chapter 52

KAELION POV

I slowly opened my eyes.

The last thing I remembered was Seliora driving off after stitching up my wound.

“Seliora,” I muttered, realising I was in my room and on my bed.

As I managed to stand up from the bed, memories of how Seliora had earlier saved me from being killed and also how she stitched up my wounds flooded my mind.

“I need to see her,” I muttered.

I stood up, a bit unsteadily, and made my way out of the room.

As I made my way to her room, I noticed the pack house was unusually silent, there were no pack guards at the door nor did I see any of the pack maids on my way.

After getting to the door to Seliora’s room, I took a deep breath and knocked on the door but it swung open instead.

She wasn't in.

“Seliora,” I called out to her but there was no answer.

Back in the car while she was stitching up my wounds, I could feel she was tired. She was supposed to be in here getting some rest.

“Did she run again?” I asked myself, rushing into the living room.

Just as my eyes scanned the room for her, a loud bang interrupted my thoughts followed by some noises.

Curious about what could be happening, I stormed out of the living room to find all the pack members gathered right in front of the pack house.

“What is happening here?” I inquired, in a loud tone.

As I made my way through the crowd, the scene before me made my heart skip.

Seliora had been tied up and made to stand in front of the pack who stared at her with hostility in their eyes while Jackson stood right beside her with a sword in his hands.

“Stop!” I yelled, charging towards him. “What are you doing?.

“She tried to kill you again, Kaelion. You cannot save her this time,” He barked, pointing the sword towards Seliora.

“She saved me,” I stated, swinging the swords out of his hands before untying Seliora. “She stitched me up and saved me from being killed by Damon!”

“You are covering up for her again. Why?” Damon whispered to me.

“I am not,” I muttered, helping Seliora up and walking away with her.

As we walked into the house, Seliora turned to look at me while I thought of what to say to her.

“I am sorry, Seliora. The pack…,” I muttered but she cut in before I could finish.

“Do not!” She yelled, angrily. “Have you seen the way everyone looks at me here. They were also so excited that Jackson was finally about to kill me.”

“Your father killed our people, you cannot blame them,” I replied, instantly regretting it.

She had just saved my life and was only repaid with more hatred from my pack members.

“You and your pack members are monsters,” She stated furiously, walking away.

“It was a misunderstanding, Jackson was only trying to protect me,” I said, following behind her.

“A mistake that almost got me killed,” She uttered, looking back at me. “He would not even listen to a word that came out of my mouth.”

I felt bad. Extremely bad to see Seliora this way.

She had been treated unfairly and I got it but there was nothing I could do to make her feel better, Jackson was only doing what he thought was right.

Seliora then continued to walk towards her room, and I followed.

“Leave!” She demanded, as she opened up the door to the room and walked in.

“No,” I refused, stepping into her room.

I then shut the door and gazed into her eyes filled with rage before pulling her in for a hug.

“Thank you for saving me,” I whispered, feeling her stiffen in surprise.

I could tell she was confused but so was I. After how she handled the situation at Damon’s pack, something in me shifted.

For a moment I forgot about who she was and why this was all wrong, all I could think of was how good it felt to hold her in my arms.

“What are you doing?” She asked, pulling away.

“I.. just..,” I stuttered.

“Leave now!” She stated, her voice firm. “Get out of here.”

“I am sorry, I should not have,” I muttered seeing how furious she looked.

I then walked out of her room and made my way to mine.

Something was wrong with me, I could feel it. I was always in control of my emotions. Why was I doing this?

“Kaelion,” I heard, Jackson who was standing right in front of my door say. “It looked bad, I could not have known she saved you. You were unconscious in the backseat with bloodied clothes around you while she drove.”

“I understand, Jackson,” I muttered. “How did you find us?”

“I kept calling your phone and seeing that you didn't pick up for so long, I could tell something was wrong so I tracked your phone,” He replied.

“You did good,” I muttered.

“You lost a lot of blood but I had the pack doctor check on you. You need to rest,” Jackson said.

“I will. Keep the prisoner safe, we need him alive,” I stated.

“You went into the blood moon pack and took one of their pack members, Kaelion. This could cause a war,” Jackson said, his voice filled with concern. “Why are you doing all this?.

“I only need him to answer a few questions, you can send him back to his afterwards,” I replied, opening the door to my room. “I will tell you everything tomorrow.”

“You kept calling out to Seliora as I helped you to your room, earlier,” Jackson stated, just before I could walk in. “You do not have feelings for her, do you?.

I forced a smile. “No, never. I lost a lot of blood, I must have been out of my mind,” I responded, shutting the door.