Chapter 47: Finding a Pack

My feet are hurting me so badly as I walked the forest. I felt so cold. I felt so dry. I want water. I couldn't even hear the river or anything. It's already dark out. When we started running the sun was basically in the middle of the sky. Seems like I have been walking and running for hours. But now I am alone basically. Just the forest wind and it's wild life. Birds. Racoons. I think those are chipmunks. I am so far away from that hunters camp. I made sure to leave my scent against the a few tree's so they can find it. I don't even know where I am. I stopped walking to look around. I was searching for a direction. A way to tell me where to go. How much longer I need to walk?

I hear men yelling at a distance. I looked back in panic. Did they notice me gone? I took in a deep breath and started running. I need to get some distance. I need to get away. I need to run. I have to keep moving. Kassandra had vanished a few minutes ago to find me a path but I haven't seen her return yet. I know she is dead and all but I still worry. She still looked down about the whole almost becoming into a evil spirit. She even killed two people and I know she fears that in her new life she'll meet friends and two will die as a repercussion of what she has done.

But in the end all she did was protect me so I don't think it will effect whatever her destiny is in her new life. She needs this. Have the ability to spend time with her mother. Something she never had. I kept running forward but I looked back. I saw a glint of fire at a distance. It was really small. I hit my feet with something hard. I fell face forward. Going down a hill in the process. I hissed and gasped. Squealing at every cut I received. I tried stopping my rolling but all it did was make it worse. My stomach smacked against a tree. Making me cough hard. All I was doing is wheezing and gasping for breath.

I started coughing and spitting out saliva as I didn't have anything to vomit. I felt something almost slip out of my chest and with my little strength I adjusted the phone back. 'I am such an idiot!' I mentally yelled at myself. I turned the phone on and I placed the screen looking at my chest as I didn't want to alert the men hunting me down where I am located because of the brightness. I coughed again but I took in a deep breath and tried standing up. There was still a bit of a hill to go but I should keep going down. It's slippery. If I try going up I will just end up sliding down again. Where is Kassandra? Maybe she is making sure each child reaches their parent. I know I can make this. I started jogging down the hill and just kept running as I clutched my stomach.

Fuck it hurts like hell. But I can still bare it. I felt worse pain from what happened I don't even know when. Those spikes hurt more than any of this. Even though it's all over my body. I am happy I haven't smacked my face against a tree or anything. Luke taught me about Alpha territories. I should find a sign. A scratch. The scent of urine. Something strong. A sigil. Something. I looked around. A wolf or something. The clouds moved a bit revealing the half moon. It brightened the forest a little bit. But still I couldn't find anything. Nothing.

I groaned out. I stopped running and looked around. Spinning basically. I smelled the air. I glanced at each tree. I even looked at the floor. Fuck. Damn it. I saw the glint of light a distance. The direction where I came from and I started running again into the opposite direction. The more I ran the more I heard the flowing of water. A river. Yes. That can be a sign of a near pack. I wish Vincent was near here. He told me once that his wolves usually smell out a human near the pack and warn him. Fuck. I must be so far away. I see a clearing and I smiled. Yes. I can't stop now. I now I am tired. But I won't want to give up. This pain won't allow me to rest up anyways.

I saw something run across. It wasn't human. I stopped moving and I looked back. The glint of light wasn't moving anymore. It looks like a firefly now. They must be far away. But I noticed the glint slowly fading. Are they leaving? Yes. I looked forward where the sound of flowing water can be heard. My breath is heavy and it is hard to keep my mind and vision straight. But I must keep running. I rushed forward but I quickly stopped as I noticed the jumping fish. I was closer. I looked at the water and it was going gentle. Maybe that's why I couldn't hear it earlier.

I looked across the path and that's where I noticed it. A scratch mark. I looked around the tree searching for something electronic or a piece of something. I saw a warning design dangling on a branch. Beside it a piece of metal. It had had 2 miles on it in white. Only two miles away. Ok. I can make it.

I hear hushed voices and I looked back. The glint was back and it was closer. They came this way. Fuck. I hear them close and I started running. Going above the water almost slipping a few times. I hear them yell at a distance. I pass the trees and I just kept forward. I need to get away. I am not returning. I must keep running. The wind had gotten strong and it felt really cold now. But it was getting harder to breath as the cold was bothering my nose and throat. I shouldn't be breathing through the mouth in the end. Great. I noticed the scratches more and more. I am getting closer. I must be bleeding by the feet now as I couldn't feel my feet anymore.

But I kept forward. The adrenaline keeping my body warm. Even if my lower half is wet and cold. Because of the water. I can feel my blood slowly going cold but then warming up in the process. Fuck. I started to cough and wheeze again. So I stopped running. I need to catch my breath. It was hard though but I need to. My lungs hurt. My body is burning. My whole body is aching.

My body is screaming at me to rest and heal up but I can't. I can't sit down and take a nap. I am happy those children were able to run off. After walking and running for a while. I couldn't see the smoke. Distance. I hope I inflicted enough damage. I heard something smack against the wood by me. I looked and noticed something metallic there. Green liquid was gliding down the wood. A dart? Are they trying to drug me? Poison me? Why did they shoot a dart at me? I looked behind me and I saw a man.

He looks mad I am happy I am bent down. I grabbed the nearest rock and I did my best to throw it. Failed miserably but seeing he tried dodging either way. I started running away. Taking twist and turns. My lungs are screaming at me. My vision blurring in and out. Fuck. What should I do? What to do? What do I do? I don't even know if I entered the pack grounds. I don't see any wolves around me.

Wai. Wolves howl. With the gasping of air basically I started howling. 'Howl you idiot! HOWL!' I yelled at myself mentally. I took a turn but instead of looking I just smacked my shoulder against another tree. This being closer to the one I tried going pass. I fell to my side clutching to my arm. Hissing in pain. Fuck. With my good arm I stood up. But I just slipped back into the floor. My legs are completely shaking. I can barely move it. I can't even raise my arm anymore. It's so hard to breath. I felt my body moving side to side. So gently though. I am not going to fall. I won't give up. I can't give up.

I hear a twig break and I use the tree to stand up. My legs feel like gelatin. I feel like it will break in any moment. I hear the mans heavy gasping. Fuck. I hid behind the tree as I was basically heaving. I hear his laugh getting closer. I took off running away. Stumbling in the process though but I won't go down that easily. I will fight until I can't fight anymore. I howled once again. My hopes slowly fading. I started crying. I even screamed for help. Screeching help basically as my voice is so rough. I screamed for help again. Screaming it as loud as I can. As long as I can.

I even howled again. I look like an idiot in the end but I did my best either way. I fell face forward smacking my knee against a big rock. I screamed in utter pain as I felt something crack on my knee. I hit my jaw on the floor in the process so now my jaw hurts like hell. I got turned around and the man gets on top of me. His lower body holding my waist literally. He had a needle in hands. I am completely panicked. He had a dark smirk in his face. He had a scar across his face. He looks crazy. I did my best to keep his hands at a distance from me. Screaming in pain as his body was pressuring every wounded spot. I need to stay strong.

I hear howling close by. Both me and the guy froze. Did they hear me? I gasped out a gasp. I didn't expect them to respond. I thought I was still far from their territory. I hear the rest of the men in the background yelling a name. As if recalling him back. I looked at the man and he still tried to stab me with the needle. My arms feel completely weak. The needle close to my neck. I can see the man sigh in relief. Jaws appeared out of nowhere grabbing the man by the head as he was taken off of me. I hear men running off screaming.

"Seems like hunters wanted this woman..." a male spoke

I move a bit and I noticed the male standing there as three wolves were around him "A-Alpha..."

"So you now about us?" he asked confused

I coughed a bit as I felt completely weak but I say "A-Alpha... L-Luke..."

Silence. My body now giving out. The darkness had welcomed me. The pain around my body going numb. I made it. I made it into werewolf lands. I am saved. I relaxed my whole rigid body welcoming the sweet unconsciousness. I need some rest in the end. I can't handle more running. I couldn't feel the pain anymore and mentally made me happy. I felt something warm on my back and I just knew they had picked me up. I couldn't speak anymore. I couldn't move. I am just accepting all this.

Or is this all a dream. Did I get knocked out by the demon and this is all an illusion of the mind. Either way. Maybe the darkness is the best place. I want to stay in here. I want my consciousness to float in the nothing. A place where I feel no pain. No thoughts. No emotions. I want to see Luke so badly but seeing how everything is going. I feel like I am bad luck for him. I should stay away. Right? Stay in this floating paradise. Will he be safe if I stay away? Will he be ok? Will he be heartbroken? Is he ok?

Is it the right decision?