Chapter 8

Xavier

I’m at home in the study; it was once my father's office when he was alive but has been collecting dust since his death. I am rummaging through books of werewolves history, hoping to find something recorded about bonds between witches and wolves. The need to go to her, to protect, keeps growing, but I don’t want it; I don’t want her. We must find a way to sever this bond.

I grab the tenth book flipping through the pages, nothing. F**k, I toss the book across the room, my anger surging. That witch better figures this out. I run my hand through my hair before walking over to the book and picking it back up.

Knock

Knock

Knock

I sigh sharply before asking

“Who is it?”My voice rolls through the room like thunder. The door opens slightly, Keira sticks her head in.

“It’s me, babe; everything ok?” She opens the door and smiles and saunters over to me, thee wraps her arms around.

“ Grrr Grrr,” Silas starts growling immediately, which is a new thing. He didn’t do before that witch and her dreams.

“ Shut up!” I shout at him, causing Keira to jump back; she looks at me, terrified.

“Babe?”

“ Not you, Silas.”I pull her back into my arms; she feels familiar, comfortable, unlike that...that witch. I scowl at her smell, Silas whimpers. Mine! He shouts Mine. She isn’t fucking yours, and she surely does not belong to me.

“Baby,” Keira says sweetly, pulling me from my fight with the wolf. She kisses my chin then strokes my face as I try to put that witch out of my head. “You’ve been worked up these last couple of days.” She rubs her hands along my chest, down my abs then grabs the brand between my thighs.

“ Let me help you release some.”I grin as I grab her by her waist, spin, and put her on the desk. I ease myself between her thighs then lean in to kiss her.

“ Grrr Grr” The damn wolf begins again. Shut up, Silas! I shout mentally; I feel his presence fade. Great, now where was I? I grab her face and press my lips against hers; I need to touch her. To feel her, I need to know that what we have is real. She moves her hands to my buttons. Our lips part temporarily as I step back to remove my shirt. I toss it to the side and then capture her lips again; she is breathing heavy and moans softly as my hands slide under her shirt.”

“Mine! Silas shouts; my head hurts like something drops a block on it. I pull away from Keira and clutch my head, Silas what the f**k was that?

“I didn’t, my Luna. She’s in danger.”I’ll ignore you calling her your Luna; what kind of danger is she in?

“Look!”My eyes slam shut; I’m in the woods, I can feel the cold air!

“Xavier!”She screams, calls my name, my heart racing as if I’m running. Elina! I see her running. She looks terrified; my chest tightens. The overwhelming need to go to her fills my being.

“ Ahhhhhh!”She screams, then silence follows.

“Elina! Elina!” Everything is silent; my eyes snap open as my heart pounds; I growl as Silas growls. Then a searing pain ripples through our bodies; she’s hurt. I must go to her; I must protect her.

“Why are you calling that bitch’s name?” Keira asks, scowling. I grab my shirt.

“She’s in danger. I have to find her.” I explain, hoping the woman I have been with forever will understand my need to protect another.

“The witch has a mouth on her, so she’ll always get in trouble. Why is it your business? Let her die.” She growls.

“ No! Mine!!!!!!!!”I growl through gritted teeth pushing Keira away, her face marred with anger and terror. I don’t even know what that was, but I don’t have time to think about it right now.

“Silas!”

“ Yes”

“Where is she?”

“I’ll take you.” hurry across the room about to leave.

“You’re not going anywhere,” Keira announces as she stands at the door and blocks it.

“Keira, I have to go.”

“To that witch, not if I have any say it this.”

“ I don’t have time for this; I’ll be back; I have to make sure she’s ok.”I push her away from the door.

“ If you leave, you can forget about us being together.” I stop and turn to her, I have taken her back after multiple times of her cheating on me, but she wants to end it because of this. I’m about to say this to her, but Silas shouts again.

“Mine!”He growls; I feel her as if all her power is rushing through me. Then I hear her voice screaming words I cannot understand, a surge of power shots through all at once and then nothing. I feel nothing; I can’t feel her anymore.

“Silas!”I rush downstairs and tear of my clothes, then shift into my wolf form. We race throw the forest in search of her.

“Is she close?”

“We’re almost there.”My thoughts are racing; why was she attacked? Who or what attacked her, but most of all, I hope she’s ok. As we get closer, I smell the faint smell of lilac and oranges, her smell, but it’s overpowered by blood. We speed up until I can see her or what appears to be her, but someone is beside her. We approach slowly.

“You’re stronger than you look,” Eric says as we approach. Him! What is he doing here? Silas growls. We jump between him and her; we nuzzle her unconscious body with our nose; Silas whimpers as our heart races. We have to get her help quickly. I shift back to my human form and feel her pulse; it’s strong. She’s unconscious, though, and her leg has bike marks and is covered in blood; I pick her up in my arms, Silas whimpers. She’s ok; she’s going to be okay. My heart pounds as I inhale her smell, home. I turn to leave but stop and turn to face the new kid; I don’t know him, nor do I trust him, especially his attempts to get close to Elina, which pisses me off more than I want to admit. Every time I see him, he’s trying to cozy up to her at lunch while hiding his scent.

“What the f**k are you doing here?” I demand immediately. He pretends to be shocked.

“Ah, ah, I don’t know, you just changed from a wolf to a man.”

“ Cut the act; I can smell you from a mile away, wolf. Now I’m going to ask you again, and depending on your answer, you might not get to live; why the f**k are you here?” I growl again, ready to rip out his throat.

“I was just out for a run, and I hide my scent, so what not everybody goes around annoying themselves as the big bad wolf, like you.”I glare at him; if I didn’t have her in my hands, I would rip his throat out.

“You just happened to stumble here of all places?”

“Yes.” He says simply, which doesn’t ease my blood lust. He was just standing over her, not even trying to help her. I take a step towards

“Xavier.” I stop when she whispers, my heart skips a beat.

“ Elina! Elina! I shake her, but she’s unconscious once again; I have to get her some help. Her mother, I have to get her home.

“If she tells me you’re responsible for this when she wakes up, I’ll rip your throat out. I growl then press her tightly against me before I begin to run in the direction of her house. Silas is faster, but I can’t carry her on wolf form. I dash through trees and shrubs, heart pounding. Why am I so worried? I shouldn’t care. I hate her; it must be this stupid bond we have.

Ten minutes later, I run up the steps of her house and knock on the door multiple times. No one comes, I knock again. The door swings open

“Who is... Elina!” Her mother shouts when she sees her in my arms.

“She was attacked.” I try to explain.

“Come in, come in!” I rush in, holding her against me, my heart beating.

“Put her in here.”I place her on the bed. Her mother grabs the flashlight and shines it in her eyes.

“ Did you see what’s attacked her?”

“No…”She rushes to the door

“John!”She screams before coming back.

“These are bite marks.” She says once she examines her legs.

“ I Know.”

“But you don’t know who attacked her; who was it? Was it you, uncle?” I furrow my brows, confused.

“What? Why would my uncle?

“ Honey.” Mr.Sutherland rushes through the door, his face filled with panic.

“Elina!” He shouts as he runs up to her. “How did this happen?”He looks at me, expecting an answer.

“ Something attacked her in the woods,” I explain again.

“John gets him some clothes; I’ll clean the cut and bandage it.”He nods; I look down at myself, forgetting that I’m completely naked.

“Follow me.”I am reluctant to leave her, but I need to put something on, so I nod and follow him out the room and upstairs,

“ Put this on” He tosses me a shirt and a pair of jeans, then hurries out of the room. Why was she asking about my uncle? Why would he want to harm Elina? I quickly put my clothes on then headed back downstairs. Noime is tending to her wounds.

“Is she ok?”She glares at me before returning to her task, and I can see she does not like me.

“She will be.” Mr. Sutherland answers with a smile. “Thank you for bringing her home.” I nod then turn back to Elina. Her eyes are still closed. Why is she still unconscious? Did she lose too much blood?

“Why isn’t she waking up?” I ask as she wraps the last bandage then caress Elina’s cheek before leaning in and kissing her forehead before she pulls away to glare at me. She was not lying when she said her mother wanted nothing to do with wolves.

“Honey, watch her, tell me if anything changes in her condition.”She looks at me

“Follow me, boy.”I don’t like her tone, but I follow as she leads me to another room.

“Why is my daughter bleeding and unconscious?”

“ I found her like that... in the woods.”

“You just happen to be passing through?” she sounded me minutes ago, questioning that suspicious wolf except Elina called me.

“No, she called me.” I try to explain, not knowing if she is aware of our connection.

“ Why would she call you and not me?” I can feel her anger; the lights flicker on and off as she tries to restrain herself.

“I don’t know we have a connection, my wolf; she called out to me, so I went looking for her.”

“ Your uncle wouldn’t be the one trying to break it, would he?”

“Trying to break what?”

“Nothing, I’ll know once she awakens, but if anyone in your pack is responsible, I will wipe you all out,” I growl low,

“ I don’t like to be threatened, especially after saving your daughter's life.”

“You are the reason her life is in danger. You and that damn bond, now get out of my house and remember my words.” I scowl, the bond; she knows about it, and my uncle does too, and it’s clear they know more than Elina and me.

“Xavier,” Elina whispers; I growl, feeling the need to stay by her side and protect her.

“I’m not leaving.

“Get out,” She commands.

“ Xavier,” Elina shouts louder.

“Elina!” Her mother runs back into the room, and I follow.

“ Xavier! No! No!” She is screaming, but she isn’t awake, as if she’s having a nightmare, but why am I the one she’s screaming at?

“Baby, I’m here; he can’t hurt you. I won’t let him hurt you.”She turns to me and scowls.

“Get out!” I back away slowly

“She needs you,” Silas says as I keep backing up. She doesn’t; her mother is here.

“Get out!”

“ Xavier, don’t! Ahhhhhhhh,” Elina shouts again. Am I hurting her? Why is she screaming like that? My heart aches as I watch her face twist with pain.

“What’s happening?” I demand.

“ A dream...I have to call Raina,” Her mother shouts ignoring me.

“What’s happening?!” I shout; my voice reverberates through the house.

“Leave!” She shouts before she pushes past me. I should leave, but I can’t. Something keeps me planted. I need to know she’s ok; she has to be ok.

“ You should go.” Mr. Sutherland says. I look at Elina, who is now sweating as she twists on the table.

“I can’t.”

“I’ll call you when she wakes up; thank you for bringing her home.” Mr.Sutherland offers, which calms me a bit. I head over to the door reluctantly and glance back at her face, twisted in horror. I clench my fist before hurrying through the house.

“Tell Alavic I’m coming for him.”Her mother says to me as I exit the front door.

“He will need to answer to me first.”