Louisa's POV
The wind started to blow. More leaves fell down from the tree, flapping like the wings of butterflies.
The afternoon sun made a dappled pattern on the ground. The afternoon sunlight was like gold embroidery on the grass, dancing playfully in the hypnotic breeze.
It was a tranquil and peaceful afternoon for the advent of death.
Lucas lifted up my wolf with both of his hands and lifted her up in the air.
I thought he was about to squeeze the life out of her, but he didn't.
Instead, he stared into her eyes and said, "How do you know her real name?"
"Her mother told me about it before she passed away," my wolf replied. "I can tell you now and you can reject her right here, right now. What do you say? Let's put everything to an end."
To my surprise, Lucas looked doubtful.
Then, he carefully placed my wolf on his lap and stroked her back.
My wolf purred and curled up like a fur ball.
"You don't want to reject her anymore?" my wolf asked.
"I don't want to reject her now," Lucas said.
"Why?" She looked up at him and asked.
"I don't know. I kinda like this." Lucas muttered and mumbled in a low voice.
"Petting me?" My wolf's ears flicked.
"What? You've got any problems with that?" Lucas lowered his head, looked at my wolf, and frowned.
My wolf licked his face.
He looked surprised, but he wasn't at all angry.
Instead, he looked... so happy and relaxed.
I had never seen him being like this before. Whenever he looked at me, he was always so intense and mad.
My wolf used her fluffy tail wrapped around his arm and said, "You're very angry all the time. A lot of people blame you for your cruelty. But no one has the right to blame you, because they wouldn't have done any better if they had been through the same ordeal. I totally understand."
She licked his face again.
Lucas didn't say anything. He wrapped his arms around my wolf and hugged her. Then, he buried his face in her fur. It felt so itchy.
Was he... kissing her?
At the same time, I heard a screeching.
My wolf looked back and saw a gust of black wind impending.
"It's Vincent!" I said in my wolf's mind. "Lucas has broken his son's back. He must be mad right now."
Being alert, my wolf wanted to stand up. But before she could do it, Lucas had already blocked her behind his back.
The gust of black wind stopped right in front of us, and Vincent emerged from it.
He was carrying Will in his arms.
"It's him! He broke my back and it really hurts!" Will pointed at Lucas and said.
Vincent put his son gently on the ground.
Will was struggling to push himself up, but he failed.
"It's been a long time since we last met, Alpha Lucas of the White Walkers." Vincent took up his cape and bowed slightly.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Lucas looked at him and asked bluntly. "I don't remember seeing your fucking face before.
Vincent said, "I know your namesake. I knew your mother before she met your father. She was a lovely lady, very well-mannered and smart."
Lucas' eyes narrowed, "You've been living in this world for too long, old man."
Vincent ignored his provocation and continued, "Your father and I, on the other hand, didn't see eye to eye with each other. Despite all of our differences, I didn't lay a finger on you. Not even once. So, I need an explanation why you broke my son's back. "
"An explanation? I'll give you a fucking explanation," Lucas said. Then, he jumped at Vincent like a storm.
I was so nervous. I didn't want any of them getting hurt.
"You need to stop them, lassie! He can't fight a vampire like Vincent. He'll be injured!" I shouted in my wolf's mind."
My wolf stood there still. It took me a while to realize that she didn't want to have anything to do with the fight.
"Hey! You need to stop them!" I became desperate.
"You've always wanted to free yourself from his control," my wolf said. "If Vincent kills him, you'll be free. So why do you want me to stop the fight?"
"I don't want him dead! If he dies, Finn dies! I can't let it happen!" I shouted.
Lucas grappled with Vincent. The vampire was faster and more agile, but Lucas was of more strength and force. Dodged, prowled, flipped, and attacked, they got locked neck and neck in the fight.
My wolf asked, "Are you sure you want me to interfere? This might be a perfect chance to eliminate him from your life. If I step up right now and save him from Vincent, you might not be free for the rest of your life."
I shouted, "I won't be set free by killing him. I will only be set free by overcoming him!"
"OK," she said. "But I might need your help."
She swiftly jumped at the two of them and stopped right between them.
Then, I shifted back into human form.
"Stop!" I used both of my hands to push them away from each other.
Both Lucas and Vincent were forced to step back a bit.
"Please stop the fight right now!" I raised my voice and said.
Vincent looked at me with an incredible look on his face. Then, I realized that I wasn't wearing anything.
"Just when I thought this was the worst day of my life," Vincent smirked and tilted his head a bit while glancing at me. "You've made my day, Miss She-wolf."
I was so embarrassed and hid behind Lucas, who rolled his eyes and wrapped his cape around me. I was like a stupid dumpling.
"What the fuck are you doing here? Step back and put on your clothes." He held me up in his arms and tried to push me away.
"Vincent's my friend and he's going to hurt you because..."
He interrupted me and said, "Nobody's going to hurt me. Stay out of this."
"No! I don't want you to get hurt!" I remained still and refused to walk away.
He lowered his head and said, "What the fuck do you mean? You don't want Finn to get hurt?"
"No... I... I don't want you to get hurt..." I stammered and avoided looking at him.
He lifted my chin, looked curiously at me for a brief moment, and said, "I thought you wanted to kill me."
I was about to say something, but at the same time, I saw Will bounce up from the ground like a spring and charge at Lucas with all his force.
"Leave Lisa alone!" He screamed, holding Lucas' knife in his hand.