Knocking On Death's Door

May POV

Everything is so surreal and life itself is so meaningless. Every part of my body is in excruciating pain. Even my heart hurts. I can feel the life slowly seep away from me and I am more than willing to accept my fate. Mine was a meaningless existence of pain and misery.

Seeing the darkness about to engulf me, I smile. Even though I know that it will only appear as a mere grimace to those who would have seen me. As if fate enjoys toying with me, I am suddenly disturbed in my journey to the netherworld by a gut wrenching scream.

No. Scratch that. It is more of a howl than a scream. For some reason, it tugs at my heartstrings. I know it is stupid of me to feel drawn to a hurting animal. But that is just who I am. Even at the door of death, I am compassionate. I have always been. I would rather help even those who hurt me.

Call me stupid but I suddenly do not want to welcome the darkness anymore. I need to know why that wolf howled in so much pain. I need to see if I can help it in any way. Considering that almost every limb of mine is broken, I have no idea how I am going to get to it.

As I lay here mulling over how to help the agonized wolf which just howled, I feel a huge paw trying to turn my head. Darn it, what was I thinking, it is a predator after all. A wolf. It obviously is turning me so that it can size up its prey before devouring me.

I muster what little energy is left in me to open my eyes. I am hoping that it will be able to read in my eyes that I am no threat to it. As if the fates want me to be able to witness my last minutes on this earth, my eyes open.

Then the most unusual thing happens. The huge pitch black wolf with crimson red eyes, morphs into a stark naked adult male. I mean a real human! What in the world is happening?

As if I have not had enough, the human crouches and scoops me his arms and I see tears of desperation stream down his face. What he says next, permanently cancels my trip to the netherworld. If not for me, I want to live for him. I want to fight for this soft hearted wolf man. The only being, who hurts just because I am hurting. The only person who has ever shown me love.

"Please do not go my love. I will never be able to live if you die when I just found you. Please hang in there and I will take you to safety. Hold on for me. I swear if you leave me, I will take my own life."

The wolf man swears with so much emotion that I do not doubt him at all. I believe him without an ounce of doubt. And for the first time, I extend a prayer to the heavens. A prayer for an extension of life.

I would have never believed it, if anyone had told me that people could morph into animals or vice versa. I also know that this is not a dream because I feel the pain and his warm breath on my body. This is real and I have no idea where he is taking me but oddly enough, I feel safer than I have ever felt in my life.

I am surprised at my willpower to live. Darkness keeps creeping in and irrespective of how welcoming it is, I keep fighting it. At this point, slipping into unconsciousness could be better but my fear of never regaining it stops me. I cannot be selfish to take away a soul who has not wronged me along.

He might be part man part wolf, but he has more humanity than the humans I have known my whole life. Every contact I have ever had with any other person was painful but this one is different. This predator is showing me nothing but warmth and kindness. Then why should I be selfish?

Sorry fellas, my name is May Jacobs. I am just a broken teenager who has been living a nightmare since I can remember. The treatment I got from my family left me wondering if all humanity has been wiped off. I am seventeen years old and at this moment, I have no idea where I am.

I, however, know how I got here. Actually, I have a theory as to how I got here. I remember mom and her brother beating me up in the basement. I suppose today they went overboard and probably thought they had killed me. Therefore I am sure that me waking up in the middle of the jungle, was due to them wanting to get rid of all evidence.

But I think I managed to escape and drove away. Then what really happened after? Why can I not remember? Well, I do not think it is important to recall everything at this moment. For some reason, I just want to hold on now. Not for me, but for this beautiful and strange but special wolf man.

I am sorry, I cannot say anything coherent at the moment. I am in so much excruciating pain and I cannot fight this darkness any longer. Even though I slip into unconsciousness, I know that I will not embrace death.

For the pull I feel towards this wolf man holding me is too strong and I know I want to know more about him. No matter the grip death has on me, I know I will fight it. I will do it, not for myself, but for this wolf man who howled in such heartbreaking pain just for me.

Leslie Martinez POV

As the newly appointed alpha, it is of utmost importance for me to keep my pack safe. Therefore, I have since made it my duty to run the perimeters after the warriors have.

This is because as an alpha wolf, I am more alert and have more heightened senses than all. In case the patrol misses anything, I would definitely pinpoint it without much effort. However, after my daily routine, my wolf is still restless. He wants to go for another run.

At first, I fight him till his restlessness rubs off on me. Without a second thought, I take off towards the eastern border. It is like something is pulling me in that direction. My beta Juan, follows me. He knows me better and I know he knows something is amiss. Leonardo, my wolf, hardly ever takes over if all is well.

I relinquish control to my wolf and he runs like our very life depends on it. When he halts, I follow his line of sight and my heart breaks. Just a few meters from where we stand, I see a human lying in an awkward position.

Then the wind blew our way and I catch the most alluring scent of lavender. She is our mate and she looks dead! Leonardo lets out a bloodcurdling howl and I scream in agony. We take tentative steps towards her, still in wolf form.

Leonardo touches her head with his front paw and a miracle happens. The moon goddess surely heard my prayer. Her eyes flutter open even though her face is puffy. She has the most captivating green eyes I have ever seen.

Instantly, I take over and lift her up with utmost care. I do not need to be a doctor to note that she has broken bones. I know that she is human and I do not know if we can reach the pack hospital before she passes on.

"Help me Moon Goddess. I am grateful that you made me meet my mate. I will not be able to live if she dies. Please save her for my sake."

I send a silent prayer to the moon goddess, my creator. Now that I am close to her, I do not ever want to lose her anymore. Life will be meaningless if she dies. Besides, I know that I would not want any other. If my bond with her snaps, I will just die along with her.

The car seems to be moving slowly and I am getting frustrated. I am scared for the first time in life. I admit that I have faced so many near death experiences, but right now, seeing my mate battling for life scares the life out of me.

Seeing the hospital I almost jump out whilst the car is still in motion. Thankfully, my beta stopped me in time.

"Alpha! You will hurt your mate if you jump out now. We are already here. I am sure our doctors will help her. After I leave you here, I have to go and ask the healer for help. I am sure if the healer works together with the doctors, Luna will be out of danger."

I only nod at Juan because I do not trust my voice right now. I do not want to break down right now. If I talk, I may end up bawling like a child in front of my beta.

The moment he parks at the hospital entrance, I am surprised to see all the hospital staff waiting for us. I look at Juan and he smiles. Thank goodness. My beta mindlinked everyone in advance. I did not think of that one bit.

"Alpha, we will take it from here. Rest assured, we will do all we can to save our Luna. Do not be scared."

Our pack doctor, along with the stuff wheel my mate away on the stretcher and I slump down. I feel helpless like never before. I try to stop the tears but I fail. Eventually, I just let the tears flow down freely on my face.

I sense my mother's scent and I lift my head to look at her. She understands me well and does not utter a word. All she does is stretch her hands and I gladly fall into her embrace. Sobs rack my body and mum gently strokes my hair.

I know that I have to get a hold of myself and thankfully, her comforting aura calms me down. I wipe off my tears and lead mum to the waiting room. We sit in silence for a while till she speaks.

"Nothing will happen to your mate, son. The moon goddess will not mock you like that. She will surely save her."

I know mom means well but I am doubtful. What sin did I commit in my past life, to be punished like this? I honestly do not care about the identify of my mate. But then again, humans are so fragile and the extent of her injuries could kill a werewolf. How then will she be able to live?

I have to remain optimistic that she will pull through somehow. She has to. I need her to live because my life is already linked to her. Surviving her death would not have been a problem had I not met her. However, once you meet your mate, even without the completion of the mate bond, your mate's demise, could kill you.

I am not ready to die, and I am sure as hell not ready to bury my mate. Not ever!

"Alpha."

Doctor Marcus pulls me out if my thoughts when he comes out of the operating room. I nod for him to carry on and he does.

"Luna's injuries are quite severe and life threatening. I wonder what happened to her? But the good news is she is a fighter. Even with several fractures in her limbs, a few broken ribs, and internal bleeding, she is still holding on to life."

Then the moon goddess did not make a mistake. She is fit to be a Luna. I am happy to hear doctor Marcus, commend my mate's willpower. She has to get better. No matter what it takes, I am willing to give my all for her to recover.