Beginnings (The Trifectus Series - Book One) by Logan Byrne

Whatever they wanted, it didn’t matter anymore. 
    “I can’t stand those feral dogs,” Emma said angrily. 
    “Why do vampires and werewolves hate each other so much?” I asked.  “Wouldn’t you guys get along since you’re both hunted by humans?”
    “Vampires and werewolves have a long history together,” said James.  “There used to be a time when we all got along.  Emma and I weren’t alive for that.  In fact, nobody that I know of was.  It was an ancient time.  There were no problems between any of the races.  It all changed when the wolves killed one of our own. We went from living together in peace to killing each other when we had the chance.”
    I had never seen James so angry before.  It was something he was very mad about, and I knew I shouldn’t have asked anything.  He scared me when he was like this.  It made me wonder if he could control his temper if something ever happened.
    As we pulled up to my house, I saw my father looking out the window.
    “9:57,” I said.  “Right on time.”
    “Thank you for coming over tonight,” James said.  “I hope you had a good time.”
    “I had a great time,” I said, smiling.  “I hope I can come over again sometime soon.”
    “Anytime,” said Emma as she hugged me.
    I got out of the car and waved goodbye as they drove away.  I smiled as I turned around and realized where I was.
    “Well, back to reality,” I mumbled.
    I walked in to my father standing right in front of the door.
    “Who was that boy in the car?” he asked.
    “Emma’s brother.  He drove me home.”
    “Well, I want to meet him,” he said while puffing out his chest and pulling his pants up.
    “Why?” I asked.
    “If some boy is driving you around places, I think I should be able to meet him.”
    “Emma is 15.  She can’t drive.  You guys won’t let me drive so her older brother had to drive me home.  It’s bad enough he has to take time out of his day to drive me around, but now you want to harass the poor guy?” I shouted trying to get him off the trail of wanting to meet James.
    “Well—uh—fine then,” he said as he stomped off into the kitchen.
    I went up to my room and lay on my bed.  I sat there thinking of everything that happened tonight.  Now, I had a boyfriend and a second family.  I was in love.  I had not only a second family, but also people that understood me and accepted me.  Things were just now starting to fall into place.  I started to yawn and drift asleep.  My mind was still racing from what had happened.  As I fell asleep, thoughts of James filled my mind.
    I woke up to a beautiful day.  The sun was shining through my window, birds were chirping, and the same smile that was on my face the night before was still there.  Today just felt different.  I felt like a new girl. 
    I decided to clean that day.  I always clean when I’m in a good mood.  I don’t know why, but the smell of wood cleaner always makes my day better.  I turned on the radio and my favorite song was on.  I couldn’t help but feel that today was my day. 
    “We interrupt your previously scheduled radio programming for a special news bulletin.  In the early hours of this morning, werewolves were spotted in North Cherryton.  We have a witness to describe what happened,” the narrator said.
    “Yeah, um, well, I was getting ready for work.  My boss keeps making me come in early even when I say I don’t want to and I really don’t understand it.  Why do they think they can—” the man said as he was interrupted.
    “Sir, please stick to the facts of the story,” the narrator said.
    “Right.  Anyway, I was outside loading up my truck when I saw them.  There were four of them.  They were mighty big creatures and I hadn’t seen anything like them before.  They were in their full forms, and they looked right at me.  They stared at me for a few seconds before they took off, like they had somewhere to be,” the man said.
    “You said there