~ Ch. 21~ Near Death Experience
“What is happening?” Olivia cries out.
Sterling can't respond because he’s in wolf form. “What is this fog?” She asks in confusion.
The Wolf makes a whimpering noise to show that he is uncertain. He takes another step in the ground caves in. Olivia‘s hanging off of his back, pulling on his fur.
He whimpers in pain. She goes to let go, and he grabs her shirt with his mouth and hangs onto the edge with his back feet. He starts to slide in. It collapsed to the ground.
“Run!” Encourages a random voice. “Who are these trespassers?” Ask another. “Dinner?” Asks another voice. “BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!” Screams a deep voice.
Otis pulls Olivia onto his back and starts to run. The vices seem to be chasing. Getting louder and louder in their ears. They fly right off the edge of a cliff.
Everything seems to calm. Sterling turns back into his human form, “Great!”
“What?” Ask Olivia. She is clearly confused, “We are still alive!”
“Not really!” he growls.
“How do you figure?” She asked.
“We are below ground!” he informs her
“Now we’re not!” She is filled with disbelief.
He points up to the air. Her eyes follow his fingers and she can see that they are in a giant hole. He starts to pace in irritation.
She wants to calm him, so she pulls him into her arms. He tries to pull away, but she won’t allow him. “I’m sorry but I’m happy to still have you!”
He melts into her arms. Their feet feel like as a feather. He opens his eyes and gasps. “What?”
She asked, but before he can answer, he shove her to the side. They collapse and roll on the ground. Her skin slides on the ground and causes a bit of a road rash.
“What the…” she starts to ask an irritation but stops when she realizes that they are back up where they started.
Sterling rushes up to her and places his hands on each side of her cheek. Pulling her in he gives her a quick and fast peck on the lips. “You levitated us, baby!”
She’s confused, “I what?”
He tries to mimic her floating them in the air by jumping around, “You hugged me, and then you made us float!” he plays his hands on his cheeks, “I can’t believe you did that, that was insane!”
She smiles at how excited he is as he continues to talk, “You’re brilliant!”
She shrugged and admitted, “I didn’t even know I just wish that we could get out of there!”
He pulled her in for a hug, “Well you did it baby, you got us out!”
She blushes at the sound of him calling her baby. “Baby?” She whispers.
He starts to worry, “Is it too soon?”
She shakes her head and leaps into his arms, “It feels right!”
They get close to each other and are about to kiss. They stopped at the sudden sound of growls. Streaming places is back on hers and starts to look around.
Encouraging her to do the same, “Keep your back and walk in the circle!”
She listens to him, “What am I looking for?”
He shrugs and his voice is filled with uncertainty, “Whatever is making that growling noise!”
The growling surrounds them. “I don’t see anything.!” She cries out in panic.
Her scream only gets louder is a wolf charges at her. She throws her hand into the air, “No!”
To her Surprise the wolf stops. Another wolf charges at Sterling and grabs his arm. He’s rolling around on the ground with the wolf. He tries to change into his wolf form, but he can’t!
“I can’t transform!” he cries out to her. His voice is filled with fear because he’s never not been able to transform before.
She turns to help him. He cries out to her, “Don’t!” But it’s too late.
As soon as she turns back, another one comes out of the fog and attacks her. She looks into red eyes. Crying out to Sterling, “They’re possessed!”
“It’s a curse place to protect the top of the mountain!” He reminds her.
The Wolf is tearing her arm into pieces. She looks into his blood colored eyes. Placing her hand on his face., “Please stop!”
The wolf calms down and howls. The other wolf stops attacking. At least fifty other wolves come out from the fog.
Sterling is laying on the ground breathing heavily from pain. His head bolts in the direction of his mate. She is laying there not moving.
It takes all of his energy, but he stands up. Swiftly making his way to Olivia. Her eyes are filled with tears and blood is all over her.
“I did it, I stopped them!” She declares in pride.
His heart drops at the sight of her in this condition. His eyes are filled with fear, knowing that it’s not good. She’s looking at him for confirmation.
“You did, baby!” he says in a proud tone as he picks up her body.
“We’re going to be okay!” he can tell by her tone that she is trying to comfort him.
Her eyes are filled with fear. Her body is shaking with pain. He pulls her clothes into his arms and starts to walk.
“You rest and I will carry you for a little while.
She nods in agreement, “My body is exhausted from fighting!”
“It was your first battle, it’ll be easier next time!” he replies.
With every step, his body shakes. Pain is shooting every inch of his body. He keeps glancing down at his mate. Tired and in pain lying in his arms.
Both of them are in denial with how bad things have gotten. Wanting to be strong for the other one. They are not ready to accept their fate has been set.
“Sterling?” Her voice is shaky and just above a whisper.
“Yes, baby?” he gives her his full attention.
“Will you marry me?” Her eyes are filled with hope.
Tears swarm in his, “Of course I would!”
Her smile is weak, but her eyes are filled with cheer. Her words surprise him, “Bond with me?”
He stops, “What?”
“As long as you promise to marry me, let’s bond?” She clarifies.
“I thought…” he starts to say, but she stops him, “I am not ready to leave yet. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to grow old learning who you are and what you are…”
Tears swarming his eyes. She wipes it away with her shaky hand, “I’m not going to make it if we don’t!”
His heart drops at her words. As true as they are, it still hurts to hear. He wants to meet with her so bad and officiate the bond, but he doesn’t want her to regret it in the future.
“Are you sure?” he clarifies.
“Yes!” She tries to shout, but she’s so weak. It comes off as a shaky whisper shout.
With her, she pulls him down by his head and their lips clash.