Catalina's Worried

The werewolves immediately ran to Billy. They caught Billy, not allowing him to fall to the ground. Billy’s body was icy cold. A werewolf’s body was always warm to hot. Billy’s cold body temperature was signing an emergency and danger.

The faces of the werewolves around Billy looked worried. They all had recovered and healed. But Billy lost all his energy.

“Mr. Billy! Wake up, Sir!” a werewolf patted Billy’s cheek. He tried to wake him up.

“Come on! Let us bring Mr. Billy to Max!” One quickly put Billy on his back and prepared to take him away.

“No… take me to Catalina’s house. The house is near the beach.” Billy woke up, but his condition was very weak.

The werewolves looked at each other. They had never heard of the house near the beach. They were in the jungles of northern Alaska now. At the same time, the beach was in the forests of southern Alaska. The castle where Billy and Max lived was in the middle of the Alaskan jungle.

But now, they never doubted Billy. Whatever Billy said, they would trust. As fate gave the Moon Goddess that Billy would become the alpha king. So far, they were still working on that fate. Even though they knew Billy was a weak alpha.

Billy’s wound had healed. His power to heal werewolves had cleared all werewolves’ doubts. Especially those who, that night, saw a miracle from Billy. They agreed to fulfil Billy’s order. The werewolf carrying Billy turned into a giant wolf in just a blink. Then he jumped.

The werewolf carried Billy on his back. He ran from northern Alaska’s jungles to southern Alaska’s forests. They headed to Catalina’s house.

When he reached there, the werewolf looked doubtful. Was that the house, as Billy said? The house looked modern and had a large yard. The house’s courtyard looked pretty good against the southern Alaska beach. So ideal place to rest.

However, around him, he saw no other house. It was almost certain that Billy was referring to the house. The house seemed quiet. He only saw a burly woman, about forty years old. The woman was cleaning the terrace of the house.

The werewolf was still hiding behind a gigantic tree. Then he turned to human form. He led Billy to approach the woman.

“Excuse me, madam, is this Miss Catalina’s house?”

Martha stopped her activities. She looked at the man, who suddenly came with suspicious eyes. She recognized Billy, but someone else was carrying him. Billy looked limp helplessly on the man’s shoulder.

“Yes. Who are you?”

The man who was carrying Billy had long hair. His clothes looked shabby. Although handsome, the man looked like he hadn’t showered and cleaned himself in a long time. Looked in contrast to the handsome and clean-looking Billy. Even though Billy was now shabby and weak, his good look was clearly visible.

“I found this man closer to this house. He said he was staying at Miss Catalina’s house.”

“How do you know this is Catalina’s house?”

“Because there are no other houses around here, madam.”

Saw Billy, who was as pale as paper. Martha was worried.

“Oh, that’s right! Let’s get him inside. Catalina has been looking for him all morning and he comes back in this condition! I don’t know how many times he made us all anxious! What a troublemaker, stranger!” Martha grumbled all the way into the house.

She asked the man to follow her. The man then laid Billy on the sofa in the middle of the house. After putting Billy down, the werewolf looked around. He had to make sure Billy was safe before he left him.

The house looked comfortable. A fireplace was in front of the sofa, facing the large television. Neat house with complete modern furniture. Tinny house, but it felt spacious because of the neat interior layout.

“Catlin! Look who’s coming!” Martha shouted while looking upstairs. On the second floor was Catalina’s room.

“Catlin! Catalina!” Martha called again. However, Catalina didn’t hear her call. While grumbling, Martha headed to the wooden stairs that connected the lower and upper floors of the house.

Just a few steps, Martha stepped and heard the door closing loudly. Martha turned towards the door. The sliding door that was before open had been closed. Then she turned to Billy, and the dishevelled man was.

The tangled man disappeared! He Left Billy alone lying there. Martha hesitated to continue her steps toward the second floor. She called Catalina from the intermediate steps of the stairs.

“Catlin! Catalina! See Billy back!”

Catalina’s room door opened. The woman came out and immediately poked her head out of the guardrail to look down at the lower floor. She saw Billy lying limp, and Catalina panicked. She immediately ran towards the stairs.

Even passed Martha, who was still standing on the stairs.

“Martha, what’s wrong with him?! What happened to Billy?!”

“I don’t know, honey, I haven’t even asked. But the man who brought him has left.”

“Man? Which man? Who brought Billy?” Catalina asked as she ran up the stairs to get closer to Billy. Her blonde curls danced from her quick movement down the stairs.

“The one who brought Billy here earlier. Handsome, but very wrinkled and dirty. I don’t sure when was the last time he showered,” Martha said sarcastically, shrugging.

She followed in the footsteps of Catalina, who had arrived near Billy. Catalina’s palm cupped Billy’s cheek as he lay on the sofa. Billy’s body felt icy, and his face was as pale as paper. Martha stood stunned to see the panic on Catalina’s face.

Weren’t they just two strangers who hadn’t seen each other for a long time? Why was Catalina so worried about Billy?

“Martha, quickly get a blanket and a towel with warm water!”

Martha hurried to find what Catalina had asked for. Meanwhile, Catalina headed for the fireplace to start the fire. Hope it could warm Billy’s icy body. The fire started burning in the fireplace. The heat filled the room.

Billy’s face gleamed in the firelight from the fireplace. Catalina rubbed Billy’s face. A feeling of sadness crept without permission into Catalina’s heart. It gripped her and made her feel pain.

Tears welled up and then rolled down Catalina’s cheeks. Martha had just returned from the kitchen. A basin of warm water and a blanket were in her hands. The woman was astonished to see Catalina sobbing as she sat on the floor next to Billy. Catalina’s tiny hands caressed the face in front of her.

‘Why is Catalina so sad? What’s with this girl? Isn’t Catalina here trying to stay away from men and love?’