True Love
Chapter 9

Maybe it would have been better to be late, besides it was dark with some green containers scattering garbage, there were many puddles with dirty water and those annoying holes that prevented him from walking quickly. But other than that, he kept hearing the footsteps very close so running was his best option.

But she had thought too late, as a strong arm grabbed her waist while a large hand covered her lips. Her assailant’s back was turned so she could not identify him and that frightened her even more, she kicked and tried to scratch him but to no avail.

The mysterious attacker slammed her against the slightly moldy wall to get a better grip on her, and at last, she could see his face. She was pale and panicked to death as she looked at the guy who had been following her.

Derek! Her mind responded.

The guy from school, his leering smile was scary, disgusting. She knew he was up to no good, especially after the last words he had said to her. Someone had to help her, because she could feel what that horrible man was getting at.

-Hello little slut, did you miss me? Well I know you can’t answer and you’re not happy to see me, but I guarantee you’ll enjoy this like never before.

She shook her head as tears welled up in her eyes, he slipped his filthy hand under her dress, and cursed the time she agreed to put on that damned garment.

She struggled as she felt him touch her skin, she clenched her legs but he pinned her down by shoving his legs in between Shery’s, he had her cornered. Derek was so big and muscular she didn’t stand a chance against him.

Ethan stopped dead in his tracks…sniffing the cold night air, his mouth could feel the steam coming out of his mouth as he breathed. If it weren’t for his warm b***d he would be freezing with the kind of clothes they were wearing.

But that enormous cold only indicated that a storm was coming as the temperature was dropping very fast. But it was something else in the air that was making him restless. His wolf was anxious to discover his nature, to run off wherever that delicious scent led him. He knew what it was, it was intense, intoxicating (jasmine) that meant she was near.

-I found her!

-What? -Who? His friend asked in confusion as he watched him run in one direction.

Derek’s hands were under Shery’s dress looking for the folds of her underwear, of course he couldn’t replace them as she was wearing high stockings that rode up her panties. He was beginning to get desperate, so he ripped the soft fabric of her stockings as she trembled in fear.

-That’s the way I like it, you trembling for me.

She kept denying and moaning, it was the only thing she could do since her lips were covered. His fingers were already inside her, she felt disgusted and wanted to vomit.

He began to k**s her neck, wetting her with his putrid saliva, and to top it off he smelled of alcohol. He ripped her panties while she m****d even more, in an attempt to struggle she bit the hand that covered her mouth, but he hit her face with such force that he threw her to the ground.

In the fall she hit her head on the corner of a garbage can causing her excruciating pain. Warm liquid ran down her face, it hurt like hell, she tried to get up but Derek’s weight prevented her from doing so.

He tore the top of her dress baring her breasts, she tried to push him away with her hands, but he hit her twice more. Her face burned like fire.

-Noooo… Derek stop it. Help, help! She begged when her lips were finally free.

But more blows to the face was what she received, Derek pulled up her dress exposing her buttocks to the cold, wet and dirty floor.

-You’re so hot Shery, I’m going to f**k you so hard you won’t know where you are by the time we’re done.

-No please leave me alone, don’t do this. Help…

But the slap she received in the mouth stunned her, causing a cut on her l*p that was bleeding badly, her palate tasted like iron, she had to be bleeding. She no longer knew how many wounds she had on her body but still she would not give up for her sister, she was afraid she would never see her again.

Her voice had faded, she felt so much burning that she couldn’t even utter a word, but she was still struggling despite her condition. Derek got off of her and she was finally able to breathe properly, but he did it so he could kick her in the ribs, that was the final blow because he thought she would be unconscious.

She got into a fetal position trying to protect herself from the incessant kicks, one of these hit her in the face knocking her out for a few seconds. Again she felt the weight on top of her and imagined it was him, that idiot was going to rape her.

She could no longer see anything, between the tears, the swollen face and the pain in her soul. She didn’t want to live anymore….

Ethan couldn’t believe his eyes, a cretin was trying to rape a girl in a dark and filthy alley. But that wasn’t just any woman, she was his mate, his partner for life.

And the mere sight of an unhappy human stinking of alcohol trying to outrage her made him lose control, he had smelled her and then ran after that fascinating odor. Like a dog in search of its prize, but he hadn’t counted on replaceing that. He would not spare her life.

-“Yes you will, just take her and take her away.”

– “I’ll kill it.”

– “You’re a leader, not a murderer.”

The young man became aware of their presence and stopped what he was doing to address some despicable words to them.

-Hey, what the hell are you doing here? This whore is mine, if you want her you can wait over there… Well, if there is anything left of her. He laughed with irony.

Those words ended Ethan’s sanity, his eyes turned blue. He was the only wolf in his pack, or any other pack for that matter, to change his eye color to a deep blue. Normally any wolf’s color was yellow-orange, even his father’s. His friend grabbed his arm and squeezed it.

-Calm down, you can’t do anything here.

He knew by his scent and the change in his eyes that he was trying to get the vest inside him. The guy was spouting dirty words again, while he looked at the girl under him, unconscious and very hurt.

He approached the young man with a determined step grabbing him by the neck with only one hand to throw him hard to the wall. Derek hit her with such force that her body lay motionless on the floor. Ethan studied the girl’s wounds and they didn’t look good at all, she had cuts and bruises all over, damn it!

-Really? Your mate is a human?

-She is!

-Well, brother, this is a surprise, are you sure?

-What did yours smell like?

-Wild flowers. He said smiling.

-She smells like jasmine, believe me I’m drooling right now. She’s my girl, she’s finally here with me but not in the way I expected.

-What are you going to do? She’s badly hurt, that guy has beaten her violently.

-Take her home.

He took the girl in his arms, listening to her moaning, the opening in her head looked serious, he had to hurry.

-What are you doing? Ethan said nothing, he just ran as fast as he could with her in his arms, it was cold and she was freezing, she needed warmth and attention.

Eve was getting desperate, she had been waiting for more than an hour for her sister and she hadn’t shown up, she wasn’t like that, she was always on time, she was afraid for her, she felt very nervous.

The park was starting to get lonely, she couldn’t wait for her any longer, something had happened to Shery, she had a bad feeling, what if she went to the café? But it was too far away and she would have to use the shortcut her sister had forbidden her to use.

She bit her fingernail thinking what to do, the later it got, the harder it was going to be to get into her house without anyone noticing.

She looked around and there were only a couple of couples left walking to the exit, she was practically alone sitting on a bench. She got up with regret and headed for home.

It only took her about fifteen minutes to get there, and even though it was a weekday, her father had thrown another one of his parties, and now how was she going to get in? He remembered the neighbor’s tree, one of its thick branches reached almost to his window… he had to try it.

She climbed the huge tree as best she could and managed to get into her room, which was alone. She was getting more and more worried about Shery, she began to sob, she didn’t want to be alone in that house, she wanted to see her sister again. She was afraid.

-Why haven’t your daughters arrived yet Steven? asked a frowning Daren.

-They should be in their room by now, they always arrive quietly.

-I haven’t heard a single noise upstairs, I’m going to confirm that they are there.

-Yeah, suit yourself! He shrugged his shoulders.

He went up the stairs two at a time, knocking on the first door that belonged to the girls.

-Hey my beautiful Shery are you home? Don’t make me come in. He threatened.

Damn, Eve thought scared to death, if Daren came in how was he going to explain to her that her sister wasn’t in the house and if he went crazy and took it out on her. She bit her l*p thinking what to say.

-She’s taking a bath.

-Ahh! It’s you my little Eve, all right. That’s how I like them to be judicious.

She heard the man’s footsteps walking away and she could finally breathe calmly, but she was still worried about Shery.