Damon’s POV
The next thing we heard was the creaking of the wooden door. Raul opened the door wide enough for the two of us to enter while he himself slowly appeared in front of us.
“We won’t be going in,” I announced, stopping Tunde in his tracks. He turned to look at me questionably.
“It’s cold outside, Damon. My house might not be presentable enough but it’s still warm” Raul answered.
“It’s not my business, Raul. I’ll rather freeze to death than stay in the same space as you. Moreover, werewolves don’t freeze” I corrected.
I scrutinized him and pity was the only feeling I could get out of my cold heart. He looked so pitiful it satisfied my anger towards him.
“In that case, we’ll have the discussion out here. We need your help with a girl, Damon’s mate to be precise. She’s unconscious and that happened after Damon marked her. Dean suggested we bring you over to the packhouse” Tunde explained, with his hands stuck in his pocket.
“I– I’m sorry to hear that, Damon but I can’t go back to the packhouse,” He said, holding on to the side of his door.
I knew he was going to deny me the help that I needed.
“Why? A girl’s life is on the line here” Tunde’s voice was getting higher, a sign that he was getting angry.
“I swore to myself and the goddess never to return to that place. Not after everything that I did. I’m sorry, Damon” He apologized.
I smirked.
“I still can’t believe I came over here to look for you, Raul. It’s been years and you haven’t changed from being a selfish, Pathetic, old fool that you are. You stood and watched seven years ago when my mother was dying and did nothing and this time around, you’re just going to do nothing as usual. You’re unbelievable evil, Raul”
I angrily marched off from the scene. I knew if I waited any minute, I’d be going against my mother’s wish by slamming his face into a wall.
Angrily, I opened the car’s door and sat in, waiting for Tunde.
“Better get your ass in here or I’ll drive back to the pack’s house and make your ass walk that mile back home” I yelled at Tunde through the mind link.
“I’ll soon be there, Alpha” he replied.
I looked out through the car’s window and saw an exchange going on between Raul and Tunde.
Tunde collected whatever it was that he gave him and walked towards the car.
“He gave me this. He asked what Dean’s diagnosis was and I explained to him, so he gave me this herb and asked for us to put it on the bite, it’ll erase it off”
I lost my temper.
“Are you both insane?, erase my mark from my mate” My wolf was already at the surface acting protectively.
“Calm down, loser. Sorry, Alpha” I glared at him. He continued, “This herb will help to erase the mark, and that way, you’ll mark her again but this time by yourself”
“Did he explain whatever could have caused her condition?”
“Not really. He only murmured something about secrets or so. I didn’t pay attention” he shrugged.
For a second, I contemplated something.
“Don’t even think of doing that, Damon. We need to get back to your mate. We don’t have the time to beat up an old man so he could spill out secrets not important to us”
That was exactly what I was contemplating.
“How come you know me so well? I’m not thinking of punching words out of him now but maybe someday”
He lured me and I smirked at him.
Tunde turned back to the road and kept on driving till we got to the packhouse. He didn’t even stop when one of the patrol teams tried stopping us.
Before the car could stop properly in front of the packhouse, I opened the door in a haste and dashed straight for the elevator.
When I ran into my room, Dean and Ashley were still in there. A wet cloth has already been placed on Lyla’s head, trying to slow down her temperature. She was sweating profusely. Her lips had turned blue and her skin was so white I could see her veins.
My heart tugged at seeing my woman like this. I held her hand tightly and didn’t know how sad I felt until a lone tear slipped out of my eyes.
I didn’t bother cleaning it, it doesn’t matter.
“Where’s Raul?” Dean asked.
“He won’t be coming but he gave us something” Tunde brought out the herb he’s given to us. I collected it from him and opened the bottle to realize it was a mixture of mashed leaves.
I poured some into my hand and dabbed it on the bleeding mark that was on her neck. Almost immediately, Lyla was shaking, as the mark burned, her teeth were chattering and I had to hold her tightly to avoid her dropping from the bed.
Two minutes after, she stopped shaking. I removed my body from hers and watched as the bleeding wound closed off and her skin returned to normal as if it had never been marked.
“What next?” Dean asked. “Is that all?”
“I’ll have to mark her again,” I answered.
“That’s bullshit. The first time you marked her, this happened and now you have to do it all over again” Ashley spat.
“Tunde! Control this witch you call a sister” I growled.
“Let’s give them privacy, Dean. Be careful this time, Damon” I nodded at Tunde. He went on to drag Ashley out and Dean walked out, closing the door tightly.
I kissed Lyla’s hand and her forehead before lifting her head slightly. I closed my eyes, not ready to hurt my woman anymore.
“Please, let this work” I prayed to the goddess for the first time in my life. I never believed in her or her power, rules, or bullshit that she has over us but this time, I needed it.
“Please, let her come back to me” I repeated.
I bent down and kissed her neck repeatedly before sinking my teeth right into my neck with my eyes closed. There was no movement from her. She was still as a log. I removed my teeth after I’d marked her and looked at her closely.
Minutes later, a cold breeze blew into the room and I stood up to close up my window only for me to see fireflies coming into the room one after the other, in hundreds. They stopped around Lyla’s body. Dancing all around her, with their little lights.
Not once in my lifetime have I seen a sight as crazy and beautiful at the same time as this.
“You need to see this,” I mind-linked my Beta.
Tunde walked in seconds later with Dean.
“They’re healing her,” Dean announced, smiling brightly. “I’ve read about this once but I never thought it could be possible”
“How’s that possible?”
“I do not understand but it’s either she’s a fae or a phoenix, that’s only when it’s possible”
“What? Lyla is human, hundred percent human. Moreover, Fae and Phoenixes had been extinct for centuries.” I replied.
“I’ll do my research but it’s possible she could be one of those” Dean answered before walking out of the room.
“Come on, let’s get out of here. Let the little buddies do their healing job”
“I can’t. I have to stay here with her” I refused to leave as Tunde suggested.
“I think you might want to leave after learning that your brother, Devante, is back and already fucking a mated wolf in his room. News flash, a male mated wolf”
“Does he want to die untimely? I do not need his drama at this time”
“We have to go there. The wolf’s mate is about to murder him and the people are gathering there already” Tunde explained and I groaned.
“Where’s Ashley? Please mindlink her and tell her to come to her as fast as possible. I’ll only leave once she’s here”
I went over to Lyla and touched her temperature. She was no longer sweating and her lips color were returning to normal.
“Thank you,” I whispered to the fireflies who glowed majestically as soon as I said those words.
“She said you should use the magic word”
Tunde informed me and I groaned.
“Please,” I said through the mind link.
“Fine, Alpha. I’m doing this for Lyla, not you”
Within minutes, Ashley was back in the room while I sort out my whore of a brother.