Some more of the book...

I had taken off my shoes a couple miles back because the mud had started to cake on them making my feet heavy. Not heavy enough to make a difference in my speed but enough to bother me. Taking them off was a good call though, I was able to be lighter on my feet and sneak up on my prey. I came in from the south towards the clearing because I could tell the wind was blowing from the north and I didn’t want to give away my presence. I had tracked him before and he knew my scent but I had the upper hand this time. His confidant had cracked, spilling the beans as to where he would be for the next couple of weeks. It's funny how breaking your femurs loosens your tongue.

I crouched, examining my target from behind the trunk of a pine tree. The smell of the bark and needles started pulling my mind away to times when I had been off with my family enjoying the outdoors without a care in the world. We would sit and laugh and tell ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural while our marshmallows burned in the fire. Ignorance truly is bliss because as soon as this new world was revealed from the mist that blinded me, I had lost my life, my love, my wife. Rage like a hammer on a pane of glass shattered those memories and brought me back to reality. It coursed through my veins and I was reminded of the first time my strength revealed itself. I closed my eyes and saw the blood flowing through my veins. Each beat of my heart seemed to force the veins to grow in diameter so more anger could pass through. The muscles in my arms and legs tingled with the familiar sensation that they were adapting to the new strength flowing through them, waiting on pins and needles to demolish whatever stood in my way.

I had no desire to try and focus my anger this time. I welcomed the hate, let it fill my body from head to toe. I opened my eyes slowly, feeling the rage making me stronger. I stepped around the side of the tree and exploded into the clearing. Judging from the beast’s expression I knew that I had caught him by surprise. The world around me seemed to stop with time as I sped towards my target. He hadn’t even had time to “shift” before I was on top of him. When I was about 50 feet away I leaped at him, lunging with all the power I had directly into his chest. I slammed into him with the force of a semi truck hitting the broadside of a compact car. Hearing the sound of his ribs crack was music to my ears, a symphony of cracking bones made an sinister smile creep across my face. He crumpled under my attack and fell to the ground with me on top of him.

little bit of the book...

As promised...

... Just as I raised my fists above my head, time seemed to stop, or maybe it was me. I heard something inside my head, a snapping sound. All the times I had held myself back faded away and freedom coursed through my veins. The tingling of my my muscles tearing vibrated throughout my body. Time continued as I brought my fists down as hard as I could on their target but I failed to connect. Instead of colliding with the hardened steel doors of the elevator my hands were introduced to a softer substance not unlike the metal tins used for cooking lasagna in. I know it sounds strange but when I opened my eyes the elevator doors were there. Only they were crumpling under the barrage of my fists exposing the chasm within. I stepped back as fear made its way into my mind. "Oh no!" I thought. "Did someone see that?" I looked around frantically only to see that I was alone. I was also lucky because my work had not installed security cameras on this floor yet. Just as I started to calm down I could hear running though. I turned to see two security guards rounding the corner on my position.
"What happened?!" the taller one yelled. "Is everyone ok?"
"I'm fine..." I choked out. Still somewhat shocked at what I had done. My mind raced for an explanation knowing they would want one.
"I just pushed the call button when the elevator made a crazy noise and the doors were sucked inward..." It was a ridiculous explanation I know, but for one reason or another it had some validity. Ever since we moved into this new building they had been having problems with the electrical systems, heating and the A/C and now this. The shorter security guard looked worried and said "lucky you weren't on it!" I could only nod at this point I couldn't think of any other lies to tell them. He continued with "We'll get maintenance to take a look at it and see what we can do. For now, I strongly suggest you take the stairs." I nodded again and headed toward the stairs trying to hide my anxiety as best I could I made it to the door and was gone.

There you have it, a small portion of the book where the main character Rob just had a bad day at work and let loose. If you have any feed back for me please let me know because I don't want to get going in one direction only to find out that it sucks. Thanks for reading!