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Chapter 7:

  • Flora’s P.O.V
  • Everything around me seemed to disappear, as if we were the only two people in the world. My heart was beating wildly inside my chest, but I didn’t understand why. I felt a pain in my chest, a strange kind of longing.
  • The red took a step forward and I instinctively flinched back, making it halt with its paw mid-step. My eyes once again connected with the red rimmed gold of its iris and I saw confusion swirl in them.
  • The wolf wasn’t just a rogue, but a powerful one. I could feel its strength by the way he held his body, even in wolf form. And the shove of power I got from him was very similar to Malachi’s…the power of an Alpha. But how could that be? How could an Alpha become a rogue?
  • Suddenly, I saw flashes of images dance in front of my eyes.
  • A red wolf chasing me across the forest. I was running away from it, as fast as I could. The sun was setting in the horizon but there was no sense of danger or fear. Instead I heard laughter in my mind…anticipation in my blood.
  • A second later, I saw a blur move past me and it caused me to halt abruptly, also causing me to stumble over my legs and soon enough, I was on the ground, skidding forward at incredible speed towards the sturdy trunk of a forest giant.
  • Something heavy fell on top of me, halting my skid and stopping me just inches away from the trunk of the tree I was about to collide into. I closed my eyes as adrenalin rushed through my body and my heart thundered against my chest. My breath came out in pants and I felt the weight of the wolf lift off my chest.
  • He didn’t move far away. He was still on top of me and when I opened my eyes, I saw the rich red fur of his wolf, the golden hue of his eyes. He was straddling me in wolf form and I suddenly realized that I was unharmed because of him.
  • A sudden shattering pain pierced my head and I felt like my head was about to split into two.
  • Clutching my head with a strangled scream, I fell to the ground and watched as the red wolf came running towards me. If this was death then I would gladly accept it, because this pain was unlike anything I had ever felt in my life.
  • But the wolf didn’t harm me. It sniffed at my hand and nudged me gently as a whining noise came from his throat. Surprisingly, it appeared worried about me.
  • “Flora! Samuel!”
  • The wolf’s head snapped towards the direction of the calls and I instantly forgot about my headache as a low growl came from its throat.
  • “NO!” I begged the wolf, making its eyes meet mine.
  • Another shiver went down my spine, both from fear and an unnamed emotion and I pleaded with my eyes for him not to attack. But I didn’t want him to get hurt either, because rogue or not, he had saved my life.
  • “Go…” I pleaded; my voice a breathless whisper. “Please, go before they find you.”
  • The wolf seemed to debate the option and when the voices neared, it bent its head and opened its jaws.
  • I closed my eyes instantly, thinking that he had ultimately changed his mind and was now going for the kill. But instead of a bit, I felt something wet fall into my palm. I opened my eyes the next instant but the red wolf was gone, leaving me alone in the forest with two dead bodies.
  • “Oh my God!” The horror I had witnessed a few moments ago returned with teeth-gritting force.
  • How could I have forgotten them? These soldiers belonged to my pack! They died trying to save my life!
  • Getting myself off the ground, I tucked the wet mess into a pocket in my dress, not bothering to look at what a rogue had given me before turning to the victims.
  • One look at Joshua and I turned to the tree and threw up. The scene was right out of my worst nightmare and I couldn’t bear to look at him. If Ricky’s bite didn’t kill him, the bullets had and they had torn him apart to the point where the bullets had gone through.
  • After getting my emotions in control, I turned to Samuel…saw the soft rise and fall of his back as he lay face down on the ground.
  • “Samuel!”
  • I knelt down beside him and put my hands over his neck wound. The gash wasn’t deep but Ricky had managed to bite into the carotid artery. Whatever happens, I could not let him die!
  • “Flora! Samuel!”
  • This time the voices appeared even closer, but I didn’t have the strength in me to call for help. So, instead I focused all my energy in closing the artery.
  • Blood gushed freely from the wound and he had already lost a lot, but I closed my eyes and focused on closing the artery, picturing the walls heal and the blood flow stop.
  • “Flora!”
  • Startled, I looked up at the terrified face of Ezra as she came rushing towards me, followed by the main healer, Mercy and another soldier I didn’t know. Ezra knelt beside me and took my face into her hands.
  • “Are you alright?” This was the first time I had heard her sound this afraid. “Are you hurt? God, you’re trembling! Let go! Mercy will take over.”
  • But I shook my head. “He saved my life.” I told them in a hoarse whisper. “I have to heal him.”
  • “There’s too much blood, Flora.” It was Mercy who placed a careful hand on my shoulder. “Let me help.”
  • “No! I’ll help!” I didn’t know why I was being so stubborn, but I felt like I couldn’t let go. I had to heal him!
  • They didn’t say anything as I continued to heal Samuel. The blood flow stopped after five minutes and then I saw black spots in my vision. I was almost out of energy, but it didn’t matter. I had to heal Samuel, no matter what. It was like an ache in my heart and the more I healed, the more the ache faded.
  • I felt myself sway as my vision blurred.
  • “Flora!” Both Ezra and Mercy caught me from either side, but I continued until I knew that Samuel was healed. I was almost there…just a little bit more…
  • Just a little…
  • “Flora?”
  • “Flora!”
  • Flora…