Chapter 5 Was Catherine dead too?

Scarlett's point of view...

I heard those footsteps getting closer, and terror took hold of me again. I had to drag myself into the tree hole. Not less than a mile away, I sensed the presence of three shadowy figures.

They had been smelling, and they might use my blood as a point of exchange. I am not sure how long I could manage to hide from them given the numerous bleeding wounds all over my body.

My neck aches even though the pain in my head has lessened. When I extended my hand to check on the bleeding wound, I was shocked to find that my skin had already covered the bite wound.

How exactly...? Could it be that my magic had become active or something else?

Could it be that before leaving, that rogue licked my wound? Did his saliva heal me?

Wait...! Is he an Alpha?

I heard the footsteps moving away from me as I focused.

I finally released the breath I had been holding for so long.

I reached out for the leather jacket that my mysterious savior left behind and wrapped it around me.

It was so pleasing.

After waiting for a long while, I closed my eyes once more and fell into a deep, uncontrollably asleep state.

I was unable to stay awake despite my intense desire to do so. It could be a result of the healing influence.

I coughed and flicked my eyes open after what seemed like an eternity, disturbed by a strong odor.

Something akin to the smell of charred wood, burned flesh, and blood. It was so annoying that it felt like someone had purposefully set a lamb on fire.

That smell was too strong for me to detect until I looked over my shoulder and saw smoke and flames billowing from the opposite direction. I could see everything more clearly now that it had somewhat dawned. Those beasts were nowhere around.

Smoke was everywhere.

What just happened?

Was the entire forest on fire?

Where is that man? Is he dead too?

The smoke was coming from the direction of the pack house from where I ran out. I was taken aback upon seeing it.

Is it possible that the entire pack house caught fire? What exactly happened?

Was Catherine dead too?

My heart sank as I just imagined it. Considering that she came from a divine bloodline as well, I reasoned that Alpha Xian would not kill her right away and that I could find a way to save her from that hell, but!

And then, as if I were seeing things in a hazy dreamtime, I noticed a figure coming out of the smoke and heading toward me.

He was the one...! My savior...!

He was far stronger than Alpha Xian, so much so that I gasped for air as I saw him. Masculine with a flawless "V"-shaped physique.

I had not been able to see him well in the dark before, except for his attractive face, but now that the morning light was shining on him, I could clearly see his massive and powerful frame.

The way he strode around like a perpetual monarch, full of daring and dominance, as though the world were his own.

He strode closer, making himself even more visible to me. His brown hair fell in flocks the length of his ears, which stroked his forehead as he moved.

Despite having a younger appearance than Alpha Xian, his rugged features make it obvious that he is not a member of the woodland community.

Tall, broad, with deep brown hair and a chiseled jawline, he appeared too attractive to be a rogue.

It's even more clear when he walked over to me and stood beside me. And it was then that I noticed that his whole self was drenched in blood, even his face was covered with sprinkled blood.

I panicked. All the fantasy that I had was fumed in just a few seconds. Fear crept into my heart as he stood like a tyrant, a warlord who had just killed an army alone.

Did he just kill the entire pack? It was dreadful to even imagine.

Other than the Alpha, his Beta and other wolves in the pack were all warriors, it was impossible for him alone to fight against them. I must be imagining things.

How could he do it alone?

If he did, just why did he kill them all?

How cruel he might be to do so...! There were pubs and females too. They were all innocent. I was so scared of him.

His grey eyes narrowed as he stared at me.

I felt his gaze piercing through my skin, inching every single hair of my body and every single thread of the shabby gown I was wearing.

I belong to that pack too. Did he have any grudge against them? Will he kill me right away?

With my little body, I might not be able to fill his stomach though.

I stared at him blankly without even blinking.

Why was he staring at me like a predator?

He just killed the entire pack single-handedly.

He might have killed Catherine too.

I can't trust him.

I can't.

"Hey kid..." I was lost in those suspicious thoughts when his voice boomed in.

Kid...!

Those words echoed in my ears smacking me out of the chain of thoughts I was wandering in.

He waved his hand before my eyes as if trying to find out that I was alive.

I blinked silently from inside that burrow, like a terrified little rabbit.

"Hey kid, Are you all right?" he added and I nodded.

Though he just helped me, his voice was not at all gentle or friendly. He had a dreadful commanding aura around him.

Yet to my annoyance, I still felt a sense of security with him.

Why the hell would I? What's wrong with me?

At least he is not as brutal as that beast towards me. But still, I felt embarrassed when he called me 'Kid'.

That's fine though, I can't complain about him calling me a kid. Standing before me is a man of about six and a half feet in height along with a toned masculine body.

In front of him, my humble frame was more like a kid's, and due to the pill I took every day, my growth was stopped.

I don't have bulged breasts or hips to prove myself as a seventeen-year-old who had already gotten a wolf and was ready to be mated.

Besides, I will not mind if he calls me a kid as long as I can feel safe around him in this way.

His eyes were slowly shifting from one side to the other as he scanned me. I was nervous because he had a slight frown on his face.

What does he want to find? I pondered.

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