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
ANDERSWe were all happy that we had arrived at the neutral pack but I was apprehensive because I did not know what to expect. I stared at Zara and asked, "are you sure about this?"She nodded and held my hand just as Logan also held Ariana's hand and we began walking toward the gate.When we finally arrived at the gate, we saw an old man covered in a red cloak. He seemed quite fragile and could not stand erect. He was tall though and that made me conclude that he was a lycan.When he saw us about to enter, he slowly got up from where he sat, stretched out his arms to block us from entering, and said, "you cannot go in until I know what you all want." I decided to test him and asked, "is this not a werewolf pack?"He shook his head, "if you are looking for a werewolf pack then I'm afraid you have come to the wrong place. You have to leave. Here in this pack, we are all neutral. We don't take sides so we welcome all peace-loving werewolves and lycans."Logan smiled at him, "Wow!!! The
ANDERSI stared at the gate and back at the monsters who were approaching us and screamed, "run." This was the only solution I could think of, especially because we were outnumbered and it could be worse for Logan and Ariana. We let go of each other's hands to enable us to run faster.I had never run so fast in my entire life and my only relief was the fact that Zara was ahead of me. While she and Ariana were in front, Logan and I were behind, trying to catch up. The lycans also did not make it easier for us, as they chased us as though their lives depended on it. Once we were out of the gate, I thought we had almost gained our freedom, but then I felt a lycan reaching out his hand to stab my back, and turning around, I stabbed him and pushed him back before I continued running. I did not bother to stop or look back until I took a curve and finally arrived at the road. I caught up with Zara and Ariana, who had reached the road first, and I turned to look at the lycans but noticed th
ANDERSI ran to Zara's side and held her in my arms, feeling as though my heart had been ripped off my chest. I took out the arrow from her abdomen and quickly tore out a part of my shirt to tie around her belly.As I wrapped it around her body to stop the bleeding, she said, "I'm... sorry...Anders, I don't think I will make it.""No, you will make it," I said to her while fighting the tears that threatened to pour out of my eyes. "Don't be negative, Zara, you will make it.""Take...me to the waterfalls," she said as her body heaved in pain. "The... antidote is at the waterfalls,....it....is.... guarded by the werewolves."Without thinking twice about my actions, I took off the arrows strapped on Zara's back and left them on the floor as I lifted her off the ground, bridal style, and began to run to the waterfalls. I knew that once anyone was shot with the poisoned arrows if he or she did not get the antidote in time, nothing was going to keep them alive. I could not lose my Zara, I
ANDERSI heard a voice, calling out to me. It was Zara's. She was drowning in an ocean. Her hand reached out to me as she kept calling my name and asking me to save her.I opened my eyes and realized I was in a cave. My memories came back to me in a rush and almost immediately, I began to feel dizzy again. I looked in front and saw the plant that had brought me to the cave. It had the antidote I so badly wanted.My Zara, I could not let her down. I began to move slowly, crawling with my arms while ignoring the pain in my body. I kept moving as my head kept spinning until I finally got to the plant. I reached out my hand and plucked a handful of the leaves, squeezed it, and rubbed it on the part of my body where I had been stabbed. After that, I turned and lay on my back, waiting for my wound to heal. I wasn't a werewolf and that was a disadvantage at this point. It was going to take a long time for me to heal but time was what I did not have because I needed to get to Zara. Also, o