That had been a task I had shirked because it was such a final ending to our marriage.Shortly after starting in business I had entered into a group in...surance program as a key employee benefit. My company paid the premiums and our employees were insured for one hundred thousand each. There was cash value accumulating each year for future retirement.At Abby's and my age the premiums were cheap. I had our polices written for five hundred thousand.Later when the business had become really. " Those were good days. I had no responsibilities I didn'timpose on myself. I was a hero because I wanted to be and Ienjoyed it. And then I made the biggest mistake of my youngcareer." The figure in the shadows paused, considering. "Infact, it's still the biggest mistake I've made. It didn'tseem like a big mistake at the time, I just rammed headfirst into a concrete wall. Didn't hurt a bit...didn't hurtme, dented the wall. I was down in Jamaica helping with theaftermath of a hurricane and I was. They found hairs on the floor in front of the counter. Red hair." Demona?" asked Lex.Goliath shook his head. "No not in broad daylight, she would be in her human form and would be noticed. This attacker was not seen." The lab had a hard time identifying the hair... but they think it belongs to some kind of animal." He looked over towards Argent for a moment. "They think it might belong to a wolf."Xanatos was the first of the group to put two and two together. "So... you think that Sevarius has. It's hideous face, and beady red eyes were far more visible from here. "There's no time to explain! But the fact you can hear me means you have the power to stop this thing! Make a pact with me, I'll give you the power you need."You looked mindlessly at the carnage, injured people huddling off to the side crying out as they bled, bone and flesh cut open and on display. Men, women, and pets all had injuries on their bodies. The monster had even slashed the throat of one unlucky man who'd fallen.
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