SWNOVELS Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Erin stared at the railings for a few seconds, slowly looked back at her outstretched arms, and screamed again. Her heartbeat palpitated faster than ever.
“Melissa!” someone yelled painfully. The party stopped just for a second, and then the cry came again.
“MELISSA!”
Liam ran out of the pack house, the members hot on his heels as they rounded the house, reaching the source of the scream. Liam slowly halted, his chest heaving deeply, his arm falling limply to his side as he stared at the person lying on the floor, coated in her own blood. A knot rose in his throat as people crowded around her. Liam’s heart stopped for a second; he stood frozen, unable to believe his eyes. The ringing of nothing but whistling filled his ears.
“Someone get a doctor! Get help!” someone yelled from the small crowd surrounding her.
“Melissa, Melissa,” Liam rushed to her side, kneeling to cradle her. He held her body in his arms, his only thought being to ensure her safety and the safety of the pup. They had both worked hard for the past four years. Does the moon goddess hate him so much to grant happiness and take it away in a second?
The car arrived beside them, and he scooped Melissa into his arms, hopping into the car.
They rushed to the hospital, Melissa on a stretcher, the nurses scrambling to gather everything needed. Liam stood in the hall, his heartbeat racing, feeling his wolf threaten to break loose at the thought of losing their pup. The same pup they had slaved over for the past four years. Did the moon goddess despise him enough to snatch away his happiness?
“Alpha!” a man clad in white walked out of the room, his eyebrows pinched in worry as he approached Liam. “She had a serious fall. I’m afraid it’s very critical. She requires major surgery and…” He didn’t get to finish his
words.
Liam grabbed the man by the coat, his eyes blazing red. “I don’t care what you do! Save my pup and Melissa, Is that clear? If you don’t, I’ll make sure you never see the light of day again. Your entire family will be wiped out. Save my pup and its mother! Do more than your best and save them.” He growled, his eyes changing from yellow to blazing red. The doctor in his hands panicked, audibly gulping, his eyes widening with fear. Everyone knew an angry alpha was dangerous, let alone one who was hurt. It was insane.
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“Y–yes, Alpha,” he stutters, audibly gulping, his Adam’s apple bobbing. Liam stares at him for a few seconds before pushing the man away. The doctor scrambles away, already getting to work.
“Alpha, we just need to stay calm,” a familiar voice says. Liam turns to see Noah, his beta, beside him, his hand placed on Liam’s shoulder in an attempt to comfort him.
“Calm? I’m supposed to stay calm when Melissa is in there fighting for her life and my pup’s? Are you insane?” Liam growls, pushing Noah away, causing him to stagger back slightly.
“Fucking leave me alone! Don’t touch me.” Liam’s chest heaves, his emotions on the edge. He’s the Alpha, for fuck’s sake. He should have some semblance of pride, but not right now. Right now, he is capable of doing something violent. His wolf is basically begging him to act, thrashing inside him.
“Hell! This was supposed to be it. This should be the big breakthrough, but what?” He growls, slamming his fist against the white hospital walls, staining the perfectly painted surface with red. He pauses, red? He slowly glances at his hands and staggers backward a bit.
“Alpha!” Noah and some members exclaim, scrambling around anxiously upon seeing Liam’s intense anger.
Liam stares at his blood–coated hands. Melissa’s blood. His pup’s blood. He feels the fire burning within him.
“Stay here and keep me updated,” he orders, leaving the three people waiting on Melissa before charging out of the hospital.
Erin stands in the living room with the other pack members, her hands folded tightly against her thighs, shaking with an unknown fear. She can feel it–the rage, the anger, the bitterness, the fear, and even the concern. She can feel everything emanating from the mate bond, and never in her years of living has she felt such deep fear. She feels everything Liam feels, and it’s murderous. She gulps fearfully, lifting her hand to wipe the beads of sweat
that have formed on her forehead.
“Melissa couldn’t have died. She has to be alive. She has to be alive,” Erin chants in her head.
Screeching. The first thing Erin hears. She tightens her grip on her hand, knowing he’s back. The loud screeching of the car brings the entire house to silence. Liam’s footsteps thud heavily against the wooden floor. He pulls the door open, revealing himself. His dark chocolate and petrichor scent grow even more bitter, leaving a distasteful taste on her tongue. An angry alpha is dangerous.
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The first thing Erin notices is his bloodshot, red–coated eyes and his rough, tousled hair. The marks of blood on his shirt. Oh no.
She gulps fearfully as Liam gazes around, everyone tensing up. He stands by the door, carefully looking at
everyone.
“A–Alpha, h–how is-”
de..
“How do you think, huh? I want answers! What the fuck happened?” he snarls, walking to the middle of the room, still eyeing everyone.
“I want some damn answers, fuck it. My pup is on the verge of losing its life, and it hasn’t even been born. I want some damn answers, and I don’t mind squeezing every bit of life from everyone here to get what I want.”
“Luna did it.”
Just like that, everything Erin has built comes crashing down.
“What?”
“I saw Luna push Melissa off the balcony railings. She did it intentionally,” Charlie accuses, pointing at Erin. The entire pack stared at Erin as if she had grown two more heads. The silence was deafening.
Erin gasped, her throat constricting, and she staggered back slowly, her eyes clouding with tears. She brought her hand up, shaking her head as if to deny it all.
A mistake, a blessing, a distraction.
In Erin’s haze of gaining the upper hand against Melissa, she had missed the man standing downstairs, his eyes widening as he yelled for Melissa, momentarily distracting her and allowing Erin to tip her off the railings.
“I saw you, I saw you hold her by the shoulders and push her off. Not just me, Daniel also saw it,” he accused
further.
Erin looked at the other boy, Daniel, their eyes meeting for a second before he looked away.
“It’s true, we saw Luna push Melissa off,” the boy said after a beat, and just like that, everything crumbled.
“No, no, no…” Erin trailed off, an unbearable amount of fear coursing through her veins. She took a step back,
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“What? Do you realize what you’re saying? Luna pushing Melissa off the balcony railings? That’s preposterous,” the gamma exclaimed, disbelief evident in his flailing arms. Erin gulped, a lump forming in her throat, sweat beads starting to trickle down her forehead as she glanced at the alpha, whose eyes were fixed on her, analyzing her every move.
“We really saw her. She had Melissa in her hands and pushed her off. We did. We wouldn’t lie. You can ask her,” Daniel whined, pointing toward Erin.
“Luna can’t overpower Melissa in a fight, so what makes you think she’s strong enough to push one of the strongest female wolves in the kingdom? That’s unbelievable,” the gamma countered, strongly believing that Erin was incapable of what she was being accused of.
“She pushed Melissa off. We have no reason to lie about her,” the boy cried out, trying to persuade everyone to believe him.
Erin gulped shakily, her legs trembling as she attempted to back away. She made the mistake of glancing at Liam, their eyes meeting. Instead of the usual calm brown orbs, she was met with nothing but hardened and dull eyes. Liam tilted his head sideways..
“Repeat what you just said,” he commanded the boy, his eyes never leaving Erin’s.
“T–The Luna pushed Melissa off the railings,” Daniel stuttered, clearly shaken by the sight of Liam’s soulless eyes.
“Is that right, Erin?” Liam asked, taking a single step forward towards Erin, who gasped at his intrusion.
Liam could feel the fear coursing through Erin, the absolute terror, and panic emanating from the mate bond.
“Erin! You will give me an answer now. Did the boy just tell the truth? Did you push Melissa off that railing?” he snarled when Erin remained silent, visibly shaking from all angles.
She stepped backward again, her grip on her dress tightening. The Alpha’s petrichor scent had turned so bitter. Erin froze as her back hit the wall, with nowhere left to run.
Liam walked even closer to her, cornering her from all angles, his figure looming over her.
“ERIN,” he growled, slamming his fist against the wall right beside her.
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“I did it, I did, I did,” Erin squeaked out, tears falling freely down her cheeks as she blabbered on. Liam stepped back, his eyes wide with disbelief.
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