Chapter 12: Fear

The wind whipped Lily across the face and blew her curly blonde hair upwards. The three men froze and took deep breathes. Their pupils dilated and they became very serious. "You smell amazing. Like nothing I have ever smelled before. What is that?" The third man hissed at Lily. The other two stepped forward and the fear set in. Lily looked to her right and saw an out. An alleyway! "Please do not let this be a dead end." She prayed. Lily crouched and sprinted off towards the opening of the alleyway, it was a straight shot and she could see light at the end of the tunnel. Just as she pushed out to try to make it into the light, the third man tackled her to the ground. Just the weight of his body was enough to keep Lily down. She was able to turn her body so she was facing him. She could feel that he let off pressure to let her turn, almost like he wanted to look at her face as he did what he pleased. His eyes were glowing red and his strength was increasing. A nonhuman. He opened his mouth to bare two large white fangs. Now Lily was truly terrified. He ripped off her skirt to expose her underwear. Lily tried to kick him but he held her legs down easily. She reached her hands down to cover her privates but he pushed her hands up and held her wrists so tightly to the hard concrete. She felt something hot and hard poke her inner thing. "Ahhhhhhh" Lily let out a helpless scream.

She closed her eyes tightly and took a deep breathe when everything around her felt hot. She opened her eyes and the third man was frozen in his tracks. He started to almost convulse when Lily watched as his entire body disintegrated from his head to his feet and turn to ash. She turned her head to catch her breathe as she felt another presence coming towards her. Arlo ran and knelt down beside her and immediately scooped her up in his arms. His arms felt so warm, like a full blanket made of bear hide. Once she knew she saw it was him, the high ran out and she passed out due to mental exhaustion. She felt so small and was still trembling. Arlo killed all 3 men instantly. The other two didn't make it as back up because he had taken care of them. "Thank goodness I got here in time. Any longer and.... and...." Arlo brought Lily closer to his chest and kissed her forehead. He gripped her body so tightly, nothing could tear her away from him. He quickly made his way back to their home.