Rogue Moon (unedited(complete)

chapter 20

Standing in front of the door I took a deep breath, glancing over at Henry who was leaning against the wall in the hallway.

"Go on, if you need anything ill be here!" Henry chided, in return, I smiled at him and opened the door.

Damien lay on the bed inside of the small room, half his torso covered in white bandages. Despite being fast asleep he looked on edge, his face had a scowl carved into it. He almost looked ready to jump out of the bed at any second.

Limping inside I sat down on the edge of the bed looking him over. his dark grey hair was a mess and needed to be cut badly, and he had a scruffy afternoon shadow growing across his face. So many scars littered his body and I could even see the pink scars from the bear attack. Across his arms, I could even see burn marks... It was upsetting just to try and think of all the things he went through. How many fights had he been through to end up so badly scarred?

Looking up, I was a bit surprised to see the collar he had worn before was now a necklace. The pendant was the same and the ruby in the center was cracked. Leaning closer I inspected the necklace, gently running my fingers over the cold silver. It must have been hit by the gunshot blast, but How did it change? It was still tight around his neck. Running my hands across its band I couldn't find any hooks or latches to undo the strange accessory.

I stared at the object in wonder. Was it cursed...was this collar of his the reason he wasn't able to transform into a person? Or maybe it was the reason he lost control... Could a little pendant really do something like that?

I shook my head pulling away from the man. My mind was a mess, just looking at him. I barely knew this man... If I could even call him that, beforehand, I had gotten used to the company of the wolf-beast but now? This was a whole new ordeal... Not only did I know he was sentient but this was too much for me to take in... He's not even human!

This morning I woke up and immediately freaked out over the idea of him being injured, but I don't even know why...i have no idea why I felt that way...why I still feel responsible for everything and have this need to be near him... Am I losing my mind? I feel like my mind and heart are at war.

Running my hands over my face I looked back at the man beside me. Everything has finally started to sink in, now that things have calmed down and I can get finally get some rest and think about what I should do...and what has happend... Man or not he kidnapped me...should I really stay by his side? Should I even help him? Why should I care? What does he even want with me?... I thought he was just like some wild animal who didn't know what he was doing but now im not sure of anything...

More and more questions swirl around in my head the longer im with him...and I've gotten into life-threatening situations more than once while with him... So what should I do?...

If he does wake up soon he will have to leave before the village finds out what he is... Should I go with him?

I stared at the ground deep in thought, as uncertainty clawed at my being like a ravenous beast. I felt the need to be around Damien... I wanted to be around him...yet my mind is screaming at me, telling me this is all wrong that I should be as far as possible from this beast...