#Chapter 43: A Pain Like No Other

Finding out that Alex is a werewolf makes sense in hindsight. Of course, I wouldn’t have thought of it. I never knew werewolves were real. But they are. And when they fight, it’s vicious. It’s all claws and teeth, taking advantage of their weight and power. If it was against a human, I know for a fact they’d be reduced to a splatter in seconds. The stranger yelps again as Alex slams him into a row of lockers. I wince, curled up as I am, but I don’t make a sound. Alex grabs the other’s head and turns before driving it into the ground. I see blood dribble into the small new crater in the floor. But the other werewolf isn’t out yet. He reaches up and swipes with his claws before twisting his way out of Alex’s hold. He snaps his jaws at Alex’s chin, but Alex turns his head away. Back and forth, the shove and struggle. The stranger even pins Alex, but he kicks him off, quickly returning the favor. His mark doesn’t miss, clamping down on the stranger’s shoulder. Alex’s right hand gra