007 Alpha's Command

"What--?!" Ann took a step back in shock, "What are you talking about?!"

"Well," The man shrugged, "I just thought it's a wand you have there in your hand, is it not?"

"Ohh..." Ann looked down at her own hand with a relieved exhale, "Sorry...It's just...from a gift shop..."

"I see." The man nodded with a polite smile, "A very exquisite souvenir, it seems."

"It IS beautiful, isn't it?" Ann mumbled.

All she could think of was how she told Jacob not too long ago about how love doesn't matter, yet she felt so powerless in front of this mysterious man smiling in front of her.

"Please, we need your help." Said the man with not even a shred of hasty in his voice, "Could you call an ambulance? The girl is badly hurt."

"Hmm, yes of course!" Ann pulled out her phone from her jacket and started dialing, only to see the man curve his lips at her.

Damn it!

Now he knew she was lying about the light from her palm because she JUST pulled it out of her pocket!

The chill ran down her spine woke her up from being all smitten.

"Who are you?!" This time it was Ann who asked the same question, and that made the man chuckle as if she only told a joke.

"My name is Edmund Gaumond, please do let the hospital know that when your call goes through." The man answered, "Do you know the name of this girl?"

Ann almost said Lilith's name but she stopped herself in time: "Of course not... I have never met her before."

There was that evil smirk on his face again.

Ann cursed in her mind for her sloppiness. He was just setting traps for her one after another! She just let him know that she knew exactly who the girl was! Damn!

Ann shook her head hard, trying to find herself back: "How could you survive such a crash without a single cut on you?! Tell me who you are!"

Edmund chuckled and that made Ann doubt herself.

"I do believe I just told you my name. Please call the ambulance? There is no time to waste."

Ann didn't want to, but Edmund just stood there, staring at her as if he won't stop until she comply.

So she did.

She couldn't think of an excuse to leave so she dialed, and the call went through fast enough: "Hello?"

"Yes," Ann put her phone to her ear, "Please send an ambulance. There was a car crash here on highway 18, 20 miles or so past the entrance, I think. Please just come from highway 18, you won't miss us. Ohh, this is for Edmund Gaumond."

"Thanks a lot, Miss...?" The man nodded with a satisfied smile.

"Ann. My name is Ann Beryl."

"Pretty name." The man bowed a little, and Ann wanted to groan at the perfect gentleman gesture.

Could it be? That her, the great witch that never cared about any men, just fell for this guy she JUST met?!

Something was wrong!

Danger alarm went off loud in her head as Ann stared at Edmund in disbelief.

"You are not human." Ann mumbled, "Are you?"

"Ouch." Edmund curved his lips in that casual style, "That one hurts."

"What, are, you?!" Ann grabbed her head with her hands, trying to take control of herself with rage burst out of her, "Tell me or you will die!"

Light came out of Ann's palm once again, and this time there was no clumsy excuse for it anymore

"No, I won't." Edmund put away the smile, but he bowed again at Ann: "But no harm to tell you though. I'm a werewolf, down the bloodline of Lord Erebus, I do believe."

"You are an Alpha!" Ann exclaimed, taking a gasp, "And a descendant of the legend no less!"

No wonder she couldn't resist his command!

She felt the domination over her even though she was NOT a member of his pact!

As if Edmund heard her mind, he shook his head a little with that annoying smirk: "Don't be too hard on yourself. Normally, people can't even ask questions when I give a direct command."

"I'm, NOT, normal!" Ann grunted with her teeth clenched.

"Well, this has been fun." Edmund shrugged indifferently to her rage, "But I have to bid you adieu here."

Wait, what?!

"Where are you going?!" Ann burst out as she followed him to Lilith, "Even if you can pull a car out of your sleeve right now, she won't make it to the hospital. You should--"

"You are absolutely right, Miss Beryl." Edmund laughed as he bent down beside Lilith to check her wound, "But who said anything about a car?"

Right at this moment Ann heard a noise from afar and it was approaching them at a horrifying fast speed --

A helicopter!

Before Ann could even turn to look, the metal bird was already hovering over them. Several men jumped down with a pucker stretcher unfolded right after they made it to the ground.

"Mr. Gaumond!" The special-force-like men soon approached them before they bowed towards Edmund.

Edmund waved his hand at them a bit annoyed: "No time to waste. Careful with the moving. I think her head took quite a hit."

"Yes, sir!"

Lilith was put on the stretcher with extra care as Ann stared at this unbelievable scene in front of her eyes with her mouth wide open.

"Buster, did Sarla come?"

"Of course, sir." The man looked like he was almost 6 feet tall, yet he was barely the height of Edmund, "We picked her up as soon as you called."

"Tell her the girl can't die, treat her life as my life." Edmund hinted at Buster as he walked along with Lilith's stretcher.

Buster glanced at Edmund with a weird look and Edmund rose his eyebrow: "Hmm?"

"Yes, sir!" The shred of doubt disappeared from Buster's face right away before he ran towards the helicopter to deliver Edmund's command.

The helicopter rose and flew away even faster than it came, and soon there was only the smoke, the silent forest, and the dark night left, with Ann and the still slightly glowing wand.

"What's going on?!"

Ann wheeled around, only to see Hank staring at her with shock written all over his face.