DRAX’S POVThe last two days have been the worst days of my entire life, in which I spent reflecting the literal meaning of the words: FUGITIVE and OUTCAST.The best thing that has happened to me in the last two days is finding out that my wolf didn’t kill Rissa.After seeing her being molested by three dudes, I was angry, but I guess I must have been a bit aroused too, causing my wolf to spring up and attack.I had expected that my wolf would attack everyone as usual. Without any intention of leaving survivors.But surprisingly, he stopped in front of Rissa and allowed me to shift back into my human form before something bloody happened.What exactly is going on? I have never been able to shift back at will ever since my wolf became untameable. I was so surprised. I’m pretty sure I acted like a kid who just received a Christmas present.What exactly is happening? I asked in my head, scanning all over Rissa’s body to find any scars that might have been caused by my big bad wolf. There
After musing on my next course of action, I remembered that I had never thanked Rissa for saving me from that trap. Also, for the food and shelter.I waited a few minutes, and she came out all dressed with her hands inside her pockets. She looked stunningly beautiful under the shadows of the moonlight.“Rissa, I’m sorry for barging in like that. I didn’t mean to.” I pleaded, feeling genuinely sorry for her.She sighed softly and nodded her head slowly, acknowledging my apology.“Also, thanks for the food the other day. I don’t know what I would have done without it.” I walked closer to her. “I appreciate it a lot. “I was happy when her face lit up with a bright smile. Then I realized that was the first time I had actually seen her smile, and it was totally refreshing.“You’re welcome. Thanks for saving me today too. Although I’m still confused as to why you were trying to murder me.” She scowled.As much as I’d love to have an ear with whom I can pour out my heart and share my burden
The air in the room suddenly became cold. I already knew I was in serious danger. To make matters worse, I just implicated this innocent girl. I guess my bad luck is contagious after all.Rissa put the walkie talkie on the wooden table by the side and made a thinking face. "Hmmm, I wonder who these guys are after. Well, whoever it is, I'm definitely sure they're in a lot of trouble." She said shaking her head.With panic written all over my face, I stood up and reached for one of the backpacks on the floor. I ransacked it and selected a pair of jeans and a shirt from the clothes inside. I put them on hastily, and grabbed Rissa's hands. "Quick... We need to leave here now." I said hastily.Rissa snatched her arms out of my grip forcefully. "What do you mean we need to leave here?! I'm not going anywhere with you." She pursed her lips. I facepalmed in frustration as my heart rate elevated rapidly. "Don't you get it? We're in danger. They're out looking for us, and they have orders to
RISSA’S POVIf you had asked me earlier what I’d be doing later in the evening, I’m pretty sure raped, chased around naked, and hunted by an angry wolf mob wouldn’t even make it to the list.I have been living as a rogue in that shack for some years now. Although my life did not necessarily have a direction, at least I had a routine that I’d gotten used to and a goal of finding my mother, and it gave my life a small sense of purpose.As we fled for our lives, I looked back at my shack as it was being invaded by those wolves, and I immediately knew that my situation had just graduated from bad to worse, and my life would never be the same. All thanks to this asshole who I’m escaping with. I still can’t believe I’m on the same team with the idiot who’s responsible for all this.As soon as we crawled a safe distance away from the shack, we picked up the pace and took to our heels, knowing that the angry mob would continue their pursuit once they searched and realized we were no longer in
RISSA’S POVIn the morning...I woke up feeling a bit disoriented. I guess waking up on the cold floor in the middle of nowhere for the first time in a long while felt strange, because it had been a long time since I slept without a roof over my head.Waking up to that scenery made my memories flash back to the times when my mom and I had just left the city and were newly homeless.Those were very tough times, but my mom struggled very hard to make sure we survived, and I’ll be eternally grateful to her for her strength.Unfortunately, I’m back to being homeless. Thanks to that maniac.Shit!What the fuck is wrong with me? I just remembered that I promised myself not to blame Drax entirely for the situation we’re currently in after hearing his apology yesterday. It wasn’t intentional. And besides, he tried to make things right by not letting me be captured by those hunters.It’s safe to say that there was no harm intended. The problem is, I have my own issues to deal with, and now I h
DRAX’S POVFor the first time since I became a fugitive and was being hunted, I actually had a plan.Prior to now, I had no bearing, no direction, no destination, no will to live. I was just a lost soul, wandering the forest alone. To be honest, I was on the verge of death. I had even contemplated suicide, but I have a feeling that any attempt I made to take my life would just result in my wolf emerging with fury to cause havoc.Even if it wasn’t intentional, sometimes I’m low-key grateful that Rissa got dragged into all of this. Because the only thing that keeps me going right now is my promise to keep her safe.I’m pretty sure I would have given up long ago if the only thing at stake was my life. But because someone else is involved, I can’t give up. I can’t afford to have more blood on my hands.Although she’s annoying as hell, I have to make sure she stays alive. Or at least she doesn’t die because of me. My conscience wouldn’t be able to handle that.I still haven’t forgiven myse
In a split-second after stepping on a snare, I was hoisted up into the air, under a tree. The shock and discomfort I felt from being pulled up made my wolf vexed. Suddenly my bones reshaped, my wolf’s silver hair popped up from under my skin, and my fingers turned to claws.“Run! Get out of here.” I yelled at Rissa as I struggled with the pain I was getting from trying to prevent myself from shifting.Thankfully, Rissa was a few feet behind me when I stepped into the trap. Else, the both of us would have been stuck together in that trap, mid-air.In a matter of seconds, I had completely shifted into my big wolf.‘What the hell is she still doing there?’ I said in my mind. Then I realized that I could still see Rissa from my wolf’s eyes, even though I was trapped inside my wolf’s body. It wasn’t like this before.Obviously, some things were changing in terms of my human-wolf interaction. Before now, whenever my wolf sprung up, I would be totally oblivious to what was happening. Impriso
RUSSIA’S POVI’m furious.How could he treat me that way? Do I look like a soldier to him? I have been running for three days now, and I’ve not even had any proper food to eat. I was so tired and my legs were so swollen, and he had the guts to push me into the river. That’s definitely not how to treat a lady.He’s lucky we made it out of that river alive, else I would have killed him.After walking for hours to try to find a comfortable place to crash for the night, Drax ended it all by stepping into a trap. I would normally say it serves him right, and that’s what he gets for mistreating a lady, but his predicament affected the both of us, so I let it slide.We couldn’t get him out of the trap—even though he shifted, and his wolf tried to break free—so we had no option but to crash there for the night. Then the next morning, I had to go and find some food for the both of us. It made me more furious, but I had to hold it in because I still needed him on this trip.A little while after