Bullied Once, Loved Twice

Chapter 37 - Times of despair

Liam gulped as she stared at him with daggers, his eyes looking down at her feet with regret, how was he supposed to tell her everything, how he always had felt, the way she had always owned a spot in his heart despite everything.

He had resented her, that much had been clear, he even loathed her for a while, knowing her actions towards him had caused the nightmare of a life he grew up in, but he also knew that she was the one person he always wanted to see at the end of every day.

He filled his lungs with a long breath, eyes slowly trailing back up to face her, to face what he had buried down bellow so long ago, the feelings he never could fully let go of.

"Narcia... I have been meaning to tell you ever since I was a child, I lo—" He said before a loud howl echoed in the distance, one that made everyone's body shiver with worry, it was a cry more than a howl, and it boded for nothing good.

The door slammed open, making everyone jump in surprise, loud quick steps followed before a bloody figure walked in, eyes full of terror as they gripped themselves onto the door frame.

"We're under attack." Silviano said as he collapsed on the floor, his eyes shutting as a puddle formed around him, his stomach had been slashed open by something quite sharp.

"It seems my work will be heavy today..." Daughtela said as she finished sowing Liam's wounds and rushed down to the wolf that had collapsed on her floor, Narcia didn't wast a second running out as screams echoed in the distance.

Liam and matheo quickly followed, the wolf keeping Liam behind himself to shield him in case they were to be ambushed.

"Alpha! We are so screwed! The cannibals... they are here!" One girl screamed before a large molten creature dashed out of the shaddows, his large mouth snapped the girl's head off in a swift move, bitting down and crushing the bones in a sickly manner.

Narcia's eyes grew wide with shock before anger consumed her, shifting in an instant as her clothes shredded, pouncing the beast before her, Liam couldn't believe what he was seeing, the smell of blood was even worst now that the girl's throat was spraying the remain of her blood around the now black grass.

Matheo didn't waste time pushing Liam back inside, shifting as well into his wolf form, shielding Liam as best he could despite his small size, he was just a beta after all.

"God... I don't understand. Devan said he would hold his father back..." Liam mumbled as he covered his mouth, the sound of flesh tearing echoed all around them as wolves battled the three large abominations that had invaded the territory.

Liam tried to capture their surroundings with his eyes, looking over to the houses that were now caught on fire, he had been to that training farm house not too long ago, his eyes teared up at the thought of the childrens and hoped they had escaped in time.

His eyes turned towards the hundreds of wolves that were pouncing the beast Narcia had attacked, they were clearly winning the fight, there was only three cannibals, no back up had arrived since the first contact, they clearly had no idea that another pack was presently here.

"I hope Devan is okay..." Liam mumbled as Matheo whimpered, giving a worried glance at Liam, the wolf was clearly just as worried as Liam was.

A loud snap echoed, the large creature falling to the ground as the wolves rushed to it, each biting a corner they could from the putrid flesh of the beast, in unison, the wolves pulled, shredding the monster to pieces.

The other two monsters dashed for the trees, having finished setting the town on fire, it was clear they had come to send a message and were now running away in fear.