Chapter 6

• The smell of disinfectant in the hospital is more pungent than ever.
• Alyssa walked quickly to the emergency room, her heels rattling against the floor. She had just received a call that another wounded werewolf patient had been brought in, and he was in critical condition.
• Pushing open the door to the emergency room, she was met with a strong smell of blood. Alyssa frowned and saw a man covered in blood lying on a hospital bed. There was a huge wound in his chest that had nearly torn him apart, scorched at the edges as if it had been burned by some heat.
• Several doctors and nurses crowded around the bed, frantically trying to save him.
• "Blood pressure keeps dropping!"
• "Weak heartbeat!
• "Prepare for shock!"
• "Alyssa walked over to the hospital bed and looked at the dying man. His face was twisted and writhing in pain, and a slurred voice was coming out of his mouth.
• "Get out of the way." "Alyssa told the doctor.
• The doctor looked up at her, hesitated, and moved out of the way.
• Alyssa leaned over and examined the man's wound. She noticed strange patterns in the skin around the wound, like totems of some kind.
• "He... He... ' The man suddenly opened his eyes, stared hard at Alyssa, and, with the last of his strength, said in a broken voice, "Blood... Bloodclaw..."
• 'Bloodclaw? Alissa gasped. "What bloody claw?"
• "Bloody claw... Wolf clan..." The man coughed violently, blood gushing from his mouth. 'They... They're coming... '
• 'Who are they? "Alissa pressed.
• The man opens his mouth as if he wants to say something, but ultimately doesn't. His eyes quickly wanders, his body twitches a few times, and he stops breathing.
• "The patient died." 'announced the doctor nearby.
• Alyssa stood up and looked at the man's cold body, wondering. What were the Bloodclaws? Why did they attack this man?
• "She noticed that the man's hands were tightly clasped and seemed to be clutching something. Alyssa gently wrenched open his fingers and discovered a blood-stained spike pendant.
• "This is..." Alyssa picked up the pendant and examined it. The surface of the spike had been carved with an intricate pattern, very similar to the lines around the man's wounds.
• "Dr. Alyssa, do you know what this is? "A young doctor asked.
• Alyssa shook her head. "I don't know, but I have a feeling that this stuff is important."
• She put the spike pendant away and turned to leave the emergency room.
• In the hallway, Alyssa pulled out her cell phone and called Ryan.
• "Ryan, where are you?"
• "I'm at work." Lane's voice came down the line.
• "I need you to look into something for me." "It's about a group called the Bloodclaw Clan."
• "The Bloodclaw?" Lane sounded surprised, "How did you know that name?"
• "I was just... Came across something." Alyssa briefly told Lane what had happened at the hospital.
• "You wait at the hospital. I'll be right there." "Lane said, and hung up.
• Alyssa stood in the hallway, looking out the window. Night had fallen and the city was brightly lit, but in her heart there was a chill. She had a premonition that an even bigger storm was brewing.
• About half an hour later, Lane arrived at the hospital.
• "Alissa, are you all right?" "Ryan asked with concern when he saw Alyssa.
• "I'm fine." Alyssa shook her head. "The werewolf is dead, but before he died, he said something about Bloodclaw."
• "Bloodclaw..." Lane's face hardened. "They are the most brutal and bloodthirsty race in the werewolf world."
• "Werewolf world?" Alyssa looked at Ryan quizzically. "Is there really more than one race of werewolves?"
• "Yes," she said. Ryan nods, "The werewolf world is far more complicated than you think. In addition to the Bloodclaw Wolves, there are also the Moon Shadow Wolves, and a few other smaller groups."
• 'So... What's the relationship between these groups?" "Alyssa asked.
• "Relationship?" "Lane sneers." Between them, it's just hate and killing."
• 'Why?
• 'For territory, for resources, more... For a particular bloodline." Lane looks at Alyssa with mixed eyes.
• "Special bloodline? Elisa thought. "What blood?"
• 'Of a kind... A bloodline that can give a werewolf great power." "This bloodline, it's called the Blood of the Blood Moon."
• "Blood moon blood?" "Alyssa repeated, suddenly feeling a searing heat on the back of her hand.
• She looked down and saw that the imprint of the blood moon on the back of her hand was burning again, stronger than ever.
• "This..." Alyssa looked at the back of her hand in dismay.
• "Alissa, your bloodline..." Ryan stared at the back of Alyssa's hand and stopped before he could speak.
• "What happened to my bloodline? "Alyssa pressed.
• "Your blood... Dangerous." 'Lane said.' You'll be coveted by the wolves. '
• 'Coveted by the wolves?' Alyssa's heart raced. "You mean the Bloodclaw attacked that man because of his blood?"
• "It's possible." Lane nods, "but more likely, they're looking for someone who has' blood of the Blood moon. '"
• "That's... Will they find me? ' Alyssa's voice quavered.
• Lane didn't answer, just squeezed her hand.
• "Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
• Alyssa looked at Lane and felt a warm glow in her heart. But she knew there was more to it than that.
• "Ryan, tell me, all about the werewolf world." Alissa said. "I need to know what I'm up against."
• Ryan looked at Alyssa and was silent for a moment, then slowly began to tell the history and mysteries of the werewolf world.
• Alyssa listened in silence, her fear growing as she listened. She had no idea that there was so much darkness and blood hidden behind this seemingly peaceful world.
• "So, the Bloodclaw wolves, have been looking for someone with 'Blood of the Blood moon'? "Alyssa asked.
• "Yes." Lane nods, "They believe that 'Blood moon blood' can make them stronger and even... To rule the werewolf world."
• 'That... Why did they attack the man?"
• 'That man, perhaps, is of the Shadowwolf clan.' "Moonshadow Wolves and Bloodclaw Wolves are bitter enemies, and they have been fighting each other for hundreds of years."
• "Moonshadow Wolves..." "Alyssa muttered.
• "Remember, Alyssa, you must be careful if you meet one of the Shadowwolves." Lane warned, "They're not as brutal as the Bloodclaw, but they're not as kind."
• "I see." Alyssa nods.
• Just then, Alyssa felt a sudden dizziness and a deep voice in her ear:
• "Daughter of the Blood moon..."
• Alyssa jerked her head up and looked around but saw nothing.
• "What's the matter with you? "Ryan sensed something strange in Alyssa.
• "I... I thought I heard a noise." 'Alissa said.' A voice... A very deep voice. '
• 'A voice? Ryan frowned. "What noise?"
• 'He said... Daughter of the Blood moon..." Alyssa's voice quavered.
• Lane's face changed in an instant.