“Ah, that was a mistake, traitor. Peter was your shield, and now we can handle you. – the movements of the leader are almost imperceptible to the eye, but we still noticed his preparation for the attack.
- You know, I'm not one of those who hide behind others.
"I know, so I'll take advantage of your foolish courage."
She heard sounds, sounds familiar to the ear. Tom and his flock turn into lugara.
- Eliane! – wanted to grab his shoulder, but did not dare, her hands hung in the air. It still doesn't seem real.
For the first time I saw the demons of the night not in the pictures in the book, but in reality. A massive head with pointed ears and a body similar to a human, but much larger, caused involuntary horror. She looked frightened at the unusual Lugara, but he still remained calm.
The next moment it all started. The flock rushed towards us. I wanted to step aside, but I remembered the request of the fighter. She did not move, she stood behind him, as if behind a stone wall.
Everything happened very quickly. The Savior broke the neck of the first attacker. Then he kicked the next one in the stomach, and struck another with a crushing blow to the head. I heard his vertebrae crunch one by one.
A growl sounded very close, she instantly reacted and sat down, the demon flew over me and fell into Elyan's hands. He squeezed the monster's ribs, breaking them with a loud crack. The enemy whimpered and collapsed on the cobblestones.
The fighter's movements were super-fast for the wolves too. He did two more. She looked at the guy and could not tear herself away, she had not seen warriors like him, of course, not counting her father. Only now I fully realized that Elian is real, he is no longer a fairy tale or fiction, as it seemed to me, and most importantly, not my imagination.
Attention was attracted by Tom, the leader was slowly creeping up to the savior, taking advantage of the moment that the fighter was busy with the rest of the lugars. He is going to attack from the back, these creatures have no honor.
Without hesitation, she rushed at Tom, the leader just intended to cling to Elian. She wrapped her arms around his neck, trying to break him. But it is so wide for my miniature size that it was impossible to squeeze it properly. Nevertheless, she managed to fill up the wolf demon to the ground, but he did not even think of giving up, with his huge paw he struck in the side. I rolled to the side. The enemy managed to scratch with claws. There was no time to examine the wound, but I felt that it was not deep.
Distracted the leader, this gave Elyan the opportunity to deal with another of the attackers. There was no need to fight the rest, he just decided to run away.
Tom no longer thought about Elian, in his eyes she saw a clear desire to finish me off. Prepared for defense. The leader ran with his mouth wide open. If you cling to me, I will definitely not survive. The fighter did not keep itself waiting, appeared as if from nowhere and with force threw away the flying lugar. He flew into the wall, the bones made a crunch from afar, announcing that the enemy had come to an end. But Elian was not satisfied with the sound, the guy went up to the leader and mercilessly twisted his neck. Dumbfounded, she stared at him. The fighter does not spare them, for him they are the same enemies as for the wolves.
A scream attracted me. The coward who decided to run was reincarnated as a human. And this fugitive was lifted by the throat and held by some red-haired guy. A fraction of a second and he just as mercilessly broke his neck and threw him against the wall.
- Brandon, could you come later? Elyan spoke sternly, but cheerful sparks jumped in his eyes. He is not angry at a late accomplice.
- Sorry, traffic jams! – the guy approached the fighter and smiled. Then he turned to me and froze. He became as still as a statue.
His appearance seemed strange, unnatural. Brandon, as Elian called him, is handsome. But despite its beauty, its whole appearance, smell, absolutely everything alarmed me.
- Who is this lady my friend? Blue eyes sparkled with curiosity.
- Melissa! Elyan answered shortly.
Brandon's eyes widened.
- Sorry for the direct question. Who are you, and why is your blood seething, prompting you to attack you? - after some hesitation, I asked. Unaccustomed internal sensations control my behavior. The body vibrates, manifesting the essence of the wolf.
Elyan grinned.
- I'm a vampire! - honestly admitted the stranger.
She growled involuntarily.
- She-wolf, there is no need to kill me, I am well-mannered and friendly. - the deathly-pale friend of the fighter stepped aside.
- Not sure. – through my teeth, sounded threat.
The vampire stood up for Elyan, feigning fear. There are practically no emotions on the stone face, only the eyes do not hide the pretense.
"Tell the beautiful person across from us that I am not her enemy!"
- Of course, I would love to watch you bite him, but he is really good. - the current situation amused Elian.
A strange couple, a wolf demon and a vampire.
- I thought you were a legend, or rather I didn’t believe that you exist.
Today was a very unusual day. It wasn't enough for Lugar, so there was also a fighter with his vampire friend. The blood-sucking creature does not cause sympathy in any way.
- Who would say, you yourself are a living legend. Brandon stepped forward and approached me. His smooth gait, correct posture, behavior and speech indicated that he belonged to the century before last.
I missed his remark.
- I read about you and heard a lot of stories, but I doubted that you exist.
- Parents did not warn that there are predators and worse than wolf demons. He grinned and hissed menacingly.
Unexpectedly, she burst out laughing. Blood resisted, but intuition in the new sign completely ceased to recognize the enemy. Eyes bright and clear, like the daytime sky, are not able to hide goodwill towards me.
- I might have been scared if you had not warned in advance that you were friendly. She spoke to him respectfully and smiling broadly.
- Elian, I like this young lady! Brandon said and smiled back. The smile was warm. Despite the cold appearance and fangs that appeared, the image of a vampire began to fade from his mind. I saw a man, not a perfect predator.
And I didn’t suspect that bloodsuckers could be like that. I thought that vampires were cruel, bloodthirsty monsters. But, fortunately, I was wrong. If Elian fights on our side, why can't Brandon? Two, born to kill, became the protectors of people. They are rare, especially in the supernatural world.
- I don't want to scare Melissa, but I can smell your blood! Brandon looked at my hand squeezing my side.
I was so carried away that I completely forgot about the wound. Feel the sting again.
- It's okay, it will heal! I tried to convince. Although in fact the wound throbbed. It doesn't take an hour to heal.
- So it's nothing to worry about? Elian's angry voice rang out.
She shuddered involuntarily.
- It'll all be over soon. The main thing is that everything is in order with us compared to Lugar. pointed to the corpses.
The savior's eyes sparkled.
- It seems that he asked you to stay close, and not help.
He would have killed you, he couldn't let that happen. I justified.
And why am I making excuses at all?
A smug smirk appeared on his handsome face.
- I knew that Tom was hiding in the shadows. He couldn't have attacked unnoticed. - Elian realizes his superiority over the enemy.
- You're overconfident. When you jumped on him, he almost grabbed your neck.
You are still young and therefore you do not understand anything.
His words pissed me off.
- I was well prepared, if I saw that you were not in danger, I would not try to help.
- Are you well prepared? Something I doubt. If that were the case, you wouldn't be in this position and I wouldn't have to save you.
The tone in which the guy spoke to me did not please not only me, but also Brandon. The vampire frowned at his friend.
- I didn't ask you for help.
- I know, but I couldn't stay away. If something happened to you, Katherine would not survive.
I don't know why, but my heart sank at his words. I thought Elian wanted to help me, but it turns out he did everything just for my mother. It looks like a friend of him and, really, a good one.
Silently, she turned around and walked towards the hostel. Suddenly, someone grabbed his hand and turned around sharply. Met Lugaru's angry expression, his smoky eyes barely sparkling with anger.
- Where are you going?
- To the hostel. - answered shortly, for more courage was not enough. Why does he have such an effect on me?
- It's not safe to go alone, now they know your smell and the rest of the flock will definitely find you.
Ignoring his suggestion, she yanked her hand out of his grasp.
- No need for your escort. I've been here for over eight months, doing great on my own.
I saw surprise in his eyes, but it only lingered for a moment.
Brandon will go with you. I have better things to do. We need to get here and find out something.
I looked at the vampire, the redhead was standing just a few steps away from us. Neither his breathing nor his heartbeat could be heard. He didn't move.
- Melissa rest assured, I can protect you. – his voice, doused with warmth.
Elian's voice evokes other sensations. It makes the heart stop, waiting for something incomprehensible. Even being angry with him, I can’t help myself, everything happens against my will.
- No doubt! – tried to smile.
- Thank you for your trust. Brandon bowed slightly. His manners in our time are perceived as something strange.
She looked at Elian, the guy was frowning for some reason. What didn't you like now?
- Enough of you to exchange pleasantries. Go to the hostel.
- You don't need my help Elian? - Finally, a natural emotion appeared on the stony face, the vampire is worried.
- No, my friend. I just want to find the lair. I won't attack alone.
Brandon nodded.
- Stay with Melissa until I get back. He said without even looking at me. The savior disappeared as suddenly as he appeared.
She took a deep breath and hurried to the dorms. If I hadn't known Brandon was following me, I would have thought I was alone. His almost silent steps are hard to hear with my hearing. Amazing creature.
The vampire, like a shadow, silently followed me. He didn't move a single step the whole way.
I wonder how Elian is? Why does he bother me, why doesn't he get out of my head? One has only to close my eyes, I see his image. The guy is worse than an obsession. Finally, the university appeared, and behind it, just a hostel. Now it is twilight on the street, lights are on in many windows, but there are still a lot of young people walking. My companion was noticed by the girls. Everyone whispered with one voice. Brandon smiled some kind of wild warning smile, the reaction was not long in coming, they immediately fell silent and timidly stepped back. As soon as I was climbing the stairs of my building, I noticed that the vampire did not take his eyes off me. His gaze was embarrassing. She lowered her head, her hair covered her face, used her usual lately method of shielding herself from excessive attention.
On the fourth floor, turned left, my door is the third. Walking over to it, she pulled the keys out of her pocket and unlocked them. Brandon didn't let me pass first. He entered the room and looked around. Didn't feel any foreign smell, but apparently the vampire decided to double-check just in case.
- Brandon, I don't think they know where I live. Today's meeting with Lugaru is an accident.
- Maybe, but it's not so easy Melissa. You are a she-wolf, and even the daughter of the chosen ones, now the wolf demons will not back down so easily. They will haunt you until you die.
A lump stuck in his throat at his words.
- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. – noticed sincere regret on the marble face.
- It's okay, sooner or later, it would happen. I rubbed my side, it still burns, but not so much.
Brandon looked down from my face to the wound.
"If you'll excuse me, I'll examine your wound."
- Don't worry, it'll pass. It's not serious, just a scratch. I'm just embarrassed at the thought of Brandon touching me. Not because he's a vampire, but because he's a guy.- I have many years of experience. Maybe the wound is not serious, but it is worth examining. he stepped towards me. She involuntarily retreated. The vampire froze. I do not know what thoughts were spinning in his head, but his face turned into an impenetrable mask.I became uncomfortable. I could offend him with my behavior.Sorry, I didn't think. You are a wolf and I am a vampire. You will not like the touch of my icy hands. Brandon stepped back.- You misunderstood Brandon. I don't care if you're a vampire or anyone else. It's just that I'm a girl and I'm embarrassed by the very thought that a guy will touch me. - Cheeks treacherously began to burn. But it's better to feel embarrassed than guilty.The vampire burst out laughing. Laughter is so infectious. A smile appeared on my face by itself.- Someone told you
- Sorry!He turned sharply to Brandon.- It's time.The vampire nodded.Both jumped onto the windowsill. Brandon turned to me."See you later, young lady."- Necessarily.The redhead winked at me and jumped off first.She looked at Elyan, he was also preparing to jump. I thought the self-confident lugar would not even look at me, but he turned around anyway. The guy looks different than before. His gaze is no longer angry or angry, his eyes are worried and barely noticeable fear. What is he afraid of? She continued to peer, hoping to find an answer, or at least a small clue. The Slayer looked at me one last time and jumped down.Are my eyes playing tricks on me or is he really worried about me? Today was an unusual day, so everything seems to be. She jumped to the window.The vampire stood on the ground, and the lugaru flew to the tree and then landed silently on the grass. Why be careful, because there is not a soul on the street anymore.- Take care of yourself! I couldn't help it a
“Running through the woods as fast as I can. My own thoughts scare me, they are terrible. What just happened is a red herring. I feel it in my heart, in my gut. How scary it is to realize that you made a mistake, and this mistake can cost a dear person his life. Never been so scared before. Did they get to her? Finally, having reached the house, he carefully examined the inside. Hanna is not here. The repulsive smell of lugaru is everywhere. Suddenly, he heard a scream. The sister calls for help. I was on the second floor, so I jumped out of the window so as not to waste precious time. Glass shattered and scattered on the ground. Injured, but did not pay attention to the wounds and rushed to the voice of Hannah. I ran, but I was afraid of being late. She's human and it's easy to kill. When I ran out into the clearing, I saw my sister standing clinging to a tree, monsters surround me from all sides. There are only four of them here, but I'm sure the rest are somewhere nearby.
I remember that day. We just arrived in Paris. Knowing that we would be late for a long time, I bought this house. I sorted things out and decided to talk with Brandon about further actions. Couldn't find it. He became alarmed and went to look on the street. But we didn't have to go far. Not far from the house Brandon rolled a little black-haired girl about five years old on his shoulders. She laughed out loud. It was then that I saw him smile for the first time in years. So many years of the absence of any emotions on his face affected his character, but at that moment the former Brandon was standing in front of me. Then he lowered her and sat her on his knees. The baby touched his face with small hands and laughed loudly, she liked the icy skin. She did not disgust her, but admired her like my sister. The girl partially returned my friend to me.- What are you thinking about? Brandon's voice brought back to reality.- Friend, we have to go back to London!- I know! Several Lugaru
The days are flying by. It's been almost a week since I met Elian. Since then, he has not reappeared. I felt the presence of both him and Brandon, but I never saw him. Why are they avoiding me? Protected, but not shown. Strange and incomprehensible.My heart flutters at the mere thought of Elian. I don't understand what is happening to me. Yes, and thoughts of a vampire do not let go. I had a hard time concentrating on lectures. Before my eyes, images of a self-confident lugar and a perfect predator surfaced. Gray eyes did not give rest at night, and clear and heavenly evoked tenderness in the soul. Even in my dreams they never left me. I don't want to come back at all. Missed home so much, but something has changed? Really, just one meeting with fairy-tale heroes changed my desires?At the moment, I am overcome by one single desire, I want to see Elian and I can’t help myself. The lugaru fighter is terribly angry and annoying with his behavior, arrogance, but in spite of everything,
You shouldn't be afraid, she's part of you. Without her, you are no longer you.- I know, and therefore decided to resume training. As soon as I return to the City of Wolves, I will begin.She saw sadness in her blue eyes.- I forgot you were leaving soon.- You know, before meeting you, I wanted to go home, but now I don’t want to go back at all.A smile lit up a beautiful pale face.I don't want you to leave either.She put as much warmth into her smile as she could. For some unknown and inexplicable reason, the vampire, whom she should hate fiercely, in a short time became closer than anyone else, not counting the family.But even the warming feeling in his soul did not diminish the fear for Elyan.- Brandon haunts me that Elian left alone.- Me too, - the marble statue expressed only one emotion. His eyes dimmed with anxiety. He said to stay with you. The Lugars found your room, now they know where you live. I have no right to put you in danger.- Why did they smell it right now,
Landing on the grass. Brandon was waiting nearby. Once in the dark and realizing that Melissa did not see me, he looked back. She continued to stand at the window. Her long hair was blown in a gentle breeze. An intoxicating scent came to mind. The reluctance to leave the girl alone did not leave, but finding the rest of the pack is necessary for her own safety. In the morning, as always, he was going to exterminate the lugara, saving the lives of innocent people, but he could not even think that a new goal would appear - the extermination of an entire flock just because of one girl. And before he destroyed packs, but mostly one by one, and if you still had to deal with several at a time, then this was more a matter of chance. You always need to act deliberately, but now you don’t want to think at all, the main thing is to kill everyone, so long as Melissa is not in danger. For some reason, her safety is more important than anything else. It's definitely not just Katherine. I'm conf
- As they say, everything has its time.- All right, let's close the topic. I don't want to wind myself up before bed.- It will be hard for you to sleep. - I heard a mockery in Brandon's voice, crafty sparks appeared in his blue eyes.- What do you mean? – notes of discontent cannot be hidden.- Thoughts about Melissa will not give rest. He put on a mask of indifference.She doesn't interest me at all. Without waiting for an answer, he abruptly turned around and went to his room. Stepping inside, he slammed the door shut. I'm sure he's smiling all the way now. Today he has managed to take me out more than once.- Liar! came from the kitchen.- Brandon, I'm not deaf. – growled as can be more menacingly.I know, that's why I'm talking. He chuckled, a friend really becomes the same. He threw off the blanket from the bed, took off his shoes, T-shirt and lay down. I thought that I would fall asleep, because I myself had not slept very well the last few days, but sleep was in no hurr