I bite my lower lip smiling and turn back to him with the mug in hand noticing he took out his jacket and sat up when I turned around. My eyes widen in shock seeing the white shirt reddening in front of my eyes
"Alexander... You bleeding." I say in panic blanching and placing the mug down in front of him. He looked down at the shirt unconcerned and looked back up at my worried eyes.
"It's fine..." he says uninterested taking the mug as the white shirt front became redder and the smell of blood and wolfsbane filled my nose.
"Let me see..." I say moving quickly to the other side of the counter and turning following my movements as he drank the boiling coffee.
"I'm Fine-" "Don't be ridiculous Alex. You bleeding." I say moving my hand to the slashes and he catches my hand, I look up at his scowling face and I frown right back.
"Let me see," I say moving my free hand to pry the shirt and he places the mug down so quickly catching the other hand. I look up at him furiously "Alexander. I just want to check your-"
"I'm fine..." he says slowly biting his lower lip
"If you are fine, then me checking wouldn't be a problem," I say in a condensing matter and he looks at me in amusement "Do you always touch people you don't know, without permission?" "Only if they bleeding and I can wolfsbane seeping from their wound." I counter.
He shakes his head with a smirk letting go of my hands and letting me pry the slashed shirt open a little and I groan in sadness seeing the huge gash marks beneath the ruined shirt. "Oh Alexander," I utter in dismay and he laughs and I see more blood pour from his wound and I bite my lip "Come with me..." I say cupping his hand and tugging him off the stool.
"Where are we going?" He asks in amusement still holding my hand as I tugged him to the staff bathroom and he sighs "I'm really fine..." He says as I let go of his hand open the door and nod towards it and he arches a brow "Do you under-"
"You can't walk out of here with soiled bloodied clothes and You bleeding and You hurt Alexander. I will check for pants but I know John keeps shirts for anyone that needs them and I have a first aid kit with a special healing ointment and I will bandage you up so it will be healed by tomorrow... I have some leftovers. I'll heat them for you and you can eat-" I ramble to him
"You don't have to-" He says with a small smile scratching the back of his neck
"I want to, let me help you." I say seeing his shirt get even redder "wash up and I'll give you what I find." I add quickly not waiting for his reply and heading to John's office and rummaging through the box labeled "help" and pulling out the largest shirt I find. I go to the kitchen pull out the first aid kit and double-check that it has everything I need before heading back to Alexander.
I gave myself a mini talk and remind myself that I had to hide my attraction if I felt it. I quickly thought of Noah and Charlotte, Noah and Charlotte marking each other, Noah's hurtful words. That did it, my mood was dimmed and I was ready to help beasty, I mean Alexander.
I knock on the door smelling his scent inside and he swung the door open and was met with the most defined chest, torso, and abs known to man. What are these damn creatures because damn... right Noah, Noah, Noah... I thought moving backward and he walks out with the bloody shirt in his fist. He tilted his head at me as I pointed to a side table where Ella and I used to study from time to time.
He walks ahead of me and the muscles on his back were even more defined but married with long slashed marks evidence of torture, and my sympathy came forwards at what he must have been through. He turns around gets on the table and waits for me to get started.
I use the bloody shirt to dab the blood pouring out the deep gashes that ran across his abs to his torso and place the first aid box down, slip-on gloves, disinfect each wound carefully, then use an antiseptic for wolfsbane and then dabbed the werewolf ointment that would stitch it back together faster than usual. I cover each would with three large oval waterproof plasters on each gash. I check his hands and repeated the process until he was all new.
I smile at my handy work and look up at him noticing he was already looking at me "you all new..." I say bending down to pick up the bin and collecting all the bloody cotton wools, gloves, and his ruined shirt when he grips my wrists holding the bin.
"Problem?" I ask and he eyes the bin. "I'm burning them..." and he snaps his eyes up to mine in surprise. "Don't worry Alexander, No one is going to know you were here and bleeding," I assure him unclasping his fingers on my wrists and he frowns. "Why are you helping me? are you not scared that I will hurt you after this?"
I sigh at his question not knowing how to explain so I answer as honestly as possible "Because I've been helped on multiple occasions. The least I could do is help a pack member whose pack has done so much for me and been nothing but kind and protective, and that doesn't include just today but ever since I came here... Alexander I am not scared of you, I am the last person who will judge you for being different and if you were going to harm me or hurt me you would have done it when I was on the kitchen floor. So now that we have established that, can you let go of my wrist so I can burn these and get you something to eat?" I answer in a gentle tone that disarms him and he looks at me curiously.
He gently releases my wrists and chews his lower lip in thought "Thank You...?" He says in a hoarse question awaiting me to give him my name.
"Emi... Emi Larson.." I answer with a small smile and nod at the shirt "That's for you." I say before turning away
I dropped all the waste into a large metal drum along with paraffin dipped that we used to heat up the outside griller. I lit up the waste and watched everything catch alight before heading back inside and washing my hands and reheating a large container of beef stew that John kept aside for me to take for dinner or breakfast. I poured the contents into a bowl, took a soup spoon and some serviettes, and walked tiredly to the front where Alex sat with the shirt unbuttoned because it was too small. I placed the stew in front of him along with a spoon. "Do you want another cup of coffee?" I ask him kindly and Alexander shifts uncomfortably and nods pushing his empty mug towards me. "The same... if you can..." He says quietly I smile to myself picking up the mug "Of course. Do you like cheesecake?" I ask as he smiled slightly at me "Is John aware that you giving food away?" "I am not giving it away," I answer in slight amusement technically it was my food but he needed it more than m
"I smelt his scent... his Burning wood scent gives your werewolf scent a roasted hazelnut coffee smell and makes your vampire scent a dry froze midnight orchid smell.." I explain and he narrows his eyes indicating I needed to explain more than that, I groan at him giving him a summarised version. "I have a special gene that gave me a heightened sense of smell, better than a werewolf. As I grew my ability grew and my Alpha, Alpha Ian of the moon cloak pack, took me under his wing and helped me develop it, and trained me to use it. I can smell different scents, what species they are, what pack their from, sometimes the stronger their pack scent the higher their rank. I can smell danger from miles away, I can decode a person by their smell their attraction, nervousness, hate, lust, I can tell if I am in danger or not or their true intentions..." I explain. He furrows his brow in confusion like he is trying to work out a tough equation in his mind and I slide over my unfinished cheesecak
A month later I found myself back in familiar surroundings, I was finally back home, back at Moon Cloaks Pack in Aarhus, back in Denmark. Alpha Ian got my adoption paperwork and university application fast-tracked with the help of the hybrid alpha that I never met or seen. When the time for goodbyes came around I couldn't help the soft leaking tears that graced my cheeks. I hugged the small group of people that became my home away from home and fully accepted me as one of them. John, Ella, Elisa, and Patty readily hugged me and said I better call and not forget them while Collen found the entire thing too melodramatic for his taste. "It's not like we will never see each other again, Emi." Collen says while awkwardly tapping my back "Just give me a hug you sophisticated idiot in case I don't" I sniff and he grunted in distaste hugging me while mumbling about how I wanted him to get killed and how I have ruined his sophisticated edge with all water works. "Thank you for everything..
Time flew by more quickly than I care to admit, it was three years later and so much happened. The first was Ian ascending to Alpha position and Lzzy ascending the Luna position, the next Thomas and Octavia ascending Beta and Beta female position, and Theo and Ivy being named Gamma and Gamma Female. Ivy was doing well in the moon cloak pack, she was still wasn't used to people being so accepting of her. Racheal took her under her wing and started training her to be a nurse and I watched in quiet delight Ivy find her place and prosper in the Moon Cloaks. She also found her mate, the quiet, sweet, and patient Theo, who was close friends with Dylan. I was with Ivy when they discovered they were mates. Ivy immediately braced herself for rejection and was taken aback when Theo hugged her and was genuinely happy to have her as his mate. We all watched Theo and her fall in love. Theo was kind, sweet, and patient especially when Ivy's insecurities just got too much for her to handle, in
Octavia and I helped Lzzy into more comfortable clothes while Lzzy fought the pain of contractions. We grabbed the already packed hospital bag and helped her into the car before we raced to the pack hospital. "Did you mindlink Racheal?" I ask Octavia and she nods as her eyes glazed over meaning she was receiving communication back. I focused on the road ahead and I hear Lzzy swear and whimper in the backseat. we finally made it to the hospital and helped Lzzy out while Ivy, Racheal, and Terry, another pack member, rushed out with a wheelchair and we all quickly helped her into the wheelchair as Lzzy clutched her tummy in pain and sobbed as we all ran in the direction of the first available room. Octavia and I hover near the door while we watch Terry, Ivy and Racheal rush around the room trying to get it labor ready. Ivy and Terry turn to Lzzy to help her up, but Lzzy swatted their hands away angrily."GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!" Lzzy screamed as Terry and Ivy tried to help her out
I sweep Anna, my niece, into my arms as she just as her soft sobs erupt in my room, "Now, Now, Lovebug. No need to Cry Aunty is here..." I coo as she puckers her quivering lip and blinks her teary eyes at me as I quickly make my way downstairs to the kitchen. I place her in her bouncy seat that Ian set up on the dining room table a few days ago, I switch on the small mobile to distract her for a little while, while I get her bottle warmed and ready for feeding. I place the ready-made bottle into a mug of hot water while watching my month-year-old niece stare at the turning wolve shapes dangling above her with a sad smile. It has been a rough month for her, for the entire clan, as the Lzzy was diagnosed with postpartum depression a week after Anna's birth after she refused to hold, look or even feed her. So I stepped in to fill in the role that Lzzy couldn't bring herself to do, while still doing my honors and helping my brothers gather information from an underground spy group th
Anna Loud giggles fill the room as we all watch captivated as she points at her father and her uncle who pretend to fight, I smile at the scene while getting back to marking a few first years assignments that were handed to honor students yesterday. Lzzy was busy cooking looking at the scene from time to time with a small smile. She was doing better now, she was stronger mentally and emotionally, and she was seeing a new doctor closer to my college, they were from the werewolf world, but resided in the human world, working among human doctors and in private practices. Lzzy's session with Dr. Zander proved to be fruitful. We saw a change in her after a few sessions two months ago, She started up her duties as Luna again and talked and cried less. I was still taking care of Anna but Lzzy started making an effort, She woke up with Ian when night feeding was done, she came out with Anna and I went for picnics and outings, and she even held Anna a few times. My mind is brought back to
I took Anna out for our daily walk around the territory, She was bubbling and gaggling happily as I conversed with a few pack members that were curious and worried about Octavia's condition after Ruby put her on bed rest a few days ago. Now we all have shifts to take care of her and give her company. I walked to the lake, a picnic area where a lot of teenage wolves and families went too, socializing was a big part of the pack to create a close bond, and exposing Anna to more people would help her in the future went she took over the pack. I settled us on the ground and placed her on the ground as she watched a few shifted wolves shift and jump in the play in the water. I smiled at the scene and took a deep calming breath when I smelt that citrus ice scent. I turned in the direction of the smell and raised my brows in surprise as I saw Emanuel relaxing on the tree, staring at me and Anna while he ate an apple casually. I blinked rapidly wondering if I was imagining it when I realiz