Chapter 9
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Eustas breath in and out. The Breeze of the air is relaxing. He roamed his sight and saw the peaceful river.
"Wow! What a nice river it is. I wonder where it goes all the way from here. This Forest really is full of magic." He commented and unbuckled his travel bag.
He started to set up his tent for him to enjoy the night with the cold breeze of the river. He planned to paint it and catch a fish into it. Eustas finished it well and clapped his hands.
"Looks good in here, huh?"
A sudden pump of his heart occurred that makes him step his back. He held his chest when another loud heartbeat occurred. His sight became blurry and it turned upside down.
"Arrgghhhh...where are you?!" he shouted referring to his mate while holding his throbbing head. His face is getting redish and his fangs started to getting in and out again. The symptoms that he can't control.
"Where are you?! Ahhh!!!!" he shouted again and kneeled down. He can't take it anymore. His fangs came out while his eyes are narrowed like it's looking for something. He roamed his sight and jump to the water without hesitation.
He couldn't help it but his body is doing things that he can't control. While feeling the cold water that kissed her whole body. He swims up to the middle of the river.
His heart is pumping so fast and urged to and his desire to bite someone is what he felt. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped when he saw something floating above the water. He's not sure about it but his body became calm and go back to its normal state.
To know what is it, the things he saw. He decided to swim forward. He bumped into the body that makes him stopped and stared.
"Is she---," he covered his mouth, "Is she the woman I am looking for?" he asked himself. He looked down and saw the ripped clothes and wound.
As he could get back to himself. He swam with the unconscious woman floating in the water.
When they reach the land. He unwear the bag she's wearing saw that there is an arrow connected to his shoulder but it seems cut. He looked at her curiously.
"What happened to you? Did you accidentally fall? But falling in the river can't get this arrow and what the f*ck! This wound!" he yelled and pointed it with his index fingers like she's conscious enough to answer him.
"Why did I bothered asking her, she can't answer me back." He said and sighed. He made sure that she's safely took up to his tent.
"So, this is the first meeting that I've practice so many times what to say." He complained, "It turns out to be the first meeting with a woman with wounds and unconscious, hmmmm? Aren't you ashamed about that?" he added, rolled his eyes, and take under breath.
He lay her down inside the tent stumbled not to touched the arrow. Good thing Eustas are always ready in terms of accident but it seems not.
He stopped and stared at her whole body, wet pants, shoes, and clothes.
"How can I change your clothes? You can't sleep when it's wet! Damn it!" he shouted and cursed. He pulled out his hair and ended messing it. He couldn't let the arrow stay long in her or it will create complications.
"You're lucky it's not too deep, huh? Well, she's my mate." She said.
He succeeded pulling out the arrow and tie the wound after it was cleaned and cover it with a white cloth.
"I'm sorry, I think it will hurt big-time tomorrow, prepare yourself."
He also cleaned the wound in her arms. He cutted the whole jacket just to see where parts she's injured. He looked away seeing the white skin of her unknown mate.
"F*ck, why do you have to be so white huh? I feel ashamed of my skin." He mumbled and shaked his head. It's nonsense talking by himself, "I'm glad my fangs are behave even if there are small amount of blood in you skin wound."
The last thing he cured is the wound in her legs. He suddenly think about it.
"This is not just accident, I think someone is following her and shoot her. This three wounds she have is from the arrows." He says in his mind.
After curing her, he opened the her bag and saw that it's not wet. She covered her a blanket because he couldn't change her clothes. He changed her clothes and lay down beside her, facing her.
"Why do you have to be that beautiful when sleeping?" he asked and smiled. He gently touched her redish cheeks with his thumb, "I wonder if I looked handsome while asleep." He looked at the ceiling of the tent and made his arms as his pillow.
His stomach rumbled like crazy. He's hungry. He picked out a food to eat from his bag. He planned to catch a fish but he cannot leave her mate alone.
He eaten fast and go back staring at her angelic face. He crossed her arms while enjoying the view when he heard her intestines fight each other, she's hungry but she's still unconscious.
"Ah...my mate is hungry, how could I let you eat by that situation?" he asked.
"Then, cook for me and feed me." She answered him as she opened her eyes. Eustas eyes widened in shock, so he couldn't move his but and slump his throat, "Why aren't you moving? Can't you see I am hurt."
"Ah---I--," he couldn't find the right he's going to say, "You're awake..." He said, pointed her. "How long did you----,"
She plastered a sweet smile on her face that makes Eustas face red, he stand fast so he can escape in embarrassment, "I'll get you a food, stay there." Helliana secretly laughed looking at him stuttered.
"Stop!" she demanded, so he stopped and look at her, "What's your name?"
Eustas didn't know why he's feeling something glowing inside her body seeing her smile and asked his name.
"I am Eustas," he answered and walked.
"I am Helliana, nice to meet you. Thank you for saving me." She shouted and smiled.
"Why do he have to be that handsome and hot? His muscles, tan skin, messy hair and thick eyebrows are perfectly hot." She said in her mind. She can still feel the pain in her wound that's now covered by bandage cloth.
"Arrgghhh...I think I need to change. My clothes are wet. Thanks to him, he take off my shoes."
She lay her back and groaned loudly, Eustas is fast as lightning and help her stand.
"Call me when you need help, okay? You can't just move and move, you have wounds." He said to her with a worried face.
"Can you hand me my bag please? I need to change my clothes."
"Ah, yeah... right!"
Helliana covered her mouth when she saw how fast Eustas is and gave her the bag.
"Eustas, are you?"
"Are you what?"
"Oh, nothing. I'm sorry. Please I have to change my clothes."
Eustas nodded and headed back to fishing.
It's like Helliana lose her strength when she sit and covered her face with both of her palm.
"This can't be, my mate is a vampire. Eustas is a vampire and I can smell it."
"Helliana, are you okay there?"
She chewed her lips and answered him, "I--I'm fine. Thank you."
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