that is, but the blood moon makes us crazy and turns us into wild animals. Then we cannot stop ourselves from changing and we will kill everything that has a heartbeat, sometimes even each other. Now, the way that we prevent that, is by locking ourselves, or by someone else, up so good, that we cannot escape until the blood moon is gone. But, what that means is that for that one day, there will be no werewolves walking around in this world. Which means that the other creatures basically have a free pass to do anything they want. And I also think that that will be the time Dracula will take over with his Dracul vampires and kill us all. I mean, we will all be locked up, so it will be easy for them to kill us,” Brian says.
“And that is the reason why we have that magical cage in our basement, Julia used to lock Jack inside of it, I should have known!” Vanessa says.
“So, we’re basically screwed?” Cole asks.
Danny shakes his head and sighs, “I guess so.”
“No! We can’t let Dracula take over this world as easy as that! The blood moon will appear at the end of this week, and since it’s Monday, we still have a whole week to come up with something and do something about it!” Daniel says.
“That’s true, but we don’t even know where Dracula is at right now. We think he’s in Romania, but he could as well be hiding until the blood moon will appear,” Brian replies.
“But we could at least kill the Dracul vampires that are inside of the mansions!” Danny says.
“I agree that we should do something, but we must have a plan. Don’t you think this is way too easy? I mean, Dracul vampires are strong, but they know they would be overpowered by us all. And like Brian said, they could be hiding as well already, who knows,” Cole says.
“True, but I agree with my brother. We could at least check it out. And if they are still there, then we kill them all!” Daniel replies.
But right at that moment, they hear something outside of the conference room! They all get up and Vanessa asks, “What was that?”
Then Dracula opens the door and comes walking in with Lydia and five other Dracul vampires! Cole’s, Daniel’s, Brian’s, and Danny’s eyes start to glow! Dracula tells the five Dracula vampires to wait outside of the conference room and then with a smirk he says, “Calm down everyone, I did not come here to fight.”
“Oh yeah?! Well, every time she’s around something bad happens!” Cole replies.
“I missed you too, love,” Lydia replies with a smirk.
“I assume that you are Dracula?!” Brian asks.
“That is correct, but why don’t we all sit down and have a nice talk?”
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�Talk?! I will rip your head off! How about that?!” Daniel replies.
Dracula laughs and says, “Oh, Daniel, like I said, I did not come here to fight. So, Cole, since you are the Agkron and the leader, what do you say? Are we going to have a talk, or are you guys really set on having a fight? And by the way, before you start wondering what happened to the wolves outside, we had to knock them out otherwise they wouldn’t let us in. But don’t worry, we did not kill them. Which means, if I did come here for a fight, then I would have killed them wouldn’t I?”
“Cole, you cannot seriously be considering this!” Danny says.
But then Cole’s eyes stop glowing and he says, “Alright, let’s see what you have to say then.”
“Smart man,” Dracula replies with a smirk.
“What?! Cole, you can’t be serious?!” Daniel asks.
“Yes, I don’t think it’s smart,” Brian says.
“Please, let’s just hear what he has to say, that’s all, alright?” Cole replies, as he sits back down again.
Vanessa sits back down as well, and Danny’s eyes stop glowing and he shakes his head, takes a seat and sighs, “I can’t believe this.”
Brian’s eyes stop glowing and he takes a seat as well, but Daniel does not! “Daniel, please,” Cole says.
Daniel stares at Dracula for a while, but then his eyes stop glowing and he sits back down as well.
Dracula takes a seat as well while Lydia stands behind him. “So, what do you have to say?” Cole asks.
“Straight to the point, I like that,” Dracula replies with a smirk. “I came here because I want to keep the peace that you and your friends already created.”
“Peace?! You killed my wolves!” Danny says.
“That is true, but that is because they attacked my Dracul vampires first. And we have the right to defend ourselves, haven’t we?”
“Bullshit! Is that why you let one get away to send a message to us that you’re alive again?!” Daniel asks.
“Not exactly, my Dracul vampires did not kill the wolf because they wanted the wolf to let all of you know that I was alive again, no, they didn’t kill him because they wanted all of you to know that you should leave them alone. Or at least, not attack them without a reason. Because, if necessary, they will defend themselves.”
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