Part 19
She'd been gone the better part of two days. Meegan knew something was wrong with Sincerity. None of Sincerity's friends knew where she was or what was wrong, and there were whispers going round that she was responsible.
Meegan didn't know what to think. At the end of the second day of Sincerity's disappearance, she tracked Victoria to the club they had hung out at that afternoon when they had cut together.
An attractive Asian boy answered the door, eyeing her with undisguised interest. "How can I be of service?" His tone was almost - mocking.
Meegan was in no mood for games. "I want to see Victoria. Now." She shoved him out the way and walked into the club.
Looking around she could see a few people behind the bar, one girl in a slinky red dress was flirting with a few of the bar guys.
"Victoria's not here." The guy from the door appeared behind Meegan.
Meegan glanced at him in surprise. "I just followed her here. Where the hell did she go?"
He shrugged. "She left with Shadow Branch about two minutes ago."
Meegan didn't understand. What the hell was going on? How could Victoria have left when Meegan had been right behind her? But Victoria and Shadow together? What were they up to?
Her eyes swept round the club again. And came to rest on a leopard print sofa where two guys one tall with shoulder length jet black hair dressed in a white shirt and black leather pants, the other shorter, but with muscular torso had a mane of blond curls and was dressed in jeans and a green t-shirt with rips like claw marks in the fabric were flirting with a beautiful strawberry blonde girl in a strapless dress who sat between them.
"Sincerity?" Meegan stormed over, not sure if she was amused or furious. This wasn't the Sincerity she remembered. This Sincerity had been touched with Night World power, she shone with new and fresh beauty. She practically glowed.
Sincerity just smiled angelically. "I was wondering when you'd show up. This is Marlon, and this is Thatcher." She nodded first at the dark haired boy, then at the blond one.
"Unimpressed," Meegan snapped. "What the hell are you playing at?"
Sincerity shrugged. "Little accident with a werewolf. Did you think I would never find out about this place?"
Meegan stared at her sister in disbelief. Sincerity had become a werewolf like her? "I wasn't given a choice."
"Neither was I, but hey, this is so much cooler."
"Everyone's worried about you."
Sincerity snorted. "Like you even care."
Meegan didn't know what to say. She didn't care. She shouldn't care. It was Sincerity's life, she should to be able to do what she wanted. That was all well and good - when Sincerity had been human.
"So you found your way in. So what?" Meegan's tone was harsh. Just because Sincerity was a newly bitten werewolf didn't mean she had any understanding on how the Night World really worked. "Doesn't change a thing."
Sincerity continued to just sit where she was and smile. "Afraid of a little competition?"
"From you?" Meegan laughed. "You'll never survive, I give you a week at best before hunters take you out." She turned on her heal and stalked out, shoving a table over along with a few chairs that got in her way. She wanted to smash something, kill things.
Her fury was rising, along with the wolf inside her. Her shape was changing right there in the club parking lot. All traces of humanity were quickly fading as she fell on all fours, her clothes ripping as white fur began to spread over her form, her feet and hands becoming claws and paws.
Free at last. A howl escaped Meegan's throat as the white wolf charged out the parking lot.
She'd been gone the better part of two days. Meegan knew something was wrong with Sincerity. None of Sincerity's friends knew where she was or what was wrong, and there were whispers going round that she was responsible.
Meegan didn't know what to think. At the end of the second day of Sincerity's disappearance, she tracked Victoria to the club they had hung out at that afternoon when they had cut together.
An attractive Asian boy answered the door, eyeing her with undisguised interest. "How can I be of service?" His tone was almost - mocking.
Meegan was in no mood for games. "I want to see Victoria. Now." She shoved him out the way and walked into the club.
Looking around she could see a few people behind the bar, one girl in a slinky red dress was flirting with a few of the bar guys.
"Victoria's not here." The guy from the door appeared behind Meegan.
Meegan glanced at him in surprise. "I just followed her here. Where the hell did she go?"
He shrugged. "She left with Shadow Branch about two minutes ago."
Meegan didn't understand. What the hell was going on? How could Victoria have left when Meegan had been right behind her? But Victoria and Shadow together? What were they up to?
Her eyes swept round the club again. And came to rest on a leopard print sofa where two guys one tall with shoulder length jet black hair dressed in a white shirt and black leather pants, the other shorter, but with muscular torso had a mane of blond curls and was dressed in jeans and a green t-shirt with rips like claw marks in the fabric were flirting with a beautiful strawberry blonde girl in a strapless dress who sat between them.
"Sincerity?" Meegan stormed over, not sure if she was amused or furious. This wasn't the Sincerity she remembered. This Sincerity had been touched with Night World power, she shone with new and fresh beauty. She practically glowed.
Sincerity just smiled angelically. "I was wondering when you'd show up. This is Marlon, and this is Thatcher." She nodded first at the dark haired boy, then at the blond one.
"Unimpressed," Meegan snapped. "What the hell are you playing at?"
Sincerity shrugged. "Little accident with a werewolf. Did you think I would never find out about this place?"
Meegan stared at her sister in disbelief. Sincerity had become a werewolf like her? "I wasn't given a choice."
"Neither was I, but hey, this is so much cooler."
"Everyone's worried about you."
Sincerity snorted. "Like you even care."
Meegan didn't know what to say. She didn't care. She shouldn't care. It was Sincerity's life, she should to be able to do what she wanted. That was all well and good - when Sincerity had been human.
"So you found your way in. So what?" Meegan's tone was harsh. Just because Sincerity was a newly bitten werewolf didn't mean she had any understanding on how the Night World really worked. "Doesn't change a thing."
Sincerity continued to just sit where she was and smile. "Afraid of a little competition?"
"From you?" Meegan laughed. "You'll never survive, I give you a week at best before hunters take you out." She turned on her heal and stalked out, shoving a table over along with a few chairs that got in her way. She wanted to smash something, kill things.
Her fury was rising, along with the wolf inside her. Her shape was changing right there in the club parking lot. All traces of humanity were quickly fading as she fell on all fours, her clothes ripping as white fur began to spread over her form, her feet and hands becoming claws and paws.
Free at last. A howl escaped Meegan's throat as the white wolf charged out the parking lot.