"What is going on here?'' came Michael's voice booming into the entire vicinity as he attracted the attention of both Gerald and Noah. When they turned around, they gave space for him to catch a glimpse of Lily lying on the floor almost lifeless. his body froze, life almost leaving his eyes as he took a grumpy step forward.
He could not believe his eyes. the precious gem that they had been guarding all their life was lying on the floor almost unconscious and no one was doing anything about it. Lily's eyes were still opened but all movement had teased and the only thing she could manage to do was look around the room and lift just a finger. she struggled to breathe, but the capacity of air in her lungs became more Limited.
"Who did this?'' Michael asked, his fist clenching in anger as he bent forward. his eyes looked towards the unfamiliar boy that still sat on the floor looking at Lily in a confused and heartbroken Manner.
Without wasting any time or giving Noah the opportunity to defend himself, Gerald threw a hefty blow towards Noah, throwing him towards the floor as he continued to Ascend on him with heavy kicks and blows.
The Screams of the young man as he begged for mercy fell on deaf ears as both Michael and Thomas carried Lily towards the coach.
"He did this didn't he.'' Michael says with an armored expression.
"You are damn right he did, I don't know who he thinks he is. The boy just came into the house when I'm not around and I caught him harassing our little girl just because she rejected him.'' Gerald says through gritted teeth. Noah has now become almost lifeless as Gerald continues his assault. it is as though his main aim is making sure that the boy will not be able to open his mouth or atter anything.
No one noticed anything fishy about Gerald's explanation. Thomas and Michael were too focused on Lily's condition to notice anything. when Michael placed a hand on her heaving chest, he failed to hear any heartbeat or breathing from her. She was as good as dead. the three men shared a disheartening look as they conversed inwardly within themselves. the mind link was opened to the three werewolves and when they were not able to trace Lily, they knew that her soul had slowly been sipping away into nothingness.
" What do you think we should do? The bastard has already killed her.'' Michael's says through the mind link.
"Maybe there is a way we can still save her. she has survived a lot and her wolf is still strong. I'm pretty sure the girl is still fighting for my life this moment.'' Gerald's words do not hold any meaning and neither do they play an encouragement towards both men. there is that moment of silence where they know that the consequences are evident and there was no way that she would survive.
''She isn't in our mind. that only happens when a person has fully detached from this world. '' Michael responds.
"But does it really make sense? how was your human able to kill the most powerful werewolf?'' Thomas poses the question making Gerald feel extremely self-conscious about himself.
" we all know lily. The girl will lose her life if it meant keeping the secret about what she truly is. She wouldn't raise a finger against a human to fight with her werewolf side. she would rather die.'' Gerald responds.
the response seems to be convincing enough. Lily cared much more about others than she did about herself. it was the main reason as to why she let herself suffer in silence because she did not want to put anyone else in Harm by bringing them into this mess of her life.
"Now look at what has become of her. She could have put the boy down if she wanted to. Her claws digging into his veins will be enough to put her venom into his body but she decided against it. How foolish of her to choose integrity over survival.''
''So what are we going to do the human? He has already brought trouble upon himself by trenspassing and attacking her.''
The conversation within their link is broken by the sound Of shattering glass and loud footsteps. when the three men turn, they sport Noah taking his chances and running unstably towards the door. his legs move in an irregular fashion as he struggles to see with the eye that has not incurred a lot of damage. Michael is not in the least worried about his escape.
"we should go after him.'' Michael says, taking a step foward.
" He can't go far, he is limping and he can only see with one eye. He can only go a couple of miles before he collapses from exhaustion and bodily injury. are you forgetting that this is nothing but a human. he does not heal as quickly as we do, he isn't worth the Hustle.'' Both men look at him dumbfounded. Even though they would not want to agree with him and take better precautions by following Noah, They saw a point to what he was saying. Noah was nothing but a simple human. his healing skills were not like those of the werewolves and his energy was not amplified.
" should we not call the Alpha?'' Thomas asks. As much as he presented that question with a lot of confidence and bravery, he could not help but quiver at the mention of that name. The alpha would definitely skin them alive if he came to know about this tragic news.
" That is not an option, if he comes to know of this we are dead.'' Michael responds.
''So what are you suggesting we should do?'' Gerald asks.
Michael moves forward towards Lily. he places are hand over her chest and shut his eyes. using his advanced werewolf hearing, he listens in on Lily's heartbeat.
''She's gone.'' he says.
''She's dead?'' Gerald asks, his voice filled with disbelief. Michael nodes, placing a hand over Gerald's shoulder as though to calm his emotions.
''We need to bury both of them together, whether or not the human is still breathing…..