Chapter 35: Chapter 35

Dylan's POV

I saw her standing alone and obviously wiping tears from her eyes, I gritted my teeth, I'll deal with whoever was responsible for those tears, I quickly walked towards her, the moon was high in the sky and I felt myself changing when the rays fell on me, "what the ...!" And then it hit me, how could I possibly forget that today was the night of the new moon, it was no longer a surprise to me about why the hunters were here, it would be expected that on this day, werewolves would not be able to hide their forms, this was the day that every werewolf needed to be careful and here I was, like a fool, now I'll not only be in danger, I've managed to also put Ariana in danger and my secret would now be revealed right before her, I needed to get my ass outta here Asap, I could feel my furs on my skin and my paws already at the tip of my fingers, no! I can't turn into a wolf right now, "lien, help me please, I don't need you out" I whispered to my wolf,

"I can't control it, you know there's nothing I can do"

He was right though, I needed to buy myself some time staying away from the rays of the moon,

Ariana turned towards me, she must have heard my whispers, "let's go home right now" I grabbed her arms and her eyes widened in surprise, "Dylan? Are you okay"

I heard her whisper, "yeah" my reply was brusque, except that I'm turning into a wolf, I thought to myself thinking of how she would react when she unexpectedly sees me transform, she dragged her hands from mine, "I'm not going back in there" she mumbled and "we are going home" I bit out as I almost screamed from the pain of holding back my transformation, "here is peaceful, let's stay here for a while" why couldn't she understand, was she doing this on purpose? Snap, I could feel my limbs turning, and I fell on four limbs and my breathing came in a short gasp, my claws shot out and then I transformed into a wolf and howled to the moon goddess

Ariana's POV

My eyes widened at the sight before me, I stared at the howling wolf and remembered that I had seen it before, some time ago in the forest, this wolf had saved my life, so it was Dylan, A part of me had suspected that Eric could be right yet I was still shocked at watching him transform right before me, I had gotten my answer, I had confirmed that he was a werewolf and now what? I heard footsteps in the garden, oh! No, I can't let them see him, what do I do? He can only transfer back if he's away from the moonlight otherwise, he'll be in this form, I gazed at where the footsteps were coming from and stared back into Dylan's molten colored eyes, those eyes, damn, how could I ever doubt Eric? The fact was, I had no idea that stuff like this exist, "come on, let's go away from here, someone is coming" unconsciously, I patted his head down to his back, his fur was very soft but beneath those soft furs were a bunch of muscles, he was all-powerful and strong, I stood to leave but it was too late, four men were standing right at our exit, "look what we've got here, a wolf" one of them snarled coming closer to Dylan, he growled and my eyes quickly scanned the garden, sighting a wood close to a flower, I quickly picked it up and stood before Dylan and shielding him, I waved my weapon in front of me, "do not come any closer" they paused, obviously surprised by my actions, they weren't expecting it, "move aside girly, we don't wanna hurt you, our business is with him" my brow furrowed in confusion, what business do you have with him, who are you?"

"We are hunters and we could smell a werewolf from miles away"

Hunters? That means they are out to get Dylan, I won't let that happen, I feigned confusion as if I had no idea what they meant, "werewolf? What do you mean werewolf, this is an ordinary wolf, my pet" I squat and patted Dylan's tensed body, his eyes were alert ready to pounce on them if they make a move but it could prove dangerous for him as he could be injured in the process, "do not lie to us, who are you and why are you protecting him? If you don't step aside we'll harm you, don't get in our way" one of them threatened and Dylan growled in anger, moving closer to them, I quickly step in front of him, "my pet is overly protective of me, it will be best if you guys just leave, werewolves don't exist, it's all your imaginations" the one that had moved closer, obviously their leader snorted derisively and the others stared at me as if I had just fallen from the moon, "who are you and why are you protecting him, who is he?" My head pounded, they are yet to know that the wolf was Dylan, telling them who I am meant exposing him, "me? Why do you want to know about me, I only wanna go home but you're not letting me" I tried to walk past them with Dylan behind me but I was held by my arm and thrown back, "you can leave but the wolf is not going with you"

"I'll scream and everyone in the party will be out, I don't figure you'll have to explain yourself how you're harassing me and my "pet" my heart was pounding furiously as I dished out the threat, their leader's eyes narrowed on me and the others brought out guns already fixed with silencers, "now for the last time, step aside" I racked my brain for what to do, these men were damn ready to fire those guns, maybe I should make a run for it but I quickly squashed the idea when they pointed their guns at us with their hands on the trigger, "guys, hold her down" with a nod of their leader's head, two of them came at me before I could blink, they twisted my arms to my back and I whimpered as pain shot up my arms, Dylan growled fiercely and leaped, pouncing on one of them that held me, he yelled in pain as powerful claws scratched his face, the other fired randomly, the bullet missing my head by an hairline,the wolf did a zigzag motion easily avoid the bullet, in a flash, I heard the cracking of bones and yell of pain from attacker number two as the wolf snapped his head, I screamed as the body fell beside me, his gaze completely lifeless, I stared back at the wolf, it's teeth bared as he continues to growl angrily, his face set in ferracious lines, "dangerous" was the exact word to describe him, he had just taken a life right in front of me, although,he was under attack but still, it wasn't easy to just accept this beast side of him, the leader of the hunters was obviously upset at the turn of event, he aimed carefully but before he could fire, another wolf jumped out of the blue and bit his hand, ripping it off from it's socket, he howl, falling to the ground, moaning and writhing in pains "gosh, the sight was so gruesome, I felt like throwing up, who was this wolf that was helping Dylan? They both stared at each other as if communicating and then the other wolf jumped back to where he came from while Dylan went in the direction of where his chauffeur had parked the car, I figured that was my clue and I quickly stood up from where I had fallen and quickly followed, he stopped just short of reaching the car and nodded at me, I frowned, trying to understand what he was trying to tell me, he moved behind me and nudged me towards the car and the realization dawned on me, he wanted me to leave without him, I shook my head, trying to refute the idea but he nudged me once more, at that moment the chauffeur sighted me and came towards me, "are we ready to leave ma'am?"

I shook my head, "Sir..." I started, pointing towards where the wolf was standing just a moment ago but to my amazement, it was no longer there, I turned around, where had it gone? It was just here a moment ago, "are you okay ma'am?" I nodded slowly still wondering where Dylan had gone, the chauffeur gazed around obviously looking for Dylan, "what about the boss?"

"H...H....he'll co...come later" I managed to stutter out the words, the chauffeur frowned at me, "are you sure you're okay"

"Yeah, let's go"

I slowly got into the vehicle, still gazing out the window, hoping to see the wolf, I thought I saw a movement following us but when I turned, there was nothing, I swallowed tensely, I hope Dylan is okay and I wonder why I was busy helping him instead of getting angry at him for lying to me. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't know we were home already, "ma'am we are here" the driver was staring at me through the mirror, he had repeated his words for the third time before I heard him, I slowly came down while he drove away, I was about entering the house when something huge and furry pounced on me, I shrieked as I fell in the floor and my eyes melt with molten colored eyes, they stared straight through my soul, that was when I felt the anger and the hurt, I tried pushing him off me but gosh, it was huge, "get off me you oof" I spat slinking away from beneath him and entering the house, "you lied to me, how dare you, you're such a lier and I want nothing to do with a lier like you, who are you anyway, I just realized that I don't even know you" I kept on ranting as I walked towards my room with the wolf in tour, I rounded on him when I got no reply, "are you even listening to me?" I screamed at him just as I entered my room

"Yeah I am listening" his voice boomed and I shrieked, turning to see him in his human form stark naked, my eyes involuntarily traveled down his length and stared at his bulge for a moment before I averted my eyes "what the... Why the hell are you naked?"

"My clothes were ripped off me when I transformed" his tone was amusement and I felt irked, "then go get some damn clothes on"

"I think I like the way I am" he stated, finding a space on my bed and sitting on it,

" You said you don't know who I am, well, this is my world Ariana, it is who I am, I am not a human, my world doesn't revolve around just being rich and famous, this is my darkest secret"

"Well I want no part of that world" I snapped bringing out my box and throwing some clothes in, he frowned darkly, "what are you doing?"

I paused and stared straight at him, "I'm leaving"