Chapter 3 Hey Kid...!

Scarlett's point of view...

Alpha's men were not on alert. They had just received the order from their Alpha but were shocked to see me lunging down.

I wasn't used to being a wolf yet, and the fact that I just rolled down made my knuckles twitchy. I looked at them and then at the opened door in front of me and before they could process the command, I ran out of the pack house.

After running so long, I remembered the thing about the locket in my hoof.

I recalled what Catherine told me, that I must not shift, I had to hide my scent not only because Alpha Xian could find me but also because my scent is unique and can only bring me troubles. Catherine told me that I had to hide it and I will.

I took that locket and wrapped it around my neck in a hurry.

The moment I shifted back, I found myself naked and getting weak again but my steps didn't halt. That messy gown that I had been wearing was still on my neck and I wore it back while still pacing on my steps.

I groaned at every step that I took, besides the pain in my throat and the aching in my head, I felt horrible as my bare foot touched the hard stony path.

The burning sensation was throbbing and my heart thumped in an unsteady rhythm in my chest. But in my situation, pain is the least I can worry about.

I took off into the dark and scary night of the forest where never in my wildest dreams I thought I would go one day.

The darkness that I feared, the wildness that scared me was now nothing before me.

My mind grappled for any location that might be safe. With every step feeling like walking on needles and blades, I ran in an erratic direction as the sharp grass blades penetrated my numb feet.

I do not pause to gain my bearings, not even those pills that I take every day, the only thought in my mind right now is to put as much distance between myself and that hell hole as possible.

Just run...! Every loop in my brain was suggesting only one thing. Run...!

And I ran.

Jumping through the dark bushes, the hem of my skirt caught on a lost branch. All I heard was the sound of my skirt ripping when a cold chill ran up my thigh.

I didn't stop to check it though.

I couldn't.

When I saw behind for once, multiple shadows with red shining eyes were coming behind me, into the forest and that pushed me to continue running desperately.

I have to Survive...!

That was what Catherine wanted, as she chased me out of that hell. She wanted to save my life despite her life at stake.

"Catherine..." I whispered with tears in the corner of my eyes and clenched my teeth.

"I will survive... I will escape and live on... I promise...I will come back to look for you..."

Thinking of her gave me the energy to continue but my hopes got crushed a second later.

"Aahh!"

I didn't pay attention to the ground and knocked my foot into something so hard that it almost ripped through my bare foot. I winced in pain as I stumbled down to my knees and saw a large root craved like a sharp knife, above the ground which had mercilessly pierced through my skin.

Agh.. Pain...!

I didn't hesitate to stand up but the pain paralyzed my body at once.

Was this the end of my escape?

Am I going to get caught? I haven't been able to run far yet.

"No...! Please help me, moon goddess...!" I prayed. I don't know if the moon goddess does really exist but my Mom believed in her and so will I.

Unable to stand up and run further, I couldn't just wait for those beasts to catch me and slaughter me.

I couldn't help but tremble thinking what else they would do to me before shattering me into pieces.

"Argh...." A desperate cry left my mouth and tears blurred my vision when I forced myself to stand.

"Please help me...!" I sobbed, "Moon goddess...! Argh...!!

The pain was horrible and made me cry bloodtears.

I knew it was futile to plea because no one around me could help me. There was nothing but quietness as a response to my cries.

Every passing second felt more horrifying than the previous one.

I can't let Catherine's efforts, her life go in vain.

I was on the edge of losing my hope in life but still unable to give up, I dragged my will back.

I tore a slit from the gown I was wearing and wrapped it around my injured foot, along with some twigs.

My knees trembled uncontrollably each time I tried to move and my heart raced, pounding painfully against my chest.

Even my lungs were constricting from all the running I wasn't used to.

I couldn't run anymore but I am glad that I can walk at least.

I walked as far as I could, staggering into the forest and forcing myself towards the unknown. I heard some rustle, they were still following me, tracing my blood smell and I knew deep down that if get caught, Alpha Xian would drain each drop of my blood for himself.

I can't get caught...!

I started getting dizzy and not long ago, I bumped into something again and tripped falling behind. It won't take a second for my back to hit the rocky ground. Darkness engulfed my gaze and I couldn't move at all.

It's all over.

I met my doom.

But instead of meeting the hard rocky land beneath me, I felt a pair of strong arms grabbing my dress and holding me up, a fear crept into my heart.

Was that Alpha Xian or one of his men?

As an answer to my fear, I sniffed a completely different scent. That scent of his was so pleasing despite my anguish.

An annoyingly intoxicating minty scent filled the air around me like a spell. I gasped.

As per I know, that scent was from an unmated wolf because I do not smell any female scent from him.

He wasn't that monster, Alpha Xian for sure.

This scent has a mesmerizing and equally soothing effect on me.

I couldn't have enough of it despite sniffing crazily. I sniffed filling my lungs and mind with him.

What kind of weird feeling is this?

Though I couldn't see the man before me, I felt protected once his hands touched me.

Mate bonding...!!

Is this how we feel in a mate bonding? Or is this just my illusion?

Is he my mate??

All my puzzles came to an abrupt end when his husky baritone voice echoed in my ears,

"Hey kid..."

He said shaking me up from my wild dreams. That voice was the most delicious thing to my ears, a melody that instantly numbed all my pain.

"Hey...little thing..." he called again while patting my cheeks.

I opened my eyes slowly and was met with the most captivating shimmering pair of grey eyes I had ever seen. The moonlight reflecting off of his face gave him a radiant appearance. His appearance is that of an angel.

I tried to look deeper into the depths of his eyes, but my vision became fuzzy and my voice would not come out.

A worried expression furrowed his brow as he gave me a bewildered look.

"Hey, kid," he called me once more.

Kid...! Shouldn't he be calling me mate?

And it was then that I recalled that even if I was seventeen, my body was not more than an eleven or twelve-year-old kid.

I mean, how could he possibly imagine a mate getting close to a little child like me?

He pulled me up and leaned in closer before I could close my eyes all the way again.

I felt like a jerk all over my frail body, and I froze. I was shivering.

What was he going to do?

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