It's Only The Heat [18+]

-20- 🌓 Run Into My Arms

"And when you're weak I'll be strong. I'm gonna keep holding on. Now don't you worry, it won't be long, darling. And when you feel like hope is gone, just run into my arms."
~Charlie Puth, 'One Call Away'

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*Kit's POV*

"Noah? What about him?"

My head snaps up at the concern in Theo's voice regarding his younger brother. I've known Noah for as long as I've known Theo. Granted, we weren't as close growing up as I was with Theo, but I still see him as a little brother. Hell, I guess he is kinda like my little brother now, with Theo and I being mates and all...

Theo listens intently to his father over the phone, his brows furrowing and his eyes darkening. It takes everything within me to not use my wolf abilities to eavesdrop. I don't want to disrespect his privacy. If he wants to tell me, he'll tell me.

But if he doesn't tell me, that doesn't mean I won't try to make him tell me. Thankfully, Theo has always been really honest with me about everything, so I know I won't have to pry it out of him.

That's one of the things I love most about him.
I never have to wonder if he's telling me the truth or not; Theo is the most honest person I know.

After a few minutes, Theo hangs up the phone. He squeezes the device in his hands, and I can hear the creaking of the poor phone nearly breaking. I place my hand over his, and feel him relax under my touch.

"What is it?" I question gently. "Is something wrong with Noah?"

"We need to go," Theo mumbles, standing up from the bed to grab our suitcases and shoving our clothes inside. I watch him as he anxiously paces around the room, gathering up all our belongings and stuffing them recklessly into our bags.

"Theo," I call out again. "Talk to me. What happened?"

Again, no answer. It isn't until then that I notice his hands are shaking. I stand up quickly, making my way over to him. I place my hands on his cheeks, and he stills his frantic movements.

"Theo," I say, much softer this time. "It's okay. I'm here."

Those words break something in Theo, and he releases a heavy, shaky breath. Tears fill his eyes, and he grasps my arms for support.

"Noah," he finally chokes out. "My dad said Noah wanted to surprise everyone by coming home without prior announcement. And apparently, he didn't want to risk entering through the front of the pack, because he knew everyone would see him and ruin the surprise. So he cut through the forest on the neutral territory between our pack and the Silver Sun Pack. He..." Theo pauses to draw in a breath, "he was attacked by some wolves. He called out to my dad through our pack mind link, but by the time my dad got there, the wolves were gone and Noah was already heavily injured."

"Holy shit," I breathe out. "Is he okay?"

Theo shakes his head. "They don't know yet. He was conscious when my dad found him, which is how my dad found out what happened. The pack doctor gave him some medicine for the pain while they work on healing him, and it made him pass out. My dad said they're still assessing him to figure out how bad the damage is."

"What about the wolves that attacked him? Does your dad know who they are?"

"It would be impossible to find out since my dad didn't get a chance to see them. He said their scent wasn't familiar, so they weren't a part of our pack. And it was on neutral territory, so there's no telling what pack they're from, or if they're rogues."