Chapter 75 - Real talk and the end?

Hi all!

I hope everyone is doing okay with the global craziness going on recently. The area I live in is under voluntary isolation and my job has been put on hold, so I may be more active than usual with comments and things. Please, please, please, please, please, please stay safe wherever you are and follow suggestions of your health officials.

I am under pretty much non-voluntary isolation to protect my destined mate. My partner is the partial influence for the scenario of Hunter's health in this story and the termoil Will goes through during it. My partner has a life long degenerative disease and has had two organ transplants. I have only known her for the second one and was supposed to be her donor. But as the process progressed, I found out I had Lyme's disease and couldn't donate. She luckily did get a donor and is in her best health state of her life, but the Coronavirus issue has made it dangerous for her to leave our home. As her sole caretaker, I am also a shut-in for a bit!

Anywho.... Will's story is about to reach the climax of all climaxes in the next two chapters. I have never written the end to a story (well I've also never shared any others other than a trial run) and am contemplating if this climax could end the story. I really don't want to end the story, but if there is no interest, I might move on to something new.

The problem with ending the story after the climax is that a lot of things aren't answered by the end. I have begun writing what I think could come next but also feel like I've drug this story out a lot and readers could be losing interest. I'd love to hear your thoughts on if the story should end after the climax or continue!

Also, I am debating publishing another story I have been working on for a few months, but don't know if people would have interest. I think I mentioned it in a comment or two, this is my first attempt at a BL story, so this other story would not be one. I thought it would be advantageous to put a clip of it (below) onto here and see if y'all would have any interest. The story follows the experiences of Elle, one of the original twenty lychanthropes (werewolves) as she attempts to hide from her pack. I realized that there are some overlaps in major parts of the story with those in Hidden Omega, so I'm not sure if it would be interesting. But they are also seriously different as it covers a very different genre. WARNING- this sneek peek is pretty gory (blood) to set up the story. Let me know your thoughts!! ❤

Sneek peek:

I sat up from a deep sleep as my phone began buzzing against my nightstand. Jonathan began stirring with a groan, "too early," he mumbled before continuing his snoring. I quietly got out of bed, creeping across the wooden floor with my phone in my hand. I went into the closet, quietly shut the door, and swiped the green phone icon across the screen.

"Hello?" I whispered as I sat with my back against the door.

"Ellen," Arron replied as I quickly hit the buŧŧon to lower the volume in fear of waking my husband, "we are on the hunt and are closing in. Meet us in the usual spot in thirty minutes."

"Okay, see you soon." I looked up to the clothes in the dark closet. I stood and put on a pair of dark jeans and a black Metallica t-shirt. I used the hair tie on my wrist to pull my light blonde hair into a high ponytail. I slipped on socks and black tennis shoes before creeping out of the closet. I listened and was relieved as I head Jonathan still snoring.

I quietly shut the door and crept out of the bedroom. I snuck past the kids' room and to the front door, tossing my pajamas into the laundry room. I slowly opened the door, taking the keys next to it. In order to prevent jingling, I made a fist around the keys before going out the door. I carefully shut the door behind me and walked to the street. I quickly unlocked the door with the key and go in. I turned on the car and quickly drove downtown. I made my way to the usual bar, Reflections. I parked in the lot before walking inside. Multiple people smiled or waved my way, which I reciprocated. I made my way to the bar and leaned on it, making eye contact with the messy haired, green eyed, young man with a pierced lip and eyebrow.

Cade smiled as he made his way to me, "Boss," he called as the mid-twenties red head turned to him, "I'm taking my break!" He came out from behind the bar to my side.

"Don't play too hard, you two. I need him back within an hour."

Cade gave her a playful smile as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders, "No promises." She sighed as she rolled her eyes before I put my hand on his.

"I will have him back in time, Olivia."

"Thanks!" She called as Cade led me out the back door of the bar. I quickly pushed his arm off of me as he looked to me.

"Has Aaron given you any updates?"

Cade looked to his phone, "Five blocks down, two over. Prey moving towards us."

I nodded as he put away the phone before taking a deep breath. As I looked to him, he smiled as my eyes turned golden. "Three blocks to the right, moving slowly."

He quickly began walking as I followed close behind, "Three in one week, what luck."

"After none for eight days before this week, it is needed." I took another deep breath, "Now a block down and two over." Cade picked up speed as I continued to follow. As we went around the corner near the target, we saw it. I stopped at Cade's side in a shadow of the building.

A man, mid-forties, in a messy suit without a tie. He rushed towards me, "Help me!" He begged as I met him halfway.

"Are you okay?" I asked as I felt his shaking hands grab my shoulders.

"Someone is chasing me! They tried to stab me!"

"Luis, what should we do?" I asked as I fought my gold reaction and a twisted smile from showing. I could see Cade's shoulders tense as he also fought excitement.

"They're following you?" He asked and the man nodded, "You two hide over there, I will try to scare them off."

"Bless you, sir!" The man said in relief as he took my hand and led me behind some trash cans. I crouched down next to the man as we heard people approaching. I signaled him to keep quiet before squeezing his hand slightly.

"What are you doing?" Cade hissed as two people stopped walking.

"Did you see a guy with black hair and brown eyes?" A man asked through heavy breath.

"Nah, man. Haven't seen anyone like that."

"He came this way!" A woman hissed as the man next to me began to shake.

I leaned closer to the man, "We have to make a run for it." I whispered into his ear, "Luis will hold them off so we can get away." The man nodded before I squeezed his hand and jumped up. I began to run, and he trailed behind me.

We ran past the three people as they yelled. I led the man through back alleys until I reached an abandoned building. I hurried inside as the man gasped for air but continued to follow. I leaned up against the wall by the doorway and he did the same at my side. We both held our breath as someone walked nearby.

"Baby!" Someone whispered as I looked to the man with hope.

"In here." I whispered as Cade came in with a smile. The man at my side let out a deep breath, "We should be safe now."

The man froze as the two pursuers walked in and stood beside Cade. I grabbed his hand as he tried to run. The man looked to me in confusion and his face turned to horror. My gold eyes and twisted smile made him shake harder as he tried to get out of my grip. "Don't leave just yet! We are just getting started." I said with slight laughter in my voice.

Aaron came over and grabbed the man's other arms. Carley moved in front of the man with a sickening smile, "Thank you for playing with us!" She joked as her knife plunged into the man's ċhėst above his heart. He gasped and yelled as Carley moved the knife in a large hole in the man's ċhėst. She backed away as Cade shoved his hand into the hole, pulling his bloody hand back out with his heart pumping outside of his ċhėst. The man went limp as we let go of his arms, allowing him to collapse on the floor.

Cade handed me the heart as I quickly took it. The main arteries continued pumping blood out that dripped on the floor.

I quickly bit into it and felt ecstasy as a shiver traveled through my body. I quickly finished the heart as it faintly pulsed. As I finished, I felt my body shake hard, sending me to my knees. I began breathing rapidly as I tried not to mȯȧn with pŀėȧsurė. My entire body tingled and felt hot as I tried to keep quiet. I looked up as Cade put his hand on my head.

I quickly grabbed his hand, pulled it to my face and licked the blood off his fingers. I was unable to stop and continued suċkɨnġ and ŀɨċkɨnġ his fingers until he shivered. I looked to his eye while still ŀɨċkɨnġ his fingers to see a crude smile. I used his hand to get up off the ground and leaned into him.

"Next room," I gasped as he led me across the room and into the next room. I shoved him against the nearest wall where we were not seen.. I wrapped my hands around his neck as he put his hand on the back of my head.