~CHAPTER SIX~

Pain

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The pain was excruciating I wish I'd just heal already.

 I was in and out of consciousness.

Nate and Velkar sounded as if their voices were trapped inside of bubbles and my body was hotter than it usually is. My mind replayed what had happened earlier, the aniwaya had been following us while we were in town trying to have normal social lives as Justin likes to put it and it basically consisted of the four of us walking around pretending as if we weren't werewolves as if we're just regular dudes hanging out. Velkar was the one that saw them first and had the brilliant idea to draw them out into the trees. It was there that we started to fight against them.

The aniwaya were smarter though and ended up dividing our group and before any of us knew it we could no longer see one another. I was facing up against two men who were double my size and easily overpowered me, that was the last thing I had remembered before Velkar was dragging me through trees.  They roughed me up bad it almost felt like I'd need to stop breathing for this pain in my side to stop. 

"Here Noah eat this" My eyes crept open and peered up at Velkar he was shoving a plate towards my face with a half eaten steak on it. I weakly reached for it but pain rippled through my body and I left my arm drop back down.

"C-can't" I stuttered out really wishing I didn't need to speak or breathe for awhile 

Nate was now in my line of vision a clear glass cup in his hand full of water he got beside me and pressed it to my lips, taking a quick sip I closed my eyes again as the cold water slid down my throat. I could hear Velkar chewing on the steak it was kind of him to offer me food but I had no appetite at the moment.

A cold damp towel glided across my forehead swiping all the beads of sweat from my face.

I think I'll be healed by morning. Just need to survive tonight. I squeezed my eyes tighter as another ripple of pain shot through my body.

"Daddy's home" Justin's deep cocky voice bellowed as he entered through the front door, Justin was how do I say this without being offensive? A hairy axe wound. If you know what that means you'll probably realize I really am trying to be offensive.

Nate and Velkar rushed to meet Justin at the door I couldn't see them since my head was facing opposite the door but I could still envision their reunion. Groaning I slowly allowed myself to relax hoping I'd fall asleep now that they weren't hovering over me.