The Creature Inside Me

The reason Zadkiel had asked for the time wasn’t that he didn’t feel ready. He didn’t trust Tia because she was Irvin’s witch and he had a lot to discuss with Abel before making a decision. He also wanted to see that file in Irvin’s office before making some witch stop his heart. For all he know, she could be lying about his immortality.

The next day at training went as tiring as the first day and Zadkiel got hold of his mind-controlling thing. He was taking less time than usual to make Abel do whatever he wanted him to do. This time without him even realizing it as if he was caught in a trance.

After the training he sat with Abel to discuss what he should do because Abel was the only person he could trust with closed eyes, everyone else seemed to have some hidden agenda behind their love for him.

“To be honest, I don’t know what’s going around. I feel like she is lying because Irvin somehow convinced her to but then I remember the vision you got, the one where Edmond said you are immortal so, what she said makes sense to me.” Abel honestly told him about his confusion.

“Then, I’ll go for it. But not before seeing that file.” Zadkiel replied, standing up to leave for Irvin’s office.

“What if you never come back?” Abel put out the possibility there.

“I don’t know. Maybe, then this is it for me.” Zadkiel shrugged.

“Zadkiel…” Abel looked at him with a horrified look.

“I’m already dying, Abel. If not today then tomorrow, it’s over for me. Let me take this chance.” Zadkiel gave him a sad smile.

“I rather have you die tomorrow than today.” Abel couldn’t hold it back and tears slipped the grasp of his eyes that he was trying to hold back and be strong for his best friend.

“Hey… hey. There is a fifty per cent chance that I won’t die. Be positive.” Zadkiel side hugged him.

“I’ll go with you. I don’t trust Irvin.” Abel pleaded, looking at Zadkiel with teary eyes.

“I have no problem with it.” Zadkiel smiled at him, trying to cheer him up.

Zadkiel and Abel decided to go back home as they both were done with the practice and the conversation. Abel went back to Sean’s house while Zadkiel headed straight for the office. He knew as soon as he would step inside the office, he’d have almost 15 to 20 minutes before Irvin arrives and he had to manage to read the file in between this time.

As soon as he stepped inside the building, he walked straight to Irvin’s office. Once inside, he rushed to the desk, sat on the floor and searched for the black file. He lifted the stack of the files and there it was, the black cover file he was looking for. He pulled it out and read the words scribbled on the cover to confirm it was the same file.

Onyx Tails Pack.

He exhaled in relief before opening the file to read. The first page was empty. He had a tremor in his body as he was scrolling through the pages. He didn’t know why he was so nervous but when he turned the page, he knew exactly why.

Uriel Caddel, Alpha of the Onyx Tails Pack.

A werewolf. (Deceased)

Zadkiel’s heartbeat increased as he saw the picture pasted on the paper alongside the information about Uriel.

Cause of death: Explosion.

“Des, don’t do it!”

“You don’t know anything. That boy would be a threat to us. I need to finish him even if I have to finish the whole pack for it!”

“What if someone thinks about like that about our Irvin?! Don’t do it! I beg you!”

A massive explosion, people screaming, fire, children crying, people running to save their lives, gunshots…

Zadkiel was again hit with this vision which left him in tears and gasps this time. He wiped off the tears with the back of his hand and proceeded to scroll through the page.

Evangeline Brannan Caddel, Luna of the Onyx Tails Pack

An angel cast out of heaven. (Angel… Fallen?)

“Every werewolf is born in a pair. The bond is made by the moon goddess. It’s the strongest bond a werewolf has. There’s no restriction that the mate would be werewolf. Sometimes a werewolf’s mate is human, vampire, witches or even fallen angels.”

“You said you didn’t believe in fallen angels.”

“I didn’t but now I do.”

“Why? Crossed path with one?”

“Heard about one.”

He remembered the conversation he had with Irvin. He was sure now that Irvin heard about Evangeline and that’s why he started believing in fallen angels.

Immortal.

Whereabouts: Unknown

The picture next to her was Zadkiel’s mother but her condition was better than now and her clothes looked like they were sent straight from heaven.

This meant that Uriel was Zadkiel’s father.

He went back to stare at the picture of his father and his eyes filled with tears as he caressed the picture pasted on the paper who now he could see resembled him in multiple features. He stood up, placing the file on the desk and walked around the chair to see the metallic tag.

A gift to U.C – The Onyx Tails Pack by The Spirit Walker Pack

He couldn’t hold back the tears as he sat back on the revolving chair and let out all the tears. He was crying so badly that he started coughing. He pushed the file aside, trying to block out the screams he heard in his vision because one of them belonged to his father. He was 20 years late but he did mourn over his father’s death like it happened yesterday. He blamed Edmond for snatching his father from him and he was so ready to make him pay for that.

He picked up the file again and scrolled the page. He stared few seconds at his mother’s picture who looked way too beautiful to be a person from the earth. He sighed before turning the page.

Zerachiel Amos Caddel, omega.

Son of Uriel and Evangeline Caddel.

A hybrid of a werewolf and an angel.

The strongest omega with the powers of a werewolf and an angel. Blessed with some extra powers as well.

Immortal.

Whereabouts: Missing.

He looked at the picture of himself as a baby. He smiled looking at the baby, thinking how he didn’t know what kind of responsibility was on his shoulders when he came into this world.

He flicked the page.

Aziel Caddel, Father of Uriel Caddel

A werewolf. (Deceased)

Cause of death: Explosion.

He stared at the picture of his grandfather for a while before turning the page.

Alfred Bancroft, Beta of the Onyx Tails Pack

A werewolf. (Deceased)

Cause of death: Explosion.

He continued flicking through the pages.

Cameron Hugh, Gamma of the Onyx Tails Pack

A werewolf. (Deceased)

Cause of death: Explosion.

He stared at the picture of the man pasted on the top corner of the paper. He had seen this man somewhere. He put pressure on his brain to remember and then he remembered, it was the same bald guy who was talking to his father in his vision. He just had hair in the picture.

He moved on to the next pages and found out that almost everyone was dead from his pack. He had flicked through almost a hundred pages and except him and his mother, no one seemed to survive. That until he reached the very end.

Ayaan Caddel, Brother of Uriel Caddel

A werewolf.

Whereabouts: Missing

But then the missing was underlined with a red sharpie and above written in handwriting was ‘Appalachians’.

He looked at the picture and his heart almost jumped out. It was a picture of a boy who didn’t look older than 7. He choked out a sob as he flicked through the pages to find out that most of the children from his pack were not harmed and they went missing.

He couldn’t believe the hell Edmond unleashed on his pack. The brutality of snatching away the parents of the children at such young age and then left them all alone in the world was too much for him to endure.

He couldn’t even cry enough for them that he was hit with a familiar scent of his mate. He chuckled bitterly to himself as he grabbed the file and threw it back in the cabinet before getting out of the chair.

He wiped off his tears and was on his way to leave the office when Irvin stepped inside. He looked at the tear-stained face of his mate and hurried towards him.

“What happened, baby?” Irvin cupped his face. Zadkiel stared at him for a while before sighing.

“I’m ready. Let Tia know about it.” He had to be strong and he had to mask his real emotions from Irvin as long as he could. He was ready to talk to his mother to know the full story. He was ready to avenge the genocide of his pack.

“You were crying about it?” Irvin frowned. Zadkiel just nodded his head. He was glad that Irvin found a reason for himself because he wasn’t going to tell him and he didn’t know what he would tell him.

“Babe, nothing’s gonna happen to you. I know Tia for a while now. She really knows what she does. Nothing to worry about.” Irvin tried his best to give a little courage to Zadkiel.

“Abel wants to join us as well,” Zadkiel stated.

“Of course.” Irvin pulled Zadkiel in a hug which made the younger overwhelmed with emotions as he clutched the back of Irvin’s blazer, resting his head on Irvin’s chest, he let out all the tears he was holding back. He was in agony. He was always a softie and this was too much for him.

“Shush… it’s going to be alright, baby.” Irvin brushed the back of his head in a gentle caress and tried his best to comfort his mate but Zadkiel knew nothing was going to be alright. If Irvin had only known that Zadkiel wasn’t crying because of what was going to happen to him but he couldn’t even guess the agony his pack went through.

He pulled back, sniffling. Irvin held his hand and took him to the desk. He pulled out tissues and handed them to Zadkiel before walking to the mini-fridge placed in the corner of the room. He grabbed a water bottle, made his way to Zadkiel and handed him the bottle after removing the lid.

“You’re early, again?” Zadkiel questioned, after gulping down half of the bottle. He wanted to see what excuse Irvin would make this time.

“I wanted to check up on you. That’s all.” Irvin answered. Zadkiel gave a nod, not wanting to reply to that.

“Let’s go home?” Irvin questioned.

“Sure.”

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