Chapter Five – Escaping Zephyrus

Lena's POV

“Hide,” I urged Xara, crouching behind a boulder. Sounds of snow crunching under heavy footsteps made my heart pound with apprehension. Was it Zephyrus and his wolves? Did they follow my trail? Had they found us? With my breath stuck in my throat, I waited for the footsteps to draw nearer.

To my utter astonishment, it was a human figure that appeared from the other side. With his silhouette against the rising sun, I couldn’t see his features clearly, but he looked somewhat familiar. In his arms was a beautiful woman with long, dark hair, swaying with every step of his!

I blinked in disbelief, realizing who the man was. It was Felixe in his human form! So was that Hera in his arms? Was she the one he had abducted? Why did she resemble Zephyrus?

Before I could emerge from my hiding place, a helicopter appeared from nowhere and hovered over the duo. A rope was lowered and Felixe clung to it while holding Hera with one arm. I watched the movie with my jaws dropped to the snow