Chapter 11: Finally, freedom!

Lyla

“You’ll be fine, Lyla,” I muttered to myself.

“You will go back to before… before you met him… before the gala, before everything.

You’ll be fine.

You don’t need him… you don’t need them…” my voice cracked but I kept walking.

I was free, yes, but nowhere felt like home anymore.

Going back to Blue Ridge – to my pack wasn’t even an option, my parents would kill me before they let me spend a night under their roof.

Tears welled up in my eyes, but I sniffed them back…none of my problems have ever been solved by crying.

I crossed to the side of the road, noting a lot of people walking towards the White gate.

Most of them were either injured and were supported by people or lying down in some transport.

I felt fear seep into my heart for a minute…

If Ramsey was right about the Feral wolves, was it really safe for me to be leaving? Especially as I had no wolf.

Feral wolves were once werewolves, but they lost their humanity, and they could not be reasoned with.

If I stumbled upon one, I was as good as dead.

I hesitated for a minute, turning back to look at the white gates, half-expecting to see Ramsey running towards me, but I would be foolish to think that was possible.

Taking in a deep breath, I turned and continued down the path.

At this point, I didn’t care if I would walk the entire way to the human world… I just wanted to leave.

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I wish I could undo everything, to return to the moments when I was just the unwanted wolfless girl – at least it was a lesser pain compared to what I feel now.

I walked faster, my pace matching the pounding of my heart.

I walked for what felt like hours, refusing to think, allowing my feet to lead me.

Slowly, I left the protective terrain of the White Moon Mountains and ventured deeper into the thick forest.

I had barely noticed; I was too lost in my thoughts.

I paused for a minute and took stock of my surroundings.

I was in a forest, filled with thick trees that were so tall that they blocked the sun’s rays.

A shiver ran down my spine, as every instinct in me screamed for me to turn back.

race… it was as if I knew something was about to

to retrace my steps but

from the shadows…seven pairs of eyes

breath caught in my throat as I took in the sight of these strange

– they looked too clean to

they were twice

and they were not snarling or

a moment, they stared at me… and I stared back wondering what they

ventured my eyes trained on

lost and I’m

was about to turn

the wolves made a

all remained in their positions, eyes fixed

darted to the path I had just come from, half-expecting anyone to

far

a dash

had my human strength… I could never outrun

I said, trying

want anything from

broke and

large wolf, clearly their leader, hung back and was watching

about his eyes

my voice barely above a

me go this once I promise, you’d never see me

the wolves moved with

and tried to move faster only for my heel to

ground, leaves and twigs scraping against my

suddenly raising my hands at

saw them pause and for a flitting moment, I saw fear

All seven of them.

was as if they

But they recovered quickly.

benefit you!’ I sobbed, scrambling

no pack, no family to

just let me

their eyes gleamed with an intelligence that chilled me to my

– it was clear they weren’t

it was as if they were calculating every step I

I stared

don’t want to die,” I sobbed, curling in on myself as the circle of the

“Not like this.

in

they continued

my eyes, bracing myself for the

begged, my

“Please…”

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