The Wolf Who Saved Me

I opened the window to ensure that I did not imagine it. I looked down, and it was really there-a glowing pair of eyes of a werewolf looking at me. Then, suddenly it runs into the depths of the forest.

“Who was that? Was it Landon?” I asked myself.

It doesn’t feel like it belongs to the pack, but earlier, Alpha Reule has selected five male werewolves to check the forest and surrounding areas.

I sighed and said, “Maybe it was just one of them.”

I closed the window and lay down on the bed. But I could not sleep and was a little thirsty. I just remembered I did not drink water earlier. I only had a can of soda. So, I decided to go down and maybe see if I could find one of those bottled water.

I opened the door and heard some music playing from the last room. It wasn’t loud that I did not hear it when I was still inside my room.

“He also could not sleep,” I whispered and turned but stopped. “Is he in pain?” I asked with a frown on my face.

I thought I heard someone groan like he was in pain. It was not clear because of the music playing. So, I turned and silently took a few steps closer to the room to check if I heard it right. I tried to listen, hoping to hear it again, but there was nothing but only music.

“What’s wrong with me tonight? Earlier I thought I saw a werewolf; now, I am hearing something. Have I gone crazy already?” I said softly and still frowning.

I rolled my eyes and shook my head. Then, I headed downstairs and saw Nana Lolita walk out of the front door. And Landon was left standing at the door.

“You are still here?” I asked.

Landon turned, smiled, and said, “Yes, Reule needed something, and Lila just finished washing the dishes.”

“Oh, I see. Was Nana Lolita was also here earlier?”

“Yeah, Reule also asked for her.”

“Ah, okay. Did someone already start his turn to check the forest?”

“Oh, that in ten minutes will start. I just need to brief them on how we will do it. Why?”

My eyes widened, and I thought, ‘Who the fuck did I see earlier, then?’

“Hmm.. Landon, my senses are not as sharp as all of you, but earlier, when I was in my room, from my window, I saw a werewolf near the entrance of the forest. I just thought it was one of the men or you doing its rounds. But since, you said, you have not started, then I don’t know who I saw.”

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“Maybe just someone wanted to go for a run?” I asked not to make him worry.

“Most of us already have families. They would rather spend their time with their families than run wild at night. I need to check that out. You lock the doors here and do not open if you are unsure that it was one of the pack members.”

Then, Landon quickly went out of the house.

“Did I really see a werewolf earlier?” I asked myself again. But I still could remember how it looked at me earlier. Somehow I even thought it was someone who knew me. But I hoped that I was wrong.

I went back to my room after grabbing two bottles of water.

“The music had stopped. He might be sleeping now,” I said stopping to see the last room.

When I entered my room, I went to the window once again. It was still windy, and trees were still dancing with the wind. But there was no one there anymore.

I closed the window properly and crawled to the bed. I thought of Casper. Was it him? But it doesn’t look like him. I sighed because I got tired of thinking about all that had happened today. I closed my eyes and finally dozed to sleep.

Footsteps walked back and forth outside my door.

“What’s going on?” I mumbled.

I went down to see Reule just finished talking to the five men who were assigned to check the forest last night.

“You finally have decided to wake up early today?” Reule asked when he saw me.

“I woke up because I heard footsteps walking back and forth in the hallway, “I replied.

“Oh, sorry about that. It was the five men last night. They got excited to tell me what they found last night.”

I remembered the werewolf I saw last night, and I got curious, so I asked, “Did they find something?”

He looked at me for a few seconds before saying, “Yes. They found another werewolf track. You were not dreaming when you saw a werewolf last night. Another wolf had sneaked into our territory.”

My jaw dropped. I was right about what I saw.

“But don’t worry, we will figure that out. We will start the check right after the evening run.”

“Do you think it was someone who was looking for me?”

“You tell me. Did the wolf look familiar to you?”

“No. It was my first time seeing it.”

“Did you only see the face?”

“Just a blurry face, but the eyes were glowing like when a werewolf was in full form.”

“Hmm.. I think it was just watching the territory, but you caught him.”

“But his was looking straight at me that I thought it was one of the pack members.”

“Anyway, keep this to yourself for now until we figure it out. I don’t want to cause more panic. Landon would still lead the watch later. He will be doing it for two weeks. But you make sure that you don’t go out without me.”

“Okay.”

“Now, smile, and let’s go for breakfast. Nana Lolita is already at the dining room with Adriana.”

I followed him silently. I thought about the man I heard groaning in pain from his room. Was it really him? Did something happen to him last night?