The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Arron's POV:

I was just a few precious feet away from my escape! Furious and disappointed, I struggled to break free from this new captor. "Let me go!"

The person shook me without breaking a sweat, disorienting me. Then he tossed me aside, and I fell right on top of the clown-faced trio. "You worthless idiots! Do you even know what would happen to you if this little boy escaped?"

They proceeded to apologize profusely. "We're very sorry, Lee. We were too careless. We didn't think anyone would be stupid enough to cause any trouble, but this brat is clearly an exception."

I rubbed my aching back and hurried back to my feet. I was about to dash to the gates again, but as soon as I turned in its direction, I ran into a pair of legs.

The man called Lee glared at me before getting on his haunches to my eye level. He sized me up and pinched my cheek. "You're quite nimble, aren't you?" I was on full alert. I pressed my lips together and bit my tongue. Mommy had told us that when faced with the enemy, we should keep our wits about us and not divulge anything about ourselves.

"You see, Lee?" the man in the red clown mask said, obviously trying to pass on the blame. "The kid runs too damn fast. We were caught by surprise, really."

Lee straightened and strode over to the trio. The next thing we knew, he had taken out a pistol and shot the burly man in the thigh.

The poor guy clutched his leg and howled, while the other two could only gape at him in shock.

My heart stuttered. Judging by what I had seen so far, this Lee was the boss around here.

He held the gun to his lips and blew the smoke coming out of its muzzle. "You're telling me that you can't even outrun a child? That can only mean that you don't need your legs anymore."

got down on his knees. "I apologize. We should have been more

a ferocious glare at me, as if he couldn't wait

I needed to escape. But they had guns. No matter how

left for me.

surroundings, and then quickly darted over to

Gunshots ang almost immediately.

terrified, but I let my

forward.

us, I

but zigzagged my way toward the gate

efforts, I was still

it was the red clown who pulled me back. It seemed

little bastard,

full-blown rage. He raised his meaty hand and slapped me

used so much force behind

my ears began to buzz.

I

sprang in my eyes. I

"Bring him here."