Chapter 4 : Caught in the woods

Katrina’s POV

Groaning, I stretched my bones and turned around as I slowly stirred from my deep slumber. I felt a light breeze brush my skin and frowned in wonder at the sensation.

The sound of leaves rustling as I moved about also got my attention, causing my brows to furrow in thought as I scanned my brain for an explanation to the sounds and feeling.

Coming up with nothing, I did a final stretch, something like sand falling on my face at the action. Curiosity got the better of me and I unraveled my lids, instantly shutting them as I caught a glimpse of my surrounding.

“Oh heavens,” I muttered in horror, the color draining from my face and my heart racing as it all came back.

Abruptly, I opened my eyes for the second time and stared beside me. Not at all surprised but at the same feeling a sense of stupidity wash over me as I observed it to be empty.

Planting my palms on the dry leaves and moist earth beneath me, I moved my body to a sitting position as I slowly came to an understanding that I was doomed.

Not wanting to think the worst yet, I angled my head upward and sniffed the air like a dog or should I say a wolf that I was even though I my wolf was no longer inactive.

I turned left and right in an attempt to catch a whiff of him, the man in whose arms I had found cornfort and had my desires satisfied the previous night. The man whom for the first time in a long time had made me feel wanted and cherished.

However as the seconds went by and not even the faintest of the scent I caught on him at night was sniffed, I realized that once again, I had been I allowed a man to make a fool out of me.

Embarrassment flooded my being together with a slashing pain in my chest that caused the corners of my blue eyes to sting with the appearance of tears as I folded my body in a foetal position.

As if to mock me, my gaze found the small satchel I had managed to carry. It was just the same as I had left it the night when Amanda stormed into my room and nearly made me meet the moon goddess by strangling me to death.

Something I wished had happened because I needed to have a word with the celestial being who claimed to protect and watch over us but instead only watched over me but not protecting me from the evil I witnessed while surrounded with vile and heartless beings.

The duffel bag stared back at me as I did it, reminding me of my second failed attempt at escape. This time I had no one to blame as none of my captors had caught up with me blocked my path to freedom.

Instead I ended up being my own obstacle to the life I wanted by foolishly giving into my desires all because of an attraction to a strange man whom I had no idea who he was.

Even if I tried to rack my brain for what he looked like, I happened to come up short.  The only thing I could recall was his muscular build and the feel of his black long hair as I ran my fingers and clenched it during our period of lust and giving in to the attraction.

Disgust took over as the images flashed through my mind’s eye of how I allowed myself to be utterly fucked in a place like the woods. Imagine if someone had walked in on us or maybe watched us from a distance.

The thought of it caused a shiver to run down my spine and I shook my head as if to rid it off the images and if possible rewind the time and correct my messed up actions.

I suddenly felt a chill different from the disgust and gazed upward to see the sky grey peek at me from above the branches and leaves of the trees swaying in the breeze.

The time of day wasn't certain, nonetheless I figured it would be sometime in the early afternoon. It was a miracle no one had located me yet and I prayed it stayed that way.

Forcing myself to push the thoughts of fear and grief to the side, I got to a standing position. Cautious of my nakedness, I scanned my surroundings in search of my clothes.

Thankfully it took barely a minute to locate them and quickly took steps in its direction. I picked up the worn out brown dress which had some cuts at the ends due to overuse and lots of stains.

I flipped the dress in the air to discard any leaves or sand hanging on it and held it apart to step into it. I pulled it up and just as I was about to tug it the rest of the way a presence and voice I detested was made known. “Katrina.”

My whole body went rigid and the dress fell out of my hands, causing the material to drop to my waist, leaving my upper body bare and visible to his sight.

Shaun the malicious bastard approached, his amber colored eyes raking my form as his body exuded arrogance. A rush of the fear I had pushed to the back of my mind overwhelmed me as my knees shook and my throat went try.

‘Somebody help me,’ I muttered the prayer in my head as I spurred my body into action. Adrenaline kicking, I hurriedly dragged my dress upward on my body and slid my hands into the sleeves, counting the seconds till he reached me.

In those seconds, my blue eyes checked my surroundings for a possible escape route. The only solution was to turn around and run and just as I did a fast twirl and put one foot in front of the other, a large hand gripped my shoulder stopping me.

“Where do you think you are going Katrina?” His angry voice growled out in question and I gulped, my whole body quivering in dread at my situation as he asked. “And what’s this scent on you?”