"Wake up" he heard someone tell him. Philip's eyes fluttered open as he felt a palm land mercilessly on his cheek. He looked at the ceiling, a growing headache numbing his head and he groaned. "You're not the star of the day. Get up, we need you because as it seems you messed up" Lun told him and Philip frowned, disoriented.
For a second he wondered what the hell was this man talking about but for the second time that day the information came back on its own. He sat up immediately, his eyes searching for Kai and he stood on his feet, rushing to the living room.
The scene he witnessed caused that ache on his chest once more. Kai laid on the couch, his body tense and sweaty. He was gripping on the cushions, his eyes closed as a pained expression distorted his handsome face.
"I did that." he said, standing far away from everyone.
John was crying, looking at his boss and asking again and again what they were supposed to do to save him. They didn't have much time, just a day. Everything needed to happen fast but for some reason Philip's mind seemed to have paused, no thoughts in that empty brain of his as he stared at the tortured man.
He felt his nails dig the skin of his palm, he was clenching his fists, anxious. The wolf looked at his friend, pleading for a solution. He could not bear the feeling, this guilt that was piling up, this pain. He couldn't explain it with words but he had never felt like this. Maybe it was because he knew him, all the other vampires were strangers to him. He didn't want to kill someone he was planning to sleep with, yes, that was what Mika would say too. The more you know a person the harder it is to kill them.
"We need to get the cure." Mika stated
"Well thank you for that obvious statement, the thing is we don't know how to." Lun told him.
"No!" A scream was heard and Kai moved. He sat, opening his eyes wide. His hand moved forward and he pointed at Philip. His eyes were black, no iris, no clear blue color as he stared at him with an expression of terror. "Run! They will kill you! They want to kill you!" He shouted and bloody red tears escaped his eyes before Lun pushed him back on the couch.
"It's fine. You're dreaming. It's fine." He repeated again and again, pushing Kai's body to the couch until he fell unconscious once more.
Philip looked at the poisoned vampire, his lips parted but he couldn't say anything. He was powerless, suddenly all of his self confidence, his power was gone. Now he was simply just a shocked little child, staring at a madman.
"He is already hallucinating." Lun mumbled and a sigh escaped his lips. "We need to get an antidote. If word comes out that the prince is dying Bloodbound will fall apart. If it is known that you did it your pack is over. It's one thing going after stray vampires and it's another going after the monarchy." He explained and Lun stared at him. He was biting his lip, thinking.
"What do you mean? We...we can't get in trouble for this." The red haired said, suddenly looking a lot more anxious than before.
"Then help me fix him." Lun said, staring at him with a deadly glare. "I will make sure you die a painful death if anything happens to him"
"We can go to a witch." Philip said. This was the first time he was actually talking to someone after what happened. All eyes turned on him and he felt extremely exposed, as if their eyes were mirroring his guilt.
"Witches don't like us." Mika said.
"There is a witch. One we can go to." Lun said as he scratched his chin. "That witch is a friend with a vampire. Kai knows them, I think she would help with the right motivation."
"I don't want to go to a witches den"
"Well too bad for you but you're going. You too. The three of us will go." Lun announced. He was referring to Mika and John. The young werewolf nodded immediately, deciding that he would do anything if it meant he could save his boss. Mika on the other hand had many objections.
"No. He will not remain here with Kai." He said, talking about his friend.
"We can't leave Kai alone. John does not know how to take care of him while you, I don't trust you to stay with him nor go with just Philip. We will talk later. Just the two of us." Lun said and Mika averted his eyes, avoiding his judgemental glare.
"I will stay. It's fine. You go visit the witch. We don't have time for arguing" Philip told him and his red haired friend sighed. He shook his head as he walked towards the exit, opening the heavy door and staring at them.
"Come on then. We will be taking your car"
"Of course we will take my car. Because you wolves do not really own anything" he told Mika with a devilish grin. "Come on little wolf. Stop crying, please." He said and pushed John outside.
Philip stood far away from the couch for a while. He was almost scared to approach him but at the same time he couldn't take his eyes off of him. His body was shaking, as if he was cold and the wolf, wanting to assist him even a bit, searched for a blanket to cover him.
He entered the room he had been tied to before and his boots hit the heavy mass that consisted of the chains. He looked at them, a frown on his face as he scanned them with his eyes.
Philip then took a step forward, reaching the closet and opening it to search for a blanket. He didn't find anything though because his little quest stopped abruptly since a sudden thought popped into his mind. He turned around and returned to the spot the chains had been dumped.
His fingertips touched the cold metal as he crouched. He traced the material until he reached a point he had seemed to miss just a few minutes ago. The chain, his chain to be precise, looked as if it had been melted where it broke. The wolf furrowed his eyebrows, staring at it as he tried to think who would do something like this. He raised the thick chain, bringing it closer and seeing the destroyed edge. The metal had been tampered with, making it easier for him to escape. He squeezed the chain in his palm, crushing it.
"No way" he mumbled in disbelief.
He would remain more in the room, think about things a little but the cry that echoed from the living room reminded of what was important right now. He ran towards the closet, bringing out a blanket that caught his eye and returned to the living room.
Kai was sitting again, those black orbs piercing him once more but this time he managed to grab him. He snapped Philip by the collar and brought him closer. Kai's hands were shaking, his breath hot as it landed on his neck, his lips rough and dry.
"Be careful" he whispered to him, his voice hoarse. "Be careful, be careful, be careful!" He screamed before he coughed.
Blood landed in Philip's clothes. Splatters everywhere on his shirt and he pushed the vampire down, the same way he had seen Lun do.
"It's okay" he mimicked Kai's friend, hoping that he would manage to make him sleep again. "It's okay."
"It's not." Kai cried. Philip was surprised, he didn't expect him to respond. He was supposed to be hallucinating. "It's not, Philip…"
"Yes?"
"They will kill you." Kai said, his eyes closed. Philip gasped, not knowing what to believe. If he was hallucinating, why was he talking to him? How could he respond? He say down, by his side trying to figure out what was going on.
"Who? Who will kill me?"
"The demons. They...they will get you. Please, don't die." Kai cried.
Demons? Philip tilted his head to the side, waiting and wondering. He knew he shouldn't be taking him literally. He was sick, dying from the poison but the sound of his name coming from his lips had been too shocking.
"Demons? Who are they?"
"The Bloody People. They will kill you." He said before he lost consciousness again.
The Bloody People? Philip wondered.
He had never heard of that before.
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