Wolf hadn't killed anybody that night. Yet. He was stalking a young girl who was completely oblivious. There was no rational thought in his head, only rage. Suddenly the girl turned around and screamed. He pushed her against a wall and went to snap her neck. He was just about to when a thought formed in his head.Scarlet's in trouble. Then he turned, forgetting the thought. Didn't matter. But the thought kept coming back. Then he grasped the thought that had been hiding just out of reach. He loved Scarlet and didn't want anything to happen to her. Wolf turned away from the little girl and ran. If Scarlet was in trouble then he was going to find her. Because she was the only person who had ever mattered.
He found Scarlet in the opera house. She was pressed into the corner by an operative who Wolf recognised instantly. Ran… His own brother. Wolf was furious. His old mess of rage and clouded thought came back, only with a new goal in mind. To protect Scarlet. He tackled Ran and then everything turned into a blur. And somewhere in the flurry of fist and snapping teeth his mind changed. He knew the thaumaturge was taking over. And he was powerless. Then he bit Rans neck. The next thing he knew he was bearing down on Scarlet.
"Wolf" she said,"What have they done to you?". Part of him wanted to pull her into his arms but he was still under thaumaturge control.
"You" he snapped in reply "What have you done to me?" He was disgusted with himself. He was acting just like any other special operative. He bent down next to her and went to kiss her. But at the last split second the thaumaturge took advantage and made him move so he was in position to bite her throat.
"I know you don't want to hurt me, Wolf." That was true, he didn't. He would rather die than hurt Scarlet. Unfortunately that wasn't an option. He fought, holding himself back. She kept talking.
"You helped me. You rescued me." The thaumaturge made him answer.
"Things have changed." He could feel the tears on her cheeks drip onto his forehead and wished he could wipe them away.
"You protected me from Ran, it wasn't so you could kill me now."
"You don't know the thoughts going through my head."
"I know you're different from them." Wolf wasn't so sure about that. If he couldn't fight the thaumaturge for Scarlet then he never could.
"You said you never wanted to scare me. Well, you're scaring me." He growled and felt Scarlet almost shy away. Instead she reached up and cradled his face in her hands, placing a kiss against his temple. He froze and in that moment the thaumaturge began to surrender.
"Stop this Wolf. You're not one of them anymore." Scarlet held his gaze and slowly he was able to draw back, and speak. But he knew it wouldn't be for long.
"He's in my head. Scarlet, I can't….". He turned brushed her fingers across his face.
"Just stay with me. Protect me like you said you would." Just then something hit Wolf and he blacked out.