Chapter 5 : Dark Being

Brian Bennet's POV

            We stop in our tracks. This is not good. I try to mind link back to our Silver Cresent pack perimeter guards asking for help. These pisachs are known to be ruthless and since they are born out of dark magic, it is considered very bad to be bitten by them. Many werewolves prefer to die rather than survive as a wolf pisach hybrid.

            “Well, well, well what do we have here. I was hoping for a delicious meal of this tasty human and I am rewarded with two playmates too. Looks like we are going to have a lot of fun” the pisach drawls with a glint in his eyes.

            Jack shifts back to human form “Get away from us. We don’t want any trouble. Go look for a meal elsewhere”

            The pisach chuckles heartily and he says “I could say the same to you. Why don’t you hand over that tiny human to me and I will be well on my way. You guys can head back home. I only came here to feast on her, I don’t want to cause any trouble”

            I can see Jack’s brain thinking that it is a good idea and a way for us to escape unharmed. I mindlink with him “No Jack. I won’t leave her”

            “What the fuck Brian? Does she mean more to you than your life? Don’t forget that you are the future alpha of the pack. Don’t throw everything away just for a human who may already be half-dead” he retorts.

            “I don’t know Jack. There is something about her, her scent is driving me crazy. I have a feeling that she might be my mate. I am not willing to lose her. We are going to save her and get back safely” I tell him.

            “What? Are you serious? Do you think this human is your mate?” Jack is surprised.

            “I am positive. The feeling is growing stronger by the minute. Maybe that is the reason her scent drew me to her” I replied.

            “Unfortunately you aren’t the only one drawn to her scent. Let’s hope to the Goddess that we can kill this motherfucker and get back safely” Jack says and cuts the mindlink.

            “No deal. We aren’t handing her over to you as she is a part of our pack now. Now get back to where you came from unless you want to die a horrible death” Jack warns the Pisach.

            The pisach bares its fangs in response. “In that case, I will be happy to kill you both and then feast on her”

            Jack shifts to his wolf form and takes a defensive stance. The pisach moves quickly and grabs the girl and pulls her towards him. My grip on her tightens. Jack pounces on the pisach and wrestles him onto the forest floor. It is a flurry of black and caramel with dried leaves flying everywhere. The pisach who was dazed for a second moves quickly and gets on top of Jack pinning Jack to the floor. I place the girl against a tree and ponce on the pisach. I grab a wing of his and rip it with all my might. The pisach shrieks in agony. He moves quickly and gets behind me ready to bite my neck, but Jack is quicker than the pisach and lunges at him. I turn around to see that Jack has his jaws firmly around the pisach’s neck to stop the pisach from trying to bite anyone. I move towards them and hold the pisach’s limb and tear it off its body. I plunge my sharp teeth to where the pisach’s heart is and rip it out of his chest. The pisach stops moving and turns into a pile of dust.           We are both shaken by the whole ordeal. Jack collapses to the floor.

            “Nah, Just tired bro,” he says.

            I can understand what he means. The whole tryst with the blood-sucker seems to have drained out all energy from us. It is never pleasant when anyone comes in contact with dark magic and the effect seems to be taking its toll on us.

            “Fuck of all the people you could have chosen to be your mate, you had to choose the human girl who invited a pisach to your first encounter?” Jack teases me.

            We both laugh. Glad that all of us are unhurt. I glance at the girl who is propped up against the tree with her head to one side. Your whole world is about to change girl and you have no idea. Although the imminent threat has been vanquished, Jack and I are aware that there are bound to be more of them in this forest. It will be wise to head back to the pack as soon as possible. I hear a distant shriek of another pisach.

            “Crap these fuckers just won’t stop” Jack swears.

            “Yea time to get back without any delay” I state and head towards the girl. I pick her up by her bag careful to not bite her accidentally.

            “Do you think I have turned her into a werewolf?” I asked Jack as we are running towards our pack boundary.

            “You didn’t bite her, so I don’t think she would be turning. She must be very well human still” Jack replies.

            “But I have licked her cut and also put my blood in her mouth and her bleeding has stopped because of that,” I tell him.

            “Oh right. Honestly, bro I have no idea as I didn’t pay attention in class for this and I guess this is a scenario we haven’t been taught in class or ever encountered yet” Jack gives his honest opinion.

            I don’t say anything back. He is right. I did lick her and give her my blood as that was the only thing I could think of to save her life. I didn’t think of the repercussions then. But now I am becoming aware of what I have done and what it could mean. Did I accidentally turn a human into a werewolf? My father would be furious. He has a strict rule that none of us are to bite a human and turn them into a werewolf against their will. But these were extraordinary circumstances, so I hope my actions are justified. Whatever the reason I was sure that I was going to get an earful when we got home and if they hear about our encounter with the pisach I was sure to be grounded for a long time. Shit, I am in so much trouble.

            We reach the pack territory and find that the guards are present. We head to the tree where we had kept our clothes. I place the girl down carefully. Jack and I shift and get dressed silently. He must also be thinking that there are bound to be consequences to what happened tonight and there was no way that our encounter with the pisach was going to stay hidden. The entire pack would have heard the chilling cry of the dying pisach. Plus we both were now marked with the ashes of the pisach which could only be washed off by taking bath in water that had been blessed by a witch to remove any remnants of dark magic on us.

            “Are you ready Jack ?” I ask him.

            “I don’t know man. Fighting the pisach seemed easier than facing your parents and my mate. She is probably not going to let me out of the pack territory for a long time now” he jokes.

            “I am sorry for all the trouble I have caused mate. I swear it was not my intention to get you into any sort of mess” I truly feel bad for putting Jack through all this.

            “Hey what are brothers for Brian?” he winks at me.

             My heart fills with love for Jack. He is my brother from another mother, my constant companion in everything. It was all the more reason why I was feeling like a piece of shit for getting him in trouble when he was nothing but loyal to me and always stuck by my side. I will stick by your side always in the future my brother, no matter what. I swore to myself mentally.

              We pick up the girl and put her on my shoulder. We walk towards the pack border and are stopped by the guards.

             “We have orders to inspect both of you fully,” Jeremy says. He is a warrior who prowls the perimeter for trouble and guards the pack.

              “Hey, Jeremy don’t you know who we are? Let us through” Jack thunders.

               “I can’t do that. The Alpha has ordered not to let anyone through without a thorough inspection” he stands his ground.

               We submit to the inspection and it is clear as day that we have been touched by dark magic and Jeremy does not say anything about the human that I am carrying. Jeremy mindlinks with someone and delivers a message.

               “You both are to wait here. The Alpha and Luna are on their way” he states.

                We are so fucked.