Chapter 24: Chapter 24

(Mary’s POV)

I screamed so loud I thought my throat would rip open. The pain was like fire. Her teeth didn't just bite me; they went deep, deep into my skin. I kept punching her in the face with my other hand, hitting her over and over. I must have hit her ten times, but she wouldn't let go. It felt like she was a hungry animal. It felt like she was actually sucking the blood out of my body!

Finally, after one last hard punch, she let go. I fell back against the stone wall, gasping for air.

"Nooo!" I started crying. I wasn't just angry anymore; I was scared. I looked down at my hand. There were two deep holes buried in my skin. They weren't like a normal human bite. They were sharp and perfect.

I tried to use my wolf power to heal. I wiped the blood away, waiting for the skin to close up like it always does. But nothing happened. The wound stayed open and red. It wasn't healing at all. Why wasn't I healing?!

I looked up, ready to kill her, but she was already gone. I saw her running away in the distance. Her face looked broken and covered in bruises from my punches. She was leaning on one foot, limping as she ran. Wait, did I punch her legs that hard? I didn't remember hitting her legs, but she was moving like her whole body was falling apart.

I didn't follow her. I couldn't. My hand was throbbing so much I felt dizzy. I went to my room first, my heart full of black hate. I grabbed my sharp silver sword. "I swear I am going to kill her," I whispered to the empty walls. "I will kill her and then I will run away from this pack forever. I don't care about being Luna anymore. I just want her head."

I marched toward the house where she stayed. I was ready to break down the door. But when I got close, I stopped. Two big guards were standing at the front. They were wearing the Alpha’s black armor.

Wait... she has guards now? Since when does a human girl get protection like that? Damon was really guarding his "medicine."

I growled and stepped back into the shadows. I couldn't fight the Alpha’s guards. Not yet. And the bleeding from my hand was getting worse. The skin around the bite was turning a strange, bruised purple. I had to see a doctor before my hand fell off.

I took out my phone with my good hand. I called my mum. She isn't just my mother; she is the Head Healer of the whole White Moon Pack.

"Hello, Mum?" I said. I was trying not to cry again. "I got into a very serious fight. I am hurt bad. I need serious medication right now. I'm coming to the clinic. Don't ask questions yet, just be ready."

I left the area and headed home. My mum was already waiting at the door of her private clinic. When she saw the blood dripping from my hand, she gasped.

"What happened to you, my darling?" she cried out. She rushed me inside to a white bed and started cleaning the wound with a stinging liquid.

Hours passed. The sun started to go down. After I felt a little bit stronger, my mum sat down beside me. She looked very worried.

"Are you going to tell me what happened now, Mary?" she asked. "Who did this to you? Was it a rogue wolf?"

"She bit me," I hissed. I was looking at the bandages on my hand. "I was winning the fight, Mum. I was beating her into the dirt. And then she just... she bit me like a monster."

My mum froze. She looked at the bite marks again through the clear bandage. "Wait... a human did this? This bite is far too deep. Whoever did this is very dangerous, Mary. Where is this girl?"

"Chill out, Mum," I said, rolling my eyes. "It’s just that bastard Luna. The one Damon brought home."

My mum took a deep breath and sat back. "Her? I thought she was just a weak human. How could she do this to a trained warrior like you?"

"I don't know, Mum! That's why I am so angry!" I shouted.

My mum took my hand again, pulling it close to her eyes. She touched the purple skin around the holes. "These teeth marks... they are deeper than a vampire's marks. They are different. Mary, tell me the truth. When she bit you... did her eyes turn red?"

I thought back to the fight. Everything was so fast and blurry. "I don't know, Mum. It was dark on the balcony. But if she was a vampire, I would have smelled it. I have the best nose in the pack, and she smells like a human. Her eyes aren't red either. Whatever she is, she is very good at hiding it."

My mum’s eyes turned cold and sharp. She looked like she was thinking of a plan. "Then we have to find out the truth."

"How?" I asked. "By walking up to her and saying, 'Hey, what kind of monster are you?' She won't tell us anything."

"No," my mum replied. She stood up and walked to a shelf full of glass bottles. "I am the Head Healer. I know everything about blood. I will be able to know exactly what she is... but only if I get a sample of her blood. I need to test it in my lab."

I sat up straight. "You want me to get her blood?"

"Yes," my mum said. "You just have to find a way to make her bleed and bring me the sample. If we prove she is not human, she is dead."

I felt a mean smile growing on my face. "It won't be easy because of the guards, but I can do it. I will find a way to make her bleed."

"Good," my mum replied. "Then we will expose her in front of the whole pack. We will get her banished or killed. No one messes with my daughter and gets away with it."

I turned my head and looked out the window toward the palace. I could almost see Amanda’s face in the dark.

"Luna Amanda... your blood, huh?" I said to myself. "I'm coming for you. And I am going to make sure I am the worst person you ever exper

ience in your damn miserable life. I'm going to watch you bleed."