¶
(wolf howling)
¶
(low growling)
CRASH
BANG! BANG!
(woman screaming)
(woman struggling)
(snarling/growling)
(woman struggles)
(snarling/growling)
AHHHHHHH! OH!
(snarling/growling)
Leave her alone!
(werewolf growling)
(snarling growling)
(woman screaming)
(girl crying)
(fire crackling)
(gasp)
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(Nathan) Hey, look who's up.
Hey. What are we doing here, Nathan?
I think I took a wrong turn somewhere.
I'm just trying to get a signal on for the GPS but nothing.
I know the way from here. We should get going.
Okay, sure. Whatever.
You had a good sleep?
(Virginia) Yeah, thank you for driving.
(phone vibrating)
Hey, look at that-- Keswick--
(Nathan on phone) Sorry, I'm having a hard time hearing,
(Nathan on phone) just call Agent Walker, okay?
He's handling my cases while I'm away. Thank you.
I thought you were gonna turn that thing off.
It's off, it's off.
(Nathan) Look, I promise--
This weekend is all about me meeting your family.
No work, no phone.
(Virginia) No gun.
I don't think my family are going to be that intimidating.
(Nathan) Promises, promises...
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(Nathan) Wow, this place is in the middle of nowhere.
(Virginia) The perfect place to forget our jobs.
(Nathan) Don't worry, my phone doesn't want to work up here anyway.
¶
Wow! Now that is a house.
(Nathan) I didn't know I was marrying into money.
Don't get any ideas.
The house has been in the family for generations.
It's amazing.
(Gran) Welcome home, Virginia.
(Gran laughing)
You're too skinny.
You say that every time I've been away for a while.
Because it's true.
(Virginia) Jake! Look at you!
(Jake) Welcome home, Red.
Where's Marcus?
(Gran) Uh, at work. He'll be home tonight.
You guys I want you to meet Nathan.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
(Nathan) You must be Jake.
Jake will help you get your bag
show you to your room, get you settled.
I don't mean to be an ungracious hostess but
I'd like to spend some private time with my granddaughter.
Understood.
(Jake) So you're the guy who's banging my sister huh?
Well, if you knew anything about your sister
you'd know it's the other way around.
I heard you call her 'Red'--
Everybody in the family call her that?
Yeah, it's, uh, a name of honor given to
the first born daughter in each generation of our family.
So it's not because of the red hair?
(Jake laughing) No.
Well, what does it mean?
You'll have to ask Virginia.
It feels good to be home.
So nice to have you here.
Everyone sleeping under the same roof again.
If only for a little while.
How's that job?
Keeping my skills sharp.
Any activity within the den?
No they're behaving quietly.
Adhering to the truce.
That's good.
I need to talk to you about something.
I wanted to wait until we were face to face.
I want to tell Nathan about our family history.
What we do is difficult for people who were not born into it.
Just as difficult on those who are.
It's a lot to trust to someone.
I've never brought anyone home for you to meet before.
It's important to me that he knows me.
All of me.
I don't want to lie to him for the rest of my life.
It'll have to be a family decision.
Of course.
Virginia--
Are you sure he's the one?
Well I'm so glad that we finally get to meet you.
I was starting to think you guys didn't exist.
I'd like to see my granddaughter more often.
She just doesn't want you to know
what we really do out here.
Hey, remember, you're talking to two Federal Agents.
So how did you two meet?
Actually we met at the academy.
I was sort of, I guess, top dog for a little while--
And your granddaughter showed up and kicked my butt.
No, I did not.
(Nathan) Yes, you did, Virginia.
That reminds me, um--
Why do you guys call her Red?
Yeah, why is that?
(Gran) Why do you want to marry my granddaughter?
(Virginia) Let's not embarrass him.
That's okay, that's okay--
Um--
Well, I, uh--
I guess she challenges me.
(Gran) You like challenge.
I do.
Dude-- You have no idea.
(Virginia) Okay, I think we should unpack before dinner.
(Nathan) I just have to run out to the car quickly for something.
Thank you.
Play nice.
(Virginia) Nathan, you better not be on the phone!
You have to keep your mouth shut.
Oh, here we go--
Hey hey hey--
Ga-- Ga-- Ga--
Gabriel--
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I'll go get help! Stay with me and I'll be right back!
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Help! Somebody call the police!
Hurry up!
(Nathan) I don't understand.
(Nathan) What the hell happened?
(Gran) It's Xavier.
(Nathan) You know who this is?
Yes, did he say anything to you before you left him?
He said a name- Gabriel.
(Nathan) Am I the only one bothered by the fact
that I was just talking to this guy five minutes ago?
And now he's basically incinerated?
It's physically impossible for a human body to burn this fast.
(Nathan) Finally.
Sheriff-- Agent Keswick, FBI.
That's him?
Yes, Marcus. This is Nathan.
Am I missing something here?
(Jake) This is our brother, Marcus.
Jake, get a shovel and a bag out of the truck.
Let's move this stuff before anyone else sees.
(Nathan) Whoa, whoa, hey-- There's protocol here.
We gotta get the medical examiner
to check this out first before we touch anything.
Virginia, you brought him here, you deal with him.
I am gonna have to tell him.
We've been left with no choice.
Tell me what?
Virginia, what the hell is going on here?
I need to show you something.
We have a problem.
Yes, we do.
(Virginia) I need you to keep an open mind.
My family is not only involved in law enforcement.
We are also hunters. Of a sort.
Okay, so you hunt. What the hell
does that have to do with the dead guy outside?
It's what we hunt.
Okay, what am I looking at?
It's what we hunt.
(Nathan) But, but these are...
Werewolves.
Oh, come on. Gimmie a break.
Nathan!
I just need some time.
Nathan! Nathan!
Whoa whoa whoa-- Virginia, let him go.
No. Whoever killed Xavier is still out there.
He's a big boy he can take care of himself.
It's not a full moon, he's gonna be fine.
Let's go. Come on inside, come on inside.
Come on. Let's go.
Come on...
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(thunder crashes)
(Nathan on phone) Hello!
(Nathan on phone) Hey, can you hear me?
(Nathan) This is Agent Nathan Keswick.
(Nathan on phone) Can you hear anything I'm saying?
Son of a bitch--
(trees creaking)
(branches snapping)
Anybody there?
(Nathan) Hello?
(Nathan) Somebody here?
Are you lost?
(Nathan) Who the hell are you? And what are you doing out here?
(man) I was just out here taking a stroll.
(Nathan) A stroll? In the rain?
I prefer to be out here in nature.
Well, it's not safe. There's a killer on the loose.
What kind of killer would that be?
(Nathan) I'm not sure. Some kind of animal.
Could it have been a wolf?
What kind of wolf would rip a man apart?
Something like this.
(snarling/growling)
(man screaming)
(werewolf growling)
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(Nathan breathing heavily)
(werewolf snarling)
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(Nathan groaning)
My name is Gabriel.
(Marcus) You going somewhere?
Nathan's been gone too long.
We need to go after him.
With Xavier dead I've got more important things to worry about than your boyfriend.
Fine, I'll go alone.
I'll send Jake.
(distant howl)
That's impossible.
It's not a Werewolf. It's not a full moon.
(Virginia) I'll go ahead.
(Virginia) Jake, come on! Let's go!
(Jake) Nathan! Nathan!
(Virginia) Nathan! Nathan, where are you?
(Virginia) Nathan, answer me!
(Jake) Red, wait!
Nathan! Nathan, are you alright?
Nathan, get up! Get up! Get up!
Are you hurt? Nathan!
Answer me! Are you hurt?
Everything you said was true.
It was a werewolf.
Yeah. We followed his trail directly to you.
You're lucky to be alive.
He said his name was Gabriel.
I watched him turn.
How did you get away from him?
I don't think I did.
(Virginia) Did he bite you?
No, I don't think so.
I-- I'm sorry. I have to be sure you weren't bitten.
(Nathan) And if I was?
You'll transform and I'll have to kill you.
(Nathan groaning)
(Virginia) You're bleeding.
What? Did he bite me?
No, no you're okay.
He's okay, he just hit his head.
I'll radio Marcus. Tell him we found Nathan,
and meet you back at the house.
(Jake) I'm gonna see if I can track this thing.
Be careful. We're dealing with something we've never seen before.
(Virginia) Here, let's go.
Okay. Slow, slow--
Come on. One, two, three-
Okay, I'm okay. Okay.
(Virginia) You're okay. Just take it slow.
What's wrong?
Hold on.
You okay? Stay right here.
(Marcus) I was looking for you what happened?
Nathan ran into a Werewolf that can phase at will.
(Gran) Is he bitten?
No, no, thank God.
The Wolf's name was Gabriel.
That must be the wolf that killed Xavier.
Okay did he have any special markings?
Did he have any markings?
I just watched a man turn into a Werewolf.
That may be a common day occurrence for you people but not for me.
What the hell's going on here Virginia?
The dead man, at the end of the driveway?
He was the leader of one of the last wolf packs.
Our family had a truce with him.
As long as they stayed in the deep woods,
kept themselves locked away during the full moon--
We agreed not to hunt them.
Okay, Nathan, what did he look like in human form?
I don't know. He's--
Middle aged, six foot four--
Wait, wait, we're not dragging him into this.
He's in this. You brought him into it.
We have a dead pack leader and a wolf who can phase at will.
(Virginia) I won't allow it.
You wanna marry this guy, you want him to understand what you do,
then he needs to see it first hand, see if he can stomach it.
Let the man make up his own mind!
The only thing that I wanna make my mind up about
is going upstairs and getting some sleep.
(Marcus) This is all insane.
I'm impressed that he survived a werewolf in the first encounter.
Few people do that.
Maybe he is cut out to be part of this family.
Or maybe somebody wanted him to survive.
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(slow breaths)
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(Marcus) Where's Nathan?
Still in bed. Exhausted.
These perimeters are clear. I think we should--
(Jake) Marcus! Virginia! I'm okay!
It took all night but I tracked that wolf
just outside Tanner's River before I lost it.
That town is outside the designated territory.
Is the entire clan is about to go rogue?
It's possible. But, if even one of them
set foot into the town, that's a violation of the truce.
So? We going hunting?
We are.
(Jake laughs) Alright.
Hey.
That thing I saw last night--
How do we kill it?
(Virginia) There's only one way to kill a werewolf.
(Virginia) A silver weapon through the heart,
bullet or blade, doesn't matter.
It's an involuntary transformation
triggered by the full moon it ends at dawn.
This Gabriel seems like a different kind of animal.
You get bitten by a werewolf, you will
turn into one of them by the next full moon.
(Jake) There's a chance that the effects can be reversed
but only if you kill the wolf that bit you
before you make your first human kill.
You kill a human, you're cursed for as long as you live.
So basically, don't get bitten.
Once you're bitten, you're never the same.
It's like a disease or drug addiction you can't kick.
The wolf is always a part of you.
You ever turn one back?
A werewolf, I mean.
Grandmother did. Once.
Who was it?
Our grandfather.
Our family's dirty little secret.
If we're hunting during the day how do we know they're not wolves?
(Marcus) They may not look like wolves but they are.
How do we make sure we don't kill a human?
A werewolf test.
UGH!
It's a pellet filled with silver halide paint,
burns the flesh, marks them and causes a mild transformation.
Mild transformation? What does that mean?
You'll see.
God!
Okay, okay, alright!
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(Virginia) Tanner's River is the edge of their territory.
(Marcus) Anyone from the pack caught within the town is fair game.
(Jake) And fair game means dead.
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What the hell happened here?
It was before the truce.
It was a course of 3 nights practically everyone here was turned.
My family had no choice but to put them down.
An entire town?
That's why it's so important that we
never let them out of their territory.
Never let them get close to the rest of civilization.
Truce or no truce.
We should have wiped them out a long time ago.
(tires screeching)
(footsteps)
Go go go go go!
¶
(Marcus) Looks like we got a couple of rogues.
(Marcus) Shooter in position?
(Nathan) Affirmative.
Nathan, you see your wolf from last night you let us know.
¶
(shot firing)
(wolf growling)
(blade slicing)
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(groaning)
(wolf growling)
(shot firing)
(shots firing)
I love this.
(gun shots firing)
(shot firing)
(Gabriel) Nathan...
What are you doing??
(shots firing)
¶
You alright?
Yeah, thanks to Nathan.
I'm good.
Is this your wolf?
No.
(shots firing)
(werewolf screeches)
(sounds from trunk)
(girl screams)
Please, don't hurt me!
Grab her.
Come on. Come on.
(Virginia) It's okay, it's okay. You're safe now.
(Virginia) Did they hurt you?
It's okay, it's okay.
Just tell us what happened.
I was running out of gas and I pulled off the highway.
And there was a gas station.
And there was just dead ends--
That's where they put me.
(girl sobbing)
You and Virginia take her to the hospital.
Tell them we'll be by later to file a report.
Virginia will know what to say.
Okay where are you gonna go?
We'll sweep the rest of the town, make sure there's nothing else.
Jake! Let's go.
Is she okay?
Are you sure they didn't hurt you?
They said they were gonna use me In the next game.
What game?
I don't know.
From what they were saying.
Once you go to the game, you never come back.
(girl crying)
(people groaning)
(people crying)
Come on!
(girls crying)
Come on!
(footsteps)
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Your ancestors were strong.
Their blood is in your veins.
They were unstoppable.
Your ancestors roamed free on this earth.
But now the hunters define us.
¶
They've driven us to this rotten little patch.
They say we're ruled by the moon!
I say it's all a lie!
We can change at will.
(people crying)
(bones cracking)
(people crying)
(bones cracking)
(people gasping)
¶
No one here, but us humans.
So it would seem.
Do you see the way they look at you?
You should have killed Xavier much sooner.
To survive we must evolve.
(Nathan) Hey.
You okay?
Thank you.
For what?
For keeping our secret. Not saying anything
to that girl's parents at the hospital.
Well, it's all about family right?
I'm not sure my family's been the best thing for you.
Is there a reason that you never talk about your parents?
I didn't really know them.
I was so young when they died.
How did they die?
Killed by a Werewolf.
I'm sorry.
What's bothering you?
Nothing, I'm fine.
I liked killing that Werewolf today.
I enjoyed it.
I felt no sense of remorse whatsoever.
Made me feel powerful.
Is that wrong?
No.
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(girl crying)
Tonight you'll learn what it's like.
To be like us.
To live in a primal state.
If you will it, you will survive.
Set 'em free.
I want you to turn me.
I don't wanna die.
I wanna live.
I wanna be like you.
(growls)
(screams)
(truck engine)
(growl)
(screams)
Just relax. I'll end this quickly for you.
(deep growling)
AHHHHHHHH!
(werewolf snarling)
AHHHHHHH!
Don't move, don't move! Stay calm!
Don't kill me, don't kill me!
It's okay!
It's okay, believe me. You're safe with us.
No, we have to go! The wolves, they're coming!
They're coming!
(Virginia) It's okay--
Is this the game we've been hearing about?
The game? They hunt humans?
Yes!
(gun shot fires)
(wolf dies)
How did you know that wolf was there?
Instinct, I guess.
Okay there's no record here of any wolf being able to transform at will.
Nothing.
So is this Gabriel some kind of new breed?
Being able to transform at will, it changes everything.
Especially if he's teaching the rest of his pack to do the same.
The guy at the farmhouse he's been with them for weeks.
He said this wolf is also telepathic.
He said that Gabriel can somehow communicate with those he's turned.
Is that even possible?
I dunno, Red.
I'm seeing things that I never thought I'd see in my lifetime.
We have to wipe them out now.
Every last one of them.
No more excuse, no more truce.
No more mercy.
You guys go upstairs get some rest.
First thing in the morning we start at Tanner's River,
work our way to the farmhouse, see if we can pick up the trail.
Gran--
There's something about Nathan that bothers me.
What?
I dunno, it's just a feeling I get.
Keep an eye on him.
(Virginia) Nothing up here to report!
I can't see anything out here either!
We've been looking all day we must have missed something.
(Virginia) I think we should lock up here for the night.
Maybe wait 'til the full moon.
Check that.
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(heavy breathing/ struggling)
Nathan?
(growls)
Nathan?
(Nathan growls)
(Marcus) Virginia, move!
Don't kill him!
(Nathan growls)
(Nathan growling)
Hit him before he moves!
(taser tasing)
¶
You put us all in danger.
(Marcus) We need to lock him up.
What happened?
You've been infected, Nathan.
Last night you turned into a Werewolf.
Did I hurt anyone?
No, no, thank God.
How did this happen?
Gabriel must have bitten you.
I should have looked more closely.
You said--
You said that if I turned into a Werewolf,
you were gonna have to kill me.
Wait here.
I'll get you some clothes.
You shoulda let me kill him.
Not everything is black and white, Marcus!
It is to me!
That's always been your problem.
If you could see anything outside of being a hunter.
I don't wanna see anything outside of being a hunter!
This is what I am! I'm good at it! I like being good at it!
Your narrow view of the world is a liability.
No, I'm not the bad guy here, you're the one who's wrong.
First responsibility is always to protect this family.
Always. You shouldn't have brought him here.
Nathan is family! As far as I'm concerned!
Forgive me for wanting to have some kind of life outside of being a hunter!
Marcus if it had been Jake, Virginia, or me,
would you have been able to kill so easily?
We all make mistakes, Marcus.
No one got hurt that's the impotant thing.
It is time to forgive and move on.
We have to stick together now more than ever before.
We know who infected him, right?
He hasn't killed anyone.
What's the problem? We can turn him back.
We gotta hunt Gabriel to the ends of the earth anyway.
It's not that simple, there are repercussions.
They're manageable.
It's not gonna turn out well for you and him.
Then, it'll be my problem to deal with.
After we turn him back. Not yours.
I got him into this I'm gonna get him out.
With or without your help, Marcus.
(Marcus) I'll help!
I'll help.
(Marcus) But it's only because I wanna hunt that son
of a bitch down and kill him myself.
For the record, if that happen to me, I want
one of you to kill me rather than let me live like that.
I'll make a note of it for future reference.
¶
(Gabriel) That's it. You can do it.
Yes, you can.
There is a beast in all of us.
(Gabriel) Just waiting to be summoned.
Feel it coursing through your veins.
You've got to give into it.
(Gabriel) Get rid of that painful human side.
It's just too hard.
Really?
Perhaps you should lie down. Take a nap.
I'd like that.
Sleep tight.
(screams)
So--
Shall we try again?
You know it's an amazing feeling when you are in the throws of transformation.
It is such joy.
Such ecstasy.
And to think that you can have that sensation whenever you want it.
That's what you desire.
That's what you thirst for.
Now let that desire drive you.
(breaths and growls)
Well done.
Well if he can do it, who's next?
Hey.
How's he doing?
Nathan?
He's strong.
He's a good man.
Yeah. He is.
Any activity?
It's all quiet.
I plotted out their movements over the last 3 days.
Given what the guy at the farmhouse said,
they must still be hiding out in Tanner's River.
I wish he could have given us more information.
He was hysterical. It must have been like a bad dream.
Ah this is a bad dream.
Do you agree with Marcus? About Nathan?
I don't know, Red.
I just want all this to be over.
Hey.
So, is it time?
It is.
The wolf stays here.
The license plates, we should have noticed before.
Notice what?
(Marcus) They're all out of state.
By the look of it they've been louring people off the highway for quite a while.
(distant sound)
Go go, go!
¶
1, 2... go!
This should make you sleep right through it.
It's for the best believe me.
Okay.
Thank you.
Thank you for being so concerned for my safety.
It's not for your safety, it's for my own.
Is it true?
That you were able to turn your husband back after he got infected?
It's true.
Was it the right choice?
That's a difficult question, Nathan.
Please.
I would really like to know the answer.
He liked being a wolf.
He resented that I took the choice away from him.
On more than one occasion I found him trying to turn himself back.
Eventually he did.
And so I had to kill him.
I'm sorry for what happened to you.
I know that you are a victim in all of this.
But I will not let my granddaughter go through what I had to.
Not if I can help it.
You and jake head down that way, I'll go down here.
Splitting up's not such a good idea.
Make sure none of them get past us.
I'll be fine.
What is this?
Welcome.
I've been looking forward to this.
(Gabriel) Get some rest.
Nathan!
(Nathan growls)
(Virginia screams)
(Virginia struggling)
(Virginia crying)
Gabriel, I presume?
After I've had a bad dream,
I find it's helpful to get a good stretch.
Where are my brothers?
Worrying about their future, I hope.
Our newbies are eager to make their first kill.
And me?
I intend to kill you myself.
The last female warrior of the hunter blood line.
You're a monster. You and all your kind.
Now-- We're the perfect match.
I am going to kill you, Gabriel.
Once upon a time I would have run.
(distant growl)
Jake, Jake!
(Gabriel screaming)
Hunters, we honor you.
For our newcomers, you will be their first kills.
You will give them the opportunity to show what they're made of.
The chance to become permanent members of the clan.
Set them free!
Jake!
Jake we've got to stick together!
Always!
¶
We gotta find someplace to make a stand.
We're never going to out run them.
Find a weapon or something!
Marcus!
They never checked my boots.
Our odds of survival just improved dramatically, let's go.
(Marcus) Come on, Jake! Come on!
¶
(Marcus) Come on!
Where'd they go?
I don't know. Jake, go back--
Go back to town, get Virginia!
Get Virginia, Jake.
What about you?
I'm good, I'm good. I just--
I'm gonna find him. Go!
Go go go!
(struggles)
Did you expect them to kill this many?
No, I did not.
(yells)
(screams)
(fights)
(screams)
Where's my sister?
Done.
(screams)
They're not back yet. Something must be wrong.
I'm going after them.
I'll come with you.
No.
You'll only slow me down.
He'll pay for this, I promise you.
(Gabriel) Don't fool yourself, Nathan.
(Gabriel) You're with us now.
(Gabriel) Look deep inside yourself Nathan.
(Gabriel) You know it's true. You wanna be a wolf.
(Gabriel) Nathan--
(Gabriel) Their death was inevitable.
(Gabriel) Yours doesn't have to be.
Welcome.
Don't be afraid.
It's just me. In your head.
Oh yeah?
Well then come out and face me.
(Gabriel) If they kill me you'll change back.
(Gabriel) Think of what I've given you.
(Virginia) Nathan! Nathan!
(gun shots firing)
Nathan!
Virginia!
Oh Virginia, you okay?
Just get me down. Just get me down.
Where are my brothers?
I gotta get you down--
Nathan, where are my brothers?
We don't have time for this!
No!
(Gabriel) Should you choose to remain with her, she will kill you.
(Gabriel) That is of course unless you turn.
(Gabriel) You could have it all, turn her and it's all yours.
(Gabriel) Tonight I will be coming for her.
When I was a little girl all I wanted was
to grow up so I could hunt.
Carry on the family tradition.
Seemed so grand, so exciting.
It made us special.
The secret we couldn't share.
Knowing something no one else did.
It was magical.
I felt the same way.
We all did.
Now it's all come down to you.
You mustn't let a single one of them live.
I don't plan to.
Here, wear these.
We don't want you touching any silver.
¶
Okay, I'm gonna head back down alright?
Hey!
You forgot these.
Got it.
Okay. I think that's the last of the guns,
and they're all fully loaded with silver.
Good. Then, we're ready.
I think I'm running out of time.
I'm gonna end this tonight.
I think we better get me in my cage. I can feel it starting.
I'm gonna make this right.
Virginia, it's time.
You go, I'll put him in his cage.
(struggles)
You gotta try a bit harder, Virginia.
Aren't you the slippery one?
Too bad about your brothers, Virginia.
I wish I could tell you they died well.
But in the end, I find all pure humans are cowards.
I'm so sorry, Nathan.
(gun shot fires)
I told you, I'd kill you, Gabriel.
You'll never kill all of us.
Nathan!
(Virginia crying)
(Virginia) Nathan!
Nathan?
GRRRRRRRR!
(Nathan snarling)
(Nathan howling)
You're bleeding.
It's okay, it's not my blood.
Gabriel's dead. I think the rest of the pack, too.
Good that means it's just me then.
It wasn't supposed to end this way.
It doesn't have to end.
I wanna have a life with you, Virginia.
That would be nice.
Just lock me away for the full moon, that's all.
That doesn't work.
Virginia, you've been bitten.
Hey, this gives us a choice now.
We can do this.
It doesn't have to end this way.
I was so stupid.
I wanted a normal life.
I wanted everything my family fought to protect.
I'm sorry I ever brought you here.
Hey-- I'm not sorry.
I'm not sorry, okay?
We can do this.
Trust me.
Everything's gonna be okay.
I promise.
I'll find a way to control the change. Okay?
(Nathan struggles)
I love you, Nathan. I always will.
(Virginia crying)
¶
"Her parents warned her not to venture beyond the edge of her village.
"For within the forest lived an unspeakable evil.
"An evil so powerful the elders only dared speak of it in whispers."
(wolf howling)