The Wolf Princess

“Come on!” Layla hurriedly said as she dragged the young wolf by the hand. “I don’t want to die yet!” the young wolf cried. “You won’t if you run fast!” She had seen the werewolf earlier when she was rehearsing her battle techniques. The child’s body was full of blood and continuous crying while running. Layla then smelled the danger following the child, so she didn’t hesitate to help her. Layla was slightly taken aback when she heard twisted branches in the distance. They were approaching, and she immediately listened to the growl of her wolf. She tightened her grip on the child’s hand. They need to get away from it. She would not be able to bear it if someone else of her kind were in danger because of heartless people. “Ahh!” Layla stopped running when she suddenly released the baby wolf. She turned and saw that it had sunk to the ground. She immediately approached it. “Let’s go!” “I-It hurts!” the child cried. Shit! annoyed Layla in her mind. They are in such a hurry that it is still a disaster. Layla wasted no more time; she picked up the child and ran again. But she hadn’t gone far when she was stopped. There are already people in their path. She immediately felt her hair stand on end. He can’t know that you’re also a wolf, Layla, said her wolf. I know, Layla replied. She knew that by the time this man found out that she was also a wolf, the two of them would be in danger. But that was no problem for Layla because she could afford to knock them out. “Let us go,” Layla said proudly. The person in front of them did not move. She took a deep breath and lowered the child she was holding. Her eyebrows rose when she saw it draw a sword and prepare itself to fight her. Layla’s lips raised. “Are you sure of your decision?” “Give me the child! She is dangerous!” he said with menace in his voice. “There is nothing more dangerous here than those like you who do not have a heart!” Layla shouted. She pulled out her dagger and ran closer to the man. Layla stabbed the man, but he immediately blocked it with a sword. Layla felt her wolf growl again. She quickly took the dagger from his back. While she was still trying to stab the man with a dagger, she suddenly turned around and stabbed him in the neck. It’s thick, and hot blood flowed. She then pulled out her dagger and approached the child again. “Come on –” Layla immediately turned to the child when she felt a knife approaching her. The child was only about half an inch away from the knife thrown by someone from not far away. There they are, Layla! You need to leave! Lala, her wolf, shouted in her mind. Layla sighed as she stood up and carried the child. But she was suddenly stopped when a man was already in front of her. He was an inch away from her. She was about to stab him, but he immediately grabbed her hands. The child who hugged her was trembling with fear. “Let go of me!” Layla pushed the man, but he just pulled her closer. Her eyes widened when the man suddenly pulled them to hide behind a tree. He covered her mouth and signalled her not to make noise. Layla frowned. She couldn’t help but wonder as she stared into its gray eyes. She sniffed him, and immediately his hair stood up. The man smelled so strange that it made her heart beat faster. Layla? Is it-?Shut up, Lala! Layla shouted in her mind. She knew what her wolf meant. The man in front of her smelled so sweet. She also smelled that it had wolf blood, just like her, for the first time. She was sweating from the cold because of the man. She clung so tightly to the child. The man was wearing a facemask, but she could still clearly see his good looks. She swallowed; why did she care what it looked like? “They are gone. Now, go away,” the man told them after a while. Layla seemed suddenly taken aback. She looked around and felt around. The people who were following the child were gone. She looks at the man again. “Thanks.” The man nodded at her and turned away. But even before he could walk away, Layla grabbed his arm. “What is your name?” The man turned to her again. She stared into her eyes as if checking if she was serious about what she was saying. “You don’t have to know that. You must go before they come back.” Layla swallowed again. She wonders why the man has such an effect on her. She also felt a tremor in her knee for an unknown reason. She didn’t hesitate any longer. She quickly pulled the veil over his face so she could see his face. The man’s eyes widened at what she had done. But Layla was even more surprised. She knew the man, and she would never forget him. “You!” Layla immediately moaned. He is one of those people who kills wolves! She can’t be wrong because this man was there when Lucas killed Gregor. How did it happen that the wolf who made her heart wild was one of the people who killed her kind?