Chapter 4

Sheila's POV

My heart was beating at a fast rate. I quickly turned around and pushed him away from me.

"You! What are you trying to do?" I was exasperated and couldn't get my thoughts together.

"What do you think I'm trying to do?" He asked in a teasing voice. He had a smirk on his face, which made him look way more handsome than usual.

"You devil, don't dare get any closer to me." I growled, ready to fight with my life rather than to be defiled by him.

He frowned, seemingly aware that he wouldn't submit today. He sighed.

"Am I really that detestable?"

I ignored his question and kept my guard up, ready to attack if he made any funny move. He stayed there, staring at me while I also stared back at him. After a while, he stood up.

"Forget it, I don't force myself on women that I really fancy. I will leave you this time. Just make sure you don't regret this." He stood up and left after that.

I watched him leave the tent and heaved a sigh of relief after I was sure that he had walked far away.

"That Devil, what does he want with me? Can't he find other women to play with?" A few minutes after that incident, I went back to sleep and had a very pleasant dream.

In the morning, I was jerked awake.

"Wake up, you lazy fool." A harsh female voice shouted.

I woke up feeling a little groggy. I looked at the girl that woke me.

"Oh, it's you, Kia. Why are you waking me up at this time?" I asked curiously.

"Indeed, the overlord was right. You are very lazy. It's already morning, and you are asking why I woke you up. Go out and fetch firewood with Kira." She commanded.

I ignored her harsh tone and slowly got up. "Seems like Zulu was so angry that he got his people to make things hard for me," I thought.

Kia left and didn't disturb me again. I got up and went outside. The morning light was warm; surprisingly, the first person I saw was Zulu. He seemed to be in a bad temper and didn't even acknowledge me.

After breakfast, we continued traveling deeper into the forest.

"Where are we going?" I asked Kia curiously.

Kia grunted. She had been trying to act strict at first, but it wasn't working. I knew Kia had a soft heart and was only putting up a strong front. I could also feel she was kind; no matter how annoying my question sounded, she always answered it patiently.

"I don't know either. No one in the group knows, only the overlord knows," she answered.

"Hmmm," I looked at the haughty back of Zulu. He seemed to sense something and looked behind; our eyes met. He huffed and continued forward.

"I had been thinking, why don't you form a pack and allow Zulu to be your Alpha, then find a territory and develop?" I asked the question that had been nagging me the most.

"Hahaha, you are silly," she laughed. "Don't you know what we are? We are rogue wolves. Many of us were chased out of our pack for committing crimes while others were born so. Most rogue wolves love freedom and wouldn't want to be under anyone forever. Most of us following Zulu will still go our own way. It's a normal thing. We are not his first batch of followers, anyway."

I nodded in understanding. My stomach rumbled, and I was forced to yawn. Kia took something and passed it to me. I accepted and was touched when I saw that it was a honey cake. She must have noticed my stomach grumbling.

"Thank you," I thanked her happily before devouring the cake.

"Our scouts had found a huge cave up ahead. We are going to stay there for the meantime," Zulu declared.

I was happy that we were going to rest soon. Having walked since morning, I was really tired. Later in the day, we arrived at the cave, and I fell asleep the moment I was assigned a portion. When I woke up, it was already dark, but I wasn't feeling comfortable.

I went and requested new clothes from Kia. She gave me new clothes. There was a stream nearby, and I went over to take a bath. I felt bliss when I stepped into the stream. The warmth of the water cooled my body as I stood in one place, savoring the feeling before I started washing up.

Just then, I felt like I was being looked down upon by a predator. I was alarmed, thinking there was an animal nearby. When I looked up, I saw two pairs of burning, deep black eyes staring wantonly at my naked body. I yelped and dived under the water.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I cursed.

"What do you mean? It's you I should be asking because I was here before you," he replied shamelessly.

"You..." I gritted my teeth. "Fine, you are right, but please can you give me a little privacy, just this once."

"I was here before you, why will I give way?" He said as he lazily leaned on a tree behind him.

I gritted my teeth, but I couldn't think of a better comeback.

"Fine then. Just look at the other side, and I will be out of the water and allow you to enjoy your peace," I pleaded.

"Nobody tells me what to do. If you want to go, just go the way you came in, anyway," he remained adamant. The two of us stared at each other like that. The Devil refused to budge even a little. His claim that he was there before me was clearly false. I checked the surroundings well enough before I dived into the river.

But there was no way I could tell him to his face that he was lying, unless I had a death wish.