"Make sure she doesn't escape this time! Keep pursuing her with every strength you have got for a day of reckoning has come!" Those were the words I heard while hiding above the big tree. I don't know how I got on top, so high of the tree. Maybe, it must have been a miracle. Death came knocking at my door but again, I escaped, maybe not for so long for the search was intense. Bradley was mean this time. He was indeed out for business."Four hundred pieces of silver on her head. I will pay anyone of you who can bring her alive to me. I will also promote you in my army. How many of you want to be promoted?" Bradley asked. The echoes of his men filled the air. They shouted; "I will! I will!Bradley's incentive on my head has not only got them talking but, has also brought them great jubilation, as I have never seen in my entire life. "That's right! That's what I thought! I know all of you want to be promoted in my army. If you want that then, bring the witch to me! If you can't bring h
"Listen up everybody!" Bradley try to continue despite the obvious objections and distraction from the thousands of soldiers who were listening to him. "In case you don't know him, his name is Steve. Son of Argon. Just like me and all of you he has dedicated his whole life to fighting the evil of the dark, called Witches. He is your comrade!"The crowd continued to boo him even when he tried to explain the good parts about Steve that favours them."He is a traitor! He is a thief!" I have seen him with the witches before! He is on their side and not on ours! He should be killed or he will grow like cancer and have all of us betrayed and killed! Master, if he could betray the witch and the Lycans with her, do you think he will serve you with loyalty? We reject him!" Those were some of the words the soldiers were saying right before Bradley. It was very clear that they have not accepted Steve as one of their own, therefore. Finally, it seems like I'm beginning to get the kind of reactio
"I'm not dead? What nonsense are you talking about, Loius? I'm not dead! Come on!" Leah's words were not just baffling but, were unbelievable as well. How could she claim to be alive when I saw her dead body being rolled in six feet above the ground and closed? Was she trying to fool me or what? Does our current situation look like a joke or something? The situation was a dire one! I couldn't swallow my spit because I was still sure that lead is dead. If this was Leah as she had claimed then, there was no way she climb up to meet me amid the tight security in the corner."Okay, fine I believe you are Leah. But, not so easy. I would like you to explain to me the following. "How did you climb to the top of this tree without being caught by the soldiers leaving the scene? Tell me how you evade them. I would like to hear you explain that to me."As I watched, a thin line of a gentle smile formed across her face. I couldn't account for the reason behind the smile on her face. Nevertheless,
Out of nowhere, Derek appeared. It seemed like he was among the men who took the Alpha to an unknown destination. He was walking from behind."Stop right here!" Derek ordered the men. He stretched his hands to one of the guards who quickly handed him the whip he was holding in his hand. Derek trashed the Alpha about five-stroke before grabbing his hair in such a way the Alpha will be hurt. "I warned you not to follow this path but, you never listened. You shouldn't have protected the witch but, you risked your life to do so. You should have handed her over to us and we could have let you live your miserable life. But now, you have no options because you have pushed us too far. There will be no redemption for you. The only way to end this is to feed your flesh to beasts of the air and the worms which inhabit the soil. You will make a great for them! Hahaha!" Derek laughed wickedly."You will pay for this, Derek!" The Alpha looked up before, focusing on Derek. "You will pay for this,
I screamed in horror upon opening my eyes. I couldn't believe it was a dream. Perhaps, it was a misnomer to call it a dream, it was a nightmare instead! My loud voice was not to be ignored by the Lycans. They quickly rushed to the bedroom where I was laying.The door moved inwards with full force when they opened it. The Alpha was the first to come in. "What's happened!""A few seconds later, Eric rushed in. "What the hell is going on here?" He hurried to sit beside my bird, just like the Alpha did before him. "What's the problem, Louis? Are you okay?" "Yes, tell us the problem. Was anyone here? Did anyone attack you?" Ammon stared through the open window to see if anyone was there. He focused back on me only when he was sure that, the suspicious window opening was free from any intruder. I could not answer any of their questions because I was still panting from the horrific image in my mind. I was speechless and all I could do was breathe even faster like I was in danger.Confused
I let them have some good laughs. Although I was still in the process of recovering from the horror I witnessed in my dream, the temptation to laugh alongside the Lycans. I tried my best to hold them but, I was constantly losing my ground until Eric caught me red-handed."Hey, I thought you are scared, why are laughing now, just like us?" Eric's words drew the attention of the Alpha. Amid his laughter, he asked."Yeah, are laughing just like us? Do we look funny?" He tabbed my shoulders with an unending smile on his face."She is yet to tell us the role Steve played in her dream, could it be he had nothing to offer?" Asked Eric. I had remained silent all the time they joke but, at the moment, I was cackling whilst trying to put them under control."He betrayed us! Steve betrayed us, I saw how and when he did that in my dream." As soon as I had finished talking, the expression on their faces changed at once. Their laughter died down as it seems they were ready to listen to whatever I
My hand have not moved an inch from the direction I was pointing to show them where I dropped the magic book. My eyes and mouth were wild open, I couldn't believe the scene I was witnessing. "Where is the magic book?" I asked in confusion. The Alpha did nothing but stared at me in total silence. I guess he was stunned. Only Eric was able to say something that brought us back to the painful reality at hand."The book is gone! Diana, Did anyone step into this house?" Eric walked towards the location where I left the missing Magic book. "Tell me, did you notice any suspicious movement all the time you were here?" He lifted the furniture to make sure the book did not fall off the ground. "No need for that, Eric!" The Alpha began at last. "The book is gone! That's nothing but the sad truth we need to hear. It did not fall off the ground, it was taken by someone who we don't know but, probably working for Bradley.""Who in the world knows we built a house here except Derek and some of the
There were long footsteps which led from the backyard to the vegetation nearby, just like Eric had described. It was a puzzling moment for all of us. Not only was the Alpha disappointed, but he also became dull. He was not full of energy as he used to be. He would take turns in glancing at me and Eric. "Who dared to do this to me?" He asked. "Anyone responsible for this will pay highly with his blood!" He sounded mean as he spoke. I could tell that his threats were no ordinary ones."How are we going to track the villain?" Asked Eric. "We will go after him! U don't care whoever he is but, we must get to him before it becomes too late!" The Alpha replied.I was still in shock and lacked the appropriate words to express how I felt. I only stared at the Alpha as he rattles his threatening words to the culprit. But again, I looked closely at the footsteps. An idea suddenly struck my mind. There was a strong impulse in me to follow the trail into the vegetation. As they watched, I began