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

were four?” the narrator asked.
    “Yup, four of em.  One didn’t look like he belonged, though.  Kind of like he was the new guy and he was being pushed around a little,” the man said.
    “Interesting,” the narrator said.  “If any more reports come in, we will broadcast them here first.  Now we continue with your previously scheduled programming.”
    As the music started coming back on, I started worrying.  There were only three before.  Even last night in the car, we only saw three.  Was this a whole different pack of wolves, or did they recruit someone?  My mind immediately went to Derek.  What if James and his family were wrong?  What if he was able to transform fully and he was a threat?  I had overheard him talking, and it seemed like something he might do.
    I had to talk to James about this.  I knew that when I saw him at school tomorrow, I would have to talk to him about all of this.  I was just hoping that he wouldn’t think I was crazy.  After all, I am dating a vampire.

Chapter Five
     
    Death
     
     
    The next day I knew I had rush to school.  I couldn’t wait until lunch to talk to James.  What if I was right?  What if Derek was a part of this and someone got hurt?  He needed to be stopped, and I was going to make sure he was.
    As I got to school, I pushed people out of the way to get inside.  I looked the hallways for James but couldn’t find him anywhere. 
    “My locker!” I shouted.
    James was always at my locker.  It was like a homing beacon to him and he always knew to find me there.  I ran through the hallways and turned the corner to see he wasn’t there.  I was panicked, but knew I had to get my things anyway for class.  I opened my locker and got my books.  As I closed the door, I heard someone say something.
    “Boo,” said James, smiling.
    “I’m so glad I found you,” I said.
    “Well, me too,” he said.  “I couldn’t stop thinking about you last night.”
    “Did you hear about the wolf sighting last night?” I asked frantically.
    “The ones we saw?”
    “No.  I heard yesterday some man saw other ones.  This time there were four of them out roaming in the early morning.”
    “This isn’t good.  They must be trying to form a pack,” he said while putting his fingers to his chin.
    “I think it was Derek,” I whispered to him.
    “Derek?  Why Derek?  He isn’t that level, and besides, he’s never shown aggression.”
    “What if you were wrong about him?  What if he really is to that level but doesn’t show it because he knows you would do something?”
    “I’ll talk to Troy about it.  He knows all about trapping and hunting wolves.  If he says there is a chance then we will check it out.”
    “Just be careful,” I said looking into his eyes.  “I couldn’t live with myself if you got hurt.”
    “I will.  I would never do anything to hurt you,” he said looking into my eyes.
    As he was about to kiss me, somebody came and interrupted us.
    “What is going on here?” asked Brittany.  “You think you can just come and steal my man?  I have liked James for a lot longer than you have even been here.”
    “Leave her alone,” James said.  “She and I are dating.  I have never liked you,  Brittany.  You’re mean and cruel.”
    I watched on as James defended me.  It was a side of him I’d never seen before.  He is usually very quiet and nice to everybody he meets.  He even has been nice to Brittany even though she was obsessed with him. 
    Brittany stormed off in disbelief.  She was finally out of the picture.  Finally I could focus on building a relationship with James and not have to focus on somebody trying to rip us apart. 
    The bell rang as James let go of my hand.  He kissed my cheek and walked away,  his cool kiss still lingering on my porcelain skin.
    I went to class smiling.  As I walked into history class, I saw Mr. Quigley getting another video ready.
    “Today we will be learning about the werewolves