Chapter 10

The next thing I knew, I found myself laying on the lawn, naked. My head was still spinning when I looked around, seeing my dress shred on the floor.

"Kira!" 

I could barely move I just lay there, staring at the night sky until Fenris' face showed up. He was looking so worried while my eyes were almost closing in heaviness. My breath would often be off and then come back for a minute, then off again.

"What happened, Kira?" He asked caressing my hair out of my face. I felt like I was staring at the stars through his eyes. Despite my weakening body and sight, I saw how light and beautiful his eyes were.

"Kira!" 

I exhaled a large amount of breath before I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him down to me. My naked body felt the warmth of his skin but I didn't seem to mind. Finally, I felt safe. I was so scared a while ago and all I could think of was his name because I knew for a fact that I needed him.

I squeezed my eyes close letting the excess tears fall on my cheeks, squeezing my chest more.

"Kira," he whispered, letting me hug him tighter. "What happened? Why are you outside? Why are you naked?"

"Fen..." My heart twitched more. "I think... No, I'm sure... I transformed..." I gripped his body tighter. "I transformed into a werewolf... Oh my God, I thought I was gonna die."

I thought I wasn't gonna see him again and my family. It was terrifying.

"What? How come?" He looked up, melting my eyes as his pupils glittered with worries. "That didn't happen for centuries, Kira. All werewolves' first transformation always happens during Red Moon." He stroked his hair, looking more confused. "What the fuck is going on?" he uttered in wind.

"Fenris, it's a lot scarier than I thought... I don't think I can handle being a werewolf now. It's terrifying. My mind, I couldn't even read my mind like it formed a new identity inside me and I felt this pleasurable feeling to hunt a human. I don't wanna feel that ever again."

He hugged me again, a reassuring hug that everything was gonna be alright.

"It's normal to feel that, Kira." He kissed my forehead, making me feel the gentleness of him. "I'm sorry I wasn't around when it happened. I should have been by your side to help you to be less terrified. I'm sorry, but I promise... I won't let anything bad happen to you... What you felt while transforming is normal," he reassured me.

I gasped, feeling dizzier like I drained myself just from simply talking. I relaxed my head on the lawn, letting my eyes go to rest as they closed. I was big-time exhausted. 

The next moment I opened my eyes, I was in a soft bed with the sunlight poking at my face through the window. I massaged my head, feeling a lot better but my back was still in ache. 

I sighed in relief as I saw myself wearing clothes but my cheeks burned, thinking Fenris saw my whole naked body last night. I wondered if he judge my shape or if he even stared at it for longer with his gorgeous eyes glittering. I shook my head. Why am I even thinking about that? 

"Kira, how are you?" Fenris walked inside my room, making my chest squirm. His existence truly was affecting me that much. I should start being careful, I never wanted to fall for him.

My brows crossed when I met the eyes of the man who stood beside him and stared at me, still laying on the bed. I sat, resting my back on the headboard. I stretched my body, still feeling some pain in my muscles.

"Better," I still didn't have much strength to utter words.

He nodded. 

I looked back at the man, standing beside him; those silver eyes, right I remembered; he was Fenris' friend, the one I was supposed to meet yesterday.

They looked at each other while Fenris parted his lips, hesitating to say something. Gonzalo, as far as I remembered the name, shook his head, smirking playfully like they were talking through minds. It was unfair! I couldn't hear them.

Fenris cleared his throat. "By the way, Kira, this is Gonzalo Irving, the man I mentioned to you yesterday."

Gonzalo offered his big hand with his white teeth widely smiling. "Finally got the chance to meet you."

We shook our hands while I was looking at Fenris. I felt like there was still a thing that he wanted to tell me but he was contemplating.

"You seem in shock about everything huh." Gonzalo chuckled. He looked a lot more friendly than Fenris. His pinkish lips were always ready to smile with his dimples showing. His broad shoulders were the same as Fenris but still, Fenris was I bet one or two-inch taller than Gonzalo. "I heard you transformed into a werewolf, last night," he added.

My brows crossed at Fenris. "He knows?"

Fenris nodded.

"But I thought it's gonna be a secret between the both of us?" I asked.

"Oh, except Fenris couldn't hide a secret from me, right Alpha Fenris?" 

Alpha. He was indeed an alpha; I got somehow intimidated but no, I shouldn't be washed off by that.

Fenris swallowed deeply before looking at Gonzalo. "Can you leave us first? I wanna talk to her privately." He tapped Gonzalo's shoulder.

Gonzalo laughed. "Oh come on! I wanna hear everything."

My lips parted. Gonzalo was indeed more playful than him, I bet more approachable and easier to bond with. 

Fenris just glared at him which made Gonzalo laugh even harder. I was just staring at them, completely clueless about their interactions.

In a second, Gonzalo raised his hand in surrender while shaking his head. He then looked at me with his dimples waving. 

"Talk to you later, Kira." He grabbed my hand and kissed it before exiting the room.

Fenris punched him in the shoulder before he closed the door and locked it, he then walked back towards the bed and sat beside me. Our legs were touching but I shouldn't make a big deal out of it, damn!

We stayed quiet for a moment like we were just feeling each other's heartbeat until he cleared his throat while he was just staring at the wall, so I did the same.

"Alpha Gonzalo is my best friend." 

I wasn't shocked that Gonzalo was an alpha too. I didn't talk, waiting for him to say more.

"Moonlight Claws and Thunder Hunter, his pack are really close to each other, mostly like a brotherly pack. We trust each other big time and we always help each other with every problem occurring in our werewolf life."

I sighed. "Does he really have to know my situation?"

"It's an important matter, Kira. A werewolf from Thunder Hunter is also experiencing the same thing as Vilka." He sighed. "Vilka is not the only one and we think there's more to them than we could ever imagine. We still don't know what's going on but we're studying the case."

I just nodded. I could still feel that he wasn't spilling everything to me like he was holding back from saying what he really wanted to say.

"Gonzalo has been eyeing to meet you ever since I mentioned you to him." He grasped. "He proposed something that I think you would want to consider."

"What is that?" My heat temper kinda raised as my brows crossed.

"He's willing to marry you Kira and take the responsibility of looking after you."