Attack

I remove my teeth from El’s neck and howl as our connection deepens. I feel everything she’s feeling: shock, confusion, love, and pain. It’s minor, but I hate that she is in pain because of me. I bit her before the full moon, and though it’s frowned upon, the effects are usually just mild pain and prolonged sleep.

“AHHH.” El cries out, and simultaneously pain surges through me suddenly.

I growl and shift back into my human form, pulling her into my arms.

“El,” I call out to her, but her eyes are closed as her body shakes.

I can feel the pain coursing through her.

Silas claws against my being, trying to get out.

Stop it, I command. There is nothing you can do.

What’s wrong with her?

“I don’t—-”

“AHHHH,” she cries out again.

“Troy!”

“Yes, Alpha.”

“Get Dr. Dyer, now!”

Twenty minutes later, I’m pacing before the room as Dr. Dyer examines El. I can feel she is no longer in pain, but I can’t help from feeling like this is my fault. I shouldn’t have bitten her before it was time,