Chapter 9

I stood there with tears in my eyes watching the pack hunters and my parents scrutinizing me without taking any further steps closer as their noses flared at the scent emitting from my body.

"Thank God you guys came. He ran away," I gasped out, shifting my gaze to the window, but they were all gaping at me.

"The vampire scent is coming from your body, Diane! How?" One of the men voiced out, confirming what others had also realized.

Their eyes drifted from me to my parents as if waiting for an explanation as to why I was suddenly giving up such scent.

"Should we chain her?"

"How can a hunter child become a vampire?"

They all murmured among themselves, and I could tell the only reason I hadn't been pounced on and shackled was because of my parents, who were their leaders.

"My daughter can't suddenly turn into a vampire. That vampire that left did something to her." The voice of my mother cracked as she walked up to me.

"Diane, What happened?! Tell us. What did the vampire do to you? And how did you end up in this hospital?!" She demanded with a stern look on her face.

I thought they were out of town, but it seemed they were around and on duty.

As much as she was my mother, she was also very loyal to her duty as a headhunter. Whatever I say would only save me from immediate prosecution, but I won't escape going through that hellish vampire test.

Everyone's eyes were on me as they waited with little shred of patience to hear what I had to say.

There would be no mercy if I turned out to have any fragments of vampire gene in me. My head would be hanging in the market square tomorrow morning.

"The vampire forced a fluid inside my veins just so I would possess his scent while he flew to avoid being traced down." I managed to spill with a trembling voice, faking out tears.

"Why didn't you alert us immediately?" One of the hunters asked with a suspicious stare.

"I was too scared to do anything, and besides, I am under medication. If you still suspect me, I don't mind going through that torturous test to prove myself pure. All we should be worried about is that vampires now roam around this pack freely without being noticed." I murmured, taking a deep breath to calm my wracking nerves.

Fear was choking me at that moment as I wondered if the test would actually prove me to be a pure werewolf.

What if I had made a fatal mistake that would cost me my life because of love?

What if Leo had just used me to escape? I may have loved and trusted the wrong person, who just sacrificed me for his safety.

Why didn't I stop him from putting the ring on my finger? I didn't even know what his mission here was. I just fell blindly in love, like the fool I was, and now I would be going through hell all because of him.

All these questions crashed on me like a freight train, and I couldn't help the terror wreaking through my soul. My wolf was more scared as she curled up in the deepest part of me.

I glanced at my fingers and wished the ring was visible for me to remove. I would pull it out myself at that moment because the anxiety was getting unbearable.

I wasn't chained, but my two hands were gripped tight by the hunters as they made to lead me out.

But before we could reach the door, someone ran in, and it was the doctor that was with me before Leo came.

"Is the vampire that did this to you not Leo? The one that brought you here?" His voice broke in, and we all turned to him.

"Huh? No, it is not him!" I responded sharply, sending an angry look at him.

"So where is the so-called Leo? He may also have something to say about this whole thing!" My father growled at the doctor, who shook his head.

"Diane is the only person that knows where he is because I didn't see him walk out the door."

"Then he might be hiding somewhere inside this room!" Someone blurted, and my heart dropped to my stomach.

"No, no, no, he left before the chaos! Stop all these accusations. It is making me sick!"

"How are you sure he wasn't the vampire when he was the last person with you!" My mother frowned, her eyes glimmering with disappointment.

"I believed he was the one. Diane had a strange reaction before he entered here, as if she felt his vampire aura first. What I don't understand is why she is bent on defending him." The doctor sighed, leaving me scared.

"It wasn't him, bald head!" I retorted furiously and wished I could stomp on his head.

I was breathing heavily, trying to control my heart rate.

"Why are you defending him?" My mother asked gently, her eyes narrowed at me.

"He is just my teacher who saved my life. I fainted in school, and he was the only one who saved me. The only one who cared enough to bring me here and made sure I was treated! I can't bear hearing you all call him a vampire." I seethed as I glared at them all with a newly developed hatred and hostility.

"We aren't calling him a vampire yet. But he is definitely a suspect!" One of the hunters chipped in.

"He is just a teacher, and you sound like you both are a couple! How can you trust your teacher so much when all you know about them is what they tell you?" Another hunter lashed at me, and I could swear my wolf was at the edge of attacking him.

I only held onto myself, knowing if I overreacted, I would be endangering Leo more.

"Diane, you shouldn't be defending anyone like this because it is very risky. No matter how much you think that person is good, you have no idea how many skeletons people may be hiding in the cupboard! For now, Leo is a suspect, and he used you to escape!" My father warned with a final tone.

"You all are speaking like I didn't see the vampire face when he entered here before disappearing through that window! He looked nothing like my math teacher, Leo! The only wrong Leo did was save my life, right?" I sniffed with tears blurring my vision.

"We are just being extra careful, and it won't be bad to run the test on him. There is no harm in taking precautions since it is for our safety!" My mother added with a reassuring smile.

"I guess they are in love, and she has already developed a bond with him." The foolish doctor spilled, and this time it was my mother who barked at him.

"Shut up already! You guess a lot when no investigation has been made. Don't put anything on my daughter because she is innocent and is just a victim of insecurity. You should thank God the vampire didn't kill her." My mother hissed, wiping the tears from my eyes.

"Daughter, we will have to bring you to the Alpha for the test because it would also cleanse you from this vampire scent. Your mother and I are convinced you are a true werewolf hunter." Dad smiled, and I nodded.

Beads of sweat broke through my face, eyes fluttering as I fought hard to maintain my composure, returning a calm smile to my parents, who were so sure I would be vindicated.

"Unless you have betrayed this pack to mingle with those monsters of the night, which I strongly doubt." He added calmly, and I felt a sinking feeling overwhelming me.

His words sent fear inside of me like a wave as my left hand frantically rubbed through my stomach.

The baby!

How didn't I think of it? The test would definitely prove me to be a vampire because I am carrying one in my belly.