Cielle had lied.
She would never trade her dragon for anything! She would never do it. It was a mere lie that surfaced in her mind at the desperate need for escape.
And she couldn't be more grateful that the wolves had actually fallen for her lie and were now returning back to the palace.
"We need to stay somewhere for the night since traveling throughout the night would only drain our energy by the dawn break," Eros announced. And all the other wolves agreed in a heartbeat, seemingly exhausted from today's chaos.
After that was a chilling quietness as they traveled through the woods, only the occasional hooves of an owl and the rustling of the leaves breaking the silence.
Cielle's mind was filled with the scenarios of how her uncle and aunt would react to the wolves' entry on the Wisterian lane. She was sure her aunt would be furious. She would punish them for ever laying their fingers on her and the hunters.
