a's

I slung the bag over my shoulder and

se. She would be worried sick if I suddenly disappeared so I need to give a heads-up. I opened the door, expecting it to be locked but to my surprise, it was not. I stepped inside and saw her sitti

u sleeping?" Calanth

in, or do you need h

d whispered, "I'm leaving.

idened in

, "You are leaving? W

ps, to keep her quiet, so as not to wak

ed clos

nd leave! Where woul

brimming in my eyes, "Please do not try to s

but why?" s

will face after what happened d

rous out there with rogues lurking around.

, and besides Father will surely kill me tomorrow, I would rather die trying than be killed like a sp

I'm coming with

ange her mind, but I realized that s

, "but we have

e stopped me and said, "I know a secret passage into the woods.

r, still unconvinced, "Are you sure it

rds the secret passage under the staircase. I followed her, knowing it was our safest bet if we were to mak

with cobwebs, I cringed in disgust when I entered a web, I could see rats scurrying around the walls, as we walked further in

ith a padlock, and a wave of disappointment washed over me. I turned to Calantha and said, "I told you so,"

at she's in charge of the Frostbite pack wel

have the keys?'

u coming?"

t, a blast of chilly air hit my face, making me shiver in anticipation. This is what f

ing tired, and my legs ache from walking for so long. I had never had to walk a long distance

r to the pack's outskirts, when one of the

d, "Who's

or a while, scared of being discovered. We resumed ou

y the sound left my mouth, which alerted the patrolling wolves of our presence, it confirmed their earlier suspicions, I heard o

t in tears holding my fist to my mouth, but that didn't help matters, the pain was excruciating, a

s. She transformed into her small brown wolf and nudged me with her nose, whining. I managed to climb onto her back a

g wolves were fast, narrowing the distance between us. In th

by an old gnarled tree with large

here, I'll lead them away," and made to move, but I cl

ickly pressed a ki

in the opposite direction," she promised, before running in t

ine. She had been captured, she had given herself up for me. Realising the sa

wandered through the forest. My legs were trembling. Suddenly, I heard a snap of twigs and I stopped, followed by