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Revenge of the Wolf

Chapter 2 - Total eclipse of the heart.

Jade's POV

Time: About 3 weeks ago.

As I said, this started with a party.

It was a warm breezy Saturday night in Los Angeles, but far from an ordinary one. This particular night was the annual celebration to commemorate the formation of the wizard council some 1100 years ago. Since that time, the council, made up of 7 members watched over and ruled the wizards that secretly existed in this world. They set policy, enforced rules and guarded their members and their secret existence.

Being the 1100th anniversary the celebration, which normally is rather low key, was a bit more spectacular affair. The council would be present and wizard's and wizardess's from round the world would be attending. However for first time in centuries, two non-wizards had been invited.

Those two special guests were of course were Tori and I. They had invited me of course as a gesture of goodwill and friendship to the werewolf community, which I was the head of. Tori had been invited as she was my mate, but in addition she was asked if she would like to sing at the party. She had released an album last year, which got good reviews and produced a minor hit. Naturally, Tori accepted and we planned a rare evening out. With three children and lot's going on, we don't get out as a couple a whole all that much. A night out was needed, as we'd been beginning to snap at each other in recent weeks.

It was just before 6:30 and I was in our bedroom, slipping into a simple but stunning, black sleeveless dress. My hair was done in broad curl's, make up, including ruby red lips, done to perfection and as always wore my wolf's head necklace. It identified me as a member of the royal house and allowed me to transform to and from wolf form without changing back. Naturally, Tori was wearing hers as well.

"Vega, zip up the back of my dress."

Tori who was in the adjoining bathroom, didn't respond.

"Did you hear me Vega?" I grunted with annoyance.

"Yes I did." Came the response in a rather innocent tone of voice.

"Then why didn't you. The back of my dress won't zip itself."

"You didn't say please. You know that word the polite people use when they want something. It's one of those things called manners."

Irritated by her implication that I was without manners, I searched my mind for a good comeback but was interrupted by a child's voice from the doorway. "I'll do it for you mama! Can I."

Smiling, I looked to see my 3 and a half year old daughter Fiona standing in the doorway.

"Yes of course you can. Why don't you hop on the bed and zip me up."

With boundless energy, the little girl ran up onto the bed and then when I turned her back, zipped up the zipper.

"You look very pretty mommy Jade. Can I come to the party?"

"No, this is a grownup party. But someday when you're queen. You'll get to go to all kinds of parties. Besides, your mama Tori and I need a night out. Don't worry, your nanny Cassie, and Olga will be here. Plus grandma and Grandpa Vega will be coming over soon."

"They just got here. Cassie told me to tell you."

"They're here?" Said Tori, who looked breathtaking, in a red sparkly dress.

Seeing her parents all dressed up must have excited Fiona. "Mama Tori, Doesn't mama Jade look pretty."

"Yes she does." Said Tori with a bright smile.

"You look pretty too mama Tori. Give us both a hug."

I remember it like it was yesterday, how Tori, walked over and wrapped her arms around both of us. It was a warm, loving and perfect moment, with 2 of the people I loved most in the world. The only thing missing was my beautiful twin daughters.

But like everything, it ended, we gathered our purse, gave instructions to everyone. We've seldom both been out, but since the incident where I was replaced with an imposter, the few times I have, I've made sure at least 3 werewolves would be with Fiona and the twins. Cassie our nanny and Olga our housekeep/cook are both werewolves and of course Tori's mother.

Soon after we kissed Fiona and the twins goodbye we set out in my black Porsche 819 Spyder. My classic 1970 hemicuda muscle car is my favorite, but I figured it would look more dignified to show up in something a bit more new, shiny and sleek.

We didn't talk much during the drive, but once in a while, one of us would look at the other and smile. Our destination was a large mansion in the Hollywood hills and pulling up were greeted by the valet who took our car. Entering we were escorted to a large ballroom in the back of the main building.

Sure it was a party with people, music, food, but being a party with wizards, this was different. The theme of the party was, under the sea and walking in I could see illusions of fish, dolphins, mermaids, even whales, all swimming about over the heads of the guests. It was a wondrous and enchanting sight.

"Hello Jade." Came the familiar voice of my wizard friend Julia. She's also the wizard world's ambassador to the werewolves.

Looking over I could see Julia, in a green oriental type dress walking with her apprentice Sara.

"Hello Jade and Tori, welcome to our party. I do hope you enjoy yourselves as the council's honored guests." Said Julia.

"Yes, welcome." Added Sara.

"Thank you." I responded.

"Tori?" Julia inquired. "Did you get a chance to rehearse with the backup band we provided for you?"

"Yes, we did this afternoon. Everything went fine."

"Good. Everyone's looking forward to seeing you sing."

At this point, Julia motioned for a elegant dark-skinned woman in a traditional African dress, to come over.

"Ayana this is Tori and Jade." Then Julia turned to us. "Girls, meet Ayana, the newest member of the council."

We greeted her and found her to be a friendly and engaging woman, who took her magic very seriously. Just a few minutes into the conversation a woman in a white dress and curly brown hair came by.

"Oh Claudia, here's Jade and Tori." Beckoned, Julia to the woman.

Claudia shook my hand and said in accented English. "I'm Claudia, member of the council. Pleased to meet you."

"Pleased to meet you. I believe we spoke on the phone once. You arranged for those wizards to come and place a protection spell on our daughter's bedrooms. They worked great thank you."

Claudia smiled. "Excellent. You tested it as I recommended."

"Yes."

All of us chatted a few minutes more when we were joined by the suave Carlos, another member of the council, who was eating a handful of red pistachio nuts and carelessly discarding the shells on the floor, despite a garbage can only 3 feet away. Much to my irritation, when he saw Tori, he immediate started to pour on the Latin charm, including kissing her hand.

Before he could go any further, another man who looked Middle Eastern stepped forward. "Greetings, Jade and Tori. I am Ozhan, current head of the council. So pleased to meet you."

We greeted him and the conversation went on with boring and general pleasantries. Soon enough we were greeted by the final three members of the council, Colin Burgess a rather stuffy upper crust British type, who purposely made mention his great great grandfather was eaten by a werewolf, Maria Mendoza who was from Chile and spoke to Tori in Spanish and Ri Jong-ok who was from Korea.

They were all friendly but I knew that they didn't fully trust me. But I expected that, as the werewolf and wizard communities have not always gotten along very well and have occasionally skirmished. In fact, with the exception of my wizard friend Julia and her apprentice Sara, I've found them to be rather pretentious and stuck up.

You see, they have power, which they harness and focus by learning and practicing various spells. It takes years to become a full wizard and a lot of hard work goes into that. Now we werewolves are powerful as well, but they tend to look down on us. You're either born a werewolf or made one by being bitten. But once your one, your one. It takes a certain amount of discipline to be able to fully control the wolf inside you, but the rest is simply instinct. So the wizards view themselves as learned beings of great power and they view us as…..dumb animals or brutish creatures of instinct. We view them as powerful but foolish and arrogant beings who too often delve into things they shouldn't, such as dark magic and demons. So the two communities have largely remained separate throughout the centuries and for the most part, we stay out of each other's way.

Now things have gotten better, but we have a ways to go. We do have one thing in common, we both hate vampires, but not a whole lot else. Building bridges takes time and going to these events is part of that.

Now one thing about this night as it also functioned as a fundraiser for several local Charites that support the performing arts. So to get that business taken care of I pulled a check out of my purse and handed it to Ozhan.

"Mr. Ozhan, on behalf of the werewolf community, here is my donation to support the charites that are being sponsored."

I watched with a smirk, as his eyes bugged out at the check.

"My word, half a million dollars. Thank you ever so much. That's very generous, thank you."

The others quickly nodded in awe and I couldn't help but bask in the glory of most certainly being the most generous person here. My ego, could handle no less.

They asked the normal questions, how was the family, how are things going managing the various werewolf packs. They of course told of their newest spells and all that crap. After a few minutes more of this drivel, we decided to join the party.

Of course as soon as we were out of earshot, of the others Tori turned and scowled at me.

"Half a million, I thought we agreed on 10,000!"

I shrugged. "So what, not like we're not rich. Besides, we're both actors and singers so shouldn't we support the supporting arts. I thought you'd be happy."

Tori's scowl intensified. "That's not the point. The point is, that you changed the amount without even bothering to tell me. You know I hate it, when you just go off and make arbitrary decisions like that. Besides, you only did it to stroke your massive ego."

She was irritated but, I couldn't help but smirk. "My ego, just a part of that charm which you find so irresistible."

For a moment Tori narrowed her eyes and said. "Someday that ego of your is going to knock you down a peg or two and I just want to see it. Just keep me in the loop and consult me first, please."

"Will do baby." I said with a kiss.

We talked, mingled with some of the various wizards, one with a nasally shrill voice, named Martin, kept boasting to his friends about his new spell that would instantly deliver any message to anyone in the world."

Of course I pulled out my phone and said. "This is called a phone. Perhaps you've heard of it. Does the same thing and unlike your spell, I can play candy crush and watch lesbian porn on it."

I got a real huge laugh out of Martins friends, a nasty glare from Tori and an even nastier one from Martin.

"Brute!" He sneered, before storming off.

"Must you annoy everyone?" Scolded Tori, as we walked off.

A few minutes later, Julia said it was time for Tori to get ready for her performance. In short time, the DJ stopped and announced Tori.

Just like my girl, she went up on stage and knocked them dead. It was a short concert, only about 20 minutes long, but the audience really enjoyed it and I simply grinned ear to ear watching my beautiful mate doing what she did best.

In the concert however, with the audience knowing she was a werewolf, she was able to do something she normally can't. During one of hers songs called, I'm the wolf, Tori briefly turned into a wolf and howled. They all got a kick out of it and me, I simply loved it.

Once the concert ended, I wandered around for a bit, waiting for Tori to return. As I happened to do so, I came across a table, with brochures for many different local arts groups the charity was supporting. They ranged from a theatre troop comprised of inner city youth, to a brochure for local potterymaking classes.

One brochure however caught my attention. It was advertising a photography exhibition from a up and coming German Photographer named Kurt Ganz. It even said he would be there in person only a few days hence. I've gotten into photography as a hobby and had come to admire his work. So I grabbed the brochure and made a note to see if Tori was interested in seeing it. We could have another night out, just us this time.

Being a werewolf I have a superior sense of smell. Most of the time, I sort of ignore it, but in the crowd, I smelled for Tori. The sweet scent of my mate, which soon I could detect. Making my way towards it, she soon came out of the crowd.

"So how did I do?" She asked.

Slipping my hands into hers, I smiled, beaming with pride. "Beautiful!"

"From certain angles. Right?" Tori joked as she pulled me close, referring to a comment I made on our long ago play date.

"A few."

"Which ones?" Said Tori with a kiss.

"For me to know and you to find out."

Tori laughed, kissed me again and led me back into the crowd. The rest of the evening went fine. The council members made a speech talking about how great they were, but the did say some very kind words about me and Tori.

All in all it was a great night, but little did I know, that simple brochure would lead me down a very dark path.

Time: The present.

No One's Pov

Just thinking about Tori happily singing and dancing on stage, made Jade's heart ache.

"Where's Tori." Asked the heartbroken Goth, with lines of worry clearly etched in her face.

Jadelyn's amused expression quickly vanished, as she slowly closed her mouth.

Not liking her hesitation, Jade demanded an answer. "Tell me!"

For a moment, Jadelyn looked to the floor and sighed. "We don't know."

"What?"

"All they found, was you under a pile of rubble and the horribly mutilated and I mean mutilated, corpse of…"

"WERE'S MY TORI!"

"We just don't know, she's missing."

Jade, then let out a long mournful wail as tears came flooding out of her eyes like the bursting of a dam. Just the knowledge what had happened was bad enough, but knowing she was the ultimate cause, only compounded her overwhelming grief.

"The official story is that she's dead. But that's only the official version. In reality, she's missing. Julia and Valentina are searching for her, but for now the answer remains. We don't know."

More than anything in the world, all the worlds, Jade wanted to get out and find her Tori. Hold Tori in her arms and tell her how sorry she was, how much she loved her.

But with a shattered body, shattered heart, Jade could do none of those things. She was helpless, alone and defeated.

The only thing Jade could do, was sob uncontrollably and cry out.

"I'm sorry Tori!"

"Once upon a time I was
I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart"

Thought I'd end with a bit of song verse which matches the chapter perfectly. Plus I used the same title as the chapter title of this song. It's the song "Total eclipse of the heart" By Bonnie Tyler. Lyrics used without permission.

Well they went to a party and now in addition to Jade being physically and emotionally shattered, Tori is missing.

I hope everyone is enjoying the story, we've got lots more surprises ahead.