Helanie:
I had been so confused that I sat with my head turned to the other side, and Norman kept grunting throughout the car ride.
"When are you going back to stay at the academy?" he asked, finally breaking the silence as we neared the woods.
"I should go today if you’re so bothered," I hissed, and he groaned again.
"Why do you take my words the wrong way all the ti?" Norman grunted, stopping the car.
"Because you say the wrong things all the ti," I yelled back at him, and he started to unbuckle his seatbelt.
"Don’t you freaking show this aggression—I can do it five tis better than you!" I raised my voice even more when I saw him acting aggressively.
However, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at in the backseat.
"I wasn’t showing you aggression." Even when he was grunting, he tried to lower the irritation in his voice.
"Then why the hell are you taking off your seatbelt like that?" I hissed at him, giving him direct eye contact.
Goddess.
Staring into his eyes made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. He was so manly and—
’Sexy?’
’Handso?’
’Horny?’
’Edible?’
My wolf groaned, clearly expecting to join her in her weird fantasies.
’Arrogant!’ I confird.
"I was taking off the seatbelt to get out of the car and take this call," he said in a calm and firm tone, raising his phone to show the screen.
It was Kaye calling.
"You can take his call here," I folded my arms over my chest and muttered.
"The reception keeps dropping, and he’s been gone without a word for a while, so I’m worried," he replied, and this ti his voice showed he wasn’t joking when it ca to his brother.
The road ahead might have a choppy connection, so he got out of the car and started walking back the way we had co.
’I don’t know what’s wrong with him, I complained again.’ It wasn’t like I wasn’t aware of myself. Sothing was wrong with too. I was suddenly so toxic toward him, like I was pretending to be annoyed with him, and that annoyed even more.
She didn’t respond, but soon I began to sll sothing. It was a weird, earthy sll coming from outside. My window was rolled down, so I caught it easily.
’Is it going to rain or what?’ I looked outside, hoping it would rain because of how hot it was getting.
’Helanie, we are not alone,’ Cora scared when she spoke in such an alert tone. I was so used to her being flirty and mischievous all the ti that I didn’t realize how scary she could sound when she was serious.
’What are you feeling?’ I asked her, noticing how dry my throat suddenly beca.
"Ahem!" I let out a cough, rushing for the door and stepping outside to look around and see what was going on.
The humidity seed to have gotten much worse in a matter of minutes.
The sudden heat attack was on a whole different level too. The mansion was all air-conditioned, so I never experienced such heat until I was outside. But it wasn’t as bad as this.
I began to itch my skin, and that’s when I noticed it was suddenly turning dry.
"Watch out!" Cora yelled. I was so focused on the heat and dryness that I didn’t notice her warning. She forced my body to the side. That’s when a weird, tall, brownish creature landed on the ground. It had been trying to attack , but since I got out of the way, it crashed onto the ground instead.
Its face looked like a lizard. Its eyes were yellow and cold. Its body was long and thin, like a tall human, but its skin was rough and brown, like tree bark. It even had a long tail that moved like a snake. It looked like a nightmare.
I couldn’t speak. My heart was beating so loud, I could hear it in my ears. It hissed and rushed at .
"Norman!" I scread for him, but noticed he had walked all the way to the end of the road. I couldn’t see him, so I had to fight this thing myself. Pushing past the shock, I started to co up with a plan.
I had no weapon. Nothing. My hands were empty.
I jumped to the side, just missing its claws. My foot slipped on the leaves, but I kept my balance. My eyes searched the ground—rocks, a broken branch, anything.
There. A sharp piece of wood near a big tree on the side of the road. I grabbed it just before the creature turned back.
It ca at again, faster this ti. I ducked low and shoved the stick up into its belly. It scread, a sound that hurt my ears. Black blood spilled out.
It hit with its tail. I flew back and hit the dirt hard. My ribs burned. But I got up. I had to. This thing was fast and creepy. It kept hissing, and that was another reason I kept getting distracted.
The stick was broken now, but I still held the sharp end. I waited. I let it charge again.
At the last second, I jumped to the side and pushed the stick deep into its neck. This ti, it didn’t scream. It just shook once, then fell.
It twitched, then stopped.
I dropped the broken wood. My hands were shaking. My clothes were dirty, my body sore.
I looked at the creature. I still couldn’t believe what I saw.
"What are you?" I whispered. No answer, of course.
"Helanie." That’s when I heard Norman finally coming into view.
"Are you okay?" he ran straight to and pulled closer to his chest, shocking with his reaction.
However, he suddenly pulled away and looked down at the creature. "You killed it?" It was as if he was shocked too.
But why?
What was this thing?
"It’s one of the most deadly creatures that the organization releases when they’re ready to take over the world. It’s their army," Norman didn’t need to inspect it too hard when he told what it was.
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