Page 38 of Fallen Wolf
“I checked, twice. It’s a panther that did this… I don’t get it. Saint healed. They never said that panthers could do this. And I don’t know what to do.”
I saw an older man rolling around in pain, he was trying to help the young guy next to him. Wetting his brow and trying to comfort him, even though he was clearly in pain himself.
I rushed over to him and took the cloth form his hand, I placed it on the boy’s face.
“Can panthers scratch and make it so you can’t heal?” I asked him, he groaned but his blood shot eyes met mine.
“No… not that I know of.” I could tell it hurt for him to talk.
“Huxley has these wounds that won’t heal, I don’t know what to do.” I truly didn’t, I had no formal training, I hadn’t even considered going into nursing until Lexi brought it up. And now I was here I wished I was a nurse, I wanted to help them all. So many were suffering.
I moved back over to Lexi. She wasn’t looking good at all after giving her blood, the color in her cheeks so pale.
“Go, help them, Ada. Most the women have had to go fight, its only you, Kiara and Hazel left. We need you all to do what you can.” That was a lot of pressure on three girls who had no idea what was going on, and we were the only humans here.
I nodded and took some of her blood with me in a small cup. I moved to the first boy and I lifted his head.
“Drink, drink this.” His eyes were unfocused, he opened his mouth a little and took a little blood. I watched his nose screw up. “It might heal you, we have to try. Lexi can’t heal you with her hands.” He looked back to the cup and drank a little more, then he laid back down. I moved down the line, begging them all, trying to get the unconscious ones to just open their mouths so I could put a little inside. Hoping that if the blood could heal they would absorb it.
There was the noise of windows smashing and I couldn’t see Noah at the door anymore. I could see a wolf coming in, only to be pulled out again.
“Oh shit… oh fuck.” I called out, standing on shaky legs.
“We need to go, we need to move now!” someone shouted over everything.
I ran to Lexi, Zara had away moved from her and was now in wolf form, fighting off shifters.
“Lexi, Lexi… we have to move. They’re breaking in.” She wasn’t moving, it was as if she was lost in head. I was crying and screaming at her to get up. I needed to get her away from them, they were so close. Then her eyes snapped to mine, clear and knowing. Some of the injured shifters that were able to started to run towards the stairs.
“They want me Ada, this can be stopped.” My chest grew tight, what did that mean? Oh shit.
“Let’s go upstairs, it’s not safe here. Please Lexi!” My vison started to blur and my limbs felt like they were no longer working as I watched wolves entering the room… why wasn’t she moving. I choked on a sob, she was going to die, I was going to die.
“Tell them I love them. I love you. Being here was the best time in my whole life, and I will never forget you.” I gasped, she got up and ran, slipping on blood as she ran outside.
“Lexi!” I screamed out.
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She just left,and with all the shifters breaking in followed her. Galen came, looking for her, but he was weak and injured badly. He drank some of Lexi’s collected blood and it was almost instant, he was healed. I watched in fascination at how quickly it worked on him and not on the shifters.
A lot of the females returned and there were more than enough hands again to help. I run back to Huxley, I stroked his brows and spoke to him. “Did you know, snails are hermaphrodites? No, I didn’t think you did. I watched this documentary on them, and it was interesting… oh you want to hear more?
“So, they both have male and female parts… yeah that’s right they are both boys and girls that’s what a hermaphrodite is. They both actually insert their penises into each other… I know right, that’s so odd. But it’s true. I wouldn’t tell you lies.” I chuckled lightly.
Huxley didn’t answer me, I just didn’t know how else to help him and I was getting really worried.
“You have beautiful hair,” I stroked my fingers down his spiral curls, I pulled a little to see how long it actually was, wow, his hair was the same length as my own.
“Wow, Hux. Your hair is so long. It’s like mine. I was thinking about getting a haircut, but then I wasn’t sure if I would look good with bangs… I know I could always try but I wasn’t sure… but my hair is so boring. It would be fun to try something new. And really… it’s just hair. It can grow out again if I don’t like it…”
When he didn’t answer me— not that I thought he would— I looked down and saw nothing had changed. He was breathing still and that gave me hope. I held his hand now. His big hand in my small one. I changed tactics
“I will shave your head if you don’t wake up. That’s right, wake up Hux or I will donate these beautiful locks to make wigs for those in need. I’m not joking, I will do mine too. I will shave my hair and we will both be bald… but I will also shave one of your eyebrows. That’s just for trying to scare me like this. So, you better wake up or your gonna lose an eyebrow.”
I didn’t knowhow long it had been but my eyes were so sore from all the tears I had shed. My body was so weak, that I was completely slumped down as I held Huxley’s hand, hoping for a miracle. I hoped his mom was alright. I didn’t know where she was, I hoped she would come back soon so she could tell me he would be okay. I needed someone to tell me he would live.
