Lydia.My friends nodded. We finished lunch and headed back to the training grounds. Caleigh got back to archery immediately. Ryan and I picked up the swords immediately. The man asked me to try to use my sword that time.It wasn’t as easy as it sounded. I got a little bit upset by Otis. I knew I had to remain calm. If I got angry, my wolf got angry. And I was sure she was strong enough to break the chains if she wanted to. I gritted my teeth and took my stance. I tried to keep my balance just as Ryan showed me before. I closed my eyes for a second and recollected everything I have learned from him. I opened my eyes when I felt ready and noted I was ready.He was seemingly content with me. We started off slowly that time, too. I managed to defend myself with the sword, almost every single time. I saw as Ryan was getting more and more proud of me and that also filled me with pride. As his movements were becoming faster and faster he seemed to be more and more tired. It was understandab

Caleigh and I exchanged a look. We all knew it was about me.“So, what is it now?” the huntress asked.“Do you know what my brother found? An army. An army of humans.”“Wait, are they going to attack us?” I asked.“Most probably not, unless they find us. We have to hope they would just turn the other way.”“But what do they want?”“They seem to be at war. And luckily, not with us. If they find us, we stand no chance! There are too many of them!”“So we have to stay alert?”“More than ever.”“Okay, time out!” the huntress stood up “Too much stress! Let’s go to the lake!”“Caleigh, we can’t take a break from everything right now!” he said “Lydia, please back me up!”I looked at Ryan then at Caleigh. The huntress was right. Too much happened in the past few days. My clan got massacred, I lost my memories, I’ve been abused by Ryan’s fan girls, we figured out how powerful my wolf is, we’ve been through intensive training, I killed a man, Otis wouldn’t leave us alone now that he’s back, and

He returned my gesture and then walked up to me.“Can’t you sleep?” he asked softly.“Not really. My thoughts are killing me. Worst case scenarios.”“It’s good to be prepared but think about other opportunities! You are becoming stronger, we’re going to leave together, you have friends. And these are only a few amongst the other good things. It’s really unnecessary to think about the worst now.”“You’re right. Why are you awake by the way? Did you sneak out to meet your secret lover?” I grinned but I just wanted to know if he was seeing anyone.“What?” he blushed “No! I don’t have a secret lover! I…” he hesitated “I don’t think we have time for romance now anyway. Especially if we’re leaving soon. Who knows when I’ll be back, right?”“Will you actually come back?” I asked.“I have to.” he smiled bitterly “I told you. My father would hunt me down no matter what.”“But you may be under the protection of my clan!”“I don’t know, Lydia. We will see. Since we can’t sleep and I’m sick of ev

After a moment of surprise, I melted into the kiss. It was soft and brushed all the worry away for a minute or two. Ryan gently caressed my back. When we separated our foreheads softly touched in mid-air. He breathed a sigh but I knew he was smiling.“I’ve been waiting for this since forever.” he chuckled.“Oh, really?” I giggled “What discouraged you?”“You said you have no time for romance.”“Let’s be honest,” I breathed a sad sigh “we really don’t have time for that now. No matter how hard I wish we did. We need to focus on the pieces of training and to find the witch than my pack.”“Are you breaking up with me?”“What?” I chuckled “No, I’m just saying that this is the worst timing ever, Ryan. There’s too much going on.”He nodded then we sat there in silence for a while. My body felt more alive than ever before. I felt excited yet calm at the same time. I have always felt safe when Ryan was around but this feeling strengthened after those moments. I got lost in the sounds, the lak

I hesitated for a minute then nodded. I would never be able to survive alone in the forest otherwise. The huntress took her dagger first. She looked at me one last time to make sure I was okay with this. She chose a rabbit and then lay it on the table. She pinched the hide on the back of the animal and cut it near the base of the neck. She grabbed a cleaver then; she cut off the feet just above the knees and then the tail and head. I wanted to turn away but I couldn’t. I had to remain strong. I watched as she moved the dagger edge facing up to the stomach and she made a cut up to the neck. Caleigh placed her index and middle fingers under the fur and formed a hook. One of her hands moved towards the rear and the other towards the head of the rabbit. She was swift. I was sure she must have done this more than just several times. I saw as she kept twisting and pulling the skin. Then she tore off the fur from the rabbit’s legs with a sharp tug. The fur looked like tiny shoes there. She l