Chapter 1
Hayley's POV
"Finally!" I thought when I saw the 'Welcome to New Orleans' sign. I had been driving for what felt like forever. But it will all be worth it when I find my family, my werewolf family. I had been searching for them ever since I found out what I was. My adoptive family were horrible to me, I think I'm actually thankful that they kicked me out.
Suddenly my stomach started to churn, it must be just the excitement and nervousness of thinking about finally having a home, a family...people who actually care about me. But it was starting to get worse my head was pounding, I was starting to sweat. Something was definatley not right. I pull the car over to the side of the road and pretty much fall out. I start retching violently, it is so painful I think I'm going to pass out. I hear a twig snap and whip my head around from side to side, which is not helping my nasuea. I see two figures walking towards me in a menacing way. My heart is beating out of my chest, I try in vain to stand up and get back to my car but I just fall straight back down. They are getting closer, how did they move that quick? I start to panic, yes I was a werewolf, but in my human form there was no way I could fight off two of them in my current start.
They are right in front of me now. One of them bared their fangs and I realise that they are vampires. Of course they are, because that is just my luck. He is infront of me in an instant, his menacing expression quickly turns into a smirk. "Now, now what do we have here?" he says creepily to me. When I dont answer and I just glare at him he laughs "Well it smells to me Mark, we have a werewolf in our midst" the other man says answering his rhetorical question. It was like they had won the lottery. I try to stand again and this just makes them roar with laughter. "What are you going to do princess, fight us?" the man I'm assuming is named Mark says. "uhh...ummm" I stammer. What is wrong with me, I would have usually come up with a witty retort. The scared little girl thing was not me. "What are you going to do, kill me?" I ask weakly. "Oh princess, we are going to have some fun before that. Just because you're a werewolf doesn't mean your not a hottie" he winks at me and I shudder at the thought of what they mean by 'fun'. Mark, who was obviously the boss pointed at me and the other man walked over and grabbed my wrist forcfully and tried to pull me up. I was weak but I tried my best to fight him. He just laughed even more.
All of a sudden Mark's body fell to the ground but his head was seemingly floating in mid-air, until I noticed the most beautiful but fierce looking blonde woman holding his lifeless face in her hands. The man who was holding me instantly let me go and stood up striaight as if to say back off. "You better walk away lady" he said in an unsteady voice. She laughed maniaclly and in seconds she ripped his heart out and held it in her hands. She gave it a digusted look and tossed it into the forest, wiping her hands on a handkerchief. She walked up to me in a normal human speed and held her hand out to me. I was wary, but she did just save my life. I took her hand and she pulled me up out of the gutter. "Thanks" I mumble. She just waved her hand as if to say, it was nothing. "Us girls have to stick together" she quips. When she said this it made me smile and think that I could trust her, which was a strange feeling for me as I don't trust easily. We stood there awkwardly for a few seconds untill she says "Come on, we better get out of here before someone finds these two charmers." She started to walk towards my car, but I just stood there frozen in shock. "I don't want to be rude, but why are you helping me?" I ask in the most polite voice I can muster. She doesnt look offended which is a huge relief. "I told you sweetie, us girls have got to stick together, the boys have been running this town for far too long, besides I could use a werewolf on my side" she says with a wink. I was taken aback. "How did you know I was a werewolf?" I ask. She laughs and says "come on girl, I could smell you a mile away, which is why we need to leave now." She was right, if she found me and the other two vampires found me it was only a matter of time till someone else did.