The next day,
“Wait, Sierra! You can’t leave!”
“What Summer?! Set aside!”
“Sierra, no!”
“Leave I said!”
Everyone watching was silent as the two at the door of Alpha’s house is arguing. They could see with their own eyes what the female Amazon had done to their companion.
Summer fell to the ground with the force of Sierra’s kick to his balls. His face is red while holding his crotch. He almost rolled on the ground in extreme pain.
The spectators held back a laugh.
“I said set aside! Look what you made me do!” Sierra scolded mixed with repentance.
When she woke up this morning she immediately noticed that she was not at the house where she was staying. Her head ached because she was trying to remember what ha
“Sierra… Find me… I’m right here…”“Please… we’re losing time!”Sierra was puzzled as she walked through the forest without direction. Summer and Alpha are hot on her trail. She could not understand herself why she was suddenly nervous, restless, and worried.Why does she always hear the voice calling to her? She could not determine where it came from, as if it were blowing in the air for her to hear.Her steps are large, her movements are fast, and her eyes are scanning the surroundings. She hears the two men following her and talking to her but she ignored them.“Follow my voice, Sierra ..”She turned around. “Where are you?!”Summer and Alpha looked at each other. The girl seemed to be talking to someone they could not see or hear. Sum
“There are wolves! Many wolves!”Zachary was startled by Sierra’s cry. She suddenly woke up and turned around, eyes widening as she repeated the word wolf. Zachary was suddenly nervous.He turned to her and to his shock she grabbed both of his shoulders tightly.“There were wolves chasing me earlier! There are so many, big and fast!” Sierra complaint hysterically.“Are you dreaming?” He asked, confused. He did not know how to say here that the wolves she saw were his warriors.“No,” she shook her head. The grip on his shoulder was even tighter. “I ran away earlier, didn’t I? I ran away and you didn’t catch up with me.”
Zachary was stunned by Summer’s revelation. He completely lost his appetite so he set aside his plate.“What do you mean?” He didn’t mean to sound harsh, he can see that the tense Summer is now sweating.“Alpha, just calm down.” He raised both of his arms. “I’m not accusing Sierra, just chill.”He shook his head. “I am relaxed.”“Really?” Summer even had the guts to wriggle his eyebrows at him.He stared at him blankly. “You are taking too long, Summer.”He could not fully comprehend what he was saying. Especially about the smell of the maiden. Even though he is here in the kitchen and she is upstairs he can still smell it’s sweet smell.Summer swallowed the food first before taking it seriously.“Do you remember the
Werewolves. Vampires. Witches. Elves.Which of them is Sierra?“Sierra!” Zachary shouted.He was about to approach the girl but his comrades immediately stopped him.“Are you crazy, Zachary?! You saw that the whole room is on fire!” Summer could no longer hold his mouth.Vin was shocked by his companion’s audacity.Zachary doesn’t care. They have been friends with Summer for a long time since they were young, they treat each other like siblings so sometimes Summer is stopping him when he knows that his decisions are risky.“She’s on fire! What do you expect me to do, just watch?!” 
'Adios, mi amigos'? Where did she get that? Sierra asked herself. She was now walking and she doesn’t even have an idea where she was.She’s been walking non-stop, she’s surprised because she hasn’t felt tired yet after all those exhausting dramas and journey. The fire is still surrounding her but it’s now calm. It gives her light through the cold night.It is now dawn, not exactly sure what time because she left bare handed. All her things and money is left in the old house.She stopped for a while when she saw a spring. She washed her face and drank water from it.She lay down on the ground and looked at the night sky. It is full of stars and the moon is shining brightly at her. The cold wind brushes her face as she heard crickets under the quiet night.And now she feels all alon
“I don’t need anything from any of you.” Sierra couldn’t believe she could be this brave. It’s too late to regret it now, so she toughened her face and held her chin up.The old woman titled her head and laugh like a maniac. “Ahihihihi! Feisty…”Her laugh scared Sierra more. She is now starting to question her decisions. ‘I should have listened to the voice!’“Everyone who comes in this border need something from us witches.” The old woman smiled slyly. “Tell me Guardian, what is it that you want to go into trouble like this?”“None.” She bravely answered. “I just came here for…fun.”“Really, Sierra?” she rolled her eyes upon hearing that voice.“For a
There’s a saying that Friday the 13th is a curse. They said that something bad will happen in that day. But today is not Friday, also not 13th day, but many bad already happened to Sierra.“This is just the beginning, Sierra.”She heard the voice again. Sierra continued to vomit blood. Tears were streaming down her face as her expression says it all.Pain.The pain in her chest is unbearable, Sierra thought that this might be from her broken ribs but to vomit many blood is another case. Something is happening in her body. She’s now starting to feel the heat. She’s sweating heavily.Finally she stopped, but the pain and heat is still there. She wiped her mouth using her clothes.And here she thought that she’s now free. So much for her expectations.“Why?” she couldn’t eve
“YOU better get back to rest.”Kaito has been following Sierra around. The stubborn woman eagerly jumped out of the bed and wander around his small hut. He keeps stopping her from doing anything, scolded her and tried to command her to go back to bed, but she is so hard headed.“How? What happened?” she ignored him.He frowned as he watched the woman walk back and forth.“No. No. You said I’ll die!” she suddenly shouted which startled him.'Is she talking to herself?’ Kaito asked himself. ‘Did I brought a crazy person inside my home?’ he winced.He observed what the woman is doing and so far she has done nothing violent.“I said I can’t accept this!” she shouted again and get a handful of her
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"Wala ka talagang initiative gumalaw!""Sana mamatay ka na lang! Bakit ba ako nagkaroon ng kapatid na tulad mo?!""Mamatay ka na! Anak ka ng demonyo! Mamatay ka na!""Putangina ka! Leche! Peste ka sa buhay ko!""Mabuti pa ‘yung iba! Ikaw, napakawalanghiya mo!""Walang silbi! Putangina ka! Peste!"Umalingawngaw lahat ng binatong salita ng kanyang ate sa utak niya. Sumobsub siya sa unan at sumigaw ng walang tinig. Sunod sunod ang pag agos ng luha mula sa mga mata niya. Ang unan ay basa na ng luha niya.&n
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