I could see all the Lycans running to the packhouse. They were bumping into , but it was so crowded that they didn’t realize that they were bumping into an invisible girl.
A young slave had dropped her handkerchief, which I imdiately picked up and dipped in a nearby pond.
I tied it around my face so that it kept cool and relieved the burning. I wasn’t aware of what that bitch threw at , but the burning was making it quite excruciating.
I jogged to the main gates of the packhouse boundary when soone yelled at the top of his lungs, "Aurora!"
This was Alpha Sebastian’s voice.
"Alpha Sebastian! No!" I stopped dead in my tracks as Beta Hunter’s voice reached .
Tomorrow was supposed to be my dinner date with him.
Sorry, Alpha. Too late.
Without a backward glance, I crossed the gates.
There were plenty of people who could take care of their Alpha. This ti, I needed to choose myself.
Instead of going to a werewolf packhouse, I needed to reach a human town. But first, I had to get out of this territory owned by werewolves and Lycans.
No future interactions with these beasts.
When I was at a safe distance, I started running at full throttle, hooting in excitent.
"Yahoo! I did it!" I jumped with joy, laughing loudly in the quiet forest where no one could see for a while.
I was safe.
Now that the pack knew that I was dead, they would never try to look for .
For them, I was dead forever.
A dead Luna.
***
I had no idea how long I kept running. Delis had asked to cover the maximum distance in those two hours, or I had to apply that potion again to stay invisible.
I also had to be careful to keep my body odor suppressed to avoid rogues.
My legs hurt, but it was not the pain that stopped . It was the burning of my face. My cheeks felt like they were on fire.
I looked around for the signs of a river or a pond. It was too dark to see anything. I had to wait for the morning.
Till then, I could control my thirst. But what about this pain? Urgh.
I had slowed down and was now walking blindly in the pitch-dark jungle. The moon had disappeared behind the clouds, and I was trying to decide if I should climb a tree and get so sleep.
In the absence of my wolf, I couldn’t see anything, nor could I sll danger.
If I wanted to spend my day constructively, it was wise to get so sleep. But I was hungry and thirsty, and I wanted to dab so water on my burning cheeks.
Oh, Goddess.
I felt the trunk of the tree with my hand and was about to climb up when I felt a drop of sothing on my cheek.
Before I could understand, it turned into two drops, then three, and then suddenly it started pouring heavily.
I giggled and took so rainwater in my hands. I drank it and then raised my face to let that rainwater wash away all the irritation.
Umm. It was soothing.
I tried climbing up the tree, but now it was slippery.
Sigh. I didn’t have any choice but to lie down under the tree. I sat down and rested my back against the trunk. The child inside didn’t want to sleep.
The happiness of eting a future where I would be considered an independent woman wasn’t letting fall asleep.
I held the wet handkerchief and tied it back to my face. In case the rain stopped, I didn’t want to wake up due to the discomfort.
I leaned against the tree trunk, and the rain was soothing my burning cheeks through the fabric. Exhaustion washed over , and before I knew it, I dozed off.
In my dream, Sebastian King was demanding an explanation angrily, "How dare you leave the packhouse? Co back right now!" His voice echoed through the void.
Even in the dream, his face wasn’t clear, nor could I see his eye color.
I crossed my arms and raised my chin to look at him with confidence, "You can’t control anymore. Go and enjoy your life with your low-life minions, Sebastian."
He stepped closer, reaching out, "Why are you running away from ?" his fingers lightly brushing against my cheek, "Your presence pleases , and I can’t get over this feeling..."
His words made my heart skip a beat.
I could see sothing warm and sothing wild in his eyes. This was not the Lycan Alpha I had heard about.
I had heard different nas that people had given him.
Ruthless.
Heartless.
Cruel.
"What are you thinking, Aurora?" he smiled gently, "You belong to ."
I shook my head with a smirk, pulling a sword from my side, "I belong to no one, Sebastian! Now I’m free."
No one was allowed to say his na except his close ones. I was not his close one or his beloved one, still, I felt brave in that dream.
Before he could say anything else, with a swift motion, my blade cut through the air and slashed his chest.
In disbelief, he placed his palm on his injured chest and staggered back in shock, "Aurora!"
My eyes flew open, and I jolted awake when I heard my na. Nothing had prepared for the unfamiliar faces that were leaning over, staring down at in surprise.
I gasped, sitting up abruptly, "Goddess," I muttered to myself. I was supposed to use the potions for invisibility and to suppress my sll.
How could I be this careless?
One of the n smirked, "Looks like we have at last hit a Jackpot. Look at her green eyes. Beautiful!" he remarked with an evil grin.
My heart thudded in my chest. I didn’t need to sll them to tell that they were rogues.
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