Chapter 59 - The beast (1/2)

Loud siren rose above the small crowd gathered in front of the supermarket. I stood by the entrance as the two artificial talked to Demos still in his beast form. Murmurs went around the bystanders. Mostly about the injured kids, and they were not friendly.

”That thing attacked them,” said an old lady. The man next to her nodded with his arm crossed over his chest.

”I heard that the kids were only joking around. Did you see the wound on his leg? Poor thing, to end up hospital over some joke. Those fakes should learn some humor,” I turned away from the gossiping group and found Thomas waving at me. He ran in my direction with Grant following close behind.

”Here,” he handed me a bottle of water. ”You sure, you don't want anything for the bruises?”

”No, I'm good,” I unscrewed the cap and took a sip. Why were we still here? Grant gave me a weak smile.

”It will be over soon,” I averted my eyes. I just wanted to get away, now. Demos turned towards us. Damn, I will never get used to his appearance. Tall, with midnight fur that glistened as he walked. His piercing blue eyes sent shivers down my spine...not in a good way. He was surrounded by a killer aura. The crowd quickly moved away as he approached each step fluid and effortless for such a large body.

-We can go now.

That was not a suggestion but an order. My body moved before I could protest. Grant carried my leather bag that he retrieved from the field after the fight and Demos' clothes which he picked off the ground.

”You're going home like that?” I whispered a little conscious of all the eyes following us as we made our way to the station. Thomas walked a further behind us. He kept his distance from Demos and that was understandable. I also kept my distance. Thomas came running at the same time the patrol agents arrived. After Demos spoke to them, through the artificial link. A medic craft took the two wounded kids to the nearest hospital. The third one was found hiding under a bridge not far from the station. It all happened really quickly. I think the shock of seeing Demos change from his usual appearance to this thing altered my perception.

-What's wrong with me?

He snorted, his nose sniffed the air turning in my direction. His eyes seemed to glow against the black fur. He was beautiful in a scary way. Very scary way. I get shivered each time our eyes met.

-What you feel is the Alpha pull. You are compell to obey and you're my mate.

I averted my eyes, sticking close to Grant. I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. This was definitely not my Demos. This was a scary wolf. I wanted to stay the hell away from this thing.

”Liliane,” called Thomas to get my attention. ”Mm, not to bother. But could you tell me what is going on?” Grant gave him a tight smile. That's true we didn't fill him in with the details. Since he couldn't hear our little conversations I bet it left him confused.

”It's just a little misunderstand,” said Grant in a polite tone. ”Kids, you know, like to play pranks,” Thomas nodded. I didn't like how he brushed the whole situation like it was nothing. Still, I kept quiet since I didn't want to blow it out of proportion. Even though, it was pretty serious.

”So, what's with your pet?” I cringed at the mention of the word. Demos stopped in his track. I quickly stepped in front of Thomas blocking him. Thomas was stupid, still, he was my brother.

”It's a long story. He is not a pet. Please, don't ever use that word or you'll end up in a hospital, like those kids,” he rose his eyebrows at me then laughed while scratching his head.

”Sorry. I didn't know artificial could like beat up people,” he gave me a nervous look.