Violet and Nick had gone a fair distance into the forest. They were now surrounded by the dense trees that prevented any ray of light from penetrating it, therefore, neither of them knew if the sun was still out there or what time it was. They had both left their phones in Violet's sitting room. There was no noise of swaying trees or chirping birds. Or rustling leaves and hooting owls. It was like the forest trees had stilled and the animals ceased to exist; like the entire forest was holding its breath. The only sound that echoed through the forest was the sound of dry leaves and twigs being crushed by their feet. Violet nervously looked around her, searching for what she didn't know, but darkness in the forest limited her vision.Her skin crawled and her throat constricted with rising fear. Why was she feeling so anxious all of a sudden? She felt her heart beat faster with every step she took, and dread washed over her like cold water. Was her decision
"Violet…" Nick whispered helplessly. The girl he liked or perhaps, loved so much was standing face to face with a big wolf, and it felt like he was living through a nightmare at that moment. Never had Nick seen a wolf so up close before, but now, here he was not more than seven feet away from one, and Violet, not more than eight inches away. He warily watched her as she stood petrified with fear and suddenly felt the painful stab of regret. Regret for ever making her come with him."Violet…step back," he whispered louder, desperation laced in his voice, but Violet couldn't register his words. She sobbed internally, tears staining her pale face and blurring her vision. The grey wolf seemed to observe her for a while, seemingly confused at something, but when she stepped backwards, the beast bared its teeth and growled. Warning her to not take any more steps. Nick felt the blood drain from his face and Violet froze in place. A choking sob rose in her throat as realization hit her hard.
Violet was struck by a foreboding feeling of her imminent death, which sent her scurrying backwards as far away from the wolf as possible. She took another pained glance at what remained of Nick, then broke into tears.The horrific sight of Nick's mutilated body was engraved in her mind, and now, whether she liked it or not, she was going to die the same way Nick did. Probably even worse.Violet whimpered as the wolf prawled towards her with slow and decisive steps. It wasn't in any hurry as it was confident that Violet had nowhere to run. Its golden eyes locked on her crying form, watching her every move and growling on intervals. The terror Violet felt did well to feed the wolf's ego.Violet on the other hand brought her knees to her chest and covered her ears with her hands in an attempt to drown away those savage growls. She knew entering this forest was a bad thing, but now, it was by far the worst mistake of her life."Just go away! Leave me alone!" Violet
Frantic breaths and quick steps were the only sounds that echoed through the forest as she ran deeper and faster, frequently looking behind her. She couldn't remember when or how she had gotten into the forest, but she was absolutely sure something was after her. Something big and scary.Fatigue quickly took its toll on her body and Violet slowed down to a stop behind a tree to catch her breath. She panted heavily and crouched down at the base of the tree, then wiped away the tears she hadn't realized were there. She just wanted to go home?Sounds of snapping sticks came from behind the tree Violet hid making her hold her breath. She nervously placed her hand on her chest to calm her beating heart, before she leaned back and carefully peeped from behind the tree. She saw nothing. Only darkness and thick nature loomed in the distance.Violet sighed in relief and almost laughed. Whatever had been chasing her had either stopped or lost its way. "Thank goodness," Violet breathed gratefull
Violet carefully watched the door handle turn and the door slowly move forward. The painful sound of rushing blood filled her ears, and light perspiration hung on her forehead. Her throat was tight with raw fear, but she wasn't backing out now. She had to leave this place, so the moment a head peeked from behind the door, Violet used her whole strength plus adrenaline rush and sent the chair crashing on whoever had stepped inside.The wooden chair shattered into pieces and the man staggered for a moment, caught off guard by the attack. He steadied himself almost immediately and turned to his attacker, ready to beat the shit out of them, but his angry look fell and was replaced by one of confusion. "Luna?" He started but Violet had no interest in listening to him as she grabbed a piece of broken chair and swung it at him. "Get away from me!" She screamed and swung the wood at his face, but he dodged it effortlessly. His face still had that confused look as he tried to reason with her.
At the sound of the deep voice, Violet's heart raced and her body went rigid with fear. It didn't take a genius to figure out that the man that stood behind her was the main authority in this place. Just his voice sent a jolt of fear and oddly, admiration through her body."Turn around," Xavier ordered as he watched her attentively, the scent of canalilies with a touch of honey quickly filling his nose. His brows were knit with slight annoyance and his body itched to come closer to her, which made him angrier by the moment. He didn't want this, he didn't want any of this. He excessively cursed the moon goddess in his mind, while he watched the girl slowly turn towards him.Violet slowly sat up and moved to the farthest corner of the bed, raising her legs to her chest. This man had danger signs written all over him and his presence oozed dominance. She openly observed his features. He was big and looked extremely strong, so there was no way she could overpower him. His face was bare
In the few days that followed, Violet slipped in and out of consciousness. She felt comfortable wrapped in a blanket of nothingness and mentally protested heavily when she felt it slipping away, moving her to reality.Her body ached, especially her neck and arm and the weight on them only made her uncomfortable. What was going on? Her mind was still foggy and her mouth felt like cotton. She should be able to open her eyes now but the fear that held her back was too much. She wasn't ready for whatever was out there, but she also needed to feed her curiosity.Violet slightly opened her eyes again and her suspicions were correct. The vague white walls and the oxygen mask in front of her were dead giveaways. Her arm was wrapped in a cast and positioned to enable fast healing.Oh no, her kidnapper. That mad man had done this to her. He broke her arm and almost killed her!Suddenly two voices that came from behind the door sounded faintly into Violet's
Ezekiel quickly emerged from the car and scanned the crowd in confusion, and when his eyes settled on Violet's form, he cursed excessively under his breath. He knew something had happened when Xavier abandoned the meeting and demanded to return to the pack and now he knew things would not end well, especially for the girl.The back door opened roughly, and Xavier stepped out with a stoic face, and his black eyes stared intently at Violet, who shrunk back in fear. Everyone outside fell silent and the whole environment had gone quiet when Xavier stalked towards Violet, his eyes never leaving her body. Ezekiel rubbed his temples wearily as he tried to mind link Zain. 'What happened Zain?' but Zain didn't respond. He was too busy contemplating the next action that would happen. This girl had been through enough trauma in the last few days and he couldn't blame her. Their existence was fictious to humans. 'Zain!' Ezekiel snapped. 'What?''How did she get there?! Didn't you put someone in