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lla's

most times just the creaking of my bed, and startled at sudden movements that were always just random items

de a high whistling sound as it wove through the dense vegetation, rustling the dead leaves on the fo

ng to see someone holding on to me. I heaved a quiet sigh of relief and a titter at my

w hung halfway to my knees instead of trailing a full two feet behind me. The end tangled

darkness. I could barely see three feet in front of me. My hearing was excelle

that maybe I'd been the one to step on the branch. Afterall, the large skirt of my dress prevented me from seeing the ground directly in front of me. More carefully this time, I took a tentative st

ain. The sound of deep breathing, and the light padding

t's coat. It's dull yellow eyes were sickly, and saliva dripped hungrily fr

it.

od in a half circle in front of me. I had s

sed, the injuries they inflicted on the minds and bodies of their victims. Little, useless pieces of advice on what to do if yo

have defended myself or outrun them if they were regular wolves, but from their size and the

e I knew they would only chase me down. The instinct to g

nearest town? I think I'm a bit lost." I added a little 'hehe'

gger than the others and by the way he stood authorit

their human forms though I wasn't sure which was better. To be chased and mauled

nd I instinctively knew what was coming. I didn't wait for him to pounce, only turne

ot doing something about it earlier. The sharp heel of my shoe snagged across a thin root of a tree and I found myself sprawling forward, barely managing to catch myself throwing my arms out in

ity of the night. Surprisingly, they listened an

asking a lamb what it wan

rab as much handfuls of lace as I could. Who the hell designed

g my voice firm so they wouldn't take it as a sign of

uld until the whole thing was knee-length and a frothy concoction of dirty lace lay heaped on the ground beside me.

anytime soon, fairness be damned, so slowly, I got to my feet, the fear I felt

er than I previously was. Tiny twigs prickled the soft underside of my feet, but I barely even noticed.

minutes of ducking under and leaping over branches. I was tired - pre-wedding nerves and the even

branch that was high enough that I didn't need to leap over it. A crazy idea room hold in my mind, and without thinking it through, I jumped, right as I pa

shoulder screamed as my whole weight dangled on it for

d past the tree, and one of them had clawed at my leg when they saw what I attempted. I barely had time to climb up to a safer, sturdi

us wolf tumbled several feet to the ground. He recovered before me. My

urrounded me, and I knew th

their sight long enough to run. My eyes stung, but I silently ordered

of the wolf. His face was hard as he glared down at me. I swallowed fearfully as my gaze travelled dow

pretty little thing like you doin

to that was a f

at his circle o

now? Of course, I get the first turn." He grinned at

oming on as the alpha stooped and gripped me firmly by the front of my dress, his grimy hand entering into the sweetheart neckline, the backs of his large fingers br

s I fell backwards, the sides of the dress ripped, since he was still holding on to it. He let go, and I fell to the ground, sobbing and trying to hold up

n my ankle, the rough ground skinning my knees through my thin garters in the pro

took the man on top of me first, slamming him into a tree and ripping into his throat iñ the blink of

with such efficiency that my head spun. He moved with all the grace and practice of a se

the rogue werewolves but blood

harp. He paused right in front of me, scrutinizing me with keenly intelligent eyes.

d before me, my vision doubled and my ears began to ring again. I lost conscio