I saw red nothing else but red. Clutching my side I continued to walk or more like limp through the woods trying to find a way out. I felt my body weakening though and my vision was getting more blurry.
"I'm going to die here" I thought as I tried to walk but found that I was more injured then I thought. After a few more steps I collapsed on the ground. Groaning in pain I looked at the cut that ran from my rib cage down to my hip bone. Blood was pouring out of it and I knew that I had lost a lot of blood. Deciding that this was the end of me I closed my eyes and waited for death to come. Next thing I knew I blacked out.
(Flashback)
"Carlos why can't we just work this out and go back to the way things were" Lucy said in a pleading and angry tone, more angry actually.
"Lucy look I love you I really do but not in the way you want me to. I mean you have become clingy and plus there is something that I need to clear up." I said to her.
"What is it is there someone else?" she asked me.
Smiling I said "No there is no one else but I think there is something you should know."
"What is it?" she asks stepping closer. I turned my back to her and closed my eyes. I had her and my hand went straight to the back of my pants where my gun with the silver bullets was located.
"You have to die tonight" I said before I pulled the gun out and aimed it right at her. Before I could shoot she kicked the gun right out of my hand and swung a punch at me. I managed to dodge it and quickly as well. I grabbed her wrist and twisted it so it was pinned behind her back. She grunted at the sudden move and struggled but I knew that I was strong enough to hold her.
"I'm sorry about this Lucy I really am" I said before I pulled a knife out of my pocket and held it to her throat. "I must do this." I was about to stab her until she slipped her hand under my arm and managed to push me away from her. I gripped the knife tightly in my hand and waited for the attack I thought was coming.
She was smirking at me as she said "Oh Carlos you forgot one very important thing."
"What is that?" I asked standing my ground getting my knife ready because I knew she was going to transform.
"I'm a werewolf and can do this" she said and before I knew it she was transforming. Her body got taller and fur replaced skin. Her jaw also got longer. Before I knew it I was facing a big werewolf.
I wasn't afraid though I had faced and killed many werewolves so she wouldn't be my first. Chuckling I said "I'm not afraid of you Lucy so give me your best shot."
With a growl she attacked me and I managed to dodge her but missed my opportunity to try and stab her she was too quick for that. She faced me again and I moved my stance so I was diagonal from her body. I would not let this bitch werewolf kill me. She growled then roared before attacking again this time I collided with her and managed to dodge her teeth as she attempted to bite me. Raising my knife I managed to stab her in the shoulder and heard her let out a whimper. I made a move to stab her again but she managed to pin me beneath her and next thing I knew her claw was digging into my side.
The pain was intense and I let out a blood curling scream. Blood poured out of my wound and I saw a mixture of red and dirt on the ground. "Shit" I muttered looking at my split open side. I hissed when I touched it.
"Not so tough are ya now you big bad hunter" Lucy growled the charged at me. Panicked I looked around for any weapon of any kind even if it was just a stick. That's when I noticed that my gun was only a few feet away from me. Looking back at Lucy I saw her closing in on me. Quickly I crawled over to my gun and reached out for it. I managed to grab it and I aimed it right at her. She was about to jump on me until I pulled the trigger hitting her right between her eyes. She stopped dead in her tracks and I watched as she changed back into her human form and her body went limp on the ground.
"Take that werewolf" I muttered and I signed in relief that this fight was over. I let my body go limp as I rested trying to figure out what my next move would be. I was lying in the middle of the woods with my dead ex-girlfriend who turned out to be a werewolf which I hunted. Oh and let's not forget that I had an injury that was possibly killing me.
"I have to move" I thought and with that I forced myself onto my feet but my body quickly rejected the action. I fell back down hissing and grabbing my side. That's when I noticed that more blood had leaked out past my torn up t-shirt and my somewhat torn up leather jacket and I knew I needed to stop the bleeding as soon as possible. I took off my t-shirt and ripped it into two shreds. Quickly I tied them around my wound and tried once again to walk. I had managed to stay on my feet but it still hurt. "At least I'm not paralyzed" I thought seeing as how I could still walk. I might as well be though just because I wasn't even walking more like limping.
"I need help" I thought and that's when I remembered that I had my cell phone. Quickly I pulled it out and tried to dial a number finally after what took me forever I finally dialed one. I put the phone to my ear and listened. It ran three times before I heard a voice on the other end.
"Carlos is it done?" a voice said into the phone and I realized that it was Jett. I was relieved and knew that I had to talk past for I would pass out soon.
"Yes it is. Jett listen I'm injured and don't know how long I can-"I started to say until my head was fuzzy and I felt myself getting more and more dizzy and weak by the minute. I dropped my cell phone and clutched my side finally falling to the ground waiting for death to come.
"Carlos" I heard the voice say but I blacked out before I could answer.
(End of Flashback)
Darkness. That was all I saw as my eyes slowly started to open. There was black everywhere and I noticed that all my pain was gone. I was also sitting up with my back leaned against a wall
"Am I in heaven" I thought as I continued to look around taking in my surroundings as I did. My vision was still a little blurry but I managed to adjust them and that's when I realized that I was in a room and the ceiling was black.
"Oh so that's why I'm seeing black" I thought as I tried to stand up but found that my hands wouldn't move.
"What the hell" I said as I looked at my hands and found that they were tied together and were bound to a hook in the wall. I struggled against them but stopped when the pain returned to my side. I remembered my cut and I quickly looked at it, that's when I realized that I was shirtless and my side had a bandage on it. It was fresh and it smelt of medicine so I knew that whoever found me had fixed my side up. Looking around the room more I noticed that it was a shed like place for it was small and when I looked out the window I saw the morning light shining through the window.
"How long was I out" I thought in confusion. "Ok calm down get your head straight and think of what happened" I said to myself closing my eyes and trying to remember what had happened before I got here. I remembered the fight with Lucy and how I had killed her. I remembered my injury as well and seeing as how I could move my feet and my injury was bandaged I knew I wasn't paralyzed. I also remembered making the call and Jett picking up.
"Shit" I remembered dropping my cell phone and seeing how I was tied up in a shack I wasn't sure how to get out of here or where I was but I would find out. Good thing I was trained for this kind of thing but seeing as how I didn't have anything to cut my bonds I settled on figuring that out first. I had dropped my knife and gun but for safety I had a small little pocket knife in my pocket. On instinct I started to stretch my bound hands so they would reach my jacket pocket.
I wasn't even aware that the door had opened. "Looking for this" I heard a deep voice ask. Jumping a little I turned my head towards the voice and saw three boys about my age standing there. Two were tall and one was short. The short one had short spiked brunette hair and light brown eyes. He had a lean muscular build under the grey t-shirt he was wearing and looked like he could take anything on. The second tallest one had blond hair that fell over his forehead and just above his bushy eyebrows. He had green eyes that looked fierce but gentle at the same time and under his black clothes I could tell he was bigger than the short brunette. But the third and final one is the one who caught my eye. He was a gorgeous brunette with beautiful hazel eyes and a very muscular frame. He was the tallest and seemed to be the leader. I knew I was bi but I leaned on girls a bit more then guys but there was something about this boy that took my breath away.
"Focus Carlos" a voice inside my head said and I snapped out of it and focused more on them and what they wanted. That's when I saw the brunette holding my knife in his hand.
"Fuck" I said through gritted teeth as I stared in disbelief. They must have searched me or something while I was out.
"What do you want?" I muttered looking back and forth between the boys. They didn't answer but instead stared at me as if I were a pig they were about to butcher. Feeling uncomfortable I shifted in my seat and tested my bonds again.
"Give it up they won't budge" the taller brunette said looking me up and down. I could have sworn I saw a hint of lust in his eyes.
"Let. Me. Go" I said punctuating every word hoping it would sound like a threat. I guess it must not have because they didn't seem scared of me at all. Instead they all smiled and the blond said "Kind of funny that you bother to try and give orders when you're the one who is tied up."
Giving a frustrated sign I leaned back against the wall to make it look like I surrendered when really I was fiddling with the ropes to try and find a way out of the bonds. They didn't seem to notice. The tall brunette smiled before he walked towards me and knelt in front of me.
"Who are you and what do you want from me" I demanded.
Chuckling he said "Well I'm James. That's Logan he said pointing to the short brunette. "And that's Kendall" he said pointing to the blond. "And you" he said looking back at me with a smile "Are a hunter."
Shock flowed through my body but I refused to show it. "What are you talking about?" I said hoping they would buy what I was saying.
"You know what I am talking about" he said his smile turning into a frown. "You are a hunter."
I decided to play dumb. "Well yeah I mean I hunt squirrels and deer. Try and catch a good bear every now and then."
James chuckled then said "Carlos I think we all know what I mean when I say hunt. What I meant is you hunt us."
"Why would I hunt humans?" I asked and smirked on the inside but still continued to frown on the outside. I prayed that he wouldn't find out I was a hunter then they would for sure kill me. Hunters, like me, and werewolves are mortal enemies. We hate each other and hunt each other. From what my parents had taught me werewolves were horrible monsters who did nothing but roam and kill our world and had to be gotten rid of for good. So that's what I was trained for. To be a hunter and right now I wasn't being a very good one.
"Dam Carlos if you get out of here you will train twice as hard" I thought to myself knowing that I should be out right now and not being interrogated by a werewolf.
I was too lost in thoughts I hardly listened to James talking. Sensing that I was ignoring him James growled and I looked up at him to see he had bared his teeth and his eyes were a blue color. I didn't even flinch at him. If they were going to kill me I may as well die a proud hunter like my ancestors before me.
I heard more growls and looked over to see Kendall and Logan. Their teeth were bared and their eyes had changed as well only Kendall's were gold and Logan's were a bright green. I didn't flinch at them either.
Smirking I looked at all of them and said "You can growl and show your teeth at me and threaten me all you want but that won't work on me. I'm not afraid of big bad wolves I have faced worse then you. So go ahead and kill me just know that I will die with pride."
It was silent for a while and they all looked very annoyed until Logan spoke up. "You're a stubborn hunter" he said after he had gone back to normal. They all had returned back to normal. Teeth weren't bared and eyes were the same color again.
"Yeah the most stubborn one we have ever had." Kendall said eyeing me suspiciously. "But definitely the toughest, other hunters were afraid of us."
"Let's get to the point" James said impatiently. "Give up pretending Carlos we all know that you are a hunter and we have heard to look out for you because you are one of the best. Now we aren't going to kill you because we need you alive for now and our leader has instructed us not to, we have one of the best hunters and have some plans for you. So get comfy because you aren't going anywhere." James said looking me in the eyes the whole time.
"Oh am I not?" I said as I continued to try and untie the ropes off my wrists without them knowing. It must be working because what they didn't know was that I had managed to untie some knots that were not very tight. Good thing they trained me in getting out of ropes using my hands and not just a sharp object. Finally I managed to slip the ropes off my wrists and was hoping they didn't notice. I had to time my escape perfectly. I stayed pressed against the wall so they wouldn't notice I was free.
"No you aren't. Welcome to your new home" he said motioning around the shed.
"If you guys hate me so much then why didn't you just let me die out there?" I asked.
"Didn't you hear me? It's because we have more plans for you and need you alive for now but it doesn't mean we will be nice. Like I said you killed some of our kind." As he talked I couldn't help but notice how cute he really was. His face structure was beautiful and I was lost in his eyes. Struggling to contain myself I let my eyes wander around the room and I planned my escape perfect.
Chuckling I looked at James and interrupted him while he was talking. "You know you think you werewolves are so big and bad well newsflash you aren't I have killed many like you and I'm sure you have killed many of my kind as well. I bet you have killed people I love as well and people who were my friends. You think we are savages? Look in the mirror for once and tell me who the savage is."
That earned me a slap to the face by James and he said "Don't ever talk about us like that" Logan and Kendall growled at me and I could tell they wanted to kill me.
"Do what you want to me. You are no better than me and I think you know that. So do yourselves a favor and kill me. It will save you a lot of trouble. Oh and James there is something you should know." I said looking him dead I the eyes.
"What is that?" he said leaning in closer to me. I could smell his musky scent and I had to fight the urge to kiss him.
I leaned close to his ear and said "You should learn to tie knots better." Before I let him respond I quickly reached out my untied hands and punched him very hard across the face and kicked him in the stomach. He doubled over and I jumped to my feet as Kendall and Logan came towards me. Kendall was the first to swing and when he did I managed to garb his arm I twisted his body around then threw him against Logan. Logan let him fall to the floor as he punched me in the face but I recovered quickly and managed to punch him I could feel my hip wound stretching a little and possibly bleeding again but I didn't care. I watched as Logan stumbled backwards and I was about to punch again until my arms were pinned behind my back and I saw James behind me.
I struggled against him but his grip was pretty tight. "Don't test me and stop struggling and fighting." He hissed in my ear.
"Over my dead body" I said and I quickly kicked an approaching Kendall and elbowed James in the face. When I was free I headed for the door kicking Logan in the stomach. Without thinking I kicked the door open and darted out. I ran several feet away from the shed until I looked around and saw that I was near what looked like an abandoned warehouse. There was no one around and I looked for a way out. That's when I realized that it was in the middle of the woods. I was debating on what way to run when I heard some voices behind me and realized that those three must have been recovering. Quickly I just ran in the first direction I saw and that's when I heard James yell "Everybody he has escaped form a search for him and no one returns or rests until he is found."
That just made me run a whole lot faster. I darted by trees and through bushes doing my best to hide and wishing that I had a weapon with me. I could hear people running and yelling behind me but I knew how to hide and be sneaky in the woods. "I have to get them off my trail" I thought and an idea popped in my head. I would leave my scent and several tracks all over so they didn't know where I was going. I ran in circles and all sorts of directions as well as rubbing my scent on several trees. When I was finished I found a small cave to hide into. Quickly I ducked in and waited to see if any werewolves were following me.
After a while I did hear footsteps and I ducked further into the small space hoping they wouldn't catch my scent I just about covered myself in moss trying to hide. I knew that the only thing that could cover your scent from werewolves was moss. The footsteps got closer and I peeped out from the crack in the cave and saw James standing there with a girl with short curly brown hair.
"Can you smell him Jennifer?' he asked.
I watched as Jennifer sniffed the air and said "I smell him everywhere but I can't tell which way he went. That little sneak must have covered his scent everywhere so we would have a harder time finding him. He's smart James. A little too smart I don't know if we will find him."
"No we have to" James practically yelled.
"James there is other hunters why do we have to catch him" she asked.
James was silent for a minute before he said "Because we have to. He is one of the best and I'm not letting him escape."
I rolled my eyes and wondered why James wanted to catch me so badly. While James was too busy yelling I actually thought he was kind of cute like this.
"No stop you can't have these thoughts. Not only is he a guy but he is what you hunt." I thought snapping back to reality. I watched as James sniffed the air and after a while he and Jennifer ran off deciding that I wasn't there. Once I was sure they were out of sight I quickly crawled out of the cave and ran the other way. There seemed to be no other werewolves coming my way so I just continued down the path I was on. When I decided that I was far enough where I could stop running I slowed down and thought about my next move. A cold wind hit me and that's when I realized that I was still shirtless and my hip was still bandaged. Deciding I needed to check it I sat down on a flat rock and opened up the bandage to get good looks at my wound. Slowly peeling the bandage off me saw that my side had stitches in it.
"Jeez no wonder it hurt so much to move it." I thought as I counted them. I had a total of 24 stiches and I'm amazed I haven't popped them yet with all the fighting and running that I had just done but then again I have suffered worse injuries. I wish I had a jacket at least though. I wondered why they hadn't at least given me a shirt.
"Maybe James wanted to see you all naked" a voice in my head said but I shook the thought off trying to focus on how to make it out of here alive. No time to think about how cute James was or looked.
Deciding that I just needed to walk that it was my best option I stood up slowly feeling my wound stretch again. Wincing I put my hand over it and it felt wet and sticky. I looked down and saw that I was bleeding again.
"Fucking werewolves" I muttered hoping that my bandage would hold it out. Standing up I made my way through some more trees and climbed over some logs in the process. I tried not to do so much physical work since my injury was bleeding. It was a good thing that I was in top physical shape. I was pretty muscular for my size a little more muscle then Kendall but I wasn't as big as James I would say. My training also left me working out for hours which gave me the muscle I needed. Unfortunately for me my stitches were making it impossible for me to be able to run.
"I wonder what they want me for" I said to myself out loud as I sat down and decided to rest here for the night since it was getting dark.
I walked past some trees trying to find some wood. I picked up a few dry pieces and would attempt to make a fire. I turned around and was about to walk back to my camp when I saw a figure leaning on a tree. I stood there and just stared dropping the wood in the process. There stood James in his black leather jacket wearing a smirk on his face. Logan and Kendall stood there as well as three other boys. One had long brown hair that was tied back in a ponytail and was wearing shades so I couldn't see his eyes. The other wore all black and looked like a bad boy by the way he was standing and by the black bandana wrapped around his head. The last one had short blond hair and greenish grey eyes like Kendall's. I was about to turn around and run but they seemed to have read my mind because the three boys all stood behind me assuring I couldn't run.
"Fuck" I muttered realizing I was once again trapped. "Animals" I thought again looking back and forth between the werewolves trying to find an escape. There was none though and I had to see what their next move would be before I could think of what to do. I continued to glare at them holding my bleeding side.
"You may have been able to fool us earlier with your scent but once the blood left your body we were able to find you no problem." Kendall said smirking.
I chuckled then said "I must be too tough for you guys because obviously you had to call in reinforcements." I said motioning to the guys behind me.
"They are just to make sure you can't get away again. You are the slyest hunter we have ever captured. So meet Matt, Wayne, and Tyler." James said motioning to the boys as well.
"Sup werewolves" I said sarcastically nodding my head to them.
"So you're the hunter who we have heard so much about. James has said quite a bit about you he didn't mention you were fucking sexy though." The one with long hair said removing his shades and looking at me closely as he chuckled. My body stiffened as he continued to check me out.
"Shut it Matt." James said with a growl as he stepped forward. I swear I could see a hint of jealousy and protectiveness in those eyes. Matt chuckled then said "I only speak the truth James."
While they were arguing I took a minute to process what Matt had said. James either really hates me or he must really like me. The thought made me smile and I think one of the other werewolves noticed because the one with the bandana said "Hey hunter wipe that smirk off your face before I wipe it off for you." He then took a step toward me his teeth bared. I didn't back down and stood there challenging him to attack.
"Go ahead rip my throat out with your teeth" I said stepping forward so I was face to face with him, our noses almost touching.
"Wayne shut it and put the fangs away we need him alive" Logan said and I guessed that the last werewolf had to be Tyler. The werewolf named Wayne growled and I watched his fangs retreat but his glare on me didn't.
While they all argued about what to do with me I looked around the area and when I couldn't find anything I let my eyes wander up and I saw a low tree branch. It looked like it was a tough branch that wouldn't break and could hold my weight and it didn't look like too high of a jump for me. I may be a little shorter then James or Kendall but I could do it. A plan hatched in my head and I knew that if I could get the wolves close enough to me I could set my plan in place.
Finally they stopped talking when James said "Just grab him and let's go." They all began to close in around me and I could see that they were holding rope and Wayne has taken off his bandana. My guess was a gag or blindfold. Instead of making an attempt to run I just waited for them to get in their position.
"You have nowhere to run or hide." James said in a taunting voice.
"No but there is a place to jump" I said and before I knew what I was doing I jumped up grabbed there branch and swung my legs out kicking Wayne and Tyler both in the heads and I swung my legs around and did the same to Matt. James, Kendall and Logan gave a startled look before they ran forward but instead of them catching me I managed to twist my body around so I was facing them and managed to get Kendall and Logan in the face but couldn't get James. Deciding I could outrun him I jumped from the tree branch and began to run the other way until James appeared in front of me and punched me in the face. I fell onto the ground holding my face. It hurt like hell and it felt like a rock had hit me in the cheek. I knew there would be a bruise there unless he broke my jaw. Deciding to test that I moved my jaw to make sure it wasn't broken, thankfully it wasn't. Signing I looked up at James who just smirked down at me. Kendall and Logan stood beside him and I saw that black eyes were forming on their faces and when Tyler, Matt, and Wayne joined them they all had bloody noses. I was proud of myself for getting them but pride could only help you in so many ways.
James leaned down so close that he was mere inches away from my face.
"You just don't know when to quit do you?" he said his breath tickling my face.
"I was taught to never quit and surrender to beasts like you." I spat at him.
Smiling he said "I'm going to make you regret that." With that I was flipped on my stomach with James straddling my back and I struggled knowing he was about to tie me up. He had a hard time containing me due to my struggles so I just struggled harder. I heard him sign then he grabbed my bloodied side squeezing tight. I let out a hiss of pain and heard him say "Keep it up I will tear it apart with my teeth." I signed and didn't want to do what he said but I knew I had to keep myself alive at whatever cost so signing again I just lay there and let him pull my hands behind me and tie them tightly. It didn't hurt me that bad though so I would live.
"Wayne hand me the bandana" he said and I felt him shift against my back so half of his weight was off of me. Showing that I would not give up I used whatever energy I could and used my hip to push him off of me. He fell back a little and I turned on my back trying to crawl away from them. Recovering quickly James grabbed my legs and pulled me back towards him so he was hovering over me. He sat on my legs so I couldn't kick him or anything. He pushed his weight against me so I was pinned beneath him.
"Nice try Hunter but nothing will get you out of this" he said yanking me to my feet. My hip hurt really badly and the wound felt like it was deeper. I hissed a little but they didn't seem to notice. Before they made me walk anyway James covered my eyes with the bandana and I yelped pulling away from him but he got it on before I could stop him. My sight was now cut off from the world and I had no choice but to follow them.
"Walk" James muttered pushing me forward. I tripped over my feet and fell to the ground. I felt one of my stitches pop and blood leaked out of my wound and bled down my hip into my jeans.
"Oh fuck" I said and I wished more than anything that my eyes were uncovered so I could see my wound. Or I at least wish I had some pain meds because I felt myself getting weaker. I heard them all laugh at me and my blood boiled with anger. They were taunting me and were trying to get me to break but I refused.
"He is getting mad I can smell it on him." James said with a little laugh. The others laughed with him before one of them yanked me to my feet and both my arms were grabbed as they led me forward. I was limping a bit due to my hip but they didn't seem very sympathetic toward me at all. I was trained not to expect that though so I was ok. As we walked I thought about how I was supposed to get out of this and if I would ever see my family again. Well we all weren't really related except for my parents. Jett, Dak, Camille, and Jo had been my buddies the whole time I was growing up they were pretty much my family. Like me they were also raised as hunters. We were trained at the same place and had decided to hunt wolves together. I traveled a lot for it and lived on my own. I am currently 22 years old and was getting along on my own. Of course my parents helped me every now and then as far as money went but I also had my friends for that. Now I was wondering if I would ever see them again.
"Wait I talked to Jett on the phone and dropped it. He must know that something is wrong right now" I thought remembering the last time I spoke to Jett I wasn't able to finish and dropped my phone. Jett would know that that was a sign that something was wrong. This brought a smile to my face knowing that I would be rescued hopefully. James must have noticed my smile because I was suddenly pinned to a tree with his arm at my throat.
"What are you smirking at hunter." He said sarcastically.
Even though I couldn't see him or anyone else around me I still wouldn't admit defeat or fear so I just said "Just thinking about where to mount your head on my wall wolf." That earned me a hard punch to the stomach but I didn't double over like most people do. I stood my ground and only let a gruff slip out.
"You know for a big tough wolf you have weak punches" I laughed as he growled and that's when I felt his hot breath on the nape of my neck. His fangs were out as well for I felt them poking against my skin. I stilled my body waiting to see what I would do at that moment I hoped that he would not bite me. That's when I felt his fangs pull back and he instead began to sniff my neck. I pulled my head as far away from him seeing as how I did not want his disgusting nose touching me, but a part of me really loved this. I liked how close he was to me and how his skin was touching mine.
"I will deal with you later and I promise you will be sorry." He said in an angry tone and I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little afraid. Without another word James pulled away from me and pushed me ahead of him. I didn't stumble this time and was thankful since they would probably laugh at me again. As we walked I felt a little trickle go down my side and I knew that it was my hip bleeding again. I cursed to myself. I can't even believe that I was stuck in this situation. I have been kidnapped and was now being held hostage by what I hunted and what's worse is that I was attracted to one of them. I knew I was bi but I wanted so badly to not like the werewolf because that was against our beliefs. I was supposed to believe he was evil not hot and someone I would want to date.
"Oh God Carlos what have you gotten yourself into" I said to myself as I continued walking with the beasts from hell. Every once in a while James would either shove me really hard or he would be gentle as if he couldn't understand if I liked me or hated me. My guess was liked because after a bit he was gentler and even told the guys to not be so rough, that they would end up hurting me more than necessary. We walked forever until I heard a door open and I knew that I would be going back into the shed. I prepared myself to be pushed onto the hard wood floor but instead found myself being pushed down onto a mattress. I grunted at the push and even struggled to sit up but a pair of rough hands pushed me back and said "Stop moving and just lie still."
Huffing I laid back and felt my arms being untied, but before I could make a move to struggle someone quickly grabbed my hands and pinned then above me. I struggled in his grip which earned me a hard punch to my face. The punch made me see stars and I stopped struggling.
"Logan tie him up" he said and that's when I felt rope around my wrists and I was pulled upward and my hands were tied to what felt like bed railing.
"Oh great I'm lying on a bed" I thought but in a way was thankful for because the floor did not sound appealing at all. I was interrupted from my thoughts when my legs were tied to the other end of the bed. I winced when they tightened the ropes around my ankles and I was afraid it was enough to draw blood. I knew they did that on purpose so that I wouldn't struggle.
"For mutts they sure are smart." I thought but I was never ever going to admit that to them.
My blindfold was then removed and I blinked at the sudden light that crowded my eyes but I was thankful that I could at least see again. I looked around the dim dirty room that looked more like a prison. I was pretty sure I was in a basement like area but I couldn't be sure. That's when I spotted Logan, Kendall, and James around me but I didn't see the other two boys. They were all smirking and I heard James say "That should hold you."
"Well if it was you I am sure to escape cause let's face it you suck at tying knots" I said with a little chuckle to James.
His response was a growl and I smirked. He then turned to face Kendall and Logan. "Hey guys can u leave for a minute I want to teach this hunter a lesson". Without another word Logan and Kendall left the room. When they were gone James turned to face me and before I knew it he was hovering over me and looking me straight in the eyes. I stared straight back and showed him that he could not control me and I would not back down from him.
"I don't surrender to mutts like you" I said through gritted teeth. Without an answer James smiled then his hand went down to his ankle where he reached under his jeans and pulled out a knife. He held it up then traced it with his finger.
"You know I have never had a hunter like this. Tied up to a bed and below me like this, they just weren't special like you. You will not give up and I like that, it will make it twice as fun when you actually break but who knows maybe you won't." he said looking down at me and then he slowly traced the knife down my rock hard abs.
"I've never had one so ripped also" he said leaning down to whisper against my ear. I felt his breath tickle my ear and it took everything I had not to moan. Instead I lifted my hip up trying to push him off of me. It wasn't working through but I refused to give up.
He chuckled then added pressure on my stomach. I felt the blade make a small cut in my skin but I only winced slightly. I was a hunter and have suffered worse injuries. He then pulled away from my ear and looked down at the small cut that he had made. Smirking he looked at me and traveled down to my stomach.
"What the fuck are you doing?" I muttered watching as he stopped where my cut was. He didn't answer and instead I watched as he made eye contact with me, stuck his tongue out and licked up the trail of blood that seeped out of my wound. The sensation was weird and I bucked my hips up and struggled to the side trying to get myself away from his tongue. For some reason though the sensation felt amazing but I refused to give into him. He seemed to sense that I was trying so hard not to give in because next thing I knew I felt his hand on my side and trace around my wound.
"Mmmmm" he signed as he leaned down and licked at my wound.
"What the fuck" I muttered as I still struggled under his grasp.
"Try and hide it all you want Carlos I know you are enjoying this" James said as he placed kisses all over my wound.
"Stop" I managed to gasp out at him. He didn't listen and instead he pulled away from my wound and looked me in the eye and for the first time since I met James there was something different in his eyes. Not lust or hate but… sympathy or care? I couldn't put my finger on it. I was so focused on his eyes that I didn't notice he was hovering over me again.
"Cut this shit out what is it with you?" I said to him waiting for an answer. "Don't you hate me?"
He narrowed his eyes at me then tilted his head to the side. "No Carlos I don't hate you. I don't know what it is but you are different from any hunter who we have ever taken. You just won't stop fighting. Your strong willed and stubborn and I like that about you. You're not evil like some but you are kind and gentle deep down and believe me I can feel it because I am a werewolf so I know."
"Quite the charmer" I muttered looking away from him.
He leaned down and ghosted his lips over my ear. "Don't hide your true feelings Carlos I know you felt a spark when I touched you because guess what I felt it to. So do us both a favor and stop fighting. It will make your stay with us more pleasant as well for you and me. Think about it." With that he pulled away from me and stood up but before he left he took out a bandana and shoved it in my mouth.
"Mmph" I said struggling against him. He managed to hold me down as he got the gag firmly in my mouth.
"Sorry but I can't have you yelling for help you could attract unwanted attention and relax I won't keep it in forever" he said tying the gag behind my neck tightly. I glared up at him and let out a huff of disapproval but he didn't notice. Before he got up to leave he leaned down so that his face was inches from mine. I just stared up at him.
"Think about what I said earlier" he whispered as he planted a kiss onto my cheek. Instead of pulling away I let out a little moan. My body relaxed against the ropes as he kept his lips there for several more minutes before pulling away and giving me a small smile. I just nodded at him to let him know that I understood. He stood up and left without another word.
"What the fuck just happened" I thought to myself as I thought back to what James just did to me and what he said to me. "Do I like him?" I thought more confused now than ever. Wasn't I supposed to hate him? Wasn't I supposed to hunt him and kill his kind? Shouldn't he want to rip me to shreds and not want to kiss me?
All these questions ran through my head and I realized that I just had no answers for any of it. I would have to either wait to see what they would do with me or if I needed to find an escape routine out. Deciding to rest up and save my strength I closed my eyes and tried to get some sleep.
When I woke up at what I was guessing was a few hours later I found that I was still tied to the bed with the gag in my mouth. That's when I heard my stomach growl
"I wondered when the last time I ate was." I thought and ignoring my stomach I turned my attention to the ropes that were keeping me restrained to the bed. James once again did not tie these very well so if I could reach up and work on a knot then I would be good to go. Struggling, I managed to reach up my hand and begin to untie the rope. It wasn't easy though considering my other hand was being burned by the rope, I could feel it cutting in but managing to block out the pain I continued to fiddle with the ropes until finally I felt it release my hand.
"Yes" I thought and I quickly released my other hand but not without noticing that a little blood had been drawn in the process. Funny how the whole time I was doing this no mutt came in to check on me.
"Guess they aren't so smart" I thought sitting up on the bed and wincing at the little ting of pain in my side due to my wound but for some reason it did not hurt as bad as last time. I was able to move without any further pain and I started to wonder if maybe when James licked my wound it had healed. Thinking about James suddenly made me smile for some reason though. I don't know what it was but James was right I did feel something for him but I barely knew the guy and he was a werewolf for crying out loud aren't we supposed to hate each other.
Pushing James out of my head I got up and tried to look for a way out. Looking around all I saw was a windowless room that looked inescapable room. I don't know why but next thing I knew I found myself on the ground beginning to do some pushups. I guess I figured I could work out to distract myself and besides I needed a plan last time I just ran they caught me so it's best if I have a plan. Plus when I worked out I found that I wasn't hungry to and I could think better it also took stress off of me. I liked working out to and wanted to stay in shape especially if I was to get out of here in one piece. And I didn't want to admit it but I was waiting to see if James would come in.
My arms felt a little sore but it was nothing I couldn't handle. I did about two hundred pushups before I decided to do some pull ups on a pipe hanging by the ceiling. Jumping up I managed to grab it and tried to pull myself up. My shoulder seared with pain and I was about to give up until I remembered my training. You never give up so gritting my teeth I kept doing some pull ups. The whole time I was working out I wasn't even aware that the door had opened and I had a werewolf staring at me while I worked out. I also didn't notice that he was licking his lips.
I grunted and let go of the pipe stretching my muscles and that's when I heard the chuckle behind me. Turning around I saw James standing there leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets. He was staring at me as if I was a prize.
"What are you looking at" I muttered crossing my arms over my chest and standing my ground.
He didn't answer me and instead continued to stare at me. His eyes raked up and down my body and that's when I remembered that I was shirtless but right now I didn't care about that. I couldn't let him have his way like last time he was with me.
He took a step toward me.
"Keep your dam distance mutt." I said
"Wow you sure are a feisty one." He said continuing to eye fuck me. "You know I never realized how good your body looks after you work out."
"I owe it to you that I'm able to move because dude once again you suck at knots." I said with a smirk on my face.
"I did that on purpose." He said and I couldn't help but notice that he looked like a hurt child when he said that.
"Oh did I hurt the big bad wolf's feelings." I mocked and that's when I realized it was a bad move because next thing I knew he tackled me and had me pinned against the wall. His fangs were out and he had transformed. His face had fur on it and his ears were shaped like a dog. I could feel his claws out and digging into my arms but I hardly noticed that because the part that freaked me out were his eyes. They were electric blue and were filled with what looked like anger or lust I couldn't tell.
"Kill me already." I said waiting for his claws to dig into my body or for his teeth to bite into my skin. "Go on wolfy kill me" I said again looking into his electric blue eyes showing no fear because I had faced things worse than him. My trainers have always taught me to be brave.
James just growled and it looked like he was forcing himself to calm down because his grip on me loosened and he was starting to turn back to normal.
"I did not come to kill you hunter" he said letting go of me and stepping back. I just looked at him waiting for an answer until he looked from me to the bed and said "how did you even get out of there?"
"Training and the fact that you still suck at tying knots" I said crossing my arms over my chest.
"You're pretty clever" he said eyeing my chest that had sweat running down it.
"That or you just suck." I replied.
He let out a growl but then said "I was sent here to come get you not to fight with you about who is better at what they are. My alpha wants to see you right now."
"Oh so your someone's bitch" I said with a chuckle. He looked like he was about ready to attack me again but forced himself to stay calm.
"You may not want to be smart with me right now wolf. And just so you know my alpha is a wise person." He said.
Not wanting to argue and just see what the alpha wanted with me I nodded my head and James said "Let's go."
Before we left he tossed a shirt at me and said "Here is this figured u were tired of being shirtless.
I fumbled with the shirt and said "well you can't seem to keep your eyes off me so why bother."
"Watch it hunter" he said but I smirked at the lust in his face and in his voice.
Chuckling I pulled the shirt on and realized that it was a little big on me but I didn't care. It was a dark shade of blue and I liked it.
"Thanks." I muttered quietly.
"Sure" he said trying not to make eye contact with me. When I was done getting the shirt on James suddenly ran behind me and grabbed both of my arms. Pinning them I gasped in surprise and felt him lean his head against mine.
"Sorry but its necessary I can't have you trying to run away from Me." he said tying my hands once again. He didn't need to worry because I would not try to get away because I wanted to meet the one he called his alpha. If I got out then I could lead my people here which would be a very good thing. When he was done instead of pushing me forward he stepped out in front of me and did something very shocking, caressing my cheek he leaned closer to me and ghosted his lips over mine. I stood still very shocked but when I felt his breath tickle my face I signed little. Next thing I knew his lips were on mine. My whole body went numb and that's when my brain finally clicked. I pulled away from the kiss and pushed myself away from James.
Due to my tied up hands I couldn't reach up to wiper my lips so id did the next best thing and wiped them on my sleeved shoulder. When I was done I looked over at James who didn't have any emotion on his face except shock.
"What the hell was that?" I yelled pissed that he would even put his lips against mine. "But you liked it" I thought to myself. I mean yeah I did but I could not let James know this. I could not like him we could never be.
"Um a kiss" James said pulling me out of my thoughts. Before he let me reply he stepped forward and grabbed my belt buckle. He faced me and said "Stop acting"
I stayed silent after that and chuckling James said "think about it while I take you to my alpha."
"I have nothing to think about." I said as he grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the room and to somewhere else. Looking around I saw a dim but not at all dirty hallway with a few paintings of werewolves on the wall. It was kind of narrow but not too bad and I could have sworn I saw a door for a torture chamber.
"Probably for hunters" I thought looking really hard at the door. James must have read my mind because he said "Don't worry your too valuable to us to go in there."
"Bet you kiss all your victims and tell them that." I said giving him a sly look.
"Nope you're the first." He said giving me the most sympathetic look I have ever seen and he actually looked like he really did mean it but I couldn't be sure, werewolves did like to play games with your mind and I wouldn't let him play with mine.
Signing he pulled me along and I followed him. I didn't know where I was going but I knew that if I met the alpha it might be a clear shot for me to kill it as soon as I get out of here. James led me more done the corridor before we came to a door and he pushed it open revealing that we were outside. I looked off in the distance and longed to be able to run, to be free and be able to go back to my family. I was starving for that.
"Don't get any ideas Carlos." James said eyeing me. I didn't answer him or even look at him just continued staring off trying to figure out how deep in the woods I was and judging by how far away the mountain looked and how many trees were around us I guessed we were in pretty deep.
"Jett please hurry and find me." I thought to myself hoping that my friends would be able to find me.
"Come on" James said pulling me away from my gaze. What I saw next shocked me. Apparently what I was locked in appeared to be a big house because I was looking at a little town with shops and with houses and saw that there were a lot of people there. They were all of different ages and I even saw some children in the crowd. There was even a little playground and what appeared to be an arena.
"Wow" I said amazed that there have been so many werewolves that were living among us.
"Yeah it took years but we built it" James said as we walked forward. He didn't have to pull me though for I was interested in looking around the town more.
"The more hunted we were the more we had to go deeper into hiding" James said as we walked.
"I didn't know there were so many of you." I said.
"Well we are a whole pack and we all have one alpha that we live under. We have to stick together to survive just like you do with your pack." He said looking around at all the people.
Several turned and gave me dirty looks and I knew that they knew I was a hunter, probably the only one here. I didn't pay attention to their stares though because I just stared back.
"You probably shouldn't stare you know we are just protecting ourselves." James said as he watched me making eye contact with everyone.
"It's kind of hard not to." I muttered but I decided it would be wise to not piss off the werewolves or they may all eat me.
"My alpha is waiting for you in here" James said and we approached what looked like a gym. I guessed it was because I could see a training arena through the glass doors. Opening the doors I let James lead me into the building and sure enough there was an arena there with some people in the middle. He led me to the ring and I saw that Kendall, Logan, Matt, Wayne, and Dark were all standing there and right in the center was a woman. As we got closer I realized that she and James looked scary alike. She had the same color hair as him and was tall. Her eyes were a little brighter and they didn't seem that scary. Her slim figure made her look especially tall and I felt a little nervous because she looked like the type of woman that if you messed with her she would rip your head off.
When James and I approached the group they all turned to face us and I saw the boys smirking at me while the woman just started as if I was a piece of meat. Well technically I was to her.
"Hmmm" she said her eyes narrowing and she walked around me sizing me up." James stepped away from me and joined his friends while the woman just looked at me.
"So this is the famous hunter who you have captured. The best of the best right?" she asked looking at the boys then back at me.
"You don't know me lady." I said through gritted teeth glaring at her.
"Yes I do. Carlos Garcia age 22, you have parents Sylvia and Rico but you live alone, you are a hunter of werewolves and have been trained to hunt since you were five years old, you are tough fearless and have killed many. You are the best hunter and have recently killed around here." My eyes went wide when I realized how much she really knew about me.
"How do you know so much about me?" I asked
Smirking she said "Well I had James read your memories and Logan was able to read your mind. See unlike you humans we have powers and abilities that we use to great advantage."
"I've done my research you don't have to tell me." I said standing my ground but my eyes following her every movement.
"You really have been trained quite well." She said stopping in front of me to look at my face.
"My parents are good at that" I said.
"Yes l am aware and be prepared sweetie because you are going to be bait for you clan." She said as she reached out and slapped me across the face. I fell to the ground my face stinging but I didn't show any signs of pain.
"Oh big bad hunter here" she said leaning down and patted the cheek that she hit. I didn't wince.
"Just kidnap me to pick on me huh?"I asked and smiling she didn't answer and said "chain him up" Matt and Tyler approached me but James, Kendall and Logan stayed in the back not wanting any part of this. My hands were grabbed and untied but were quickly shackled to the wall. That's when I realized with horror that the shackles were on either side of me so I was spread out like a bald eagle. I pulled against the chains but they wouldn't budge.
"What is this?" I said looking at the chains.
"Well you have been able to get out of ropes so I decided to upgrade you to chains." She said walking around me again.
"Lady you are one psychotic wolf." I said.
"No just a wolf that was able to trap you." She said before patting my shoulder.
"Get comfy sweetie because you are going to be with us for a long time. Nobody is coming to save you and face it we aren't going to let you go. Are we boys." She said looking at the group.
"I'm not" James said stepping forward and eye balling me.
"Hmm great to know" I said back to him. Kendall and Logan let out growls.
"Its ok boys he's just a little feisty." James said.
"Well make sure he behaves himself" the woman said before she turned around to leave Tyler, Wayne and Matt following her. For some reason James, Kendall, and Logan stayed behind.
"Going to pester me more" I said as soon as the door closed and I was alone with them.
"Jeez you ask a lot of questions." Logan said.
"What do you guys even want from me? I don't see why I'm bait because she's right no one will come after me at all. My people are smarter than that." I said my eyes looking back and forth between them.
James didn't say anything and kept eyeing my tattoo that I had on my shoulder. It was in the shape of a crossbow.
"I have seen that mark before" he said approaching me and grabbing my shoulder to get a better look.
"Like it. It symbolizes the mark of the hunters. We all have one and I was marked which meant I was born to do one thing and only one thing. Slay drooling wolves like you." I said bravely.
"Why you little" Logan growled.
"Logan no" James barked and he made sure Logan backed down before he turned back to my tattoo he studied it for a good long time and kept looking at me in the process. He then looked at me and said "You don't like this life Carlos. You hate walking around with this tattoo knowing that you have to murder. Sure you have done it before but I can see that it's not what you want. You want something more than this. If I wouldn't know any better you want to become one."
"Shut up" I screamed my blood reaching the boiling point and next thing I knew I swung my wrist out to punch James but due to my chains I couldn't get my wrist far enough to do that. My wrist was pulled back by the chain and I cursed to myself. I wasn't giving up though. I got as close to James as I could and said "Don't you dare ever say that you fucking monster why would I want to be one of you. I hunt you."
"Stop it Carlos." James said before he stepped forward and wrapping his arms around me so he had me in an embrace and that's when I felt the prick of a needle in my elbow. I fell back but before I was asleep James caught me and said "Go to sleep." That's when everything went black.
My eyes slowly drifted open as I struggled to get my head straight but all I could remember was being shot with a drug. I tried to sit up but quickly regretted it for my body would not allow me to sit up. I decided to lie back down and try to clear my head. Laying my head down I turned my head to the side and saw a figure standing against the wall. Startled I jumped up and tried to crawl away but the shackles prevented me from moving any further. Cursing again I looked at the figure but relaxed when I saw it was just James.
"Oh it's just you." I muttered calming down and managing to sit up.
"Yeah just me." he said as he walked over to me and held out a bottle of water. I eyed it suspiciously.
"It's not drugged I promise." He said and hesitantly I reached out and took it from him but I didn't drink any. Putting the bottle aside I faced James and said "Come to taunt me some more or molest me?"
That's when I felt the hard wall connect with my back and James had my arms pinned to my side not that it would matter because they were chained. I struggled in his grip for a while until he leaned into my ear and said "Stop struggling I won't hurt you."
"Then what do you want?" I asked.
"The truth." He said pulling away from my ear to look me in the eyes.
"What truth?" I asked completely confused. Without answering he smiled then leaned down and nuzzled my neck. Squeezing my eyes shut I fought back a moan and tried to pull away from him. He managed to hold me in place as he continued to kiss and nuzzle my neck. The contact felt so good though and I have never felt this kind of intimacy with anyone the only time I did this was if it was a one night stand. I was too involved with hunting for a relationship but I would screw around. But the way James was touching me sent electricity up my body and his touch felt warm and like home. I couldn't stop myself when a moan slipped out.
Smirking against my neck James said "I knew you would like this."
I was about to agree until I remembered my job. "No I don't now get off of me."
"Carlos you can't hide from me anymore I see the truth in your eyes. You don't want to be a hunter. No you want more, you want a relationship, you want to be free and you want someone who cares for you"
"Oh yeah cause living among you mutts sounds great and looks great remind me what is royal treatment here… getting tortured." I said.
James pulled away and caressed my cheek. My eyes closed a little at the touch but opened immediately after. I wanted so badly to lean into his touch but was held back. The whole time James just stared into my eyes. "Carlos quit lying I know you want out of the hunting life. And I can give you that."
My eyes widened in shock and I couldn't believe what he was offering, there was no way I was turning into what I hunted. I was about to tell him to stick it where the sun shines until I saw another figure move at the glass window but when I looked more closely I saw that it was a tall male with blond hair. He was carrying what looked like a gun and was wearing black but I knew that figure anywhere.
"Jett" I thought and I was so relieved I almost cheered. I restrained myself though as Jett looked through the glass and I knew that he saw me. When he did he showed me some hand signals and I knew exactly what they meant: Distract James.
Turning my eyes back to James I said "So James tell me what do I want since you know me oh so well, do I want kids? Do I want out of this life? Do I want to stop ridding the world of you useless mutts?"
He growled and bared his teeth at me and I knew he was trying very hard not to bite me. Shaking his head he said "I just see that you're not happy and Carlos I believe you just listed what you wanted to me."
Looking behind him I saw that Jett had snuck into the building and was getting closer to James holding a gun.
"No James what I want is to leave." I said
"Sorry Carlos can't do that." He said ghosting his lips over mine.
"You don't have to cause I'm leaving now" I said when Jett was right behind James but before James could pull away I swiftly kicked him in the stomach and while he was doubled over Jett his him over the head with the end of the gun. James body went limp and I leaned down to make sure that he was out. When I did I looked at Jett who was already picking my shackles.
"Carlos man we have been so worried are you ok?" he asked while picking the locks.
"Jett I'm awesome and so glad to see you but how did you find me?" I asked curious.
Finally unlocking my chains he said "When you dropped your cell, or I'm assuming you did, me and your family managed to trace the phone and find out where you were,"
"Well where exactly am I?" I asked rubbing my wrists.
"Deep in the woods of Montana, they carried you about thirty miles from where you killed Lucy. When I found your phone and her body might I add I followed the direction of blood and left over footprints that were left behind and also I saw the scatter remains of your shirt. I'm just sorry it took me so long to find you. Did they hurt you at all?" he said.
"No but Lucy did a number on me." I said lifting up the shirt James gave me so Jett could see my scar.
"Oh wow she did. But wait why did they patch you up?" he asked. I was about to answer until I heard howling.
"I'll explain later but right now let's get out of here." I said as I quickly pulled down my shirt and grabbed Jett's arm to pull him out.
"Wait what about him?" Jett said as he stopped me midway and pointed to James. I looked down at the muscular werewolf and part of me wanted nothing more than to kill him but another part told me to spare him.
"Leave him" I said pulling Jett out of the doors before he could ask questions. He left it and we quickly made our way outside.
"Bad news my car is parked on the other side of the woods we will have to run." He said pointing in the direction.
"Ok hopefully we will ditch the mutts." I said before quickly looking around to see if any were coming our way. Seeing that there were none I knew that we were good to go.
"Jett listen to me these mutts are fast-" I began to say until I hear a howling and looking behind me I saw that we were spotted by one of the woilves.
"They are getting away" I heard another scream.
"Shit jett run" I yelled pushing him forward and we both just made a run for it. Looking behind me I saw that we now had at leats a few mutts on our tail and I even saw logan and kendell amoung the crowd. These mutts were fast and I knew that unless Jett and I came up with something fast we would be doomed. My mind raced to think of something. An idea suddenly popped in my head.
"Jett we gotta start a fire it's the only thing that can slow them mutts down. They can't withstand fire." I yelled to him as we continued to run.
Jett looked behind us and I noticed that the werewolves were behind enough for us to light a fire. He tyhen turned to face me and quickly grabbed my arm pullinhg me behind a tree.
"What are you doing?" I asked watching as he reached into his coat pocket and pull out something small.
"All right Carlos I have matches so I can easily set a fire" he said
"I'm so glad you carry those" I said watching as he pulled one out and swiped it across the tree quickly lighting it on fire. Quickly I looked out from behind the tree and saw the mutts looking around and some were sniffing the air.
"Quickly." I said and watched as jett just looked at the approaching mutts.
"Just the right moment" Jett muttered. When the mutts were a few feet away Jett quickly threw the match out at the wolves. He hit a little patch of grass and in minutes the whole area went into flames and started to spread.
"Fire" I heard one of the wolves scream. All of a sudden they all began to scatter and some screamed as the fire continued to spread blocking their way completely to me and Jett. They could not get around.
"yes." Jett and I shouted as we high fived and watched as some wolves tried to go around the fire or jump over but they got too scared. Some even began to run away from the fire.
"Lets get out of here" Jett said and nodding we both stepped out from behind the tree and we were about to walk away until I stopped dead in my trackes when a certain pair of eyes caught mine. The fire made it a little difficult to see clearly but I managed to get a good look of a certain wolf. It was James. He was standing in front of the fire not flinching at all. He was looking straight at me and not at the fire. I felt my body stiffen while part of me was screaming to run away but something was keeping me there. I could not take my eyes away from him. Even though we had gotten off on the wrong foot I felt something with him although I didn't know what it was. Was it love? Compassion? I didn't know but I knew that I didn't want to stay and find out. Or did I?
Continuing to look into James eyes he didn't look angry or upset he just looked hurt.
A sudden screamed pulled me out of my daze. "Carlos come on."
Looking over at Jett I saw him trying to pull me alone. Before I followed him I took one last look at James and mouthed "I'm sorry" before turning around and following Jett James disappearing from my sight.
"This way" Jett said as we walked north to where I had killed Lucy. The fire had thankfully prevented the mutts from following us any farther and as I looked behind me I saw that the smoke was rising which meant the fire was still going.
Still following jett I realized that he just saved my life and helped me to get away. "Jett thank you. You saved my life.í said stopping in my tracks figuring we were far enough away now from the mutts.
Stopping as well he smiled back and said "I wasn't gonna leave you Carlos. You like a brother to me.