Kira's POV
"She's severely hurt; see her injuries. They looked like cuts from numerous tree branches", I heard a masculine voice say.
I barely opened my eyes; I saw faces I had never seen before, but I could tell they were wolves. The crew consisted of two males and two females. They seemed to be strong warrior wolves.
"Where am I" I managed to say
"You are at the river that separates our pack from the forest," one of the females said.
I tried to move my body, but I couldn't move; it was hard for me; I felt severe pain for every movement I made.
They stopped me, telling me to calm down, they told me I had to relax and that I was severely injured. I tried lifting myself but one of the males in their midst placed his hands on my shoulders stopping me from lifting myself.
"What do we do with her" the female that talked earlier asked
"What do you mean by that? We don't know her; we don't have to do anything. Let's just go back to the pack," the second female said.
I could barely see their faces but from the way she sounded, I could imagine her facial expression. I understood the way she felt, helping a stranger you don't know about could be very risky.
A part of me wanted them to save me, and then the other part wanted them to just leave me there till I die.
But one of the guys insisted that they couldn't leave me like that, saying they weren't trained to be heartless.
"So what do you want us to do, take her with us to the pack, tell the alpha that we found a lost soul in the river?" The second female scoffed
"There's nothing bad in showing a little bit of help Clara," the first male said
The name of the second female I heard was Clara
"I agree with you, Marcus, let's help her; I think she came in contact with the beast of the forest..." The first female said
"Judging from the direction I guess she's from the other neighboring pack," Marcus said
"Look, we are wasting too much time; she's going to die at this rate." The second male said
Honestly, I was shocked by the way they cared. I had been living with Asha's pack all my life, and I had never felt anyone cared for my well-being the way these strangers did.
Shortly after I felt my body lifted, and then started moving.
"Are you sure Alpha Ryker would be happy with us for doing this"
'Ryker', my eyes opened wide; that name back in my pack was a name that sent shivers to my previous pack members, well, except for Asha, who is strong and brave.
Ryker was a ruthless wolf, his pack were infamous for their ruthless reputation.
But seeing that they helped me, created something in my heart. I was becoming weaker by the minute. I didn't know when I passed out. The next thing I felt was a hand on my body.
I was startled, and the way I responded shocked the person in front of me as well.
"I am sorry if I startled you," she said
In front of me was a beautiful blond lady. She looked like she was the same age as me.
"What are you doing to me, and where am I," I asked
She brought out a drug and a vitamin that I knew what it was used for. Seeing those things my racing heart began to slow down bit by bit.
"I am only treating you Ms....."
"Kira" I blurted out
Immediately, I regretted telling her my name
"Ms Kira, you were brought here by some people." Her voice was tiny but soothing to the ears.
I knew that the people she was talking about were the four people who had carried me.
"Kira is fine, just Kira..." I said looking away.
"Okay, that's fine, Kira... I am Emilia, so do you mind telling me how you got all these injuries?"
I hesitated for a while before finally answering "I was trying to escape from a beast in the forest."
"What took you there in the first....."
"I see you are awake now" the voice interrupted
I looked up to see that it was one of the people that had helped me.
"Oh Marcus you are here already," Emilia said smiling
"How's she doing" he asked looking at Emilia
"As you can see, she's up, all she just needs is rest", Emilia said, smiling at me.
"Where is this place" I asked
"This is our pack, stranger..." Marcus said
"It's Kira," I said with a little frown on my face
He ignored me
"Emilia, can she walk?"
"Yeah she can"
"The alpha wants to see her, ask her some questions," Marcus said
My heart began to pound faster I was about to see the famous Ryker.
"Do you think you can walk?" Emilia asked smiling at me
I nodded
Marcus stood by the door waiting for me, I stood up and began to follow behind him.
I followed him outside the building to a garden; for a moment, I thought he was carrying me to where he probably wanted to kill me until I saw Ryker.
His eyes were alpha red; it sent cold shivers down my spine. My heart was in my mouth.
Marcus placed me in front of him; I bowed my head; I couldn't afford to stare at him.
"And you are?" He asked his voice sounding like the sound of many waters.
I told him who I was, I was literally shivering I felt like I was going to collapse but I made sure not to look into his eyes.
"Look at me!" His tone was commanding.
With fear and trembling, I raised my eyes; I felt a little bit relieved when I saw that his eyes were no longer alpha red. his voice suddenly became calmer.
He asked me what I was doing, how I ended up at the boundary between their town and the forest.
"I was trying to escape.." I managed to say
"From the beast in the forest?"
"Yes"
"Why were you even in the forest, what made you go into the forest by yourself."
I took in a deep breath before telling him how I was abandoned by my former pack and rejected by the alpha; I didn't have a choice but to tell him the truth.