The Hybrid Moonlight's Curse

~ New Orleans ~

~ LENORA'S POV ~

" No" I yell at the top of my voice, " please stay away from me!!"

I ran through the thick forest blindly, not knowing where I am heading. All I know is I need to run away. Everything about the people pursuing me screams danger.

" Lenora.... Don't push us more than this..." One of them said in a deep chilly voice.

The voice egged me to run faster, away from them..

How do they know me?? How did they know my name?? Have they been stalking me for a while??

The thought alone sent goosebumps to my skin.

Even with my vampiric speeds, they still caught up with me.

My left foot caught a log I didn't see and sent me sprawling to the floor.

Within seconds, about twenty of them surrounded me.

" We have a message for you..." They all chorused together, " and one for the leader of your Clan, Sabian!!"

Whoa..... All these for a message??

I pushed myself up with my elbow and moved on the floor with my butts, thinking of ways to escape this predicament I found myself in.

" Oh... Okay??" I stuttered, I know vampires don't cry but right now, my tears are over flowing like a river.

This is my first mission out. I know they said expect a lot of adversaries but they didn't warn us, at least, not me, about monsters like this in the forest.

I am scared shitless, I just became a vampire and just graduated from being a fledgling to a neonate last week where I was given my first mission instantly.

Everything has been going on smoothy except today, the last day..

They moved in closer on me in unison..

" Wha.... What else do you want??" I asked, tried but failed to mask my fear.. " Why are you coming close?"

" You have to be purified first."

" Purified??" I repeat.

" Yes, purified before you are eligible to get the message."

The tone made me understand it is something I'll hate, something that seems far more than they call it.

I screamed for help as they overpowered me. All my team mates are no where in sight.

I kept screaming as they dragged me on the floor by my hands..

" Help!! Help!!!" I continued screaming, my voice going deep into the night.

Apparently, my voice was become a nuisance to them. The next minute, a syringe connected to a vein in my neck..

What ever is in the syringe is powerful as heck..

"Help.." I said one last time, my voice coming out as a whisper.

Just before my eyes couldn't stay awake anymore and I blacked out, I saw the golden yellowest of eyes staring back at me.

He or she lifted its snout towards the moon and howled, followed by the loudest of growls I've ever heard.

A werewolf!!

** ** ** **

"Lenora!!!" I heard someone calling out my name, it seemed really distant and echoing everywhere.

"Lenora!!!" The voice came again.

I felt a string pull me back to the real world, once again, I have nightmares of that night or should I refer it as Daymare?? Since we are in the day..

"Lenora!!!"

I recognize the voice instantly. It was none other than my best friend, Raven.

"Keep it down!!" I yell back in response.

She was so lucky to get an apartment here and finally be on her own unlike her, I stay with an abusive step father.

"Lenora!!" She shouts again.

"Stop yelling, I can hear you.." I replied from her room, drowsily.

She enters the room and jumps on me on the bed, "I was just making a call to you."

" Did you miss me that much??" I tease.

"Shush... Don't think too high of yourself, I....." She trails off, as if remembering something, "How was your trip by the way?"

" Yeahh.... the trip." I repeat in a bored tone. The trip, the Clan Elder, Sabian had sent me on few months ago, to save a human, yeah, surprised?? Me too, I don't know his relationship with the human but it seemed really weird especially since he forbade any relationship with humans.

" It went well I guess. I did what he asked me to."

" You just got back??"

" Yeah... I dropped my bag at Atticus' and came here immediately.

" Great!!" She clapped her hands excitedly, " Let's go celebrate your return."

I roll my here at her childish excitement.

" Does Lucas know you're back??"

" No, I've not called him."

" What are you waiting for girl!!? Call him and ask if he'll want to tag along." She stands, going into her closet.

" You are sure??"

" Yeah, why?" She turns back and raises her eyebrow.

" You don't mind being a third wheel??"

" Who says I'll be a third wheel??" She smirks, " I am going to get a guy for the night. Human preferably or wolf, those guys are hooottt."

I laughed softly and put a call to Lucas.

" Hey babe!" I chirped into the phone.

" Lenny?? You're back??"

" Yeah, I came back today and I can't wait to see you." It was hard to keep the excitement away from my voice.

Heck yeah!! Who wouldn't be so glad to meet up with their boyfriend after three months.

" Good to have you back." He replies, somewhat in a bored tone.

Is it my imagination or is he not glad to have me back??

" Wanna meet up?? Tonight??" I ask, " Both of us to ourselves and humans to prey on."

" Umm... Sorry Lenny, Sabian called for a meeting with me and few others. I'm so sorry."

" Oh sure... It is okay."

" I'm really sorry Lenny, if there was a way to escape, I would have rushed down to see you. You know how Sabian can be." He sounded really sorry, guess it was just my imagination after all.

" Yeah, sure, It's really fine."

I hung up and fell into a pillow face down..

" He is not coming??" Raven came over.

" Fvck Sabian!!"

" Oh, Sabian again.... Sorry babe. I guess it's just two of us then."

" I guess..."

" Come don't be such a whine baby, I have a club uptown, it's new and it'll be filled with humans and wolves. Don't you wanna try it out?!"

" No.... I just want to be with Lucas."

" And Lucas isn't here, so get your ass off the bed and let's out there!" She dragged me off the bed, pulling me across the floor into her closet.

** ** ** **

" This is it??"

" Yeah, you like it??"

You can't miss the pride in her voice. " It was just opened today, so expect a lot." She winks.

" Sucker!!!" I swore under my breath as I took in the building, different multicolored lights adorning it outside.

" We are not going to stand here all day with you staring at it, are we??"

Raven hooked her arms in mine and led me into the club.

The inside is nothing like I ever imagined, " tell me how you found out about this place again??"

" I heard Juan giving orders to the fledglings and a few neonates not to be seen near here."

" And you decided to bring us here?? If Juan finds out,"

" He won't," she cuts me off, " besides, see we are not the only one from our clan here." Her eyes scans around, freezing at two o clock from me.

" What's wrong??" I ask, noticing as she stiffened beside me.

" It's nothing, let's explore deeper into one of the rooms." She mutters, steering me away.

I tried looking back to see what she saw, but she blocked my view."

Just as quickly as she pushed me into a room, she left, warning me not to come out.

Who the heck does that? Doesn't she know I'll be more curious?

The urgency in her voice scared me, I stared at the door a few seconds and shake my head.

I know Raven can be dramatic and scary but this seems different.

Fvck anything, I'm going after her, damn the consequences. What if is something that's gonna hurt her?? I can't just stand here and wait because asked me to.

I opened the door and went after her.

Her green long hair stood out among the crowds and it seemed like she is standing over someone, whispering harshly in anger. Even with my enhanced hearing, I couldn't hear her.

So I used my vampiric speed to move closer. I was within ten feet away from her, mixed with the crowd when I saw who she was being angry at.

Sitting on a sofa with about eight girls flanking him, a smirk and non challancy on his face.

Lucas???