chapter 51

SELIORA POV

Night was beginning to fall.

I gripped the steering wheel tightly, scanning the road ahead when I recalled the last thing Kaelion said to me before passing out.

“He was not in his right mind,” I whispered to myself.

There was no way he meant that.

It had been almost twenty minutes since he had closed his eyes. I was starting to wonder if he was okay.

“Think, Seliora,” I muttered to myself.

Not only did I have an unconscious Kaelion to deal with, but they were two packs out searching for both of us.

After all I have had to go through, I was determined to get back to the truck or this would all be for nothing.

Growing increasingly agitated, I stepped on the gas and sped up the car.

Some minutes later, I sighted a T junction in front of me.

“Open your eyes Kaelion, which road do I take?” I asked but there was still no reply or reaction from him.

Realising I was out of options, I stopped the car.

I had no other option, Taking the wrong road could lead me right to the people we were running from.

The only choice I had was to wake Kaelion up.

I swiftly walked out of the car and made my way to his side.

“Wake up, Kaelion,” I muttered, opening the door and patting him on the cheek but there was still no answer from him.

“The car boot,” I muttered, rushing towards it.

There was probably a chance that there was something that could help.

I immediately opened it up and saw a half-full bottle of alcohol, some clothes, and a water bottle that contained some water.

“This should work,” I muttered, picking up everything that seemed useful and rushing back towards Kaelion.

I then slowly took off the bloodied clothes that he had earlier tied to apply pressure on the wound.

“It's getting worse,” I mumbled, opening the bottle of alcohol.

Taking a deep breath, I sprinkled some alcohol on the surface of the wound while Kaelion let out a loud cry.

“Are you okay?” I asked. “I have been trying to get you to wake up, you have to tell me which way to go.”

“Take the left turn,” He managed to say as I ripped off one of the clothes I had earlier found in the car’s boot and tied it over the wound.

Afterwards, I got back into the car and drove off.

“Why are you doing this?” Kaelion asked, looking at me.

“What?” I answered.

“Taking care of me after what I did to your pack, you could leave me to die and go back to your family,” He mumbled.

“Just don't pass out again, keep your eyes open,” I muttered, ignoring his question.

He was right.

I could throw him out of the car right here and now yet all I wanted was to get him to safety.

A few minutes later, I sighted the truck. It was exactly where Kaelion and I were taken.

With a huge smile on my face, I pulled over and rushed towards the truck.

Firstly, I checked the back of the truck and sighed in relief after seeing the blood moon pack member we had earlier taken was still in the back of the truck.

“You have to let me go, I have been here for hours,” He yelled, still struggling.

“We will. After you answer the questions we have for you,” I responded, rushing over to Kaelion and helping him out of the car.

I then wrapped his hands over my shoulder and slowly walked towards the truck with him.

Afterwards, I helped him into the backseat and searched the car for the first aid box.

“It's in the front seat,” Kaelion muttered.

“Found it,” I replied rushing back to him.

“Do you know what you are doing?” He asked as my eyes scanned through the small first aid box.

“I do,” I responded, picking up a cotton wool and some antiseptic solution.

I then cleaned up the wound first before picking up the surgical needle and thread which were also in the box.

“This is going to hurt,” I muttered.

Kaelion gritted his teeth and winced with each stitch while I sped up the process.

“Where did you learn to do this?” He asked as I pulled out the needle.

“I learned this for my pack,” I muttered. “It comes in handy.”

Feeling relieved, I packed up the first aid kits and drove off the truck.

I drove nonstop for an hour but soon started to get tired and remembered the burger Kaelion had earlier gotten for me.

Looking sideways at where I had dropped it, I picked it up and took a huge bite.

“What a day,” I exclaimed, seeing that I was back on the main road.

I continued to drive the truck but soon noticed the engine started to make some weird sounds.

“No, not now!” I muttered, as the car slowed down.

There were still about two hours to the pack house,

“We wait here till tomorrow,” I muttered, parking the car by the roadside before looking back at Kaelion who had fallen asleep.

Feeling exhausted, I reclined the car’s seat and closed my eyes when I suddenly heard loud bangs on the car’s window.

As I opened my eyes, I saw Jackson.

“Great,” I muttered, smiling.

I then walked out of the truck to explain what had happened to him but instead felt two men grip him from behind.

“What are you doing, Jackson?” I asked, watching him carry Kaelion out of the car.

“You almost killed him again,” He muttered, glaring at me with so much rage in his eyes. “I know you tried to kill him on the day of the pack regale, I tried to warn him to watch his back with you but he wouldn't just listen.”

“Listen to me, Jackson. You don't know what happened,” I screamed but he walked away before I could explain what exactly had happened.

“Oh, I do!” He stated, picking up Kaelion’s blood-stained jacket. “Take her and the man in the back of the truck away.”