Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
Dietrich
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We were running now, as fast as we possibly could. I would have liked to shadow walk, but I did not know where Shawn was.
On the way to the location that my love was waiting for us, hurt, Riviana sent a mental message to Griffin, the healer, so that he could come and help us save my Herzchen, my Liebling, my lover, mein Seelenverwandter.
When we reached the clearing that Shawn was in my senses became overloaded. Shawn was here, and he had been all over the clearing. But also, his blood had been spilled as well. I was moving fast, looking for where he was laying. Riviana reached his side first but I was less than a second behind her. She had the added benefit of having seen where he had fallen.
“Shawn?”
“Mein Wolfsliebe.” There were tears in my eyes as Riviana and I both yelled out for my love. With a hand on his pale, pale cheek I began to sob. “Bleib bitte bei mir. Bleib f眉r immer bei mir.” I felt as if I had no heart left to break as I begged Shawn to stay with me and to not leave me ever.
“Shawn, come on, wake up. Speak to us Shawn.” Riviana was trying to wake him as well.
My love was not moving, he was barely breathing. But finally, the healer had arrived and he would help us save my mate.
“Griffin, hurry.” Riviana 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.” Riviana sounded diplomatic and authoritative, but all I could focus on was Shawn.
“Alright.” Joaquin nodded at her words as he turned to leave and begin his task.
Griffin shooed us away from my Shawn so he could get to work. It nearly broke me to leave his side, the tears were flowing and I could not stop them at all.
“What kind of animal attacked him?” Griffin asked almost immediately after beginning his examination. “These wounds are deep.
“It wasn’t an animal. It was another human monster created by Edmond.” Riviana’s voice held anger and rage.
“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.” There was joy now, replacing the anger in Riviana’s voice.
I found it difficult to join their talk. All I could do was watch as the healer examined my mate as he laid motionless on the ground.
“He will be alright Dietrich, I know he will. He’s strong.” Riviana was trying to calm me down it seemed.
“He’s stronger than I am.” My voice cracked on the emotions I was fighting hard to hold back.
Griffin began to move Shawn’s clothes aside to examine things more intently.
“What is that Griffin? It looks like he’s been poisoned.” Riviana’s voice seemed far away as she spoke.
“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?” I didn’t know what it was he was trying to tell me, to tell us.
“I’m trying, but the venom is spreading faster than I can heal him. I’m worried it will reach his heart before I have the chance to rid his body of it all.”
“What can we do? What are our options?” I could hear the fear thickening Riviana’s voice.
“I don’t know.” Griffin looked like he was at a loss. “I don’t know what to do.”
“Would having two of you help? Should we get Lana?”
“I really don’t know. It might, but I don’t know if he would make it, he might not last that long.”
“Why did I have to send them away?” She was beating herself up over the decisions she had made because it was impacting us here.
“I might have an idea.” I felt myself stiffen in fear as I said those words. “But it is not something I had discussed with Shawn yet. I do not know if he would accept it, even to save his life.”
“Dietrich, whatever it is, I am sure that Shawn would choose to stay with you instead of dying. He loves you and he would want to be with you.”
“It’s not that simple, he might reject what it is when he wakes. And I admit, I do not know what all it will entail.”
“Will it save his life? Will it stop him from dying?”
“I believe it will, yes.” I nodded slowly as I answered.
