The Blood Moon Pack arrived at the Lake where Merliah lived and where the explosion happened.
"Call Merliah, she might know about the explosion" The alpha ordered one of his members to disturb the lake's water. Minutes later a siren emerged out of the water.
"You have summoned me alpha?" the latter asked with a seductive grin.
"Do you have information about the explosion?"
"Explosion? I thought it was you alpha who shook my place with your mighty power, did you brought me anything my king? Did you finally feel like living with me under this vast lonely lake?" she grinned and tried to reach for the Alpha's hand.
"Merliah!" the alpha shouted at her, warning to stop the siren with her silly antics, making her whimper in fear, but regain her mischievousness back,
"Feisty my King, that's why I love you so much-" she said as she playfully splashes her colorful tail at the alpha.
"Alpha, an intruder was sensed in the middle of the forest!" one of the members got his attention. Turning to Merliah, the latter gave him a playful grin and swam back at the middle of lake.
He sniffed the air only to sense a faint scent of lavender and honey… making the beast in him excited, "mate" the only word he can utter. He ran towards the dark forest, searching for the source of the scent. The scent become even more nearer and nearer.
"Mate!" he stopped and lifts his nose up trying to sense the direction of the scent. His gaze was set into a lizard on a tree making him confused. He cannot believe his eyes. The lizard starts to slowly climb the tree. He must be hallucinating, might be a hormonal imbalance for being single for so long that's what he thought. Upset he let out a one long howl and left the place.
Victoria's P.O.V
Just when I sensed the pack was gone, I felt that my energy is draining due to the damage I have received. I involuntarily shift back to my original form yet I'm still wingless. A gust of wind hit my body making me shivers through the cold of the night; I almost fell down from the tree I'm on. From my view I saw a smoke coming from the end of the forest. I leaped from one branch to another following the direction of the smoke. I am almost halfway near the location of the smoke when I accidentally stepped onto a weak branch causing me to fall and scraped my legs enough to cause blood to ooze out from it. I tried to heal it but it seems right now I'm too weak to heal myself. I heard a loud grumble in my stomach making me even more miserable.
"ugh! So much of being wingless" I hugged myself and cried over my misfortune. I'm naked, weak, wounded, cold and hungry. I wish Martha was here. I cried and cried till I fell asleep.
I was awoken by growling sounds and rustling leaves. My senses was heightened, I slowly open my eyes and meet the red eyes of the two wolves in front of me. I screamed in shocked. I tried to retreat myself but I end up being cornered. I saw them positioned to attack me. The bigger wolf tried to lounge at me. Good thing I had rest and gain a bit of strength, I was able to evade the attack. I ran as fast as I could, wolves almost catching up to me. I really need my wings right now. I'm not so used using my legs. I tried to cast some spell, only to find myself diving to the ground and was again cornered by the wolves.
"Oh! Come on! I am not edible." I scream with frustration. Again the wolves jumped at me. I closed my eyes waiting for the attack, but all I heard was grunting, growls, whimpering and a snap. I opened my eyes and saw the two wolves covered in blood lifeless, headless. I almost scream with horror when an arm snaked to cover my mouth.
"Shhh… You're safe now…" two golden orbs met mine, and a familiar scent enveloped my nostrils.