Chapter 32:

-Stronger than Ever-

Caleb was left behind become to die and the nitrate spread fast in his blood, but didn't give up fighting against it.He moaned under pains and could hardly move he didn't want to die there so simple. He had failed to protect Alex, because he had vanished. After long death throes against the silver, he had to give in and he remained lifeless.

Zed came running to the lying body and yelled Caleb's names. They were too late. Alex was also nowhere to be seen. Zed also like Michael could however sniff vampires, that after the smell had raged here hours ago, but they were surprised, as they saw shredded bodies of vampires lying around at the ground.

"Alex." Michael suddenly said.

"What?"

"That's Alex's handwriting who else would play around with his victims like this, besides me." a dark grin covered Michael's face, however, he was distracted from a smell and it led him to a blood puddle at the ground. "Damn it, they will pay for it!" he growled

"Is it Alex's?"

"Yes."

"Michael...could you come here!" screamed Zed. "Caleb's dying

Not this too, but Michael knew that he could help him no more or only under risky circumstances. Selene ran too zed behind Michael. Michael knelt beside him took off his blood-drenched shirt, then, he touched his breast and then his neck in order to find another heart beat and pulse and there, a weak pulse still existed.

"Fuck, he has too much silver in his body."

"Can you help him, Michael?" spoke Selene uncertainly and the first time she wanted to spare a Lycan's death, although, if she kept it in mind so, it would be the second time. The first was Michael.

"I can try it. However he will lose much blood on that by it." Michael's fangs grew and pricked into the tough flesh of the Lycan on the neck and he started to suck out the silver. As he had brought the most of it out, Selene and Zed stared astonished at him.This guy had really drunk straight away silver without twitching only with one eyelash and it seemed it didn't matter to him, but he wouldn't like to drink it daily.Afterwards he bit himself in his wrist and dripped a few drops of his remarkable pure blood in Caleb's throat. Caleb's tongue started to move and tasted this blood in his mouth. It helped him to survive... for the moment. He woke up and couldn't believe his eyes.

"Michael?" he stuttered.

"Spare yourself, we will go back and you explain everything to me if you feel better." Caleb only nods. They carried him into the car and drove back to L.A.

"And how did the silver taste good?" grinned Zed.

"Awful and don't think to pump you full constantly with this shit. The single reason, why I helping you constantly, is that you helped my family more than once and my son took you to his heart and because you, Zed...love my sister and she you."

"We respect this deeply and it's an honor to have you as a friend."

Approximately one hour later, they arrived at their customary flat. Caleb had awakened completely meanwhile and had recovered, well yes, the silver, that still was in the body and bloodstreams, burned another while. He couldn't thank enough Michael, what he had done for him except, that he swore him eternal loyalty.Caleb let fall himself totally exhausted into the chair. Michael got a few blood preserves from the refrigerator in the rear area and threw them at Caleb. Selene vanished into the bathroom to take a shower shortly. Zed was quiet on the sofa and worried about Kathleen. All were busy in a way, only Michael was immensely quiet standing at the window and stared out into night. Selene came out from the bathroom, stepped behind Michael and put her arm around his hip from the back...however, a hand sneaked into his trousers at the front and she pressed herself softly, shirked at his body. Michael closed his eyes and enjoyed her touches.

"They won't harm him or the others until they got me. Still Kraven knows nothing of you and this calms me down. We all should rest. We need our strengths. Tomorrow night will be time for revenge."