A Beauty to His Beast 2: An Urban Werewolf Story

by Natavia

  “You can never trust those who will always be against you,” she said to me. I looked at her trying to read her mind, and like always, she was thinking about weird things. She was thinking about flowers, and that was odd to me. Jalesa was very hard to understand.

  “I’m learning that,” I said, walking towards the exit.

  “Hey, Kanya,” she said, calling out to me. I turned around. “Never trust a wolf in sheep’s clothing. They will disguise themselves to get closer to you. Keep your eyes open at all times, and if something feels wrong, then that mean that it is. Even our closest friends disguise themselves. Everyone has an agenda, and it’s not always good,” Jalesa said to me.

  Goon

  “Bro, Kanya’s daddy is about to be dinner. It’s been a while since I ate a human,” Izra said.

  “When did you eat a human?” I asked Izra, as I loaded the twins up in the back of the truck. Kanya left earlier than everyone. We were still back at the house.

  “When I shifted for the first time, I couldn’t catch a deer. Kofi tried to teach me, but the deer was too big. I said fuck it then ate a human. I would never do that shit again, but for Kanya’s father, I would make an exception.”

  Amadi and Elle walked out of the house, and Kanya’s parents walked out behind them.

  “We really appreciate you lending your house to us for a day. After we leave the opening of the store, we will be headed home,” Stephanie said to me.

  “Anytime. Your company was welcomed. Kanya was very excited to have y’all here even though things got out of hand,” I said to her. Stephanie pushed Jeffrey forward.

  “Apologize,” I heard her whisper to him. Izra and I chuckled because Jeffrey was cursing us out inside of his head, calling us thugs and rapists.

  “I’m not happy with all of this,” Jeffery said to me.

  “You don’t have to apologize. I already know how you feel about me and my brothers,” I said, getting inside of the truck. Izra got into the passenger seat. Amadi and Elle rode in a separate car, although all of us are on our way to Kanya’s store.

  When we got to the grand opening, there was a long line waiting at the door for it to be opened. Izra held Akea while I held Kanye. Kanya let us into the store from the back door.

  “Where are my parents?” she asked me.

  “They were parking when we got out of the truck,” I told her.

  “This is a beautiful place,” a familiar voice said. When I turned around, I came face to face with Adika. I looked at Akea, but he was asleep in Izra’s arms.

  “Awww, look at him while he’s asleep with his little lip poked out. Let me hold him, Izra,” Adika said to him.

  “Have you lost your damn mind? If he asleep peacefully, why would you want to hold him?” I asked her, as Kanya growled at me.

  “I need to holla at you about something,” Izra said to Adika.

  “What do you need to talk about?” she snapped at him. Kanya took Akea away from Izra so he and Adika could talk. He grabbed her by the arm, and then they walked away.

  “Okay, everyone, let’s get to the stations,” Anastasia yelled out at the staff.

  “Where did you find him at again? He is too animated. Don’t you think?” I asked Kanya, and she laughed.

  “He advertised himself on the internet. I met with him, and I liked what I saw. He is amazing, and he gets the job done,” she bragged. Moments later, Kanya was opening up the door and welcoming the crowd in. I was glad that she was happy, but I wasn’t a people person. I wanted to leave. When her parents came in, I stayed clear of her father.

  “How do you think this necklace would look around my neck?” a woman asked me, pointing to a blue and yellow diamond necklace.

  I hope he isn’t here with anyone. Look at his tall body and nicely built arms. I bet he could pick me up and wrap me around him with those strong arms, the stranger thought.

  “Would you like to try it on?” Jalesa asked the stranger, standing behind the showcase.

  “Of course,” the stranger answered. I walked away and noticed Kanya’s eyes staring into mines. I smirked at how jealous she could be.

  Izra pulled me to the side. “Bro, something is not right with Adika. I don’t think that’s Adika.”

  “I been thinking that too,” I said to him.

  “I did a sniff test on her.”

  “You put your nose in her pussy? When did this happen?”

  “I took her in the bathroom. She and I started arguing. I ripped her panties off, cocked her legs open and picked her up so my nose could be eye level with her pussy. Then I sniffed her,” Izra said.

  “What were your results?” I asked him, chuckling.

  “Another wolf has been inside of her. When I asked her who was she fucking, she ran off.”

  “So, why do you think that’s not her?”

  “I thought about everything. I marked Adika. Another wolf is not going to fuck her with my scent. Some shit ain’t right, and I’ll bet my life on it.”

  “Weird shit didn’t start happening within this pack until I met Keora. I have an idea she is behind this. Then the fact that I saw something through Akea’s eyes is all the proof I need.”

  “Does Kanya know about that?” Izra asked me.

  “Not yet. I need to get to the bottom of this. Kanya isn’t even sure of herself being a beast. She has too much to adapt to, and if I tell her about a demon, she won’t be able to handle it. She had to go through so much in a short period of time. But once I figure out what Adika is up to, I will tell her.”

  A few reporters came in to take snapshots of the uniquely designed jewelry.

  “Where does Keora live?” Izra asked me.

  “I don’t know yet, but I will figure it out. Whatever it is they’re up to involves Akea. I can sense it,” I told him.

  “Haven’t you grown into a remarkable man,” a voice said to me. When I turned around, it was the woman that I saw and spoke to in my dreams. Kanya told me that my mother visited her one day at her store, and that her presence was very strong. This was my first time seeing her in person. I looked around to see if my father was in the crowd.

  I bowed my head down to her and so did Izra. “There is no need for that,” she said in a heavy, strong accent.

  “I need to speak with you, and it has to be quick. My time on earth is limited,” she said, pulling me away. A few costumers stared at my mother because of her long, gold gown and the gold wrap she had around her head. In the middle of her forehead was a blue diamond, and the jewels she wore looked to be heavy. She definitely stood out from everyone else in the store. She pulled me to the corner as she looked around. It was my first time seeing her in person other than the visions I saw of her. She didn’t seem to have come down for a friendly visit; it seemed to be urgent.

  “I’m sorry, son. I would like to stay longer, but I wore out my stay when I was taking care of Xavier. I came to warn you of Saka,” she said to me.

  “Who is he?” I asked her.

  “He is my father.”

  “What does he want? I saw his figure through Akea’s eyes. Why does he want Akea?”

  “Akea has his bloodline; it skipped Kanye. Akea is going to be more of a warlock than a wolf when he gets older. He has wolf blood, but he isn’t going to be a shifter. Saka needs his soul. He craves warlocks with traces of wolf blood inside of them. The combination makes him stronger. One of the sisters brought Saka back to life, even though I put him away ages ago. One of the sisters needed to become powerful, so she took Saka’s ancient spell book in return of Akea.”

  “In other words, Saka wants my pup. He isn’t getting my damn pup,” I growled.

  “We have to stop him. He is very powerful, and if he gets ahold of Akea’s blood, I wouldn’t even be able to battle him on earth. Me on earth is like a human on the moon. I shielded myself with a spell to protect myself on earth. I need to find a way to stay on earth longer. In the meantime, you have to figure out which sister is behind this before Saka returns in a p
hysical form,” she said to me. She kissed me on the cheek. “You are very handsome like your father. I see more of him in you every time I look into my visions of you. You were a warrior ages ago when you lived in our kingdom in Egypt, the son of Ammon. Even though that’s in your past life, you still are that warrior. Your father is angry with me. He wants you to fight your own battles. I know that you can, but as your mother, I feel the need to protect you. I have to go now. I will see you soon. I may not be here in body, but I am watching you in spirit.” She walked away from me then disappeared into the crowd.

  Izra walked over to me then patted my shoulder. “Bro, your mother is beautiful. I always wanted to know what my parents looked like,” Izra said. Elle, Izra, Dayo, and Amadi were born in the immortal world—Anubi. They were sent down with Kofi without memory of who they came from. Kofi told us they were only born to guard me.

  “Kofi is your father. He raised all of us to be great wolves,” I told him. I watched Kanya mingle in with the crowd. Her parents had the twins. Amadi and Elle were flirting with a few women. I smiled because it was time for them to get out into the human world more. We had to adapt and get use to human ways of living. This was our home whether we wanted it to be or not.

  Izra and I have a few things to take care of. I will see you later, I said into Kanya’s thoughts.

  What happened? Is everything okay? I saw you talking to your mother. I was on my way over but she just disappeared. Does this have something to do with her visit? She replied back, while showing a couple a bracelet.

  Yes, she couldn’t stay long. Good luck, and by the way, you look sexy strutting around in your establishment, I said to her, and then she smiled.

  Thank you for giving me all of this and so much more, she said.

  Izra and I drove home to park the truck. He and I shifted then headed through the woods in search of Keora’s home. I didn’t know where it was, but I wasn’t going to stop until I found it.

  *****

  A few hours later…

  Izra and I were still running deeper into the woods. I remember the woods from when I was a little boy and getting lost for days. Once you was in, it was hard to come out.

  Nigga, I’m tired and hungry, Izra growled.

  You should’ve caught that deer we saw moments ago, I said to him.

  I heard something, a rustling in the bushes. Izra and I leaped up into a tree then watched the figure moving around. It was night time, and the only light that shed into the woods came from the moon and the stars.

  Kanya’s sweet voice echoed throughout my head asking me where I was. I couldn’t answer her; I was too distracted by the noise. A figure stepped out of the bushes with a black hooded cape on. She moved swiftly throughout the woods. She moved around like her feet weren’t touching the ground.

  That’s a witch, I told Izra, but his eyes were closed. He had fallen asleep. He went crashing down to the ground, alerting the witch.

  Muthafucka, I ought to bite your ass. Get the fuck up! I shouted into his head. The witch turned around. I leapt out of the tree, jumping on her.

  “Get off me,” she squealed. Her voice sounded familiar. When she stood up, she uncovered her head—it was Jalesa.

  “I’m on your side,” she said out loud. I knew she was different, but I didn’t expect her to be a witch.

  What are you doing roaming around in the woods? I asked her.

  She read my mind. “I was sent to keep an eye on things for Naobi. I have been following Adika ever since I met her at your home the day of the photo shoot,” Jalesa said, in the same accent as my mother.

  What do you know? I asked, coming towards her. She backed up; many fear my beast. Jalesa was terrified.

  Nigga, do you not see how scared she is of your huge, black ass? Back up away from her so she can tell us what is up with the sisters. I’m hungry and I’m tired, Izra said into my thoughts.

  Would you shut the fuck up? Warrior my ass. Someone lied to us. I don’t know what kind of warrior you are,” I said to Izra. Izra growled at me, but I stood up firm and tall daring him to attack me. He huffed then stepped back with a bow of his head.

  Jalesa tried to creep away, but I pulled her back by her cape with my teeth. Not so fast. If you been following her, then that means you know where she lives. Show us or else I will have to answer to the gods about how you came up missing, I said into her thoughts.

  “It’s a few miles away from here by a small lake. It’s a pretty white house with black shutters. It looks like it doesn’t belong in the woods,” she said.

  You are coming with us. I tossed her on my back. She held on to the fur on the back of my neck. I leaped up in a tree then took off with Izra following behind me. We jumped from tree to tree until we came across her house. We sat and watched her house. Her house did stand out amongst everything else.

  “She isn’t home,” Jalesa said.

  How do you know? I asked.

  “When she isn’t home, the house is very dark inside. When she is home, you can hear her chants from outside of the house. There would be a dark cloud cast over her house, which means she is talking to Saka.”

  I leaped down onto the ground, and Jalesa hopped off of my back, falling down. “You couldn’t kneel down low to the ground?” Jalesa asked me.

  Be thankful I didn’t drop you out of the tree. This isn’t Anubi. Only one who gets royal treatment is my mate.

  “Your attitude is worse than Ammon’s,” she said, brushing her clothes off. I charged into the window of the house. In the living room area, there were a lot of candles and weird drawings on the floor. She had Egyptian paintings on the wall with potions all over the shelves.

  What the hell has this bitch been doing? I asked myself.

  “This is where she practices her spells,” Jalesa said, appearing inside of the living room. “I have been in here a few times when she isn’t home. I couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary, but I sensed a spell in this house. She is hiding something with a spell casted over it.”

  Izra scratched behind his ear with his hind foot. I think a tick got on me from being in the woods too damn long, he thought to himself. I pushed him out of the way, and he fell into a shelf, knocking it over onto the floor. There was a hidden door behind the shelf. I could tell by the way the pattern was off. Jalesa slid the door back, and it revealed a long stone staircase that led to darkness. It was freezing cold. This bitch has hell in her house? Izra thought.

  Jalesa grabbed a candle, and we walked down the long staircase. It seemed as if we had been walking forever. When we got to the bottom, it was pitch black. A familiar scent filled my nostrils; it was Dayo. Adika had that scent on her, but it wasn’t as potent; it wasn’t noticeable until now. She must have tried to get rid of it but couldn’t.

  “Is someone there?” a voice asked. The voice sounded weak. Jalesa held the candle up higher. Behind a cage, there sat Dayo and Adika. Dayo had hair all over his face, and he wasn’t recognizable, but the markings on him gave him away. Adika stood up with a bulging stomach. Her clothes were filthy, and she looked sick.

  No wonder you have been tired. Adika is carrying your pup, I said to Izra.

  “They used this type of prison ages ago for immortals that committed crimes. It blocks your mind so you can’t get in contact with others. It also strips you of your powers. No wonder you couldn’t find them,” Jalesa said. She started chanting, and her feet raised off of the floor. Her locks turned white and so did her eyes.

  Bro, why does she look like Storm off of X-men? Izra’s voice came into my head. Adika started whimpering, and Izra started howling. Dayo ran to Adika. “You all have to hurry up. Her being in here is making her body weak. The baby she is carrying is taking a lot from her. She hasn’t been eating properly,” Dayo said, holding on to Adika. Izra didn’t look too fond of the bond Dayo had with Adika.

  Why is this nigga holding on to my mate like that? If I sniff her and she smells like this nigga, I’m going to kick his ass, Izra thought. Jales
a was still chanting.

  Where the hell are you? Kanya’s voice came into my head.

  I will explain to you when I get home, I responded back to her. Izra paced back and forth growling and huffing, waiting on Jalesa. Dayo was cradling Adika as she whimpered in pain.

  The iron rails disappeared, and they were free. Jalesa fell down onto the floor. That spell was too much for her; it drained her. I helped her onto my back while Dayo carried Adika in his arms, and Izra growled at him. We had a long journey back home.

  Hours later when we got home, Kanya, Amadi, and Elle were waiting around. Kanya growled when she saw Dayo walking into the room and Jalesa draped over on my back.

  “What is going on here? And who is that?” she asked, pointing at Dayo. He had hair all over his face and was in need of a shave.

  I shifted into human form. Jalesa gasped then covered her eyes. I put my hand over my dick, but the scowl on Kanya’s face let me know she wasn’t too pleased. “That’s the real Dayo and Adika. Keora had them locked away in a prison while she pretended to be them,” I answered.

  “Bro!” Amadi and Elle called out. They ran to Dayo, picking him up.

  “It feels good to be home,” Dayo laughed. Elle ruffled his hair.

  “You look like a wolf man,” Amadi said. I hurriedly went upstairs to grab a pair of sweat pants. Izra was still standing in the living room naked. He rubbed Adika’s stomach as she lay on the couch sweating. Kanya and Elle were placing cold rags on her forehead.

  “What the hell is this circus of a mess?” I heard a voice coming from behind me. There stood Kanya’s father in the entryway of the living room with a scowl on his face.

  I forgot to tell you that their car broke down, so they will be staying another night, Kanya said to me.

  “Stephanie! Get in here. Our daughter is about to indulge in some type of weird group sex,” Jeffery said, staring at a naked Izra.

  “Damn it, Jeffery. What is your problem now?” Stephanie asked, coming into the living room. She covered her mouth when she noticed a naked Izra.