shb

in frame and I had to carry it with both hands, bending backward to l

ell with the other neighbors wailed echoin

g room, smashing all of her her

eat, and her golden ringlet

ward the broken tools and sh

ack before I could

them? We put our efforts in

stared at the t

smashed and ruined by others." She threw another tool to the fl

and unintentionally a sobb

ing. Here is my book it would be yours," she whi

ill young, I ca

It is your heart who will carry

-

, remembering a m

seeking for a place t

leads

inter had the vil

s fingers were puckered, jet black. Gray bu

hey could find. They even tied their feet in old fishing nets that had washed

poverty is their

just humans which gave me opportunity to blend in. But these huma

way made them

ver

y dead, his tiny hands outstretched, waiting for a piece of bread so I gave

ards this girl w

asked. My eyes

pulled me clos

that at first I didn't see it. Its body looked to be nearly two feet

leeping?"

mother's book harder. I took a stick with my fre

it's

should eat him?"

ing in our barrel, like a chicken. I poked at it again. I grabb

ught of a dead owl in my hand br

hungry," th

its wings against its belly. It was stiff. Its face looked sharp, menacing. I didn't know

nced a

I said and her litt

d it against my chest. Shivers of

up." She buttoned

to help someone, to succeed at something, even if they weren't to benefit. We'd been trying to touch the s

owl. We all crowded around the

ck, don't you think?"

d its duck," A

many minu

that the woman divided to fit the n

rds my mouth, thinking

at it was a bit tough; the experience lasted longer becau

gooseberry marinade?" sighe

ily," said the woman towards the lit

bring the owl," the girl sa

ve me a se

Flas

I raised my head and numbl

nced that the king is asking our help to find h

r might! And now he is asking us to do the opposite? I won't do such thing. I won't stoop so low and ac

nd why his mate would escape from him-though I heard that his mate was a man maybe he was afraid and confused? Maybe he's afrai

mated to a murderer," I added mak

she m

p filled with t

k and I need this t

tisfied? That with him being the king, he had made different

ange his father's mistake?"

ou remember how we starved? How our families and friends were murdered and how we are physically abused? We are trained to be their dogs! Trained to

w orders Tori," she sa

r your mate, for Edward who helped an

e are yo

hers and I just

en I'm not, because I have hidden myself for so

witch?" I only nodded while I can see her

re your kind Tori, maybe after hav

e of my kin then it won't stop until he had t

-Bu

use my mask." I said before raising the little red sa

you find your mate if you will cover them?" she said and I b

ettes; my heart won't have any thoughts of c

long-time friend and

and can still move aroun

nd me. They whisper to my ears and guidi

unity to hide, an opportunity

d m

eed one," I

u might find him Tori, just l

bottle from my cabinet and without even pausing I open th

e of the liquid

my doubts

intment and I know that she wanted to make me like her.

on't be ea

ly," I replied b

rickling on the

fingers wiping the liq

ng weak Tori! You consumed too much poison from those herbs

le to succeed the last promise I had for my kind." I hear

hear her cry but

g his daughter spitting blood for taking so much po

even if he won't, I

ices. My arms began to

rry

nds began to sweat.

ave

gh the fibers of my muscles.

eas

it m

ov

ves a sign that the warr

re still staring at my father's figure

nly we hea

grips the windo

re are wolves baring their teeth. Dried blood caked

rned to faced

ia and never