ZARAI ran and walked as fast as I could while holding my bow and arrows. I knew that whoever saw me would know that I was a warrior but I did not care about that. I wanted to be done as soon as possible and go back to my Anders.I could tell he was worried but I had my reasons for doing this. The time it would take us to hunt and roast a bush rabbit wasn't one we had. If I could buy foodstuffs at the market, it would take us for two days which was much better since we did not have the luxury of time.I knew the lycans might have figured out that we came to the east instead but before they would get to us, we would be long gone.My dad had told me about the story of when he once came to the east. He had also stopped at this market to get supplies and he said it was the biggest he had ever seen.As I finally got into the pack, I noticed that their warriors were staring at me. The warriors dressed a bit differently from how we did back in my pack but we all carried the same type of arro
ANDERS"I am not interested in joining your pack," I replied to the rogues.The facial expression of the one who seemed like the leader changed to one of anger but I tried to maintain peace and said, "I came here to search for my mate. My wolf told me she is here and she is the one I'm waiting for. Once I find her here, I will join this pack since she already belongs here."The werewolves suddenly began to laugh and afterward, the leader said, "alone, you are weak and your life will be miserable. You are better off joining a pack of strong warriors who would teach you how to survive.""Didn't you hear what I said?" I asked. "I am waiting here for my mate. I don't want her to live as a rogue because it's too risky. Once I find her here, I will join her pack. I hope you all understand what I am saying."The leader stared at the other rogues and smiled, "you're lucky I'm in a good mood today otherwise, you would have died by my hands right now."I held myself back from scoffing or laughi
ZARAI watched the werewolves treat the lycan as though she was a thing without feelings. One pulled her hair and said, "she would die by my hands right now. However, another pushed his hand away and pulled her hair again, all the while ignoring her cries of pain.Her mate lay on the ground without moving and I felt that his heart was in more pain than his body because there was nothing he could do about their situation. The second werewolf who pulled her hair said, "I'm going to fuck her first before killing her, I can't let a pretty thing like this die without choking on my d*ck.The third werewolf laughed, "I agree, I also want a taste of her lycan p**sy. We can enjoy killing her when we are satisfied."The first one finally gave in, "in that case, let's get it over with. I really can't stand these lycans."I kept watching as the second werewolf who was so bent on making her choke kept pulling her hair as he tried to unzip his pants while the others gleefully cheered him on.I had
ANDERSAfter running for a few hours, we walked some more and decided to rest. Zara and I hadn't eaten all day and I knew she was just as hungry as I was.I stared at the new addition to our group and was tempted to shake my head. Typical of Zara to want to help everyone, even to her detriment.I needed to be sure though that these two weren't unknown enemies in disguise.Everyone sat down on the grass except me. I stared at the werewolf and asked, "who are you two, and where do you come from?""My name is Logan and my mate is Ariana," the werewolf replied. We both come from the west. My pack shares a boundary with the lycans. I was just an average werewolf living in my pack. I always felt I had a mate but could never find her in my pack. After I clocked twenty, I began to see Ariana in my dreams.I searched for her until I got to the boundary. Surprisingly, she had just turned eighteen and her wolf guided her to the boundary as well. The moment we set eyes on each other, we knew we we
ZARA. I kept staring at Ariana in surprise, finding it difficult to believe what I had just heard. With so much hatred and enmity between werewolves and lycans, how was it possible that they would come together to build a neutral pack? Unless there were mates just like us.I saw the way Anders was staring at us and knew that even he was surprised. However, Logan's expression remained the same which meant they were truly going to such a place."How is such a pack possible?" I asked her.She smiled at me, "I thought the same way too when I first heard about it. A werewolf pack and a lycan pack once shared a boundary. Due to the enmity between both species, they kept fighting and killing each other and their numbers kept dwindling. Eventually, they realized that the constant fighting was causing them more harm than good as children lost their fathers, wives lost their husbands, sisters lost their brothers, and mothers lost their sons.They both got tired and decided to form a truce. The
ANDERSI could see that Zara was happy, probably because she had never had a friend before but I wasn't happy, I was worried.If those two were strong, perhaps I would feel a little at ease but they were weak and a liability and the girl talked too much. I was wary of people who always had too much to say.I knew there was a battle ahead of us and I was worried about Zara. How would she stay safe if she was distracted while trying to save Ari? Both Ari and Logan knew the implication of their decision to run away and were ready to die but I wasn't. I wanted to keep Zara alive, I wanted to grow old with her and I couldn't stop myself from being so afraid of losing her.This was why I decided to go for a walk but I also knew I couldn't go far because I had to stay close to Zara. After walking a little distance, I stopped and my mind went back to the neutral pack Ari had spoken about.I didn't want to go there because I had never heard about it and I couldn't just trust anyone. Zara was e
ZARAI kept on chasing the man I knew I had just shot, mostly because his eyes had been focused on Ari and Logan. I heard Anders calling my name, I knew he was afraid that I would get hurt but I was determined to catch this intruder. I needed to know if he was a spy sent by our enemies and if they were others coming.I didn't know if the couple in the river were even aware of what had happened, considering the fact that they were so engrossed in what they were doing. Now, I was glad that Anders and I weren't the ones in the river.I continued chasing until I finally caught up with the man. The arrow I shot at him had only pricked the back of his hand which explained why he could still run but it made him slow and he was bleeding.I kicked his back when I got closer to him and he fell on his face before quickly turning to face me. He begged, "please don't hurt me, I'm in pain already.He was short and in his forties, I suspected that he was a werewolf because of his small stature but I
ZARAAri was under the impression that Anders was stiff, perhaps she was right but I'd never seen him that way so I had to convince her otherwise by telling her about all the sacrifices Anders made for me, even when he was injured. I assured her that Anders was just being cautious but he had a very good heart."Then I guess there's no reason for me to be afraid of him," she replied with a smile.We kept talking into the night until Ariana slept off and shortly after, I followed suit.I instantly opened my eyes when I heard footsteps approaching during the early hours of the morning. I picked up my bow, ready to shoot but relaxed when I saw that it was Anders and behind him was Logan.I smiled at him, "good morning, handsome. You guys took all night."Anders sat beside me and draped his arm around my shoulder, "good morning my love. I'm sorry if you waited up for us. I so badly wanted to be by your side but if we are going to travel together, I need to ensure that Logan can defend hims