Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines
2021 — Present Day
The explosion could be seen kilometers away.
Smoke climbed over the forest while pieces of the destroyed compound continued burning.
Vince stood beside Thea, staring into the flames.
JR approached.
JR: So.
Vince looked at him.
JR: We found a secret facility, got shot at, fought supernatural traffickers, freed prisoners, found a conspiracy targeting your bloodline, nearly got blown up—
VINCE: Your point?
JR: It's not even dinner yet.
Vince checked his phone.
VINCE: Holy shit.
Ryle walked past carrying an injured prisoner.
RYLE: Stop talking and help.
VINCE: You're so negative.
RYLE: We almost fucking exploded.
VINCE: But we didn't.
RYLE: That's your argument every time!
Shane climbed from the ditch.
SHANE: Guys.
Everyone looked.
His shirt was torn.
His hair was full of dirt.
One shoe was missing.
SHANE: Has anyone seen my shoe?
Silence.
ZEPHANIE: Seriously?
SHANE: It was a good shoe.
Thea pointed toward the burning compound.
A sneaker was on fire.
Shane stared.
SHANE: Motherfucker.
Vince laughed.
Then his smile disappeared.
An engine growled somewhere beyond the trees.
Thea immediately drew her handgun.
THEA: Vehicle.
JR sniffed.
JR: Multiple people.
Ryle lowered the injured prisoner.
Hellfire appeared around his fists.
RYLE: Here we fucking go again.
Vince's bright-red eyes appeared.
VINCE: Positions.
Zephanie extended her claws.
Shane picked up a metal rod.
SHANE: I don't have my fucking shoe, but okay.
A black pickup truck emerged through the trees.
Then another.
Then a third.
They stopped.
Doors opened.
Vince stepped in front of Thea.
THEA: Vince.
VINCE: What?
THEA: Stop doing that.
VINCE: Doing what?
THEA: Standing in front of me.
VINCE: I'm protecting you.
Thea stepped beside him.
THEA: Protect me from beside me.
Vince smiled.
VINCE: That's romantic.
JR: Can you two please have relationship development after we identify the potential murderers?
The first figure stepped from the truck.
A young man.
His eyes flashed yellow.
Then another.
Yellow.
A third man climbed out.
His eyes glowed red.
Alpha.
JR whispered—
JR: Vince?
Vince didn't answer.
His face had changed.
Another teenager jumped from the back of the pickup.
Golden-yellow eyes.
And beside him stood a larger young man whose scent immediately confused JR.
Werewolf.
But something else.
Something heavier.
More animalistic.
JR: What the hell?
Vince slowly lowered his claws.
VINCE: No fucking way.
The Alpha smiled.
REX: That's how you greet family?
Vince's eyes widened.
VINCE: Rex?!
Rex Davis-Majors opened his arms.
REX: Surprise, little cousin.
Vince ran toward him.
Rex laughed.
They hugged before Vince shoved him backward.
VINCE: Where the fuck have you been?!
REX: Nice seeing you too.
Another teenager walked forward.
Vince stared at him.
The boy grinned.
JAMESON: Hey, big brother.
Vince froze.
VINCE: Jameson?
Jameson barely had time to respond.
Vince grabbed him in a hug.
JAMESON: Fuck! Okay! Can't breathe!
VINCE: Shut up.
JAMESON: True Alpha strength! TRUE ALPHA STRENGTH!
Vince released him.
Jameson's yellow eyes flashed.
JAMESON: Asshole.
Vince smiled.
VINCE: Little shit.
They hugged again.
JR looked at Ryle.
JR: Vince has a brother?
RYLE: Apparently Vince has an entire fucking expansion pack.
Two more approached.
One waved.
DJ: Sup?
Vince pointed.
VINCE: DJ?!
DJ: Still ugly, cousin.
VINCE: Still short?
DJ's smile disappeared.
DJ: Fuck you.
The larger teenager stepped forward.
CLIRK: Vince.
Vince looked him up and down.
VINCE: Clirk?
Clirk smiled.
Vince sniffed.
Then frowned.
He sniffed again.
Clirk stared at him.
CLIRK: Are you seriously smelling me?
VINCE: You smell weird.
CLIRK: Great reunion.
JR stepped closer.
JR: He's right.
Clirk looked at JR.
CLIRK: Who the fuck are you?
JR: Who the fuck are you?
VINCE: Guys.
Clirk's eyes glowed.
Yellow.
Then for a split second, something changed in his face.
His body appeared heavier.
Broader.
A deep growl escaped his chest.
JR stepped backward.
JR: Werebear?
Clirk smiled.
CLIRK: Half.
Vince blinked.
VINCE: You're a hybrid?!
CLIRK: Werewolf-Werebear.
Shane approached with one shoe.
SHANE: That is fucking awesome.
Clirk looked down.
CLIRK: Why are you missing a shoe?
SHANE: Long story.
RYLE: He lost a fight with a bomb.
SHANE: We all lost that fight!
Rex looked toward the burning compound.
REX: Apparently we missed the party.
Vince nodded.
VINCE: By about three minutes.
DJ: Damn.
JAMESON: Did you blow it up?
Everyone pointed at Shane.
SHANE: WHY THE FUCK IS EVERYONE BLAMING ME?!
---
Then another truck door opened.
A man stepped out.
Everything changed.
Cherry's scent.
Vince's scent.
Jameson's scent.
All carried pieces of the same blood.
But this man's presence was different.
Older.
Powerful.
Ancient.
JR's body instinctively tensed.
Zephanie's golden-yellow eyes appeared without her intending them to.
Rex lowered his head slightly.
Even Ryle's flames weakened.
Vince stopped breathing.
The man was tall, battle-scarred and broad-shouldered.
His eyes met Vince's.
For several seconds, nobody spoke.
Then his eyes glowed.
Not red.
Bright red.
Exactly like Vince's.
Thea looked at Vince.
Vince looked like he'd seen a ghost.
The man finally spoke.
RAZOR: Vincent.
Vince's voice almost disappeared.
VINCE: Dad?
Silence.
Razor Davis walked forward.
Vince didn't move.
Jameson watched nervously.
Rex remained quiet.
Razor stopped several feet away.
RAZOR: You've grown.
Vince stared at him.
Then—
VINCE: That's it?
Razor frowned.
VINCE: "You've grown"?
RAZOR: Vincent—
VINCE: Where the fuck have you been?
Thea looked toward Vince.
His anger wasn't playful.
It wasn't sarcasm.
It was real.
VINCE: People are hunting me. Somebody knows about our bloodline. Somebody mentioned you. Mom won't tell me everything. Gabriel might be alive—
Razor's expression changed at the name.
Vince noticed.
VINCE: You know.
RAZOR: Yes.
VINCE: Of course you fucking know.
Razor stepped closer.
RAZOR: There are things you don't understand.
Vince laughed bitterly.
VINCE: Everybody keeps saying that.
His bright-red eyes ignited.
VINCE: Then fucking explain it to me!
The True Alpha energy rolled through the clearing.
JR stepped backward.
Jameson stared at his brother.
Razor didn't move.
Instead, his own bright-red eyes ignited.
The pressure doubled.
Two True Alphas stood face-to-face.
Father and son.
Ryle quietly leaned toward Shane.
RYLE: This family reunion is going great.
SHANE: Should we leave?
JR: Absolutely not. I want to see what happens.
Thea glared at them.
THEA: Shut up.
Razor stared into Vince's eyes.
Then smiled slightly.
RAZOR: So it's true.
Vince frowned.
RAZOR: You awakened it.
VINCE: Two months ago.
Razor's expression carried something Vince hadn't expected.
Pride.
RAZOR: A True Alpha.
Vince's eyes returned to normal.
VINCE: Apparently it runs in the family.
RAZOR: No.
Vince frowned.
RAZOR: Royal blood gives us the potential.
Razor placed a hand against Vince's shoulder.
RAZOR: But the blood doesn't make the Alpha.
He looked directly at his son.
RAZOR: You did that yourself.
Vince's anger weakened.
For a moment, he was simply a sixteen-year-old standing in front of his father.
Razor pulled him into a hug.
Vince froze.
Then slowly hugged him back.
Jameson smiled.
Thea smiled too.
Shane whispered—
SHANE: Aw.
Ryle looked at him.
SHANE: What? It's nice.
JR nodded.
JR: It is.
Then Vince suddenly punched Razor's shoulder.
Razor released him.
RAZOR: What was that?
VINCE: That's for disappearing.
Razor stared.
Then laughed.
RAZOR: Fair enough.
---
An hour later, the group returned to the Davis house.
Cherry was standing outside.
She saw the vehicles.
Then Rex.
Clirk.
DJ.
Jameson.
Her expression changed.
CHERRY: Jameson?!
JAMESON: Mom!
Jameson ran toward her.
Cherry hugged him tightly.
JAMESON: Mom, ribs.
CHERRY: Shut up.
JAMESON: Definitely Vince's mother.
Vince walked past.
VINCE: Told you.
Then Cherry looked toward the final vehicle.
Razor stepped out.
Cherry froze.
Everyone became very interested.
Shane whispered—
SHANE: Oh, this is about to get awkward.
Ryle grabbed Shane's shoulder.
RYLE: Don't.
SHANE: I'm just saying.
Cherry approached Razor.
Razor smiled.
RAZOR: Cherry.
Cherry punched him.
BAM!
Razor's head snapped sideways.
Everyone froze.
Vince's mouth dropped open.
Jameson slowly backed away.
Razor rubbed his jaw.
RAZOR: I probably deserved that.
CHERRY: Probably?!
She punched him again.
BAM!
RAZOR: Okay!
Vince looked at Thea.
VINCE: And people wonder where I get it.
Thea covered her mouth, trying not to laugh.
Cherry grabbed Razor's shirt.
CHERRY: You disappear, barely contact us, return while our son is being hunted, and you walk into my yard smiling?!
RAZOR: I can explain.
CHERRY: You better fucking explain fast.
RAZOR: Still beautiful.
Cherry froze.
Everyone froze.
Vince looked horrified.
VINCE: Dad.
Razor smiled.
Cherry's anger cracked.
Just slightly.
CHERRY: Don't try that shit with me.
RAZOR: Almost worked.
Cherry punched his arm.
RAZOR: Worth trying.
Thea leaned toward Vince.
THEA: Now I know where you get your flirting.
VINCE: I am nothing like him.
Razor looked toward Cherry.
RAZOR: Missed you.
Cherry tried to remain angry.
Failed.
CHERRY: Asshole.
They hugged.
Vince stared.
VINCE: Okay, that's enough.
Jameson laughed.
JAMESON: Jealous?
VINCE: Traumatized.
---
That evening, the Davis house became louder than it had ever been.
Rex sat beside Ryle.
Clirk and Shane were discussing mechanical equipment.
DJ and Jameson were arguing over food.
JR was trying to learn everything he could about the Davis family.
Thea sat beside Vince.
Cherry and Razor stood near the table.
Vince looked around.
VINCE: So let me understand this.
He pointed at Razor.
VINCE: Dad. True Alpha.
Razor nodded.
Vince pointed at himself.
VINCE: Me. True Alpha.
Then Rex.
VINCE: Rex. Alpha.
REX: Correct.
VINCE: Jameson. Beta.
Jameson raised his hand.
JAMESON: Unfortunately surrounded by egomaniacs.
Vince pointed at DJ.
VINCE: Beta.
DJ: Yep.
Then Clirk.
VINCE: Beta Werewolf-Werebear hybrid.
Clirk nodded.
CLIRK: Correct.
Vince leaned back.
VINCE: Our family is fucking ridiculous.
Razor smiled.
RAZOR: You don't know half of it.
The room became quieter.
Vince stared at him.
VINCE: Then tell me.
Razor looked toward Cherry.
Cherry nodded.
Razor placed an old leather book on the table.
A wolf-shaped crest decorated the cover.
RAZOR: The Davis bloodline didn't begin in Davao.
Vince leaned forward.
RAZOR: Our ancestors existed long before any modern supernatural pack in Mindanao.
JR looked fascinated.
JR: How long?
RAZOR: Centuries.
Razor opened the book.
Old drawings filled the pages.
Werewolves.
Massive wolf forms.
Bright-red eyes.
Kings.
Warriors.
Hunters.
RAZOR: Our family descends from one of the ancient royal werewolf bloodlines.
Vince looked at the drawings.
RAZOR: But royal didn't mean rich.
SHANE: Damn.
Everyone looked at him.
SHANE: Vince owes me money.
VINCE: Shut the fuck up.
Razor continued.
RAZOR: Royal meant responsibility. Certain bloodlines carried unusual supernatural potential.
He looked at Vince.
RAZOR: Including the potential to produce True Alphas.
Thea gently squeezed Vince's hand.
RAZOR: But centuries ago, something happened.
Razor turned another page.
A symbol appeared.
A circle.
Three claw marks.
The room became silent.
THEA: That's it.
JR: The symbol.
Razor nodded.
RAZOR: The Order of the Broken Crown.
Ryle frowned.
RYLE: Dramatic name.
SHANE: Says the Hellhound.
Ryle stared at him.
SHANE: Sorry.
Razor continued.
RAZOR: They believed royal supernatural bloodlines were too dangerous to exist freely.
JAMESON: So they killed them?
RAZOR: Some.
Razor's expression darkened.
RAZOR: Others they experimented on.
Nobody joked.
RAZOR: They wanted to understand how supernatural abilities passed through blood.
Thea immediately understood.
THEA: Project Crownless.
Razor looked at her.
RAZOR: What?
Vince placed the recovered folder on the table.
Razor opened it.
His face changed.
RAZOR: Where did you get this?
VINCE: Their facility.
Razor flipped through the pages.
RAZOR: You attacked one of their facilities?!
JR raised a hand.
JR: Technically—
Everyone pointed at Vince.
Vince stared at them.
VINCE: Fuck every single one of you.
Razor looked at his son.
RAZOR: You went into one of their compounds with four teenagers?
Ryle raised his hand.
RYLE: Twenty.
RAZOR: That does not improve the situation.
RYLE: Fair.
Thea crossed her arms.
THEA: We freed prisoners.
Razor looked at her.
RAZOR: And you are?
Vince immediately smiled.
VINCE: My girlfriend.
Thea elbowed him.
THEA: I can introduce myself.
VINCE: Too late.
She looked at Razor.
THEA: Thea.
Razor looked between them.
RAZOR: Human.
Thea nodded.
THEA: Hunter.
Razor's expression changed.
Vince noticed.
VINCE: Dad.
Razor looked at Thea again.
RAZOR: Hunter?
THEA: Yes.
RAZOR: You're dating my True Alpha son?
Thea nodded.
THEA: Unfortunately.
Vince looked offended.
VINCE: Why does everyone say unfortunately?
Razor smiled.
RAZOR: I like her.
VINCE: That's it?
RAZOR: What did you expect?
VINCE: Threats.
Razor looked at Thea.
RAZOR: Hurt my son and—
THEA: He'll probably annoy me first.
Razor paused.
Then laughed.
RAZOR: I really like her.
Vince threw his hands up.
VINCE: Great.
Cherry smiled.
CHERRY: She's good for him.
Thea rested her head against Vince's shoulder.
Vince kissed her forehead.
Jameson gagged.
JAMESON: Disgusting.
VINCE: You're just jealous.
JAMESON: I'd rather fight a Wendigo.
THEA: We can arrange that.
Jameson stared at her.
JAMESON: I like her too.
---
Suddenly, Razor stopped.
His head turned toward the window.
Vince noticed.
VINCE: Dad?
Razor stood.
Rex stood too.
His red eyes appeared.
REX: I smell them.
JR immediately stood.
JR: Who?
Clirk growled.
His body seemed to become heavier.
CLIRK: Blood.
Ryle's hands ignited.
Cherry's eyes turned red.
Vince listened.
Footsteps.
Many.
VINCE: Are you fucking kidding me?
Jameson extended his claws.
JAMESON: What?
VINCE: We repaired one fucking window!
CRASH!
That exact window exploded.
VINCE: MOTHERFUCKER!
Black objects flew inside.
Thea's eyes widened.
THEA: GAS!
White smoke erupted.
Vince coughed.
His skin immediately started burning.
Wolfsbane.
VINCE: WOLFSBANE!
Razor grabbed the table and flipped it.
RAZOR: DOWN!
Gunfire erupted from outside.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Silver bullets tore through the walls.
Everyone scattered.
Thea pulled Vince behind cover.
VINCE: You okay?!
THEA: I'm human! You're the one silver kills!
VINCE: Good point!
Rex roared.
He grabbed Jameson and DJ and threw them behind the couch as bullets ripped through the room.
JAMESON: YOU COULD'VE WARNED ME!
REX: You're alive!
DJ: My fucking back!
Clirk was hit.
BANG!
The bullet struck his shoulder.
He staggered.
Then growled.
His eyes burned yellow.
His body expanded.
Muscle swelled across his shoulders.
His claws became thicker.
More bear-like.
CLIRK: That fucking hurt.
Another attacker came through the broken window.
Clirk grabbed him.
CLIRK: My turn.
BOOM!
He threw the man through the wall.
Shane stared.
SHANE: I want werebear powers.
JR: You can't order them online!
SHANE: I know that!
Razor stepped into the gunfire.
Bright-red eyes burned through the smoke.
RAZOR: Vincent!
Vince looked at his father.
RAZOR: Right side!
Vince smiled.
VINCE: Got it!
Father and son charged.
Razor smashed through the front wall.
VINCE: THERE WAS A DOOR!
RAZOR: FASTER!
VINCE: Mom's gonna kill you!
From inside—
CHERRY: I HEARD THAT!
Razor's expression changed.
RAZOR: Run.
Vince burst out laughing.
Then attackers charged.
Razor ducked beneath a silver blade.
He grabbed the Hunter's arm.
CRACK!
Vince tackled another.
They rolled across the yard.
A third attacker rushed Vince.
Razor intercepted.
Vince punched his opponent.
Razor punched his.
Father and son turned.
Two more came.
Vince and Razor looked at each other.
Both smiled.
VINCE: Race?
RAZOR: You're going to lose.
VINCE: Old man.
They attacked.
Vince ducked.
Body shot.
Hook.
Elbow.
Razor blocked a knife, twisted the Hunter's wrist and slammed him into the ground.
Vince grabbed his opponent around the waist.
RAZOR: Don't.
VINCE: What?
RAZOR: You're going to—
SLAM!
Vince suplexed the attacker.
Razor stared.
VINCE: What?
RAZOR: Nothing.
Razor grabbed another enemy.
Lifted him.
Then performed the same move.
SLAM!
Vince's eyes widened.
VINCE: You motherfucker.
Razor smiled.
RAZOR: Genetics.
---
The entire Davis family joined the fight.
Rex roared and tackled an enemy Alpha through a fence.
Jameson and DJ fought back-to-back.
DJ: Left!
Jameson ducked.
DJ kicked a Beta across the jaw.
JAMESON: Right!
DJ turned.
Too late.
A fist smashed into him.
DJ: FUCK!
Jameson punched the attacker.
JAMESON: I said right!
DJ: You said it too fucking late!
Clirk charged through two enemies like a truck.
One jumped onto his back.
Clirk reached behind himself.
Grabbed the attacker.
And threw him into another.
CLIRK: Who's next?!
Shane watched.
SHANE: Definitely my favorite Davis.
Vince heard him.
VINCE: FUCK YOU!
Ryle became engulfed in hellfire.
RYLE: Everybody move!
Jameson looked over.
JAMESON: Why?
JR: JUST FUCKING MOVE!
Everyone jumped aside.
Ryle unleashed hellfire.
BOOOOM!
Three attackers disappeared into flames.
Jameson stared.
JAMESON: Holy shit.
Ryle smiled.
RYLE: Exactly.
A sniper aimed at Vince from the trees.
Thea saw the reflection.
THEA: VINCE!
BANG!
Vince turned.
Razor suddenly stepped in front of him.
The silver bullet struck Razor's chest.
VINCE: DAD!
Razor staggered.
Vince caught him.
Blood spread across Razor's shirt.
Vince's face changed.
VINCE: Dad.
Razor looked down.
RAZOR: Silver.
Vince's bright-red eyes burned violently.
He looked toward the trees.
The sniper chambered another round.
Vince roared.
The sound exploded across the property.
Every werewolf froze.
Even Rex lowered his head instinctively.
Vince sprinted.
THEA: VINCE!
He disappeared into the trees.
The sniper fired.
BANG!
Vince twisted aside.
Another shot.
BANG!
The bullet grazed his arm.
Vince kept running.
The sniper panicked.
BANG!
Vince jumped.
He crashed into the sniper.
They rolled down a slope.
The sniper pulled a silver knife.
Vince caught his wrist.
The blade stopped centimeters from Vince's face.
SNIPER: Freak.
Vince's face transformed.
Fangs.
Claws.
Bright-red eyes.
VINCE: Wrong fucking family.
Vince headbutted him.
BAM!
The sniper dropped the knife.
Vince punched him.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
Then grabbed him by the throat.
VINCE: Who sent you?!
The sniper laughed.
SNIPER: Crownless.
Vince tightened his grip.
VINCE: Who leads it?
The sniper smiled.
SNIPER: Your family started this war.
Vince froze.
VINCE: What?
The sniper suddenly reached toward his mouth.
Vince remembered Garrick.
VINCE: Oh, no you fucking don't!
Vince punched him unconscious before he could bite down.
VINCE: Not this time.
---
Back at the house, Thea had already removed Razor's jacket.
Cherry knelt beside him.
CHERRY: Bullet's still inside.
Razor gritted his teeth.
RAZOR: Get it out.
THEA: Hold him.
Cherry grabbed his shoulders.
Rex held his arm.
Thea pulled metal forceps from her Hunter kit.
Razor stared.
RAZOR: You carry those around?
THEA: Dating Vince changed my definition of preparedness.
Vince returned dragging the unconscious sniper.
VINCE: Got one alive!
Everyone looked at him.
JR: Holy shit.
SHANE: Character development.
VINCE: Fuck you.
Thea looked at Vince.
THEA: Your dad got hit.
Vince immediately approached.
VINCE: Is he—
RAZOR: I'm fine.
Thea dug into the wound.
Razor roared.
RAZOR: FUCK!
THEA: Hold still.
RAZOR: You call that fine?!
THEA: I didn't say you were fine. You did.
Vince tried not to laugh.
Thea pulled.
A bloody silver bullet emerged.
CLINK.
Razor's wound immediately began healing.
THEA: Done.
Razor breathed heavily.
RAZOR: Remind me never to piss you off.
Vince smiled.
VINCE: Too late. You're related to me.
Thea kissed Vince's cheek.
THEA: Exactly.
Jameson pointed at them.
JAMESON: Can you two stop being cute while Dad's bleeding?
Razor looked at his younger son.
RAZOR: I'm healing.
JAMESON: Still gross.
Vince threw a bloody cloth at him.
JAMESON: Asshole!
---
The captured sniper woke fifteen minutes later.
He was tied to a chair.
Razor stood in front of him.
Vince stood beside his father.
Rex and Cherry guarded the doors.
The Midnight Howlers and the Davis cousins surrounded the room.
The sniper laughed.
SNIPER: Two True Alphas.
His eyes moved between Razor and Vince.
SNIPER: Just like the prophecy said.
Vince frowned.
VINCE: What prophecy?
The sniper smiled.
SNIPER: The Crownless Prophecy.
Razor's expression changed.
Vince noticed.
VINCE: Dad?
Razor didn't answer.
VINCE: You know it.
The sniper laughed louder.
SNIPER: Of course he knows.
Vince looked at Razor.
SNIPER: Ask him why he disappeared.
Silence.
SNIPER: Ask him why Gabriel betrayed the Davis family.
Razor's fists tightened.
SNIPER: Ask him why your father spent sixteen years keeping himself away from you.
Vince slowly looked at Razor.
VINCE: Dad?
The sniper smiled.
SNIPER: Tell him, Razor.
Razor remained silent.
SNIPER: Tell your precious son what happens when two True Alphas from the Davis royal bloodline exist at the same time.
The room became completely still.
Even Shane didn't joke.
Vince stared at his father.
VINCE: What happens?
Razor looked at Cherry.
Then Jameson.
Then finally Vince.
RAZOR: Nothing automatically happens.
The sniper's smile weakened.
Razor stepped forward.
RAZOR: That's the lie Crownless built its entire doctrine around.
Vince frowned.
RAZOR: Centuries ago, a prophecy claimed that if two living True Alphas emerged from the same royal bloodline, their combined power could unite supernatural packs on a scale never seen before.
JR understood.
JR: Crownless thinks that's dangerous.
RAZOR: They think it's catastrophic.
THEA: So they want to prevent it.
Razor nodded.
RAZOR: Or control it.
Vince looked at the Project Crownless file.
VINCE: That's why they need my blood.
Razor nodded.
RAZOR: Your awakening completed something they've been waiting years for.
Vince looked at his father.
Two True Alphas.
Father and son.
VINCE: Why didn't you come back when I awakened?
Razor's expression became heavy.
RAZOR: Because I wasn't sure who felt it.
VINCE: What?
RAZOR: A True Alpha awakening sends a supernatural presence far beyond their immediate territory.
Razor looked toward the prisoner.
RAZOR: I knew if I returned immediately, anyone following me would know exactly where you were.
Vince's anger slowly changed into understanding.
RAZOR: So I stayed away.
VINCE: To protect us.
Razor nodded.
RAZOR: I thought distance would keep you safe.
Vince looked around the destroyed house.
VINCE: Worked great.
Razor laughed softly.
RAZOR: Clearly.
Then the sniper started laughing again.
SNIPER: You still don't understand.
Razor looked at him.
SNIPER: Crownless isn't coming anymore.
Vince stepped closer.
VINCE: What does that mean?
The sniper smiled.
SNIPER: They're already here.
Suddenly—
The lights went out.
Darkness.
SHANE: Oh, come the fuck on!
JR's golden-yellow eyes appeared.
Rex's red eyes followed.
Jameson and DJ's yellow eyes.
Clirk's eyes burned through the darkness.
Cherry's red eyes emerged.
Razor's bright-red eyes ignited.
Then Vince's.
Ryle's fiery-orange eyes appeared last.
Thea switched on a flashlight.
The chair was empty.
Vince froze.
VINCE: What the fuck?
Broken ropes lay on the floor.
JR sniffed.
JR: Blood.
Razor looked toward the hallway.
A trail led outside.
They followed.
The back door stood open.
The prisoner was gone.
But something had been carved into the wooden wall.
A circle.
Three claw marks.
Below it were four words.
THE CROWN MUST BREAK.
Jameson swallowed.
JAMESON: That's creepy as fuck.
DJ nodded.
DJ: Very.
Vince stared into the darkness.
Razor stepped beside him.
Then Cherry.
Then Jameson.
Rex.
Clirk.
DJ.
Thea took Vince's hand.
JR, Ryle and Shane stood behind him.
His pack.
His girlfriend.
His mother.
His father.
His brother.
His cousins.
His family.
Crownless had made one enormous mistake.
They believed Vince's attachments made him weak.
Vince looked at Razor.
Razor looked at him.
Their eyes burned bright red together.
VINCE: Dad?
RAZOR: Yeah?
Vince extended his claws.
VINCE: Let's hunt these motherfuckers.
Razor smiled.
His claws emerged.
RAZOR: Now you sound like a Davis.
Behind them, Jameson raised his hand.
JAMESON: Quick question.
Everyone turned.
JAMESON: Are we fixing the house before or after the war?
Cherry slowly looked around at the new damage.
Silence.
Her red eyes became brighter.
Vince's face dropped.
VINCE: Oh, fuck.
Razor looked confused.
RAZOR: What?
Vince grabbed his father's shoulder.
VINCE: Run.
RAZOR: Why?
Cherry growled.
CHERRY: RAZOR DAVIS!
Razor's eyes widened.
RAZOR: Oh.
VINCE: I warned you about the wall.
Razor ran.
Cherry chased him.
CHERRY: GET BACK HERE!
RAZOR: THE ATTACKERS DID MOST OF IT!
CHERRY: YOU SMASHED THROUGH MY FUCKING WALL!
Jameson burst out laughing.
DJ nearly fell over.
Clirk shook his head.
Rex smiled.
Thea leaned against Vince.
THEA: Your family is insane.
Vince wrapped an arm around her.
VINCE: You still want to date me?
Thea looked at the chaotic Davis family.
Then at Vince.
THEA: Unfortunately.
Vince smiled.
VINCE: There it is again.
She kissed him.
Behind them, something crashed.
RAZOR: CHERRY, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS!
CHERRY: STOP RUNNING!
Ryle sighed.
RYLE: I thought the Midnight Howlers were dysfunctional.
JR watched Razor jump over a broken table while Cherry chased him.
JR: Apparently it's genetic.
Shane finally held up Cherry's repaired toaster.
SHANE: Guys!
Everyone looked.
Shane smiled proudly.
SHANE: I fixed it.
The toaster sparked.
POP!
It burst into flames.
Everyone stared.
Shane stared at the burning toaster.
Cherry slowly stopped chasing Razor.
Her head turned toward Shane.
Shane's face went pale.
SHANE: ...I can explain.
Vince immediately grabbed Thea.
VINCE: Run.
The entire house erupted into laughter and screaming.
Outside, unnoticed by everyone, a figure watched from beyond the trees.
The figure raised a phone.
UNKNOWN FIGURE: Razor Davis has returned.
A voice answered.
VOICE: And the other relatives?
UNKNOWN FIGURE: Together.
A pause.
VOICE: Perfect.
The figure stared toward the damaged Davis house.
VOICE: Begin Phase Two.
The call ended.
Deep beneath an unknown facility somewhere in Mindanao, massive reinforced doors slowly opened.
Something inside growled.
Chains rattled.
A pair of unnatural eyes opened in the darkness.
Then another.
Then dozens.
The war against the Davis bloodline had only begun.
END OF CHAPTER 6