Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“I will make certain of it, Dietrich. I refuse to lose anyone else. But we need to hurry.” I didn’t know why the feeling of urgency was so strong, but it was there and it was egging me on. “We’ve got to get to him.” My voice held an edge that I couldn’t quite describe. “We’re coming Shawn, just hang in there.”
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Riviana
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As we were running, racing to check on Shawn, I sent a message via mind link. I needed to tell Griffin to hurry. He had been waiting near the edge of town. He was waiting to see if he would be needed. Well, he was needed. I’m sure more than just Shawn needed his help, but Shawn was all that filled my mind right now.
‘Griffin!’ I nearly yelled into his head.
‘Not so loud, Luna, please.’ It sounded like he was speaking with pain in his voice.
‘We need you, now.’ I sent these words back at him with a slightly lower volume.
‘Who has been hurt, and where?’ He was already in his work mode.
‘Shawn has been hurt, he is near the river on the south side of the city.’
‘Lana and I will be there soon.’ I was happy to hear that they were together and that they could help Shawn and everyone else.
It felt like it was taking a long time, too long, to get to Shawn. I felt like I was running through sand and water, hell even jello. It was like I just couldn’t move fast enough, but none of the others were moving any faster than I was. We were all racing to the river, racing to where Shawn was laying, hurt, probably scared. How could I have let this happen?
Finally, after what felt like hours I crested a small hill and could see the river in the distance. Somewhere over there was Shawn. We all started off once more, this time using our noses to search for Shawn’s exact location.
It only took seconds to find him this time, but it still felt like an hour. My sense of time was majorly off. I couldn’t trust myself with judging time right now.
I was the first to reach Shawn’s side, Dietrich hot on my heels. I dropped to my knees next to him and took in the sight of him. There was a large bloody slash that went up his abdomen from his right side all the way to his shoulder, and there was an equally bloody looking slash that ran down the left side of his face from his hairline to his jaw.
“Shawn?” I called out his name at the same time that Dietrich spoke.
“Mein Wolfsliebe.” I heard the tears in Dietrich’s voice as he reached out to stroke Shawn’s face. “Bleib bitte bei mir. Bleib f眉r immer bei mir.” The heartache in Dietrich’s voice as he begged Shawn to stay with him forever was enough to bring tears to my eyes.
“Shawn, come on, wake up. Speak to us Shawn.”
Just as I spoke those words, begging Shawn to wake up and hoping to see his eyes flutter, I heard the approach of more people. Griffin and Lana were here.
“Griffin, hurry.” I called out to him.
“I’m coming. Lana, you check the others.”
“Joaquin, get the others to help you find anyone who may be hurt and need help. Also, count the dead and gather their bodies. They deserve a proper burial.” I was trying to sound diplomatic and authoritative, but all I could focus on was Shawn.
“Alright.” Joaquin nodded at my words as he turned to leave and begin his task.
Almost as soon as Joaquin left Griffin was at Shawn’s side, shooing both me and Dietrich away. He needed to work and we were in the way. With some reluctance, the two of us rose to our feet and stepped aside.
“What kind of animal attacked him?” Griffin asked almost immediately after beginning his examination. “These wounds are deep.
“It wasn’t an animal.” I told him. “It was another human monster created by Edmond.”
“Will we never be rid of him?” Griffin’s voice sounded tired and sad as he spoke.
“We are.” That was all it took. The light that lit inside Griffin’s eyes was like a rising sun.
“Are you sure? He’s really gone?”
“I have his head as proof.” That should have sounded dark and sinister, but it really didn’t. It was like a joyful chorus that needed to be sung to the world. Edmond was really truly dead.
Dietrich could not seem to get into the conversation. Tears rimmed his eyes that had turned red in his extreme emotional state. I tried to put my arm around his shoulders, but he was too tall for me to do that. What I managed instead was an arm around his waist. I pulled Dietrich toward me, taking his weight onto me, letting his head rest against the top of mine.
“He will be alright Dietrich, I know he will. He’s strong.”
“He’s stronger than I am.” Dietrich’s voice held all the emotions he was trying so hard to hold back.
After that, the two of us stood together, leaning on one another for support as we watched and waited for Griffin to give us some sort of news. We watched as Griffin tore away what remained of Shawn’s shirt so he could inspect the deep gash across his chest.
Griffin then pushed aside Shawn’s hair, revealing more of the slash down the side of his face. With more of the two wounds finally revealed I was able to see that they were lined with a deep purplish bruising. Long thin red lines had begun to snake from the sides of the wounds and were making their way across his chest and arms. And on top of that some sort of thick, yellow pus was oozing from the sides of those two deep cuts.
“What is that Griffin? It looks like he’s been poisoned.”
“That’s exactly it. Those creatures must have been venomous. He’s been infected and it’s spreading fast.”
“What does that mean? Can’t you stop it? Can’t you use your power to heal him?” Dietrich’s seemed desperate as he asked these questions.
