C6 Chapter Six

My whole body felt like it was on fire and it was extremely heavy; was I dead? Was this what it felt like to die? My throat was dry and my skin was on fire.. However, I could not shake the feeling that I was not alone.

When my black fuzzy vision waned I scowled at the bright lights. I pulled my hand to shield my eyes only to feel force keeping my hand down.

I gasped, in reaction. I really was not alone.

‘Leo!’. I exclaimed so excitedly, like I was a lost puppy.

I forced his hand to my face and he fell into me with a shocked look on his face. Tears soon replaced his shock and I could not simply sit and watch that sad expression any longer.

I pulled his face to mine, despite the dull ache that echoed within my body; he responded straight away, he did not fight my kisses he only returned them.

I was being enveloped by his scent, his kisses, tongues tied to the other. He cupped my face so sweetly, despite my aggressive kisses.

‘If you are quite finished I need to check her vitals’. Dante laughed embarrassed.

Leo blushed but I simply scowled at Dante.

‘Do not come any closer! Nobody is going to hurt Leo!’. I snarled.

Leo looked at me shocked and blushing still. He scratched the side of his head. Oh how I had missed that expression.. but wait why was he shocked?

‘Dante is helping you, Scar’. Leo chuckled.

It was that point that it hit me as I looked down at myself; I was wearing a blue hospital gown, I had some really horrible looking cuts over my body that had not yet healed and my hair was matted and was sticking to my neck. I felt disgusting.

‘I.. look disgusting’. I muttered sadly.

Dante scratched his head slightly and came over to me and checked the screen but winced, as I slapped his hand away when he brought it to my forehead.

‘Scar.. he is trying to help’. Leo grimaced, in reaction to my hostility towards Dante.

‘I am fine I am just-‘. I scowled at the sensation when I tried to stand; my body was not acting like itself. I felt so weak.

Leo put his hand gently on my shoulder.

‘Sit back and be quiet, please sweetheart’. He smiled at me.

I blushed instantly at his words.

A cough broke our moment and I smelt Alex’s scent. I froze, feeling a sudden sense of anxiety for Leo.

‘Good morning, princess’. Alex grinned.

Leo eyed him sternly but he did not say anything. He simply got up to leave and I panicked.

‘Where are you going!?’. I cried out.

Leo winced.

‘This is not my Territory. I made a promise to leave once you woke up’.

I scowled at Alex, who shrugged at me.

‘It was a temporary truce, hun’.

‘NO! Leo you cannot leave me!’. I shouted, as I threw my body forwards unwiring the machine and wincing as the tubes ripped out of my skin, as I fell on the floor.

Leo gasped and jumped down and held me.

‘Scar stop being so careless, please, I want you to get better. Then we can talk okay?’. He spoke so sweetly that I felt my chin make a weird movement and tears began falling again.

Alex picked me up and placed me back on the bed. I could not look away from Leo’s retreating frame though. It really pulled at my heart strings, watching him walk away. I touched my lips to remember our aggressive kiss… nothing else mattered in that moment.

Alex patted my head but all I could do was glare at him.

‘This.. is your fault’. I growled.

‘It is?’. He questioned, raising his eyebrows with a confused look on his face.

I slapped Alex across the face, not even caring that I may get hit back. All he did in reaction was to just look at me in response and stand up to walk away.

‘Let Lacey go’. I snapped.

He snarled deeply which made me cry out, he had his hand on my throat in a instant.

Dante panicked and threw his weak body at his brother’s large muscular body.

‘Stop it! You know she is emotional right now’. He said so matter-of-factly that I shut my eyes.

It was then, that Alex let go of my throat and gave me a choice.

‘Who will you be staying with tonight?’. He muttered annoyed.

I knew I must have gasped in shock because he stared at me annoyed, but he was blushing slightly.

Dante shook his head and walked out.

‘Fucking testosterone driven idiot’.

So Alex did like me, or he was playing with me to get to Leo. I ruffled my face up in a weird way and sighed.

Why the fuck was I even contemplating this… when I knew how I felt about Leo. I threw Dante a quick glance, as he shook his head and carried on walking away down the corridor.

Alex chuckled.

‘Maybe this will help you decide, princess’. He blushed slightly before pinning me down on the bed and forcing a kiss on my lips.

He threw his hand up my horrible night gown; I froze unmoving but to my surprise, I did not stop him, I felt hot from what he was doing to me and I moaned loudly in response.

When he had enough of making me losing control, he laughed at my expression and left my room.

I could not believe this. Why did I not stop him from touching me and why did I enjoy it so much?

I screamed out in defeat.. I was so angry with myself. I felt flustered and dirty.

‘Did he hurt you?’. Dante asked awkwardly, as he walked back into the room.

‘How much did you..hear?’. I growled hiding my blushing cheeks with my hands.

‘Enough to know you have a choice to make’. He muttered awkwardly.

I sighed in defeat.

‘When am I being discharged?’. I groaned, throwing my hands over my face again.

Dante laughed in response.

Wonderful, I thought to myself, I must have already been allowed to leave.

Allie found herself pacing outside Leo’s Office. He told her he would fix things for her girlfriend.

Unknowingly while Alex was with Scar at the Hospital, Leo had made it to The Bayou’s Safe-house.

Two low ranked members were guarding it. I grinned at how lazy they were; they were getting drunk on duty, I only had to wait twenty minutes before they had passed out.

Alright! This will be easy. I thought to myself and I grinned widely in response.

I grabbed the lock and hissed out loud in pain, it was coated in iron, which affected Werecats with yellowish-red burns. I ground my teeth in annoyance and pain.

This reminded me of when I was a child and I tried to open the family safe;

My parents safeguarded it against other Werecats, in case of intruders.

My eldest brother, Lorenzo lied to them when I injured myself. He told them he had dared me to do it. He got disciplined by our father quite badly and I had never felt so guilty before.

Lorenzo was then tasked with patching up my wounds, but refused to be treated the same.

Now I felt a deeper sense of guilt for my brother.. but he did hurt Scarlett.. Now I felt conflicted. I loved my brother even if he hated me.

‘Fuck that hurts’. I grimaced in response to the pain in my hand.

The pain brought me back to reality. I was supposed to be saving Allie’s girlfriend, not running down memory lane.

‘Who is there?’. A sweet timid yet angry sounding voice called out.

‘Leonard Storm, I am getting you out of here’. I muttered.

‘Leonard!? Stay away from me, it is your fault that I am in here!’. She glared at me.

This pink haired Werewolf was sleeping with my little sister? I could not help but laugh loudly.

I glared at the door when the two males came charging at me.

‘Ah, shit’. I murmured.

I threw myself at the males, they punched me in the ribs as they tried to overpower me. I laughed.. sure that hurt, a possible cracked rib… but it would take more than that to take down a Clan Leader.

I made sure to glare and show my anger through my pupils, which changed to a bright blue. They looked at me in fear and made a run for it.

I burst out laughing, as I broke the lock on her cage.

‘It is not funny, I will have no Pack now thanks to you’. She snapped.

‘Allie is waiting at my house for you, are you coming or staying, fairy?’. I grinned, teasingly.

‘Fairy?’. She gasped, as I grabbed her arm and started running with her closely behind me.

Allie threw her arms around Leo and cried out in happiness, as she saw Lacey behind him.

‘Thank you so much Leo!’. She hugged me so tightly and then grimaced, as she noticed my hand.

‘Stop fussing sis, it will heal in a week or so’. I began walking away, leaving the two women to hug it out.

Lacey sighed in Allie’s embrace.

‘Leo.. thank you.. I am sorry about my outburst’. Lacey lowered her head to the floor.

‘It is fine.. honestly. Allie would have gotten herself killed if I had not got involved’. I smiled at them both but also felt a twinge of pain in my chest.

I needed a break from all this Leader stuff, I thought to myself.

I headed upstairs unable to fight my tiredness any longer and threw myself under my bed covers.

Leo awoke in the middle of the night, very aware of somebodies presence outside his bed.

I snarled angrily, in response to the intruder in my room.

I threw the intruder onto my bed and pinned them with my hands around their throat, wincing at the stinging agony of my injured hand. Only to find myself stopping abruptly, when my assailant forced my face to hers.

I sighed awkwardly. That scent.. the one scent that sent my insides on fire.

Scarlett. I thought with a deep intense sigh.

I kissed her deeper releasing my grip on her throat. I tried ignoring the scent that I caught on her skin… but I could not.

Alex Bayou, of all males. I stopped abruptly and stood up scowling at her.

‘Leo? She winced at my rejection… did I.. do something wrong?’. She muttered sadly.

‘Did you fuck him, Scarlett?’. I snapped, taking my anger out on her.

She looked at me with a sad and yet guilty look in her eyes. Did that mean she actually regretted letting him touch her? I shook my head. No maybe this was just her making it clear that she had picked him.. but this was just plain cruel.

‘Of course not’. She pulled my hand to her, so that I would actually look at her.

I winced and she stared at my hand, in disbelief.

‘What.. what is that!?’. She gasped, noticing my injury and the fact that I was in pain.

I clenched my jaw tightly.

‘I broke out Lacey but the locks were.. Werecat proofed’.

‘That.. it looks so sore.. let me heal it, Leo.. please’. She begged.

‘No’. I scowled at her angrily, with a twinge of disgust in my gaze.

She sighed sadly.

‘He kissed me.. and..’. She blushed and looked at the floor embarrassed.

I broke the skin on my wound when I clenched my fist in anger.

I scowled at it, as it hurt quite a lot.

‘Why come to me if you enjoyed his.. touch so much? To gloat? I want you to leave. I cannot believe you would do this!’. I shouted at her, as tears filled my eyes.

She looked at me with a look of disbelief, as tears filled her eyes.

‘Leo!! I only want to be with you’. She muttered sadly, as more tears streamed down her face.

She threw her arms around herself and ran out of my room.

I threw myself back onto the bed.

I sighed sadly.. Alex had won. I muttered to myself.

That was when I realised her exact words.

I did not even bother putting a shirt on, I practically flew out of my Bedroom.

I ran past a couple of my Clan members, who were up drinking.. they began laughing and I swore at them. They could have at least slowed Scar down.

She was not even in this part of my Territory.. she was fast.. faster when emotional.

I sighed, as I realised the downside to her being a Hybrid.

‘She.. wants to be with me..’. I muttered happily and found myself smiling bright.

I took in every bit of her scent in the air and took off running again..

I eventually found her on the beach looking at the waves so sadly and crying.

She looked heartbroken.

I felt a horrible ache in my chest, as I took in her appearance.

I leapt over her, pinning her onto her back and her tears abruptly stopped.

‘Leo-‘. I barely let her mouth my name before I kissed her deeply. I stroked her hair as she accepted my kisses, deepening them as passionately as I could muster.

I was not very good with feelings.. but I had heard that I was not terrible at showing them, at least that was what any ex-girlfriends of mine had previously told me. I shook my head trying to not think at all.

When we stopped kissing I put my arm around her head pulling her to my chest.

‘The stars are so bright, Scar, look’. I grinned at her.

She looked at me and blushed deeply.

‘They look better in your eyes’. She muttered and tried to pull away in her embarrassment.

I laughed and kissed her again. I could not believe how sweet she was.. maybe I could finally be happy.

We spent most of the night like that, kissing under the stars, as odd as it sounded, I could not want for anything else.

Being around her alone made me feel happy. I felt like this was better than any time off work.

Nobody could ruin this. Nobody, not even Alex. I grinned feeling like the cheesiest Leopard in my whole Clan.