Chapter 2

Rowan Hale

"Rowan" a faint voice came I tried opening my eyes but I couldn't my eyelids felt heavy, and no matter how hard I tried I just couldn't open them, "Rowan" the voice screamed this time, my eyes fluttered open, i started looking around, everywhere was covered in fire, I was standing in front of Wrymwood and the entire building was burning down

They was a large black wolf howling, my eyes widened, i took a step back when the wolf suddenly turned and looked at me, it had red eyes just like the painting in my room.

"Help"A voice came from behind me, i immediately turned, my heart skipped a beat when i saw the girl standing in front of me, she had chains all over her body, from her neck, hands and her legs.

I hurried toward the girl, and started trying to remove the chain, but the harder I tried the more the girl bleed, "what can I do? What should I do?" I questioned as tears started rolling down my eyes.

"This is all your fault! You came back too early, Rowan, it’s not the right time yet.” the girl spoke, I couldn't see her face it was covered by her long black hair.

"What do you mean?" the weight of her words clung to my heart “it's coming soon. And they will all know what you are soon.” the girl spoke again.

I stepped back, what does she mean by that? Who is she? "I am you Rowan" the girl said this time looking up, my eyes widened in horror when I saw the blood rolling down from her eyes.

I woke up gasping and sat up immediately sweat was rolling down my skin, my fingers were dug into the mattress hard enough to tear the sheets,and the painting of wolf had fallen down.

My entire body was shaking, I could feel the eyes of the wolf on me, I stood up and ran out of the room, I couldn't stay there anymore.

Not after that nightmare, not with that wolf's eyes on me.

What did that dream mean? Why was I tied up in chains? Why was the school burning? Who was that wolf?

"Ouch" I screamed when I felt a sharp pain in my foot, and that's when I realized where I was, I was in the forest that surrounded the school.

I sat down near one of the trees and looked at my foot that was now bleeding, I slowly removed the stick I gasped immediately placing my hand on my lips to stop the cry that almost escaped my lips.

I placed my head on the tree and slowly closed my eyes, "Run Rowan" some whispered in my ears, "why should I run?" I was waiting for a response but the voice never came again, instead I felt eyes on me,and if felt like every tree is watching me.

I stood up and kept walking, I should have ran back to the dorm, but walking deeper into the forest just felt right, it was peaceful, and it feels like the trees holds all the answers of the questions I have.

I was limping and my leg felt like it was about to explode with everystep I took, I stopped in walking immediately I saw a shadow, I hid behind one of the trees, my heart was pounding against my chest and I couldn't breath, it feels like the tree is strangling me.

"Stop" I coughed out, placing my hands on my neck "please" as if hearing my plead the tree let go, I stumbled and landed on the floor, while coughing hard.

He man in front of me turned slowly when he heard my coughs, he was barefoot, shirtless, anf standing in a pile of grass, he had short blonde hair and a crooked grin on his face. His eyes were black, and much more softer than the man's in the dinning hall, but he didn't look less dangerous.

And when our eyes met my body froze. “You shouldn't be out here my lady” he said, his voice low and gentle. “It’s not safe, this forest is cursed”

I took a step back trying to run, cause he doesn't look like a human, and why would he be here at this time? “You should also not be here”i muttered.

His grin widened, then he said something that made the blood in my veins run cold “You are her, the one they keep whispering about.”

I opened my mouth to ask how he knew me who he was? but before I could speak, a scream echoed throughout the trees behind him.

And then the forest lit up red, another scream echoed through the trees again.

Anf for a second my vision went black, the only thing I could see in the darkness was me in chains, so I just stood there my heart hammering against my chest.

Then suddenly my vision was back, and that's when my instinct kicked in. I ran toward the sound, the tree branches whipping at my arms, my leg was hurting but I kept running, the person that screamed was certainly human.

The boy....whoever he was ran beside me but he was faster, much faster than I was, so I was right when I said he wasn't human.

The trees in front of us suddenly opened and I immediately stopped at the edge of a the clearing, and there, in the center, was a girl kneeling.

Her uniform was torn,her arms had tree branches sunked in like she was dragged all around the fores. There was blood all over her body, that it soaked the leaves beneath her, but she was still breathing hard, i took a step forward when suddenly her eyes fluttered open, and they locked onto mine like I was the only thing keeping her alive.

“It...had...red eyes,” she sluttered before i could comprehend what she meant her body collapsed on the leaves then her body went still.