Escape

Seraphina cursed under her breath. That scent, those eyes. Something stirred deep inside her, a craving she didn't ask for. With a surge of energy, she pushed him away and turned, leaping over a broken bench. Her body twisted mid-air as she slid into a nearby room, ducking behind a collapsed altar. Her breath came in short, ragged gasps.

As she caught her breath, she heard heavy footsteps.

"She went that way," Lucien's voice boomed, echoing through the stone walls. 

"Don't let her get away. Search every nook and cranny."

Seraphina's eyes narrowed as she loaded her gun with the three bullets. "They're fast," she muttered. "Too fast."

A blur of movement appeared in the doorway, and Lucien burst in, his eyes glowing faintly in the dim light. His red hair was disheveled, and a smirk played on his lips. "You know, " Lucien said while wiping an invisible sweat from his forehead. "For someone so deadly, you sure run.. very fast," he stepped slowly towards her. One footstep after another.

Seraphina knew she couldn't hide anymore. She emerged from behind the altar, gun at the ready. "Funny," she replied sarcastically. "Let's see if you can make funny jokes after this." 

Before Lucien could react, she fired a bullet that hit him square in the shoulder. He stumbled back, groaning.

"Shit!" Lucien grunted, grabbing the wall for balance. "You actually shot me."

"Yeah, I did," Seraphina retorted. "Next one might be on your face, dumbwit. What do you—"

Before she could finish her sentence, another blur of movement appeared, and Roran lunged at her. Seraphina wasted no time, firing another bullet that hit him in the side. He staggered, growling in pain.

"What kind of bullets are those?" Roran snarled.

"Same question I wanted to ask, man. It's so painful. " Lucien pouted like a kid. 

Seraphina shook her head at his behaviour. What sort of guy is this?

"These bullets are the cheap kind," Seraphina replied, "And yes, they hurt.. a lot."

With that, Seraphina bolted out past them, her legs pumping furiously as she tore through the dark halls. She could feel Kael behind her now, his energy like a tidal wave crashing against her.

Rolling her body to the side of the street, Seraphina's feet screamed in agony, but she didn't dare slow down even though she ran a little slower. She knew Kael was gaining on her. With a swift motion, she pressed the emergency button on her necklace, sending a distress call to The Order. She had never used the button— never found a reason to do so— until now. She needed backup.

"Dante, Dante, are you there?" Seraphina yelled, her voice barely audible over her ragged breathing. 

Dante has always been on the receiving end whenever Seraphina goes on a mission just in case things went south.

"Yes, Shadow Siren?" He replied, sensing her panic. "Is the mission not going smoothly?"

"I'm done with that, sir, and yes, it went smoothly just that —" Seraphina explained, trying to speak audibly despite her labored breathing. "Right now, I'm being chased by supernaturals. I don't know where they came from and they are—"

" Species?"

"They must be werewolves or Lycans. Definitely they are not humans or witches because they exhibit traits..traits of werewolves."

Dante's silence was palpable, and Seraphina could only hear her own ragged breathing. "Request to kill?" she asked, already spotting the bridge that wasn't far away— her escape.

"Negative," Dante replied. "Request denied. Help is on the way. Just stall them for a few minutes or look for a way out."

"What?! How—"

The reply he gave her did not help her situation at all. She had kind of expected such words from him so she wasn't really surprised. Her panic spiked as she heard the howling of wolves in the distance. "You said not to kill," she hissed to herself. "Fine. I've already hurt them, and that's for stressing me the hell out and getting me injured." She hissed, still racing as fast as her feet could let her.

"Stop running," Kael's voice thundered. It was deep, cold, and domineering, and Seraphina almost wanted to stop. Something in his voice made her want to obey, to be submissive but she pushed aside the urge and kept running towards the bridge.

"You used your Supreme alpha tone, Kael," Roran observed, mind-linking with Kael. "And she didn't obey. Like when has that ever happened?" 

Roran and Lucien were in their wolf form. They were trailing behind Kael— injured. So they were not as fast as they should have been.

The Supreme Alpha's tone worked on every supernatural— witches, werewolves, vampires and even humans. Normal alphas tone didn't possess that much power. It only worked on their kind—werewolves.

Seraphina didn't look back, her focus fixed on the bridge ahead. She knew she had to keep running if she wanted to survive.

Kael smirked. The girl was getting more interesting. 

Seraphina was nearing the bridge that was connected to the cathedral ruinings. Below, the river was twisted like a serpent. It's surface silver in the moonlight. 

Kael shot out of the shadows, now chasing her like a beast set free. He was gaining too fast. And Seraphina had no choice. 

Mid run, she turned. Her heart was pounding. The silver bullet glinted in the chamber. 

"Can you guys tell me what you want from me?" She asked , while trying to ignore the feeling of wanting to get close to him. 

The full moon appeared clearly in the sky tonight. It was so beautiful. Seraphina recalled a book she had some time ago. It says that when the full moon appears, it's a time when wolves call out to their mate. Strangely, Seraphina felt Kael was calling out to her. That call made her feel hot with sexual desire that she could not deny or try to suppress. Her breathing became erratic. Her hands that held the gun trembled. 

"What is wrong with me?" She asked herself. Her breathing was faster than usual. Again, she was trying hard to control that damn urge to get close to him, to run her fingers along that smooth face of his. 

He was looking at her with those eyes as if waiting for her to make a decision. All of a sudden, Seraphina was sexually aroused and her mind was clouded with dirty images. "Shit!" she mumbled.

The man in front of her was dead gorgeous and handsome. He had this unique physique any girl could die for. With eyes so hypnotic that you could get lost in them. Even as she gazed at him from afar, she could see his face was perfectly aligned with a sharp jawline and high cheekbones. 

Again, Seraphina's heart was in turmoil. She kept asking herself what the heck was wrong with her tonight. 

Kael took a step towards her. His long strides covered so much distance that Seraphina panicked again. Three or four more steps and he will be very close to her and she feared that she might do something stupid.. like actually touching his face and maybe kissing him. She shook her head to get rid of her dirty thoughts. 

Snapping back to her senses, she yelled. "Stay the fuck back. I'm warning you—all of you." She threatened pointing the gun this way and that way. "Take a fucking step again and I will kill you right here and now." 

"Feisty." Kael remarked, ignoring her warnings and taking another step, then another. He smiled a little at her. His smile was so charming that Seraphina was almost swooned off her feet. 

Standing there like a dummy, Seraphina watched him come close to her. He brought his face to her neck and inhaled her scent. She moaned as she felt his hot breath fanning her neck. Her knees became wobbly. He played with her silk black hair while still inhaling her delicious scent. Seraphina gasped when she felt his canines on her neck. 

"Mine." 

His voice snapped her back to her senses. She was so furious at how he made her feel and act like a sick, sex dummy in front of him. She held the gun tight again, thankful that it didn't fall from her hands when she was in a haze. Without a warning, Seraphina shot the last bullet into Kael's stomach. 

"Supreme Alpha!!!" Lucien yelled through their mind link, his paws were heard as he ran towards Kael. 

Quickly , Seraphina disengaged herself from Kael but not before he tore off her mask. Half of her face was visible to him and they were shocked at the colour of her eyes. The lycans have seen different shades of eye colors but hers were the unique kind that neither of them had seen before. 

Seraphina didn't try to cover her face , knowing that it was of no use. They had already seen her. Facing the lycans, she said, "The poison in those bullets needs just fourty-eight hours to end your lives. Find yourselves a good doctor within that period if not... " she smirked. "... It's a goodbye from this world for you guys.”

After saying that, she jumped into the river hoping that the current was not too fast for her to drown in.