chapter 4

Chapter 4

Quinn's pov 

I stretched my hands feeling pains all over. My headaches, and so did my eyes.

Suddenly, I opened my eyes widened, wanting to see if all I had been. Through was a dream, but it wasn't so.

"No!" I growled, hitting my hands against the bed. It seemed like I had woken up on the aggressive side of the bed this morning.

My head suddenly turned towards the door, my eyes shaking due to fear. My hands grabbed the shit because I thought Perrin was the one behind the door. But then again, I knew Perrin wasn't going to knock.

"Who is it?" I asked, and the lady behind the door spoke.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you, but I was asked to prepare you for today, and also bring you to the breakfast table."

I sighed. "Come in."

In a short while, she came in and lowered her head.

"I'll be preparing a bath for you now..."

I nodded and continued to ponder on what the other lady said last night.

"Was I going to be killed just like that?" I pondered and was worried about the way things were.

Soon, the bath was prepared, and she directed me to the bathroom where I took a nice bath. 

On getting out of the bathroom, she chose a dress for me.

"Would you like to wear this dress?" She asked but it didn't seem like I had any choice.

"Yes, I would. It seems good enough," I explained.

Once I had put on the dress, I stared at myself in the mirror and realized I was looking so good. I was given a pair of shoes as well.

After that, she made my hair, directing me afterward to the breakfast table.

The breakfast table seemed really lonely. I was the only one there, and constant thinking didn't let me enjoy what I eating.

The food didn't seem to pass through my throat, and I was more than worried about my life.

"You're done?" She asked, and  I nodded.

"I don't think I want to eat anymore. I would like to go for a walk. Something to clear my head." 

The maid nodded and proceeded to actually clear the table. However, I decided to go for a walk. I wanted to do anything to get the thoughts off my mind.

Pushing myself up from the dining chair, I dragged my legs outside the pack house. Maybe strolling around would make me feel better, maybe I could escape.

I harnessed that thought as I moved around the pack, and finally, I found a way to escape. It was at the back of the pack house, and the gate was right for me to pass through.

As I walked, I looked around, taking note of my surroundings, and that was when I walked into something. 

At first, I paused, swallowing, but when I saw it was in pain, I felt a sharp pain in my heart as well.

"Oh, poor thing..." I said, and swallowed as I inched closer. The little fox I saw. It was a baby fox, and from the looks of it, it was obvious that there was something wrong.

Not wanting to waste time, I moved towards her, crunching down to her level as I gently stretched my hands towards the place.

The fox was sacred so she tried to move away, but I tried my best, to show her that I wasn't harmful to her.

With time, she trusted me and rushed to my hands. There was no doubt that there were a lot of things involved. 

I felt really excited and decided to rub her gently until she got used to me.

"So innocent. I wonder what happened to you..." I explained and immediately felt sorry for the creature. Without thinking twice. I looked around to make sure there was no one there before finally waving my hands over the creature because I wanted to set her free.

As soon as I did that, her legs which seemed to be broken started to shake, and before I knew it, she jumped off my hands, causing a huge smirk to plaster on my face.

I was so proud, and couldn't help, but feel good.

My eyes suddenly turned to the direction where I saw him, and my eyes widened, as my feet remained planted in place. "Well, well well..." 

"A-al--" I didn't know what else to say. Seeing the alpha made me go crazy.

"So we have a healer in our midst, huh?" He asked, circling around me as a predator to his prey.

"How did I not notice this in the first place? How was I blind to such kind of power? Healers in the land have actually been long gone." 

I shivered in fear. I actually didn't want anyone to know about my power, but he managed to find out, and I didn't even know why he followed me in the first place. I made sure I wasn't being followed. Yet, he caught me.

He managed to grab me, making the creature run into the woods.

"You are going to heal me do you understand? You are going to use your powers to cure me!" 

"Cure you? There's nothing to be cured. You're alright. I know you are. You look as healthy as ever. Let me go!" I struggled under his grip, but he pinned me to the tree.

"I'm not asking I'm telling you. Besides, I just want to inform you that the legend is true. I am crippled, but then I have been using my wolf as a leverage, making me able to stand. However, it's draining my core." 

I eyed him from head to toe, feeling sparks all over me. It was as though he felt the same because, for a moment, we stared into each other's eyes, he couldn't take his eyes off me.

"I've told you what I want from you! You are going to do it. Do you understand?!" He yelled, and pulled away from me, leaving me with my chest heaving.

I took a moment to ponder on it, but I saw an opportunity.

"Well, unfortunately. I will help you, but I have my conditions.”