Becoming the Luna

Chapter 252

Slightly triggering content

Hayden rouses slowly, subconsciously feeling eyes on him, he slowly blinks open his eyes, the first thing that registers is a looming shadow.

He's too mellow with sleep to panic and he instantly recognizes his husband, a lazy smile spreading on his face as his legs tangle up in the sheets.

Unconsciously revealing his lace trimmed black socks.

He throws the rest of the blanket to the side, his sweater had ridden up to show the bare skin of his waist, pale skin glowing against the dark material of the sweater.

"Virgil? You're back." He mumbles, still mostly half asleep as he stretches his arms out, inviting him to bed.

"Have you been standing there long?" He asks again, the sleep slowly clearing out of his eyes when Virgil makes no move to come over, his form hunched over in a particularly dark corner.

Soon he sits up, crawling across the bed in Virgil's direction. "Baby? Are you oka... Oh..." He inhales sharply when Virgil steps forward, moving faster than he had been expecting to stand right in front of him.

Something feels off but he can't place his finger on it, it's strange to find Virgil half-naked until he looks up and finds himself staring into unfamiliar gold eyes.

He backs up a little, the last time something like this had happened was since when they were teenagers or else if Virgil's eyes turned fully gold for a long period of time while he wasn't in wolf form, he usually made himself scarce.

But not now, Hayden shivers, feeling like prey under those amber eyes following his every movement.

"V... Virgil?" He calls out tenatively, scooting backwards a little, tremors lacing his voice.

Virgil grabs his head at this, his fiery eyes mellowing to blue. "Hayden?" He shakes his head in a brief moment of absolute clarity.

Hayden sighs so hard his shoulders droops. "Are you okay? You made me worried." He lightly scolds, moving closer to Virgil again.

Realization hits Virgil at the same time a fresh wave of vanilla hits him and he takes in what Hayden is wearing.

fuck...

It was his rut...

"No!" Virgil half yells, scrambling backwards, literally throwing himself away from Hayden. "Hay... Hayden, baby, you need to leave..." He curls into himself at this like he was in pain, eyes glitching from blue to gold and back to blue.

"What?" Hayden whispers, confused.

"...find Leon or..." He curses, a dark growl filling the room. "... shit! Darian..." Those two were the only ones with a chance to hold him back long enough for Hayden to get away.

"...but..." Hayden starts to protest.

Virgil curls into himself again, body stinging like his wolf was aware he was sending their mate away. "Please, baby, please..." He begs raggedly.

He wouldn't forgive himself if Hayden got caught up in his rut.

This breaks Hayden out of his daze and he dashes across the room, not even bothering to wear slippers, stockinged feet tapping across the floor.

He hurries down the hallway, breath catching in his throat when he sees Virgil's ripped clothing.

He darts out to the living room, grateful that Apple and her babies were locked in a different room so he wouldn't have to bother about them.

He gets to the door and finds it locked, the keys nowhere to be found and his heart lurches to his throat.

Cold slithering down his back when he hears Virgil roar from the bedroom, he needed to get out of here.

He had a vague idea of what was happening, he had never gotten details or seen it for himself but it wasn't like Alphas were common plus they were highly dangerous in this state so it would add up that they would be kept away from the public.

In a split second, his eye catches his phone on the sofa and his rushes for it, shaking hands putting it on to speed dial Leon.

Virgil sounded like he was in pain back in their bedroom and even though his mind burned to run back in to ease him, Virgil's begging was imprinted on the back of his eyelids, if he wanted to help Virgil, he should leave.

"Hello?" Leon replies almost immediately, curiousity lacing his tone.

"L-Leon? It... It's V-Virgil..." He trembles, immediately relaying information although he was shaking so hard, pressed up against the front door. 

"What's going on?" Leon asks quickly, voice sharp and hard, all previous curiousity gone.

"It's..." He stutters, a particularly loud growl cutting him off, he slaps a hand over his mouth, eyes tearing up.

"Oh my God! I think it's V-Virgil's rut." He finally gets out.

Rapid cursing fills the other side of the phone. "Shit, Hayden, you need to get the fuck out of there..."

"I-I can't..." He whispers, sliding down the door when the growling seizes and he hears their bedroom door creak open. "He lo... locked the door." 

More juicy cursing and Hayden can hear the heavy sounds of running footfalls through the call.

"Okay, stay at the door okay, I'm coming, where's V?"

"In the bed... bedroom." Hayden stutters, eyes fixed on the hallway. "H-he told me to... to go." 

"Okay, sit tight okay, we'll be there soon." He hangs up, unsurprised that Virgil would do that, it was just like his stuck up brother to try so hard even when he had lost control.

It might be fine if Hayden was a Werewolf, they might have risked it but he didn't have regenerative abilities, he was in real danger.

Luckily, he and Darian just got back from a patrol so they were both currently running down the hallways, eating up the carpeted roads.

They arrive at the apartment in no time and Leon wastes no time knocking.

"Hayden? You okay?" 

A small terrifying silence then Hayden's soft but strong voice speaks up. "Y-yes but he... he's now in the hallway, look... looking at me."

Leon and Darian exchange a look, Darian had been calling up Jaxon while he was talking to Hayden, they needed all the help they could get.