Chapter 2

• Arabella's point of view.
• Whoa, it's so dark here, I panicked mentally as I stared at the woods ahead of me.
• I've made it to the entrance of the Wizardry Forest, but I don't know if I should continue or turn back and take the long road instead.
• Staring at the woods is giving me an eerie feeling and it's making my palms sweat weirdly.
• *Are you scared now?* Amy mocked me.
• I scoffed.
• "Scared? Never"
• *Then go in, but count me out when you meet trouble*
• "As if I need your help" I retorted rudely.
• I closed my eyes, inhaled deeply and ventured in -I pray I don't come across danger though.
• Being the only living soul walking in this lifeless, Wizardry Forest is quite unsettling and I swear I could hardly move my legs -but I'm already in and I must get out quickly -so, I pushed myself to keep on moving.
• I felt a gush of an eerie breeze blew past my ears, it sounded as though someone just ran past in a great speed and I shivered.
• It's very dark everywhere, but since I'm a werewolf I can still see clearly -I saw goosebumps growing on my arms and I hugged myself.
• Daphne said a dead body was found around this area last night, could it be the killer is still lurking around?
• "It's late."
• I heard a very deep, frightening voice say near my ear.
• I jumped back and couldn't help the shriek that left my mouth, but before I could grasp what was going on or even get a glimpse of who just spoke in my ear.
• A hand wrapped around my neck, lifted me off the ground and slammed my back on a tree I didn't take notice of earlier -I closed my eyes and grunt in pain.
• If I wasn't a werewolf, I'm sure my backbone would have broken from the impact my back had with the tree.
• "Let go of me!" I screamed, struggling to get away from the person which is impossible because of his strong hold.
• "Who the hell are you?!"
• I lifted my head and opened my eyes, my breath hitched instantly and my mouth parted at the sight that greeted me.
• I have been hearing people saying *he took my breath away*, and I haven't really read any meaning to it, but right now I have the perfect explanation of *he took my breath away*.
• My eyes trailed along his facial features, his thick and perfectly arched eyebrows which were knitted together in a frown, his long eyelashes are illuminated by his sparkling blue eyes.
• His lips looked a little bit pale, but still so beautiful and tempting as I stared at them longingly. I folded my lower lip in my mouth and bite it hard, until I tasted a metallic liquid -that's when I realized I've injured my lip.
• He looked so perfect and hot, even when he was frowning. How could someone be so handsome?
• Wait a minute, why was my heart beating so fast? Was I falling for this guy? What about my mate? I hadn’t even met my mate yet!
• “What were you thinking coming into the woods at this hour?” his deep voice interrupted my crazy thoughts.
• “It’s the only way to my home,” I answered, feeling strangely bold.
• He growled as if he doesn't like the tone in which I answered his question, his free hand held my chin up and he stared into my eyes with his squinted in.. anger?
• "A lot of things can happen to you in the woods tonight, do you know that?" he snarled at me.
• That's when I saw it, there's a small trail of blood in the corner of his mouth and judging from it's scent, I could tell it's fresh blood.
• My eyes widened as fear suddenly gripped me, my heart accelerated because different thoughts were running through my mind at that moment.
• Could it be I've met the beast? Is he gonna kill me? Is my blood next in line?
• Oh no, please spare me, I'm a very good girl. I might be a little rude, but I'm still a good girl, please don't kill me -I started praying in my mind.
• "Answer me!" he bellowed.
• "A-are you the beast?" I asked instead.
• Honestly, I don't know where this courage came from, or why I asked that question. I just couldn't keep it in and blurted it out.
• "Don't I look like a beast?" he asked me back.
• I studied his face and shook my head, according to grandma's description, the beast must be very old with horns and dirty fangs in his mouth -this guy looks pretty neat to me.
• "No, you don't look like a beast, you're very handsome" I said.
• He stared at me silently for a moment, then chuckled lightly and his tensed shoulders slumped down a little bit...the sound of his was very rich and soft.
• "Don't be fooled by looks, my darling, they can be deceiving" he told me in a calmer tone this time. "You seem like an obedient little, so obediently run home now" he added.
• I scoffed mentally, I'm nowhere near obedient at all, in fact, I can be very stubborn sometimes.
• "What are you still waiting for?"
• "Like you said earlier, looks can be deceiving" I smirked at using his words on him too.
• He closed his eyes briefly.
• "I'm not someone you'd wanna mess with, leave now before I become your worst nightmare!"
• "But you are not..."
• His suddenly tensed again, his brows furrowed instantly as he sniffed the air, then zeroed his eyes on me.
• "What's wrong?" I asked.
• He quickly let go of me and I almost fell on my face, he took a few steps away from me as if standing close to me would burn him -as if I burned him.
• "Get out of the woods now!" he barked at me.
• "Then what about you?"
• His blue eyes suddenly turned to a bloodshot, red eyes and I took cautious steps back.
• "Get out before it's too late for you!" he roared making the forest shake or maybe that was just my imagination.
• I heard very heavy footsteps approaching us, it sounded like those feet of a monster hitting the ground in cartoon films.
• My body started shaking in fear and I slowly picked up my bag that was laying on the ground, I ran towards the exit of the forest, I don't wanna stay back and witness that handsome guy lose his life.
• I ran as fast as I can, using my wolf's strength to support myself -though she's fighting not lend her strength to me.