tic. She was moving towards the Barrenwoods.

the element of surprise and it will be impossible to carry out a similar plan in the future,” Melinda said in a hushed

. I will keep everyth

before climbing the nearby tree and concealing herself in the

on mounted, making my heart beat with a frenzied rhythm. My entire body got covered in a thin l

ked into my line of sight just like an angel ascending from heaven;

eyes caught the glint of the sunlight revealing their soft purple streaks that were concealed earlier. Everyth

gaze shifted to her left to find a man lying under her left foot. Blood spluttered out of his mouth with

with me? How did I end up comparing someone like her to an angel?

d her in their wolf forms. Soon, she was surrounded by a pack of about

wiftness that she became just a blur. One of the wolves

cocked its head and gave a soft growl but I still couldn’t m

ground meeting their sad fate. Now

ain, her pupils had turned into a soft shade of purple. My heart went numb. She was

es and tried to stand up. My numb feet wobb

rabbed me from the back, pulled me to my feet, and pushed me forward. I st

then slash! A sharp dagger

g grew bleak. With the last shred of consciousness I ha

*

a large cinder of burning wood within me. This wasn’t right. Why was I sti

pped me up with bandages. With a soft grunt, I forced myself to open my eyes. The blinding light of

earing of grass. We were alone. Through the numbness, I felt the hard bark of t

one standing in front of me wasn’t the wereheretic. It was a young boy with stark handsome features. T

le as he took my wrist. His eyebrows furrowed in concentration, “The wound did

lips before I could stop myself. “I am a werewol

rrowed, “You so

rection. I was still in a daze and could only see a vague outline against the backdrop of the bright light. I

yourself before that,” she explained as she drew closer, step by step. A gasp left my

e said, coming to a hal

mething about the tone in her voice made me s

known that the dagger would do nothing to me….” Something deeply sinister flashed in her eyes and with a

ho would have thought that she noticed my presence at the packhouse? I racked my b

tter, “I… I wasn’t pretending. It was more of a reflex. I saw that man lunge at you with the dagger and I ended up intervening. I would have done the same for any

ps curved ever so lightly, “So, you are one o

what that means but saving

t was as if she were unraveling the very depths of my soul. She drew

ars. The hair on my neck bristled and a tickling sensation traveled all over

voice was firm, “Is this how you thank someone who sa

track. I glared at her defiantly and snapped, “I wish I hadn’t saved you at a

te ways and forget all about this.” Then, I walked away without as much as a se

ly. I had barely walked a few meters when she

blue light crept over my legs causing me to falter. She appeared befo

deep thought, “You said that y

.Ye

ips lifted in an evil smirk

of test are you

find out soon and I can bet; y

me. I had a feeling that this stupid pl