“Okay,” I say lowly as I turn my horse around. “Where are you going?” She asks loudly. “Back to The Hole. My people are without a leader, I just want to do what I came here to do, and then return.” I reply to her. “Okay then! Let’s hunt!” Her voice is fierce, and it causes me to halt the movements of my horse. “You say you want to hunt, yes? Well, let’s head to Olam then.” She says, and images of my parents flash in my mind, causing my heart to ache. I gulp as I hold back tears as memories of them haunt me. I have never cried in front of anyone since my parent's death, and I am certainly not going to do that in front of this human female. “Or I can take you back to The Hole,” She says softly. “Is it a law that you vet me the first day?” I avoid her question. I am clearly finding an excuse not to go to the forest. I don’t think I am ready to see where my parents died. “Yes. Well, not law, but it’s mandatory.” She says with a shrug as she now looks at me. “Okay,” I say. “Take m
She strokes my face and for a second, I bask in the feeling, but then I grab her hand and hold it tightly.“Don’t touch me. All you speak of are lies.” I say to her and I let her hand drop as I put distance between she and I.“Stop moving and fretting...you are wounded, remember?” Her voice changes and sounds more frail now.She’s right, I am hurt. General Ross stabbed me in the belly, how could I forget?And the crazy thing is that I am not even feeling any pain.“You have healed outwardly, but your system is at risk. The poison from the blade has spread inside you.” She informs me, causing my eyes to bulge.I look at my stomach and she is right, I have healed. There’s only a large scar on my abdomen.“I feel quite fine.” I say to her as I sit back down on the floor. “If there was poison coursing through my body, I think I would know.” I add and I scoff lightly.“You don’t feel the effects because your system is fighting it off. You’re lucky, General Ros
Wow, that was not what I was expecting.“You had an affair with the General’s wife?” I ask her incredulously.“Are you hard of hearing?” She rolls her eyes as she says this. This is clearly a topic that she does not enjoy speaking on.“I’m sorry for making you tell me.” I say softly and her face relaxes.“Oh, you didn’t make me, Jaden. No one makes me do anything.” She says and she goes back to walking around the room and touching the walls.If my mother was human, then how couldn’t I or the other werewolves sense her? It’s very easy to hear the feeble hearts of humans beating. If a werewolf listens carefully enough, he might even hear the blood running through theirs veins.“Did my mother..uh..use magic to cloak her identity?” I ask her, figuring out that that must have been the only way she could have been hiding in plain sight.“Yes, Jaden. Our family bears one of the most powerful sorceress line in the world; but sadly, I’m the only one left.” She explai
The bravery she has is unmatched. I thought I was brave, but the more time I spend in here with her, I see glimpses of my mother.My mother was a brave woman.I was trying to ignore it at first, but Selena looks exactly like her. The same eye structure, and the same smile.“You miss her, don’t you?” She asks me as I try to escape my thoughts.“Yeah, I do too.” She says without waiting for me to reply to her question.“Why did you say that the forbidden alliance between my mother and father claimed their lives? That’s not what happened.” My voice is firm and Selena studies me as I speak.“They died in a forest here in human territory. That’s where General Ross killed them.” I explain to her.I expect her to know this, since she is a sorceress and all.“The forest Olam.” She says with a sigh.“All you have said is right, I saw it all happen in dream days before.” She adds.“How do you think the General was able to kill two great people on the same day? Yo
“Wait-what?” I ask her, confusion covering the features on my face.“I don’t have much long. The General and his guards would be here soon.” Her words are carried by the noise from above.Why do they keep so many prisoners? And the crazy thing is that most of their prisoners are their own kind. “What do you mean? I thought nothing could harm you. You told me that.” I say to her.I feel a strange obligation to protect her. Protecting her would be like protecting my mother.“Oh, Jaden. No matter how long the sun sits in the sky, it would still have to fall to sleep so the moon can rise.” She speaks in a parable that only takes a second for me to understand.What she means is that no matter how long she stays alive because of her powers, she would eventually have to fall prey to the cold hands of death soon.“I sense greatly that it is my time.” She adds.She looks very weary. She maintains the appearance of a young lady, but her presence seems old and frail.
I let out a laugh that makes Jack frown.“And how are you going to do that?” I ask him as I place my hands on my hips, doing a Superman pose.“You’re going to be hung from a tree. The old classical way.” Jack says and it looks like he is enjoying this idea a little too much.I have to understand more of this dying plan, because I am not going to let anyone kill me. Not a human, nor any other werewolf.“Let’s make this clear, I am not actually going to be killed, right?” I ask him through my mind.I don’t think I can continue this conversation for another minute, my mind feels drained. I will try to hold on for a few more seconds.“Of course, Jaden.” He says as he rolls his eyes.“That is just a glimpse of the plan. The hardest part is that you would have to trust me.” Jack says and I gulp.And that’s the thing, I don’t. I don’t trust him for even a bit.“The look on your face tells m
My claws are sharp enough to cut through concrete like butter. They are not exactly long, but they are pointy and deadly.They may look harmless, but they cause more calm than one can imagine. “Oh, look boys. The bloodsucker has his little claws out.” The General mocks me.The sheer amount of confidence this guy has is ridiculous.He has no idea what he’s doing. I could kill everyone here within seconds. I take in a deep breath to steady my nerves when my eyes land on Jack. He is among the armed guards.“Sir?” His voice is puny compared to the General’s.“The werewolves would soon be upon us. They said they were giving us three days to free their leader.” Jack says as his leader stares into his eyes with a cold look.“And you think I fear those dogs?” Comes the reply from the General.“They want war? We will give war! We will spill the blood of those beasts until the sun bleeds red!” The General
Death is a concept feared by many, but not by us werewolves. When death stares into our eyes, we look it right back with equal intensity.I am a leader of so many and dying is not what worries me, but leaving all of them without a leader.I try to fight back against the guards taking me to the tree, but another stone is placed on the back of my neck, causing me to unleash a scream that hurts my throat.“Hold on.” I hear Jack’s voice in my head and I give him a hard look.If I had the strength right now, I would tear his throat open.My neck burns as if boiling water has been poured on it. The pain spreads with speed, reaching down to my back.My vision goes black for a second and I fall to the ground.“Get him up!” General Ross yells the command to his guards. They quickly obey their leader and soon I am lifted from the ground and dragged towards the tree where I am to be hung to my death.I can now se