Celestial Bodies: of Runts and Lycans의 모든 챕터: 챕터 71 - 챕터 80

Xavier's POVJust under the snow, I catch her scent. Celeste was here.The house is cute. Like a little old woman would live here and bake pies, kind of cute. Right up against the side of the mountain, it's hidden cleverly away between a wide crevice. As was told to us, the door is knocked down. That's where Celeste's scent is most clear, under the scent of several rogues and snow. Before we enter, as we wait for everyone to gather, I trace the scent as far as I can. I get maybe fifty yards back into the woods before it fades into an indiscernible mass of nature and cold.'She's gone,' I link to Josh. 'They must have known we were coming. She's gone.''It could be a trick,' he tries to reassure. 'Let's investigate while we're here.' I huff, coming out of the tree lining and returning to the little house. 'Hey.' He nudges me. 'We'll find her.'My breath gets caught in my throat, my eyes blurry as I look away. She has to be here. She has to be.'Xavier.' My head snaps to Josh, snow begi

Lycer's POVThe forest was cold and damp. It reminded me much of the cells I wasn't truly sure I had escaped.The wind swirled and nipped at us with its icy chill. I can tell it's going to snow soon.I'll need to find shelter.Celestial's hold on my fur switches between a harsh grip and a light grasp but she keeps steady on my back. I try to keep my pace even so as not to jostle her.I don't know where we are. The sky is a mask of grey and the trees are dead. Nothing. I know nothing but that I need to keep going.Twice, I catch myself speeding up for a moment with an intense fear of someone being right on my heels. Celestial doesn't say a thing. I was sure she would if she spotted someone following us.With night just shortly on our tail and the mountains a slowly shrinking image, I let us stop for just a moment."Lycer?" Her words are a whisper and I nudge my head back to show I hear her. "Are we free?" I look forward. Are we free?I keep walking.Night falls and no one has found us.

Celeste's POVLycer let me sleep in.I wanted to be mad at him but how could I be? For the first time in who knows how long, I felt actually rested. Well, as rested as I could be with my limbs protesting every move. My shoulder ached and the rest of my wounds burned. Even air brushing against the burns on my legs brought a hiss from my lips.I waited until Lycer was actually asleep to allow my curiosity to get the best of me. Leroy seemed like a nice enough guy from the brief encounter we'd had with him. He let us stay here and for that I was incredibly grateful. My mind still felt a bit slow and I could feel a lingering sluggish lag in every step as I looked at the knickknacks on the shelves around the living room. A little rocking horse was the first thing to catch my eye. It was hand carved and I could see where the movements went smoothly versus where they were a sharper moment. It was given a small cloth saddle that had yellowed from time. Seashells lined several spots on the shel

Third Person POVIt cost Malum almost every fund he had stashed away and what he took from several experiments personal supplies to replace enough wolfsbane to get back to work. Nevermind, the faerie he killed in the marketplace. His blood was the necessary ingredient Malum just couldn't shell out the funds for.After sending out Karlin and several other experiments to find the runaways, Malum had Christopher brought to his lab. Strapped to the table, covered in bruises and split skin, the wolf laid just beginning to come to. Malum tapped his foot as he waited for Christopher to wake up.The wolf began to stir.His vision was blurry when he first came to, a mixture between the swelling of a fresh black eye and the wolfsbane just barely fading from his system. When he saw Malum's still face, his breath hitched.Malum tapped a vial against his palm."Werewolf blood was once so easy to come by." Christopher tried to regulate his breathing and blink the grogginess from his eyes. He found

Lycer's POVI jolt awake. 'Celestial?' I look to see her also awake, equally startled. 'Please tell me that's your mate.'She whispers back, "Definitely not."I'm quick to stand, moving myself to stand in front of Celestial. She pushes herself up with a struggle. The second coat falls to the ground. She doesn't bother to retrieve it.I study the forest, scanning the trees to find if anyone is watching."Maybe it was just-"A force hits my side and sends me spinning to the ground. Cold and wet earth weaves itself into my fur. My jaw bounces as I come to a halt.The growl sounds again.I push myself up as an ache forms in my jaw. A wolf with an inky black fur, greasy in appearance, snarls at me. The left side of its face and body have no fur, instead veins protrude. And the eye on that side seems to sink deeper into its face. 'Karlin?' He doesn't respond.I glance to the direction I flew from to find Celestial backing up as she eyes the scene in front of her. Her eyes catch mine. I give