Chapter 16 - The Banker
Hazy brown eyes opened and tried focusing...Jared couldn't move...He could barely breathe...What the hell was going on? He looked around and hadn't noticed but he was hand cuffed backwards to a large concrete column...There was 5 chains going around his body to keep him in place...Jared was trying with all his might to pull his arms free but it wasn't working...He literally couldn't move anything but his head. He looked to the side and noticed 2 IV's were in his arms and couldn't imagine what was going on...Then he smelled it...A vampire. An evil chuckle echoed through the room...Jared said, "Face me like a man bloodsucker!"
A 6'5" 350 lb man walked out from behind a concrete wall and said, "Glad to see you're awake puppy." Jared narrowed his eyes and said, "I'll show you puppy if I ever get loose." The huge figure walked up and patted Jared on the cheek and said, "See...I don't see that happening anytime soon." Jared said, "What do you want from me? Who are you?" The big guy chuckled harder and said, "You've got spunk...You sure you don't want to be me?" Jared spit at the guy and said, "NEVER!" The guy got closer and said, "I believe you're engaged to me step daughter."
Jared growled and said, "Mike." Mike smiled wickedly and clasped his hands together and said, "So you have heard of me...Lovely...I hope it was all good." Jared was getting pissed fast and yelled, "YOU'RE A SADISTIC RAPING BASTARD...I SWEAR I'M GOING TO KILL YOU MYSELF." Mike's huge hand went up and gripped Jared by the throat and squeezed and said, "You have to get free first, but with those 2 IV's constantly pumping Novocain into your body you're not going anywhere...you can phase into a stinky dog all you want but you can't move a muscle below your neck."
Mike released Jared's throat and said, "Do you know what the vampires call me?" Jared scoffed and said, "Asshole?" Mike smirked at his attempt to be mean and said, "No...They call me Banker...Do you know why?" Jared said, "No but I'm sure you're going to tell me." Mike said, "They call me Banker because I provide them with the gift of life that they need...For those who do not hunt openly...Or do not hunt animals. I do it for those who cannot stay away from human blood...Did you know vampires practically pay anything for human blood? I didn't realize that until I got into the business." Jared scowled and said, "How did I not smell you in my own home?" Mike chuckled and said, "Because I'm a damn genius and you're a pathetic mutt. I've had this planned for a while...I went into your home and got your clothes and brought them back here and got your smell and then reproduced it and practically bathed in it for hours...Almost made me puke in my own bath water...It was rather disgusting...So you smelled yourself and not me...Told you I was a genius."
A female voice yelled, "MIKE! ... MIKE! WHERE ARE YOU, YOU SNAKY PIECE OF SHIT?"
Mike looked up and said, "Oh my snack is here." Jared recognized the voice and yelled, "JANEL GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!" Mike said, "Don't worry you're pretty little head...I won't kill her...I'm just gonna help her make her decision on whose side she's going to be on for the rest of her life." Jared growl and said, "I swear to God if you touch her I'll kill you with my hands...I won't phase because I want to feel you're sorry life slip through my fingers!" Mike chuckled at his spontaneity...He did have balls he'd give him that...He had shit for brains, but he definitely had balls. Mike took off upstairs.
A few minutes later and Janel quietly slipped in the door and quietly padded down the stairs. Janel's shaky voice said, "Jared..." Jared whispered loudly, "Janel I'm over here." Janel went to him and said, "Oh My God...I'm so sorry." Jared said, "It's okay...You're gonna have to take these IV's out...If not I can't protect you...Please tell me you didn't come alone." Janel said, "No...Sam and the others are outside...Mike is probably chasing them around...They recorded my voice and are playing it in different parts of the woods. They are going to isolate him and kill him." Jared said, "Not before I bite his ass." Janel carefully un-taped one needle and carefully pulled it out, and then the second one and removed it as well. Jared was starting to get the feeling back in his limbs and his strength was growing quickly...Jared said, "Go over by the steps and cover your head when I break the chains I don't want to hurt you." Janel nodded and crouched down by the steps and protected her head...within seconds Jared busted the chains and handcuffs into thousands of little pieces as they flew all over the place.
Janel ran over to Jared throwing her arms around him as he welcomed her into his arms as well. Janel pulled back and placed feather soft kisses all over his face and he couldn't help but laugh at her. Janel said, "I'm so sorry...I'm so, so sorry he did that to you." Jared said, "I don't care...I'd rather it was me then you...But I'm fine...We better go find the others." Janel nodded as Jared took her hand and led her out of the house...Once they got out of the house, Jared cupped his hands around his mouth and let out a long, "Auuuuuuuu" and listened as it echoed through the trees...Within a matter of seconds the others were responding to him. Jared grabbed Janel's hand again and said, "C'mon...this way."
Once they got to the sound of where the others were howling, they walked up and the other's had Mike surrounded. Janel said, "Nice to see you again Mike..." Mike looked over and his blood red eyes grew dark as he said, "You reek of wet dog...You must really love that mutt." Janel said, "That mutt is my fiancé." She looked at Jared and he winked at her and she smirked and said, "And he's going to kill you." Jared had already let go of Janel's hand and moved away from her as he jumped in the air and phased and came down on all fours as his beautiful brown wolf self. She watched as the guys slowly tortured Mike and then finally Jared jumped on his chest taking him to the ground and gripped his tiny head in his huge vice grip jaws and completely tore his head off...Jacob and Sam each had an arm and were ripping them off.
Embry hadn't phased he was over making a fire pit. Embry walked over and handed Janel a back pack and said, "Shorts for the guys...And it's good to see you smile again." Janel smiled bigger as she pushed up on her toes and kissed Embry's cheek and said, "Thanks Embers...Where's Paul?" Embry blushed a little and said, "He already switched back and got dressed...Sam told him to search the house." Paul's voice cut in and said, "Janel...Do you know her?" Janel turned around and he was carrying a female figure...Paul walked up and Janel moved the hair and she said, "Oh my God...It's my mom. Is she?" Paul said, "She's gone Janel, her blood has been completely drained...I'm sorry." Janel said, "Are you sure? Are you really sure?" Paul said, "She's been dead for at least 2 months...Her body was in a huge walk-in freezer."
Janel walked over and sat by the fire pit and tears were slowly sliding down her cheeks. Jared walked over with Mike's head in his mouth and spit it into the fire along with Sam and Jacob disposing the rest of Mike's body into the fire. Jared looked over and saw Janel was crying he went over to her and nudged her arm with his nose. Janel almost could tell what he was asking as she blinked and more tears followed as she pointed to Paul who walked up to the fire pit and carefully placed the female body into the flames. Janel pulled shorts out of the backpack for Jared and placed them on his back as he trotted into the woods and switched back and pulled the shorts on.
When Jared got back to the fire pit, Sam was sitting next to Janel and said, "Are you sure it was your mom?" Janel nodded and said, "Yea." Jared sat on the other side of Janel and pulled her into his arms. Janel said, "Thank you." Jared said, "For what?" She looked up at him and said, "For keeping your promise to always protect me." Jared said, "You don't ever have to thank me...It's what I'm supposed to do...I love you." Janel said, "I love you too." They sat and made sure both bodies were completely ash before they put the fire out and headed home. Janna took the news better about their mother being killed...said she deserved it for the way she treated them growing up...Of course when she put it that way Janel tended to see her sisters way of thinking.