The Alpha’s Curse: The Enemy Within
Chapter 81

Sheila's point of view

I was weak. Very weak. My eyes were stinging from the exhaustion that washed over me. I could feel my entire body on fire, while every bone in my body ached with pain. The pit of my stomach also burned with similar pain.

I groaned, praying to the moon goddess that this pain goes away.

I groaned again, moving, hoping to replace some comfort, but I couldn't replace any. Killian. More than ever, I craved his touch, his soothing warmth.

Suddenly, I realized where I was at. In complete darkness. I was covered with darkness. Was I asleep?

Oh no. I had to wake up.

I began to fight internally, struggling to pull my eyes open. My lashes felt too heavy, and my eyelids refused to be lifted. With much difficulty, I fluttered my eyes open.

I groaned as the light around me was too bright for me. I shut my eyes, adjusting my vision. I pulled it open and my gaze fell on the blank air.

I wanted to move, but I couldn't. I wanted to speak, and still, I couldn't. What the hell happened to me?

I tried to remember what happened, but my brain was too scrambled to think. Then I felt a cold feeling around my head. I pulled my gaze to my right, and my eyes fell on a woman. She was young and beautiful. Her focus was on the small towel she had dipped into a bowl.

Who was she? And where the hell was I?

I wanted to ask, but again, I couldn't.

I groaned once more, earning the young woman's attention.

Her beautiful eyes rounded on me with shock and elation.

"Thank the goddess, you are awake," she shifted closer to me.

I made another attempt to move but she pinned me down to the bed. "Don't force yourself to move. You still need plenty of rest," she said sweetly, pulling a cup from the table. She brought it to my lips.

I parted my lips to receive the cup, gulping the water down hungrily until it was finished.

"Please, go back to sleep," she muttered again.

I glanced around the chamber, recognizing it wasn't mine, nor Killian's. It didn't even look like any chamber at Killian's castle. Where the hell was I?

My eyes fell back on the woman as panic and fear began to settle in. "Who are you and where am I?" Thankfully, I was able to replace my voice.

She looked at me quietly, unsure whether or not to speak.

"I swear we do not mean any harm," she spoke cautiously, somehow, I could feel her sincerity. "My name is Denise, and you are in my mate's territory," she whispered. Before I could ask another question, she sounded again. "The Black Blood Pack," And I froze.

The Black Blood Pack? As in, the Blacks' territory? How did I get here?

My eyes widened the more. Was I kidnapped?

"No. You weren't kidnapped," Denise rushed, still, somehow I believed her words. "I can't explain this, I promise, Leonardo will,"

I pulled myself to sit upright on the bed, and she helped me. Oh, goddess, I regretted my action instantly. My head began to throb unbearably. Suddenly, the sounds of everything in the room began to blast into my ears. I could hear the loud pounding of her heartbeat, the slothful dripping of the water on the table to the floor, and...growls. Plenty of them, all coming out from outside the chamber.

Immediately, a thought popped into my head. If I was here, then Killian would be looking for me here.

My eyes snapped back to Denise. "I have to leave," I moved on the bed, sucking the groan wanting to escape my lips.

"You can't. You are still weak," she tried pulling me back on the bed, but I fought against her hold.

"Please, do not stop me, I have to get to my mate," I said, racing to the door, not minding my weak legs that kept on protesting against my movements.

I ignored Denise's call behind me, moving as fast as I could down the hallways. I turned and continued walking almost as if I knew just where to go. There was something about the hallways that seemed very familiar, but as I tried to think deeper, my head banged harder and my stomach burned angrily.

Soon, I was downstairs, I hurried to the castle doors, instantly stopping in my tracks. My eyes widened in both fear and horror. There was a bloody war going on.

The more I looked closely, I recognized some wolves from Killian's pack. They were fighting against wolves from the Black Blood Pack. My eyes fell on the blood on the earth, and I felt my heart tug in pain. Somewhere in my chest, a deep pain birthed to life seeing these packs fighting against each other. I just wanted it to stop.

My eyes scanned around, and they fell on a familiar pitch-black wolf. Killian. It was as if he felt my presence because his eyes darted my way. I began to race toward where his wolf was fighting against a spotted gray wolf.

As I reached them the gray wolf turned to me, his eyes dark blue. He moved to my side, but Killian's large wolf blocked him before he could reach me and they continued fighting.

"Please, stop please!" My voice croaked, but they all continued. The pain in my chest began to grow, spreading through my bones. I could hear Adie howl in so much pain. Soon, similar pain found my bones, and I collapsed on the ground groaning.

It was as though my bones were snapping within my body, and taking another form. I could feel a change within me, and before I could register anything, Adie growled in control and my legs gave up. And I shifted.

I felt light, standing on four paws, instead of my legs. The fight still continued, and an angry growl left Adie's throat, silencing the fight around and gaining everyone's attention. My wolf and I jumped in between Killian and the spotted gray wolf, and I growled, demanding an end to this madness.

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Killian's point of view

I was completely frozen in my spot. Everyone was as shocked as I was. Sheila's wolf was beautiful. I continued to stare at her wolf's beauty in awe, taking in as much as I could.

And then, right before my eyes the white wolf leaped in the air and crashed in between Leonardo's wolf and me.

She growled aggressively, letting out a loud howl that shook the trees around us. There were subtle growls erupting from the wolves around but Sheila's wolf silenced them all with another powerful growl.

f**k. I almost flinched at the authority that escaped with her growl. She growled once more at everyone, warningly, letting them know she wouldn't stand down if they proceeded to attack.

When no one proceeded to move, she slowly turned to me, watching me with care, yet curious eyes.

Her stance was confident under the blood moon and her breathing hard as her penetrating gaze drew me completely in. She stood like that for a while, never taking her eyes off my wolf, and then, right before my eyes, she collapsed on the ground, completely still as it shifted back to her human form to reveal a very naked Sheila.

f*****g hell!

I growled, as my eyes went around to the wolves who were still in their wolf form. I watched Kaiser lunge forward to where Sheila was in his wolf form. A possessive and threatening growl erupted from my wolf as he rushed over to Sheila, using his body to cover hers.

Kaiser wolf was forced to stop beside Leonardo's as his deep piercing eyes still held rage.

I didn't leave Sheila's side until Gwen hurried to Sheila's side with a blanket to cover her naked body. I shifted to my human form, covering my a*s with my shorts. I quickly made my way to Sheila's side, I didn't want to be away from her for a second while she was unconscious. I fell on my knees, pulling her into my arms.

I heard Kaiser growl beside Leonardo, and I growled as well, warningly, holding Sheila securely in my arms. It was then I noticed the dark blue sky and realized the blood moon had faded away.

My eyes were forced away from the sky to Kaiser who wanted to pounce forward but Leonardo held him back. They both shifted to their human forms.

I sent a deadly gaze at them. My patience was already on the borderline and is ready to kill anything or anyone that tried separating me from Sheila.

"Back off, we could do this all night and we wouldn't get tired. I have what I came here for, and though I want to rip you f*****g bastards to shred, my mate needs me," I spoke. "Tell your f*****g warriors to get out of our way, otherwise the f*****g fight will continue," I watched Valerie move closer to us. "Call your men off, please," she said.

Leonardo's gaze drifted from Valerie and landed back on Sheila in my arms. "You can leave, Killian, but by the goddess, this isn't over," he counted each word, and I couldn't deny it, I felt a coldness rush down my spine at his words.

It was now f*****g clear to me, these bastards would do anything to get to Sheila. They would harm her just to make me suffer. I would kill them first before that happened.