Chapter 238: Buying Time

Edrick

I ran for a long time to try to find Moana. Because of the fierce wind and the rain, her scent got a bit jumbled and my own wolf’s tracking abilities were slightly dulled. Not only that, but because of the rain there were multiple small mudslides in the forest, and more than once I found myself slipping and sliding and getting turned around on my path.

I could sense that something was wrong, though. I sensed someone else… And it wasn’t Kat or any of the other bodyguards.

Moana seemed to be in distress, beyond what was reasonable for someone who got lost in the rain. And after what Ella told me about my father, I could imagine what was happening.

I just hoped that I would get to her in time.

Finally, her scent became stronger. Before, it was faint and I was even beginning to think that I was going to lose it entirely and that I would never find her. It became a lot stronger all of a sudden, in fact. My senses were suddenly overcome by her scent, and I felt myself being drawn straight to her.

Feeling myself filled with a new sense of hope, I shot forward through the forest in the direction that Moana’s scent was emanating from.

coming,” I thought, pushing myself to run faster than

had settled on the cliffside. I could hardly see in front of

a bright golden light. I felt my heart pump faster as I picked up

see up ahead,

I had little

levitating seven or eight feet into the air, with her head tilted back and her eyes rolled into the back of her head. Her

my

blinding light, and he had the Golden Knife in his other hand

that the Golden Knife would be useless once it finally

she did shift.

used my mindlink with

you doing?” I

surrounded Moana, but he stood when he heard my voice. I froze, too, and watched as his head slowly

dark, twisted

the dark sky and half

to speak without moving his lips. “You can’t get in the way

the back of my throat.

father said, speaking out loud now. “Now, you choose to play the part of the hero? What happened to the Edrick that I knew all

I

so fickle. I was like that once, too, you know. I thought that the world could be a better place. But as it turns out, it’s impossible. Humans are evil, stupid, vile little creatures… I know that now. I don’t care if they suffer, so long

but scoff as I stared at my dad. Moana still floated above us, out of reach. She seemed to be in some sort of trance; maybe she was having more visions. I hoped that

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