The television,a familiar, gentle voice said. Tell him to turn it on.
“Father, I think you should turn on the television.”
His anger grew.
“Something is changing. I can feel it,” I said again.
A shuffle of noise came from before me then the room filled with voices.
“You’re coming forward with some astounding information I know our viewers won’t believe. A new species exists among us.”
“Not new,” another voice said. “We are as old as humans. Here since the beginning.”
“And what are you?”
“The most popular term is werewolf.”
Shock hit me hard. The werewolves were exposing their existence?
“You can’t expect us to believe something like that without proof.”
“Of course not. You might want to move back.”
I wanted to ask what Blake was seeing but kept quiet.
Blake swore loudly and started yelling for his lieutenants. The conversation on the television continued as he shouted out orders.
“Are you dangerous? How many of you are there? Was that dog attack earlier this year one of you? Why are you coming forward now?” the reporter asked.
“There are two Urbat close to the station. I’m sending them in,” Blake said.
“I’ve come forward because we are all in danger. We are not the only species hiding within the human population. There is another species, Urbat, who are very similar to us in appearance but not in nature. They would see the human population devastated.”
Blake made another strangled noise.
“Start rounding up the women and children. I want this place cleaned out in thirty minutes.”
Everyone who he’d called in left the room to start the evacuation.
“Urbat,” the reporter said. “Why do they want our population devastated?”
“Because your numbers are a threat to their goal. They want to rule. The population, the planet, everything.”
“What are we supposed to do?”
“Our time here is over. The Urbat are coming for us because we’ve shared what they didn’t want us to. Find Blake Torrin, their leader. Cut off his connections. He’s everywhere and has enough money to do much damage.”
Blake roared his anger.
It is time,the lady whispered.
I gathered my courage and made my move.
One
HENRY…
I flipped over the next card on the deck and grinned at Liam while still keeping an eye on Mom, who stared out the window. She was trying not to show it, but she was worried.
