Arrow Inferno
Chapter 41: Stanley ‘STAN’ Norris vs. Ian ‘WILL’ Williams ~ Dilemma!

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"Having sex wasn't the focus of that compulsion, Stanley," Gaia groaned. "He was merely supposed to have fun at the party. All that the compulsion accomplished was give him courage. I've told you it wasn't even a full-on compulsion. Trust me, you wouldn't wanna see what a full compulsion can do to a person. Whatever Will did, he already wanted to do. Tell me, how did he act? Natural or forced?" "How do you mean?"

"When you two were fucking, did he look robot-like in his actions or looked like he was being forced?"

"Oh no." Stan shook his head. "He was very natural. He knew what he wanted. He was very sane."

"See? He just had courage that's all."

Stan nodded. "I get it. But I think I dropped the ball on this one. I should have known better than to leave him unattended amid crazy vamps." "Hey, you knew he was safe. He was under full protection."

"Look where that got him?"

"Got him some good dick action from the looks of it." She drawled but Stan didn't even crack a smile.

"You vamps are fucked up and dangerous."

"Let me make it better. What did you have in mind?"

"You have healing abilities. I want that wound completely healed. I'll just tell him he must have dreamt about the biting part."

"So it's okay to deceive Will but it's not okay for Will to deceive Woofy by sedating him and taking him out of this country. Dick move!"

"Gaia please." Stan groaned, feeling very wretched. "I just want to avoid any anger and confusion that's all. If that wound doesn't heal completely, it will become my mark? Do you understand?" "You mean..."

"Yes, Gaia. It will mean I've marked him. But that should only be done after he's been turned."

"Shit!" Gaia's eyes went wide. "Any particular reason one should come only after the other?"

"That's the only way he can self-heal. Which is the right way. You don't just go marking humans. They can't heal."

"I have to feed him my blood then."

"No, no, no I can't allow that," he growled.

"If you want that wound gone by the time he wakes up, I need to do that, Stanley."

"I don't want your blood in him. Should the worst occur, he would become a vampire. I can't take that chance."

"It won't be in his system for long."

"No. Besides, how would you explain the disappearance of the cut he had two days ago during training? Or the bruise he has on his shoulder? If you feed him your blood, all those would heal and then what? The last thing I'd want to do is to fuck up his mind."

"So tell him."

"You have no idea how scared I am," Stan admitted without a thought, eliciting a pitiful moan from Gaia. "I just wanted that particular wound to heal. No scares. I thought you could just lick the wound and heal it like our alphas are able to do with small wounds."

"I'm not a werewolf, honey. Different abilities. But you can also do it, can't you? I mean what your alphas are able to do."

"Not with such a deep wound. My healing abilities are virtually nonexistent. It's limited to very tiny cuts. Helps them heal faster that's all. Anyway, since I gave him that bite, I can lick the wound close but that will leave a mark...four tiny marks. They usually converge to become one as soon as it heals."

"Wow!"

"And that's why self-healing solves everything. It is instant and it leaves just one tiny mark. As it stands now, Will is going to feel very sore since the wound is deep."

"Will the mark...harm him in any way?"

"If you're asking whether it will kill him, the answer is no. He will heal eventually but that will mean I've marked him."

"Well, since you don't want me feeding him my blood... Ugh, just allow me to..."

"No!" Stan's bellow was so loud, Gaia took a step back and raised her hands in surrender.

"Hey, easy... So stubborn!" She muttered. "Just know I'm going to have a good laugh if this thing backfires."

"Whilst you laugh, remember that your boyfriend started all this."

Gaia scoffed. "You could have also said no to that fuck, buddy. He's going to remember everything, you know. The bite, the guilt you must have had on your face, the fact that you knocked him out, and then he'll see the scars and feel the pain from those fangs...this is going to be bad, Stanley."

"When you put it like that..." he groaned. "To soothe the soreness, give him some relief, and help him heal faster, I need to lick it as often as possible. But we both know that would be weird as fuck. How would it look to him if I lick at it all the time? The wolf can do that every day though. Jesus, this is so fucked up," he ran his fingers through his hair in a sign of frustration. "Hopefully he won't notice the scares."

"You think he doesn't know his own body? Once he remembers the bite, he will automatically check his neck."

"Oh, god!" Stan doubled over as if he'd been kicked in the gut. But he straightened up and looked straight at Gaia. "Maybe it's time to come clean."

"Maybe it is," Gaian nodded. "Or you could call someone from home to come and help. Deloris or even Ryan. He's alpha too isn't he?"

"I don't want to involve anyone from home. They just told me how proud they are of me. How can I hit them with this shit?" Stan didn't just look devastated, he looked very much ashamed.

Gaia nodded and then opened her arms to her friend who hugged her without hesitation. If she felt how hard the werewolf was shaking, she didn't comment on it. Despite his jovial nature, Stan was a very proud man and the last thing Gaia wanted to do was force him to do something he felt would bring him shame. When Stan eventually let her go, she kissed him on both cheeks and turned him towards his room.

"I'll be in the living room." She said as she watched him go.

With a nod, Stan opened the door and entered his room.