Leader Of The Pack

Ch. 8 The Season

The smell got stronger and stronger until I saw a guy. He was gorgeous. Ripped and had a tricky smile. He was leaning on a tree.

I breathed hard from running. He looked deep into my eyes. I saw beauty but also rage.

"Hi." He said with a sly smile.

"Hi." I repeated after him.

Something didn't seem right though. I smelled the air and the sent was gone.

I heard a crash on the ground. And Aaron yelled "I got her! Go get Lana!"

The man turned my face back to him. "Why are you here Lana?" He asked.

"You smelled like pecans." I answered.

He grinned and neared my face. "Is that what your here for? The sent?"

I knotted. "Well lucky me." He whispered as he neared my neck. "Your mine, Lana."

"No! Back the hell away from her!" Brandon yelled. His eyes were full of rage and he was panting heavily.

"She came to me, friend. On her own." The guy said bravely.

"She's mine! Not yours, friend." Brandon spat back.

I felt strongly drawn to both of them. It was like I was a piece of metal and they were the magnets. I couldn't decide.

"Lana take my hand." Brandon ordered as he took slow steps towards me.

I reached my hand out for him. "Lana come with me. We're the same you and I." The other guy said and he reached his hand out for mine.

My heart raced like crazy. I couldn't control myself. My thoughts were going everywhere. Asking thousands of questions.

I went to reach out my hand for the man but Brandon yanked me to him. He held me back and bit my neck.

I screamed out. It hurt worse than the bear trap and that thing closed twice on my leg. But once he bit me it didn't hurt as much but when he yanked his teeth out of my neck I felt a tear go down my face.

I felt dizzy and nauseous at the same time. I became weak in the knees. I would have fallen to the ground if Brandon hadn't caught me.

My blood started to boil. It was like it would get extremely hot and then go to freezing cold. And my body kept doing that over and over from one extreme to the other.

Finally it stopped. My blood was freezing and I felt like I hadn't eaten or drunk anything all day. I felt cranky and saw black spots. Then I saw the other man slowly walk back and disappear into the shadows.

Brandon picked me up bridal style and walked back to the house.

"What? Brandon I thought you were going to wait!" Sara shouted as he laid me on my bed.

"I was but it was either me or that trespasser." He snapped back.

"You mean that's what they were running after?" Sara asked looking surprised.

"Yes, a trespasser. He was after them. Luckily Aaron stopped Hailey and I got to Lana just in time."

I couldn't control my body. I felt my body twitching and my vision was blurry.

"What did you do to me Brandon?" I managed to mutter.

"Lana, I had to do it. I couldn't lose you."

I shivered." Are you cold?" He asked.

I knotted slowly and he laid some covers over me. "I'm sorry Lana. Please forgive me." He said as he laid beside me.