Chapter 2 - Their last run?

The next day, Lilith woke up to her wolf howling impatiently from within her mind. It was at any seconds now that her wolf would break through those walls caging her inside. Lilith groaned while sitting up in bed. She fisted her comforter tightly and fought against her wolf.

‘Not now, Lucy!’ Lilith chided as she moved to get off her bed.

‘It’s been days since I’ve been out for a run. Let me out!’ She insisted and kicked the walls with her paws. Lilith winced when her head pinched in pain thanks to her stubborn wolf’s tantrums.

Lucy would always show temper tantrums whenever she couldn’t have her way. No one would believe that they have true warrior blood running through their veins with the way her wolf behaves.

‘Okay, fine! I’ll let you out in about twenty minutes. Let me have some breakfast first.’ She tried to persuade Lucy while making her way downstairs to find her parents in the kitchen.

“Good morning, mom, dad.” Lilith disregarded Lucy once she heard her small whine before withdrawing to the back of her mind.

Lilith breathed out a sigh of relief and stretched her arms above her head to calm her muscles before taking a seat at the kitchen table.

“What’s wrong?” Andrei questioned before taking a bite of his toast.

“Lucy’s been pestering me for a run.” Lilith declared and poured herself some black coffee.

“You should really let her out when she needs it. You’ll only hurt yourself if you prevent her from shifting once in a while.” Erica stated calmly.

“I know I just haven’t been free lately for a run.” Lilith shrugged nonchalantly, slightly annoyed that her morning so far, was not going great at all.

“Right… you’ve been preoccupied with Jayden.” Her mother reprimanded. Her voice laced with disappointment.

Lilith stiffened up when her eyes met her mom’s pointed gaze. She placed her cup of coffee back on the table, her appetite long gone.

Erica has always been apprehensive about Lilith’s relationship even though Jayden was Lilith’s childhood friend.

Everyone close to them always contemplated that Lilith and Jayden would end up becoming childhood sweethearts but in their culture, there was no such thing as dating. It was totally unacceptable.

Erica always thought that Lilith should have waited for her mate instead of dating someone who most likely wasn’t going to be her mate.

She has never been wrong in her calculations and seeing Lilith and Jayden’s relationship so far, she knew for a fact that Jayden was not Lilith’s mate. There was nothing exceptional about her daughter’s relationship.

She couldn’t deny that Jayden wasn’t a good guy but she still wasn’t okay with them dating instead of waiting for their destined mates.

Lilith never understood her mother’s disapproval about her relationship. She was wise enough to keep herself pure.

Lilith did not want to regret her past once she found her mate.

Still, she was quite sure that Jayden would be her destined mate although her wolf begged to differ whenever this matter was brought up.

That was one of the reasons why Lilith maintained a good distance from Jayden even though they did kiss and make out a few times.

Thinking of Jayden, Lilith’s mood livened up and she paid no heed to her mom’s comment and grabbed herself an apple before standing up.

“I should really get going. We both need that run.” Lilith’s face hardened when her mom’s eyes locked with hers before she excused herself.

Only a few more hours left before she turns eighteen and then her mother would stop being so repugnant of her relationship with Jayden. Lilith thought as she ate the apple while making her way back to her room to get ready for her run.

She could not wait to be out there in the woods. To feel the earthy soil underneath her feet and to smell that sweet forest morning scent full of nature. Her wolf jumped excitedly once Lilith approached the trees surrounding the back of her house. The sun had yet to rise.

Her heart raced in anticipation while Lucy ached to be free.

Letting her wolf instincts kicked in, she felt her senses heightened. The features on her face appeared dynamic. She looked charismatic with her wolfish senses on display.

Everything else faded away. Her sole focus was on taking in the earthy air blowing with the wind.

Her heart pounded when she felt the soil with her feet. Her almond shaped eyes with thin lashes reflected the perfect shade of yellow, like a melted pot of the richest and finest gold. Joining Lucy, her body rushed with excitement.

After hastily stripping out of her clothes in order to shift, Lilith knelt down on all fours and let Lucy gain complete control. She felt her bones snap while adjusting.

Instead of feeling excruciating pain like she did when she first shifted back when she turned sixteen, she felt nothing but satisfaction.

She breathed in when she felt her fingers and toes elongate into claws and dig into the ground. She released the tension in her jaw when she felt it widen while her skin tingled as her fur extended.

Lucy dominantly took off running straight ahead the moment she was free.

Lilith loved the morning air. This morning, it was refreshing, with a slight cold wind.

Their enhanced sense of smell picked up on the different scents while they ran at full speed towards their spot, the birds jumping from one branch to another, the small river side nearing up ahead, all the wildlife running free through the forest.

Lilith made sure to stay within the pack’s territory and away from its borders since she was not looking forward to meeting any werewolves guarding the borders today. She wanted to spend some alone time with her wolf.

In a short time, they had made it to the caves, their favorite spot.

Lilith shifted back to her human form as she slid down in between the caves to swim across the river and get to the waterfall. The water was freezing but Lilith was used to it. She dipped her head in before coming back up.

She lay down on the riverbed and closed her eyes, just listening to the wildlife after getting dressed. Although she couldn’t smell anything in particular like earlier due to the water scent, she could hear every single thing.

Her shirt clung to her wet shoulders, yet, as a werewolf, she did not really feel the chill. Werewolves were pretty warm-blooded.

Lilith did not know then that this would be their last run.