Wolves Of Eclipse

Chapter - 2 (Run for your life)

I needed to make a decision, a split second decision. My own safety or helping Ethan. It will probably not work out in my best interest because there is a high chance

I won't be able to save him, I won't be able to fight a wolf in my human form, let alone three to four. Ethan is no ordinary wolf, he is going to be the next alpha of our pack. He can fight with fifteen wolves alone. We have all seen it, it seems very unlikely that he will be so easily captured by these three to four wolves. I stop for a second, maybe threat is more than I originally though, maybe I should go to the cave and report, I won't be able to fight these wolves alone anyway.

But I hear another whimper and my body starts rushing in that direction. I have to do it, I have to take the risk, even if it doesn't work out I will have some information to tell. I start running towards the sound and the sound keep getting louder and louder. It seems unbelievable that I am able to catch up with wolves while running in human form. I reach just near the clearing of the forest where there are three wolves torturing Ethan.They are biting his leg, scratching his body. I see a huge black wolf dragging Ethan deeper into the forest.

I know who that is, Adam the future alpha of our rival pack. He considers Ethan a threat, because Harvey is soft hearted alpha he has compassion while Ethan has none. He knows that, he knows that once Ethan becomes alpha or comes in power, he will reclaim the land, we have lost (because of me being a curse apparently). I need to do something before they drag him into their territory because once Ethan is dragged to their territory they can do whatever they want to them, that was in the pact.

I need to do something and fast.

I quickly grab a huge stick from nearby and throw it at the wolf near Adam. He falls to the ground. I run, I need to change positions and fast. If I stay in one place for long they will catch me. I grab a huge rock from the other side and throw it towards the other wolf, but this time I miss. They are alert now. It is going to be impossible for me to hit him. So I do the one thing that comes to my mind. I howl, loud and then I run to another corner and I howl. I know it is not possible, but maybe they might get fooled into thinking there are more than one wolf protecting their alpha. It is the safest bet because even if that doesn't happen someone from my pack must have heard it, they must be rushing here now.

I run back to the clearing to see Ethan is lying on the ground, his body slowly turning back to normal, to human. He used all his energy to maintain his wolf form so that they won't be able to drag him quickly. Good thinking.

Once the hair from his abdomen starts to recede, I see a huge bruise on his stomach. I guess karma does work, I check his pulse and check if he is bleeding from somewhere. Nothing except some serious bruise to his muscle. I just need to make sure he is alive till the pack reaches here.

I have a strong urge to kick him in his stomach, how his friends have done to be all these years, but I don't for Harvey. I have always tried very hard to not harbour any negative feelings for Ethan only because his father has always been kind to me.

But I feel this strong urge to kill him, to end this. But I know I have to supress this urge, people already see me as a curse, I need to win their trust back. I open the hoodie I am wearing and place it on his lower half and I see eclipse tattooed right above his heart. My hand moves to touch it. I brush it and his open wide a white light emitting from it. I quickly crawl back and his eyes opens slightly and closes again. I run, I run like my body is on fire.

I turn back once to see swarm of wolves rushing towards him. I breathe a sigh of relief and then I run again.

My thoughts overwhelming me.

It can't be, it can never be, I cannot be his mate.

I run back and climb my window, my heart pounding.

No, it can't be. I don't even think it works that way. There is a proper ceremony, and then everything.

Maybe, I am just piling all this because I want this.

Maybe because deep down I know that if I become Luna of an alpha people will have to love me or at least my life would be a little easier than it is now.

I know it's just a wishful thinking, there is no chance in hell that this will be true.

I climb back in my bed and go to sleep.

The next morning, when I arrive at school, and it is swarmed by boys, there is no girl to be seen.

And I know what has happened, Ethan remembers and now he is trying to find his Luna.

He remembers the connection. It was not my wishful thinking, it really was it.

He has already crossed eighteen and turned into a wolf, now he needs to find his Luna and get it blessed.

But it's not like touching every time tells that they are your Luna, my mom and dad were apparently best friends and never knew they were each other's mate.

Except one day, they felt it and it's not like you can tell by touching them again.

Then how is he going to know who was it?

Does he remember something?

Should I go and tell him it was me or should I just run away?

It is not a convention for Humans to be Luna. It is very rare, like extremely rare, then why has he called them too?

Confusion starts to make my head hurt. When somebody pushes me to the ground.

I cut my lips and taste blood. A leg is placed on my back to keep me from moving.

I hear someone say,

"Didn't Ethan call every girl in the school, even humans. Should we drag her there?"

The leg on that was no my back now moves over my head pressing so hard it hurts.

"No need. He is searching for his Luna and he finds out it was her, he would probably rip her head off or something. We are doing her a favour"

He kicks my face once and walks away.

A shiver runs down my spine, because he told the truth, I was stupidly dreaming that people would love and respect me. I completely forgot about how Ethan, the man who hates me the most would take it.

He would not just reject me, he would get me killed. I cannot let him know ever that I am his mate.

I grab my bag and run back home, but in reality I am running for my life.

I cannot let Ethan know ever, it was me. How stupid of me to even think that my life would get better...

I want to smack myself for ever thinking that my life would get easy, so easily.

I decide not to go home right away. I need to run, I need to run fast and hard.

I need to remove this fear from my body.

I start running through the forest, fast. I keep triping over logs and falling and bruising myself but nothing seems to make the fear go away.

Finally when my body can't take any more of running and falling. I start to walk back home, my dress all muddied, my head and hands bleeding. I am limping because of so many bruises on my leg.

I reach the clearing from where I can see the window of my room, I don't know how I will climb the window today.

Wait.

Why should I ?

The school must have ended by now. I will just go back, as if I am back from school.

I walk inside my home, get slapped, the usual. I climb the stairs to my room to tired to do anything but sleep. I get inside my room and my whole body paralyzes. I freeze on spot and I feel like my legs will give out, because Ethan is in my room, sitting on my damn bed.