CARNAL

My name is Victoria Valsaky and I was born in the 18th century. Amazing, right? I am a werewolf and I am currently living in Seattle 21st century, I can consider myself one of the oldest werewolves even though she looks 28 years old.

How come I'm alive?

Werewolves can live for years, decades, but when they find their partner and mate, they age slowly but they do so until they complete the cycle of life.

I don't have my partner. I found him but we never managed to mark each other, we simply walked away and the end of the story, that's why I continue, I fight for my future and live my life to the fullest.

I am a general practitioner, in one of the largest hospitals in the city, it was always my dream to be a doctor. I had to wait many years to fulfill my dreams but I was able to.

Currently I had returned from a day of work, lying in my beautiful bed I had arrived from a fairly long shift and I was exhausted, I closed my eyes and settled down to sleep. Not even a few minutes had passed when I heard my cell phone ring.

Without opening my eyes, he looked for my cell phone between the pillows, once in my hand, I opened my eyes to answer.

- Do you know that I just arrived from my shift and that my dream is sacred? - I say he barely answered

- I know and I'm sorry but I need you in the hospital - my best friend speaks.

We had met at university and from there we were inseparable.

- Are you fucking with me? - I say a little upset for not being able to sleep.

- They called the emergency room, a fifteen-year-old girl arrived - he explains to me.

- Amelia, you are also a doctor - I answer.

- I know, but you are in general and I only do cardio, the doctors who are available are men and she doesn't let anyone near her - she explains - I'm trying to treat her, but I can't because it's not my sector -

He finishes explaining to me to which I roll my eyes, I look at the time on my cell phone 8:30 am I sit on the bed putting on my shoes. Amelia was a werewolf although she was a puppy compared to me.

- I'm on my way - I tell him and cut off.

I walk a block to the kitchen, grab my car keys and walk to the parking lot.

...

After fifteen minutes I arrive at the emergency door, on my way to reception.

- Hello Rose - I say to the nurse.

- You hadn't left? -she asks me, crossing her arms.

"Yes, and I came back," I reply with a tired smile. "Amelia called me about a case."

- You should sleep more, a sleeping doctor is bad - he reproaches me - and yes, the child is on that stretcher over there - he answers, pointing to it. He looked at the girl who sat looking around her, she was covered in mud and seemed to have injuries.

"Believe me, as soon as I finish with her you won't see me for a whole day," I say walking to the doctors' room. Once I enter I see Amelia reading an article on the computer.

"You arrived," he tells me, standing up and making me a cup of coffee.

- What are you reading? - I say accepting the cup of coffee.

- I think the girl is a case of trafficking in women - He tells me, shrugging his shoulders.

I walk to my closet, I look for my jacket and my jacket, once I'm ready I sit next to him

- Did he give you more information? - I ask him

"She doesn't talk to anyone, she doesn't let us touch her," she says as I go out to look for her, I approach her and smile at her, sitting on a bench in front of her.

- Hello, I'm Dr. Valsaky - I introduce myself, she was still looking at her hands - Can I examine? - I ask her without approaching her.

She just denies, I look at how some classmates were watching from afar, I get up from my seat and close the curtain so that they give us privacy while she watches my movements.

"No one can see us now," I tell him, sitting back in my seat. "I want to help you, but if you don't do your part, I won't be able to," I explain.

-Won't you call the police? -he asks looking at me-

"Not if that's what you want," I say. "Can you tell me what happened?"

"It's complicated," she said, looking at her hands. I examine her with my eyes, my ears sharp when I hear another heart beating. I just look at her without speaking and listen to what she tells me. "A psychopath kidnapped me saying I was his partner, he locked me in a basement and ...

-Abuse of you? -She nods, I sigh-I will bring you a robe, I need to do tests and we are going to clean you-she informed him, getting up to leave, she stops me by taking my arm.

-I can go with you, I don't want to be alone... he... he will come for me, he always finds me when I run away - she begs me, scared.

I nod and take her hand, I walk towards Rose and tell her that I will take the girl to do some studies studies

-If someone comes asking for her... they never come- I tell Rose to which she nods, I knew that she can keep up the lie.

On the way to the doctors' room where I knew there was no one at the moment, I looked for a gown for the girl. She looked around. I gave her the gown and she entered the bathroom that was in the room. After a few minutes, she left the bathroom a little. the cleaner I approach it

- I'll tie your hair, yeah? - I say to what stays away once I put a bun on it I hear the door open and see Amelia

"Hello," he says smiling, to which he smiled. "I thought you needed help," he tells me.

-If you want, we will go do some tests and verify that she is okay- I tell her, approaching her and in a low whisper - she is pregnant, she is a victim of abuse and the truth is, she said that her kidnapper was her partner - she looks at me and then at the girl

"We need to do a blood test on the fetus and see if it's about a wolf or vampire," he says, I just nod. I'll help you, I've already finished my shift.

"A hand wouldn't hurt me," I tell her, she stays behind me while I approach the girl. "What's your name?"

-rebecca - tells me

- Rebecca, she is my best friend and she is a doctor. "She helps us do the studies faster," he explained.

She doesn't say anything but she accepts. We walked to the gynecology where they did a checkup. Then I took her to eat something. I left her in a room with Amelia while I walked through some tests on other patients. When Rose saw me, she got up and approached me, calling me.

-There is a man... men rather, asking about the girl- he tells me.

-What did you say to him? - I ask him, looking at the man who identifies himself with three other subjects.

"There is no girl with that description, but they don't want to leave. He wants me to find out," he says. I look askance at the men looking in my direction.

-go to them and tell them that a doctor is looking into it, go- I tell him to which I enter the room where the two of them were looking at me - put this on- I give him a pendant that a witch gave me many years ago to cover my essence

-What is happening? -Amelia asks me

-They're here, aren't they? - Rebeca approaches me scared

-You stay with Amelia- I tell him, I look at Amelia - Take her to cardio when she sends you a message.- I tell him to which he nods.

I walk to reception where I meet the three guys, I approach Rose who points them out to me, which was not necessary to approach since they were already behind my back.

-They informed me that they were looking for a girl - I tell him seriously, the first guy was an alpha, he watches me.

-A beta - he says to which I look at him with my arms crossed - my partner's trail reached here - he says

-Do you have a photo? Because we didn't see any woman enter with the characteristics you gave - I explained.

-Did you search well? - he reproaches me

-This is a medical center, anyone who enters is treated, in the same way seeing that he is an alpha, I sent my nurses who are neglecting their work to look for their partner, yes that nurse - he pointed to Rose - says that there is no one of that characteristic is because it is not in this establishment

I finish saying what they look at me I send the message to take her away when I see that she left the establishment Rose approaches me and looks at me

-What are you doing? - he asks me - because you know that if you mess with the wolves, your agreement with the wolf council is canceled and you will end up like that girl.

She walks away from me and I just beg the moon to rise as I hope.