Behind her eyelids, the eyeballs seemed rapidly move. Sweat flooded her forehead. Her breathing was rushing along, with her chest cavity expanding and deflating. The delicate fingers gripped the blanket, and she suddenly woke up and screamed with a pale face.
The door was knocked on loudly and impatiently.
"Ryn! Are you okay?" The voice was heard outside the room. Walter was awakened by the scream. "I heard you scream. What happened?"
Ryn turned her head and expected Walter to walk in immediately. However, her tongue felt numb, and her whole body was paralyzed. Ryn was terrified so much that she could do nothing but keep breathing rapidly.
"I'm coming in!" Walter said as he broke down the bedroom door.
It only took two slams, and the door opened violently. Walter stood in the doorway,
"What?" Walter widened his eyes. "He's in there. Merry's checking on him," the man said, pointing back. Walter looked in the direction the man was pointing. He hurriedly ran to a crowd of people not far from his house. "What's going on?" asked Walter, walking through the crowd. Merry, who was crouching beside Jendra's body, turned to Walter. "He was poisoned. Wolfsbane," Merry replied. "Wolfsbane?" Walter's eyebrows were deeply furrowed. "How so? Jendra has good resistance to wolfsbane poison," he continued as he looked at Merry, who stood up. All of the Freemega members had better resistance to wolfsbane venom. That was because Merry made a potion from wolfsbane extract and some herbs for them to consume periodically at certain times. They felt an overwhelming effect, although only in small doses in the early days of taking it. Over time, their bodies have become accustomed to the poison. Because of this, they could pass through Wolfsbane Gate without worrying about suffocating
The complicated feelings Ryn felt made her mind blow up. The girl ran out of Freemega and went to the lake. Ryn knew the lake was just as unsafe as the river where Albert's territory boundary was. However, she felt strongly about going to the lake. The girl sat at the edge of the lake, silent and looking at the reflection of a face on the water. The unfamiliar face she now always saw in the mirror stared at her grimly. "Who are you? What exactly happened to you? How did my soul get trapped in your body?" asked Ryn. The girl bent her knees, then hugged them with both hands. She took a deep breath as she looked far ahead. "Should I drown myself in this lake so my soul can return to my body?" The girl chuckled as she relaxed her shoulders. "That would be suicide. I was already dead there. If I do it here, I'll die twice. And it's not cool," she complained. "Who are you?" asked a voice from behind Ryn. The girl was startled and spontaneous
Walter eyed the wolfsbane plants around him. He wanted to check out the place where Jendra was found."Do you know where exactly Jendra was found?" Walter asked."I have no idea, but I heard he was found on the path that leads into town," Lance replied.Walter looked at the young man and said, "Can you do me a favor?""You don't have to ask. I'm always ready to help you," Lance replied."Go find Ryn! I'll check out where Jendra was found," Walter said.Lance's face showed curiosity. "People think what happened to Jendra was an accident, but I don't think so. I know Jendra quite well. He knows the extent of his immunity to wolfsbane poison. So, there's no way he would be that careless. I'm sure there's something behind his death." Lance looked at Walter seriously. "Do you suspect anyone?" he asked."I can't answer you now. I need to check the place for clues," Walter replied.Most Rouges who joined Freemega were of Omega rank in previous packs, including Lance. However, Walter knew tha
Sitting across from each other and separated by a wooden table, Ryn and Walter looked quite serious. It is time for all to be revealed. Ryn must hear the story—the dark story—about her family that happened years ago."Before I tell you everything, would you mind telling me about your nightmare?" Walter said this without shifting his gaze.Ryn licked her lips and took a deep breath. It was hard for Ryn to tell him about the dream without getting goosebumps. It was so horrible. Indeed! And even just thinking about it, her heartbeat was racing."If you can't—""I will do it," Ryn interrupted. The girl took a deep breath to convince herself she could do it."Are you sure? I know this is hard for you. I won't be too pushy if you can't do it," Walter said."I’m sure I can do it." Ryn nodded confidently. The girl briefly paused her words as she summoned the courage to dive into the nightmare that haunted her every night. "I hid behind a giant white oak tree. There was a house with a large ya
'Is this the reason why God sent my soul to Wolfspring? To avenge the death of her family?' Ryn thought.She sat in front of the mirror, looking at the reflection of the sad-eyed face staring back at her."Talk to me, Ryn! Is this what you wanted? Do you want me to take your revenge?" She asked.Ryn waited for the reflection to answer her question for some time. But she felt even more foolish the longer she waited. She was not the Evil Queen sitting in front of her magic mirror anyway."This is ridiculous." the girl snorted and got up.Ryn turned around and walked toward the bed. Then a voice was heard calling her name, making her steps stop. Ryn turned her head and looked around."Who's there?" the girl asked.She turned vigilantly."Who's talking?" she asked again, to no one in particular."I'm here, Ryn," replied a voice.The girl traced where the voice came from, and her gaze lingered on the mirror she had left behind. She was shocked to see her reflection still there, sitting on
The grudge had set the soul on fire. Every second that passed was making her even more vengeful. The girl trained very hard. She put everything she had into beating down her opponents. She was unstoppable. Every attack she made sent her opponents reeling in pain. "Come on! I need more powerful opponents! Shift!" shouted Ryn after defeating her third opponent in this training session. Fighting them as humans did not satisfy her. Three times, Ryn had beaten her opponent. "Not this time, Ryn. You won't have a chance against us if we shift," Lance refused. "Don't be a chickenshit! Are you afraid I'll beat you?" taunted Ryn. "Enough!" Walter's voice distracted Ryn and Lance. Walter watched from a distance as Ryn began to lose control. This would not be good for Ryn or her training partner. Walter walked up to the girl with a barely readable expression. "Ah, what a coincidence you came," Ryn said with an intent smile at him. The girl set a stance in the next second and was ready to at
Even if it came as a wolf, Merry would not fail to recognize who was there. A dashing wolf with gray fur and piercing red eyes was the ruthless Alpha of the entire Wolfspring."Albert!" Merry hissed with a tightened jaw.The woman pulled an arrow and aimed it at the spot between Albert's eyes.The threat did not intimidate Albert. His piercing eyes scanned the wooden houses behind Merry. He had never seen this place before. The area that he thought was uninhabited turned out to be hiding something completely unexpected. The scent of herbs and wolfsbane was so strong that it pierced the sense of smell. Whatever it was, Albert was very sure that this woman was not just any woman. There was something about this place. Something that made Albert feel like his strength weaker by the minute.'Who exactly are these people?" Albert thought to himself."Back off! This place isn't where you're supposed to be!" ordered Merry.A little movement Albert m
Jayden paced in front of the observation room. Inside his head, questions kept swirling about who might have attacked Albert with the poison. Then he found one possible suspect, Ryn. "Why did he go there alone?" Jayden muttered. He knew Albert had gone alone to Wolfsbane Hill because he didn't want to put his pack members at risk. However, who would have thought that he would harm himself? "Whoever she is, that girl is very dangerous," he monologued. The observation room door opened not long after. Mike came out and shook his head slowly. His face showed that the examination results were not as expected. "How is he?" asked Jayden as he approached the doctor. Mike gestured for Jayden to sit on the waiting chair. He took off his medical mask and sighed. " His heartbeats are getting weaker. The poison is spreading fast, and there's not much I can do until we figure out what the poison is. We still have to wait for the laboratory t