She sighted a cave which was a surprise to her, no one told her there was a cave in the forest. The vultures had taken the remains of the animal she had killed, she turned around as she walked to the cave.
"Who's there?"
Catherine turned around as she sensed she was being followed but saw nothing. The cave looked old and abandoned, she stumbled into a skeleton and discovered it belonged to a human probably killed by wild animals or a werewolf like her. She heard the screeching sound again which made her look back and still saw nothing. It was getting dark, her wolf side had given her the warning to turn around and go home but she insisted she got a glimpse of the cave. She had barely entered the cave when she stepped on another skeleton, she wondered what the humans were doing out here alone, she could barely see inside the cave.
The force of the wind came unexpectedly as it pushed her to the left against the wall of its entrance, her left wrist had saved her from dislocating her right shoulder. The breeze blew in her direction as it unexpectedly sent sand into her eyes, at that moment she struggled to see through things.
"You should go home". She heard the soft voice of her wolf side, she had transformed back to human and suppressed her wolf side from being in control.
"Get off me". Her eyes went red as she fussed in anger.
The wind suddenly stopped but the chirping sound of the birds was nowhere heard. She felt strange while she took some steps into the cave and noticed some carvings on the wall. She took a step closer when all of a sudden a face flashed before her eyes, then it dawned on her that there was a presence in her midst. Her anger rose again which made her take further steps into the cave, it was getting hot inside, and she felt herself sweating profusely. The cave looked deeper than the way she had seen from outside, out of curiosity she walked inside. The darkness didn't stop her from seeing, her wolf's eyes helped her see through the cave. The smell of human decay almost made her throw up.
She had walked farther when she realized she had been struggling to breathe, she face up as she turned around to leave the cave. From afar she saw a figure that resembled a woman but found it difficult to identify her face.
"Who are you?" Catherine was able to hear the echo of her voice. She heard no response as she got closer to the woman, to her surprise the woman made no move, and when Catherine was closer, she no longer saw the woman, it was like she had gone into the thin air.
"Show yourself and stop running". Catherine shouted out.
"How dare you?" A deep voice struck her from nowhere.
Catherine was unable to stand its voice, the echo almost busted out her eardrums. She sighted immediately an animal that looked like a wolf with its two big horns that no longer made it look like a wolf, it stared directly at her as it got ready to pounce on her. Catherine without a second thought started to run deep into the cave till she stumbled on a big stone that made her fall and hit her head on the ground. She raised her hand to feel her head and discovered she was bleeding. The roaring sound from the animal had suddenly stopped, and she held out her hand to the wall to assist herself to stand up. The cave kept spinning in her eyes as she tried her best from falling. With a hand, she supported herself with the help of the wall while she held out the other hand which showed her more direction from bumping into the wall. She wondered where the mysterious creature had hidden and why it hadn't killed her.
She knew she was heading back to the entrance but didn't know how soon. Skulls had been used on some parts of the cave which all the more made it creepy. Nothing but home was where she wanted to go at the moment. She noticed the cave had become hot again as she tried to get some air which proved difficult. Her wolf side tried to out but was too weak, Catherine fell on her with her right hand on her throat and her tongue out while she tried to breathe with her mouth. It helped a little but not enough, she fell to the ground, her face to the roof of the cave.
From where she lay she found it hard to get up, her shoulder hurt even more. Her sight had changed, she no longer saw clearly but blur visions, she noticed the woman in the cave again, she was closer this time.
"I'm sorry, get me out of this place". She was barely audible, her eyes were giving way as she felt slight dizziness. The woman was not the only one the cave, Catherine though weak sensed she wasn't alone. The heat from the cave was excruciating, she would have pulled off her clothes and turned to her wolf side but the weakness took over her. Her wolf side was dying, she felt it, she felt the breath of the woman on her face while she closed her eyes, for the first time she felt fear.
For thirty minutes, the cave had been silent, her body refused to move and her eyes felt to heavy to open, she laid on the ground quietly. She felt something creep into her clothes which didn't make her move, she felt it was a spider with it's feet and speed. It gave her tingling feelings which she hated, she wished she could reach her hand to it and smash it.
As the night grew Catherine felt she would be forgotten in the cave, thoughts ran through her head as she gasped for air which was only getting worst. She tried to fight it but the air had become unbearable, she immediately saw nothing but darkness as she slept off.
"Run Catherine run". She panted heavily as she found herself running to the listening of her father's voice. She felt on a rock almost hitting her teeth on it, she turned around to see the creature who had faced her directly. It was a wild animal she and her father had stumbled into when when they went hunting. It opened its wide mouth as it was ready to pounce on her. *** "Are you okay?" Catherine felt something cold and liquid on her body, the moment she woke up, she discovered she was in the middle of nowhere. A man stared at her closely, she slapped him almost immediately. "Don't look me that way". She shunned him when she realized she had a nightmare. "I was trying to help". He innocently explained. "Where's the cave?" She asked as her eyes searched all over for the cave, she recognized the forest but the cave wasn't there. "There's no cave here". The man lightly touched her shoulder which infuriated Catherine, he talked to her out of pity which embarrassed her. The colo
Catherine woke up to the noise of the birds, it didn't sound like they were playing, it sounded like a bad omen. The pillow she placed on her head to block the noise wasn't working. She cursed under her breath while she was forced to sleep.***"My lady". She was able to hear her maid who shouted at the top of her voice.She has barely closed her eyes and now this, she snubbed the maid who had started pounding at her door."My lady please open up". Catherine angrily stood, she had decided to give Eden the beating of her life for being callous."What the?""Your father my lady, he all of a sudden stopped breathing".At the sound of her father, her heart skipped, she had just escalated things."Take me to him". Catherine perceived something strange, Eden had stopped looking at her and wouldn't take her to see her father."Eden speak up". Catherine shouted as she tried to control herself, Eden had taken a step backward with the feeling Catherine might hit her."Sir Alex warned me not to
Catherine lay still on the bare ground with her eyes shut, her breathing had become stable and the wolf's bane had finally worn off completely. Gradually she opened her eyes and looked ahead although she could not see anything. She trailed her hands on the ground as she headed for the door blindly. The door had a little open patch on it where the tiny ray of light oozed from outside. Here, she put one eye as she looked through to see if anyone was around the door. She studied the environment for a while counting every second that someone passed by, identifying the person from their footwear. She knew that the guards had uniformed boots and the non-guards had fancy leather shoes, some had flowing robes that covered their shoes. At the brisk of dusk, the maid would bring in her dinner, Catherine knew this and so she laid back on the floor with her eyes shut as if she was still in the influence of the wolf's bane. She heard the door latch and then the creaks from the metal door and the
Catherine had been on the run all through the night; she did not stop for a rest nor did she let the horse rest. They trailed through until it was dawn and still kept on walking until they got to the lake. The hyenas were sipping from the lake and Catherine approached them. They surrounded her and the horse as soon as they sighted them. Moving around as a predator preparing to devour their prey. “Stay away.” She said as she watched them. “I'm warning you.” One of the hyenas dived in for the horse but instead, she blocked it, hitting it down. It got the other hyenas furious and they all charged, saliva dripping from their mouth. Catherine bent down and placed one hand on the ground as she raised her head, her eyes and fangs had all come out. She roared at the hyenas so that they ran away fearfully, including the horse. Bringing out to her wolf’s side when she was weak only made her weaker and so she fell to the ground gasping for air. She had no strength left in her to run after th
She winced and held her head as soon as she opened her eyes. She did not know how long she had been out. Catherine looked through the small opening of the carriage by the time she had fully woken up. She could only hear the voices of the men but could not see anyone as it was already completely dark. “Let's camp here for the night. Feed the horses and take them to the stream for water.” The leader instructed one of the men. Catherine was pulled out from the carriage just after they had brought out the rest of the slaves in the other carriages and tied them together. “Let go of me.” She resented and freed herself from their grip although her hands and legs were bonded so she could not properly move. “Come here.” The man forged towards her but she nudged him with her shoulders. The man held her firmly and pulled her until she fell to the ground. The men distributed some yeast bread and a plate of stew each for the slaves including Catherine. "I don’t want your food. What kind of foo
“We have arrived, stop the carriage!” Raphael said and the carriages came to a halt. “Bring out the girls and take them to the warehouse, clean them up and prepare them. They are coming.” He announced. They pulled the girls out including Catherine. She did not resent as she used to as she was just recovering from the tranquilizer's effect. The ray of the sun rushed to her eyes and she quickly shut them. She had not seen the sunlight for a long time, only the gloominess of the woods. It made her nauseated and so she vomited just before she got to the warehouse. “Move!” The man instructed and pushed her, she looked around but everywhere seemed rather too strange to her. There was nothing that she could recognize, it was just an arid land with a warehouse right in the middle. She did not know where they had come from or where else to go even if she wanted to plan an escape. “Move!” He nudged her with his hand on her shoulder. As she turned and looked at his hand, she sighted a familia
The girls looked up to the door as the men pushed it open and walked in but there was a different man in their midst. He had a posh look, probably a middle-aged Dutchman. He whispered in the ears of Raphael who only smiled and led the way to the girls. Some of the girls moved backwards as the men approached them but Catherine had no fear in her. The tranquiliser was completely worn off and so she was back to her normal self. Although her wolf’s side had still not returned. The man looked at the face of every girl but found Catherine different as she did not depict any iota of fear.“You, what's your name?” He pointed at her but Catherine pretended like she had not heard him. Raphael rushed towards her and forcefully pulled her up, "Did you not hear this man?”“No violence, no violence.” The Dutch said, “ I am a man of peace. They are just like us and deserve to be respected.” He walked slowly as he approached her. He roamed his hand on her shoulder up to her face but Catherine acted l
"Cut his head off". "But my lady, he's innocent". "I don't care". Catherine shouted, the color of her eyes had changed to red, she hated being questioned. "I'm sorry". Her guard apologized as he dragged the man from her sight. The man who seem to be older than her had disrespected her by gossiping about her with the other cooks, he had been her chief cook but not anymore. She stood up only to feel sand on her feet. "Nana!" She called out. "Ma". Nana ran to her, she had heard about Aaron who was beheaded and feared more for her job. "I thought you took care of the cleaning here". "Yes ma". Nana responded as she tried not to stutter. "Then why the hell am I feeling sand beneath my foot". She hit nana's head angrily. "It wasn't my intention, forgive me". She apologized amidst the pain she felt in her head. "You know what?" "Please ma, I will make it clean this time". "Too late Nana, too late. You're fired, get out of here before I change my mind". She stated as she walked p
The girls looked up to the door as the men pushed it open and walked in but there was a different man in their midst. He had a posh look, probably a middle-aged Dutchman. He whispered in the ears of Raphael who only smiled and led the way to the girls. Some of the girls moved backwards as the men approached them but Catherine had no fear in her. The tranquiliser was completely worn off and so she was back to her normal self. Although her wolf’s side had still not returned. The man looked at the face of every girl but found Catherine different as she did not depict any iota of fear.“You, what's your name?” He pointed at her but Catherine pretended like she had not heard him. Raphael rushed towards her and forcefully pulled her up, "Did you not hear this man?”“No violence, no violence.” The Dutch said, “ I am a man of peace. They are just like us and deserve to be respected.” He walked slowly as he approached her. He roamed his hand on her shoulder up to her face but Catherine acted l
“We have arrived, stop the carriage!” Raphael said and the carriages came to a halt. “Bring out the girls and take them to the warehouse, clean them up and prepare them. They are coming.” He announced. They pulled the girls out including Catherine. She did not resent as she used to as she was just recovering from the tranquilizer's effect. The ray of the sun rushed to her eyes and she quickly shut them. She had not seen the sunlight for a long time, only the gloominess of the woods. It made her nauseated and so she vomited just before she got to the warehouse. “Move!” The man instructed and pushed her, she looked around but everywhere seemed rather too strange to her. There was nothing that she could recognize, it was just an arid land with a warehouse right in the middle. She did not know where they had come from or where else to go even if she wanted to plan an escape. “Move!” He nudged her with his hand on her shoulder. As she turned and looked at his hand, she sighted a familia
She winced and held her head as soon as she opened her eyes. She did not know how long she had been out. Catherine looked through the small opening of the carriage by the time she had fully woken up. She could only hear the voices of the men but could not see anyone as it was already completely dark. “Let's camp here for the night. Feed the horses and take them to the stream for water.” The leader instructed one of the men. Catherine was pulled out from the carriage just after they had brought out the rest of the slaves in the other carriages and tied them together. “Let go of me.” She resented and freed herself from their grip although her hands and legs were bonded so she could not properly move. “Come here.” The man forged towards her but she nudged him with her shoulders. The man held her firmly and pulled her until she fell to the ground. The men distributed some yeast bread and a plate of stew each for the slaves including Catherine. "I don’t want your food. What kind of foo
Catherine had been on the run all through the night; she did not stop for a rest nor did she let the horse rest. They trailed through until it was dawn and still kept on walking until they got to the lake. The hyenas were sipping from the lake and Catherine approached them. They surrounded her and the horse as soon as they sighted them. Moving around as a predator preparing to devour their prey. “Stay away.” She said as she watched them. “I'm warning you.” One of the hyenas dived in for the horse but instead, she blocked it, hitting it down. It got the other hyenas furious and they all charged, saliva dripping from their mouth. Catherine bent down and placed one hand on the ground as she raised her head, her eyes and fangs had all come out. She roared at the hyenas so that they ran away fearfully, including the horse. Bringing out to her wolf’s side when she was weak only made her weaker and so she fell to the ground gasping for air. She had no strength left in her to run after th
Catherine lay still on the bare ground with her eyes shut, her breathing had become stable and the wolf's bane had finally worn off completely. Gradually she opened her eyes and looked ahead although she could not see anything. She trailed her hands on the ground as she headed for the door blindly. The door had a little open patch on it where the tiny ray of light oozed from outside. Here, she put one eye as she looked through to see if anyone was around the door. She studied the environment for a while counting every second that someone passed by, identifying the person from their footwear. She knew that the guards had uniformed boots and the non-guards had fancy leather shoes, some had flowing robes that covered their shoes. At the brisk of dusk, the maid would bring in her dinner, Catherine knew this and so she laid back on the floor with her eyes shut as if she was still in the influence of the wolf's bane. She heard the door latch and then the creaks from the metal door and the
Catherine woke up to the noise of the birds, it didn't sound like they were playing, it sounded like a bad omen. The pillow she placed on her head to block the noise wasn't working. She cursed under her breath while she was forced to sleep.***"My lady". She was able to hear her maid who shouted at the top of her voice.She has barely closed her eyes and now this, she snubbed the maid who had started pounding at her door."My lady please open up". Catherine angrily stood, she had decided to give Eden the beating of her life for being callous."What the?""Your father my lady, he all of a sudden stopped breathing".At the sound of her father, her heart skipped, she had just escalated things."Take me to him". Catherine perceived something strange, Eden had stopped looking at her and wouldn't take her to see her father."Eden speak up". Catherine shouted as she tried to control herself, Eden had taken a step backward with the feeling Catherine might hit her."Sir Alex warned me not to
"Run Catherine run". She panted heavily as she found herself running to the listening of her father's voice. She felt on a rock almost hitting her teeth on it, she turned around to see the creature who had faced her directly. It was a wild animal she and her father had stumbled into when when they went hunting. It opened its wide mouth as it was ready to pounce on her. *** "Are you okay?" Catherine felt something cold and liquid on her body, the moment she woke up, she discovered she was in the middle of nowhere. A man stared at her closely, she slapped him almost immediately. "Don't look me that way". She shunned him when she realized she had a nightmare. "I was trying to help". He innocently explained. "Where's the cave?" She asked as her eyes searched all over for the cave, she recognized the forest but the cave wasn't there. "There's no cave here". The man lightly touched her shoulder which infuriated Catherine, he talked to her out of pity which embarrassed her. The colo
She sighted a cave which was a surprise to her, no one told her there was a cave in the forest. The vultures had taken the remains of the animal she had killed, she turned around as she walked to the cave."Who's there?"Catherine turned around as she sensed she was being followed but saw nothing. The cave looked old and abandoned, she stumbled into a skeleton and discovered it belonged to a human probably killed by wild animals or a werewolf like her. She heard the screeching sound again which made her look back and still saw nothing. It was getting dark, her wolf side had given her the warning to turn around and go home but she insisted she got a glimpse of the cave. She had barely entered the cave when she stepped on another skeleton, she wondered what the humans were doing out here alone, she could barely see inside the cave.The force of the wind came unexpectedly as it pushed her to the left against the wall of its entrance, her left wrist had saved her from dislocating her righ
"What took you so long Catherine?" She sensed the anger in her father's eyes, her side eye sighted Alex and the fear in him made her chuckle. "What's funny?" Don was dumbfounded by his daughter's character, the more he tried to be close to her, the more she proved difficult. Raising her without a mother had been difficult, her mother had died of internal bleeding barely a year after she had brought Catherine into the world. "Nothing, was weird why you would want to see me by this time". "I have the right to call you whenever I want Catherine, you can't be bigger than me". He hissed. "Now tell me what's going on between the staff and you?" "Dad I don't know". She gave him an innocent look. "Stop the pretense, Eden told me what transpired". "That bitch!" She murmured to herself, no wonder she couldn't look her in the face when she served the juice, her father must have interrogated Eden. Catherine knew her father better than anyone and she knew Eden had told him everything.