I took a dash. As fast as I could, that blurry eyesight was all I could see. My ears were ringing and there was a temporary stillness. It took me a few seconds to regain my senses, and I was suddenly afraid of the outcome.
When I opened my eyes, I heaved a sigh of relief when I sensed the familiar silky fur of Lupin. He was in my arms, safe and sound.
Heartbeats still drummed wildly in my chest, and I collapsed to the ground. Pain coursed through my body as the aftermath of using the power of my wolf's spirit forcefully.
“Scarlett?”
I heard Lupin’s growl and snapped my head toward the approaching Violet. I narrowed my eyes and glared at her.
Lupin was quite restless in my arms. He tried to get out of my embrace, but I held him tighter. I was afraid if he got close to Violet and she hurt him again.
“Violet, what’s the meaning of this?!” I raised my voice at her.
She tried to touch Lupin, and I would never forgive her for this. Lupin wasn’t just an ordinary wolf to me, but also a family. Probably the last family member that I have left in this world.
He was already old, but I have been taking care of him and making sure that he was healthy. After he lived with us werewolves for a long time, I think our werewolves counterpart had affected him somehow. Besides his intelligence, he was also stronger than normal wolves.
It was just that his condition worried me a bit lately. He had gotten sick a few times. Luckily, before I left the house because I was angry at Ryan, he had already recovered from his recent sickness.
Ryan also treasured Lupin greatly. That was why I was relieved to leave him at the house with him.
“It attacked me, Scarlett…” she trailed off, and bit her lips. “I think he has rabies because he suddenly became aggressive with me.”
“Watch your mouth, Violet.” I berated her angrily.
However, she suddenly came close to both of us. “Be careful, Scarlett!”
Her scream seemed to have triggered something in Lupin. He jumped out of my embrace and swiped his paw at Violet aggressively.
I was stunned. Lupin slipped out of me easily because I had lost any strength to hold him back.
“Lupin, calm down. Good boy, calm down. I am here!” I also yelled at Lupin to stop. Violet had evaded his sudden attack, and now he was growling at her. From his stance, he was ready to lunge at her again any moment.
I noticed that there was something wrong with Lupin. His eyes were red and the fur in his body stood up. He acted as if he didn’t hear me at all. The Lupin I knew would instantly come to me if I ever called him. Even if he was unwilling, he would still come.
My pupils constricted. He acted as if he didn’t know me at all, and all of this happened in just a few hours after he had just previously comforted me.
“Get out of here, Violet!” I was frustrated that Violet looked like she didn’t want to leave.
This time, she couldn’t evade fully as Lupin lunged toward her. His paw scratched her left arm.
A look of annoyance crossed her face, and she immediately shifted. I was in trepidation as the two wolves fought. Or it was more like Violet in her wolf form playing and teasing Lupin instead, which angered him further.
The fight got worse as Lupin became more aggressive, and I watched in horror as Violet slammed Lupin against the wall.
I instantly stood up. An awful premonition loomed over as Violet lunged toward the fallen body of Lupin.
“No, no, no!” I forced my body to move despite the excruciating pain, but as soon as I arrived, it was too late.
Violet had delivered a fatal blow to Lupin’s stomach and head. Blood was pouring out like waterfalls. I couldn’t process what was happening for a while until I panicked and crouched down to cradle Lupin’s body.
His eyes were a bit unfocused, like he was sick. However, as I watched life gradually slipping away from him, his eyes cleared up a bit. He licked my hand as if to comfort me, and I sobbed.
Violet was really ruthless with her blow; she was clearly delivering a death blow, intending to kill. Tears poured from my eyes and I couldn’t breathe.
After a while, Lupin’s body turned cold. He died, leaving me alone.
“I am sorry… I didn’t mean it. I-I was just…”
That was when I also snapped. As if I just received a burst of energy, I shifted to my wolf form and lunged toward her.
The force threw her body far to the other side of the room. I trotted toward her in a menacing stance, and she finally screamed loudly, “Ryan, help me! Scarlet is going to kill me!”
She was screaming at her phone. Ryan arrived in just seconds, in his wolf form. He didn’t confirm what was happening at first, but he instantly smashed his bigger body against me. I didn’t expect his action, and my body fell near Lupin’s.
“Scarlett…” He shifted and was about to come to me. Guilt swirled in his eyes. However, Violet hurriedly snaked her arms around his, sobbing quietly.
I felt a bit numb as my body couldn’t sustain the wolf form anymore. Slowly, I crawled toward Lupin, a hollowness occupied my heart.
“What’s happening here?” Ryan finally demanded.
I turned toward him. Something sparked slightly inside of me. He would care about Lupin, right?
“She killed Lupin, Ryan, she killed Lupin!” I choked as I screamed and pointed toward Violet.
