The Gate of Shadows

Fenris woke me up again after making all that commotion that night.

Me, Shade!

He had the gall to wake me up multiple times today! I forgave him so many times before. Especially when he was making Lily happy, but she was deep asleep beside him. And his phone made the most obnoxious high-pitched noise again.

It would sometimes do that at night.

Only me and Fenris can hear the damn thing.

Lily would always stay asleep, even though it rang so loudly in my ears. I never had in me to wake her.

This was a chance, though. Something was bugging me about this wolf. He always disappeared at night after receiving the messages, and I couldn't sleep because of the persistent noise from the phone.

Fenris groggily got up from the bed, fully naked, grabbing the phone from his bag by the side of his bed. Seeing him walking nude made me realize he had little to no respect for me!

The gall!

Instead of punishing him this time, I watched him throw the phone on his bed. He then walked over to Lily, sitting down on the bed, pondering the message he'd received.

Why do you look so troubled, little wolf?

He leaned over to her, pecking her on the cheek.

"Don't wake up to find me missing. I promise I'll be back soon," he whispered.

After making sure she was warm from the cold, he went to the bathroom and got ready to leave.

Where's he off to?

It bothered me that Lily didn't know that Fenris was gone. She usually was a heavy sleeper. Little noises wouldn't wake her up from her dreams. Especially when she felt safe, and right now, she felt the safest she had ever been.

That much I could feel. The warmth that radiated from her was comforting for me as well. However, my curiosity rose, wondering who was the one who woke me up from this time. I wormed into his bag, getting off from my tower of glory, knowing he never left without it.

After being stuffed into that bag for a while, Fenris picked it up, heading out of the room and into the unknown, unaware I had infiltrated his belongings. As usual, he paid little attention to me whenever he left.

Lucky for me.

I giggled happily, having accomplished my mission, but no one other than Lily could hear me, and she was out cold from all Fenris had done to her. Somehow, though, I couldn't get mad at him for exhausting her after making her feel so good.

She had never been that happy before. It was nice for her to feel loved by him when she was in his arms. Ever since I met her, the only one who could ever make her feel the slightest hint of happiness was him.

So, even though he was on my blocklist for not respecting me, he was the last I would ever kill off.

If at all.

Not that I could ever execute Fenris off without hurting my precious Lily. This small wolf wasn't too bad. Though I wished he would pay attention to me.

Ew! No, Lily's emotions are affecting me too!

So, he was lucky to have more than a free pass from me. But if he ever hurt her, I didn't know what I would be capable of. Even though I doubted that no matter how much he would hurt her, Lilith would never hate him.

She didn't hate anyone, couldn't bring herself to do it, even when they mistreated her, constantly shifting the blame onto herself instead. After swaying within the bag and his belongings, Fenris opened the bag and found me in it.

Oops...

"What the fuck?! Shade, what are you doing here?!" Fenris questioned, eyes twitching, lips curled downward.

He was in front of a door I had never seen before, and I couldn't see who it was. The doors usually had nameplates on the frames to identify the offices in Cerberus, but I never paid attention to them.

Lily was all that mattered.

Following you, you interloper of my sleep! I answered, but Fenris couldn't hear me.

The wolf glanced at the door and me, then back to the door, not knowing what to do with me. Even though I couldn't see, I heard footsteps approaching the door from the other side.

"Fuck!" he shoved me down into the bag.

There was more movement behind the door.

"Stay in there, and don't come out or move," he mumbled, retrieving a folder.

Someone answered the door soon after he closed me up.

"Fenris, is that you?"

That voice... Ryker?!

It was unbelievable that this bland elf was disturbing my sleep, too. He always looked at Lily with such scorn, marking him at the top of my shit list now! He was the temporary head of Cerberus, assigned him about four years ago when the council was formed to veto Ben from power.

They all thought he wasn't fit to lead during such dark times.

Ben’s the only one who…

"Yes, sir... Ryker." Fenris walked into the room, bringing me along with him. "I thought I requested you not to call me at night anymore."  He sighed.

Are you happy the elf didn’t spot me? Fool! These mortals know not to mess with me! I’m immortal!

They did little to get in my way after my show of dominance on the battlefield.

Tania showered me with gifts! Yummy treats.

All of them should've been giving me tributes. Then again, the female vampire treated me like any other cute thing that came across her. She was also at the bottom of my shit list, along with Ben.

Another one who would avoid destruction by my hands.

"I would do it in the morning, but Ben's here then. His presence makes it difficult to talk to you without his knowledge." The elf started, closing the door behind them.

"Your brother seems to disagree with the council's view. I hope you've come through already, though. They tire of waiting." Ryker announced, sitting down on a chair.

It creaked under his weight.

Just from hearing your voice, I don't like you.

He never hurt Lily personally, but something about him was always off. Then again, half of the people we met gave off the same vibe.

"Sir, I—" Fenris tried to speak, only to be interrupted by Ryker.

"Let me remind you, you must do this. The council's asking for it. And that thing seems to adore you. So, you're the only candidate for this job, and we need to have that petty tyrant fully compliant." The elf clarified his argument.

What are they talking about?

"Sir..." Fenris trailed off, not wanting to finish his thought.

Ryker didn't care what the little wolf thought or wanted.

That much is obvious with how much the elf is interrupting you!

All that mattered was if it was done or not.

What is it?

"Is it done, or isn't it? Do I need to remind you that the council will take the girl away from you, even if Ben disagrees? He isn't even in the council anymore." Ryker threatened the little wolf.

Anger was boiling within me. If only I could…

I’ll have this elf's ears for my prize!