“You have to marry me, NOW!” He said in a demanding tone.
“WHAT?” I shouted in disbelief and he winced like I just pierced his eardrums.
Well serves him right, is he listening to his own sh*t? Mate? Marry? Is he out of his freaking mind?
He didn’t get to reply as he lost consciousness right after my scream.
I was fuming with anger. I want answers. No! I need answers! Who the heck does this gorgeous naked guy think he is? And who the absolute hell does he think he is to order me around?
I took a couple of deep breaths to calm myself down.
My eyes fell on blood flowing through his forehead. I couldn’t help but wipe it with the long sleeve of my beige-colored top.
Damn me! It was brand new!
Looking at the blood stain the entire fight flashed through my mind.
“The poor guy was beaten so badly. He wasn’t attacking at all. It was all their fault” I whimpered and another thought popped up in my head,
“I think he hit his head too. Maybe a little too hard. That’s why he must be hallucinating and talking gibberish!” I said as I ran my finger through his sleek hair.
I realized what I was doing and retreated my hand back like I was touched with fire.
I must be crazy to caress the hair of some handsome naked stranger in the middle of the forest who just claimed he is the King of werewolves. Which could be true as I saw him in his wolf form minutes ago.
And shit! why am I still lying on him like I am on a beach in Hawaii?
I got up hurriedly and turned around to leave.
The moment I took the first step, the guilt engulfed me.
Suddenly, two little figures of myself, one of evil and one of goodness, stood on my shoulder and started whispering their opinions in my ears.
The one on the right said ‘First, You didn’t help the poor guy when they were brutally attacking him. You just stayed and watched the show like it was a freaking movie’ My shoulder instantly dropped at that.
‘But what could you have done? Get in the middle of the fight like some hero, to save the damsel in distress? Not to forget, there were axes, torches, and guns involved, while you were empty-handed! Not to mention they were attacking a wild wolf, not a helpless puppy. You didn’t know he was a man after all’ The one on the left justified my action and I instantly nodded in agreement.
‘Run while you still can! There will be no evidence that you were here’ the one on the left encouraged.
I instantly took a forward only to be chided again by the one on the right.
‘But now you know he is a man, are you still going to leave him here, in the middle of the forest, to die alone? Will it make You any different from your inhumane uncles? The choice is yours Rose, choose wisely!’ with that both of them disappeared only to leave me in deepest guilt.
I was ashamed of my actions.
No! How can I be so cruel? Did I just prove that I have the same dirty blood? Hell! I never ever want to be compared to them.
This guy didn’t attack me when he could easily tear me into pieces but he chose not to. He even roared and made me hide myself to protect me from my very own uncles.
Being different doesn’t give them the right to hurt him, right? Then what gives me the right to leave him here to die?
If it was some normal human being, would I have taken the same steps I took tonight?
Am I not the same as my uncles?
My brain kept reminding me that I was a medical student. Even if I haven’t taken the oath yet, I am still soon to be a doctor. How can I leave a dying man behind?
I should be ashamed of myself.
I turned around and looked down at his lifeless body. He was getting paler by the minute. The night was freaking cold, I was wearing three layers of clothing and still can feel the chilling breeze and the poor guy didn’t have a piece of cloth on his body.
How can I be so cruel to leave him alone like that?
A tear fell down on my cheek.
‘Why am I crying? I don’t even know him!’ I thought scratching my head.
“Damn, my heart! I need to help this guy” I cursed myself for being soft-hearted.
I crouched back next to him and held his wrist to check for his pulse but I couldn’t help but notice how strong his arm felt. I shook my head and focused on the task in my literal hand.
“His pulse is lower than normal” I concluded.
I moved my hand towards his nose and thankfully, he was still breathing.
I touched his forehead to check for temperature, and he was really hot, literally and figuratively.
I kept my ear on his chest to check for his heartbeat. My hands were on the ground on either side of his body to support my body up. I was really taken aback by the fact how muscular he was. It was like I was pressed against the hard brick wall.
I fought the urge to touch him. I don’t know why am I so h*rny all of a sudden.
“His heartbeat is lower too. He should be treated soon. I must take him to the hospital, if only I had anywhere-door” I cursed but then I remembered something.
‘He is a werewolf, I can’t take him to the human hospital. What if they find out something abnormal in him? His entire body can shift into an animal, there have to be some anatomical differences that help him shift! I don’t want him to go through unnecessary examinations or worse experiments! Also, He is in his human form now, so I can’t take him to the vet too. Damn, what am I supposed to do?’ I placed my palm on my forehead as I felt a real headache coming soon.
But he will die if someone doesn’t operate on him.
‘You can operate him’ a voice under my head said.
“What the… I never had hands-on training before! I mean I saw my seniors do it but I never did in real life” I said to myself. I knew the steps but I never got to practice it.
Either I can operate or leave him be. Because taking him to the hospital might only make things worse. How will I answer for his wounds?
“Fine, guess I have no choice. I have to operate. You can do it, Rose!” I gathered the courage to take that decision.
I moved away quickly and got up. I removed my jacket to place on his body.
As I tilted my body to cover him with my jacket, my eyes were roaming on his body inappropriately.
“F*ck! This man is a Greek God! Look at his defined abs and….. Ahh!” I screamed and covered my mouth when my eyes fell on his manhood.
I looked away saying, “I shouldn’t be looking at…. But that was so f*cking big!”
My eyes became wide at the sight of how big it was.
“I had never seen someone with such a big…. Oh shut up, Rosaline Blue! You are supposed to help this guy” My cheeks started to burn and my palms were sweaty.
“But I can’t help myself at the moment looking at how big his… No! No! No! Focus!” I slapped myself and took a deep breath to calm my racing heart.
“Focus on his big… no!” I said while moving forward like I was going to grab his chilly. I clapped my hand and rejected the thought instantly.
“Focus on helping him! You creep! Don’t try to take advantage of a naked gorgeous guy! That’s it. I must help him with his needs.., No! I mean as a doctor! My patient should be satisfied! Nah! I mean he should be treated and healed. Yeah, that’s it!” I patted my cheeks to bring myself back to reality.
I swallowed hard before I turned towards him again.
I looked at the interesting tree ahead to help him wore him my oversized jacket but him lying flat on the ground wasn’t really helping me.
Just with the intention of helping him and nothing else, I hugged him and made him sit on the ground. This way I was able to put the jacket on him.
I was shocked at how it fitted him like a glove.
My jacket was a bit too oversized. It was even oversized for Mark. I brought it from an online website and there was no-return policy so I had to keep it but personally, I liked it because of how furry and comfy it was and now he was feeling all the comfort.
I tried to help him up but he was way too heavy for me.
“That won’t work” I shook my head and lay him back on the ground.
I started to drag him for a while but I was out of breath in a short period of time. I need to do more cardio and weightlifting in the future! Plus, I was afraid his head would be hurt by a stone or something.
“That’s it. I must do something to wake him up” I said as I sat beside him.
I patted his cheeks gently and moved his head while saying, “Hey! Wake up, please. I can’t carry you. I am as strong as an earthworm. Wake up!”
“What am I doing? The guy is shot multiple times. How can he wake up with that?” I grabbed my hair and started pulling it in frustration.
I was losing hope. I did take a step towards helping him and didn’t leave him behind. But if I don’t operate soon, he will eventually die.
I broke into tears unable to decide what to do.
I removed my cell phone but there was still no connection.
I had no idea where I was going. It’s my first time in this deep forest. Previously, I never used to come out with my cousins, for obvious reasons.
I didn’t know if I will be able to save him.
I started crying like a hopeless person but suddenly, I heard him cough.
I turned towards him and he was miraculously awake.
“You are awake?” I moved like a cat next to him and asked in astonishment.
“How can you wake up after being shot?”