Chapter 166 - 166- Regret

To Luke it was as if everything happened in slow motion. His fragile body was falling slowly but he still didn't manage to reach him. Cath him. Maybe if he hadn't been so shocked and hadn't wasted a few seconds. Maybe if he hadn't run away from the beginning. So many maybes, so many questions but one was sure. One simple answer. If you weren't like this, none of this would have happened. He told himself. Alexander would not be crying, he wouldn't say he was hurt, he wouldn't have to run after him, he wouldn't have fainted. 

The young wolf crushed on the rough cement, his head bouncing aggressively from the nasty landing. Luke ran to get him, extended his arms, his eyes filled with agony. Why did he faint? He was a werewolf. Exhaustion should not be getting to him like that? What was happening to him? Was there something he didn't know?

"Alexander? Are you alright? Can you hear me?" he asked, shaking him as he took him in his arms. He wasn't responding and Luke noticed a bloody patch on the road. His eyes widened as his fingertips searched the back of his head to feel the dump hairs, and a huge hit that was now bleeding profusely. This was not normal. He should he healing instantly, not fall unconscious like this? Why did he collapse in the first place? Because of exhaustion? That was unusual too. 

Luke found himself hating himself once more. If he could beat up his own self he would do it, gladly. Try to get him to straighten up but he couldn't. Because in that situation he would be a coward too. He was always a coward that pretended to be strong. To preoccupied with his own worries to think of others. He had to get Alexander to a hospital and soon. He still showed no signs of healing, nothing. 

A shuddering howl ripped the air, Luke was calling out for help hoping that Mikael would be nearby, he needed help, his judgement was too clouded for him to even act on his own and his heart broke at the thought of making a wrong move. He held Alexander close by, feeling his blood form traces on his arms and howled again, louder till he couldn't breathe anymore. 

Soon Mikael walking slowly in four feet appeared and stopped at the sight in front of him. He changed into his human form in a hurry, half naked and ran barefoot towards them. 

"What happened? How the hell…I was gone for like twenty minutes!" He screamed, staring at the unconscious boy. 

"I…I don't know. He fainted and then he….He just fell on the road and hit his head…he is not healing Mikael, he is not healing!" Luke cried. 

"There must be something wrong with him. Get up we need to get him to a hospital. Hold him and get on my back. Once we reach the center of the town you will have to go alone. Can you do that?" he asked him and changed back to his wolf form without a hurry. "Call your father from there. If a pack member is injured, he will have to intervene.  Mikael told him telepathically. 

"I will give you my clothes so you take him to the hospital." Luke said as Mikael run through the side of the road, hiding between the thick trees, heading towards the bright lights of the closest town.

"What? Are you insane? I don't even know this kid well." 

"Neither do I, I can't get to know him, I must not. Take him to the hospital and call my father. I will just wait."

"Luke don't tell me you…"

"Don't say it. I will not hurt someone else again. I am a ticking time bomb. The pain I've cause people. It's enough. I will not ruin Alexander too. He is kind, he does not deserve someone like me. He deserves much better." He said and looked at his pale face. Just a bit more and they would be there, the doctors would help, he was sure and then they would have someone silence them, since the fact that he is not a human will definitely show on his exams. He would get better. It wasn't anything that serious. Luke was just overreacting because he was scared, but he just couldn't stop worrying. "I am sorry" he mumbled.   

"Luke…you should be there with him." Mikael told him.

"No and when he wakes up, while this whole hunter thing is to be resolved, before you start your journey I have a favor to ask you. A last favor."

"What is it?" 

"When Alexander wakes up do everything in your power to keep him away from me. Tell him I wasn't there because I didn't care. Tell him I left him on the road, whatever you think is best. Just make him believe that he shouldn't approach me again."

"Stop acting like the angsty protagonist at some kind of teenage movie."  Mikael scolded him.

"Look at him. All this happened because of my stupidity. I am not ready to love another person yet, I…I am still not fixed and Alexander shouldn't have to go through this with me. He can find someone better. I am sure." 

"Luke there is definitely something wrong with him. Don't you want to know? Just be here when he wakes up. Tell him yourself. Tell him the truth."

"I can't. I am too scared. I will mess everything up again. Just…Just keep him away from me. For his own good and let me know what happened to him. This is the last favor I need from you. The last time. So please." 

If Mikael could sigh right now he would. His friend was such an idiot. He had told him many times but he still didn't get it. Only the truth would fix him. He was hiding behind his finger again, hating himself, not accepting the real Luke. He wouldn't help Alexander like this. He would simply make things worse. 

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