Jade
TRIGGER WARNING:
Sexual Assault/ Attempted Rape
"I'll see you guys next week!" I called, waving as I stepped out of the crowded bar and onto the drastically quieter street.
I zipped up my jacket and stuffed my hands in the pockets as I started the relatively short walk back to my apartment.
It wasn't the best neighborhood, but I'd certainly lived in worse. If anything, this was considered the lap of luxury.
I made the split second decision to cut down an alley to shorten my walk in the cold, the only sound my heeled boots as they clicked along the cement.
"Now what's a pretty girl like you doing out here this late at night?"
I spun around to face the voice and was greeted by a man who looked to be in his mid-thirties, a gruff beard covering the lower half of his face.
I dug my nails into my palms, taking a step back as I prepared to make a run for it. This guy had bad news written all over him.
"Seems like we've got ourself a quiet one, Brody."
I whipped my head around, immediately spotting a second man, probably around the same age, but he was bigger and far more intimidating.
And he was blocking my escape route.
"Doesn't really bother us either way." said the second man, unashamed in his open perusal of my body.
It made my skin crawl.
"Let me go." I said, attempting to put as much authority in my voice as I could, but what chance did I honestly have?
I was 5'4 and couldn't lift more than eighty pounds if my life depended on it.
"Sure," said the first man, drawing my attention back to him, "Right after we're done."
Before I could open my mouth again, the second man stepped up behind me, one arm around my middle, pinning my arms to my sides, and one by my neck where he was currently holding a knife.
"Oh my god!" I screamed, "Let me go!"
A swift punch landed to my stomach, the only thing keeping me standing the man behind me as the first man grabbed a fistful of my hair in his hand and yanked my face up to his.
"Keep your fucking mouth shut and we just might make this enjoyable for you."
He pressed his lips against mine, the odor of alcohol strong as he shoved his tongue into my mouth.
I struggled between them, managing to scream for help again before the man in front of me slapped me, the immediate sting making tears cloud my vision.
Why was this happening to me?
"Shut. Your fucking. Mouth." snapped the man behind me, the knife against my throat drawing blood. The warmth as it trickled down my neck was a stark contrast to the otherwise frigid air.
The man in front of me began fumbling with the button on my jeans, and fresh dread swept through me.
They were actually going to do this.
"Please stop." I begged, shaking as my breath came in sharp pants, "Please don't -"
"Get your fucking hands off her."
My eyes widened as I saw the man who'd spoken further down the alley, eyes narrowed as he approached us. It was too dark to make out much, but his hair looked white it was so bright.
I'd never been more relieved in my life.
"This doesn't concern you. Fuck off." said the one behind me, sliding his hand up to grope my breast, and when I immediately struggled against him, the knife nicked my skin again.
And then everything happened very, very quickly.
One moment the man who'd come to my rescue was, well, a man and then suddenly very much not a man.
He was a fucking wolf. A giant, white as snow, fucking wolf.
There was no way I'd had this much to drink.
But before I could think about it at all, the man behind me had shoved me away from them, my hands barely managing to catch my fall as I scrambled back to my feet and past the wolf.
I didn't go further though, spinning around to watch the scene unfold.
The literal wolf barred his teeth at the two retreating men, who had moments ago been terrifying to me, and I couldn't deny I took quite a good deal of pleasure from watching the horrified look on their faces.
They deserved it. They deserved worse. They were vile - one of the worst kinds of people. I couldn't even think about what they would've done.
As if spurred on by my thoughts, the wolf lunged for the man who'd been in front of me, knocking him to the ground and tearing into his throat. He hadn't even had time to scream.
The second man ran, yelling as he booked it down the alley, but he didn't make it far before the wolf had torn into his leg, knocking him to the ground and tearing into his throat the same as he'd done with the first man.
And suddenly you could've heard a pin drop.
The wolf turned, piercing gray eyes holding mine as he slowly approached me, blood staining the white around his mouth.
And I couldn't fucking breathe.
What had I just seen? Moments ago he'd been - and now he was -
"You were a person..." I murmured, my vision getting hazy as my adrenaline began to crash, "And now..." I stumbled backwards, hitting the brick of the building as I struggled to stay on my feet.
The wolf took another step toward me before things began to shift and stretch and change and then -
He was a man again.
A very fit, very naked man.
He stepped forward, concerned eyes watching me closely as he said, "Please tell me you're not about to pass o-"
And then everything went black.
