WARNING:- This chapter contains heavy sexual content not suitable for young readers.
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Have you ever felt the burn of fire? As it crept up your body starting from the tips of your toes to every strand of your hair? Its scorching heat eats at your skin and you have no power over it. None at all.
I cannot seem to open my eyes. They feel very heavy to do so but my ears discern the scream filled with agony and my throat pains from the strength of it. My body is shaking with full force and I feel several hands holding me down.
“Hold her tighter!” I hear a voice. A male? Who?
“I am trying! She is strong, I cannot hold her down. We need more hands.” Another wolf screeches loudly trying to make her voice pierce through my screams.
The fire grows in heat and power minute by minute and I am engulfed in flames. What is happening? It’s tearing my body apart and I don’t possess the power to even lift a finger. I need to open my mouth, I need to speak to convey my pain so they can help me.
“I-It b-burns! What is h-happening to m-me?” I whisper in between my choked sobs. The coldness of my tears is the only sense of relief to my pain even though they last for a second.
“A-Alpha! Goddess please.” I hear Elriam’s voice. She’s crying? Why? Her voice seems desperate.
“Where is Alpha Deimos? We need him here now!” I hear the other wolf, his voice worried. Deimos? I don’t understand. I don’t understand anything!
Another scream escapes me as I lift my head clenching in my body to give way to the pain. I feel breathless. My chest heaves but with each breath I take I feel the flame burning. It pierces me from within.
“Fill the tub with as much ice you can. And pour this into it. The smell will calm her down.” I listen closely to the voice. I know this voice. It’s… it’s Jace?
The shuffling of feet grabs my attention with doors opening and closing constantly. Voices mingle with each other as whispers. There are a lot of females here. My stomach twists and I gag. My tongue feels swollen as I swallow my saliva.
My throat is parched aching for water but I cannot seem to say another word. I have no energy to spare.
I keep gagging until someone slowly positions my shaking body to the side and my stomach flushes out what I probably ate last night. The smell of my vomit makes me gag further and I keep puking until the sensation leaves me. The feeling of a cold cloth being placed upon my forehead makes me want to smile in relief.
Yet it does so very little to comfort me from the pain I am feeling. “Is it done? Jace questions
“Yes.” A female replies.
“Alright, we need to carry her and place her into the tub,” Jace replies and I feel the warmth of wolves surrounding me. As they try to lift me another wave of pulsing fire washes over me and I scream again.
“S-Stop.” One word is all I manage to say as I try to fight them. As I am carried the pain increases due to the movement. I might pass out soon.
“Okay, gently. On my count.” Jace says.
“One.”
Goddess. What is happening to me? Please make it stop.
“Two.”
I have had enough. Stop it! Stop. Please.
“Three. Now.” He says and I feel my body enveloped by freezing water. I flinch as my breath hitches. The freezing water strikes my senses and as I inhale the scent surrounding me I finally calm down. The pain remains only reduced a little by power.
“Alpha, open your eyes,” Elriam says as I shake my head. I cannot. Rather I don’t wish to. “You can, slowly.” She says further encouraging me.
My lips quiver and my body shivers. My teeth clattering while I put in my every strength to open my eyes. My lids flutter open and the light pierces me as I shut them close again.
“Look at us, Alpha,” Jace says and I try once more this time trying to focus. My vision is blurry. “That’s it.” I look around trying to apprehend where I am. “How many fingers am I holding?” Jace asks me as I scan his fingers.
“T-Two,” I whisper.
“Yes good.” He says softly as I find Elriam. Her eyes red as she watches me with concern.
“What happened?” I ask. My voice hoarse after all that screaming.
“You are in heat,” Jace says and my eyes widen. Heat? What?
“Why is it this painful?” I question him. Yes, this is my first time experiencing it but I feel it’s more painful than it should be.
“I heard it has been quite some time since you met Alpha Deimos and I am guessing you haven’t mated yet. The more you wait the more painful it gets.” He explains as I nod. I knew about this but I just thought it was a myth.
“How did you know?” I ask Elriam.
“Your screams woke us all up as well as your scent. The males are all in the packhouse so do not worry.” She says softly as I look up at Jace curious. Why isn’t he attracted to my scent? He should be going crazy by now.
“I have worked with several females that I have gotten used to the scents. It doesn’t phase me much anymore.” He says answering my unasked question.
The pain begins to increase once more and I begin to sob in fear of what is to come as the door opens with a bang and a male screaming “Lumina!”
I see Deimos standing at the door dishevelled, sweating as his chest heaves. His eyes big filled with worry as he searches the bathroom until his eyes find me. He ran here. Seeing him I sob even more. My emotions seem all over the place.