to see her friend waving at he

happy I am to see you," she w

ou myself." Ophelia shook her hea

ka

the door to see her friend smiling with surprise etched on her lips, "You

ya laughed. "The healing spell worked; look

us. "I checked the coast; it's clear. There's no life around he

riend was really hurt but hadn't time to process everything that had happened. She did not know whether to be happy or disturbed that her friend hadn't broken down. Freya did th

s slumped. She heaved a sigh and turned

m not their daughter. Father said it; he wa

e seriously thought her friend just wante

that; I'm serious," F

la, who was obviously with child. Apart from cursing Silas, Garvin had been unusually quiet. He wasn't a talkative man-wolf but had a strong sense of justice, and Freya was their trophy daughter; he was usually proactive in situations like this, but he was in deep

She glanced at her fri

her shoulders,

r, which is rare among us werewolves. Though yours is more Silver than blonde, the semblance is very much there", Op

hat you recall?

u." Freya sh

ehaving funny. Mother came into the room, and she said things, th

wrist, something along the line

but the people of their kind were blessed with a rather good hearing

lways been the discerning one betwe

aw the man she had always known as her father approaching the woods with two other

ut of the Cabin as silently as they could and hid behind it. Runnin

pproached the Cabin. He pushed it open and en

eya mouthed to her friend,

helia said as Freya dragged her safe

ed with you earlier. I didn't k

end's place where you will lay lo

h." Freya stopped abrup

now!" Ophelia gra

n chanting and muttering in a strange language. The ni

ind out of nowher

yes flew open, and s

fell, but Ophelia had quick

alled, "Freya, whe

's voice tremble

houldn't be out here." Garvin was standing a few

have been carried away in our chat that we got this deep into the woods, right? Ph

gossip," Oph

nce for the first time. "I thought you had already gone back int

see her, and she just happened to be well. W

loving expression. "Alright, girls

eya smiled rath

ut of nothingness behind Freya;

!" Freya wa

demeanor cracked, a harsh gli

who you meet, the first person you meet that Alexandros s

d in fury. He flung his sleeves towards the