Chapter 2

• Arabella's point of view.
• Being the only living soul walking in this lifeless, wizardry forest is quite scaring and I swear I could hardly move my legs -but I'm already in and I must get out quickly -so, I pushed myself to keep on moving.
• I felt a gush of an eerie breeze blew past my ears, it sounded as though someone just ran past in a great speed and I shivered.
• It's very dark everywhere, but since I'm a werewolf I can still see clearly -I saw goosebumps growing on my arms and I hugged myself.
• Then it dawned on me, Daphne said a dead body was found around this area last night, could it be the killer is still lurking around?
• "It's late" I heard a very deep, frightening voice say near my ear.
• I jumped back and couldn't help the shriek that left my mouth, but before I could grasp what was going on or even get a glimpse of who just spoke in my ear.
• A hand wrapped around my neck, lifted me off the ground and slammed my back on a tree I didn't take notice of earlier -I closed my eyes and grunt in pain.
• If I wasn't a werewolf, I'm sure my backbone would have broken from the impact my back had with the tree.
• "Who the hell are you?" I asked, struggling to get away from the person which is impossible because of his strong hold.
• I lifted my head and opened my eyes, my breath hitched instantly and my mouth parted at the sight that greeted me.
• I have been hearing people saying *he took my breath away*, and I haven't really read any meaning to it, but right now I have the perfect explanation of *he took my breath away*.
• My eyes trailed along his facial features, his thick and perfectly arched eyebrows which were knitted together in a frown, his long eyelashes are illuminated by his sparkling blue eyes.
• His lips looked a little bit pale, but still so beautiful and tempting as I stared at them longingly. I folded my lower lip in my mouth and bite it hard, until I tasted a metallic liquid -that's when I realized I've injured my lip.
• He looked so flawless and sinfully handsome, even though he was frowning he didn't look any less handsome.
• Is this human? How can someone be so perfect?
• Hold on a sec, why is my heart pounding so fast? Am I having a crush on him? What about mate? What am I gonna do when he....
• "What were you thinking coming into the woods at this hour?" his hoarse voice interrupted my unnecessary thoughts.
• "It's the only way to my home" I answered, strangely in a bold tone.
• He growled as if he doesn't like the tone in which I answered his question, his free hand held my chin up and he stared into my eyes with his squinted in.. anger?
• "A lot of things can happen to you in the woods tonight, do you know that?" he snarled at me.
• That's when I saw it, there's a small trail of blood in the corner of his mouth and judging from it's scent, I could tell it's fresh blood.
• My eyes widened as fear suddenly gripped me, my heart accelerated because different thoughts were running through my mind at that moment.
• Could it be I've met the beast? Is he gonna kill me? Is my blood next in line?
• Oh no, please spare me, I'm a very good girl. I might be a little rude, but I'm still a good girl, please don't kill me -I started praying in my mind.
• "Answer me!" he bellowed.
• "A-are you the beast?" I asked instead.
• Honestly, I don't know where this courage came from, or why I asked that question. I just couldn't keep it in and blurted it out.
• "Don't I look like a beast?" he asked me back.
• I studied his face and shook my head, according to grandma's description, the beast must be very old with horns and dirty fangs in his mouth -this guy looks pretty neat to me.
• "No, you don't look like a beast, you're very handsome" I said.
• He stared at me silently for a moment, then chuckled lightly and his tensed shoulders slumped down a little bit...the sound of his was very rich and soft.
• "Don't be fooled by looks, my darling, they can be deceiving" he told me in a calmer tone this time. "You seem like an obedient little, so obediently run home now" he added.
• I scoffed mentally, I'm nowhere near obedient at all, in fact, I can be very stubborn sometimes.
• "What are you still waiting for?"
• "Like you said earlier, looks can be deceiving" I smirked at using his words on him too.
• He closed his eyes briefly.
• "I'm not someone you'd wanna mess with, leave now before I become your worst nightmare!"
• "But you are not..."
• His suddenly tensed again, his brows furrowed instantly as he sniffed the air, then zeroed his eyes on me.
• "What's wrong?" I asked.
• He quickly let go of me and I almost fell on my face, he took a few steps away from me as if standing close to me would burn him -as if I burned him.
• "Get out of the woods now!" he barked at me.
• "Then what about you?"
• His blue eyes suddenly turned to a bloodshot, red eyes and I took cautious steps back.
• "Get out before it's too late for you!" he roared making the forest shake or maybe that was just my imagination.
• I heard very heavy footsteps approaching us, it sounded like those feet of a monster hitting the ground in cartoon films.
• My body started shaking in fear and I slowly picked up my bag that was laying on the ground, I ran towards the exit of the forest, I don't wanna stay back and witness that handsome guy lose his life.
• I ran as fast as I can, using my wolf's strength to support myself -though she's fighting not lend her strength to me.
• ★★★★★
• "Mom, I'm home" I announced immediately I stepped in our small living room.
• I threw my bag randomly on the table and slumped on a chair nearest to me, I began releasing heavy breaths.
• "You're finally home" Arthur (my younger brother, he's 17) said as he strode towards me, with his hands in his pocket.
• He thinks doing that makes him look cool and stuff, I scoffed mentally, he's just bluffing himself.
• "Where's mom?" I asked.
• "She went to the pack-house" he answered.
• "Pack-house? Why?"
• He sat on a chair, reached for the remote control and turned on the TV.
• "There's a pack meeting and I think it's about the selection parade, Alpha Jarek personally came to inform mom about it.. "
• He paused and tilted his head, with his brows furrowed in a serious frown.
• ".. do you think he has a crush on mom?" he asked.
• Alpha Jarek and mom together? That's not a good combination at all, I winced in disgust at the thought of them being together.
• "Get your mind outta the gutter, you're too young to be talking about crushes"
• Arthur coughed.
• "I'm 17years old and I'll have a mate next year, so I'm not too young to be talking about crushes"
• Weirdly, at the mention of mate, my mind flashed back to the handsome stranger I met in the wizardry forest -I wondered what happened to him.
• Did the beast King catch up with him? Is he devouring the handsome stranger's flesh right now?
• "Ara!"
• Arthur snapped his fingers across my eyes, I blinked and alighted from my train of thoughts -it's a pity that handsome stranger's life would be wasted just like that.
• "Besides mom's a widow and Alpha Jarek is a widower..." he adjusted posture to an imposing one. "... I'd love to have people referring to me as the alpha's son" he laughed evilly.
• I leaned forward and pushed his head gently, making him glare at me but he quickly looked away when I glared at him back.
• "Stop dreaming about being the alpha's son, you're not fit for that title" I told him.
• Arthur has girls flocking around him everywhere he goes and if it wasn't the respect he has for mom, I'm sure he'd have been a little heartbreaker by now.
• If Arthur ends up becoming the alpha's stepson, I believe all the unmated girls in our pack will become pregnant with his kids, even before getting a chance to know who their mates actually are -after all, he's got great looks and a pompous personality.
• In fact, everyone in our lineage has great looks and bodies, I'm not an exception.
• "Right, you're already 22years old and still haven't found your mate yet..."
• I raised an eyebrow at him, waiting for him to conclude his words, although, I kinda have a hint where this conversation is going.
• "Maybe you should visit another pack, your mate might not be in this pack" he said.
• "I don't need a mate" I told him curtly.
• "You don't need a mate? Who doesn't need a mate in this world?" he asked rhetorically.
• "Maybe me" I answered.
• He sets his lips on a thin line and turned away from me and gave his attention to the tv.
• "Good for you" he said.
• "What's for dinner?" I asked.
• "Nothing, mom's not around to make dinner"
• I glared at the back of his head.
• "What a lazy âss" I grumbled under my breath, but he heard me anyway.
• I got up, reached for my bag on the table and headed towards my room -I need a long warm bath and a nice sleep.
• ★★★★★
• It's just me and him again in this lonely woods, not even a bird could be seen flying around.
• "You're here" he said.
• "Yes" I answered.
• Then there's silence, he didn't say anything and neither did I.
• It's always like this everytime we meet, we don't talk but we enjoy being in each other's company -it's almost as if we're speaking with our souls.
• We don't see each other's face too -or maybe he's seen my face but I haven't seen his for once, I can't tell what he looks like.
• His back is always facing me everytime, I could only stare at the back of his head.
• "You called me and I'm here, can I at least see your face?" I asked.
• This is the first time I've requested to see his face.
• "No" he answered.
• "Why?"
• "I'm ugly" he said.
• Ugly? I huffed mentally, handsome guys always refer to themselves as the most ugliest beings.
• "I don't care if you're ugly, I just wanna see your face" I told him.
• "No, my face would scare you away"
• "Huh?"
• "It's gonna be your worse nightmare" he said.
• How can I be friends with him but don't know what he's like? Who's he? Why does he always calls me to meet him here? Wait, how does he even manages to call me?
• "Stop thinking, your tiny brain's gonna explode because I don't know why I can call you too" he said.
• How did he know what I'm thinking? Is he a vampire that can read minds?
• "You're right, I can read minds so I suggest you stop thinking"
• "Oh"
• This is all the more reason I must see his face, he might be someone I know.
• I reached forward to touch his shoulder but...
• ★★★★★
• My eyes snapped open at the sound of someone banging on my door very loudly, I threw a glare towards the door as I imagine I'm glaring at whoever is banging on it.
• From the scent I could tell it's Arthur, I angrily sprang up and sat on my bed, gathering my blanket in my hands.
• "What?!" I barked at him.
• "Mom said I should wake you up, breakfast is ready" he said.
• I rolled my eyeballs.
• "I'll be there in a jiffy" I replied, then I heard his footsteps fading away.
• I fell back on the bed and covered my face with my palms, I puffed out some air.
• The same dream again, it's been quite some time since I had this weird dream -why did I dream of him today?
• I've been dreaming of this nameless man since I was twelve, I don't know anything about him.
• But the weirdest thing is, I always enjoy being around him in my dream -I must be losing my mind.
• "Ara, mom said you should hurry up!" Arthur shouted from the living room.
• "Well, you didn't have to shout before I hear you!" I shouted back at him.
• I pushed the blankets off me and hopped out of bed, then dashed into the bathroom.