I swear I can't believe

Klaus

— I swear I can't believe you managed to do so much shit! - shout with Crystal, after the security guards almost threw her out because of what she did to Vladimir.
— I'm not to blame for anything, he was the one who thought he could lie hard face for me! — replies the female, who is still very inflamed.
It took me at least five minutes having to yell at everyone and make them understand who she was and me too. Now my uncle is solving the rest of the problems, while I take Crystal to the room where I left Karina.
— You need to make a fuss after you have achieved what you wanted with my uncle?
—Are you going to tell me that you wouldn't get in trouble for Karina too? If you had to wait your whole life to have the person you love, wouldn't you run after it like I do, Klaus? Don't you think this is unfair? — Her voice becomes choked, sounding like she's going to cry when we reach the first floor via the stairs.
— Do you think I love Karina? — I whisper to the woman, who follows
right in front of me and because I'm human I probably wouldn't have heard it.
As much as there is still a side of me that wants this revenge against my cousin and the rest of the family, that side is too small to be heard and I knew it the moment I started touching the little human in front of those other men.
If I had to hand her over to any of them, it would be like ripping my still-beating heart out of my chest. I never could, though, I only realized the fire she lit in me now. Before, my insides were cold, hard, lonely. I went wherever I needed to for my revenge, for power, for money, for recognition.
Every night I was reminded by my nightmares of the torture and I couldn't leave the cell, terrified and disgusted by it. Doing everything to challenge my fear to disappear. Now I'm still afraid, and not because I'm weak. I'm afraid because... I love. I'm afraid of losing.
— It's on the second floor, right? — Crystal calls me out of my thoughts and when I'm ready to respond, I feel a strong burning in my right arm.
I quickly look to see what's wrong and suddenly a black line appears around my wrist, a line that could never be there, since I've never been in heat.
- What it was? Why did you stop with that look on your face like you saw someone? dead suddenly? — he asks, returning to my side in this dark and empty corridor, filled only by the sounds leaking from behind the doors. “I… I… can't have puppies,” I murmur, frowning and
without understanding anything.
“I know that, man. You've never been in heat, so no puppies.
Crystal and I talked at a few parties when I was younger. Her family is part of the group of humans who walk freely among the Persians, due to their money and extensive tradition.
— No puppies. — I raise my arm so Crystal can see what I'm doing.
looking.
— That's one of those lines that Vladimir has because of Filipi — he says, taking my wrist to study. She passes her hand over it as if she were testing the Rorani. — Did you draw this here? It's very realistic if it's fake.
— I didn't draw that, it just appeared. — My mouth goes dry.
— Did it just appear?! — His eyes widen and I have to lean on the
wall beside me to keep me upright. — So you went into heat and didn't even realize it and now you're going to be a father? Or did this appear by mistake?
— Roranis don't appear by mistake, Crystal — I say with difficulty, staying suddenly out of breath, until everything goes dark.

***

— They are brothers, you have to admit that. Niflin and Klaus are half brothers and my son is the oldest, and the longer you take to admit this publicly, the more your Klaus will be tortured! — The woman screams and
I can't see her from inside my cell, she's somewhere talking on the phone again, but a boy who looks to be my age stands outside watching me.
— Mom said you and I are brothers. I'm older, just
I haven't grown up much yet — he says, playing with his cars. On his hands he has black stars drawn. — When I'm an adult, I'll be bigger than you.
— I don't have brothers — I say, trying not to drool.
Yesterday one of the bad men punched me in the face and I think I broke something because I can't speak properly anymore. But I know that I will be cured soon, my mother said that we Persians always heal from everything.
— Yes, I am your older brother, and when we grow up you will have to obey me!
— I will not obey anyone! — I don't want to look at him, so I turn my face to the wall.
— You rejected me because I wasn't from the best family, after having spent years taking me as a lover, but you will no longer reject your son, do you hear me?! Accept Niflin as your eldest son! He deserves to be at the head of the
Dark Elves! Because if you don't, I'm going to kill you and your precious wife! — The woman continues screaming.
- He heard? My mom said I'm the oldest! — the red-haired boy he shouts and makes me even angrier.

***

—Klaus! Wake up! — A female voice calls and I open my eyes as wide as possible. as quickly as I can, to find Crystal with her face pressed to mine. I don't remember falling to the floor, but now I'm lying down. — Damn, man! How do you faint like that out of nowhere?
— Where is Karina? — I stammer, sitting up with difficulty. — You passed out and were out for about two minutes, we still haven't got to her — he explains, and even though my exterior is slow, my mind works fast.
— Go call my uncle and tell him we're in room 12, on the second floor.
to walk.
— Call your uncle? — Crystal doesn't follow my instructions, because she's too stubborn.
— This is an ambush, Niflin will try to kill Karina. H-he called me and He said Dante would be here today, so he must have done it on purpose to attract me. — Still feeling dizzy, I stand up and Crystal stands in front of me, not understanding anything.
— Why would Niflin try to kill Karina? You're not saying anything to thing, better go see a doctor. — He puts his hand on my shoulder and tries to make me walk.
—Niflin is my older half-brother! Stop asking questions and go call Vladimir, NOW!
The woman even jumps in fright when my voice changes to something deeper and hoarse than normal, as happens with any Persian when we are angry.
— Alright, I'm coming! But I'll let you know that you fainted and ask for a doctor! — he says and starts running in the direction we came from, while I do my best to recover and go to the stairs.

***

Karina

— Please stop jumping on that roof or you'll end up falling down! — I scream, my throat burning with pain from screaming so much.
Niflin decided to go down through the roof, most likely to go unnoticed by Klaus and anyone else he knows, since most of the Persians in Red Town have already seen me next to the brunette and would recognize me, even because of my smell.
— Are you doubting my strength, female?! — he shouts in response and I
I feel an even bigger knot in my stomach, because the wind that is hitting my face is surreal. It feels like we're going to plummet any second. — Do you think only Klaus is capable of holding you back?! I'm stronger than him! I'm older!
I'm about to vomit at any moment on Niflin, who descends across this roof full of terracotta screens without stopping for a second, hanging on his shoulders like a doll while he does a Tarzan act. He holds me with his claws and everything and I honestly don't know what this guy's ultimate plan is.
— I-I think you're very capable, Niflin! I'm just scared that one of these tiles esco… — I can’t even finish the sentence, as at the same moment he slips, a tile comes out of place and falls down below.
Lucky for us, the redhead has good reflexes, he catches himself before the worst happens and I can hear from here the noise the object makes when it hits the ground. That could very well be me right now, or maybe I would fall into the pool next to the house, I just don't know how deep the water is. If the pool is shallow, it wouldn't be enough to help me at all.
— Shut the fuck up! We'll be down there in a bit, Klaus
will come after you, but I'll already have reinforcements and I'll put an end to that bastard's race! He will have to admit that we are brothers and that I deserve everything from the Dark Elves! All!
Karina! — Someone shouts and I recognize Klaus's voice right away. — Karina, I can smell you! Where are you?! — You sound completely desperate, just like me.
I am here! — I shout back and Niflin puts his claw into my leg.
— I already told you to shut the fuck up, human! If you keep talking,
I'm going to let you fall from here! — he threatens and I hold my breath with so much fear.
I am going! — Klaus responds and I can hear him walking around the room.
roof, which is steep and strange in several parts.
This makes Niflin go faster and shake me even more on his shoulders. As the mansion is very big, the roof is very long and I have no idea how the redhead will be able to get us down there from the outside. Do you want to climb the side walls?
—Stop moving! We're going to fall! — I shout to the redhead, because he is almost running now, and he hurts me more with his claws.
The pain is horrible, but the timing is even worse, so I can't stop myself from screaming.
— I told you to shut the damned mouth! — he says between his teeth and my vision It gets blurry because I cry so much.
— P-please don't do this, I-I think I'm pregnant. N-I don't want
losing the baby — I end up telling him, because I'm already on the verge of despair and unable to listen to Klaus anymore. I have a panic about heights and this whole situation is making me even worse.
- You are pregnant?!
— I think so, so p-please, just let me go. Oh my mother is sick, she depends on me.
— I'm coming, mon polar! Don't despair! — The voice of Klaus is very thick, almost like in horror movies when a demonic being speaks, and suddenly I can see his two yellow eyes appearing on a slope that I just went down with Niflin. —Stop now and release my female.
I brush my hair out of my face and wipe my tears to see Klaus much closer than he has been in a while.
— You and your family have denied me my entire life, my mother
died without ever being recognized as a widow of her father! — Niflin doesn't stop and suddenly an open balcony appears, through which I think the redhead intends to enter the mansion. — Now I'm going to take something that's yours! Your female and her cub!
As my body is glued to him, I can feel how each word vibrates in his chest, such is his hatred.
— You can have all my money, you can have everything, except Karina! —
Klaus dares to get even closer and this makes the redhead take another step towards a straight part of the roof, where the open balcony is. But the lights in the room are off, so there shouldn't be anyone there.
— Don't come close or I'll drop you! — he growls and I can't stop shaking as I look at Klaus.
He's still wearing what he wore when he left the room where he left me, and he has an even more animalistic expression on his face than usual. His body is also shaking, as if he is cold, and his claws are out, however, they seem bigger now.
—Don't do this, Niflin. I will give you everything you want! - In
Suddenly he bends down and squats on the floor, with the moon at his back, which without any explanation, illuminates much more than normal.
Am I seeing things that are so scary?
— You're lying, because like your father, you have no character! Do you know why you are here today, Karina? Why did I say Dante would be here and I told Klaus he should bring you and a camera so he would record when Dante lost control and killed you while raping you!
Niflin's words penetrate my body in a strange way, leaving me paralyzed, with the urge growing so much that I have to hold myself back to avoid vomiting.
I always knew there was something very wrong with the plan, however, I don't think I ever wanted to see the truth, I was so needy. He just wanted to use me, it didn't matter what happened to me, if I would end up completely traumatized or dead.
- No! — Klaus growls and his back makes an inhuman curve, with a terrifying noise, as if his bones were breaking, as his knees hit the roof and he ends up on all fours. It looks like Klaus is squirming and something wants to come out of him.
— His plan, from the beginning, was to leave you in Dante's hands so that he would do the worst and then take it to the shareholders, until none of them would accept that the company was not run by Klaus.
The Persian on all fours on the roof growls even louder, a long, animalistic sound, and he's even drooling, looking like an out-of-control beast. He can't even answer Niflin anymore.
— He wanted to humiliate Dante, make him look like an animal! But the truth is that the only animal here is Klaus! All that matters to Klaus is money! He put on that show down there so the news would spread and Dante would show up soon! He doesn't care about you or your puppy! — These are Niflin's last words, as something monstrous happens.
The sound of bones breaking increases even more, as does Klaus' size. I can't explain how, but his body is expanding, quickly taking up more space.
Strange things come out all over your skin, growing out of nowhere, and only after a few seconds do I realize that it's hair there. A fur that is darker than the color of its hair, and that appears thick. Its tail, previously thinner and with an arrow-shaped end, also gains this hair and thickens, like a wolf's tail. His hands and feet turn into very large paws and his sweatpants and t-shirt tear with a loud sound, falling onto the roof, unable to accommodate his new size.
His fangs and horns grow thick, and in the blink of an eye Klaus is transformed into a giant wolf, with a long snout and glowing yellow eyes. He remains on all fours, howling at the moon and the sound makes me almost bite my tongue, it's so loud and terrifying.
— Back off, Vrunsni, or I'll let go of the female! — Niflin speaks, but apparently how he and his voice shake, I know he's as scared as I am. — Back off or you'll never have your human again!
— Give me Karina! — the wolf speaks, as I didn’t think he could, and I I think I'm in shock, because his voice is deep and hoarse and leaves me even more unresponsive.
— Karina is mine now! I'll have her all to myself — the redhead has the courage to threaten that gigantic creature when I'm almost pissing myself from so much fear.
I wait to see if the wolf will speak again, but suddenly Klaus decides to stop asking and decides to act. He jumps at Niflin, his eyes glowing like hot coals.
It goes straight to the neck of his opponent, who is forced to let go of me. The pain of falling on the roof is great, but the biggest problem is that while the wolf has Niflin in its mouth, shaking its body and spraying blood everywhere, I am in an unsafe part of the roof, right on the edge.
—Klaus! — I scream and try to hold on, but the tiles start to slip.
in a cascade effect and I don't have the agility of a Persian. — Klaus, help me!
The feeling of falling is horrible, my whole body shivers and despairs, but there's no way I can stay up there, gravity pulls me along with the tiles and it's all over.