Chapter 2: In the Woods

Chapter 2: In the Woods

I tried to stand up when I heard a howl inside the woods. The hair in my nape started to raise so as my arm. It becomes creepier when the noise gets louder, a sign that it is near. I hold the trunk to support myself from standing. I breathed a heavy sigh when I tried to take my first step. And for the second time around, I need to get away from the place where I do not belong. But where do I belong? 

Before I could even take my second step I was gasping for air. I almost lost my consciousness when someone pressed me in the trunk using his bare hand on my neck. His grip became tighter so I tried to kick him while I'm struggling.

"What is a merely human doing here?"

He asks with a low deep voice. I couldn't see him properly as my vision became blurry.  But those eyes... 

As I was getting out of breath, someone, perhaps something, jumped to the man who was holding me. He releases his grip and avoids the attack by jumping. His speed. I hold my neck and cough, finding an air to breathe properly. I looked in front of me when I heard a growl, same with the noise I heard inside the woods.

I'm not mistaken, the people fighting in front of me are the people sitting in the highest rank in the capitalist system. They depict power and wealth as they support the people who belong to the caste system. The vampires and the werewolves.

The werewolf growls once again as if protecting me from the vampire who tried to take my life a minute ago. 

My eyes widened when I saw that the werewolves were dissolving. It is transforming into a human! I was amazed because this is my first time seeing a wolf morphing. His broad shoulders and tanned skin match perfectly.

I turned my head and looked away when I realized that he was not wearing anything. My eyes landed into cold bloody eyes looking back at me intently with his head slightly sloping. I blink twice and get my eyes off him. Damn, he's gorgeous as hell but still I am intimidated!

"Playing the hero huh?"

The vampire said with a smirk plastered on his face. Unlike the wolf he is white like a snow. His pale colors complement her features. How could a person look like this? He looks perfect on the outside. God's favorite indeed.

"You know why Craven"

Answered by the man in front of me, emphasizing every word he said. Craven? Did he mean the Craven's? What the hell! The Craven's rule the entire Cromoria. Even though the vampires and werewolves rule the caste system as they have the highest population in Cromoria it is different when it comes to Craven's. Craven's own the whole area of Cromoria and they are the ones who made the caste system.

Vampires and werewolves are often presented as a rival races that despise one another. Only one thing that they both agreed on, a once in a lifetime agreement and that is to rule the City of Cromoria. 

The werewolves rule the entire forest of Cromoria while the vampires rule the metropolis but for the Craven's? They rule both the forest and the town.

"Huh, she doesn't even recognize you!"

The Craven said before walking into a tree beside him. He  leaned on the trunk and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"You know what will happen if you try to hold back, same as confessing. What will you choose, Gideon?"

He added while looking intently to the man he named Gideon. What are they talking about? Dude I'm dying! I'm thinking of leaving the area while they are still busy when the Craven looks at me with a scowl that makes me stop from moving.

I saw the man named Gideon heave a sigh before turning around. I'm shocked by that movement, he should have given me a sign or any notice, man he's still undressed! How can he stand in the middle of nowhere without minding that he's naked? I look at his well built body, his chest, his more than a six pack abs and before I could even see that thing. I raise my head and look into his eyes, stopping myself from looking below. I don’t wanna augment my sin.

But when I met his eyes my heart skipped a beat. It looks like it has forgotten how to function, how to beat. His eyes are drowning me and it's so sad, it's lonely like he was longing for something. I don't know but it looks like I'm feeling his pain and I couldn't bear it. It is too heavy for me, that's why I decided to stop looking at those eyes. It's full of emotion that I cannot even understand.

I take a peek to see what the Craven is doing and he is looking at us while frowning.

"Take her, Craven"

The man once again turned his back on me and I felt weird as I felt sad. Does him turning his back on me saddened the hell out of me? I shake my head forgetting what I had in my mind.

"Are you giving up on her?"

"No, you know that I  can not do that. I am giving her a time"

"And what would you do if she didn't accept you?"

The Craven asks, smiling, it seems more like a teasing to me. Who is "she"? Are they talking about me? No, how assuming I could be, they didn't even know me.

" It's not your business anymore"

He answered before turning into a werewolf again. He looks at me and even if he's not in his human form, it is the exact same eyes I saw a while ago. It is still lonely, he howls before jumping into the woods.

"What a coward"

Says the man in front of me. Until now I couldn't believe that I would be given a chance to meet a Craven's. But now that I'm alone with this guy, the tension between us is building up. He can kill me in a snap without having a single sweat.

I moved back when I saw him glare at me.

"What are you thinking?"

He asks as he moves closer to me. He stopped inches away from me and put his left hand on the trunk where I was leaning before. Oh God, am I going to die?

He bent his head in the same level as mine and stared at me with his bloody eyes. It is the color of a blood but it's beautiful. How can he be so gorgeous without doing anything? Even though his clothes are full of mud he looks splendid.

I was taken aback when I saw him smiling in amusement. But it was for a while when he became serious again.

"Sleep"

He commanded as I fell into a deep slumber.