Chapter 9 - Werewolf

Mike looked back into the morgue seeing Bruce and Dr Mohadevan having a very animated conversation over the body before turning back to Henry and pulling him further down the hall.

"Are you sure" asked Mike surprising himself with his ready acceptance of the supernatural.

"Once you've smelt that particular scent you never forget even if you wished you could" replied Henry developing that faraway he had when thinking of the past.

"I need to know everything Henry so we can fix this fast, you got that" replied Mike poking his finger into Henrys chest in frustration.

Henry looked down at the offending finger and chose to ignore it this once. "I think we best go in and examine the body with Bruce before he becomes suspicious" replied Henry guiding Mike back into the morgue.

"Mike, Henry glad you could join me" said Bruce noting Henrys reaction to the body and his subsequent hallway conversation with Mike. Bruce hoped it was something personal and not anything to do with the murders, it wasn't wise keep Agent Foster in the dark about a case.

Henry managed to control his instinctive reaction to the smell of the Were. Bruce looked over to him and Henry hoped that he mistook his reaction as one of revulsion instead of the vampire territorial instinct to having another supernatural predator his turf.

Mikes office

Mike led the way back to his office with Henry in tow after checking in to make sure Vicki had left with her partner to further investigate the prostitute murders. Bruce had already left to follow up leads about other similar murders which had occurred several years prior.

Shutting the door to his office Mike turned back to Henry who was already sitting down looking over the tips of his fingers at some faraway point.

"Vicki needs to leave me" said Henry turning to Mike leaning against the table.

"Territorial issues again I take it" said Mike sitting behind his desk lacing his fingers above his head leaning back.

"It's more than that Mike, I need to tell you a little bit of the history between Were's and vampires. Were's are short lived creatures, 5 years at most is the life expectancy. Unlike vampires who renew our life force through blood, werewolves feed on the blood and flesh of humans just to maintain the energy and strength involved in being one of those creatures." Henry paused before continuing.

"They don't have much to lose once they have been contaminated and they are forced into a pack by the one who created them. Unlike vampires who are solitary they need the pack to hunt their favorite prey. Vampires."

"Your their food of choice?" asked Mike digesting the information and taking notes.

"As I said, they are short lived creatures unless they are fortunate to hunt and kill one of my kind. Vampire flesh and vampire blood gives them a life force that no other prey can, it extends their time for a good 20 years and if they can keep hunting down and killing vampires they can also attain a level of immortality." Henry got up out of his chair and moved to sit on the desk besides Mike.

"So your saying that this werewolf will target you"

"Not just me but anyone who carries my scent which might have been why that first girl was targeted" replied Henry

"Would you mind moving off my desk then" replied Mike refusing to panic at the thought of Vicki's safety being compromised.

"So why arn't there packs of these creatures roaming everywhere and tearing up the masses" asked Mike.

"Because 'we' vampires are their prey of choice. While they are incredible strong and have remarkable healing powers their life is so short that by the time they come in contact with a vampire and start to hunt them and gain knowledge about how best to hunt them they are usually killed by the vampire or die after living their short lifespan. Also add to that if any vampire smells one of their kind in their territory they hunt them down and kill them without mercy."

"But why kill the girls, they weren't eaten? asked Mike

"He didn't chose them as food, he chose them as pack so that when he hunts me he will have a greater chance of killing me. In a fight between a vampire and a lone werewolf the vampire unless very young will always win. When confronted by a pack the odds are in the Weres favor."

"How are you going to get Vicki out of the picture without telling her what's going on?" asked Mike.

Henry bowed his head not willing to let Mike see the pain he was feeling at having to move his precious Vicki away even for a short time.

"Tonight when I go hunting you call Vicki and have her meet you at the Deadhead Club, say its about the prostitute murders. I'll be there and when she arrives I'll make sure she sees something." Henry didn't elaborate on just what Vicki would see and Mike didn't want to know. "

Henry continued "Take her back to your place, keep her safe".

(story on hold until I finish fixing up the first story in this series "What Now" how to defeat a demon. As well I want to fix and put up the second story in the series The Wedding Planner. This is actually the third. Sorry for the delay)