25: HUNTED

It was in the middle of the night that I and the hunter, Karim, left the palace in search of the Moon Beast. I was praying that the best would show himself that night, so that either I ended it or it ended me. I just want the issues in my life to end once and for all.

Under the cloak of night, the Hunter and I ventured forth into the wilderness, our footsteps quietened by the soft earth beneath our feet. With every step, the anticipation grew within me like a tightly wound spring, my senses heightened as we pursued our elusive quarry.

I knew that everyone, especially Zaza, thought that I could kill the beast because of my gift, but my gifts were given to me by the gods to protect men and not the beast. So I asked Karim if he had killed a beast before.

“No, my Alpha, I have not killed a beast like this one before, but every beast of the earth has a specific tracking movement,” Karim said.

“So, in other words, you are here to track it for me. And I am here to kill it,” I said, looking h