SWNOVELS Chapter Chapter No 26 Escape for life
She was running in the woods for hours, she does not know where she is going. All she wanted was to go away. She was running as fast as she could.
“Why am I not feeling exhausted when we are running for hours?” She asked.
“I have told you, you are a werewolf,” Clair said.
“I still can’t digest this,” said Hazel, annoyed.
“Whatever,” said Clair, disappointed.
She was deep now deep in the forest.
Now she started feeling exhausted. She decided to sit beside the tree.
“I never expected this day to come in my life,” she thought.
“I was trying to communicate with you but in vain I don’t know why,” said Clair.
She closed her eyes slowly and was about to sleep when she heard a rustle in the bushes.
She opened her eyes and looked around. Much to her horror, a black wolf was staring at her.
“We thought you were a dead bitch but you survived,” said the wolf.
“Clair? What is happening?” She asked her wolf as she felt her anxiety.
“We have never shifted before I am afraid,” said Clair.
“What now? He will eat us,” said Hazel, afraid.
The wolf was walking towards her. She took a few steps back. She looked around and a stone caught her eyes, she grabbed it and hit the wolf on its head. The wolf felt a sharp pain in its head. She ran as fast as she could from there,
She was afraid. her heart was beating very fast.
She fell and her knees started bleeding, she got up, and started running again. She did not want to get eaten by the wolf so she kept running until she collided with something strong. She looked up, it was a boy who had deep blue eyes and fawn hair. She had gone faint and he held her in his arms.
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“She is faint for hours, why is she not waking up?”
“Dear Luna, the poor girl must have gone through a lot. There are burn marks on her body, a little scar, a few new, a few old. We have to be patient” said Blake, the pack doctor.
“Where have you found her Kai?” Asked Grace.
“I was walking in the woods when she came running and then she collided with me and went faint,” said Kai.
“Have you felt any scent around her?” She asked.
“Yeah, the scent I have never felt before,” he said.
Grace was thinking something.
“What is it?” He asked curiously.
“I have a mind link to your uncle, he would be here at any time,” she said and left the room.
He walks slowly towards the bed.
“Who are you lone wolf, you seem so terrified, I never saw someone this horror-stricken,” he whispered.
“Kai, come over here in my room now,” said Grace through a mind-link.
He left the room.
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“Hello, viewers I am at home as you know school is off and we all are on vacation. Today I will do something new. I will put on these mascaras without looking in the mirror” Carmen was making a live video for her Instagram followers. Kylian was reading his favorite book, he rolled his eyes.
“Lame” he whispered.
“Did you say something, Kylian?” She said while looking at him.
“Could you please slow down your stupid gibbering? I am reading the book here,” he said, annoyed.
“Well door is open, go outside,” she said.
“Why? I was sitting here before you. You are the one who came late,” he said.
“Well then read your book with my gibbering,” she said air quoting.
“You,” He was about to say something when Wanda walked inside the room.
“What on the earth you two are fighting on now?” she said while crossing her arms around her chest.
“Mom, he started it,” said Carmen.
“Aunt she is lying she has ruined my concentration,” he said annoyed.
“I did not,” she said angrily.
“You both remind me of Alex and hers’ fighting like dogs always,” said Mateo while pointing at Wanda.
“Mateo, why are you home so early? Didn’t you guys have a meeting?” She asked.
“I don’t know, Julius said Luna wanted us here at home. What happened?” He asked.
“I don’t know either, she called me to her room,” said Wanda.
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They had knocked on the door.
“Come in,” she said from inside.
“What is it, Grace?” Asked Wanda. Julius was already there. Kai was standing beside the window.
“What happened?” Asked Mateo.
“A girl is found near the woods, she is so exhausted I am sure she has been chased by Paul’s henchman or himself, luckily Kai was there and he brought her here safely,” she said sadly.
“I have been trying to track that bastard for years,” said Mateo angrily.
“Mom, that girl was so terrified,” said Kai sadly.
“I want to see her,” said Mateo.
“She is still unconscious,” said Kai.
“We have to take good care of her,” said Julius.
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She was lying on the bed. She looked very thin and exhausted.
“Poor girl she must have gone through a lot,” said Grace.
Hazel opened her eyes, slowly and was trying to recognize her surroundings.
“She is awake,” whispered Kai.
He walked towards her. She got up. Looking at him she had gone terrified again.
“Relax I won’t hurt you,” he said in a whisper. Grace and Wanda walked ahead to help her.
“Relax you are safe, this is Kai, he brought you here,” said Wanda.
Hazel took a deep breath.
“Relax,” said Grace while touching her forehead.
“What is your name dear?” Asked Julius.
“It’s Hazel,” she said.
“Hello Hazel, welcome to the Northpole pack,” he said.
“Northpole what?” She asked sheepishly.
“Pack,” said Grace.
“What is a Pack?” She asked.
They all were shocked.
“You don’t know anything about packs?” Said Wanda.
“All I know is I am a werewolf, I discovered it last night despite not knowing what a werewolf is and what I am,” she said sheepishly.
“Oh poor girl, she does not know about her existence,” said Grace through a mind link.
“Werewolf means you are a wolf,” said Kai.
She was still confused.
“Never mind, I will tell you everything later, you look exhausted and hungry, let you nourish first,” said Wanda while smiling.
No one has ever talked to her with this love, she felt her heart melting, and a tear fell from her eyes.
“Hey, why are you crying?” Asked Julius.
“I was born when I was left in front of the orphanage, I was 5 when they adopted me, and they have abused me since then,” she tells them everything about her miserable life.
“Oh my poor child, you must have gone through a lot,” said Wanda.
“So you have lived with humans?” Asked Kai. She nodded.
“But how can it be? I mean you are a werewolf, how could you end up with humans” he asked.
“I don’t know,” she said.
“You are safe here no one will hurt you now Hazel you can live here and continue your life,” said Grace. She smiled in return.
She got up.
“Let’s go to the kitchen,” said Kai and left with her.
Grace was staring at the door.
“How is Jacob?” Asked Julius.
“We mind-linked last night,” said Wanda.
“Did he find any clue?” Asked Grace.
“No, not yet,” she said shortly.
“It’s been sixteen years Wanda, ask him to come back. I am afraid if he loses control again if they find out about the plan he is in danger Wanda,” said Grace afraid.
“No Grace, I can’t, he won’t give up, this is about Althea this is about Max we have to finish our plan, we have to find why everyone in Riverstone pack is not feeling anything, it’s like they are emotionless it’s like they are controlled by someone, why? No one can find a mate there, everyone is mate less why? We have a lot of questions. We need to know Grace, that’s why Jacob is there,” she said.
“But Wanda, he is your mate, he has marked you, if anything happened to you or him you both gonna die,” said Julius.
“I know Julius, we are doing it for our children for our pack,” she said.
“No one knows your children’s identity, Wanda, in fact at school we showed them as ours and Alex’s,” said Grace.
“This is the only choice we have, Grace,” said Wanda.
“When will he visit here?” asked Julius.
“You know it’s risky, Julius, we made our hideout at the same cave where we met from the beginning,” she said while looking away.
Jacob was able to fight and his wolf was freed to recognize Wanda as his mate. At first only his wolf liked her not him because of his love for Gena but later when he found out she was pregnant with his child, he slowly fell for her. He was the only pack member who was free from any jinx happening in Riverstone. He was spying over his pack to know what was going on in the pack.
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She walked slowly behind Kai. He felt her silence.
“What happened?” He asked.
“Nothing,” she said shortly.
They were walking by the lawn when they heard moans.
“I love you, Ryan,” said a girl in a whisper. A tall blond boy was kissing a black-haired girl in the corner. Kai rolled his eyes.
“Hey Ryan, sometimes I wonder if we are brothers?” he called out aloud.
Ryan had stopped kissing the girl “Yeah, the most unfortunate decision our father made,” said Ryan.
“Who? You? or me? You came later,” said Kai.
“Whatever you think, you ruined my romantic life,” he said.
“Hazel, this is my younger twin brother, Ryan, Ryan this is Hazel,” he said.
“Wait, who is she?” He asked while walking towards her.
“Do you know what is happening in the pack?” He said annoyed.
“No,” he said shortly and went towards the girl again.
“Ask mum then,” Kai said and turned towards the kitchen while Hazel followed him.
“The pie is mine,” said Kylian.
“No, I said I will have it if you take the eggs,” said Carmen.
“Why do you always have to do it?” Screamed Kylian.
“Because I am older,” she said.
“Yeah three days older than me,” he said angrily.
“Whatever,” she shrugs.
“Why do you guys always fight? You are 14 now, not 4” said Kai angrily.
“Whatever the pie is mine” she shrugged.
Kai had put his hand over his head in disappointment. Hazel walked ahead, she took the pie tray from the counter.
“Hey,” Carmen was annoyed.
Hazel had cut the pie beautifully into pieces.
“Here now you both can have it,” she said calmly.
“Wow,” said Kylian.
“Not bad, I like you by the way, who are you?” Asked Carmen.
“I am Hazel,” she said softly.
“Nice to meet ya Hazel,” said Kylian.
“You must be hungry, want some pie?” He asked.
She nodded and took a piece of the pie. Kai was smiling.
“Mum, I don’t know why I feel a bond with her,” he mind-linked Wanda.
“Your father would be here tonight” he received a mind-link from Wanda.
“You trio are required there,” she said.
“Mum, Why on the earth we are required and it’s yours’ and Dad’s date what we will do there watching you and Dad doing...” Ryan was about to complete his sentence when she abruptly interrupted him, angrily.
“Ryan, you silly boy meet me. I have to teach you some manners” she said through the mind-link.
“He is so dead,” Carmen said to Kai.
“Who?” Asked Hazel.
“Our brother, we call him a lover boy, he has a habit of changing relationships. He is fifteen, but he has a long list of exes,” said Carmen.
“The one we met outside?” She asked. Kai nodded.
“You might need new clothes, you can borrow mine and we can go shopping later,” said Carmen.
“No I am fine,” she said hesitantly.
“No never, we will go shopping,” she said stubbornly.
“Yeah that’s something she loves,” said Kylian.
Carmen gives him a death glare.
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“What? The bitch is alive?” a shadow figure asked.
“Yeah she is alive, my Alpha,” said the other man.
“I asked you to kill that bitch, how is she alive?” he barked.
“We killed her, we shot her with wolf’s bane I, I don’t know how come a werewolf is alive while getting shot by wolf’s bane,” he said.
“She is not an ordinary wolf,” he shouts out loudly.
“I know my Alpha, we cross-checked, and we found her dead but I still don’t know how she is still….” He tried to say something when he cut him off in the middle.
“Shut up you are useless,” he said while punching him.
“I have to take some action over this,” he said while thinking about something.
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Meanwhile in the North-pole pack
“So you don’t know anything about us? Are you a werewolf?” asked Zyair.
“Yeah I don’t know, I just found it last evening,” Hazel said awkwardly.
“Nice meeting you Hazel,” Carmen again.
“You have already told her Char,” said Zyair, annoyed.
“Stop calling me this, I will put your booty at stake,” said Carmen.
Hazel was feeling too uneasy.
“What happened Hazel?” asked Kai.
“Nothing,” she said shortly.
“Is there anything you want to ask?” he asked.
“No, it’s not. I am just new to this thing,” she said.
Then Ryan and Kylian entered the room near the kitchen.
Ryan gave her a sigh and sat beside the nearby chair.
Kylian was holding his favorite book.
“I know why she is feeling so much awkward, we have not introduced ourselves properly,” said Carmen.
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