Chapter 12

I refuse to lift my head from my knees, too scared knowing the large wolf was only centimetres away - towering over my petite frame.

Once again... it whined... this time causing me to flinch at the sudden contact of it's large snout pushing against my head - tempting me to lift it up.

I refuse to move again, completely frozen still with fear... but I was soon given no choice in the matter as it again pushed at me with its snout, this time managing to find a gap in order to push up my head.

I blink away my tears, not understanding why the monster hadn't ended me yet...

I notice how close it is to me, which causes me to scurry further back until my back hits the wall. The beast holds me captive now, as I am unable to break my gaze away since it seems to just stare back aimlessly.

After minutes pass, it decides to make the first move, causing me to grip my knees even tighter in anticipation, preparing for it's harsh bite...

Surprisingly though... it lies down, keeping it's head low followed by yet another painful whine.

I almost felt seriously sorry for it that time...

It stays like that for a brief minute as I watch horrified, still not comprehending the real size of the thing...

I wouldn't dare to move anytime soon with the chance of upsetting it further...

The sky grows duller, a large cloud closing over on top of the blood red moon, followed shortly by the sickening sound of snapping.

I wince on command at the breaking sound, hiding my face in my knees once again begging for it to stop... which it eventually did.

"Dani..." I hear the rough crackle of Axels voice, causing me to suck in a sharp breath.

Was the monster gone?

"Please... look at me..." He sounded hurt, as I soon grew curious and peaked up to find that the monster was now gone and left in its place was Axel - also now fully naked.

"I'm so so... sorry." He stares at me with guilt in his eyes, making slow movements towards me as I remain in a ball on the floor in shock.

"Did I hurt you...?" He questions softly, crouching steadily to meet my height before placing a gentle hand on top of my hair in order to look over my face and neck - looking somewhat relieved after.

I continue to breathe heavily, hoping that I was indeed safe now from the large wolf.

"Come on..." He whispers, and with one steady motion, scoops me up from the cold floor before walking bare foot across the shards of glass beneath us - carrying me back inside.

I look around, unable to put a stop to the tears streaming down my cheeks as I take in the realisation of what just happened.

The only thing that didn't look broken or messed up in here was the marshmallow bed...

I don't dare speak as Axel carries me out of the room passing the fully cracked in half door, heading down the hall. I watch as the elevator doors ding open revealing Grey with an uneasy look etched across his face.

"What the fuck did you do this time?!" He scolds Axel, as he takes in my current state in his arms.

"Get people up here to fix my room." Axel grumbles back at him only earning an eye roll in response from his friend, before he turns and walks us into one of the other spare rooms, closing the door behind him.

"Sleeping in different rooms doesn't seem to be an option for us anymore love... my wolf has never been that disconnected to me or out of control like that in my life... I'm sorry... I know what you're thinking but he would never intentionally cause you any harm I swear..." Axel begins to rabble, keeping a softer tone with me as he places me down on the bed in the room.

He sits beside me - still fully naked might I add - before dragging his hands down his face in a stressed motion.

"I really am sorry... so is he... he knows he has scared you... I can hear him and he wants you to know that he only wanted to be closer to you... he took over once I was asleep and forced me to shift into his form... he thought that you didn't want to be with him since we were sleeping in separate rooms... he doesn't understand it all properly... that you're a human and that things need to be done different... when he realised the door was locked to your room he got angry and thought that you didn't want him... he was going to forcefully mark you as his and I'm glad that he didn't get the chance..." Axel removes his hands from his face to look at me eventually, showing me the sincere guilt written across his face as he desperately tries to explain himself.

I couldn't pull together anything to say back due to the shock I was in from the whole event. I did feel sort of sorry for him and the wolf despite how scared they had both made me.

I seriously thought I was going to die...

He made the next move to slowly reach forward to wipe my tear stained cheeks with his thumbs.

"I promise you Dani, we both mean no harm to you... he just wants a sign that you accept him and I denied him of that by sleeping in a completely different room on your first night here... I could have stayed with you and slept on the floor or something and at least then he would've known that we were just trying to give you some space." He shakes his head at himself, looking somewhat frustrated at his own decisions.

He only meant to make things easier... he didn't know this would happen.

"It's..." I try to start, noticing my throat was now extremely dry due to how much I had cried.

"Here..." He moves quickly to retrieve a bottle of water for me as I take it and drink it willingly.

I sigh at how good the water feels coating my throat before taking a deep breath to talk again-

"It's ok... I - I sort of understand I think... I've never seen a creature as big and as scary as him in my life though... I thought... I was going to die." I conclude, watching as Axel moves closer to me before pulling me onto his lap to hold me in a secure hug.

"The red moon tonight didn't help much either, the red moon makes wolves stronger than usual... which meant he had more control than I did... we are both sorry that this had to happen on your first night here..." He sighs, resting his chin on top of my head.

I allow for him to do so, finding a strange comfort in his presence now... before I remember something...

"Axel... you... you don't have any clothes on!" I blush, causing a small laugh to leave him now.

With a kiss to my head he speaks again-

"Why don't you get into bed again and I'll go put some underwear back on... I promise you nothing else will happen tonight... you're safe Dani..." He offers me a gentle smile as I nod slowly.

His soft words gradually comfort my uneasy heart.

I go back to sleep and this time a sweet dream accompanies my whole night.