Sloane quietly stared at this person. To her, it wasn't just his eyes that were captivating as she also stared at the rest of his face, then his body and then him as a whole. She couldn't help but wonder how someone could look so handsome.
In a matter of seconds, the man was seated on the bed with his legs crossed. He was shirtless and she couldn't help herself but continually stare at him. 'How did he enter the room without me knowing?' she thought.
"Are you mute or something?" The person asked and she looked away, to the side while tightly hugging herself
"Can you please leave me alone for a while?" Sloane asked as another tear fell from her eyes "I want to be alone" she added "I'm sorry for disturbing you" she let out as more tears escaped her eyes
'If you were sorry, then you would have stopped crying. I can hear you from a mile away' the man thought as he stared at her and sighed. "What's your name?" He asked
"Sloane. You?"
"Nathan"
"Nathan, thank you for saving me in the forest" she said "If not for you, I would have died?" The tears flowed out of her eyes without control "Thank you.....even if I know that you're not human, I still owe a dept to you for saving my life. Thank-" she hadn't even realised when she had run out of energy and fainted. Luckily, Nathan had caught her body and could feel the heat radiating from it as he lifted her off the floor and onto the bed
"You- I saw this coming" Nathan mumbled as he checked her temperature before leaving the room in a hurry.
****
As Nathan left the guest bedroom, he had gone straight to the study. As he entered, he could see his whole family already there; his father, his mother, and his two sisters.
"It's good that everyone's here" Nathan said "Mum, there's a problem with the hu- with Sloane"
"What happened to her?" Rebecca asked before looking at her son's expression "No...Nathan what did you do?"
"I haven't done anything....but somehow, somehow she knows that I'm not human" Nathan said
"What form did you use when you saved the girl, Nathan?" Marcus asked with a glare
"I used my wolf form....it was the only way to get there on time and take out the three wolves attacking her without having to worry about getting injured" Nathan said "And before you say anything else dad, I'll assure you that I had done it when she was barely conscious"
"Then how did she-"
"There's a possibility that she was hallucinating everything, dad" Cassandra said
"Yeah. We saw when she fainted after brother saved her" Natasha said
"But now, that hallucination of hers....is on point and will put us in a lot of trouble if she's the adventurous type" Rebecca said before looking back at Nathan "What else happened? I know that's not all"
Nathan sighed when he heard his mother say this, "I fear that this girl will soon be dragged into the werewolves problems with the northern tribe" Marcus said
"That has already happened" Nathan said which caused Marcus to enter a state of shock "The girl has a serious fever that is really worrying. She's sweating buckets as we speak and I can sense a bit of sinister magic coming off her"
"Magic? But I thought you said werewolves attacked her?" Marcus asked
"Dad, the northern tribe is filled with mostly hybrids. It wouldn't surprise me if they had mixed the blood of the witches and wizards with that of the werewolves" Nathan said "The King Alpha is dead and whichever child he had with the Vampire Queen is nowhere to be found. The northern tribe is now being headed by his power hungry brother"
"I don't think this matter can be settled by our tribe alone" Marcus mumbled
"Every tribe is already against the northern tribe due to how that alpha took over as king. But if we gather together to face off against the northern tribe, it wouldn't be enough" Nathan said
"Why do you say so, brother?" Natasha asked
"Werewolves are bloodthirsty and battle hungry creatures. They would want to find out...out of every alpha of each tribe gathered, which is the strongest. That's the first problem.... because it would be a fight to the death" Nathan said "The second problem is that whoever took power, would they be competent or not. If we get a muscle head, that could be the end of the werewolves and there could be wars with the other clans. Lastly, is our forces. We don't have enough people go up against the northern tribe even if we do gather together" he ended before his ears perked up; he could hear groans and muffled cries from a distance and he could tell they were Sloane's.
"She must be in a lot of pain for everyone here to hear her groan" Rebecca said before sighing and standing up " Lead the way son".
On her request, Nathan took her to the guest bedroom.
****
As they opened the door, they could see tears falling down Sloane's eyes and her body was lubricated by her own sweat. Each vein on her body seemed to be bulging and every once in a while, she'd groan or muffle her cries so no one would hear her.
'It's almost like earlier' Nathan thought before a maid tapped him on the shoulder and gave him a syringe with a blue liquid in it. "Is it from her?" Nathan asked and the servant nodded. He took the syringe and handed it over to his mother.
"Thank you" Rebecca said as she held the syringe in her hand and walked up to Sloane "Dear, I'm sorry, but this is for your own good. You might have to take this for three days so, you'll be here that long. It does have some repercussions but-"
"Just use it already" Sloane shouted interrupting Rebecca. Rebecca didn't feel the least bit offended; she could tell just by looking at her, the girl was in pain. So, Rebecca immediately jabbed the syringe in Sloane's arm and gave her the injection.
As soon as the liquid entered Sloane's body, there was a sudden reaction and Rebecca had pulled out the syringe and moved away.
All of the veins that were once bulging, seemed to have calmed down as a flash of blue passed them. Sloane's cries and groans reduced and her body jerked up as her green eyes glowed slightly.
"Does she know that we're treating a human and not a werewolf?" Nathan murmured and he saw his mother give a thumbs up. "So the woman does know" he added 'This is the main reason I hate witches and wizards. You can never tell what type of magic they have exactly' he stared back at Sloane and noticed her green eyes glew slightly 'Here comes the repercussion' Nathan thought as he saw Sloane immediately get off the bed and run to a room his mother had opened.
Nathan further entered the room when he heard the sound of vomiting as something thud against the floor. He took a peek into the open room; it was a bathroom and Nathan could clearly see Sloane puking while she sat on the floor in front of the toilet and his mother was patting her back.
While Nathan was watching from the side, he couldn't help but stare at Sloane's back. He had touched it couple of times and knew how smooth it was but now, looking at it, he could finally come to the conclusion that her back was small. Smaller than that of his mother and sisters. Maybe it was because they were female werewolves and she was a human, but as he continued to stare, he noticed she was getting thinner and looked a bit pale.
Sloane felt relieved after she vomited however, she soon felt a stinging pain from her side and leg. She looked down and saw the red stained bandages. 'The wounds reopened and I can't move' she thought as she looked at it for a while but then, she felt someone carry her. When she turned her head to the side, her eyes met Nathan's.
"You're rather ignorant" Nathan stated "It seems as though you were sent by the devil to disrupt my peace. Don't you know you're injured? Those wounds were treated earlier today and through out that time, from when you woke up till now, it seems like you've been trying to reopen them. Well, I congratulate you on your achievement cause, you're finally bleeding" he scolded before dropping her on the bed and folding his arms.
"Nathan, even if she's at fault, at least treat her like the injured person she is" Rebecca scolded in a softer tone as she redressed Sloane's injuries. As Rebecca stared at Sloane, she could see how weak she was and even now, Sloane didn't have the strength to stay awake and was already sleeping. "At least she's partially out of danger" Rebecca murmured and Nathan nodded "Can you stay here and watch her?" She asked "And before you ask, Yes....this is an order from both your mother and the queen" she said before standing up and moving towards the door "If anything happens, tell me" she added before leaving the room.
Nathan stared at Sloane and frowned due to noticing she still wore nothing but underwear. He left the room for a short while and came beck with a dress shirt which he wore on her body before, covering her with the blanket.