Chapter 127 - Scar

Sebastian covered his face in the nick of time to avoid ending up with a permanent scar. The wolf scratched him quite deep to not only cause bleeding but some excruciating pain along with it. Sebastian winced in pain and tried his best not to retort despite his instincts screaming at him to do so.

"Calm down Christian"! Sebastian mumbled from behind his arms, trying his best not to cry out in pain. 

A huge growl from Christian followed but the urge to attack diminished. He wasn't sure who was in control at this point, the wolf or Christian. Nevertheless, Sebastian had to ensure his own safety. Taking a huge risk, he extended his arm and patted him through the fur. Gradually the expression on the wolf softened while it simply stared at him with a curious gaze.

Interestingly enough, it wasn't just Christian who calmed down, but Sebastian as well felt a little better. As a sudden wave of confidence washed over him, he used both of his hands to caress the wolf making him calm down further. 'I should have done this way before' Sebastian thought.

The grey wolf lowered on him and licked his entire face with affection. Sebastian closed his eyes while he smiled at that tiny gesture. Turns out he preferred the wolf over the human much more. The wolf form was adorable, the human one was somewhat annoying. Sebastian spent some time on the ground letting the wolf do whatever it wanted. Now that it was calmer he didn't do anything destructive in nature.

Sebastian realized that the wolf was threatened by him earlier, which caused it to act out, but now, after some affectionate pats, it was glad to have him next to it. The wolf seemingly stirred the moment his hands touched the ears. "You like that"? Sebastian mumbled, doing the same over a few more times, earning him playful grunts. It was like he was playing with his pet dog or something. 

"Maybe you should stay as a wolf for the time being". Christian mumbled. Sebastian found some meat to feed him while he spent his entire day trying to clean up the mess. Having barely slept last night, he decided to take a nap once he was done without even taking anything to eat. Ever since he came back here his entire schedule was a mess. Luckily his health didn't require as much attention as humans, or his job would be in real peril.

Once he woke up he was surprised to see the grey wolf with him on the bed. Sebastian was about to scream, when he resisted the urge. The wolf next to him was asleep too. "I guess you didn't get much sleep last night either" He mumbled, grazing his hand through the fur. That's when he noticed the scar on his hand, the one that was made by Christian earlier. 

Usually these things heal better, but somehow claw marks have a tendency to leave a scar. He was lucky it wasn't in his face, or it would totally ruin his acting career. Although a scar on the face does give a badass appearance.

He took care of the dinner and sat down to arrange the information in the document to come up with a new plan. Once he was done he watched a movie before he fell asleep on his couch itself. In the morning however he woke up to a pleasant smell of breakfast instead of his usual sunlight hitting on his eyes. "I see you are feeling better". Sebastian mumbled at Christian in his sleepy haze.

"Yeah, finally the nightmare is over". Christian mumbled apologetically from the kitchen.

"I never knew that the rich, spoiled, to-be-alpha can cook", Sebastian snorted.

Christian looked up from the pan before he mumbled, "I can't actually. All I know is how to make scrambled eggs". He clarified.

"I don't like eggs". Sebastian cringed.

"Well, then don't eat one". Christian retorted. "I am hungry as hell, so I am going to go ahead and help myself". 

"So you are making for yourself". Sebastian sighed. 

"Of course,". Christian clarified. "You didn't think I would cook for you now, did you"? Christian suppressed his chuckle. Sebastian started to recall why he didn't like the human version in the first place and simply shook his head.

"Well, while you were out I got a lot of things. First of all, we have around four days left till we catch our flight back. Since he had no idea how long your rut could last this time he kept a safe one week window." Ignoring Christian's snarky comment, Sebastian explained while taking a seat by the counter. "Pass me that water bottle" He gestured Christian before he continued with his story.

"Also, Charlie sent me a document regarding worenzine". Sebastian spoke once he was done finishing half the bottle. "There are few places that are under hotlist for smuggling illegal drugs, while it didn't mention which is which, I am sure one of them will have worenzine supply".

"So what? You are going to go to each and every one of the places to look for worenzine" Christian asked skeptically. "Don't you think that's a bit too much. Maybe we should stop obsessing over this drug so much and head home"? He suggested.

"NEVER"! Sebastian banged the table with his hand startling Christian. Christian gave him an are-you-crazy look before he dug into his own food. "Tracing this drug is our only clue. Weig Pharmaceuticals is situated in this place, which means this is the source of that drug. We have to find who drugged me. I want to figure out if they knew that drug was lethal. I also need to know if it will kill me in the long run. However, most importantly I need to show this person that they messed with the wrong wolf". Sebastian declared.

"Alright, but how will you detect smuggling? You are not a cop, and it's not like they do these things in plain sight". Christian shrugged.

"I will pretend to be a buyer. I have a reputation in the streets to be one". Sebastian shrugged.

"Don't they check criminal records before they let you act"? Christian asked derisively.

"Not if you earn good money. But, like I said, 'reputation on the streets'. I don't have any official criminal record".

"I can't believe I am working with a drug dealer" Christian mumbled.

"Hey, innocent until proven otherwise." Sebastian shot back at him. "Now go get changed, and maybe call your dad and let him know you are okay."

"I am sure he doesn't care." Christian uttered.

"Oh he does actually. He wrote in that email." Sebastian informed, earning him a surprised yet amused look from Christian.

"Emain"? Christian scoffed. "All right then". he mumbled before they both fell into comfortable silence. After Christian was done eating, he spoke up. "By the way, thank you for taking care of me, once again. I know it must not have been easy, but if you want compensation this time as well, do let me know."

"I will calculate the amount and get back at you" Sebastian smirked. "By the way… do you remember anything your wolf did"? Sebastian asked cautiously.

"All of it". Christian declared. Sebastian froze while he stared at Christian wide eyed. "I let my wolf take over because it was agitated, which in turn caused me a great discomfort. I wasn't lost in the background though. I was aware of what was happening".

Sebastian went still for the whole minute as he came to terms with this tiny fact before he shouted, "then you should have stopped this"! He pointed at the scar on his forearm near the elbow.

"Yeah… I am really sorry about that. My wolf hated you, I guess". Chrsistian smiled awkwardly. 

"Well guess what? I hate you"! Sebastian declared before he took his leave.

"Didn't seem like it last night". Christian shouted from the counter before he ended up laughing. He heard a disgruntled groan from the room which further increased his burst of laughter. He was kind of glad that despite their differences he had help when needed. 

After a while Sebastian left the apartment and disappeared for quite a long time. The whole day Christian, now out of his rut, got bored with having nothing to do. He called his father one briefing him about the situation. While Mr Wrisberg was skeptical of letting these young men venture into danger all by themselves but it was a little hard to send backup. He wasn't sure whom he could trust and he himself couldn't leave the pack all by itself at this point.

Christian didn't have any measures to contact Sebastian, which made him wonder how long it would take him to return. He even considered that Sebastian ran away, but even he felt like it was far fetched. "What took you so long"? Christian asked the moment he returned.

"Well, I wasn't exactly on a picnic now was I"? Sebastian scoffed. 

"How would I know where you were? You didn't exactly tell me". Christian rolled his eyes. "All I can tell is that you were not at a picnic".

"I went to check out those location. Let's go". Sebastian ordered.