The monster who saved me

chapter 5

Alexi

something feels wrong.

I feel like my skin is crawling. I can't sit still, can't concentrate. I...Feel...Fear.

I have never felt fear before. This is not my fear...

it's hers!

"Damon, Nikoli!"

I yell through our link.

"I feel it too.."

"It is no! we need to get to her!"

I grit my teeth as an animalistic growl is emits from our chests and our eyes flash red.

They meet me at the door to the house. Each of us goes in a different direction knowing that this Hunt is more important than anything else.

We must find our mate, save our mate. Nothing is more important.

I race down the street checking houses sniffing the air, following the feel of her emotions. My actions becoming more erratic as the realisation hits us all: we are too late to save her from being hurt. The violence has ended and blackness has claimed her.

I fall to my knees and roar at the sky. As if in response, clouds split open and rain pelts down as thunder and lightening roll mirroring my rage.

When I finally rise it is with a dark purpose.

I...Must....Kill! I will kill. Main tear apart.I want to bath in blood. RED. RED.

"Alexi No! we must find and comfort our mate first! She must come first always!"

Damon's words of reason break through my rage.

Both men slowly walk towards me as if I am a rabid animal. In a way I am.

In this state I am closer to an animal than man. This is why having a mate is both a blessing and curse. They will be your source of pleasure but also pain. Her pain is now my pain. No our pain. My brothers and I are all a part of her and each other.

Nikoli touches my arm. Damon touches my cheek and runs his finger along my exposed fang, taking the drop of blood and bringing it to his lips.

My eyes darken as I growl. Then I breath in and out and think just of her. I let the idea of her bring peace to my chaotic mind and follow the thread that binds us. We move as one hunting by smell, instinct and psychic connection.

It leads us in the gloom of night to a convenience store on the outskirts of town. It's flickering sign is like a beacon inthe dark that illuminates a beat up old car with a flat tire.

The back door is open and 2 small heads are peering down at a hunched figure fighting a tire iron, in what seems to be a futile attempt to change the damaged tire.

Damon gasps and Nikoli runs forward calling her name:

"Annie!"

She jumps and turns holding up the tire iron as a weapon. The store sign flickers out and then after what seems light an eternity, back on again.

When it does Damon's steps falter this time as we are confronted with what has happened to our mate. Her face is barely recognisable and her eyes normally vibrant with life are cold and erratic as the fearfully twitch around seeking any sign of danger.

We slowly walk forward as if approaching a rabbit that will flee.

"Annie baby, little mouse. It's Alexi, Niko and Damon. We are here to help. we won't hurt you. You know this. Feel for it. I will explain everything but for now, go with your gut. What does it say?"

My voice is quiet, calm as I walk towards her slowly. My brother at my side. Niko is crouched down in front of her.

"Ggget, Get awwway from me! She screams as she backs up and uses her body to shield the door that her brothers are looking out of.

Nikoli stays on his knee, hands up. We continue to move forward then stop and wait.

Her eyes dart between the three of us. Her whole body trembles.

"Little mouse, can we please come closer? you look really hurt. Can we take you to get care?" Damon murmurs.

She whispers back "I have to protect mmmyy brothers..."

I move forward at in human speed as I see her eyes roll back and she slowly collapses like a dancing puppet.

I catch her and cradle her to my chest, place a light kiss to her head.

Nikoli turns to her brothers. The small dark haired one cowers, but the smaller blond one looks up at me and smiles.

"I knew you would come and save her!"

"Mason, these are the 3 knights. They will save us and Annie! She will he a queen!

He slowly crawls from the car and hugs Damon around the legs. He learns down and hugs the kid back.

Nikoli offers his hand to the brown haired boy, who slowly unfolds his body and climbs from the car. He says " We have bags in the boot.

I nod and Damon goes to her them. We grab all their belongs and them then race back home. I want to make her comfortable.