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and ran for the water. I cussed as the cold
water touched me. He knocked me over and I gasped in surprise. “You ass!” I
squeaked as I surfaced.
    He
laughed and swam away from me as I attempted to smack him. “You are the one
that started it.”
    I
rolled my eyes and started to swim. The weather was still warm because it was
late summer. In a week or two it would probably be too cold for swimming, so I
was going to enjoy it while I could. He went under and I stood up looking
around. I was starting to wonder where he went.
    He
popped up in front of me, and I yelped in surprise. He grabbed me and pressed
his lips to mine. His tongue touched mine and I felt my pulse quicken. I
hesitated a little startled; then I wrapped my arms around his neck and
deepened the kiss. My body surged with excitement as he kissed me. I liked how
he was touching me; it felt familiar.
    A
piercing howl in the distance suddenly broke the silence. He pulled away from
me and looked around. I could tell he was worried. “What’s wrong?” I asked
breathlessly as I looked around.
    Another
cry filled the air and he moved toward the shore. “Someone is hurt,” he said
starting to sound panicked. Before I could respond he had already reached shore
and shifted into a large wolf. He ran into the woods, and quickly disappeared
from my view. I was suddenly really nervous.
    I
waded to the shore and quickly dressed. I didn’t really like being in the woods
on my own. I made my way back through the trees. A branch snapped behind me and
I spun around. There was nothing there. I felt a slight rush of panic. I turned
and walked quickly back toward the way we had come.
    I
was suddenly hit from behind. I fell, landing hard on the ground. I rolled to
try to see what hit me. It was a wolf, but it wasn’t James. This wolf was
snarling like it planned on killing me. I brought my arm up just as he went for
my throat. He latched on to my forearm, and I cried out in pain. I tried to
pull away, but the wolf had a firm hold on my arm. Blood started to soak the
sleeve off my hoodie. A loud roar caught both of our attention. My eyes widened
as a white tiger leapt from the trees. The wolf released me, and squared with
the huge tiger. I scrambled to my feet and backed away from them both. My arm
was burning like crazy and all I could think about was getting away. I turned
and ran as the two huge animals attacked one another. I didn’t want to wait and
see which one of the two won the right to eat me.
    My
arm was dripping blood as I ran. I quickly pulled my hoodie off and wrapped my
arm. I didn’t want to leave a trail of blood. It would just make it easier for them
to find me. I made it back to the campus. I turned and looked back toward the
wood line. When nothing jumped out I turned back toward campus. I stumbled
backwards and fell to the ground when Alexander appeared in front of me.
    He
stepped forward and pulled me to my feet by my uninjured arm. “What happened?”
he asked as he led me toward the parking lot.
    “A
wolf attacked me; then a huge white tiger came out of nowhere and attacked the
wolf.” Right after I said it I immediately regretted it. The whole thing
sounded ridiculous. Then again I was telling a vampire so maybe it wasn’t as
ridiculous as it sounded to me.
    Alexander
didn’t speak. He led me to a car and pushed me in the passenger seat. He went
to the driver’s seat and got in. I cussed as he grabbed my injured arm and
unwrapped it. His expression darkened. “Why aren’t you healing?” He looked
directly at me like he was asking me.
    I
shrugged. “Because a wolf just bit me. I don’t know.”
    “You
should have already started healing. Keep pressure on the arm,” he ordered as
he started the car. “Where is James?”
    “He
ran off when he heard another wolf in trouble. I haven’t seen him since. I
didn’t think sticking around the woods would be a very good idea.” Alexander
seemed upset which unnerved me. He was the only one that