Chapter 00004

Chapter four

Scarlett's pov

The leaves crunched under my feet and my breath came out in huffs as I ran but I didn't dare look back. I heard their voices behind me and for a moment I felt as though I was reliving the dream I had just woken up from, only this was no dream and I knew whoever those people were, they were intent on killing me.

"Secure the perimeter, don't let her get away." A voice boomed loudly and my heart dropped. Did I have a chance at escaping when I was so obviously outnumbered?

A part of me wondered how the men would react if I explained to them I wasn't Scarlett or whatever they called me but I knew it would be a futile argument since they would merely look at me like I was mad and trying to play a trick on them.

I heard the oft-flowing water near and a crazy idea popped into my mind.

"Well I have nothing to lose," I commented as I turned in the direction from where I heard the water.

"Gotcha," a voice called out to me seconds before I was rammed into. I groaned as I rolled on the floor and hit a tree. I tried to rise but my whole body ached from the impact, I heard slow unhurried footsteps approaching me and I slowly looked up.

"Scarlett..." The man with the green eyes who seemed to be their leader walked towards me slowly. One side of his face was wrinkled and burned and looked stiff and dry under the sun.

"I've been through a lot to get you Scarlett and you are going to pay for every penny and all the stress you've put me through," he announced as he squatted in front of me. I inched away from him, my eyes darting around as I looked for an escape route but the other wolves growled at me.

"You are surrounded Scarlett, nowhere left to go," The man gave me an eerie smile and my heart beat rapidly in my chest.

Why would the moon goddess give me another life if she knew I wouldn't even survive for a complete day in the body?

"Now I would love nothing more than to kill you and just end you right here but for some reason, the alpha needs you and he has given explicit commands to have you brought back alive," the man continued and the more I stared at him, the more I was certain he seemed familiar and somehow I knew him.

"Cat got your tongue, Scarlett? That's unusual, you normally have a lot to say." He chuckled and the men beside him joined in.

"What do you want from me?" I asked as calmly as I could muster and I watched as the man furrowed his brows for a second before anger simmered within his eyes.

"You bitch," he snapped right before he smacked me across the face. Tears stung my eyes as I clutched my face from the impact.

"You want to play dumb with me Scarlett? That's what we are doing now?" The man chuckled dryly.

"I don't have time for games so you can either come with me voluntarily and save us all the stress of having to beat you within half an inch of your life before dragging your bloodied body back with us, although I would like nothing more than that," the man told me slowly. I scrambled within my mind as I thought of a way to escape but I knew my chances were too nonexistent.

"Fine, I'll go with you," I announced and it was clear from the look of disappointment on the man's face, he had expected me to put up a fight.

"You seem out of sorts today Scarlett which is disappointing since I was hoping for a little bit of action," The man shook his head as he took a small step back, giving me room to rise. From this man's words, he kept hinting that Scarlett...who was now me, had a fighting spirit and was one to put up a fight. Who exactly was she and why were these men after her?

I slowly rose to my feet and I could see the wolves were on high alert as they were waiting for me to strike or bolt at any second.

"Let's go, we have a long journey ahead of us, and don't try anything funny or I won't hesitate to kill you," the man threatened but I knew he was bluffing. He said his alpha needed me for something and I knew he wouldn't want to face his wrath because he killed me so at least for now I was somewhat safe. We walked through the forest but on a different route than the one we came through. The farther we walked, the more I could hear the sound of the flowing water. It seemed we were headed in the direction of the water and I discreetly looked at the men around me who chatted among themselves.

From a distance, I saw the sparkling blue water and to my left, I saw what seemed like a small cliff. My heart beat rapidly within me as I mentally prepared myself for what I was about to do. On the count of three...one, two-

"You know Scar-" the scarred man began as I fisted my hand and delivered a punch square into the face of one of the wolves and bolted before any of them could recover from the shock. Behind me, I heard the man howl in pain while others were hot on my heels. I approached the cliff as I felt the wolves drawing nearer and I didn't dare stop.

"It's a dead end, Scarlett, you are going to die if you jump," the man called out to me but I ignored him as I reached the end of the cliff and with a shaky breath I jumped.