Treatment

>>Mael

Angeli moved her mouth to grab my neck or shoulder to force me around, most likely after which she was planning to rip my clothes.

My heart was pounding so loud I could hear it but even though I tried to fight, having a big ass werewolf pinning me down wasn't allowing me to escape.

This was the one time I thought about shifting but I haven't done it in such a long time that I've sort of lost my connection to my omega. I can't believe there was a time when I used to run wildly in the woods as a wolf.

That feeling of freedom seems to have been lost somewhere...

I bit my lower lip so tightly that it began to bleed.

Shit!

Am I really done for? Was this as far as I could have come? Where did I go wrong? Should I not have asked for my glasses?

I don't know, nothing feels right, to begin with...

As Angeli reached for my shoulder, a terrifying loud growl was heard a split second before something flashed past us. In that brief moment of time, Angeli was knocked off of me, the bone-crushing weight on top of me was suddenly no more yet it took me a moment to process that. The sound of something crashing made me look to the side where Angeli got her head bashed into the ground.

???

It took some time for all of us to notice what happened and then we looked in the direction of the action. Everyone's eyes were out of their sockets as they looked at the bigger black wolf that stood on top of Angeli.

Eli!!

Not only had he attacked her in a split second, but he also didn't give anyone a chance to notice him coming. Angeli's head was against a cracked ground.

Cracked ground?

I stared at it and soon realized there was blood seeping out of her head.

Oh...My God!!

I gulped as Eli looked at the rest. He was oozing blood lust, his eyes bright golden which showed he was at the peak of his anger. The way his wolf stood on top of another werewolf with so much wrath pheromones gave me goosebumps.

I don't know what made him so angry but he was ready to kill someone, that is if Angeli wasn't already dead.

The other three were frozen in their places as he stared at them. He didn't look at me as I slowly sat up but then I heard his voice in my head.

"Get out of here," Eli screamed in my mind and I automatically stood up as if I was hypnotized, still holding onto my clothes from the front, afraid they'd fall off me.

I didn't question him, and I had no plan of ever doing that, not after the way he yelled at me. I just turned around and ran away, into the forest, hoping that I won't come across anyone

***

I got the first aid kit from the inn staff and although they insisted on helping me, I refused. It took some convincing but I finally managed to get them all out of the medical room to take care of myself.

I sat on the bed and pulled the curtain all around for privacy, then sat down on the bed. I threw the shirt and the binder in the dustbin and placed another shirt on my lap then stopped moving.

I was still in a daze. I feel like there's something wrong with me. I feel so disturbed and uneasy. Is it because I'm constantly among Alphas? I shook my head, or is it because Eli has now saved my ass twice? I don't know, but Eli's figure that saved me today was very heavy on my brain.

No matter how much I think about it, I only see that he got angry because I was in trouble...

I pursed my lips, then hissed as the pain rushed in.

"Ah..." They bled again, "Shit..." I felt defeated. I felt so powerless and miserable that I just wanted to crawl into some corner and just lay there in the form of a ball. I was anxious, nervous, and afraid.

Twice within 24 hours...

I've gotten in serious trouble.

My eyes stung as the terror came back to me but I didn't have anyone to go to for consolation. I just took a deep breath to try and calm myself but the truth was, it wasn't easy.

I missed my mom a lot. I haven't seen her in months now...

I looked at the shirt in my hands.

Will I keep getting into more trouble?

My feelings were a mush, there were constantly negative emotions swirling in my chest and it made my head hurt. I sniffled and wiped the corners of my eyes and took another deep breath.

The door opened.

!!!

What?! Who's here!??!

I frantically wore the shirt and looked towards the door but I couldn't see because the curtains were drawn. Someone had come in and I gulped as I remained frozen and listened to the footsteps.

They walked in my direction. My eyes grew wide at the realization and it made my heartbeat accelerate. What if it's one of them? From Horis's group?? Did they come back to fight or something? I really don't want to face anyone right now.

I just want to be alone!!

The person grabbed the curtain and I felt my heart do a flip, then he roughly yanked them aside to peer in and my breath got caught in my throat

Then, I relaxed a little.

It was Eli

Oh... I let out a sigh of relief.

Thank God!

It's just him... I placed my hands over my chest and looked back at him as the anxiety in my chest lessened. I eased up and glanced at him again.

His knuckles were red, covered in blood that was mostly wasn't his. A streak of blood was splattered on his cheek, it followed a path to the side of his neck, just below his ear.

I gulped when I saw him this time. Honestly, he looked scary.

Just what did he do there? Did he beat all of them? How much? He cracked the ground when he bashed Angeli's head in...

I'm sort of scared to think about what he did with the others. But, why did he do that? For me? I still don't know but I was the only one in trouble...

He also bullies me, so why would he help me? Or was it just to mark his territory? I don't know!! I'm so conflicted!

I pursed my lips as I watched him quietly, then hissed in pain again.

He pulled the curtains close as he moved in and then came and sat down on the bed beside me.

"What?" I looked at him suspiciously but he didn't respond.

"..." He came and sat down then grabbed the front of my shirt to lift it up.

I panicked, "No!" I grabbed his hand with both of mine and his gaze traveled up to my face to glare at me which for some reason made me blush.

"Why the hell not!?" He growled and it sent shivers down my spine. "How do you plan on treating yourself when you can't even reach your back?"

"I-I," I gulped as my heart started doing summersaults, If he lifts my shirt I'm done for, I don't even have my binder on, "I-" He'll see me naked!! That would be so embarrassing!!

Just the thought of that made me blush hard.

"What!?" He hissed.

"I'm shy!" I looked down in embarrassment.

God!

"..." Then I glanced up at Eli when his answer didn't come, "Fine," He said, "Turn around." He grabbed the alcohol wipes from the kit and I immediately turned around because I knew he wasn't leaving, "Lift your shift up." I brought my knees next to my chest and then lifted the shift from the back, just enough so that he could see the injuries.

Then I waited for the burning sensation to hit my skin that comes with alcohol wipes but instead, I felt something else.

His cold fingertips.

!!!

It made my whole body jump in excitement! My skin stood up at the contact and I shivered.

"Wh-what are you doing!?" I glared back at him.

"What?" He had a serious expression, "I'm just examining your injuries." He sighed, "Face forward."

....

I turned to look the other way again as he ripped the pack with the wipes but I felt really weird. I didn't realize it, but the feeling of unease was gone, there was something else there now and I couldn't pinpoint it.

"Ssss!" I hissed when the wipes hit my skin.

"Easy," He said, "It won't take long." He was gentle with his words. I could feel that he was gentle with the treatment too but still, it stung.

I tried to suppress my groans but that only resulted in my whimpers coming out as moans.

"Amm~" My body shivered each time he slid the disinfectant against my skin, "Hah~"

I heard him gulp but continue but when I let out a weird sound he stopped, "God damn it! Mael!"

"What?" I glanced back at him with tear-filled eyes and blush still on my cheeks. I don't know what kind of view he got from where he sat but froze when he saw me. Like his eyes were wide but he sat there like a statue. His pupils glowed yellow all of the sudden and he gulped again.

"Nothing," He said and threw the bloody wipes away and continued to treat my wounds.

I faced the front again.

Weirdo...

I rolled my eyes. Is he bipolar or something? He yells at me, then does things like this to make me confused.

He treated my injuries quite nicely but even after he was done, his fingers remained on my back, "Why?" His fingers sliding on my skin sent shivers down my spine, "Why the hell do you keep getting into trouble?"

"I never ask for it." I felt sort of stirred, like a little hot.

"That's what makes me angry." He growled, "You're always at the center of it." His low growl made me feel something in the lower part of my stomach. It was all too weird because I felt funny.

Then he did something he never does. He slid his hands around my waist. The cold tips of his fingers brushing over my skin made me gasp, and my body quivers at his touch. When I thought it was the only thing he was going to do, I felt his lips on my back, exactly in the middle of my spine.

He left a kiss there, it was soft, but as the soft things came in contact with me I felt electrified for some reason. It was exhilarating, unlike anything I'd ever felt.

"W-what are you doing?!" I looked at him in horror because the foreign feeling scared me as well.

He smirked, "Nothing," He stood up, "I will kill you next time," His voice got a little angry, "If I see you in trouble again."

Nothing he just said or did make any sense to me and he just changed the topic, just like that?!? What is this? There's something there, I feel like he's doing all this on purpose. This is so unlike him.

He kissed my back??? Does that make any sense? All through the years all he's done is annoy the hell out of me. So why? Why is he acting like this? Like I matter to him?

What is he hiding?