Chapter 53 - Afflicted

"What!" Baby groan. He will rather remain in pain than bruise his ego.

"I said bag me" Roland repeated.

Still crumbling on the ground, Norinika took out some potion from her bag and feed each one of them with it.

"This will help reduce the effect of the wolfbane in your system" Norinika muttered, Baby was so angry he couldn't wait to get his hands on Roland.

All of a sudden they heard sounds of wolves howling, but they couldn't see the direction they were coming from.

They form a circle looking around for any sign of them.

"Ow," there was a loud noise as they were all captured in a net. They were ambushed by a group of werewolves.

Beta Macgregor was furious when he realized Baby was not part of them.

"Is your alpha king so afraid to leave his territory to save his poor Luna?" Macgregor howls.

"Why don't you face us rather than using cheap means?" Simon roars.

"Unfortunately, it's your alpha I want to fight not his lapdogs" Macgregor hollers.

"You will be no match for me much less our alpha" Benson provokes him to a fight. He was too smart to fall for his silly tricks.

Macgregor smirks and was about to set them up on fire.

"I want your flames and screams to reach out to your alpha, that way he will show himself" he growls as he brings the fire close to them.

"Were you looking for me?" Baby howls as he appears behind him.

"Finally, you show yourself" He winks. His pack attacks him all at once, in a second he rips off all their head.

"Where is Nancy?" Baby howls.

"Oh, you mean my slave?" Macgregor replies sarcastically.

Baby cuts off the robe letting everybody out of the net.

"Your slave?" Baby repeated as they move systematically in circles waiting for who will attack first. Baby can't wait to make him swallow what he said but he needs to make sure Nancy was safe first.

Roland and the rest rushed to look for Nancy while Baby fights Beta Macgregor. They found the house Nancy was kept in. they divided themselves to search every single room.

"Oh, my God Nancy I'm glad you are okay" Roland exclaimed as he hugs Nancy tightly.

"Tell me did they do anything to you?" he muttered.

Nancy's POV

"Thank God, you guys found me. I was scared I wasn't going to see you guys again" I cried as Betty and Norinika hugged me. Deminika as always folded her arms and stood by the door.

"Now that the princess is found can we get out of here?" Deminika said as everyone snap out of the little reunion party. We set out of the door and find our way back to the woods. Walking out of there, I thought the nightmare was over but far from it.

The next thing I know I was dragged by something and very fast. Macgregor had his claws around my neck. In just a matter of seconds he can rip my throat out and I will die. That very moment I had to die a thousand times already.

"Let Nancy go" Baby begs. For someone who will never bow before anyone or even bruise his ego is begging him to spare my life.

The glow and desperation in his eyes were enough dying for. Leo attacks him from behind holding the hand he had at my throat but before he let go he left a deep bruise on my rips.

I was weak and in pain but had to pretend I was fine.

Baby and the rest were able to save me but something else happened I was afflicted. I'm scared to show bruises to anyone.

Roland constantly ask me if I was fine or if he attacked me. I could only lie. I was afraid to face the truth of what may happen.

"Nancy are you sure you are okay?" Betty muttered. I nod my head swiftly.

Baby runs to hug me.

"Nancy tell us the truth are you feeling okay? Did anything happen to you? Did he hurt you?" he whimpered.

"Nothing happened to me, relax, I'm fine. We just need to concentrate on finding the cure" I lied. Hugs me as he curries me back home.

It felt so good to be back home.

"Nancy do you want me to stay with you?" Baby offered.

"No, that will be fine Baby, it's almost morning and my mum will soon return home. I will just take a shower and go to bed" I inform as I plant a kiss on his cheek to say thank you.

He was reluctant to leave me alone but he had no choice he blamed himself for what happened. Beta Macgregor died but it hurt me I wasn't the one that killed him.

I left for the shower and took a cold bath. I spent several minutes in front of the mirror looking at the bruise on my back. It hurt like hell.

I fell to my bed but couldn't sleep. I decided to read my old books about werewolves. The first chapter I open made my heart skip a beat. I almost had a heart attack.

"A HUMAN THAT HAS BEEN AFFLICTED BY A WEREWOLF CAN EITHER DIE OR TURN INTO ONE"

No…no… this is not happening. I can't die now and I can't turn into a monster.

"Nancy, are you home?" a voice said from the hallway.

It's my mum she is back from her night shift.