The Ghouls

Logan stared at the ceiling, brooding, he was the alpha of his pack, a post he hadn’t gotten easily as wolves you fought for leadership, four candidates were chosen out of the many who applied, not that Logan had wanted the position, but everyone looked up to him when they saw powers that we thought extinct among werewolves in him, they had forced him to join the contestants and Logan had beaten them all; with his raw super strength, stamina, agility; Logan was considered a force not to be messed with.

A loud bark rose and Logan’s pet husky leaped and licked the alpha’s face lovingly, Logan laughed, he rubbed the dog’s head and it whined, Logan rose and the husky jumped down to chase a rat. Logan put on a black shirt on blue jeans, he stared at himself in the mirror, and with a roar, he punched the mirror; his love had died because of this face, this face ladies died for, his husky whined and sat at Logan’s feet picking up on his master's emotions.

Logan put on his shoes and strolled out, the guards stiffened to attention, and Logan turned back to see his husky, barking loudly at any guard who tried to hold him back, Logan smiled, Rapid was as hard-headed as he was once.

“Let him pass” Logan called out and the guards warily stepped back, Rabid growled one last time challenging any of the guards to come close, then he trotted to where Logan was and wagged his tail, Logan smiled and ascended down the stairs leading to his grand hall, he saw his best friend standing on duty. Logan scowled.

“Jeez Bruce, I told you not to do night duty, go home and rest” Logan exclaimed and Bruce grinned, his tough façade, fading away.

“Wanted to see if you are gonna bang any girl, Come on man, cut some slack, you can’t go on avoiding the ladies” Bruce teased, and Logan's scowl deepened.

“Damn you, Bruce” he growled and they walked to the outskirts of Wolfhaven, Logan's city of werewolves; Rabid yipped at Bruce's heels, Bruce was the only one he allowed near Logan. Logan sat on the grass, and Bruce dropped down beside him.

“I know you miss her, Logan, but you’ve gotta let it go” Bruce advised.

“Let it go?” Logan echoed, “It’s my fault she is dead, I left her unprotected” Logan whispered; Rapid trotted up to Logan and tucked himself between Logan's arms, he lowered himself to the ground and whined sadly.

“I understand, Logan, but this guilt isn’t good for you, you are the alpha,” Bruce said, Logan sighed.

“I have offered you the title,” Logan said, serious. Bruce roared out in laughter, and Rabid growled at a passing rabbit.

“Seriously? Logan that’s the last thing I ever want, I should be the alpha and be stiff and rigid like you, nah! I think I’ll pass” Bruce said, Logan shrugged, then he remembered something.

“The ghouls, they are back again,” Logan said and Bruce's eyes widened.

“Those high-hormones beasts!” Bruce replied, “Where did you see them?” Bruce asked.

“I caught one trying to rape a lady” Logan answered, “The lady could……………….shit,” he said and jumped to his feet.

“What’s wrong?” Bruce asked, Logan stared at him.

“She is not human, Bruce, they will be after her and her families, it looked like someone wanted her dead, someone who these ghouls work for,” Logan said, Bruce rose, and Rabid howled, sensing trouble.

“This person sounds like a powerful creature” Bruce observed, they both stared at each other.

“He is coming for the wolves too,” they said at once, Rabid stared at the horizon and barked in the challenge, Logan smiled at Rabid’s bravery, turned to Bruce, and grimaced.

“We have to seek this man out, we take the fight to him,” Logan said, Bruce nodded and grabbed his Walkie-talkie, he gave instructions to the guards to stay alert as from now on, no werewolf was allowed to cross the border to the human world.

“I have to find this lady and watch her, I am sure the person who wants her dead will eventually show up,” Logan said.

“I’ll follow you,” Bruce said, but Logan shook his head, Rabid whined.

“This is solo, too many werewolves are easy to figure out, I want this person to be so sure, to reveal himself,” Logan said and Bruce clasped his shoulder.

“Be careful, bro” Bruce said and Logan stared at him in the eye.

“Take care of Rabid for me, will you?” Logan asked and Bruce nodded solemnly, Rabid stared at Logan mournfully, then howled and disappeared into the forest. Logan chuckled at Rabid’s behavior, he knew his husky would let out his rage at predators even bigger than he, but he wasn’t worried for Rabid, he was sorry for any predator that would dare to attack the husky, he trained the husky in wolf form, and Rabid was a formidable force on his own.

“Take over from here buddy, my responsibility falls on you now,” Logan said and transformed into his wolf form and sped off, but he couldn't help but feel this might be the last time he saw his people. He transformed back into a human when he entered the human world and quickly put on the spare clothes he had brought. Logan didn’t know where the lady was, she had said her name was Emily, and he needed to find her. Logan closed his eyes and reached within scouting for her wolf, at first, he sensed nothing then slowly like a beacon, she sensed her energy, and she was close; Logan followed his instincts and turned, he saw her walking, a backpack strapped to her back, she had headphones on her head. Logan walked up to her, and her eyes lit when she saw him, she straightened her hair.

“Hi,” she said, he nodded in greeting and looked around.

“Can we talk?” He asked and Emily grinned, clearly pleased. Sooner, she was going to get him to fall for her, then without warning Logan pushed her to the ground, and seconds later, the sound of a gunshot followed.