The Wolf Who Saved Me

“I still don’t understand why Conri would go to such an extent just to find me. Why can’t he just leave me alone?” I complained, looking at the ceiling.

“Well, it’s only you who could answer that. What do you have that Conri desperately needed? But why are you staring at the ceiling once again?” Reule replied.

I turned to look at him and rolled my eyes. “Can’t you just let me be?”

Reule chuckled and felt even more annoyed. “Why are you laughing?”

“You are really are weird. I wonder what your prince charming must have thought whenever he sees you like this.”

I was about to burst into anger, but I needed to control myself. Reule still had saved me and took care of me despite being so annoying.

“Why are you even here, by the way?”

“Wow! Shouldn’t you be thanking me for saving you and did not let you die looking like a lizard on the floor?”

I closed my eyes, sighed out of frustration, and said, “Fine, thank you!”

“That won’t do! For me to accept your gratitude, you have to promise something?”

“Promise you what?”

“Stopped thinking of your dead prince charming. He is buried six feet under, and he deserved it. Plus, I haven’t heard a werewolf who had risen from the dead, so he will not be coming back.”

I was quiet for a moment, then I said, “Since Caleb died, I have blamed myself every day. He was one of the reasons why I kept being sad. I could not accept his death, and I have cursed his alpha every day. I had wished that it was him who died and not Caleb.”

“But now that you have realized what kind of person Caleb was, you are free from the guilt. Just always think that his death is not pitiful and he deserved it. Imagine if he weren’t dead, you would get stuck with two men who would make your life miserable.”

“Hmmm… yes, I guess. But what are you going to do if Conri and Henry teamed up together?”

“As I told you before, I am not Conri’s delivery guy. If he wants to hire someone to find you, then it’s his problem. It’s his money that he is wasting, not mine. And for as long as Henry would not let his warrior hurt my pack or destroy my territory, then it’s up to him as well on how to make money support his pack.”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“What if Henry’s warrior was the one I saw that night. He had seen me, and I felt like he knew me at some point. What if he told Conri about it? What would you do?”

“That’s going to be fun. It’s something that I look forward to, to be honest. I wanted to see if Conri has the balls to come here and take you away from me. I wanted to know how good his fighting skills are.”

“Why are you talking as if this is just a game? What if Conri would wage war with you? Don’t you worry about that?”

“How many are you in the pack?”

“Huh? White Pack population? Of course, we are less in number compared to your pack.”

“Exactly! Do you think he would be the type that would wage war against me knowing that we are more than his pack?”

“Hmm.. no. But you cannot be complacent.”

“And I am not. What do you think Landon and some warriors are doing at night? Playing?”

I tried to sit and asked, “Have they found something new?”

“Nothing. For sure, those wolves had lay low. They would wait for the right moment.”

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. Reule opened, and it was the twins – Landon and Lila. Landon smiled at me while Lila looked irritated like always.

“Oh, she is still alive. I thought she was dead already,” Lila said.

“Lila, watch your mouth. Don’t be rude!” Landon ordered.

I smiled because I knew even if Lila looked annoyed at me, she came to check how I was. It was the same way when I asked Landon how she was before.

“Ready to give some updates?” Reule asked.

“Yes, alpha. We are all waiting for you,” Landon replied.

“Alright, let’s go down then.”

Reule went out, and Lila followed. Before Landon left, he looked at me, smiled, and said, “I actually wanted to see if you are okay. I am glad to see you smiling because yesterday you looked lifeless when we found you here. Reule and I were worried that you might not wake up.”

‘Wait, Reule was worried? Why?’ I was surprised to hear him say that, but I just replied, “I am fine. Don’t worry about me.”

“Of course, I still would. I know that our conversation had triggered such stress and worry in you. The doctor said that you have been stressed and overthinking that your body could not handle it anymore.”

“Yes, I have been thinking a lot already, even before our conversation so, you don’t have to blame yourself.”

“Still, I should have thought if talking about your family would make you feel uncomfortable. I am really sorry, and I hope you will get better soon.”

“I will don’t worry.”

“See you during the evening run.”

As soon as Landon left, I felt the urge to stand. I wanted to see if my legs were still weak like yesterday. At first, I stood and felt like I could not stand, but I did after some positive thoughts and deep breaths. I walked towards the window. It was windy again. And when I looked down, I saw Reule and the rest. They were talking, and I could see Lila there holding Reule’s arms. I did not like it. My heart feels angry and jealous.

‘What’s wrong with me? Why am I feeling this way?’

I was just about to walk back to my bed when suddenly Reule looked up and saw me. Our eyes met, and I felt like he was saying something, but I didn’t know what it was.