Luna versus Alpha

Chapter 21. Cure : Body and Mind

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Dalton's POV***

We waited silently, a minute slowly ticking by as our guest had yet to arrive. I glanced back at the girls. Kaz and Natalie were talking to Carter, though she seemed to be in and out of sleep. Meanwhile, Gavin and a few others had been patrolling around the cabin and keeping watch.

He barely needed help from me or anyone else, but I still forced him to check in.

A small groan emitted from behind me, a low and pitifully painful sound. Carter clutched the sheets, her eyes shut and teeth grinding. I growled low in my throat. She was in pain, and I was just sitting here.

[You know we can help her.] My wolf growled.  I shook my head. 

[Can't risk it.] I replied.

[We already have.]

Though I'd never admit it, he was right. We were already risking a lot by having her live with us, and now that Vince  was here and his revenge targeted at my mate, she was already at risk. 

"Kaz do a patrol in your human form, take Natalie with you and give her a gun."

She nodded and and tugged the other girl's sleeve. She turned her blonde head of hair at Kaz, then to me with a disgruntled look. With hesitation, she got up and the two went outside. Carter began to thrash in her sleep again, beads of sweat forming at the the top of her forehead. I stood up, and looked around me as if someone could be watching, then made my way to the small bed.

I looked at her as she moved her head side to side in violent jerks every minute or so. She kicked underneath the white sheets and never stayed in one place for long. Her eyes opened just barely as I sat beside her. 

She suddenly stared at me and in her eyes I saw how vulnerable she looked, completely stunning me. I'd never seen her call for help, nor heard her, yet the way she had been gazing at me with those fear stricken green eyes I couldn't mistake for a plea for help.

She squeezed them shut again, and another jerk rippled through her body, making her let out a whisper of a groan. My skin began to crawl at seeing her like this, and I realized I couldn't bare for her to stare at me like she had. I laid on my side, wrapped an arm around her, and pulled her close to me, like she was mine. No, she was mine. Is mine. She fought for a brief second as I pulled her into my body, but soon she melted into the embrace like I'd hoped. Her breathing slowed, and her eyes closed calmly.

She jerk occasionally but not nearly as much. Was this the powerful bond? Just my touch was enough to calm down her body though it was being ravaged by poison. She let out another tiny whimper. I rested my jaw above her head and inhaled her scent. Though it was fading and you could tell she was sick, there was still that faint scent of lime and wet forest. 

"Y-you don't . ." She muttered, but the words were distorted and her throat rasped. I knew what she was going to say.

"Sh, it's going to be okay," I cooed in her ear. She lightly shook her head before resting her eyes once more.

Carter's POV***

I was there, and then I wasn't. One second the world had color, and one second it was all black. The horrific part was I wasn't sure what was even happening or what had been happening. It was as if determining reality from dream seemed nearly impossible.

I clenched my eyes shut, the only thing I could really feel right now. 

I lolled my head to the right, preparing for another wave of pain. It came as I had predicted, doing the same as it had been. My bones felt as though they were being broken and mashed into new positions. My blood was fire, snapping and crackling with anger as it swam through my body, more-so feeling like a torrent. My strength was draining much faster than before and at this point, I was begging for it to be over.