Alpha Travis

Kabanata 15

His hands started to move, caressing every corner of my body, as if claiming his territory by every hold and his strong grasp on me. As I started to get breathless, his mouth traveled all the way down to my neck. 

I couldn't help but to moan, both from his touch and intoxicating kiss. And when his lips have touch a particular spot on my nape, I was beyond agitated and aroused. I believed that he sensed it too, for he stayed on it for a moment before putting a light peck on to it.

"This is where I'll mark you..." He said.

It almost came out as a whisper. He kissed my temple before resting his forehead on mine, I am even surprised that he's not even catching his breath right now. My face heated up almost immediately when I realized what we just did.

I just had a make out session inside my bedroom! While my parents are away!

I was about to get out of his hold but he sensed it beforehand and deepened his head on to my neck more.

"Give me a moment."

My heart and body calmed with him. The riot in me somehow subsided, I am no longer overthinking. My mind just went blank, maybe because of the tension and the kiss... it caused my mind to have a reset.

"You... you need to leave now, Travis." Ang tangi kong nasabi habang hapong-hapo ng hininga.

I heard him chuckled, a thunder-like laughter filled my ears like a lullaby. Tumindig ang balahibo ko nang umihip muli ang hangin mula sa bintana sa labas. Ang malamig at nanunuot sa balat na hawing dala nito ay tila nawala kanina, o hindi ko lamang napansin?

Oh, and please remind me to always lock those! Tightly shut.

He touched my right cheek, caressing it with his big calloused hand with an ever so lightly touch of his, "Yeah, we need to leave now. I think I stalled too much..."

Agad na nangunont ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. Did I heard it right? He used the first-person plural personal pronoun 'we'? and not simply 'I'? Hindi yata kami nagkakaintindihan ni Travis. 

"Yeah, Travis, you have over stayed your visit... you really need to go right now." 

Umiling ito habang nakangisi sa akin, "I said we, Althea." I thought he's over it. Ngunit biglang nag-iba ang simoy ng hangin nang biglang itinagilid ni Travis ang ulo sa banda ng pintuan ng aking kwarto, he even sniffed the air as if smelling who'd the danger would be. He then, turned to me and said, "And it's not up for discussion."

I noticed how tense he is right now, agitated on something. NIlagpasan ako ni Travis at nagpatuloy sa paglapit sa nakasaradong pinto. Akmang sasabihan ko na ito ang daan palabas ngunit tumalikod siya saakin at iminuwestra na huwag akong ma-ingay.

His eyes darkened, it mirrored an angry and annoyed feeling. Kung kanina ay maamo ang mukha nito ay ngayo'y tila hindi mabasa. I don't even know what got his panties in a twist right now, gustuhin ko man na asarin ito ngunit hindi naman ako ganon kawalang-utak para hindi mapansin na seryosong-seryoso siya ngayon. 

I can feel it too, strangely. There's something in the air. And it smells danger. 

Napatili ako nang marinig ang pagkabasag ng kung ano sa baba. I even heard some breaking of things downstairs, tinakpan ko ang aking tainga at pumikit ng mariin. Deep growls and even harsh tones of someone talking echoed bago ulit ako nakadinig ng pagbagsak ng kung ano.

"They're fucking here." He hissed, then he looked around my bedroom bago itinuro ang banyo sa gilid.

Hinwakan niya ang aking balikat at dinala sa pinto nito, "Stay here. Huwag kang lalabas nang hindi ko sinasabi. Don't open the door until then." He said before pushing me inside.

Bgao pa niya masara ay hinawakan ko ang kaniyang kamay gamit ang nanginginig kong kamay, I looked in to his eyes and said, "Come back for me, Travis. Please." Takot na takot kong sabi dito.

"I will, don't worry." At tuluyan niyang sinarado ang pinto.

 Inupuan ko ang toilet cover habang nagdarasal ng taimtim. I shut my eyes tight, as if it will block all the screaming and noises from downstairs. Nang mas lalong lumakas ng lumakas ang boses at unti-unti itong nagiging klaro ay tila nanlamig ang buong katawan ko. 

They're near.

Idinikit ko ang aking tainga sa pinto upang marinig ng maayos ang pinagkakaguluhan ng mga ito sa labas.

"...Alam mo na kapag hindi kami ang kumuha sakaniya ngayon ay siguradong mas madami pang iba na susunod!"

Growls after growls was all I can hear,  I am not even sure as to how can people imitate how fierce and strong an animal's howl is.

"And do you seriously think I'd let them near her or even breathe the same air as she's breathing?" Narinig ko ang sinabi ni Travis.

Everything about him is known to me. Though it scares the shit out of me, I still find it as a beautiful mystery. How I can sense him even he's afar. Simula nang eksena sa cafeteria ay hindi na kailanman napanatag ang dibdib ko. I always gets into mess and it's always with him involved.

Napatianod ako nang marinig ang pagkalampag ng pinto sa kwarto ko, siguro'y sa marahas na pagbukas. Ang sunod kong narinig ang ang marahas na mga kaluskos at mga pagbagsak ng gamit sa lapag. 

I don't even remember letting a dog inside! 

I turned the knob hastily to check on what has entered my bedroom. I was taken aback to see five huge dogs- No! They can't be just normal dogs! Their sizes and... and... fuck it! 

It's a wolf!

All of their attentions are now on me, tila nasa kalagitnaan ito nang pag aaway dahil ang dalawang kulay itim na lobo ay nasa baba ng isang napakalaking puting-puti na kulay na lobo. It's as if they're in the middle of fighting.

The four  rangy black wolves have directed their attentions to me, even that the two that are now being tackled on the ground by the large, ferocious with an artic white fur wolf. This one stands out the most, it overpowers all, considering how it looked at me with those of demoniacal stare- full of anger and range. 

The white artic wolf's fur is tainted with blood! That I am sure of, considering how disheveled everything is- the surroundings. Everything in my room is in disarray, complete mess, things are broken into pieces, and from where I am standing, I can see how badly our wooden staircase is at right now. Nang ibaling ko ang tingin muli sa mga lobo na nasa harapan ko ay ni-walang gumagalaw sakanila, but their eyes are piercing through me. Titig na titig sa kung anong sunod kong gagawin, katulad nang nasasaisip ko ngayon. 

I composed and collected myself for once at inisip na babalik nalmang ako sa loob ng banyo muli, binalingan ko ang pinto ngunit bago pa ako makalapit dito ay tila nabasa ng mga ito ang gagawin ko. 

The black elusive, lone one made its way towards me. But before it can even reach me, sinunggaban ito ng puting lobo at kinagat sa leeg. Kasabay ng pagbagsak nito ay ang pagtulo ng dugo nito na tila walang tigil sa pag-agos, hindi pa nakuntento ang puting lobo sa kagat at dinambahan nito ito bago kinagat muli sa leeg hanggang sa impit na ungol nalamang ang nagawa ng itim na lobo na tila namamatay na.

I don't know how I'll react after seeing how the life out of the black wolf gave out, the mighty artic white wolf then looked at me with those of deep-set of coldly critical grey illuminating gold-rimmed eyes of him.  The look on the wolf was somewhat imperious, it even growled in the air.  

The blood of the now dead black wolf beneath is dripping from the mouth and nose of the wolf who stood there proud. The three other black wolves growl- but not of the white one, it was more of a pained and hurt howl. 

My whole body is shaking like a leaf, hanggang sa bumagsak ako sa lapag nang makita kung paano sinugod ng tatlong iba pa ang nag iisang puting lobo. But that was all I see before my vision blurred and darkened.

The darkness consumed me before I can even see what will happen next. And for the first time, I was beyond thankful to pass out.