{{Charlotte's POV.}}
The wolf was coming out of the trees. It paused, looking from me to Drake. It growled again and lunged. I closed my eyes tightly, bracing for impact. I felt the weight above me lessen and the air whoosh by.
I slowly opened my eyes.
There was a sickening crack and someone screamed.
I jerked up and looked around.
Drake… The wolf had him pinned to the ground. It was growling fiercely. Its jaws were inches from Drake's face. It already looked like the wolf had broken one of his legs. It was twisted in an unusual way and blood was pooling around his jeans. All I could do was stare. It seemed like Drake had passed out shortly after.
Suddenly the wolf jerked back, releasing drake. It bowed its head, fell to its stomach, and lay there for a few moments with its eyes tightly shut.
It finally slowly opened its eyes and got to its feet. It looked at me and stood still. The air seemed to ripple. Something was happening to the wolf. It was…transforming? Before me now stood Seth.
What the hell?
"Charlotte? Charlotte?"
I couldn't speak. Seth. Seth? It couldn't be. How was this possible? He crouched before me. His warm hand brushed wetness from my eyes. When had I started crying? I flinched from his touch. His hand dropped immediately to his side.
"Charlotte? Please say something."
My mouth opened and closed repeatedly. What could I say? What was I supposed to say? I looked over him then quickly averted my eyes. "You're naked."
He looked relieved to hear my voice, but then he froze. "Oh sorry."
He disappeared from me and was back within a second. He had shorts on now. No shirt. He handed me my dress. I stared at it confused. He sighed and leaned to pull it over my head.
"Do you want me to dress you?"
I didn't answer. I was still in too much shock to move. He leaned me into him and pulled the dress down.
He started to pull back. "No. Don't." I willed my arms to wrap around him. He smelled as he always did, woody and musky. I inhaled deeply and sighed.
I felt his arms wrap around my waist, pulling me closer to him. "Are you okay?"
I nodded.
"Do you want to talk about it? About the wolf thing?"
I stiffened and quickly shook my head. "I think─I think I want to sleep." I didn't realize until now how tired I was even though it was a little after noon.
"Okay." I held him tighter. "I'm going to take you home."
I only nodded.
I felt myself being lifted. He was suddenly running. Then we were at my house. He ran upstairs and placed me gently on my bed.
"Seth?"
He pulled back to look me in the eyes. "Yes?"
"Will you stay with me? Please?"
"Sure." He curled up on my bed with me. I curled up to him still holding onto him. I buried my face into his exposed chest. His arms wrapped around me.
I inhaled again. "Thank you."
I fell asleep to the sound of his heartbeat.
A/N: I knoow it's been a while since I've uploaded. Sorry, I've been sick for over a week. Hopefully this and the other chapters that I upload today and tomorrow will make up for it. Happy Christmas Eve!