𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐄.𝐇

10

Eli was the one to pull back from the hug first, moving to rest his forehead against's his mates  "please, don't ever do that again.." Eli whispered, his voice cracking at the end. Sam breathed hard as she held onto Eli's waist, she nodded causing Eli to sigh in relief.

"I'm sorry" Sam whispered, tears threatening to fall from her eyes. Eli moved his hands up to her face, whipping away her fallen tears with his thumb's

"it's okay, as long as you're here now, as long as you're safe."

Sam walked out of Eli's bathroom, freshly showered and in a set of new clothes that Eli had lended her. Sam used a towel to drench the dripping wet water out of her curly hair as she made her way over to sit on the bed Eli was laying on.

Eli started up at her, a love sick look in his eyes "I'm glad you're back." Eli whispered as he moved to lay on his side, his hand being the only thing keeping his head up. Sam looked down at Eli, tilting her head as she sent him a small smile.

It disappeared once she saw the bags under Eli's eyes, she lifted her arm and laid the palm of her hand against the boys cheek as she used her thumb to carefully caress the side of his face.

"How much sleep have you been getting?" Sam asked in a soft voice making Eli tilt his head downwards to look at his bedsheets.
He shrugged "I don't know, two hours a night if I'm lucky." Sam frowned, she got up and grabbed her towel and placed it into Eli's laundry basket.

Sam then walked back to Eli's bed, she gently puts her hand on his chest, motioning him to move back before sitting down beside him.
She reached down to the bottom of his bed and pulled up his blanket, making sure it was covering both their legs before laying down on her back next to him.

Sam moved her arm so he snuggle into her side, Eli placed his head on her chest as he wrapped his arm around her stomach to pull himself closer to her.
Sam smiled to herself as she let her arm come around to the back of his head to run her fingers through his long hair.

And as Eli began to fall asleep and stay asleep, he soon realized that the nightmare's were gone, and he was finally at peace.

But he what he didn't realize is that the girl beside him, was gaining her own.

Sam was terrified, she was back to that night, the night she got bit.

She watched her 13 year old self scream out in pain as she laid on the ground, trying to crawl away from the man that approached her.

She watched the man jump forward and leave a hug bite onto he calf. Sam could feel the tear run down her face as a gasp left her lips.

And that's when the man turned, his red glowing eyes stared down at her causing her heart to beat faster than before.

Sam turned on her feet, as she began to run the other direction. Sam could hear the sound of his foot steps running after her.

She was knocked onto the ground, her arms being shoved over her head as she was forcefully held down.

And when she opened her eyes she saw the face of the man that attacked her, the face of the man that bit her.

"Welcome to the army little wolf." The man gushed out before he smiled, fangs flashing as he did. But these weren't wolf fangs, no, these were fangs of a vampire.

The man pushed her head up by her chin and the next thing Sam new she was screaming in complete agony as the venom made its way into her bloodstream.

The man chuckled over his girlfriend's shoulder as he watched her complete her spell.
"Let's hope that will make her remember who she is." The women spoke as she stood up from her seat.

"She's the strongest I've ever seen, I need her." The man spoke as he looked out into the darkness of the woods.

The curly headed woman can up from behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist as she gave his shoulder a kiss.

"Don't worry my love, she will be yours again very soon."

The man smirked to himself as he leaned back into the chest of his mate.

Yes she will.

Welcome to the army, little wolf...

So Eli and Sam are officially the cutest ever.

I would like to thank hearts4li for helping me come up with act two's plot <3

And for everyone who is interested on seeing a small spoiler for act two, go look at my recent TikTok edit for this book at bubblegum0.9