Devoted ║ Liam Dunbar

║Chapter 24║

"You can't do that."
"Umm.. Okay."
"You can't do that either."
"What, Lia- ah."
"Uh that's wrong as well!"

"Oh I give up." I dropped the controller onto the bed. Liam was teaching me how to play this new video game he had got, all I was used to playing was the typical games that Stiles had.
"I thought you said you played this before?" He chuckled, his eyes pooling into mine as I scanned his adorable baby face.
"Well I meant the X-box not the game." I responded obviously as he chuckled. "Right." Liam didn't seem to believe me seeing as how bad my skills at working this game was.

"I'm being serious! Anyway we better go to the pack meeting, we're gonna be late." Standing up, I slipped my shoes on Liam also groaning and stretching as he managed to pull a shirt on that was scrunched up in one of his drawers.
"I wish we could stay here.." He muttered from behind me as I smiled softly. "Me too.. But apparently it's important."

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"Oh look who's decided to arrive, ten minutes late." Stiles answered the door. "Stiles- shut up." Lydia responded before we came through into the kitchen, standing around Scott's table.

"So what is it this time- crazy assassins?" I crossed my arms over my chest. "No." Scott responded. "Berserkers?"
"Thankfully not."

"Kate Argent?" I scrunched my eyebrows together. "No." He shook his head again opening his mouth to speak but I cut him off, determine to guess what it was.

"The Kanima, another crazy pack, Peter Hale-"
"What? Okay- no, no to all of them!" Scott exclaimed. "Oh." I frowned in confusion.
"Ooh Gerard?!" Stiles then exclaimed from next to me as everybody else in the room expect me shot him a glare. "Ookayy.." He quietly dragged out his words.
"Anyway- there's hunters in the area." Scott then spoke up. "So?" Malia questioned.
"Hunters?" Scott shot her a 'seriously' look.
"Well, Chris did get rid of them, right?" Kira seemed a little on edge at her boyfriends words.
Scott let out a deep breath, "yes. But not these people, they're nothing to do with the Argents."
"Who are they then?" I frowned leaning forward. "I don't know. Deaton just warned me about them, the Argents might not kill young werewolves but these might." He nervously spoke causing me to swallow quickly.
"How does Deaton know?" Liam spoke up. "He just does."
"Great answer." Stiles sarcastically clapped. "But anyway- I need you all to be careful. Don't walk around alone, don't show the slightest hint that you're not human, they're only a small pack but they're dangerous.."

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''I feel like Scott wouldn't want us to be here.'' The slight crisp breeze of the evening made me hug my jumper further around me.
''Scott doesn't have to know.'' Liam's hand snaked around my waist as he guided me back towards a tree. He distracted me by pressing his warm lips up against my cold ones. Fluttering my eyes shut I became unaware of my surroundings and carried on with the kiss, Liam's hands cupping my cheek and the back of my neck.

There was a slight rustling not far away as I gently seperated our lips, taking a glance over his shoulder, ''are you alright?'' Liam quietly spoke causing my head snapped back to his. ''Yeah. Yeah.'' I was quick to see him smirk as I leaned forwards, his lips wrapping over mine with a little more pressure this time, his nose brushing against mine.

''I love you.'' He murmered under his breath, his lips grazing over mine once more but I held my head back with a smile spread across my face. ''What?'' I chuckled softly as he looked a little red faced. ''I-i-''

''I love you too, you idiot.'' I smirked, finding it funny how he got so embarassed. His hand entwined with mine as I bit down on my lip, enjoying the warmness his body was radiating heat onto me. ''I don't know why you all hate these woods so bad.. They're-''

''probably haunted from all the freaky shit that's happened here- seriously I don't know why I even let you take me here.'' I groaned, hearing him laugh a little. ''What the hell is that?'' The boy suddenly spoke as I frowned turning to where he was looking.

''Wha-'' Liam took off running towards the huge tree stump where the curious boy headed towards. The Nemeton.

''I-i wouldn't do that-'' I was cut off when there was a huge clamping sound followed by an agonizing yell leaving his lips, the pain causing him to turn into werewolf form.

''Liam!'' I shreiked as he panted and grunted. ''Be careful.'' Liam breathed out in pain, but I didn't hesitate to rush over, realising their was a huge bear trap, digging deep in his skin, clamping his leg down and violently crushing it.

''Oh m-'' I almost gagged at the sight. Who would set something like this here?

''Just hold still, alright. I'm gonna try and get it off.'' Although I had never done this before, I knew Stiles disabled one when Lydia almost got her limb broken off. Agonized, Liam attempted to held in cries out as I ever so carefully wiped all the leafs off his deep wound, the bladed metal digging under his skin and muscles. Luckily for Liam, he would heal, but I would hate to think if some poor human or animal trod on this trap.. I mean who knows how many more are around here.

''T-there's always instructions. O-on hoow to disable it.'' His hand shook, placing it on my shoulder as I tightened my grip onto his fingers. ''O-okay.. I-i'm gonna find it.. Sit down first.'' I gently helped him down, snatching a stick off the floor and guiding myself around to see if there was a lable of some kind.

Eventually I became annoyed and fustrated at myself. I could find nothing, nothing but a stupid label that read, ''black blood..''

''What the hell does that mean.. Liam there's nothing.'' I panicked, my voice faltering.. ''I-i can't do it.. I-i'm calling Stiles.'' I sniffled but slowly I felt his fingers glide over my face.. ''Yes you can.. You can do it, alright. I know you can.'' Liam's face was becoming pale and sweaty. It was a little scary seeing how drastically he changed from lively and tanned to being discolored and ill looking.

''Liam.. I have no clue how to work one of these things- quit it with the motivation speech. I love you, but it's not helping.'' I leaned forwards and pressed a kiss against his lips, realising I may be able to take his pain away when I did so.

It was more of a mind control thing, I overheard Scott telling Malia about it not long ago, as long as I focused I could do it. Holding his cheek within my palm, I felt something sharp and unpleasant run through me which caused me to inhale sharply, wincing as Liam went wide eyed. ''Don't do that! You could hurt yourself.''

I shot Liam a 'really' look before inspecting the wound seeing blood now sheeting all the leafs in a red sticky substance. Taking a breather I was just about to get my phone out when my eyes fixated on a chain slightly sticking out from the heavy coverage of leafs.

''Oh..'' Making my way softly down the chain, I ever so gently moved further and further down, lifting it from under the ground until I came to a small pin lodged between a tiny gap in the trap.

''Be careful..'' Liam panted out, his breathing laboured and shaky. ''I-i will.'' I reassured, bending down and putting my fingers around the pin, a lump forming up in my throat not knowing whether to lodge it out and hopefully free my boyfriend, or cause more trouble.

There was a few seconds of complete silence before I took a deep breath, holding it before wedging it out, causing a clinking sound and a rope to whiz past, whipping my cheek as I let out a soft cry, wincing before seeing Liam's leg free and deep breaths leaving his lips.

''Liam, oh my gosh.'' crawling on my knee's, to tightly wrap my arms around the exhausted looking boy. ''Is your cheek alright?'' He whispered, pulling back so his thumb could graze across my cheek. ''You're asking me that?'' I quietly giggled pressing my lips on his cheek. ''I was so worried about you.'' My chin rested on his shoulder as he inhaled a little the wound healing over.

''Thank you.'' Liam quietly muttered, hands stroking the back of my neck, the two of us staying in the comforting embrace for a few minutes before a sudden crack caused us both to tense up..

''Young Werewolfs, huh?''

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Okay, I'm just saying this now I have completely no idea how the hell to disable a bear trap so I just kinda made it up lol.