Heartless

Key

Chapter 37

"Creed! Creed! Snap out of it, bro!" I knew words were being thrown at me, but at the moment I was not hearing them. All I could think about were the words that Eva wrote in her letter.

I might already be dead. I might already be dead.

Those words kept echoing in my mind, destroying the last shreds of sanity that I was holding in place.

Kill. Kill. Blood. My wolf wanted to kill Carson, bathe in his blood for taking away our mate. Revenge, hatred, bloodlust filled every nerve and vein throughout my body. My body started to shake but not on its own accord. SLAP!

My face stung and rage took over as my hand immediately latched onto the throat of whoever just slapped me. My wolf took over as I rammed the person against the wall hoisting him up as my nails dug into the sides of his neck. I didn't comprehend what I was doing, all I could think about was killing anybody who stood in my way. The person was desperately trying to disengage from my chokehold, punching and kicking at me but I didn't feel anything. I wanted death! I wanted blood!

My face was suddenly covered by a material that wrapped around my whole head and suddenly I was being forcibly jerked backward. My senses were overloaded with her scent and for a moment I slack as I breathed in Eva's scent. I release my chokehold and felt a sting from a needle in my neck.

"Creed fuck! Calm the fuck down!"

"Peyton how long before it kicks in!"

"A few minutes."

"Creed listen to me, control your wolf!"

"Come back to us brother!"

Words were filtering through my haze and I slowly pushed down the beast within. I felt a little lighter and at peace inhaling her scent. My reality was setting in as my brothers words penetrated through my savage rage.

"James? Colin?" The material fluttered down my face and my brothers stood in front of me. My hands gripped the material and I stared down at it and recognized it as one of Eva's scarf.

"Yes, we are here." They both spoke and my eyes zeroed in at the blood dripping down James'neck.

"Ah shit, I'm sorry, James." He was the one I attacked for slapping me.

"Creed, I need you to know if can handle this fight." James dismissed my apology.

I was appalled at what I just did. I honestly couldn't answer that question."I-I don't know. But I need, no my wolf needs Carson's head."

Colin shared a look with James before speaking to me. "I think you should sit this one out. We will get the tape and you can come with us back to the council."

"I agree." James nodded.

"Fine. Do you have the location?" I felt a little light-headed and stumbled to the couch. The room had emptied of Colin's and James' pack security. Only myself, brothers, and Peyton were in the front part of the apartment. Bernie was resting up in the spare room recovering from his injuries.

"Celeste is in the back going through Ky's things." Colin had to stabilize me before I tripped over my feet as I made it to the couch.

"Peyton what did you give me?"

"Mild sedative, not strong enough to knock you out, just take some of that fire out of you."

I closed my eyes and tuned out the voices over me as the sedative rushed through me. I called on my wolf to help metabolize the drug out of my system. This is not the time to be laying on the sidelines with everything that's going on.