Chapter 3: Attacked

On the border of the Rogue packs, Cassandra was harvesting some fruits that grew on the forest edge. She had been doing this for years and yet she still never tired of it. The way the sun warmed her skin, the fresh scent in the air, or even the small animals moving around beneath her as they nibbled on the fruits she would collect. 

After that she also start to find some wood that she can use in engraving something she might like by the use of sharp stone.

But right now, today, she felt a little distracted. Her mind couldn't get off of what happened between her and Marcus the last time they met. His hot kisses, gentle touches, and his rough hands. Those things had haunted her dreams ever since, but now more than ever. As much as she enjoyed all these things, some part of her mind was still doubting if Marcus really love her, it's also the reason why she can't give all the information about her life, because she was also aware that Marcus mate was being killed by a Rogue. Despite that she knows to herself that not all Rogue is bad and can able to kill an innocent werewolf. 

After a while she heard footsteps behind her. It was probably one of her pack members, or someone just wanting to talk to her. And she's not wrong, it's her friend Conan who's actually secretly like her since they're a kid.

"Cassandra! I didn't expect you to be here so early, "he said as he sat beside her. She smiled at him, happy that there's already someone she can talk with now.

"I'm picked some fruits lately and then decided to do carving now in this wood."

"Oh, what's that? It's already finished? Can I see?" Cassandra immediately shook her head and hide the wood, too shy that Conan will see the engraved naked body of Moon Desire Kingdom's Alpha there. 

"I don't want anyone to see it." Conan looked at her confusedly but then realized that the wood might be something private and respected. Yet in Conan's mind it really feels that Cassandra was hiding something for so long from them.

"Hmm, look at me Cassandra. Are you hiding something from us?" Conan asked suspiciously.

"What? O-Of course, nothing!" she responded nervously.

"Don't lie to me Cassandra, I can see it on your eyes. You don't want anyone seeing that, is it because the one that's engraved there can be a clue about your little secret?"Conan told her with a serious voice. Cassandra noticed that it's getting harder and harder to lie not only to her friend but also to her whole packs. But she still doesn't have enough courage to tell them because she's very sure that it can bring her huge trouble.

"Just don't mind that, okay? Here, I just harvested those berries, maybe you want to try it?" She tried changing the subject and handing him some fruits.

Conan took the bunch and examined it carefully as well as looking into it before showing to Cassandra his brows that's now lifting up.

"Wow, its delicious," Conan said and he took a big bite out of one of the fruits. Cassandra stared at him and laughed, but their conversation were suddenly interrupted when they hear loud howls and they saw some of wolves from their packs that were also stopped doing their task because of what they've read.

"Shit, I hope it's not another kind of attack from our opponent," Conan muttered while standing up, and holding Cassandra's hand to be sure that she will going to be safe. They both ran towards the direction where the howls came from, but it's only some wolf from their pack they saw there and two dead body. If Cassandra is not mistaken the two are friends of her cousin, Gundulf. The bodies are covered in blood and most of the wounds are fatal. 

She immediately recognize both of the bodies, they were also good fighters, and she was sure that it's not just an ordinary werewolf who killed two wolf from their packs. Maybe the murderer can be a wolf from a packs with Primordial blood, because they are very powerful, unlike most normal wolves and most of them are very dangerous.

"Shit!" Conan whispered in shocked. As they heard the voice of Gundulf who's immediately run towards the side of the parent of his two dead friends. 

"Who did this?! What did we do?!" he said, her voice trembling in anger and fear, like the parents of his friends. 

His hand is shaking so hard, as he hugged the two dead body. He looked back and gaze went through the forest. Then he started shouting in anger and sadness.

"Where's that fucking killer wolf's hiding! I swear to god! Where the hell did he go now?! And I will cut all their veins!"

"They are f-from the Moon Desire Kingdom. Look, it's a piece from their cloth …" Desa, one of the parent of Gundulf friend pointed her fingers at the broken fabric covering the wounds of one of the deceased wolf.

Desa then back to his dead son. After a few moments she put down the cloth and she started crying again. While the other parent of Gundulf friend kneeled down again on the ground and hugged the dead body tightly, and painfully howled loudly.

Cassandra's eyes fell on the ground. 

So many questions is floating in her head. Does the killer really came from Moon Desire kingdom? Then who are they? Cassandra, silently walk away from the chaos, and go on the nearest stream that she knows. She sit under a tree and start thinking of different scenarios, while when Conan saw Cassandra walking out he immediately followed her, too afraid that the killers were still around.

"Are you alright?" Conan asked worriedly to Cassandra and sat besides her.

"I can't just help it, Conan. It seems like it's already normal in our life to be attacked by those wolf in a high rank, even though we are doing are best to avoid putting ourselves in danger. We are kind, but they keep on making definition that all Rogue are wolves that are being kick out because of their bad doings."

"Well, that's one of the curse of being a Rogue, Cassandra. Yet we shouldn't just accept how they treat us. We should be brave, and fight also."