Chapter 4 : Saving Her

Brian Bennet's POV

               I shifted to my human form and ran up to her. I could see that she had a cut on her forehead which was bleeding profusely. I tried to wipe the cut with the sleeves of her dress and the cut was deep sprouting more blood. I licked her wound without thinking. My Alpha saliva would help in healing the wound. The blood flow slowed down but did not stop completely. I tried putting pressure on the wound but since the forehead is such a delicate area and the skin was slippery with blood, it only made it worse. When I put pressure on her forehead it again increased the flow of blood. Damn It!

               “Jack, help me” I yelled at him, who stood frozen in his wolf form refusing to shift.

               “Brian. Why the hell did you lick her, you know we are not allowed to meddle with humans. She doesn’t seem to be one of us. Common let’s get back before anyone finds us. We are out of our territory, there could be rouges or even worse, the bloody Pisachs. It is not safe for us out here. Especially you, if your father ever found out that we were here putting you in danger he will have my neck, I swear”

               “What about her Jack? If the Pisachs will come for us then it is like an open invitation for them to come feast on her. She is bleeding profusely and needs help. There is no way any human is going to venture into the forest at this time. She will surely be dead by morning if we don’t help her” I retort.

               I understand Jack’s concern but something tells me that I can’t just abandon her. I feel some strange connection to her. Her scent is what drew me to her and now she is hurt because of me, she got scared seeing our huge wolf forms. It is normal for any girl to be scared of wild animals and she looked so petite, that she was bound to be scared of gigantic wolves.

               “She is just a simple human Brian. Why are you so worried about her? Why do you care so much anyway? You never bothered about humans before, common let us get out of here. It is not worth it. Like you said the scent of her blood is bound to attract the Pisachs. I can’t risk putting your life in danger for her. You are far too precious for our pack to be sacrificed over a mere human” Jack replies to me over his mind link still not shifting.

               I refuse to listen “No. This isn’t right. I am the reason she is hurt. I was attracted by her scent and followed it to see what was the creature emanating the scent. The sight of us frightened her, if I had not revealed myself to her then she would not have been hurt. So, it will be my fault if she dies. Being the future alpha, I have to do the right thing. I can’t be the reason she dies. I will carry her back to the pack. I am sure the pack doctor will help us”

               Jack growled in protest “What are you saying? You can’t carry a human to a pack of werewolves. She can’t know about us. Don’t you know that? Brian, you are not thinking straight. If your father finds out that you are bringing a human to our pack and exposing her to the world of magic then there will be dire consequences. Drop the idea right here. Let us carry her to the edge of the forest and drop her at the side of the road so that a human can find her. I won’t allow you to carry her to the pack and expose her to our ways”

               “She has already been exposed to the world of magic. She had seen us and I have licked her too. Besides I feel a strong connection to her scent, I can’t explain it. Her scent is what drew me in and my instinct is telling me not to abandon her. It will be a disrespect to my mother’s blood that is flowing in me if I don’t listen to my gut instinct” I tell him and without wasting any more time I start licking her wound again.

               The bleeding stops but starts again. It looks like just my alpha saliva is not enough to heal her wound. I draw out a claw from my right hand and cut my finger on the left and hold the finger over her lips and open her mouth slightly. Surely this should help her. Jack growls and moves closer trying to stop me but I hold a hand out stopping him. It has already been done and cannot be undone now. My blood enters her mouth and within minutes the bleeding has stopped and her blood clots around her cut.

               “I will carry her on my back and walk to the pack Jack,” I tell him.

               “No just put her on my back and I will carry her so that you can shift too. We will get there faster” Jack says.

               Just then we both hear a blood-curdling cry at a distance. It is the unmistakable shriek of the Pisach, the blood-sucking monster.

               “Damn it. Just what we wanted to avoid” Jack’s wolf knots its brows and bares his fangs “Hurry up”

               “She will fall off from your back at the speed which we run. She will be even more hurt then. No, I have to carry her” I state the obvious. No way will she be safe on Jack’s back with nothing to hold onto.

               “Brian, I am not fooling around. You better shift right now or else the Pisach is going to suck more than just her blood”

               I know Jack is right and I shift into my wolf and say “I will carry her in my mouth, holding onto her backpack”

               “Sounds good. Be careful not to bite her” Jack seems to agree, he just wants us away from this place and back to our territory as soon as possible.

               I turn her around and hold her backpack in my mouth. She is limp as a rag doll in my mouth. I don’t feel her weight at all and it is like carrying a piece of feather. We both break into a run not wasting any more time. The Pisach’s shriek’s again and this time it is louder which means it is getting closer to us.

               “Could it have picked up our scent? Or do you think the scent of her blood is drawing the Pisach to us?” I ask Jack.

               “I don’t want to find out. Right now my only aim is to get away from it as soon as possible and keep you safe Brian. Fuck my heart is beating so erratically, I am scared I might have a heart attack”

               “I am sorry for putting you in this situation buddy” I feel guilty for putting Jack in this situation. Jack is bound to be scared as he has his pregnant mate waiting for him at his home. God forbid if anything happens to him and he does not get to see his baby. It will be entirely my fault. Shit! I would never let that happen. Even if I have to sacrifice myself, I would never let my buddy get hurt. I make a mental note to myself.

               “I can smell the rotten scent of the Pisach, pick up the pace Brian” Jack shouts at me.

               I run faster. I am unable to smell anything rotten as the only thing hitting my nose is the beautiful fragrance of sweet peonies from the girl in my mouth. I am glad Jack still has his strong sense of smell and nothing else distracting him. A dark figure drops in front of us blocking our path. Large black wings folding onto its back. Pale white skin all over its body and clothed in a black suit. Its eyes are the color of liquid gold, its fangs are drawn and a sinister smile on its face.