He didn't move. She kissed his lips that were now a blanched , sandy version of its former self. "Baby, please open your eyes, it's me, your Mia."
He still didn't move. Her heart began to palpate unevenly, occasionally skipping beats. Her hands were shaking as she placed her ear on his chest.
There was no heart beat.
She frowned, unhappy with her left ear for going deaf in this crucial moment. She turned her head to the other side so her better functioning right ear could listen to the life force of her mate.
But still. There was no beat…
Warm tears poured down her cheeks to his chest. "No!" "NO!" She screamed frantically. "BRIANNNNN NO, Brian No, Brian NOOOOOO~!"
Her loud sorrowful cries echoed in everyone's heart but they could only hang their heads low in sadness. There wasn't much they could do at this point.
Arielle kept pushing Brian's body and even became violent; she slapped him a few times for pranking her at such a time. Then screamed louder every time he did not respond to her. All her pain filled cries met Brian's deaf ears. He didn't move.
Her packies could feel her pain and her guilt. She was blaming herself, "I did this … I did this …I killed my mate… I killed my mate…" She kept chanting.
She wailed painfully over and over, calling herself a murderer. She extended her claws and dug it in her stomach but it refused to penetrate. "Energìa let me! Let me end my murderous life, aaaahaaaa~" she begged her wolf with endless tears rolling out of her eyes. She didn't want to live anymore. Her life was worthless without him.
She began to cut her wrists and arms like a suicidal maniac . it was the only thing she could do to harm herself.
Spilling her demigoddess blood on her motionless mate, she called herself a murderer. As she was in that deranged state she didn't notice her blood slip into Brian's sand covered mouth that she left open when she was kissing him but a powerful witch saw.
Clara rose to her feet and walked to Arielle that no one was brave enough to approach, not even Desmond who was formerly courageous . She stood a foot away from the wailing she wolf because she didn't want her demigoddess blood to touch her. It was acidic enough to poison her blood and that of anyone who dares to near her especially now that she was in this demented state.
"Arielle, let me, "she said with her resounding voice.
Arielle stopped screaming and looked at her . For a moment it looked like she was about to leap on her and rip off her face but then her wet eyes streamed down more tears as she made a crying face while shaking her head, refusing the help in a less aggressive way.
"Arielle, let me, "Clara repeated.
Hearing her insist made Arielle snap. Her eyes shown sliver as she yelled with her super sonic voice, "HE IS DEAD!"
"Arielle, let me, "Clara repeated. She remained rooted to the spot, unshaken by the paralyzing scream. The others around were not so lucky, they fell to the ground, protecting whatever was left of their ear drums.
Seeing that she was still resilient Arielle conceded, her eyes were pitiful as she pleaded softly, "please don't hurt him."
If Clara wasn't in power mood right now she would have said, 'what harm can I do to someone that is already dead! '
Arielle moved aside for Clara to view the one she was shielding. Seeing this, Clara lowered herself to the ground and crossed both her legs. She bent her back forward with her hands on the floor and face down. She couldn't go nearer because of the blood.
"There is a heart beat, "she announced after silently listening to the earth. "But it is faint."
Arielle's eyes and spirits lifted with the news. She looked at Brian then hurriedly climbed on him to hear the acclaimed heartbeat.
Badu.. um.
She heard a beat! Then another and another but what made them similar was their weakness. It was indeed faint and fading!
Arielle got off Brian in shock and happiness, she looked at her people and visitors then confirmed what the witch said. "There is a heartbeat!" She announced then looked at Clara with hopeful sad eyes. "It is faint, please tell me what to do!"
Clara lifted her head then stretched her hand to Brian. Immediately, sand followed out of his nose and mouth like it was being sucked. It wasn't a hand full but ten hand full of sand! After that, Brian's chest rose and fell weakly.
"Your blood."
Arielle heard Clara but her concentration was on Brian . A smile cracked her lips and her tear stained cheeks. Her people began cheering while hurried footsteps approached her .
"Feed him your blood, now!" Clara clarified.
She noticed that Brian's heart only started beating again when Arielle's blood entered his mouth. It didn't take her much to decipher that he was immured to her blood. Powerful werewolves are known to be able to share their vitality with others, thus they can heal. Arielle was an Ultima and demigoddess, she already too powerful.
Arielle quickly slit her wrist that had healed then parted Brian's sandy lips wide, letting the blood soak in his mouth. She clamped his nose forcing his throat to gag but as it did, some of the blood went down along with a little sand.
Desmond, the twins, Sharon, his team and a bunch of other packies were the ones coming. They knelt beside Brian's body, crowding him.
"He needs air! "Arielle shouted at them but only her packies retreated a bit.
Soon after her wrist healed , Brian's heart began to beat more rhythmically than before and was slowly normalizing. Arielle didn't need to be instructed by Clara on the next thing to do, she snaked her hands under Brian's back and under butt, carrying him off the ground like he didn't weight a ton.
She began to sprint away from the crime scene in visible speed then added her pace gradually.
Everyone was left dumbstruck especially Clara who was still not used to werewolf bashfulness or a small sized woman carrying a muscular man. The people quickly got out of it and followed their alpha who was heading or already arrived at the pack hospital.
Clara stood up from the ground while still watching naked buttocks bounce up and down as they ran. 'This should be a crime, ' she would have said if she didn't lack her sense of humor right now.
She batted the lashes she had not batted in a while. She was relieved. Although she didn't do much, she helped in her own way. Now to get back to her sisters, she opened a portal and left the pack.
In the pack hospital, Arielle refused to let the non-herbal sentinel wolves treat Brian in peace, she insisted on staying by his side. She was so overly protected and jealous that she wiped his sandy body herself then wore him the hospital gown.
She stood by his bedside as the sentinels connected some machines to his body. She also gave them a pint of her blood to be added to the drip they stuck in his hand. It turns out that her blood was not toxic to her people when she gave it willing. It also looked lighter than the blackish one she fed Brian.
Although he was out of danger she still remained by his side — naked. Seating by the bed, she toiled with his fingers carefully, occasionally kissing them and looking up with hopes of seeing a reaction. She didn't get any.
Badum~Badum~Budum..
But the peaceful thumping of his heart gave her assurance that he was fine. A light smile was on stretched on her lips as she stared at his stressed face. She still wanted to beat him up for what he did.
<"Energìa are you there?">she asked out loud since her wolf was not within the rage of her view.
<"Mmmn,"> Energìa replied.
<" Come out, I want to see you, ">Arielle said.
Her tone was calm but Energìa could sense the neediness in it. She revealed herself.
Arielle's eyes balled up as she saw her wolf. <"Pttf hahaha…">she couldn't stop herself from laughing.
Energìa's eyes were red like she smoked marijuana and she had visible eye bags under her eye fur. Looking at herself, Arielle couldn't be happier that she was at least better than the 'divine wolf'.
Energìa rolled her red eyes then glared at Arielle while raising a brow.<"Why are you laughing? You don't look better, moreover you are naked!">
<"So? It is part of our culture, ">Arielle answered back.
<"You are also very dirty!"> Energìa fired.
<" It is just sand! I can take a shower anytime!"> Arielle had the upper hand again.
<"You are beside a sick person!"> Energìa berated her, she refused to be defeated.
<"I will leave once he gets better!">Arielle fired back.
Energìa went on and on about cleanliness until Arielle told her she won. They both laughed weakly. Their useless bickering lightened their moods greatly.