Chapter 94: Chapter 94

Charlotte spent some time with Kira today and the respect she had for her grew even more. That woman was agile and quick. She was actually glad that Azraiel asked her to train Charlotte.

After they trained, they talked about the general matters and Kira narrated a few storied from her training days to boost Charlotte’s confidence and she was grateful. This evening, Charlotte baked a cake and since Kira loved the one she served her after training, she decided to give her some.

Ayleen and Charlotte walked to Kira’s house to give her the cake. It was also Charlotte’s way of making her a friend.

Ayleen knocked once and then twice when no one opened the door. The sky has turned dark a few minutes ago and Ayleen said that Kira must be home by now.

Ayleen frowned when Kira didn’t open the door on third knock while Charlotte stood there silently. Ayleen moved a step aside and pressed the doorbell.

“What’s wrong?” Charlotte asked as Ayleen’s face grew white and tense.

“I-She should’ve opened the door by now. She isn’t answering through the mindlink either.” Charlotte frowned at her answer. “Maybe she is in the shower or something.”

“I-I don’t know, Charlotte. I’m getting a weird feeling about this.” She paused and sniffed. “and it smells weird here.”

Charlotte sniffed the air and said, “Uh- I can’t smell anything different.”

“I’m mindlinking Azraiel.” Ayleen abruptly said and went silent.

Charlotte waited with a bad feeling lurching in her stomach.

“He is coming. Matt and Theo are too.” Ayleen said and pressed the doorbell again. When no one answered the door, she pulled out her cell phone and called Kira.

After a few seconds, she shook her head, “She is not answering.”

They turn around when they hear the footsteps. Matt and Theo are walking towards them in speed.

“She hasn’t opened yet?” Matt asks as they come near and Ayleen shooks her head.

Theo sniffs the air and his face goes pale.

“Matt!” He looks at him, “It’s blood!”

Matt sniffs the air and an understanding passes between them.

“Move aside!” Ayleen and Charlotte move from in front of the door and stand at the side. Charlotte starts getting worried at the mention of blood.

Matt and Theo count to three and break the door open. Charlotte looks from the outside as they don’t wait and rush upstairs.

Ayleen rushes after them too and Charlotte follows. She keeps the cake on the table and runs upstairs.

“Oh my God!” She hears Ayleen cry out before she sees anything. When she reaches where Ayleen is standing, she leans to the side to see what has happened and when she does, her heart drops in her stomach.

Matt and Theo are carrying a naked Kira out of what she assumes to be a bathroom. She is wet and covered in blood. Little drops of blood are oozing out of the cuts on her arms and legs but the blood is gushing out of the cut on her right wrist.

“Ayleen get something to cover her!” Theo shouts as they lay her naked body on the bed. Ayleen quickly runs to the closet and pulls out a blue sheet. She covers Kira with it inspects the cuts.

“I’ve mindlinked Alpha and Dr. Humphrey.” Matt says as he tries to control the bleeding by applying pressure on the wound.

Theo sprinkles some water on her face to wake her up. “Kira!” He lightly taps her cheeks. “Kira!”.

“She reeks of alcohol! I think she passed out because of that and the pain!” Theo says as he continues to try to wake her up.

“Charlotte get me the first aid from the drawer in the dressing table.” Ayleen says and Charlotte walks to the dressing table to retrieve the first aid kit.

“Here! Put some on her other leg!” Ayleen hands her some clean gauze.

Charlotte sits on the other side and starts cleaning the cuts. Her heart feels like it is out of her chest and beating in her ears. She can’t believe what she is seeing and what suggestions her brain is making as to what could have happened here.

She seemed fine just hours ago, Charlotte thinks to herself.

“Why the fuck is she not healing?” Theo mutters in frustration as he cleans her left hand.

“Her wolf is really weak!” Matt answers.

They hear footsteps and immediately hear Dr. Humphrey’s voice. She came with a nurse carrying a huge brown box.

Matt and Theo immediately move away as she makes her way to her right hand.

“Oh, Kira!” Dr. Humphrey mutters, clearly upset but quickly starts controlling the bleeding, while the nurse opens the box and hands her what she needs. Charlotte and Ayleen continue to clean her legs while Dr. Humphrey treats her hand. The nurse takes a blood sample and checks her breathing and pulse.

When she catches both Matt and Theo staring at her she answers, “It’s okay. Shell be alright! She just passed out because of the blood loss. I’ve asked a nurse to bring blood bags so that we could compensate for the loss of blood.” Everyone in the room sighs in relief as soon as she says that Kira is going to be okay.

The room is silent and the tension in the air is thick as Dr. Humphrey and the nurse treats Kira’s wounds. After a few minutes, they hear another set of footsteps on the stairs and Charlotte immediately knows it’s Azraiel.

As soon as his eyes and on Kira, his jaw clenches and Charlotte can’t decide if he is angry or tensed.

“How is she?” He directs the question at Dr. Humphrey and she looks at him with a sort of look in her eyes.

“She’ll be fine, Alpha but her wolf is really weak. I’d say that she needs to be hospitalized but we both know that won’t work with Kira. So, I’ve instructed people to make the necessary arrangements here!” She continues treating the wounds while saying that.

Azraiel just nods and stares at Kira for a few seconds.

Charlotte feels like there is an understanding between everyone in the room but her. It’s like they all know something that she doesn’t and even though she doesn’t wish to know everything, it feels like she is the only one panicking internally while everyone has calmed down significantly.

“I’ll stay with her here!” Ayleen says abruptly looking at Charlotte and then at Azraiel. Azraiel nods at her and Charlotte does the same.

“Theo and I will stay downstairs.” Matt says to Azraiel and there it is again. The look that says they know why all of this happened.

“Tell me what I can do to help?” Charlotte asks Ayleen in a low voice.

“For now, nothing! But-Maybe you can bring breakfast in the morning?” Ayleen asks her quietly and Charlotte agrees without missing a beat.

Finally, Azraiel looks at her. He motions his head to outside and goes out. Charlotte follows him without asking anything. They go downstairs and out of the house.

“I’ll stay here for a while. Can you make arrangements for everyone’s dinner? I- don’t want anyone to know about this.” Azraiel asks her.

“Of course! Let me know if anything is needed here!” She says to him and begins to leave but he stops her and engulfs her in a hug.

Charlotte breathes in his scent to calm her nerves down.

“Tell me when the food is ready. I’ll come to pick you.” He says as he breaks the hug and Charlotte gives him a sad smile.

“Don’t worry!” She rubs his arm. “She’ll be alright!”

Azraiel nods, “She is strong!”

Charlotte starts walking back after she gives him a reassuring look, but all the way to the home several questions pop one after another in her head.

Did Kira try to end her life?

It didn’t look like an accident?

Why do they all seem so accepting of this incident?

Why did they not take her to the hospital?

And, why does Azraiel not want anyone to know about this incident?

And, most importantly, What the hell could have happened that pushed the Head Warrior of one of the largest pack in the world to take this step?