"Jo?"

I blinked and sat up. "Logan?"

"Jesus Christ, woman! Why the hell didn't you call sooner?" He shouted angrily.

"Oh, excuse me for being kidnapped!" I snapped. Why the hell was I so worried about him? He's just a pain in my ass! "I'm fine by the way, thanks for asking." It was silent for a second before I couldn't help asking, "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine," he grunted.

"He's lying!" Kat's voice was muffled but I heard it all the same.

"Shut up, Kat!" Logan shouted back. I chuckled slightly. Same old, same old...

There was lots of huffing and puffing coming from the other end. I frowned, "You alright? You're huffin' and puffin'."

"I'm fine," he grunted.

I rolled my eyes. "You are clearly not. What the hell are you doing?"

He growled. "Packing."

"What the hell for? I'm coming back to Stonehaven ASAP!" I stood up and started pacing. Jaime was clearly listening, but pretending to be interested in her laptop that she got out of a bag.

"No," he grunted. "We are coming to you. It's about time we finished this once and for all."

I groaned and flopped back onto the bed. "Oh God. Why? Maybe if I leave, they'll leave me alone!"

"Jo, you know that's not going to happen. They'll just keep coming after you until they have you," Logan snapped.

I growled. "I know that ok? I was just hoping I was wrong."

He sighed. "Look, I know you would much rather be back at school with Matt and, well, whoever you hang out with, but Pack duty comes first. You should know this by now."

My eye twitched and my hand tightened. I swear to God that if he brings up the child thing, I'm hanging up on him.

"We've been through it before and I thought it had drilled home but clearly not. You are still a god damn ch-"

I hung up.

And maybe lobbed the phone very hard at Jaime. I swear I wasn't aiming at her, it just ended up in that direction. Luckily it bounced off her and landed on the pillow.

Jaime rubbed her arm. "Ouch. What was that for?"

I stood up and started stalking round the room. "That bastard! Still calling me a child! A CHILD! After everything that's happened!"

Jaime frowned in confusion. "A child?"

"Yes!" I exploded, throwing my hands up in the air. "A child! No matter what I seem to do! No matter what happens and how I cope, I'm constantly being called a child!"

"But, why?" She asked.

"Because I punched Evie. Because I got in trouble. Because I ruined their fucking lives! How the hell should I know?"

"Evie deserved that punch," a disembodied voice stated. I jumped and spun round. A tall woman was stood, leaning against the wall.

"Who the hell are you?" I demanded, stepping back and crouching slightly. She beamed but said nothing.

"Eve! What are you- How are you-" Jaime stuttered.

I blinked and stood up straight. "Eve? As in Eve Levine? The ghost that's been haunting me?"

The woman – Eve – nodded. "That's me. Eve Levine-" blank "-ass kicker. At your service."

"How is Jo seeing you?" Jaime asked, sitting up straight and rubbing her arm again. I flinched when I saw the darkening bruise.

"My...boss, gave me a pass, so to speak. It doesn't really matter. In any case only Jo can see ghosts for a while."

I blinked and opened my mouth to ask how when Jaime's cell rang. She jumped and my head snapped round to glare at it.

I pointed at Jaime, glaring. "Don't answer that."

She ignored me and picked it up, giving me an innocent look. I growled, deep and loud. I could hear Logan (along with Kat) shouting through the phone. Jaime shouted back, trying to get them to shut up. When they finally did, Logan calmly asked to talk to me.

I was already shaking my head as she turned to me, holding out the phone. "I'm in the shower," I snapped, walking into the bathroom and slamming the door. I turned the shower on full blast and shed my clothes. I kept my head under the water so that I couldn't hear what was being said in the other room.

I washed my hair, scrubbed my skin and shaved. I really must thank the hotel shop for all of this. And Jaime, for the money. I will pay her back when I find Logan's wallet.

I turned the shower off and wrapped a towel round myself. I glared at the clothes I was wearing. There's no way in hell I'm putting those back on. They reek of Raul and wolves.

I walked back out into the main room to see Jaime still on the phone and Eve was still leaning against the wall.

"...you soon. We'll come and meet you at the airport. No, I'll- Yes, I know I need to change hotels I'm not- Yes, I- Jeremy! That's alright, I know how you can get. Don't worry, we'll be fine. Yes, I love you too. See you soon."

She hung up and turned to me. "They are at the airport already. Their plane leaves in two hours so they'll be here in about thirteen hours. We're moving to a different hotel as well. So, uh, why are you stood in a towel?"

I shuffled my feet. "I don't have any other clothes and I'm not putting those shorts and top back on. They reek of Raul."

She tapped her chin in thought for a while before jumping up, telling me not to leave the room and then ran out, grabbing her purse. I stood still for a minute then started muttering under my breath about crazy necromancers.

Eve laughed and then waved. "I'm off too. I'm patrolling along with Kristof. I'll come get you if there's trouble."

She walked through the wall and then was gone. Great. All alone in a hotel room. My dream come true.

I walked around the room and paused at the window. Ah Bristol. Can't believe how much I missed it. I never really thought about it much. From here I could see the Bear Pit, buses pulling up and the stores. I sighed and leaned my forehead against the cold glass, watching the people. That's when I saw a familiar face.

"Debs," I whispered. I glanced to the guy beside her and smiled. "James!"

Debs and James were- are- my best friends. I smiled. They looked good. Really good, in fact. Wait a second...are they holding hands? I opened the window and leaned out further. Yep, they were holdings. I can't bel- Holy shit on toast! They're kissing! Whoa! This is weird.

I never thought they would get together. Ever. I guess I missed a lot. They pulled apart and James said something, making Debs laugh. Tears pricked my eyes. God I missed them. I pulled myself back in and sank to my knees, keeping my head above the sill so I could still watch them.

Minnie ran up to them (a girl from school. The one who planned the camping trip), holding a pile of papers. She gave them a sad smile and dumped them into a bin. Debs nodded and grabbed some more off of a building wall. I narrowed my eyes and leaned back out the window, trying to see better. The only thing I could see was a picture of a girl in a uniform and the word...'Missing'. I froze and sucked in a deep breath. They're posters. Missing posters. Of me.

They were taking them down.

I sank to the floor again, a few tears running down my cheeks. They think I'm dead when I'm right here. A building away.

The door opened and I spun around while sat on the floor. Jaime was stood there with three shopping bags. She gaped at me before running over, dropping the bags on the floor. "What happened? Are you okay?"

I nodded weakly and turned looking back out the window. They were still there, chatting away. James hugged Debs and kept his arms round her, Minnie rolling her eyes and making big gestures as she talked.

"Jo? Are you ok?" Jaime asked quietly. I sighed, nodded and stood up, wiping my tears away.

"I'm fine. What did you buy?" I asked, changing the subject. She gave me a look saying that she knew what I was doing but was letting me do it anyway.

She stood up too and picked up the bags. "Right. I got a bit carried away. This place is cool. I bought two pairs of jeans, some tops from this shop called Blue Banana and some underwear from M&S. I also got some trainers for you."

I nodded my thanks and took the bags, walking into the bathroom to change. I pulled on the underwear and the jeans. The tops were funny. One of them said 'Batter and a Salt' with a picture of a salt shaker and a wooden spoon. I laughed and pulled it on. All the clothes fit perfectly.

I walked back out as I was pulling the trainers on. They too, fit perfectly. "How did you know the right sizes?"

"Kat text me," she said simply. I nodded and sat on the bed.

"How much longer until they get here?" I asked.

"Well, they got on the plane about half an hour ago so twelve and a half hours if everything goes ok."

I nodded and stood up, stretching. "What are we gonna do until then?"

"We are going to change hotels. Then sleep until we have to meet them at the airport."

"Okay, what hotel are we going to?"

She stopped packing the few clothes that she bought for herself and looked up. "Um, I was hoping you might have an idea."

I shook my head. "Nope. Sorry. This is the only one I can think of. I never spent any time in hotels, seeing as I had a house to live in."

"Oh, right," she said, slowly going back to packing. "I guess we could pick up a map or something."

I nodded and grabbed a few bags. Jaime picked up her stuff and a few minutes later we were downstairs, signing out. Once we'd paid, we headed to the car park. We were parked on the very top level unfortunately, so it was quite a climb. I frowned at the car as we got closer. Something didn't feel right. "Jaime, we should ditch the car. They probably tracked it or something."

Jaime nodded and dropped one of the bags. She sighed and chucked the keys at me. "Would you get the map out?"

I walked over to the car, chuckling as Jaime picked up all the clothes and placed them back in the bag. My chuckles and footsteps froze. Something really wasn't right. I frowned and cocked my head, listening hard. Cars, people, clicks- no, beeping. The beeping was getting faster. My head snapped to the car and my eyes widened. It was coming from the car.

I spun round and dived at Jaime. She yelped and I covered her with my body just as the car exploded. The cars beside it flew away from the force and spun, crashing. Glass hit my back and I could feel heat licking at my legs. I scrambled off Jaime and was grateful to see that she was fine. She stared at the car, wide eyed. The fire was high, the flames licking at the ceiling. Black smoke was billowing from the wreckage.

I grabbed Jaime's arm. "We need to go. Now."

She picked up the few bags that were within reach and we ran. We got to the stairwell door and I tugged at it but it was locked. Eve appeared beside me, making both Jaime and I jump. "There are men circling the building and there's some sort of illusion spell or something, as no one noticed the explosion and nothing has changed on the outside," Eve explained quickly.

Before she could say anything else another explosion rocked through the building. We all ducked and a car went flying past. "Come on you guys! You have to move!" I nodded and reached for the door. "That's locked. There's a lift, but you wouldn't want to get stuck in there. There are more stairs you could try."

I shook my head. "Nuh uh. They locked this door so they don't expect us to use it." I made a fist with my hand. "So we'll use it." I punched as hard as I could at the glass in the door. It cracked, but didn't break. I punched it again and this time it gave way. I pushed my hand through, ignoring the glass that cut into me and felt for the door handle. When I found it I felt above it and found a dead lock. I tugged at it, releasing it. I tried the door handle and the door swung open.

We all ran through and Eve ran ahead, patrolling. We were on level 5 when Eve came running back up. "There are guards. Heading up here." We spun round and Jaime slipped.

"Stupid heels," she muttered. "No matter how many times I never seem to learn."

I ignored her and grabbed her arm dragging her up. We ran back up and I tried the door for level six. It was locked with a simple lock on the handle. A quick sharp twist fixed that. Why were all the doors locked anyway? I shook my head. Later. I can focus on that later.

We ran through and I pushed the door shut just as I heard the footsteps running up the steps. I peeked out the window to try and get a look but Eve was screaming in my ear.

"Look later! Now you should run!" I nodded and followed Jaime, who had started running towards the other set of stairs.

We were meters away when a guy ran through them, waving his arms. "Guards that way too. Raul's in front of them."

I spun around heading back the way we came. When we were halfway between the two doors, I turned right and ducked down, crouching behind a few of the cars. Jaime crouched behind the one beside me and slowly got her phone out just as I heard both the doors crash open. I frowned at her, confused, but she simply ignored me and started texting.

Eve and the man appeared in between us, crouching down also. "They have a necro too, so if he sees us your position will be ruined. We'll distract him, taking him, along with the others, away from you." Before I could say anything, they both disappeared. I peered around the car but couldn't see a thing. No way was I risking looking over the top.

Jaime put her phone away and took a deep breath, releasing it slowly. That's when Raul started talking.

"You cannot run, Joanna. You are cornered. Now, you can come out quietly and no one will get hurt. Or, you can continue to hide and you and your 'friend' will be in trouble."

I bit my lip so that I wouldn't growl. Jaime motioned her hands towards the car behind and I glanced to see that it was a huge car. Whoa. What the hell is a H3 doing here? She motioned underneath and I shook my head. If we went underneath, it would be a nightmare to try and get out. Instead we very slowly crawled back, making as little noise as possible. We left all the bags except for Jaime's purse which held her cell and some money.

We stopped behind the huge car and I listened as about 16 different footsteps spread out through the level. I frowned as I thought about a plan. We needed a distraction, a big one. So that we could escape.

I looked at the Hummer and one came to me. I came close to Jaime and whispered in her ear, "Go to the stairwell. The one I broke the lock with." She shook her head and started to protest but I carried on, "Don't worry. I'll meet you there. I've got a plan."

She looked reluctant but in the end nodded and slowly made her way there. The guy appeared next to me, the ghost and introduced himself as Kris. I nodded hello and whispered to him what my plan was. When he disappeared from view and crawled around the side of the hummer and slid my hand above the front wheel. If I remember correctly... my hand touch a box and I smiled. I slowly opened it and pulled out a key. I slowly sat back up and slid the key into the lock just as Raul started to talk again.

"That wasn't very nice of you to run out, niña. Especially since I went extra far to find that gorgeous dress for you." I gritted my teeth and eased open the door. Grateful when it didn't make any noise. I slid in the drivers sear and then put the key in the ignition, not turning it on. That's when the necro spotted Eve.

"You there! Where's the girl?" He demanded, stalking up to Eve. Eve yawned and waved in my direction.

"Over there somewhere. And what's the deal? Why are there so many guns? Did she steal something?" The necro ignored her and told Raul where I was. Raul nodded and slowly made his way over.

Kris appeared and stood in front of the hummer, looking underneath it. "What the heck is she doing under there? Yo, girl, that's the shittiest place to hide. Ever."

"Master, she's under the hummer," the Necro told Raul. Kris jumped and looked up, his eyes widening.

"Shit! A necro. Uh, I was kidding. No one's really under there." I bit my lip so that I wouldn't laugh. The necro snorted and ignored Kris. As Raul along with Necro and five other guards made their way over, Kris continued to try and 'persuade' the necro that I wasn't under there. After a few minutes, Kris and Eve disappeared. I took a deep breath and waited, sinking low in the seat so that they wouldn't see me.

I listened carefully as the footsteps came closer and closer until they stopped in front of the hummer.

"Time's up, niña," Raul stated. I twisted the key and the engine roared to life.

I sat up. "Very true, asshole."

I shoved my foot down on the accelerator and the car surged forward. Raul had a look of fear and slight determination on his face as I hit him just as he jumped, hitting his shins. He rolled on the hood and then held on for dear life. I also clipped the guards and the necro as I sped past. I sped up and then twisted the wheel the right sharply and stepping on the break.

Just as the car was about to turn over I opened the door and dived out, landing in a roll. I watched for a few seconds as Raul let go, flying into a car and cracking his head. The hummer rolled and spun before coming to a stop. Glass popped and the engine was still running. Petrol was leaking and then it exploded. I ducked before jumping up and sprinting dead out towards the stairwell. Men were firing their guns but the lights went out and the only lighting was from the fire. I blinked and, wouldn't you know it, I could see perfectly, almost as if my eyes changed to those of a wolf. Everything was different colours and there were more of them.

They started shouting and some shots were fired at each other. I got to the stairwell and ran through, tripping over Jaime who was crouched down.

"Whoa, slow down," Jaime said. I apologized and stood up, brushing myself off. This outfit was ruined. Fantastic. "Good plan by the way. Hope you were able to see ok. I thought that might help."

I hugged her when I saw the fuse box that had been yanked open. "Come on, let's get out of here." Eve and Kris appeared beside us and Kris ran ahead to patrol and Eve ran beside us as we ran down.

She smiled at me, "That was a good plan." She shook her head, getting a faraway look in her eyes. "The look on his face was priceless. You did some serious damage too. I think both his shins are broken, but I'm not positive."

I smiled and huffed a thanks as we kept running. I really hoped they were broken. We got to bottom floor without any problems. I opened the stairwell door and looked around. No one. I stepped out, Jaime right behind me. We slowly made our way to the exit, where I could see people walking and chatting away. We were nearly there when loud laughter and chatter started heading from that direction. Jaime dived behind a car but I was frozen in place.

Debs was laughing as she linked arms with Minnie. James was rolling his eyes but chuckling too as he wrapped and arm round Debs' shoulders. They all looked up and froze at the same time. I took a step forward, tears welling up in my eyes as I reached out a hand.

"Jo!" Someone behind me shouted. I spun round to see Eve stood there, frantically indicating to the man in the stairwell door. Raul growled and I took a step back. He was bleeding from a cut on his head and he was limping ever so slightly. He advanced slowly and I heard a scream behind me. I spun to see James, Debs and Minnie being held at gun point by guards that had surrounded them.

"No!" I cried, starting to run forward but Raul growled, "Get within three meters of them and the humans die."

I froze and turned to face Raul. My hands clenched into fists and my teeth were grinding away. He gave me an evil smile. "You have caused much trouble, niña."

"Then you shouldn't have kidnapped me," I growled back. I heard a struggle and a whimper behind me and looked over my shoulder to see James on the floor, a guard sat on him, tying his hands together. Minnie was shaking and Debs was looking at me with tears in her eyes.

I growled low and deep in my throat. "Let them go."

Raul growled back, "The civilians die unless you come with me."

I hid my surprise. He clearly didn't know that they were my friends. I saw movement behind Raul and watched as Jaime sneaked up and was about to swing the sharp end of her heel at his head. Just before it hit his head, Raul spun, grabbing her wrist and twisting. Jaime cried out and fell to the ground on her knees. Raul kneed her in the face hard and she fell unconscious. I stepped forward, growling as he turned to face me.

"Let. Them. Go." I growled so hard my chest vibrated.

Raul smirked. "Like I said. Civilians die unless you come with me."

I nodded. "Fine." A surprised look appeared on his face before he heard what I said next. "But they all are free to go. Including her." I pointed at Jaime. He growled and a hard look appeared on his face. He advanced forwards and I stepped back. He stopped and thought for a while before nodding at the guards behind.

I spun to see all the guards step away from the 'civilians'. James jumped up and checked to see if the girls were alright. Minnie nodded and started babbling but Debs ignored them both and took a slow step towards me. Then another and another until she was full out running at me. She crashed into me and hugged me tight as she cried. I hugged her back, tears falling down my face before I thought any better of it.

"I-I thought you w-were dead! I t-thought I-I'd l-lost my-my best friend!" Debs sobbed into my neck.

"I've missed you so much," I cried. She release me from her hug but grabbed my face instead, looking over my face.

"You've changed," she sniffed.

I smiled wobbly. "You haven't."

She smiled too and hugged me again. That's when I heard a slow clapping from behind me. I froze, slowly releasing her and turned to see Raul smiling as he clapped. I pushed Debs behind me and glared at Raul.

"That explains why you were so eager to come with me. These are friends from school, correct?"

I growled. "Don't even think about touching them, asshole." Debs gasped and I glanced round to see that James and Minnie had been taken hold of again, a gun at James' head and a knife at Minnie's throat.

"This changes things completely," Raul mused.

"No, it doesn't," I said through gritted teeth. "You get me and they go, that was the deal."

"Not any more, niña." He clicked his fingers and I spun to see guards advancing on us.

No way in hell were they getting my friends.

I growled at them and slowly spun round glaring at the guards who had surrounded us. There were about eight altogether. One advanced and I stepped in front of him, stopping him from getting any closer to Debs. Raul snapped something in Spanish and they all advanced as one.

I growled and then pain shot through my body. I jerked up onto my tiptoes before falling down to the ground and panting. Everyone had frozen but I didn't care. I slowly looked up at the guards and they all backed away, fear and horror in their eyes. I stood up and looked down at my hands. My nails had lengthened and my hair had grown thicker. I felt my teeth with my tongue and they were sharp, like when I'm in wolf form.

I grinned and advanced on the guards. I have no idea what's happened, but I like it. One of the guards got a confident look on his face and he advanced with a knife in his hand. I crouched and growled. When he was two feet away I leaped on him, knocking the knife out of his hand and wrapping a hand round his throat. My nails dug in and blood seeped through my fingers. I ripped out his throat and growled when I heard a scream behind me. I jumped up and spun. Two men were holding Debs, but she was staring at me in horror.

Then I realized what I must look like to her. I had blood on me, sharp claws and teeth. I took a step back. "I'm sorry."

Pain shot through me and I collapsed on the ground again, panting hard. I felt my teeth. They were back to normal. No more sharp points. I stood up slowly and looked back at Debs. She was unconscious. I growled and stepped forward but someone wrapped their arms around my waist. Raul's scent hit before he started talking.

"That was quite impressive, niña. Tell me, how did you do it?" He whispered in my ear. Instead of answering I stamped on his foot as hard as I could. He hissed but didn't release me.

"That wasn't very nice," he growled as he squeezed me hard. I choked for breath before I kicked him hard in the shin. He howled in pain and released me, collapsing to the ground. I dove at the guards who were holding Debs, grabbing one and twisting his arm hard. It popped out of its socket and he cried out, releasing one of Debs arms. I glared at the other guy and he released Debs with wide eyes before running in the opposite direction.

I caught Debs and slowly lowered her to the floor. Her eyes fluttered open and when she saw me she flung her arms around me. I hugged her quickly before letting her go and standing up. I faced the guards who were holding James and Minnie, but when I growled they all stepped back and released them. They both came running at me and Debs. We all shared a huge group hug.

"God I missed you guys so much!" I cried, hugging each of them harder.

"Where have you been?" Minnie asked.

"How are you?" James asked. Debs just laughed along with me.

At least until three shots rang out through the car park. Blood spattered across my face and horror filled me as I screamed.