The Lost Wolf

Chapter 6: The Lost Wolf

He gravely spoke those words while eyeing me like I betrayed him. I shook my head, it wasn't true. I didn't mean to, I didn't even know I was...I am a werewolf.

"No no no, I am not your enemy here, I am the Olive that you raised, I can forget being a werewolf and be a hunter still. I can protect you." I didn't know what I am saying, I was too desperate to ease his anger. I couldn't lose him. His anger was scaring me, I didn't want him to be mad at me.

"A werewolf is a werewolf, end of the story." And he drew his last arrow, it was aiming at me. All I did was to look at him in his eyes, hoping that he might change his mind. I raise both of my hands as a sign of surrender. His arrow has no match how much pain it cost me while looking at his eyes full of determination to kill me.

"Fight!" he shouted at me.

"You are my father, I can not harm you."

"I. DO. NOT. HAVE. A. CHILD. ESPECIALLY. A. WEREWOLF!" The emphasis broke my heart, even more, I lost it, my tears fell as he finished his declaration. He was my only family. If I beg, would he consider me? I kneeled to beg.

"I...I...will do anything, just do not abandon me, please." I almost lost my voice, despite my blurry sight due to the massive amount of tears, I saw him smile until his laughter resounded.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! How pleasing to see a werewolf beg, I never thought I would ever see a werewolf being to a hunter. I may raise you as a strong hunter, your heart was been disappointing. Never thought of begging for more because I will never accept a traitor. Traitor of her own kin." And he mercilessly releases the arrow with a wide grin. "Goodbye."

And reality snap me from the illusion that he was my father, I was never a daughter to him but it was too late for me to realize it. The strong impact of the arrow struck my left chest and fell to the ground. I totally lost my sense when I saw the arrow that was half-length in my body, blood started dripping down to my body, my sight went blurry and I lost my hearing. All I feel was a pain in my heart.

I couldn't move my body anymore and found myself lying on the ground, I tried to open my eyes and I saw the full moon losing its shine and half-covered with clouds. I closed my eyes to feel the last shine of the moon on my skin but something blocked it. I could feel that someone was standing next to me. I opened my eyes once again despite the heaviness of my eyelids and striking pain in my head.

I saw him. He was talking unidentified words, I couldn't hear him. But one word was clear to me, he said weak. I am weak. And he raised his cane, I didn't need to ask what he was going to do, I closed my eyes before the strong strike hit my head.

"Shh," a woman's voice entered my ears. "It's alright, it's alright," that familiar voice again, and as I open my eyes I saw a woman facing me while her pointing finger was pointing up between her lips. "Don't be afraid," her soft voice calm my breath and her soft touch on my shoulder calmed my nerves.

"Zenith, can you hear me?" she asked while the moon was glowing brightly behind her, this was the dreamland again. The dream that kept me awake at night. A dreamland that seemed a nightmare. She was making me run again, she wanted me to escape again. And again she pushed before she vanished in the air.

I found myself running hard as I could and again I fell. But instead of hitting the bottom of the cliff, my sight drifted into blue, blue sky...

I blinked two times and sat up, on green grass, I ran my palm on the ground to feel it and it was bright around. I was wearing a white dress and I closed my eyes as I felt the calming blow of the wind. Wow, where am I? I stood up and looked around, it was an endless green grass and the sky was bright blue above with relaxing wind that kept kissing my skin. But my walk started to fast until it turned to run, and the next thing I was already running in my wolf form. I didn't feel anything anymore, it was just peace while the overwhelming joy filled my heart.

Until stopped when I saw black, at the end of the way, there was darkness and soon enough I noticed it fast approaching, I hurriedly ran back, faster than before and the fastest that I could but the darkness catch me, it surrounded me as I ran until the beautiful place has completely changed into darkness. I was so scared and I stopped running. But then I couldn't breathe anymore, I fell to the ground and tried everything I could to breathe but couldn't. I closed my eyes cause I couldn't take it anymore.

As the oxygen returned I bolted and sat up and inhale a massive amount of air. As I saw the place, it was the place where I brought Tasio. I am alone now and the sun was up. I checked my left chest and found dried blood, but I could feel nothing. And the arrow was lying next to me. I checked my chest and found no wounds. "I am alive," but what are those places I've seen in my dreams. It seemed like a nightmare, I hope I had a clue what did that mean to me.

I stood up but the heaviness of my heart was unbearable. He almost killed me and I didn't know how I survived that critical hit in addition the arrow was laced with silver. I started walking to I didn't know where. I just felt lost and abandoned. Good thing that the woods around me has given me a comforting feeling. I felt secure under their shadows. I had taken multiple sighs to lessen the heaviness in my heart. How I am supposed to live alone? I found a lake and went there, I washed my face and saw my hair in the reflection of the water. It had turned blue now, all blue.

Mate.

I remember my mate, I hurriedly ran to our meeting place but something came into my head. I killed his army for Tasio. Would he accept me still?