chapter two

Chapter 2

Hailey's POV 

"Ah!!!! We're under attack!" As soon as that shrill scream echoed through the pub, my eyes widened and I stood there, frozen still.

Howls, screams and growls echoed all around and I knew I should run but my whole being just shut down as a memory I desperately wanted to forget surged.

His strong grip on me. His slimy breath on my skin. His smelly breath as he called me his little princess. His cold lifeless eyes staring back at me as soon as I stabbed a dagger into his heart. The blood on my hands as I fled from my own pack as well as my father's corpse.

No. No. No

I need to get out of here now.

They've found me.

They know I'm here and now they'll kill me for what I did to my father.

My whole body had begun to shake violently at this point as I kept screaming at myself to run. My heart rate was through the roof and I was worried that it would soon beat right out of my chest.

It took a while but eventually, I was able to will my body to move.

No sooner did I move did I stumble and fall pathetically, a far cry from my former poised self. 

Still trembling violently, I pushed myself up to my feet like awkwardly, my feet feeling like jello.

My hand shot to the wall as I used it to support myself and then slowly, I began to make my way backdoor.

The screams, sounds of flesh tearing and growls from the outer door was enough to tell me that I couldn't go that way.

Thankfully, the door was not far from where I stood and I shoved it open as softly as my panicked state could allow me.

Stepping out of the pub, I barely had time to breath  before I found myself tackled harshly to the ground.

I landed with an oomph as pain shot through my body.

"You bitch. Why did you follow me? You want them to get me? I'll kill you." Dennis's smelly breath was on me as his hand wrapped around my neck and squeezed.

His eyes contained an intense anger towards me but it was mostly filled with fear and panic.

I grabbed at his hand, struggling violently as I tried to pull him off me.

His face blurred and the face of that man took his place, sucking all the strength out of me. My face grew wet as tears began to trickle down my face. My hands went limp by my side as I laid there stupidly while he squeezed the life out of me.

Just when my vision had begun to grow dark, the weight on my neck was suddenly lifted sending me into a spluttering coughing mess as I forcefully drew air into my burning lungs.

It took a while for me to get myself but once I did, my heart stopped when I took in the sight in front of me.

Dennis and a large black wolf, it's fur covered fully in blood were embroiled in a fierce battle. Dennis had his claws and fangs out, half transformed as he scratched and bit the wolf that was almost twice his size.

I shivered violently, both scared and relieved at the same time.

Letting out a deep breath to steady myself, I pushed myself up shakily to my feet and then I turned in the opposite direction and began to run.

At first, I stumbled and fell pathetically but I picked myself up and then continued running without a care for posture or stance.

Thankfully, despite my panicked state, my body remembered where to go. Turns out the years I had been doing all sorts of shady things in dark alleys would come to a use one day.

It took a while and a whole lot of hiding and falling but I eventually reached the woods at border of the settlement.

With that, I allowed myself free reign as I began to sprint madly with no sense of direction, the screams still echoing a distance behind me.

Finally, I saw the road and I almost cried tears of joy.

I shouldn't have because no sooner had I stepped on the road did I find myself flying like a broken kite.

Something, which I suspected was a car had hit me hard sending me landing on the floor, my hands and legs bent oddly.

The pain came almost soon after as I groaned weakly.

My vision grew blurry as I stared up at the rising moon.

Was this how I was going to die?

After years of running, of hiding, of working to settle the debt I owed. After everything. This was where I ended up?

No.

Goddess no.

I don't want to die.

Just then, two silhouettes appeared above my head but because my vision was already blurred, I couldn't make out their faces.

I could make out something that would have made my eyes widen, had I gotten the strength though.

Almost at the same time, the both of the growled, their eyes red and then called out "Mate”