Lyra dived into the thickest bath she could find, huddled into herself, and covered her face with her hands, She had one advantage–because of her inability to shift, he sent was not as pronounced as that of offure werewolves. And, since the area was already saturated with the scent of blood, it would be even harder for the well to track her.
“Come out,” the voice came again. “You look away my friend. Shouldn’t you at least introduce your self?
His voice was mocking, rather than angry. He knew she was nearby. He was confident he would find her. And if he did, she was certain that she would be dead meat.
She heard rustling nearby, and her heartbeat skyrocketed She shut her eyes tight, as if not seeing him would mean that he could not see her.
*11 you checks yourself,” the mister said, “I’ll be nice that | you waste any more of my time, well, I can’t promise to be a gentleman.”
Eyrater her tip hard. His vice was getting closer. A few moments later, she could bear the sound of his footfalls the forest to She macked her eyes open. The wolf was about fifty yarıs away, faring the other direction. Then, while she watched, he turned, his eyes focusing in the direction of her busi
Ewa’s brathraught in het themat, producing the yellow nyrs thaugh the thicket
of sounds. But, apparently, it was more than loud enough to catch his attention. A second later, she found herself staring into
She didnot think twice before bolting and running for her life, he could not tell where and in which duction she was going as leaves and twigs slapped her in the face and her feet bounced Độf them liemut flor Hergomansheed frantically for a hideout, but there was nothing but trees
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She could not beat him on the ground, but if she climbed a tree, with his huge se, maybe it would even out the odds a bit in her favour. It might not keep her from him for long, but it might be enough to lay her time until Byl pot luck with help
She spieda tee that was taller than the pest and sprinted towards it. When she was only a few feet away, something–someone–grabbed bet from behind, thing be right off the ground, Stabaeked, tear overwhelming her. Was this how the dad?
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ind of tearing flesh and waited to the pain taka. But pump case,
‘a musuline vire_julian! te was Julian’s voice!
Henryes split wide open and schedup at him. He was looking ahead, bis face a mask, el concentration as he canalrough the forest at ball speed.
“Yes,” she muttered
She gulped and wrapped her ass around his neck. The lours.
st around them turned into a blin as he tam at a speed she nevei thought was possible in the human form. That then again, he was Be Lyranking the alpha Alphus.
The sort of blood followed them all along, and only after a few minutes did she realise that it was coming from him. Freling below his neck, she touched tender, for flesh. Aclaw mark. The monster wolf had gotten to his while he was grabbing bes.
“You are injured” she exclaimed.
Despite his injusies, he did not slow down until they came across Theryl and a few wattions at the edge of the forest, on seeing her friend, Berylushedforward, worry etched on her face
“What happened?” she asked, thinking that Lyta was badly injured. But when Julias pot her on hen feet and Beryl save she was okay, she cried in relied and begged her tightly. “I’m so sorry for leaving you behind”
“Who are you apologhing?” Lyra asked. “It was my like a ”
When they pulled back. Beryl locked around. “Where is Victoria?
Lyna turned to Julian, Victoria is still out there: I then in a cave where the welt can’t trach”
“Lalready had someone get her,” he told her.
“Thank you for saving me.” she told him. “How is your back?!
““casiall impury, nothing to worry about,” he said.
“An injury?” Beryl questioned, walking around to get a glimpse of his back. Her bow bowed when she now the slash marks teating through his skin. “I’m fine.” Julian insisted
“You need to get that checked ASAP!”
är that moment, a group of students from the Academy y arrived at the worse. The news of the attack had spread, and those who had dispersed in the forest for the practical had all been summoned back Fortunately, it seemed that no one else had been injuredion come across the monster woll
The trainer, who had accompanied Beryl in the latest after receiving her import, asked Julian what had happened.
“We were attacked by rogues,” he replied. “For now, the forest is off units until we capture all the remaining regues. Keep the students within the confines of the Academy during school heunit’s declared sate.”
“Of course, Your Majesty,” the teacher agreed.
Julian noticed Lyra giving him a condused look, and he could guess why. The well out their was not a common toque. It was a corrupted well, whose powers were enhanced through forbidden methods. A woll like that was times more dangerous than a rogue. But he could not tell everyone the truth as it would cause panke. The best course of action was to deal with in quietly while investigating itxorigin and whether there could be others of its kind in the surrounding are
Altri that, Julian lett while the teacher gathered all the students back in the school. The wild combat test was cancelled and he said there would be another one when the forest was declared
When Lyra got back to her room, she could not stop worrying about Julian’s injury. Even though he had maintained that it was a minor injury, Beryl had misted that he receive treatment in the Royal Hospital. Since Alphas had amazing healing abilities, Lyra had been worried that Beryl, a seasoned healer, had thought it imperative that Julian receive urgent care.
She suspected that it had something to do with the wall who had attacked them. As far as she knew, that wolf had been anything but normal. What if he had infected Julian with something? The room she thought about it, the more woulded and testless she became.
“Why don’t you go and visit him as suggested. “He got hurt saving you, so you should thank him properly, i
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Right. That was a good excuse to go and see him. i the hospital. If he was still there, that was She hoped that it had turned out to be a common injury and he had already been discharged. Leaving her rooms, she made her way towards the hospital building the was able to make her way to Julian’s room without notice and slip inside. He was lying on the bed, asleep. She walked to his benchide and looked ikisin at him
His lare was relaxed, with no sign of pain or discos. The blankets only covered his boy to the waist, the bandages transserting his too we will strong, she thought as she took in his well–muscled torso, so he would get well in no time.
Freling teasted, her eyes flied back to fare While he slept, he looked more handsome than ever. Maybe that was because he was not stowling of giving her any look. She lifted hea hair, tempted to stroke hei tingeixoves his face
But she did not want to wake him up, soled her hand into a fist and retained. She did not know for how long the remained there, simply watching him, when she heard footsteps
Panicking, she turned to leave. How could she explain being in the king’s hospital?, as she took one step in his bede, Julian’s hand Latched onto her wrist, prevening
