Sometimes We Love The People Who Hurt Us

Chapter 4: Oeuf

After quickly packing my stuff back into the bag, I had put a jacket and my shoes on before I spent the next twenty minutes trapped inside my room; Campbell returning more and more often to try and open the door, yelling at me each time to let him in. I stayed silent each time, trying to calm Winston down until he eventually started to ignore Campbell as well.

Eventually, I raised my head as I heard a knock on the door, Campbell muttering under his breath as he gave the door one final kick and then moved to the apartment door, opening it. "Didn't call for any room servi~...Hey!"

Sitting up with a small yawn, I heard Campbell continue to yell at the intruder to get out before I heard Hannibal's voice responding in a calm manner. "Quiet down. I have half the mind to hurt you for hurting Will. Where is he?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, I haven't done anything to him. Not that it's any of your business if I have. Now get out." Campbell growled at him before I had heard the screech of a table as someone stumbled.

Yet, Hannibal still sounded calm despite the other Alpha's aggression as I heard his voice growing louder as he moved towards the two bedrooms. "Yes you have. Will didn't need to tell me what you did, but I already can hazard a guess, which included hearing you banging and shoulder at the door. Do not give me the extra nudge to report you to the police." Soon, a soft knock sounded on my door. "Will?"

Biting my lip, I got to my feet and grabbed my bag, slipping the handle of Winston's leash around my wrist as I opened the door cautiously, peeking out. Hannibal stood alone on the other side, smiling gently at me as he raised an arm to wrap around my shoulders, guiding me to the apartment door, only to have our path blocked by Campbell. Flinching away from him, I pressed closer to Hannibal's side as the two Alpha's watched each other in silence for a couple of seconds, Winston growling before Hannibal had raised his free hand, phone in hand to show the emergency number on the screen and ready to call.

Campbell moved his gaze to the phone with narrowed eyes, an angry huff escaping him before he eventually backed away. Hannibal smiled before soon giving me a gentle nudge towards the door, stepping out of the apartment as I heard Campbell growl behind us. "I'm not finished with you yet, Graham.."

Hannibal quickly closed the door behind us, leading me through the hallway and down to the first level. But, instead of leading me outside as I had been expecting, he grabbed a pair of hotel keys from his pocket and moved to one of the rooms, opening the door before letting me inside first. "It's too late to go to my apartment, and I don't have a room that can easily be readied for you, so I checked in for the night."

Quickly moving inside, I gave a shaky nod before Hannibal closed the door and guided me over to the couch, getting me to sit down. He crouched in front of me, hand pressing briefly to my forehead before he watched Winston wander around once I let the leash go, though the dog didn't stray into the other rooms. Gently taking the bag from me, he disappeared into a room, presumably a bedroom, to place it down before he soon returned to once again crouch in front of me, holding my hand and giving it a squeeze to grab my attention. "Will? Are you hurt?"

Blinking as I met his gaze unsteadily, I swallowed before shaking my head slightly, watching him curiously as he moved to his feet and into the kitchen. Winston soon moved back to my side, flopping his head onto my leg with a whine as he looked to me. I was still patting him when Hannibal had returned, holding a cup which he offered to me. "Unfortunately, I don't have any ingredients to make my own tea, but hopefully the hotel's stuff won't be too bad. Drink and then rest Will."

Looking up to him, I hesitated before nodding as I raised my hand to take the cup from him, sipping from it as I let out a small sigh. But I soon tensed as I felt hands on my shoulder, looking up at him before relaxing as he started to massage my shoulders, speaking softly. "It's alright Will. You're safe now."