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#Chapter 54: The Witch’s Hut
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The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 55: Preparations
RubyAtwood drives Nancy and I back to the castle and sends us off to my room so Nancy can get comfortable.Unfortunately, the image of the dead witch on the floor of her hut plagues us, which puts on a damper on what would have otherwise been a fun sleepover right before my birthday.However, making plans for my escape does help us to get those horrors out of our minds. Now that Marisa is dead, the trail that was leading me to get to the bottom of the situation with this curse has run cold. No matter how hard I think, I can’t possibly come up with any solutions other than to get Tamara and I out of here before anything horrible happens.Someone clearly knew that we were going to talk to Marisa. The ivory handle on the dagger that was sticking out of her chest was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. It looked old and valuable. Whoever wielded that dagger was no Rogue or Bear.I fear that whoever killed Marisa might do the same to me, Tamara, or even Nancy if I don’t escape on my bi
The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 56: Brother Paine
AtwoodI know that Ruby was up to something when I found her at Nancy’s house, but my brain feels too foggy with my condition and the upcoming attack from the Bears to pay it much mind. All that matters right now is making her happy for her birthday so that hopefully she’ll want to mark me.Her birthday is tomorrow, and despite the Bears’ attack, I’ve arranged for the most exciting eighteenth birthday that any girl could dream of. I hired the kingdom’s most talented seamstress to make her a stunning dress, the best chefs in the kingdom to provide a beautiful spread of food and desserts, and I’ve invited all of Ruby’s classmates (aside from Donna and Ethan, of course).I’m confident that the Bears won’t make it to the castle, too. We’ve got men stationed all around the perimeter of the castle grounds prepared to fight; two men in wolf form for every man in human form, and the men in human form all have shotguns fully loaded with silver bullets and freshly sharpened steel swords. It’s t
The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 57: The Party
Ruby“What was that about?” Nancy says as she and the seamstress come back in. I hold the book out to her and she takes it while the seamstress starts working on pinning my dress again. I watch in the mirror as Nancy sits on the bed, thumbing through the pages.“This is so cool!” she says. “I didn’t know that you were into history. Is it an early birthday gift?” She gestures to the wrapping paper on the chair.“Yeah,” I answer somewhat solemnly. My heart is still fluttering from my interaction and it almost feels as though I can still feel Atwood’s kiss on the top of my head, but then I remember that I’m going to be leaving him tomorrow and it makes my heart ache.The seamstress finishes her work and takes the dress off of me, leaving the room to finish the alterations on her sewing machine.I spend the rest of the night sitting with Nancy, reading the book together. Pretty soon, we both fall asleep with the book open on our laps.I wake up the next morning to Nancy jumping on me and
The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 58: A Change of Heart
RubyI’ve decided that I can’t leave. There is too much tying me to this castle, too much that makes me want to stay. Despite all of the bad things that have happened since I’ve come here, despite Alice and the Queen and Edith, I care about Atwood too much to leave.I care about Nancy and my sister, too. I don’t want to make my sister live like a pauper again. I don’t want to leave my best friend behind. No matter what this curse has in store for me, I’m going to fight it. Vivian has given me a head start on understanding what is going to happen; maybe if I visit her room again, I’ll be able to find some more helpful information.More importantly right now, I have to tell Cayden that I won’t be going with him. I can’t just leave him waiting out there in the woods, not when the Bears could attack soon.“I have to go tell Cayden,” I say quietly, standing from my crouching position in front of my sister.Nancy and Tamara look at me with surprised looks on their faces.“You’re not running
The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 59: Visions of Death
RubyI look up from my spot on the floor where I’ve been crying to see Nancy and Tamara standing in the doorway.“We heard Edith freaking out,” Nancy says, rushing over to me and helping me to my feet.“It doesn’t matter,” I say, wiping the tears from my eyes as I stoop to pick up the things that fell on the floor when Edith dumped out my backpack. “We have to leave.”“Why?” Nancy says, looking both confused and upset. “I thought you decided to stay. You promised me and Tamara that you would stay!”“Atwood and Edith are in love,” I respond, zipping up my backpack and retrieving Tamara’s from the closet. I walk over to my sister and bend down to her height as I slip the backpack straps over her shoulders. She stares back at me with her big eyes, which have tears welled up in them.“What do you mean, they’re in love?” Nancy says from behind me. I stand and put on my own backpack, kicking off my heels. I’ll run barefoot until I can change into my plain clothes in the forest.“Ruby?” Nanc
The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 60: A Bloody Battle
RubyI lunge for Edith, knocking into her with my teeth bared. She must not have been expecting me to attack her so quickly, because she skids across the marble floor with a yelp from my impact.While she’s on the ground, I take it as an opportunity to dodge around her and run away.She jumps up just as I’m passing by and jumps onto my back, pinning me to the floor. My throat presses into the floor, practically choking me.“You’re so stupid for coming back, and even more stupid for trying to fight me,” she says with a haughty chuckle.I growl in response and struggle against her weight. Somehow, I manage to wriggle free and bolt down the corridor.“Where are you going, little pup?” Edith coos as she chases after me. She sprints ahead and cuts me off from going further, her lips pulled back in a snarl. I feel as though I am her prey and she’s stalking me.The fighting between the Lycans and the Bears downstairs fills my ears with growls and yelps. Outside, another gun goes off, followe
The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 61: Vivian’s Ghost
AtwoodJust when I thought that Noah and I wouldn’t make it, Ruby appeared. Her wolf is white, like a ghost, and she’s smaller than most other Lycans that I’ve seen. But she’s beautiful and strong and quick, and she saved my life. Her very presence gave me enough strength to fight back against the Bears.When the fight was over and we had the last Bear in our custody, I was saddened to find that he was just a boy. I suppose it’s not surprising that the Bears would recruit teenagers to fight their wars, but it still makes my blood boil. Hopefully this boy will be able to provide us with some information that will help us end this pointless war and stop the bloodshed.I felt immensely weak as soon as I shifted back into my human form.Before I knew it, I was being carried away by the medics. By the time they got me to the infirmary, I was unconscious.I’m not sure how long I’ve been out. Hours? Days? Weeks? I feel like I’m stuck in limbo, like I’m in a foggy version of the real world. T
The Lycan's Runaway Bride #Chapter 62: Missing
RubyFor the first time since I’ve been here, the infirmary is full of people. Members of Atwood’s pack, servants, and even my own classmates are being treated for their wounds. All of the cots are taken by people whose bodies have been mauled by the Bears… as I walk through the aisles, pacing while the medics tend to Atwood, I see that there are several cots in which the faces of the victims have been covered with gray bed sheets. Those victims have succumbed to their wounds and passed onto the next life. Thankfully, I don’t see Ruby, Tamara, or Cayden anywhere.One of the medics comes up to me finally after what has felt like an eternity of pacing and biting my lip.“He’s stable,” she says quietly. “But only for now. If it’s alright with you, we’d like to ask that you stay by his side. A mate’s presence can speed up the healing process.”I nod vehemently, following the medic to Atwood’s cot.Physically he looks alright with no wounds, but his body looks drained of energy. The medics
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