Relentlessly marked

""Chapter 17

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Heya! The picture above is Boden and Zaida.
Ugh one more day until Christmas break!! I cannot last another day!!
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I touched the blood stained cloth wrapped around my hand then retreated it back to my chest as I flinched in pain.

"Eli, I'm loosing a lot of blood here." I reminded him once again for the past 15 minutes we've been in the car driving back to his jet. His knuckles turned white as he squeezed the steering wheel.

"We're almost there. I have a first aid kit in the jet and we'll fix it up there." He said.

"Is she gonna die?" Boden asked in the back seat.

"No!" Eli, Zaida and I yelled at the same time.

"Jeesh! Okay, I only needed one of you to politely answer me."

"Don't expect a 'nice' reply when you ask dumbass questions." Eli bit.

"It wasn't a dumb question at all! She could bleed to death!" He defended himself. "Why don't you just take her to the hospital?"

"Look pup, if your sister was to the point where she could die any minute, I wouldn't think twice about taking her straight to the emergency room. But they wouldn't have the supplies we need to heal a cut with wolves bane in her system!!" He growled at my brother angry that he would question his motives. "But the cut is not life threatening, and I want to get back to my pack to find out who the fuck just ambushed us!"

"Alright alright calm down!" Boden raised his hands in surrender.

The rest of the ride to the jet was quiet. Other than me purposely touching the bandaged cut on my hand just to feel the sharp sting and Eli scolding me to knock it off.

By the time we reached Eli's jet and settled down Zaida gasped.

"This is real nice..." She trailed off not knowing what to call him.

"You can call me Alpha. As soon as we get back to my land I'm going to brand you two into my pack." Eli said noticing her hesitation.

"Really? So we won't be rogues anymore!?" Boden boomed.

"Nope." Eli replied curtly.

"Hey I gotta question." Boden said looking down towards the ground.

"Okay." Eli urged him to go on.

"So... For like your packs laws and stuff, do you-are you strict on like how I- or us minors live our life? Not just minors either! Like everyone." Boden stammered.

"What are you asking pup?" Eli asked annoyed.

"Do you allow drinking and smoking?"

"Of course." Eli responded.

"Yes!" Boden laughed while a huge smile wiped across his face.

"For wolves age 18 and up." Eli smirked.

"Oh come on!" Boden groaned.

"I can say that I know of a few pups your age that break that law more than a few times a week. I haven't yet actually saw and caught them, but I know who they are." Eli said.

Boden smiled again. "So that means I can?"

"No!" "Boden!" Zaida and I both said in sync.

"I never said that you can, I'm saying if you do and you get caught, I won't lay off any punishments for you just because your my mates little brother." Eli explained.

"So what you telling me is... Don't get caught?" Boden asked his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

Eli's eyes closed and he pinched the crook of his nose. "Sure buddy."