Modified: How It All Began (ORIGINAL)

12. Keep Your Enemies Closer

I let out a frustrated groan as the knocking on the door continues,
"I'm coming I'm coming", I say as I make my way to the front door, I open it up to see Anne the medic from yesterday, great, check up. I give her a small smile as I step aside inviting her in.
"How you been Belle?" she asks as she looks around the room.
"Been better", she giggles under her breath as she sets her bag down and pats the sofa.
I hear the door open and I already know that it's Treyton, the tracker that caused my wing injury,
"Do you not know how to knock?" I ask as I crane my neck to peer up at him as he stands at the door,
"I was sent to check on your wounds", he plainly says, I look down as Anne takes the sling off and unbandages my wing which makes me stretch as my wing was stuck in one place for ages.
Anne looks surprised as she looks at my wing, I move it forward to take a better look, Anne moves the feathers away to find it healed and not so much as a scar left behind, my feathers are even growing back, I could tell as it's getting itchy, memories of the facility flood back and I shake myself out.
She makes a hmm sound as she unwraps my tail, it's the same as my wing a tiny thin pink line is in its place though, my fur is already growing back as well it's just very prickly.
"Well looks like you don't need my assistance anymore", Anne says to me with a small smile as she gathers up her stuff.
"If you don't mind Trey", I say as I show him the door he walks out followed by Anne.

I walk around the lonely cabin thinking of what to do, Max isn't here as the alpha has asked for him this morning they might be moving him to a different cabin im not sure.
I decide to have a fly about. I sneak out the back door and quickly take off and soar above the tree tops, the feeling of the wind flying through my feathers, fur and hair is the best feeling ever.
I begin to glide with my wings spread apart catching the wind as I scan down below, my eyes land on a decent sized lake, perfect.
I drop down to the ground back winging so I don't hit the ground as hard, I stand up and face the calm water, it's been ages since I been swimming.
I take my jeans jacket and top off leaving me in my underwear and sports bra, I dive in using my wings to push myself back up to the surface.
I break the still water and float on my back with my wings spread out, I listen to the calming sounds of the water lapping at my body and limbs when I hear leaves crunching, I pull my head up and look at the treeline to see Trey standing against a tree with a big smile on his face. I huff as I float onto my back again taking no notice in him.
"Not going to screw my wing up again are you?" I ask unconvinced that he isn't going to hurt me again.
I float upright and face him letting my tail and wings float about beside me.
"No, not yet", he says the smirk gone.
"What are you doing here Trey?" I ask letting my exhaustion filter into my voice.
He crosses his arms,
"Well, I followed you", he simply says.
This annoys me so I paddle back to the shallow end and walk out, as soon as my body leaves the water he looks transfixed and he slowly uncrosses his arms, I walk up to him and stop a foot in front of him and cross my arms,
"Why did you follow me", I say sternly wanting answers from him, I shake my wings and tail out sending droplets of water all over him, I ruffle them back into place as he wipes his face and chuckles.
He doesn't say anything as his eyes race over my body with an eyebrow raised, I can almost see his wolf racing back and forth behind his eyes, so I make my way over to my clothes and get dressed.
I sit once I'm dressed watching the water,
"Your lucky my wings aren't dry yet", I say to him without looking at him.
I hear him head over towards me, I shake my wings out again and hold them slightly open to speed the drying up a bit.
He sits next to me watching the water as well.
"Are you and Max a thing by any chance?" He asks facing me, I look at him with a dumbfounded expression, really, I notice that his gaze sometimes flicks to my wings in curiosity,
"That all you wanted to ask me? Well you can stuff you and your questions somewhere else", I say as my fur and feathers puff up instinctively, I see his eyes scan my wings then my tail then back to my face, I get up and start walking off.
"Belle wait you can't leave me", he desperately says.
I let out a disgusted groan as I race off into the trees, I hear him quickly catch up as I'm about to the turn the corner to throw him off but he tackles me to the ground and turns me onto my back pinning my hands above my head.
I growl and snarl at him purposely showing him my canines, he looks at them and his head slightly tilts,
"Belle listen I was sent to stay with you, your kind is being hunted by human hunters they want to sell you for big money they could be anywhere around here Belle, I can't let you go I'm sorry", he says as his eyes tell the truth I calm down as I stare at him, people really want me just to make money out of me?
Trey slowly pushes off me and I quickly jump up before he can offer his hand to help me up,
"Lets go back to your cabin", he says as he leads the way.